Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-01-14

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The Blind" and The :. Deaf and Dumb
Asylums" at philadelphia; and the Penr-
sylvania Training School, fu, idotic and fec
BILE minded children" are institutions that ap
pesi, in silence and sorrow, to the best and
purcst feeling of the heart and ask your SYM
pathy and aid They should receive gen
erous share of the benefactons of the State.
Agriculture. in its varied departments, is
She great interest of the Commonwealth. 1t
IS the basis nike of financial and commercial
success and of State and Eational prosperity
An interest important should be fostered
by the State, and honored by all classes of So
siety. To its promotion ard success all should
eheerfully contribute In former comnIu-
nicaton l recommended the establishment Of
an Agricultural Bureau, in connection with
some Que OF the State Departments. to give eff
fcioncy to tho collection and diffusion of use
tai kuowlcdS. On this subject, and to encour-
age eclentifc and practical agricultural. -
Science. with wondrous energy, has aided the
husbandman in his honrable vocation and
still proffers more help. The State should
nerve his arm and cheer him onward in this,
The first and nobest pursuit of man This
subject in connection with an appropriation
TO the - Farmers High School of Pennsylva-
nia-institution destined to be an honor to the
Commonwealth--is recommended to your ia
vornbe consideration
The Poly,echnic College of Pcnneylva.
MIA" established by the enterprise and libcr-
slity Of some of the patriotic citizens OF 'hila-
delphia. as a school of the applied sciences
deserves honorable mention and should re-
ceive tho confidence and patronage of the pub
lie. In the teachings of this institution lit
eraturc, science and art. in ha ny union,
meet 70 prepare our young men for the bust
nes of lite-for mining. mechanical and civil
engineering, and for promoting intelligentlv
and efficiently the great interests of manufac-
turing and agricultural industry
The laws on statute book regulating man.
rfscturing AMI Improvement compa, les, re-
auiro revision They are unnecessarily strin-
gent in many of their provisions, and thus de-
feat tho object of their enactment. They
drive capital from the State, instead of inv-
ting its investment here and instead of en-
ecuragcing individual and associated enter
prise and. energy in the development of our
immense natural resources. they bind and
cruch both by severe restrictions. unwise linn
itation and personal liabilities The subjedt
deserves careful attention and liberal legisla-
ton
have frequently expressed my views in
relation to local, special and - imnibus" legis-
necessary: Legislation, so far as practical
bio, should be general and uniform. Local
and special legislation, when the object desir-
cd eau be secured by general laws, or by the
action OF the courts, should be avoided -
Omnibus legislation" cannot, under any
circumstances, be justified or approved. Too
much legis!aton is an evil that prevails cx-
teDsivcly in legislative halls It's avoidance
would not be inju ious to public or private
interests
The practice Of delaying the passage of the
general appropriation bill until the last days
Of the session. and Incorporating in it provi-
sions incompatible with its general character,
arc obnoxious, when standing alone TO in
surmountable objections is highly censura,
bic and should be discontinued The attempt
thus made to force. by species of Legislative
legerdemain, the passage Of Objectionable
measures through the Legislature. and com
pei their sanction by the Executive has been
too often successful. The practice cannot be
too strongly condemned it cannot receive my
sanction,
The militia law Of tho State i. imperfect in
many of It's provisions and should be revised
The powers aud duties Of the Commander ii
Chief should be more clearly defined as alsc
of tho other officers connected with the mill
tary organization of the Commonwealth Thi
IL necessary tn preveuta conflict of Jurisdiction
with other departments of the government
aud to give greater efficiency to our militar,
system, Volunteer companies should b. en-
eouragced our entire military system 81 oult
be remodeled, and made to occupy that hon
orable position which from its Importance auc
necessity it deserves
Near the close of the last session of tn,
Legislature I trasmitted to that BODY an or
dinancc passed by the select and common
councils of the city of Philadelphia approved
by the Mayor on the 7th of April, 1856, anc
officially communicated 20 me proposing t.
convey to the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA
lot of ground in that city, for The purpos.
of erecting thereon State arsenal. Wan
of time alone prevented action on the PROPOSE
ton then submitted The ground thus offer
ed to the State is valuable and its location
most eligible for the purpose intended. Th
conditions of the proposed grant are favorabl
TO the State, and highly creditable TO the mu
nicipal authorities of Philadelphia. evincing
hberai!ty and public,spirit worthy of all com
mendation. The necessity of State arsena
In that city is so apparent that the subiec
needs no elaboration to this communication
After the sale of the State arsenal in Phila
delphia, the public arms were deposited in al
old building or out house, unsafe and unfit a
adepository for public property. The sun
Of $50 .O00 30, realized from that sale, is nov
In 'de Treasury and by the fifty-ffth section
Of an at passed the 18th day of April. a D
1853, eue'ted '' An Act to provide foi tht
ordinary expresses of government" &c, ti;c
Governor was auth nrized to apply the same te
the purchase of lGt of ground and to the