The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-01-13

act allowing cSntraets for interest at Ten
per cent? The legalzatfoa of such a rate
of interest cnablesIhe moneyed eapitaltSts
to absorbfar too large share Of Che earn
ings of he farmersthe, mechanic and Che
merchant. 1t often takes the whole and-l
sometimes more -than-t -thezwaeles-Lt=mayI
be, as some think, that the law as it stood,
prior to ttatIaet would Be, inipfoFed by1
the Substitution Of the rate of seven perl
cent. in place s0fsthea cid srate=of ssixEper
cent, =, Whatever rate of interest may be
approved, l respectfully suggest that it
should be uniform, and be alloWed- to all
persons, whether natural or artificial, alike,
and that all eS1tlhets:fT /. higher rate,
by whonsoever made should be deemed
and held alike nnII and void, unless en-
forced with simple interest, for The beife-
ft of educational oro Benevolent institu-
tinns.r Determinations between classes
offenders, temptfte fraud and amest uni
fornlyi fail of, beneficial resalts.s In this
leonpsotion,s your attention Smay also bel
given to- the various iadeviees by
(which lbaaking institutions seek to seyade
limitations of In terest,s and toE
sthe prosisianoof more ehfectuale guards:
sghiIst:suchle esasionias1sq g !s3nsds a.
10 OFF the several smeadmonts of the coh-i
stitutiou prop-sedby tkeslast General AS
sembly, and ssubmiteed to the ipeepl@ at
the last general election, sbone received
the suhragcs of a majority of all the elecl
torsa idoi not regard this result; under
all the eircanfstances,e 2 as q decisiveFver-I
dict, and, zstlil believing, ,sfof reasons here.
tofore fully assigned, that Annual Ses-
sions are necessary for the proper care and
security of the publie interests; and that
single Senatorial and Representative Dis
tricts are indisp ensa blel to- aa true EXPIRES
sieu of the !popular wiilein gisative acs
tion, Idrsspectfa1ly fecomnend another
submissions to the people Of feamendnents
providing for these1impo objects. I
confhe this recemmendationq to these
amendments, because + regard them, as
most desirable, and because exyerichce
seemssto teae}, that when fforesnumefous
Eseparate propositions are submitted, no
one is likely to receive the popular sane.
Etion. 20t ala sefssasp'i
! OF the Reports required fo'be printed
Eand laid before atlis General ASSEMBLY at
THE eeeoaiiaehcement of its;sessioh,, those OF
the gI,fsasafer of Esaa9 of'fhea Ihstittition
for The Deaf and Dumb; Of the Institution
ffor the Blind; and 'of the Central Ohio and
/ Northern Ohio Lunatic Asyinms, are
ready aissS will be Immediately laid before
liyou. The Reports the Southern Ohio
4 Lunatic Asylum; of the Ohio Penitentiary;
and of the State Hoase COMMISSIONERS
are in the hands of the binder, and will bt
i speedily submitted Those Of the Audi
tor of State; of the Secretary of State
ofs the Board of Public Works; of tn,
lReform School; of the Asylum for Idiots
ffthe Quarter Master General, and of th,
Il Commissioners Of the State Library, ar,
in the hands of the State printer and viii
, doubtless be presented before the close Q
the coming week 1.-THE reports of th,
Commissioners sof Commonf Schools, o
: the Commissioner of Stntistics iof til,
Commissioners Of sthe Sinking Fund, q
i the Ohio Uaivefsity; and of the Mlam
j University, shase otayet been received. z.
u .oThe report of the oCemimssoner %
si Common Schools has been delayed by th'
j omission on sthe part Of several Count
, Aaditorsto transmit the necessary returns
, but lam assured that it wilfseon be read
\ to- be sent in Thes labor of the Commits
} sioner has been extremely arduous, and
RI commend to your fa y6table action his "a p
i pIicatioa for al clerk. THE great ihierss
!, entrusted to his chargeis ofsprimafy ful
n portanee. That the people feepahd uiiaef
Il stand It's true character:si is ab parent ifrod
thedact that of So, I69, 40 f,,2ess eefecte'
iniFs 81, aud disbursea foTS State purposes
RI $ls356,764 4Uswasi applied in ssnpPofti b
Il Comnisn Schools. .sa And no wiser spph
,d cation of the public funds could be made
4 Theyuuth of 1.-THE State are thefntnfs State
The Svatesdw Aklbe what under, iprcsen
f training, they bec5me5 No body ofiimei
f do greater work, cor deserve higher favo
thansthe teachers of the schools. Thei
.,wishes and suggestions merit your mos
lserious attention and sfavorabfs eonsidefa
.Istion. .1s:A Al neRg them NO ore lGp pears to b
flof1gseaesr moment than Aiaebf aac pfovi
,[sionpof aaoInsant6n + for aase prepatatiol
j ofsas ia4ker,'aaaber sofati1oroa ghly.s 5diaai
,lded teaehers sdIsrespecifily c5fafmend u
4 youI the sinddirs whether this proSisfoi
/ euay not be- made by ofgahising q Norma
/, ,Edepartmehs Q for the Instruction Sof teach
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