New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-17

prphibtive clause into italics, e. }! 10 eal paricn.aF
attention 70 H. sp7rehend thai It mas not been very
well observed
In addition 20 the fund arising from the three IN
poItau, land grants Of the United States, Appropriated
for .he support o: common schools the law OF the State
also provides TIA. the annual State and County taxes
sed upon sixteenth sections Sold the proceeds
Of escheaed e.taes all fLes FOR false mprsonnents,
assault and assault and battery; trespass on real
property; fines for fraudulent pretenses or gambling
and nj fnes inflicted for the suppression o! wee and
immortality. when collected shall be paid 'nto the
County Treasury Of the proper county for the use o
schools Ofthe county s1mni;rstion oithese funds
which, we have 70 doubt, is shockiogy bad-the Gov
ernor profess e. to have officially, no knowledge what
ever and be eyOlves it the members OF the Legs-
ature from their own local knowledge, TO lay whether
further legislation tqured 10 these funds from
lose and TO cause them TO be sacredy applied 10 the
advancement Of education. He recommends the
passage of law authorizing the County Courts OF any
county which NAV choose to do so-we are erald very
few wil.-to appropriate annually the pol-tax for the
benefit OF education in the county The Constitution
Of Arkansas il seems requires Of the General Assem-
by of the State not only TO establish and promote
system ol common school education, but " from time TO
time to pass tuch laws shall be calculated 10 en-
courage Intellectual, scientific aud agricultural i'm
"proyeInent, by allowing rewards and imnuntes for
" he prom otion and improvement Of arts, science,
commerce, manufactures and natural history and to
countenaIce and encourage the principles OF human
"ity, industry and morality " How long, exclams
the Governor, "shsl this important provision of our
"ConstitutiOn lie dormant The Executive appeals
" TO you TO give it life and yigor.'
a.ov 10 chic diroctior a.. m ssed
ot the last session Of the Legislature authorizing
geological survey Of the State. D.. David Dllc Owen
va appointed under this a State Geologst, and the
survey was vigorously commenced year ago and the
Governor recommends the printing at the expense of
the State, Of FIVE thousand copies OF DR.. Owens first
repoIt and 3 distribution among scientific men in this
country and Europe. This, he judicously suggests,
will be means Of attracting attention to the agricul-
tura and mineral resources Of Arkansas. lie also
recommends al annual appropriation of twelve thou
sand dollars 20 carry on the survey.
The laws of the State have Just been revised and
dgested under an act Of the Legislature and the Gov
ernor recommends that act be passed for supplying
copy TO all State and county officers to be passed
over TO their successors, and also for supplying the
private citizens at moderate expense. lie recon-
mends also that the Secretary of State be authorized
by law to forward TO the authorities of each of the
ganized Governments west Of the State copy Of the
Digest of the Laws and full set of the published
ports of the Decisions Of the Supreme Court of the
State, and that permanent provision be msde by law
for furnishing to those Governments, from time to
time copies Of the laws and reports as published. We
presume that provision already exists for a similar act
of courtesy toward the sister States if not trust
that Gov. Conway-who seems to be, or two
Il 8 nd
recommend it in his next Message.
There are fftyfve counties in the State, each OF
which ought to have :" Il good and secure jail, which
caInOt be broken-a pretty frequent occurrence at
present, suspect from what the Governor says on
that subject. He also recommends addition of
three TO the six judicial courts already existing, and
provision for electiDg three additional circuit judges
and three additional prosecuting Attorney; three ses
sions year instead Of two az present. to be held
in each county, with as many extra ones as the ex
igencies Of the criminal business may require lie
also recommends that the judges of the Supreme
Court be required TO bold four instead of two sessions
annually; and that their .aares be literally increased
" so that they may be able TO apply themselves
stsnty TO their official ddtes.'
The business of recleming the swamp lands recently
ceded by the United States is vigorously prosecuted
tCl. IL CuDlt yhIus Ol lcNec anu ullcH-
work had been completed and paid Tor, ard great
quantity is under contract. There still remain
unsold Of these lands 23,3,3 $50 acres The Governor
recommends fixing the minimum price ct 81 an acre.
II is to be hoped that these lands will speedily produce
sufficient sum TO rescue Arkansas from the Disgrace
fu brand of unpaid debt, which has so long made her
a by.word. Instead, however, Of recommending any
thing of this sort, the Governor advises the appropra
Al Ia, Il. tl,o.,.
assist in building projected unfinished railroads
Gov. Conway adopting the sensible course Of the
Governor Of Georgia, confines himself 10 State affairs
lie las rot word to say about Abolition aggressions
tie necessity OF preparing for dissolution Of the
Union. Nevertheless, the poor free negroes come in
for dab. Nowadays the "black Republicans are
getting to be rather too formidable and the Southern
Governors who seem to held TO that wise doctrine Of
Hudibras, that discretion is the better part Of valo,
limit themselves for the most part, TO hits al the free
negroes just Ike tle fellow who having out Of doors
got p rebuke which he does not relish from man
whom he is afraid Of, hasens home and relieves HIM
self by scoldDg and bcs,ing his wife and children or
if afraid of them, too, the humber members Of his
household. There are doubtless" says tue Cover
nor "nany free persons Of color residing in the state
in contraventon of the existing laws on
";he subject Ii nothing more is done, the
existing laws ought to be enforced; aud II
necessary the legislature should interfere to compel
the public officers TO perform their duties in that be-
laf What, however, the Governor prefers, is some
measure to insure the emigration of all the free peo
ple OF color from tie State, and to prevent the sub
sequent residence of any OF them in Il. In enact
ling law on tLis subject, says the Governor las
"poice regulation, sufficient sum of money should
"be appropriated ont OF the State Treasury to defray
"tbe expenses Of the INDECENT and helpless to the
place, of their destination, and to provide some
"means of subsistence for them for short time after