Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-01-14

esls and most sacrtd duties Of States rs well
Is Of individuals 10 secure domestic or
der ESSENTIAL to Psaee sthorOughy organ.
ized system Uf polics Is neces-ai, and. Aa
a pprt Il this 81 stem Of IOllee,A disciplined
military foies Is often indispensable. 10
not a'vir that yea ~lll eherrfuly sanction
spch a,nenlmeuts rs will best subseVs
the general purpose TO be fulfilled.
S1We progress has been made under n
resoldtion Of the last General Assembl, in
the co lecliOn aud sale Of public arms unfit
for sepiee; of which detailed statement
Wilson be submitted to you.
The remarkable immAnilv from disease
Il the eohyieIs ia the Penilentiary; their
regular instruction in useful knOwledse.
and in moral and religious duties; their
general COOL conduct aud ste'dy industry.
syiuee the judgment aud fidelity with
which IFS eOucerns ave administered. Tie
recent loss sustained by ire was serious
injury to the Institution. aud accounts 10
part for the slight excess which appears in
us expenditures over ils receipts.
The Reform SchnOl, authpnzed by the
last General Assembly has been establish.
el in the county of Fairfield; and is now
resdy for ths admission Of inmates. The
report Of the Commissioners charged with
ITS organization WILDE found interesting
and satisfactory,
The Iepmts Of the different Asylums
exhibit, in the main, sat;siactOp Tesull-.a-
Their management has ben marked in
gener by ability, energy. hdeihy, apd
success. The large average oset ~ eueb
inmate, howeN er, and the large ag9rpgate
Expenditures for these Institutions suggest
the necessity Of the striclest economy, aud
the expedisncy of so modifying their regu
lAlions that paymeet shall be requIel Tor
admission aud malntenancen cases where
the circumstances Of the inInate or his pa.
rents seem to justify it. It is highly de
sirable, also, that provision be made Ms far
rs practicable for the instruction aud EN-
plUy meut "i the inmates IN such indusIr,-
! al occupations AS may he suited 10 their
! capacities AMI ablhLies, for the double pur-
pose Of diminishing the cost Of their main
Ienance, aud ofpreparing them for ssllsup-
U port in after life.
a The conspicuous fact that in numerous
e Instances the CAUSES Of he infrmtIes, aud
S especially ot the ldiocy; lunacy, aud crime,
Q whIch i'll our Asylums, our PeEitertiary,
+ aud our RetoInatory Institutions, Ale lo
he traced 10 the violation Of natural laws
aud especially to lntemperance, canuul
/ fail to attract your notice. More general
f nslructldRs III tie ply scSl laAs Of life and
u we'll belng, aud IN tie moral and rellg on,
II obligations connected with them, mu>L be
. relied on for the dlmiuutlon and preveu-
e ilou Of the violations. The Constitution
= Of the State author zeS tie General Assem-
- bly To provide Iy law against tie evils re.
suung from tie traffic in intoxicating
p. nquoH. While lntemperauce crowds oul
d PRISONS, desolates cur homes, robs society
e Of its brightest ornaments, aud proclaps
e.: itself e, erywhere the foe Of virtup,0f peace,
J. aud Vi security, all right minded men will
# agree that whatever can he rightfuly done
o To project the community from such an
II evil. ShouIl la done. 1t will he your du
i t, 10 consider tins subject with a wise ref.
e errnre to the demands If public sentiment
, with slncele respect for personal G.hts
u aud with an honest purpose TO accomplish
!. the eud indicated 10y tue Constitution
|. TIE condition OF the Public Works ot
q the State is fully stated in the report o.
tie b ard charged with their supervision
II 1t will he seeu that the net income Of the
i Canals during the last ear has fallen short
!. ol The expenditures, including Commission
It ers salaries, by the sum Of S23.6l5 81.
O 1t will also be seen that the actual cost o
). repairs upon two sections, exceeds the
| co~tract prices ty Sl8,094 SO. while the
}. contract prices upon four sections exceed
i the actual cost by S45. .5j7 43; making v
- net difference in favor Of actual cost Of 27.
!. 472 81. Uuder these circumstances, the
/ sale Of the canals will doubtless be urged
|. upon your attention. 1t may be admitted
e that true policy requires the total separa
n lion Of the State from tie control and
i. management Of public works of this lies
Il criptlon; but as the canals wee cnnstruc
10 ted when u different policy was strongl,
4. recommended ly the circumstances of tn,
% people, aud have thus become tho proper
q. ty Of the State at immense cost, | an
10 c,pall y of the opinion that they should nol
;, sold except for their actual value, an,
, under such restriction rs will secure tn,
10 ends Of their construction. II viii be iu
f, the General Assembly, if dispo,el to uu
!. thorzs a sale, to determine the necnssa,,
i restrictions, and how far the results of tn
past year are to be accepted as an indie
non of value. in my Judgment those r..
y ,ults aIe to be ascrihed mainly to tn
# temporary causes indicated in the repor
!. # the Board, and have lhtl, d ubl iha
the income in future yeas under pruden
a. and economical management, viii ia 2
) their an;icipstions. UnIer the>e circun
Il stances, it will probably be safest, IN cas-
sale be contemplated, TO take the averss
net income Of the last ten yea as "a prop
!, er criterion, and to estimate the value a
g the principal Of which that income woul,
7 be the interest at six per cent,
i 1t gives me pleasure to state that tn
"a expenses Of most of the Stste Institution,
sr aud CT the different Officers and Yoard
; in the p I!lc service, have been kept slict
y WITHIN the limits of the legislative ap
.. propriations An important exception
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