The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-14

ton in the physicsl laws OF he hid we'll
being. ond ia slhe moral and SeligiOhs obli-
gStioDs CO onuec,ed with them, most be relied
on toF the dimipution and prevention Of
these violations. The Constitution Of the
State authorizes the General Assembly to
! provide BY law 1gHinst the evils resulting
from the traffic in intoxicating liquors.
4 While intempeFsnce crowds our prisons,
desoIAteS our homes, robs society Of it,
brightest ornsments, and prociaims itself
everywhere theft OF virtue, of peace and
Of security; all right minded men agfee that
whatever can be riRhifully done 70 ptoteei
the community from such IN evil, should be
cone. II will be your duty 10 consider this
subject with awise reference to the demands
Of public sentimen with sincere respect
for personal rights, and with an honest pur-
pose 10 accomplish the end indicated by the
| Constitution. ,l'2' ysgsa aske'dsn' sast,s
The sondhion Of the Public Works Of the
State 10 fully stated in the report Of the
Board charged with their supervision. twill
be seen that the net income Of the Canuls
during the last year has fallen short Of the
expenditures, including the Commissioners
salaries, by the sum Of $l3,6l5 81. II will
also be seen that the actual cost Of repairs
upon two sections; exceeds the contract prizes
by $45567 a.; making net difference
In favor ofactual cost Of Sa7, ,47g 81. Under
these circumstances, the sails OF the canals
will doubtless be urged upon your attention.
1t mGy be a6ihitted that true policy requires
the total separation Of tho Stste from the
contFUl end management OF public works Of
this description; but rs the canals were con-
strurted when different policy was strongly
recommended by tho circumstances Of the
people, and have thus become the property
Of the State at immense cost, am clearly
uf opinion that they should not be sold except
for their actual value, and under such ressric.
/ tions as will secure the ends OF their con.
ttruction. 1t will be for the .Genefal As
scmbly, If disposed to authorize sale, 10
determine the necessary restrictions, and how
far the results OF the past year arc to be &C.
J cepted az an indication Of value. In my
Judgment those results are to be ascribed
mainly TO the temporary causes indicated in
J the Report Of the Board and have little
doubt that the income in future years, under
prudent and Economical management, will
realize theit anticipations. ...... ,..
. Under these circumstances, II will proba-
a bly, be sufest, In case Q sale be contemplate
!. to take the average net income of the last
T ten years as a proper criterion, and to esti
d mate the value at the principal o: which tha
. income would be at the interest ut six pei
O cent. .& s. .Ee. .. .s
It gives ME pleasure to state that the Ell
penses Of most Of the State Institutions, ant
0 Of the different Officers and Boards in The
Q public service, have been kept strictly with
G in the limits Of the legislative appropriations
S An impo tant exception will be found in thu
:. cose Of the Northern Lunatic Asylum
e Debts have been contracted in behalf Of tha
II Institution largely beyond the appropriation
}. for its supportj and in part, at least, in di
y rect violation Of tho act of March 90, 1857
d which not only expressly prohibits such con
u tracts, but subjects the officers making then
'l to personal liubility for their performance
D, and distinctly Aeelures that the State shal
not be liable. 1t is inJispe nssb'y necessar,
= 70 arrest practice, which. togeIher with tn
1t defalcatiUn, has caused the present embar
:, russmcnt Of our finances, and which, il per
ID m,ted, will transfer tho determination OF th
'r amounts to be appropriated to the variou
= objects OF the State Government, from tn
1t Representatives Of the people. to the severa
Administrative Boards and Officers.
ID There are some aspects of the relation
{, of Ohio with the Federal Government, t
g which feel constrained to invite yo1r at
tenti5n. -. -..- -fr.E
In INV lest contamination t5 the Genera
y ;, Assembly, stated some reasons for believ
= = ing that large sum is due to the State from
e the ynited States, under the compact relat
: ing 10 the proceeds of public lands dispose
>. OF within our limits. recommend the ad
~ y. option Of resolutions; instFucting our Sena
i" tors and inst:uc,ing our Representatives il
Congress to urge the payment Of this claim
The President of the United States an
,. y, the Secretary of the Federal Treasury hay
- recommended to Congress the enactment 0
= >, b ,nkrupt Law, applicable only to Bank
- aud Railroad Companies. Such law woul
draw within Federal jurisdiction and dspo
= sition, interests of vast extent aad intimate
ly connected with the concerns OF near y al
=, orr citizens. Fl is Indispensable to the soy
- feignty Of the State that she retuiH the con
:, troll OF these corporations in her OWE Legs
i lalure and her own Courts. II the Genera
Assembly eoncurs with me in tlsis opinion
= tru:t it's sentiments will BE- made known il
: some appropriats mode. s.
Il A disposition Bas been manifested, wi,hi
. the last lew years, BY some Of the official
: Of the Federal Governments. exercising thel
j. functions within the limits OF Ohio, to di.re
e gard the authority, and TO eneroaeh upon th
:, rights OF the State, 10 an extent and in
10 manner which demands your notice. g.
!. In Frb-uary. 1855. several colored pei
a sons were seized in HaHiton county as lu
>, gilives. One of the persons, Margaret Gar
:; ner. in the frenzy of the moment, impellet
J, as it seems, By the dread Of seeing her chile
=, rem dragged, with herself, back iAto slaverl
:, attempted to slay them on the spot, and actl
; ally succeeded in killing one. For this ac
she and her companions were indicted
the grend jury for the crime of murder, an
IN were taken into custody Hpon writ rcgula
1t ly issued from the Court OF Common Plca
mt While thus imprisoned under the Leg
process Of a State Cuurt, for the highe
OF crime known to our code, d writ of habe.
J. corpus was issued by the Judge Of the Dis
in trict Court of the HDited States, requirin
al their production before him. The writ WI
&c obeyed by the Sheriff, and, contrary to o
ts expectations, and in disregard, as mu
ss think, Of principle and authority, the prisoI
to ers were taken from his custody by order
10 the Judge, and, without allowing any op
l. portunity for the interposition of the Sta
authorities, delivered over to the Marshal
he the United States, by whom they were in
h mediately transported beyond our limits
w The alleged ground for this action and ord
ne was that the indicted parties had been seiz'
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