Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-01-14
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fs, to persons beyond Che jurisdiction of
<State, and not amenable b its laws, II OBJ
>-agations assumed at the creation Of the Debt
and as part of its considerations require their
appointment and maintenanee. fhnse obligations
must be fulfilled in good fAith. If il be other.
wise, the Offices should be abolished, and all
transfers should be made within the State. and
under the direction Of its Executive officers. /
commend this subject to Legislative inyestiga-
ton and consideration.
earnestly recommend the repeal of the act
allowing contracts for interest at ten per cent.
The legaliation of such rate of interes. en-
ahles the money capitalist to absorb far too
large share ofthe earnings of the farmer, the
mechanic and the merchant. Itoften takes the
whole and sometimes more than the whole. 1t
may be; as some think, that the law as il stood
prior to that act would be improved by the sub
stitution of the rate of seven per cent in place
of the old rate OF six per cent. Whatever rate
of interest may be approved, / respectfully sug-
gest that 1t should be uniform, and be allowed
to all persons, whether natural OF artificial alike.
and that all contracts for higher rate, by
whomsoeyer made, should be deemed and held
alike null and void, unless enforced, with SIM
pieinterest, for the benefit of educational or be-
nevoteat institutions. Determinations between
~>-.-'~S " ~SaNCAc, tciHps " lI6uQ ana almost
uniformly tail of beneficial results. In this
conaecton, your attention may also be usefully
given 70 the various devices by which banking
institutions seek to evade statutory limitations
OF interest, and to the provision of more effectu-
al guards against such evasion.
vi the several amendments of the constitution
proposed by the last General Assembly, and
submitted TO the people at the last general elec-
tion, none received the suffrages of majority
f,D f1> II 4 Il IL. Ii
under all the circumstances as a decisive ver-
dict, and, still believing, for reasons heretofore
fully assigned, that Annual Sessions are neces-
cary 10 the proper care and security off the pub
lie interest; aud that single Senatorial and Rep
resentatiye Districts are indispensable 10 true
expression of the popular will in Legislative ae-
ton, respectfully recommend another submis-
sion to the people of amendments providing for
these important objects. l confine this recon-
mendation to these amendments, because l re-
gard them as most desirable, and becouse ex-
perlenee seems TO teach that when more num-
erous separate propositions are submitted, no
one ofthem is likely to receive the popular sane
ton.
Ofthe Reports required to be printed and laid
before the General Assemble at the commence
ment oflts session, those of the Treasurer OF
State; of the Institutions for the Deaf and
Dumb; of the Institutions for the Blind; and of
the Central Ohio and Northern Ohio Lunatic
Asylums, are ready and will be Immediately
laid before you. The Reports of the Southern
Ohio Lunatic Asylum; ofthe Ohio Peniteniia-
ry; and ofthe State House Commissioners, are in
the hands of the binder, and will be speedily
submitted. Those of the Auditor of State; OF
the Secretary of State; of the Board of Public
Works; Of the Reform School; of the Asylum
for idiots; of the Or. Master General, and Of the
Commissioners of the State Library are in the
bands of tho Stnta opd will
be presented before the close Of the comming
week. The reports of the Commissioner Of
Common Schools, of the Commissioner of Sta
tlstlcs, of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
of the Ohio University, and of the Miami Uni
yersity, have not yet been received.
The report of the Commissioner of Com
mon Schools has been delayed by the
Omission on the part of Several County
Auditors to transmit the necessary returns;
but am assured that it will soon be ready
to be sent in. The labor of the Commits
sioner has been extremely arduous, and l
commend TO your favorable action his ap-
plication for Clerk. The great interest
entrusted to his charge is of primary i'm
portance. That the people feel and under
stand its, true character, is apparent from
the fact that of So, 169,4O 20, collected in
1857, and disbursed for State purposes,
sl,S56,764 40 was applied in support of
Common Schools. And no wiser appIica-
ton of the public funds could be made
The youth of the State are the future State.
The State will be what, under present
training, they become. No body of men
do greater work, or deserve higher favor
than the teachers of schools. Their wishes
and suggestions merit your most serious
attention and favorable consideration
Among them no one appears to be of
greater moment than that of a provision of
an Institution for the preparation of larger
number of thoroughly qualified teachers. l
respectfully commend to you the inquiry
whether this provision may not be made by
organizing Normal Department for the in
struction Of teachers, in one or both the
State Universities.
The report of the Commissioner Of Sta
tstics was not required to be in readiness
at the commencement of the session. 1t is,
however in preparation, and will be laid be-
fore you as soon as possible. The labor of
collecting, collating, annalyzing and ar
ranging the materials for this report must
be vast and perplexing; but l have full
confidence that it will be well and thor
oughly performed; and that the report,
when made, will present most gratifying
exhibit of tile industry, resources and civil
ization of the State.
The reports Of the Auditor and Treasur-
er will exhibit fully and in detail, the state
of the finances. They contain many yalu-
able suggestions which l commend to your
consideration. The report of the Auditor
also shows the amount of means provided |
for the expenses of the current year within
which amount it will be necessary that
Legislative appropriations be strictly limited.
Among the suggestions contained in the
report of the Secretary of State, that of Sc
curing uniformity of election returns by the
distribution to the returning officers of pro-
per blank forms prepared in the Secretary's
Office, seems especially to merit being en-
bodies in legislative enactment.
Your own observation, as well as the re-
port of the Commissioners, will inform you
that the work on the New State House
has been carried forward during the past
year with diligence and economy.
The report of the Quarter Master Gener
al Will direct your attention to the condi-
ton of the military department. The OBJ
Ject OF the act Of the last General Assembly
10 organize and dieipline the militia and
volunteer militia, has been in part accom-
pilShed; but some important notifications |