Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-01-14

gregate expenditures for these institutions sug-
gest the necessity q the strictest economy, and
the ezPedieHcy Of 20 modifying their regulations
that payment shall be required for admission and
maintenance, in ca - where the circumstances IF
the inmate O. his parents seem to Justify il. Il
is highly dsslT-5!e, also, iLat provision be made
as FAR as practicable Tor the instruction and en-
plGy ment Of the iamstes il such industrial occu-
patIons as may BE s4ltei to their capacities and
ahiiIues, Tor tue donbhe purpose Of diminishing
the Cos: 81 their maintenance, and of preparing
then for self support in after life.
Inc conspicuous fact that in numerous instan-
eeS the caAsc. "f the iaiITmities, and especially
Il the ldioey, iunacy, sad crime, which fill orr
Asyiu-as, OuT Penitcntiary, a d our Reformatory
4a=tIiuaons, are to! e traced 20 the violation Of
natural Ii ", AMI especially 10 REMEMBRANCE
eannot failto attract your notice. More general
Instruction IL the physical laws OF life and well
being, aad ia the moral aud religious Obligations
connected Giih The 1, mus; be relied on for the
dia.inatinn ami prevention Of these viola.ions.-
Ihe Consultation Of tie State authorizes the Gem
erai assembly 20 provide by law against the
evils resulting from :L.e tralic Of intoxicating IL
quoFs. While Iutesni".raHce crowds our prisons:
deaola'es oar homes, robs society gifts brightest
ornaments, and proelains itself everywhere the
foe Of virtue, Of peace and Of security. all right
minded incn viii agree that whatever csn DO
ngb;iuiiy done to protect the community from
rhSti al We, rBDuhl &c uUEA- II VIII te V0ur
duty 10 consider this subject with a wise refer
enee 10 the demands of public sentiment. with a
sincere respect Tor personal rights, and with an
houesE l,usPosc to accomplish the end indicated
by the Constitution.
The condition OF the Public Works Of the
State Is fully stated in The report Of the Board
cAarsed with their supervision. Il viii he seen
that The net inaone Of the Canals, during the
last year has fallen short Ofihe expenditures. In
Guiding commissioners salaries, bv the sum al
3l],5l5,6t- Ii viii also be seen that the actual
cost OF repairs upon two sections, exceeds the
contract pric ; by Sis,H9t;32, while te cnnt-ac;
prices upon IUar sections exceed the actual cost
by s+5,5j1,4j making 4 net Inference in favor
Of actual Gust OF S27,472 81. Under these eircum-
STANCES, the sale OF TIE canals vii doubtless e
urged upon your attention. Il may be admitted
ts1t true policy requires the total separation of
me State irsm the control and Management OF
pubic works OF this de ~eriptiOn; but as the can
ais were constructed when a different policy vas
strongly recommended by the circumstances o.
The people, and have thus become the property of
The state at Immense cost, | an clearly Of opin-
ION that they should not be sod except for their
actual value, and under such restrictions as will
secure the ends of their construction. It will
be Tor the General Assembly, if disposed to au-
thorize a sale, to de;cruline the necessary restric-
ticAs, and how far the results ofthe mast yearare
70 DC accepted de an indication OF value. In nv
alignment those results are to be ascribed mainly
TO tbs temporary causes indicated in the Report
o! the Board; and havclitt!e d ubt that the in
come III failure years, under prudent and econ
onieai maA2geuleat, viii realize their anticipa-
ti0ls.
Under these circumstances, it viii probably be
safest IA case a sale be contemplated, TO take the
average Let income of the last ten years as 8
proper Criterion, and to estimate the value at the
principal Of which that income would be the in
terest at six per cent.
II gives NE pleasure to state that the expenses
Of most oi the Stale Institutions, and of the diff
fere2t Officers and Boards in the public service,
have been kept strictly within the limits Of the
legislative appropriations. An important excep-
ton viii be ioand in the case of the Northern
lunatic Asylum. Debts have been contracted
In behalf OF that institution largely beyond the
appropriation for its support; and in part, al
least, III direct violation of the act of March 80.
1891, which not only expressly prohibits such
contracts, butSahjects the officers making them
to personal liability for Their performance, and
distinctly declares that the state snail not be Ii
able. Il is iniisPeHsabiy necessary TO arrest a
practice, which, together with the deiaicatlon,
has caused the present embarrassment OF oar IL
nanees. and which, if permitted, will transfer
the determination ofthe amounts to be appr0pria-
ted to The various objects of the State Govern
meut, from the Representatives Of the people, to
the several Administrative Boards and Officers
There are sOme aspects oithe relations Of Ohio
with the Federal Government, 10 Which L feel
nyscl; constrained to invite your attention
In INV last communications to the Genera! As
sembly, Stated some reasons for believing that
a large sum is due 10 the State from the United
States, under the compact relating to the pro.
ceeds ofpublie lands disposed of within our linn
its. / recommend the adoption Of resolutions
instrueling our Senators and requesting our Rep
resentatives in Congress 10 urge the payment o.
this claim.
The President of the United States and tn,
| Secretary of tho Eaia-ol Treasury hare racpm.
mended to Congress the enactment ofa Bankrupt
Law, applicable only TO Banks and Railroad
Companies. Such a law would draw within Fed.
eral jurisdiction aud disposition, interests of vas
extent, and intimately connected with the Goa
Germs OF nearly all our citizens. 1t IS indispen'
sable 10 the sovereignty of the State that she re.
taia tie control Of these corporations in her own
Legislature and her own Courts. If the General
Assembly eoacurs with me in this opinion trpsi
its sentiments will be made known in some ap
prnpriate mode.
a disposition has been manifested. within The
last few years by some of she officials OF the Fed.
e al Government, exercising their functions with
il the limits Of Ohio, 10 disregard the authority
f and ID encioach upon the rights of the State, Il
an extent and in Il manner hich demands you
! notice.
d In February. 1856, several colored persons wert
seized in Hamilton county as fugitive slaves
One OF these persons, Margaret Garner, in th'
frenzy of tbs moment. inpelied. as it seems, by
: the dread of seeing her children dragged, with
herself, back to s.ivery, attempted to Stay thea
: on the spot, and actually succeeded in KILN:
one. For this act, she and her com panions weT,
indicted by the Grand Jury for the crime of mur
der, and were taken into custody upon a writ reg
ulaIly issued from the Court Of Common Pleas
Il While thus In prisoned under the legal process!
of Estate Court, Tor the highest crime known t.
our code, a WIKI o. habeas corpus was issued b,
the Judge of the District Court Of the United
States, requiring their production before him.
: The writ was obeyed by the Sheriff, and, contra.
ry to all expectations, and in disregard, as l mus
think, of principle and authority, the prisoner!
were taken from his custody by order Of the
Judge, and, without allowing any opportunity
for the interposition of the State authorities, de
/ livcred over 10 the Marshal Of the United States
by whom they were Immediately transported be
yond our limits. The alleged ground for thi!
action, and order was that the indicted parties
had been seized as fugitive slaves upon a Fedora
CommissiOncr's warrant, before the indictmcn
and arrest, and that the right to their custody
thus acquired, was superior to that OF the Sheriff
under the process of the State. This doctrin,
must necessarily give practical immunity to muf
der whenever the murder er may be seized by
Federal official as 4 iugit i've from service before
arrest for the crime under State authority. I'm
putting no wrong intention to the Judge, I am
constrained TO sdd that his proceeding seems t.
/: me an abuse, rather than an exercise, Of judicla
power.
A similar case occurred more recently in the
f county of Champaign. Several deputies of thu
, Federal Marshal, having arrested certain citi'
zens OF this State for some alleged olense against
the Fugitive Slave act, & writ OF HaEeas Corpu.
was issued by tie Probate Judge OF that county
I requiring the arrested parties To be brought be
: fore him for inquiry into the grounds of denten
{ ton. The Sheriff of Clark county, while attem
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