, 1859-01-05

might be obria1ed. Whether this be tbe trn.
remedy, or whether, in fact, there be anr
remedy for this grievance, in FOUR power /,
apply, ore questions left to your own wisdom
another circumstance connected with on,
banking system, meriting your notice. i:
that our bank notes are only current al na1
within our own St!te, or to q ysry ]imife,1
extent beyond it. Hence be who would tray.1
out for short distance te.oul tile State l.
compelled to submit to sacrifice of one OF
more per cent. upon bills the redemption oj
"ulch l: perfectly Well secured. This, mani.
1est'!, shoold not be. Tue currency OF ou1
own Sta1e Is 1T t41ts very moment a. good as
tha1 OF any other State in the CnIon-nay. i!
seven safer, more secure than most of that
WHICH commands q premium over it. II nav
noe oe IN your power to correct this evil.
suggest II 10 you. however, a. matter we'll
en'ltlsu 10 be CONSIDERED As already inii-
1.I, n'a!eu. regard Our Lanking system As amply
fulfilling all our reasonable expectations. and
any essential modification OF it would not
at this time advise.
SCHOOL FOR IDIOTS.
would again call your attention to the
SUBJECT Of establishing q school for idiots.
Ample experience in other States has Demon
strated that large portion of that unfortu
nate Class OF our race are susceptible of im-
proFencnt under proper system of training.
aud that nearly the whole Of them NAV be
more or less Improved in those particulars
essential to their comfort as human. not 10
say rational beings. Schools for this olject
haVe been IN existence in some oil the States
tor several years; and their SUCCESS has tten
suca as to encourage The Ha:t liberal outlay
o. means for their maintenance and support.
1hls class ot persons has been regarded. until
recently, Is wholly unsusceptihle Of ADVANCE
sleat III any liad Of useful knowledge. AMI
they have consequently been left to g1ope
their way through Life in the most utter de-
tuition Ut every capacity Necessary to rcn-
der thelr life enjoyable or even eulurAhlt.
\ bflsattr day h.as at length lAwnel u1on
them. anu II Is Eow regarded, by retl:c.in5
ard rlght~mllr.cl Mcn, rs cnr OF IL. most
Imperative os our duties to supply them the
Necessary facilities TO enable the1n to raise
themselves in the scale of humanity. 4 yerv
ln"dcra'e appropriation is all that would IL
required ii your hands. 1T least until it i:
sLu~n, by actual demonstration, that euch
appropriations are not only philanll,ropc,
but Judlclous and wise.
REC EDS CT srEyEY<. &C.
You are aware that ths government sur
veys in Illinois have t:cn completed, and
that the Maps ard a.l tue records belonging.
10 the survey have been deposited in tue Sur
vcyor Generals office ia ST. Luuis. Taey are
ready for transmission to this State as soon
a. ne are properly prepared to receive tit H.
our I.ris,,1u-s f,,r t,,r;r .n,,oat;s}a 10y 80;
keeti,,., tha Documents ar. s.ij1 n.o,...,,;1,,
kent in ~ onis :,,,1 ,,,rt ,}.., ,,u.e ra,,';;,
until Tie rt,uisit, stems l,,v,. in.nn r,trn H..
our Lr.;slatuFr. in c,,,,,,rr,j;v wttl, ,h 1,.,
ii Courrtss. auvtoyr,l J,n,,ary > ls5i
TLr sa!c L.rp;u., rt Ill ,ic-,. r1,.,r,1s If
surveys and 1uuri,rrnts IF 1;,t. In E,nj n;
Illiuois is certainly nj 1t.,, .,te,,r,, ;n,u,r,.
arg. Soon NIL uur local ]ani c7;,,rs ,r;i, IL.
closed an1 ,hr su-r,.ys .nJ ,.v.r,,,,;n,, ,,,r
t,;nin.- in lard ti,1,s +, ,ur str, .ioi,1 ,h,in
l,r ur,nn,,v ,,,-,urcJ ami sccnr.,r Ls,,.';,s.1
in :, siiu,,:on y,1,;,.!, vii a,,n;t =, ,! "'.u
+, fl Will, II H., ...,,,', ,;,.'. -, ~
fton ,,.,na'.,! -: .,,.,:.,.;v ear n .": "t1 r,
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CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Fer !. reason. presently to lp. stated, H..
size to direct vuur attention to 1he C,.i,>a.o
ui>turcI IL S4ci,.;y. Al,houyb ,1 :. rnmn,ra.
tiyr,y brief rxi> >tycr. j, hi. already afir:,t.
esI tic ;lttt:!tiy,, of 1p,fiu. aul ,,.tif, rr,n
throughout the S;t.r, I't,S~ $sit,.. Il lhr,,y
uf over lGUu0 yn,u1nr-, and maxim" con>ta.t
scc.sSuu- 1t 1uz.. nr! y,,lut',!,, h., k. i.
a, uo distant div. IN s,,r,r,~s j., ,.,.
|,acitr fur u>culu.ss a,,y rll-r :ucic,y ., t;1*.
kind in the West
Already bas il rrcdpr.d t..ee;:I ,,,,y;,.,
1y rr>cuin. from, oblivion mach ,,f ,Er e,r1y
history OF Illinois. ar,l preserved y t,r,i',r,.
aaroui,t ,t 1r,..;,1., ryp,ts vhi,], :,,o =, h.
come hiStur; hy ard by. As Il means of it,
ccra~inr lis se,naciIy tor rool md ryt.n,,jn,
its snhrrr Of n..tnlt;.ss. I respectable r,rntn.
nrnl tia. Il law III. pa~ssl directing thr s.c-
retarv Of Safe. after 1,e c;oSt. III zach >,.s-
sipu u the Legislature, to furnish to that So.
.ir,- one hundred COPIES each Of Ill ttr MI,
lie documents ordered IL b, printed l,v rit1rr
[l,use. ~ h" ed bv IT in nj ,ti:r exchanges
with other societies, au.l with states, ou ill.,.
admirable rlan OF ,Er, Ya:te1narr. | eau
lar.lly conceive Of any otler ,lan on " ll;ct i
rival approximation can IT,: made IL c5n-
riLutc 20 Extensively 10 the general .uoI.
rt,,vr.ox =. r,r,,,>.. ,,,
=, w. :.
Ntssrs. lht!1'p'on fofeh'an' u l-onu'n'
az o''" ~ "'s s'aa''I-
I4uet ~ ''e 9tA.e "u'Ia 'u5nt ~" ~ ~ ees'
H.u H''lss''.o , sn'' 'ueie ~ ~ 4olis"r
.as que;9,"n q.;a, ~ J." ts,e '';'l'aht w eh i4es
aie eHsl.,'t ~ Iec'is'-'Ees ha''uS gwen
y '.l.'ll e!;1'in lef oan'ase' a'" no" "sh!'s
my toi na. y i"!t's 1aeic o"e 1of 1Foa Tut
,i>"eu !, 'u' c'a'.-AuI - oa!s necessary
nA' 49, nou,o 'o'"vi ~ .@G t"Aae
a.u lon, trivial matter If yrx,tinn hn,n.
hc I,.rjs,a,nr,. will t,k,, measures tn l,r,.i II
Iisnos,1l Of
rvrtrv scuno,.
took occasnn two var. ~, 70 c,,, Tho
ttuiun nj r!,r Jr.,i~i,iurr II, M. n..co>:;t. ~
.tahlI-l,inr u t..l,nol n, s,m, en;,,t,i.. Mint
,,r ,hr retorm:,,jun nf inv,nilc ,t,,,1,,,.
ilr n.ces.ity tnr surh m ;nsti,nt;on lncou,,.
yarv Az. r,nr. and noro ,nnav.nt y.
r,lu, ~. ,nar,. orvinns -: zx RI. =. th,t :,
ur r., Lnu,, ,I;i,lra, j., sc,.o'I ,r,,n 1.
oco in nr;s,n The s,,rrrss nf ,I,, sc,,''l H. -,
,n;.,,ra cstoh]ishsI hv ,h,. ci,v IN 1s;s
uIly demonstrates lis ,,a,ra,,5,;,v, ,1,e ,u,r.
,...s cnntn,u,,},t,,i TI,a ;,1,., =, ,,,o;, i';.1
oert lpys, frequently ct yery tender are. ~
they were adults, eontlalng item with old
III hardened olfcndef@, l. Il most certain Way
! lu!h'ns thenl utterly. ThcJ should be
laced, not III prlsons, not aIn"nS hopeless
onEcl:, bat ii! II situation where they may
~ w su11'u',i.n ~ sne roper moral H.
ak in thc n.,tl,. of yir,ur, unI c,n.,.,,,,rnt.
/, Of h,ontuc.s and whence tluy mayen,rr"e
rrn,rr1 m run ,hr career nf iii. win cr,,tit
nd hnnor
cr,u,r,, ..onr
~ oul efla1luai Gos!s' e'ea''us pl"lHr'y u
~ 'af0e - IVY ooli1l: sohsAl1uleS e'ano
sFceas, anu s4'j'e1s .ne oae'1acE 10 punish