Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-01-13


preme Court to be present at the Capitol
but sixty days In each year. That Is as
much time as they can spend here upon
their present salary. If they receive a
compensation sufficient to enable them to
devote more of their time at the Capitol to
the consideration of the judgments they are
required to revise, inc number of undeci-
ded causes would be much diminished
The citizens of the State must be greatly
embarrassed for the want of decisions con
corning their personal liberty and rights OF
property. Believing that the most ready
mode of securing early decisions would be
to enable the Judges ofthe Supreme Court
to remain longer in consultation, recon-
mend to you such an Increase in their sal
aries as will support them in the discharge
of their duties, and afford them a reason
able CON pensation for their expense and
labor They would be greatly aided ifthey
were supplied with sufficient library
They should be authorized to purchase, for
the use of the Cont, library over which
they Shall have the entire control.
While have thus urged the necessity
Of the increase Of the salaries of the Judg-
es of the Supreme Court, l do not regar d
1t as less your duty to provide for the
Judges of the Circuit Courts. Many able
and accomplished lawyers have accepted
positions as Circuit Judges, entertaining
the hope that the Legislature would be will
ling TO pay them reasonable compensation
for their services. 1t would be difficult to
select many among them who would rot
receive in the practice of their profession
more than twice that which they receive
for their official services. The State has
no right to require of one of her citizens
that he should toll to see that crime is pun
ished and justice administered, without
giving that citizen reasonable compensa-
ton.
No increase Or diminution of the salary
of the Governor Of the State can be made
after his term of service commences. Be-
fore the ne 1t regular session of the Gen
eral assembly the people of the State will
have elected Governor. Inasmuch as
there is but short time intervening be-
tween the commencement of said session
and the Inauguration of the Governor elect,
I regard it your duty to take into consider
alton the subject of bis salary. l have no
hesitation in recommending to you that
you provide for him such a compensation
as is worthy of the State Of Indiana.
The laws Of the State in regard to the
qualification of voters and the election of
officers are inadequate to protect the suffra-
ges of honest men against fraud. On sew
eral occasions within the last few years,
men have left the county of their residence,
gone toothers, where they had no perma-
nent homes. where they did not intend to
remain longer than the day of election,
have there cast their votes and thus deter
mined who should be the officers and rep
resentatives of the counties they visited.
The inspectors of elections, in some of the
townships, have denied to legal voters the
right of expressing their choice of officers.
A government which depends entirely up
on the action of a majority Of her people
can no, be maintained for any length of
lime unless that people are permitted to de-
termine, without violence or fraud, who
shall be their officers and representatives.
Every citizen who is DESTROYS of maintain
ing peace, every citizen who is attached to
md willing to sustain our form of govern
nent, should be anxious that no illegal
rote should ever be cast, and that no legal
voter should be deprived of the right to
cast his vote. A law should be passed in
1icting severe penalties upon the officers
aho superintend elections. if they decline
o receive legal vote, or if they admit one
which is illegal. Likewise provision sho'd
De made to punish criminally any man who
caves the county of his residence, goes 10
mother with the intention of there voting
md then returning to his home.
If an illegal voter could be punished by
in the Stale Prison, bad men
would be deferred from wrongfully voting.
The General assembly of 1857 failed to
make any appropriations for the benevolent
Institutions. The reason foi that failure
vas, think, rot to be found in any hostil-
ty entertained by the members Of the Leg
Stature to those Institutions. They knew
hat the Constitution Of the State provided
or their support, and that they were OBJ
ects of charity around which the hearts of
heir constituency clustered with affec-
ion. No appropriation having been
made for their support, the question arose,
whether they should be closed or the mon
y in the treasury paid out for their sup
,ort. Believing that the Constitution of
he State reflected the will of her people,
md not being authorized by law to control
he action of the Treasurer of State, | did
lot hesitate to advise him to advance any
funds in his possession to
maintain every institution. He doubted
whether he had power thus to act. BY his
allure to advance the necessary means the
Hospital for the Insane was closed on the
ID day Of April 1857. and the Institution
or the education N the Deaf and Dumb,
p the 10th of the same month, that for
EDUCATION of the Blind not until the close
f It's regular term The Treasurer of
state, upon more mature reflection, became
atisfed that you would approve his con-
NC: If he advanced the means TO sustain
he institutions. He accordingly signi6ed
willingness thus to act. Thereupon the
Ulcers of State on the 10th Of Sept 1857,
y unanimous resolution, advised him to
ay the money of the State in his possess
N to sustain those institutions, and they |