Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-01-13

ony, escaping from the State of his resi-
dence to another State, require of the au-
thorities of that State his return. With
out any such provision in the constitu-
ton each STATE would be at liberty to
surrender, or not, any person within her
borders charged with an o:fensc. There
being mo- at of the Legislature directing
that person should be delivered up have
'consderel the Constitution of the United
States as alone controlling the surrender of
The citizens Of the State are deeply in
terested in the preservation of the public re-
cords Hitherto there has been no safe de-
pository for them. The officers ofthc State
hare been compelled to rent rooms in
which to place the records. tits impossi-
BILE in this city to secure the uss Of rooms
that are safe against accident or crime. Ii
many Of the counties are willing to make
large expenditures in the erection of build
ings for the preservation of their records |
am satisfied that the State can with greater
propriety, provide building for a similar
purpose The destruction of the records
Of the State would entail upon her citizens
lasting conflicts concerning the rights of
property. Theexpcnse of the litigation
which would arise from their destruction
woul.l far exceed any expense in the cree
ton of a building suitable to accommodate
all the officers of the State. suggest to
you therefore the propricty of erecting at
an early day, upon some of the public
grounds, building wherein the Judges Of
the Supreme Court and the officers of the
State may be enabled to preserve the pub
lie records.
The Trustees of. the Wabash and Eric
Canal reported to me, in December, 1857.
the condition of that work. The report
for the year 1858 will be laid before on at
an early day, which will inform you as to
its present condition. ! regretted to see, in
their report for 1857, that its revenues were
greatly diminished; and am informed that
during the past year there has been no i'm
provement It's, indeel. feared that the rev.
enues will prove wholly inadequate to keep
the canal in repair. AMI that by them alone
it cannot be maintained. am further in
formed that the bondholders are unwilling
to sustain the work by any other means
than those derived from its revenues, hay
ing already invested onc-half of the entire
debt of the State i'm the work ;.Self, besides
advancing $500, 900 for its complexion
They have informed the Board of Trustees,
in the most formal manner, their determi-
nation to close the canal. AMI abandon the
work whenever its tolls aud revcnues shall
prove inadequate to its support. The re-
port Of 1853 will disclose the extent and
nature of the action of the bonlholdcrs.
The abandonment oil the work woul,l Sc
riously embarrass those who reside i'm the
vicinity of the canal IT the work should
be abandoned by the Trustees, there is no
law under which it coull bc maintained
Frequently the attention of the Legisla-
ture has been called to the necessity of in
creasing the salaries of tho judicial. admin
istrative AMI executive officers of the State.
Section II OF Art Of Our constitution de-
clarcs that Justice shall be administered
freely and without purchase, completely
and without denial. speedily and without
delay" Upon examination / find there
arc more than nine hundred undecided ca
scs in the Supreme Court.
The law requires the Judges of the SUI
preme Court to be present at the Capitol
but sixty daysin each year. This is as
much time as they can spend here upon
their present salary dIftl,cy received CON-
pensafion sufficient to enable them to de-
vote more Of their time at the Capitol for
the consideration Of the judgements they
arc required to revise. the number of undo
cidcd cases would be much diminished
The citizens Of the State must be greatly
embarrassed for want Of decisions concern
ing their personal liberty and rights of
property. Believing that the most really
mode Of securing early decisions would be
to enable the Judges Of the Supreme Court
to remain longer in consultation, l recon
mend to YOU such an increase in their sala-
ries as will support them in the discharge
ofthcir duties, and afford them a reasona-
bic compensation for their expense and
labor. They would begrcatly aided il they
wero supplied with sufficient library
They should be authorized to purchase,
for the use of the Court. a library over
which they shall have entire control.
While have thus urg, | the necessity OF
the increase Of the salaries of the Judges OF
the Supreme Court, / do not regard it as
less your duty to provide the Judges Of
the Circuit Courts Many able and ac-
complished lawyers have accepted positions
as Circnit Judges. entertaining the hope
that the Legislature would be willing to
pay them reasonable compensation for
their services. 1t would be difficult to Sc
lect many among them who would not re-
ceive 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 cornpehsa-
ton.
no increase or dimunition Of the salary
Of Of the Governor Of the State can he male
after his term of service commences. Be
fore the next regular session OF the Gcner.
al Assembly the people Of the State will
have elected Governor lnasmuch as
there is but short time Intervening be
tween the commencement Of said session
anil tkc iuauouration If tho Coyernor elect