The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-01-08
Too MUCH LEGISLATION.

Amount of the State debt, principal and ar $50 -.
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TOO Much LEGISLATION.
Too much legislation, n tendency to which
is greatly increasing with u, IL 4 SERIOUS
cyl-one witch every well wI>her OF the
State must desire to arrested. feel
enufient that need no apology for aiui
ing To- this growing misfortune, and urging
upnn you, with whom alone the power OF
correction resides. - set an example OF mod
Grafton on this >uhiurt which may serve As
u>,iu! guide TO future legislatures. few
Se-rii Laws, such As oui constitution has
clea is contemplated, are all that the people
u uiliy need ar desire aud tie whole Ell
f.,t oi Il biennial multitude Of trivial laws,
stri. tly lo:al in their character, and, in the
MAN. worse than useless l. layi>t'y 10 eX-
pe d The money Of the people for printing
and b;niin, voium> fri.htlul alike for their
bulk an neral appearance. | earnestly,
but respectfully, cali your attention to It's
crying evil.
AGRICULTURE
The location Of Illinois as the great CEN
trli State :" tn: Mississippi; valley, street ch.
ing through three and half degrees of lat
ituie, and embracing prob .bly the largest
area al rxunerant!y fertile SnIi found in one
con,.nu,u> trait IN any part of the world,
Indicates with uncrrIng certainly that her
leading interest must be agricultural.
ii nee To- dcveinpe the agricultural wealth
Of our State should be paramount object
vi h our people. the State Agricultural
Society has done and is doing much To this
.nl. The fairs of that society, held within
the last two years at Peoria aud Ccntralia,
winch were exhibited specimens OF the az.
iu,.l y,.aith aud ,n,.,.i,, al al
l'n"'>, and which drew together, for their
ex animation, large numbers of our neop",
have htd Il powerful influence in giving an
impetus Ia agricultural industry. which Will
TIC fit IN all time to come. There are now
il this State ninety two legally organized
county agricultural societies, which are do
ing gno service in the work oi agricultural
improvement.
Recently a meeting Of the State Horticu!-
tlral Society was held at Bloomington
composed of individuals devoted to the pros.
ecution of that department of agriculture
whose labnrs. it is believed, Will b- of ::-ea,
value to Illinois. In many respects ~,
seasons are pecu!iar-affecting. ,njuriousiv,
the cultivation Of fruits, SO essential to com
for, and health of our people and regard
i, as the mss ion of this society to ascertain
the causes OF injury, and to point out rene
dies for the evil.
recommend that the apptoprif ton o
three thousand dollars a year. for the pres
ent and coming year, be cocinued TO TIT
State society, and the continuance. also, u
the yearly appropriation. for two years. O
one hundred dollars to each legally or.ar
lid sorieiy. And woul,, also suggest al
appropriation To further the object of tn
STATE Horticultural Society
am impressed with the conviction tina
every dollar thus appropriated will yielt
rich returns in advancing agriculture in al
it, branches, and thus contribute to the rap
ii devel"pcment Of the agricultural resonr
ceS of the ) ate.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Our various charitable institutions sim,
ted n; Jack>Invil e. are prosperous in n h 81
degree. e. ntrollvsI nv faithful and c,,n.
tent men. they have already taken very bpt
positions among the institutions OF the kinf
in this country; and no right minded INA,
who is aware OF the eminent success which
has thus fsr sttsnds! their Management ca,