Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-12
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.


hIfh thetfu tt Iff'tblfu 70 F"o - ~"
When the .constituiisn 81 the State rq"ifta
that ,os .hotla ..ssembls AZ The Representa-
tltes ~ The rsopls.
On the .. h OF March. l~52. an sei was sp
proved. ent.tlsd An sct 20 safhors<~ the Tor
:. 81 oa 81 companies f.r he detection sHd ap'
,t.hension OF har.e th,rv.s snI other frlons
and dshnioe lieu po~vr-.'
Vnder this la~. associations have been
fofmed. that have sfsested aud punished sndi
Yidaai- - srhovt bringing ths"s f"r tr'al hetsf~
The ordinary ard legal tribunals Of tie STATE.
IL = better that every refson charged 18th .
Violations 81 fhe law. should be sffsigasa ee
lsfs snd ,f.ed by the courts 81 lu-ice. fe
commend - you the repeal ~ that Law -
rbste would lie no necessity a. any time for
honest snsn W. fo,n assecfsfion~ ~ The puf
pose q srfe-iinf, snd p0nishinr criminals. II
th. State and counties mste = suhleirut sllv~
.nee 10 indemnify their police officers "a sf
resting AID bringing g. trial those v ho 'viola
4 the I've. You esnndt expect ths, the .hef
n. aud othst police officers will devote Meif
time. aud sxpssd their moaey 90 bring those
no violate The la~ before The trlbuns l. - "a.
tee unless they receive q reasonable ec.apen-
sation. While thrs class Of officers are IN
paid Ne may expect thstna indignant people
Who have b--s outraged BY criminals. VII
disregard ~ law, and puash without author
Nv these whom they believe have done wrong
ts United States requires fast "a person
charged IA any State with treason. fvloey OF
oth~r crime. y no hall Bee fson justice. aud
I q found IN another Sts,e. shalt. en- demand "l
he executive authority Of the Stale frV'u
which he fei, lie delivered up 20 be removes!
20 the State hiring surisdietion of the crime.
During my term Of service i have dscl,sed
% surrender 10 the authorities of other Stats-,
those persons v no ure charged With ofcrees
4 u = lN
Constitution q ths United States. were mls
deaeanofs.
Sinee the adoption IL fiis section &c the
cou-titution. several II the States have So
changed their laws that many offences which
we're rbea snisdemeanofs ar. now declared Eel
oaiss Tire aatlsoFs Of this ~rs tisn. evidently,
n providing fer The surrender 81 fngltlv.s from
lastice. INTENDED TO iuelude those only who are
charged ~.ifh CRIME. and f'st those he wete
eharg. a with pi>d.meators. IL Was net their
intention To reqalse If State that one OF h.l
citizens should be surseni, red To apo' hel
State. when be was simply charged with that
~hch then misdemtanor. although q
! Slate making such demand. should, by hes
I law declare that what MS then a a. i~demean,
or j. nov a felony. For instance when the
constitution ~as adopted. an assault and bat
tstv was n wcli-k no~n sffeuse sssd legally de
| fined a mlsdemsar0.. No State had aright Il
change the character ef that ofIrnse fron 4
misdemsano TO a felony and asDon a person
beng 20 charged with such alleged feluny. rs
fc.prrfr from the of his residence to suotlrel
Sate, require Of the auihoritie, of that State
Lis return. Without any such provision ~
the Constitution, each STATE would te at liber
" to surrender or not any person within hei
b, rders charged with an ofen.e. Their. be
<s,g no act II the Legislature directing that
pef-vn ,ssysLd be delivered up. | have eOnsld.
cred tie constitution Of de Inited States a.
alone controlling the sirEerdtx u s4gsWse
4 from Justice.
IL. cii szcns OF the Stste sr- aeesoly inter
->ted in the preservsn0n K tie JflhiIc records
Hitherto thtSe has been 40 safe depository fol
them The officers Of State have b. zen com
PEELED to rent rooms in which To place the re
cords. II Is impossible IN this city To s.cur,
the use Of looms that safe against accI
dent OF crime. Ii many Of the counties ar,
Wiling 10 make large expenditures in the cree
ton 81 trsiings for tire preservation q iirei,
records. am satisfied hst the State can, viii
far greater profr'ety. provide q tysiising for
similar purPose. The destruction " the re
cords OF the State would entail upon her cili
tens lasting conflicts concerni' z he rights o
property. Thesxpen-e sf tn. litigation which
would arise from their destruction would fal
exceed any expense IN The erection Of build
/ ing suitable To Accommodate all the officers o
State. | suggest In YOU, therefore the propri
ETY. of errcting at early day. aI,u<i soae oil
the public groands. a building wiser.in ia,
Judges al the Supreme Court aud the officer,
Of State may be eEs1sSS - preserve public re
cords.
The Trustees Of the Wabash ard Erie Ca
nal reported Ia the. Ia Dee. 1891. the condi
ton II that work The report f)r the yea
las will be laid before you at an early day
a a..
ton | regretted 10 see. IA their report d
iS51, that Is revenues wers greatly diminish
ed aud informed that duTng The pa~l
year there has been no Improvement IL J.
indeed. feared that the revenues. will prove
wholly nsdsquats = keep The canal in repair
ard that BY them alone Il cannot he maLtain
ed. am further informed that he bondhold
ers are unwilling 10 sustain the werk by ans
other means than thDse derived from it, reve
uue- having already invested one half Of tn,
entire debt # the STATE IN the ~urk itself. be
sides al vaucing 500 900 Tor as mplslivR. =
They have informed The iIoara of Trustees IL
the a. ost formal manner. their determination
10 close the cauai aud abandon the work
whenever - tolls and revenues ~hali be made
quat. 10 It's support. The report Of lo5s wi
disclose the extent sDd nature Of the action .
The bondholdsrs.
i The abandonment Of the work would s.r,
ity Of the canal Ifthe work shoald be aean
doocd by the Trustees. there - no Law sndr
Which u could be mntntsined.
Frequently the attention oft the Legislature
has b~en called To the Necessity Of inerea>in.
the salaries Of the Judicisl. administrative az.
executive officer 81 lhs STATE. Section IL o
Art 4 Of cur Constitution declares that jus
iice shall he administered freely aud wIthea
delay" Upon examination fs"d there ar
more than asne hundred undecided cases Al
the Suprens Court.
The ls~ requires the Judges Of the Suprem
Coari 10 be present at the Capitol but sixt,
day. in each year. That j. =. much time a
they can spend here upon their prv-ent -siafy
Ifth~s receivs compensation suthcient L
enable tkem TO devote ore Of their time al ~
Capitol 10 the consideration II the ladg"eut
they are required Ia Frsi-e the nuasbef Of -
dec DID Causes voold b~ much Diminished =
! The citizens II the State must he greatly I'm
barras~ed Tor the want DECISIONS eoDceratn.
their personsl liberty and right II prspsriy
Reliessing that the most ftady mode 81 secuf
in1 early d-ei~ion. would ~ To enable ID
Judges of the SePfense Court u resasia long.
IN consultation. Recommend 10 you such a.
increase N err ssl.ri.. - wiIl support thea
- the dsscharx~ Of their duties. AID afiuf.
th.m reasonable eon, pen.alion fer their ex
pense aid labor They ~said b greatly "a
ed IL they we're supplied ~rh .sfiieivu, Il
bray. They ssoeiJ ~ aetheriE~d 70 purchase
Ter The a. q the Court. library ossr ~hiel
4 they shal have the enufe eshifol
Wbsle have thu< urgsd fhe neee<.ify Of ~
7 increase 81 the salaries Of the Jua.e- 81 IN
supreme Casri I 10 nol reg4Id q - less soo
dsty 10 provide fer the Jnaes- 4 The ClTSss
Courts kssy ale and accomplished lswyer
hase seesfisa Positions A. C'seeii gadge~. "a