Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-01-13

the State, but sustained oy the supreme
Court of the United States. Notwithstsn nd |
iag the latter decision, the Supreme Conrt
of the State. 10 Judgment. Of December
Term. 1857. has kanosuesd i,s sdhsrenceAe
it. urigisaI position. The claim of the
BaHksl Therefore cannot be recognized 40
valid BY the okcers Of the State.
These iastitutions, however, relying vpoo
the decision of the Supreme Court Of thef
United States. have placed to the credit Of
the State, as heretofore, the taxes required
oy the act Of iS45, and have made no retura
for taxation under the act Of lsst session.
In some instances injunctioas have been
obtained from the Federal Courts, restrain
ing the proper officers from the execution
Of the law. These injcnctions and some
defects in the set indicated in the Report
Of the State Auditor. have prevented any
| collection Of taxes VI der il. while the law
itse Ii has prevented the coliectien of the
sums set off in lieu of tsxea under the act
Of IS45.
| These cil cumstances have caused some
fiminutioa of the revenue, snd present the
question whether the State will again con.
test 10 the Federal Courts the claim to ex.
emption set up by the Banks, or so modify
the act o. last session a. to save the Banks
claiming it from its operation. Should the
first Of these alternatives be preferred, s1me
amendment. OF the act NAV be found neccs.
sary, and adequate provision for the unavoid.
able litigation should be promptly made.
The scts Of the lea, session; appointing
certsin citizens to appoia, Directors Of the
Penitentiary aud Commissioners Of the
State House, having been sdjudged uncon.
stitutisnsl BY the Supreme Court, the Bosrd
of Directors and the Board of Commission
ers organized under the act of 1856 have
1 continued in the discharge Of their respect.
1 i've duties. -
The increase of the number oi conviets
beyond the number Of cells, renders il in
Sispensabie to provide for the enlargement
of the existing. or the construction of new
Peniteniiary. Considerations of economy
recommend the former alternative. Provis
ions should also be made within the Peni.
Tertiary enclosure for convict lunasics. The
General Assembly in ls45 directed such
provisions, but the necessar. appropriations
having never been made, the direction has
| never been executed. In the absence of
proper accommodation in the Penitentiary,
such lunatics must be transferred under
| Executive warrant to one Of the existing
Asylums. This 10 clearly wrosg. The
| criminal insane should never be introduced
ints Asylum, where the innocent and the
| respected. suffering under the most fearful
| of caIau,ities. find their best refuge.
The work on the State House advances
| towards completion under the Wig ilaat and
jud,cious supervision Of the Acting Com
missioner and his associates. Some altera!
tions and additions are suggested by the
Architect, which would certainly improve
the proportions and enhance the simple
grandeur of.this noble structure. 1t will be
for van TO determine whether the condition
of the Treasury will warrant your sanction
of them
TIE rooms for the Library will soon be
| completed. A small part only Of the small
appropriations made for books has been'ex
pended for several years past. The Com
,nissioners thought i. injudic:ous to make
cons iderable additions to the library. before
| Il could be property classified and pcrma.
nently arranged. They now propose to
make only such as seem most clearlr neces.
! ssry. The statements of their report in
relation to the arrangements made for ex-
changes within the past year. by which
many valuable worA, have been and more
| will be obtained. as well ss i,s suggestions
generally will properly receive your sttcn-
! ton.
The collection OF Arms required by your
predecessors has been completed. and =
statement of the result will soon be lad
before you. The proceeds of sales of that
portion unfit for service cannot with pro-
priety be appropriated to other than mili-
tary purooses. No more beneficial noplica-
ton Of them vii! probably be suggested
than TO the construction ofa State Arsenal.
and therefore recommend their sppropria-
zion to that object. .
There is probsb'y a considerable quantity
Of arms yet uncuIlected. These are so
| scattered that the cost OF collecting them by
speciul agents would exceed their va Iue. 1t.
msy be expedient to require the Prcsecu-
ting Attorneys and Sheriffs Of the several
counties to collect and forward to the State
Arsenal such as they can find. and TO pro.
vide for their compensation by a liberal per
ceniage.
To prevent ss far as practicable future
| misuse and loss, recommend that here
sftcr no arms be issued until bonds with
sufficient sureties for their safe keeping and
use according TO law, shall have deposited
with the Quarter. Master General.
Among the subjects proper for your con
sideration, that of the extradition of figi-
tivcs from justice may well hbre place.
Warrants of extrsdiion issued upon re
quisition from other States have been some
times used for the purpose Of extorting com
promises or enforcing payment ofpecuniary
demands Such use 10 gross abuse. and
should be arrested BY penalties adequate to
the object, Some latitude of discretion has
been exercised by my predecessors as we'll
% myseif in respsct 10 the surrender Of
persons charged in other Ststss with. olFss-
ses not punishable as crimes under our own
laws. The general rule has been TO refuse
interposi,ion in such cases. II deserves con-
! sderstion whether the exercise Of this dis
| cretion. especially in cases Of indictment,
for obtsining goods BY false pretences NAV
not. with advantage. be reguisted BY law.
| il 10 with great satisfaction that I again
direct your attention to the State Reform