The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-01-13

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tive warrant 10 one OF the existing Asylums.-
This is clearly wrong. The criminal insane
should never be Introduced Into Asylums where
the innocent aud respected suffering under the
NEST fearful of calnmites find their best refuge
The work on the State House advances towards
completion under the vgilant and judicious SUI
perS lsion Of the acting COnmiss Ioncr aud his
associates Scne alterations and additions are
suggested by the architect which would certain.
ly improve the proportions and enhance the
simple grandeur OF this noble structure. 1t will
be for you to determine whether the condition of
the Treasury will warrant your sanction OF them.
The rooms for tllo Eibisry will soon be com
pleted A small part only Of the appropriations
made for books has been expended for several
yeats past The Commissioners thought it inju
diCiOus to make considerable additions to the Ii
brary, before it could be properly classified and
permanently arranged. They now propose TO
make only such seem most clearly Necessary
The statements OF thoir report in relation TO The
arrangements made for exchanges within The
past year, by which many valuable works have
been and more will be Obtained as well as its
sugges lions generally will properly receive your
attention.
The collection Of Arms required by your pre-
decessors has been completed aud statement
OF the result will soon b. laid before you The
proceeds of sales OF that portion unfit for sesvicc
than mi itary purposes. No more beneficial ap-
plication of them will probably be suggested
than TO the construction of State Arsenal and
therefore recommend their appropriation to
that object,
There is probably considerable quantity Of
arms yet uncolleCted. These are so sea tered
that the cost OF collecting them by special agents
would exceed their value 1t may be expedient
to require ;he Prosecuting Attorneys and Sherills
Df thp vpral a collect mud n
the State Arsenal such 40 hey can find, and to
provide for their compensation by liberal per.
Centagc.
TO prevent as far os practicable future misuse
and loss recommend that hcarcafter no arms
b. issued until bonds with sufficient sureties iOr
their safe keeping and use according to law,
shall have been deposited with the Quarter Mas
ter General.
Amang the subjects proper for your conside
ra atiou, that Of the eXtradition of Gugitves from
Justice may we'll have place Warrants of cX-
tradition issued upon rcquisltion from other
States have been sometimes used for the purpose
! Of cXtortlng compromises or enforcing payment
of pecuuiury demands Such use is gross abuse,
and should b. arrested by penalties sdcquate to
! the object Some latitude Of discretion has
been exercised by my predecessor as well as my
sell in respect tU the surrender of persons charS-
ed in other States with oll1nses not punishable
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has been to refuse interposiion in such cases.
1t deserves consideration whether the exercise OF
his discretion, especially in cases Of Indictment
or obtaining goods by lalse pretsnoes may
tot, with advantage, be regulated by law.
1t is with great satisfaction that again di-
rect your attention to the State Reform Farm -
! Two years since such an establishment in this
country was an untred experiment. 1t is no
longer an experiment, but a success. That it is
! Gp iC dine tirct ri all N thti nTuIpnt and
liberal legislation Of your predecessors and your
selves but in no less degree to the fidelity, dis
| Cretl0n, energy and economy which has ChIrac-
tcrigad the admins traton of the Acting Com
! missioner and his associates. In obtaining large
rasult, from expenditures comparatively small ;
! in melhod of accounts, and III full and clear eX-
hbltion OF its working and condition, this lnstl-
| tuition may Justly be proposed as a model to SIM
Ilar establishments.
! The whole number of boys committed to the
Institution is torty-eight, of whom fourteen have
! bccu hunorah,y discharged, and one has escaped
! OnG hundred and twenty can be acCommods ted
in the three family buildings already erected
and the three similar buildings soon to bo con
struclel will admit one hundred and twenty
more, The uumh,r of buidingS can be Increased
indefinitely wanted, at very moderat TO cost, bu
IT is not probable that any Others than those now
! conte empntcd will be needed for several wears.
1t has been suggested that the farm and fam
! ily system adopted in this Institution may by
! usalully introduced in the care and education
of deaf mules aud the suggestion merits careful
/ ConSIderat ion.
| venture to recommend. in this connect ton
! leg snti,o provisions for meetings, from time /,
time, OF the Suprrntendents OF the various B.
nevoeut and Rlormaiory Institutions of TIE
State Tor comparison and Improvement OF PLAN
\ of administration, methods Of reporting, an,
- tom nI 10 Ia y
4 good would result from such conlcIcu Ces.
| suggest, also, that the time for making tn,
reports now directed Ivy law to be made by tn,
u 2Oth OF November, be extended TO the LIST o
i December in each year, anl that the provisions y
law applicable tn these documents be SO ex'end
ed as to embrace all reports required to be laid
before the General Assembly. Such a regula
lion, uniform III operation and duly enforced
would essentially aid the Executive in preparing
proper statement OF tho condition OF th,
!. State aud greatly facilitate the dispatch OF hu
sicrss by the Legislature. Such reports as havt
been prepared and priuttd wilt be promptly lai,
before yea.
NJ financial interests more important thar
those connected with the Pubic Works de
!, mand your care The immense sums inyesIe,
in them, their extent and magnitude; their bu
/ sintsS relations, and TIE large revenues collect
ed and dishursed in their administrations, justify
the Solcitule always leltby the people concern
ing their condition and management. The Con
Suution confleS their sup rntrudrncc aud con
troll to Board of three 'mbsrs anil, to s'cur,
the constant advantage OF Judgment improved
T., 10y experience through the constant presence
Of SON. members who have served for consid-
cradle periods, assigns three years as their term
! of office, and requires the election of one mem
Der each year. The authority entrusted to tn.
General Assembly, to preScrtbe the powers ans
tl,tipe of tha RNurl and SaXRrai mNnlDeTs
must in my Judgment b, limited necessarily
by is nature aud object, ~ linted, II is al
authority - pr scribe the powers of the Boar
in general superiuWnlOnce anl control an not
. an authority to diycst the Board of these con
!, stituUonal functions il il an authority 10 pre-
scribe the powers and duties Gifts several mem
blrS in Suboriuaiion to tho Board, aud not al
authority to constitute each member an indie
pendent Board, in separate and substantially un