The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-03-22
Letter from the t3dItor,
CoLvMBus, March l6, 1860.
PUBLIC wppKa

subjects connocteG with the Public Works. Itl
leaves them about 10 heir old position prior TO
the passage Of the Backus law, except that II
does not give the Governor power to appoint
Collectors, &c. The Republican caucus OF the
House sgreed to give this power to the Gov. but
there were enough Republicans under the inlu
ence OF members of the Board to defeat tho ncos.
ure, with the aid Of the loco'Jcos. | think thot
power should be stored TO the Governor Col
| lectors should be as lsr removed from the pow
er Of members Of the Board as possible. Othe T.
wise, corrupt member OF the Board may con-
yive with tie collector Of his own appointment
to rob the State.
Mossrs. K. H. Nugont, Henry Miller, and J..
N. Robinson, have proposed ~ lease all of the
Public Works or the State for term of ten
yeurs. They arc willing 10 be bound not to OK.
ceed N thoir tolls the re,te fixed by the general
toll sheet for 1853, on the canals and those OH
the roads for 1859, They will complete all con
tracts Tor leases of water power md renew con
'racts when piey expire. They will take all the
implements, tools boats, teams &C., owned by
the Stale at fairly appraised value. They pro
pose to make all repairs and rebuild such struo.
~de5 as the 10 ,rd of Public Works may direct
For tho ten years lease they propose to pay the
State 5000 ,000; ten thousand on taking posses.
son ten thousand dollars on the first Monday
in April in each and every year during said term;
| and one thousand dollars on the first Monday
of each and every month during said term until
the whole two hundred thousand dollars have
been paid. This proposition taken all mall,
is the best that 1as ever yet been made, and
have no doubt but the State would be the gain.
er by accepting it.
NEW PENirENTfARY,
Sanlusky City has printed pamphlet disriLu-
| ted among members OF the Legislature, setting
forth the superior advantages Of that City for Il
penitentlary, aud GAINESVILLE is out with simi-
lar document. From present appearances, the
report OF the commissioners which hns cost the
State something over three thousand dollars, will
be worth just nothing at all, and will have little
or no weight in fixing The location. Every mem
Der of the legislature can say as mnch for his To-
Cality as the commissioners have said for theirs.
The rapid increase Of conyicts renders an early
settlement of this question necessary, unless the
law, which. in my opinion, would not only re-
Iieve the Stat elrom the necessity of building n
new penitentary but would soon provide vacant
cells in the present institution. True economy
to say nothing of the humanity OF the measure
calls loudly for the liquor prohibition in prefer
encc to the penientiary. This leads me speak
Of tue
| STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION,
W c1 met in this city last Wednesday. Said
convention was attended by about two hundred
delegates, aud many who were not delcga es. -
Gen. Carey, of CHM, I. w. Brown, of Wiscon-
sin, and Mr. Marsh, of New York. were prese, 1
and address ID large audiences. As tempe.
rance lecturer, one who reasons closely and ap-
pcals eIoquontly, think Gen Cary has no equal
Cough is moro eloquent, but he is no roasoner
in comparison with Carey. The convention
passed resolution dcprecating the injuries re.
SuItlng to the cause from itinerant aud inferior
temperance lecturers. or rather temperance beg.
gars. An effort will be modo to secure some
more efficient temperance law than we now have
but its success is quito doubtful Something
should be done in this direction
MGSsRS. LhsKEY AND STEELE.
see that the Toledo Times, true to its in
stlncts, has been blngarding Senator Laskey and
Representative Steele. This should not surprise
any person, but confess to little surprise at
SEEING slii slang copic into tho Blade. True,
that paper has heretofore displayed gre at aacri.
ty, and apparent satisfaction, in copying the
rimesS bhckguarAim when directed ut NV
humble head, but | dill not suppose it would
ply second fiddle to the Times when its personal
darts were hurled at tn; heads of Republican
Senators and Representatives,. Messrs. Laskey
and Steel are not the most noisy members of the
Legislature, but they rank among the most in,
duStrious and useful, and have faithfully repre-
sented their constituents, believe.
CLOSING DAYS OF THE SESSION.
Tho Session now draws near its close, and
business is being crowded forward as rapidly as
possible. While write, the Senate is engaged
in considering the general Appropriation Bill ;,
which is being whitfield down to its smallest
possible amounts, The Selste now meets at "a
o'clock, A, NJ, and % o'clock p, NJ The House
held its first night session last night,
RErRENcHMENr
have now but little hope that the rerorma,
tory measures proposed for County Officers aud
publishing Laws will be passed by the House. -
However, it is claimed, and believe the facts
will sustain the assumption, that the measures
that have been or will be adopted by this Le-
g,Slatura, will reduco the burthens of the tax
payers about 100000. That is an item win ch
4 a.