The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-13

entities except by substituting Tor TINS eys-
TEN of indirect deposits and hazardous cx-
change. a thoroughly guarded plan for tho
direct deposit of all moneys received, with
out exchange, with selected depositaries,
from whom ample securities havo been re.
/ quirod and taken or by the adoption, in
full. of tho Federal system, providing for
tho appointment OF Sub Treasurors, reguir-
ing from thcm ample bonds and prohibiting
tho receipt, for public dues, Of anything but
coin, or, at most specie notes of Ohio banks
| Evon such notes could not be received with
out constituting tho banks, to tho extent of
such receipts, public dopositaries without
security. Of two such alternatives as these
| it can hardly DO doubted that, under exist.
| iEg circumstances, tho former will receive
tho approval of tho people.
In former communications, | havo re-
/ peatedly recommended TO legislation the
| interests of our Agriculture. Of the entire
products of tho Stato Two thirds are from
! tho farms. OF tho entire wealth of the
! State, moro than half is in farms. OF the
entire taxation of tho State more than half
| is paid by farmers. To protect their in.
forests and promote their prosperity, must
necessarily bo prominent objects of wise
! legislation. Suggestions in relation to those
! objects, mcriting careful consideration. will
be- found in the Agricultural Report and in
tho Resolutions OF tho State Board Of Agri-
culture. Permit me, also, to renew q sug-
, gcstion heretofore made, of additional pre-.
! miums to DO offered in the Stnto and County
Agricultural Sociolics. And may / not add
! that tho resumption and completion of tho
Geological Survey of the State, with special
reference to agriculture and mining, could
not fail to benefit all interests connected
with the soil :
An act of the last General Assembly
directs the judges o elections to reject the
votes of persons who may appear to have
q distinct and visible admixture OF African
blood. II is not very easy to determine
! what is & distinct admixture Of that de.
cription Of blood, or when it may be visi-
BILE. It's quite certain, however, that it
is beyond the power Of the Legislature to
enlarge and abridge the right Of suffrage
defined by the Constitution. BY that in
stument il is restricted to white male cili.
zens. The question, who are included in
the description is not for the Legislature,
but for the Courts. An attempt 10 decide
| il by enactment must necessarily be mis-
cheyous. both in itself and as precedent.
The act referred TO is not only such an at.
tempt, but il gives to judges Of elections,
under loose ana Uncertain rule. n large
and dangerous power, capable of being
! perverted to extreme abuse. | therefore
recommend repeal.
/ The Constitution declares that there
shall be no Slavery in this State, nor in
voluntary servitude, except Tor punish
men! OF crime. To give effect 10 this pro.
vision, and to arrest the practice, bccom-
ing common through impunity, of seizirg
and taking out Of the State, without any
warrant or process Of law, persons claim.
ed as fugtives from service, though often
! in fact, free, recommend the re.enact.
ment Of the acts repealed by the last
General Assembly, prohibiting slavehold-
ing and kidnapping in Ohio, and securing
more etlectually tho benefits Of the writ Of
habeas corpus.
Four years since, The military force Of
the State was thoroughly disorganized.-
The public arms-a large property-were
scattered through the counties, and in
danger Of total loss. No adequate secu.
| rity, in the form OF bonds or otherwise,
projected the State against that hazard
The laws made no sufficient provision ei-
ther for discipline or Organization. This
condition Of things naturally attracted the
attention Of the General Assembly, and
successive laws have been enacted design
cd TO remedy existing evils Under these
laws, considerable quantities of arms have
been collected, and either sold, if useless,
or, II worth repair, made fit for service.
A respectable force of volunteers has
been organized and officerod and as far as
practicable, disciplined. This force now
constitutes fitting nucleus for an organ
ization entirely competent to all probable
emergences. AS law is the expression Of
the public will, so police is the expression
of the public force. A body OF volunteer
militia, not unnecessarily large, but well
ordered and efficient, is an important ele-
ment of police, and affords, in extraordina-
ry emergencies, necessary guaranty Of
order and peace.
Much credit is due to many public spir-
tied citizens for their efforts, both as off
GERS and men, to promote reform and dis
ciplinc in military organization; and espe-
cially TO the Adjutant General and the
Quarter Master General for their unre-
mit'ing labors 10 that end. Their reports
exhibit clearly the present condition and
needs Of the public service. and their sug.
gestions will. doubtless, receive your at
tcntive consideration.
Invite your attention to the increased
expense OF public printing. This results
in part from defects in the act regulating
the subject, and in part from the mode in
which the reports OF the several Institu.
tons are prepared. The evil may be rem
eGed TO a considerable extent, by author
izing the Secretary of State to prescribe
the mode in which documents shall be
printed, and also the mode in which the
statements of receipts and expenditures by
the several Institutions shall be made.
All the official reports. directed by law
to be printed prior TO The meeting Of the
General Assembly, except those of the
Attorney General and the Commissioner
OF Common Schools, delayed by the re-
missne0s OF county and local officers, have
been more promptly made than in any
previous year; and all except that of the
Auditor of State which is in the hands OF
the printer, have been printed and nre
ready to be laid before you. They will
/ be transmitted 10 each House without de-