The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-01-19

sense of the constitution, the receiving and
holding this fund is a debt, then has the State
prccluded herself from demanding and re.
ceiving about a million of dollars due her
! from the General Government, on the five
per cent. fund. Such is the amount and
character of our liabilities. 1t will be obscrv.
ed that but small portion of the same will
mature and be required TO be paid duine
the next two years. In contrast with this
the revenue resources Of the State show that
its financial affairs are in very satisfactory
condition. as it leaves a large excess of as.
sets over her liabilities.
/ The balance in the treasury, and in course
of payment through the banks, the defin-
quent taxes now due from the counties, and
the State tax of the year 1859, amount ir
the aggregate to six hundred and eight thou
sand six hunderd and nine dollars and fort Y
eight cents.
The Auditor estimates the expenditures
for the two fiscal years. commencing Novem
Der 18th, 1859. and ending the 1st Monday
November, 1861, exclusive of appropriation
for charitable institutions and other specia
purposes, at s4Ol ,7l9.72 whilst the estima
ted resources Of the State for the same pe-
riod, exclusive of the saline and school funds
are put down at $S5S, ,6094S. The above
figures exhibit handsome margin upor
which the State may prosecute to comDle
ton her various charitable and other lnstitu
| tions
| The first great duty Of the State undoubt
edlv is. 10 administer IFS affairs in all the de.
partmcntS of the public service, upon as
economical scale as possible, consistent
with the public good
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NJ '.' ',i9 I,0'' ''u'eS VI tue M,Ss'ss'pp'
poAhp Wv ncocArioN.-our Eauca'lona
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NV NV. "p''c 'is'ruc''oi' o' tie otate OF iowa.
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| ',o,'s o' II ".'ch PROVIDED ior 'cVVlhg taxes
W., '''.'ol'''a''h. money; was subsequently
v.o,',e" ~ M u''cy,s''','''ohat pY 1oe supreme
o,u.'. Nv no,,7' oi hancalloh at It's frS'
re" ,i ''ereu'pet, 1000, We're ,nhch
; rNn. ~ re.e,",'''ll% ,he extent o, men
| '''>a'c'ion, teaf'h" on the one hand thai
G, ,,'s' ~ el'o,,'h "','h ''ie Pow'rS OF ,he
,1r''', h>re."'iS' atio oi' 'ie o'ner, 'hil'
nv ",.Eut ''H :" Pa.,,''h 10 ele ,,li eN'eht'
y" "u''es requ'reo VI 'heth uiiaer lhe consul
"',n'.
A'er 'h".' Isher.'on ana hel'nerat,on
my re-e'ac.ea 'ne law ABOVE referred TO
W.. ~, s,',ai. e a'''nS' IL t'"N eh"ct
Wv ", ""y VI -h'ic'i r'S'' anu uhhef II
c.u. o'oo' :, St.,' ii'H opgFa'ea as success
' - We ,o"l" 'e'so''''iV eNpect IN view
lit - VA. - ts'e.' WIN w,n.ch 'iieV
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W s>Seh'l'' features. ootecuohS nave been
~ ~ so,ns y. IT. Pro.'S'ohs, n,tt IN the
~, 7, 'i''' "'Ven Satisfaction.
Doaa,, '.,',t y. .''e.' recent session neid IN
a,,,o,,5t ~ ,".'e variety oi
'm ,.' '.H' "ii'e' 'Hey peiieNe" VIII remove
ri -, - y .,.o,'~
III -, ,''o ~ '',o''s vi '.,e constitution,
~. p'>se' Nv ',.e poir" oi hau'a'ioh
80, ~ ~ W, ",ne"d'.re't ~, OF re-
',,a,.,, IN ,':,, Inc III" aS
Wv ,0 '"'' oe'o'c Nu" '"f Vour con-
~, az = ''' h"peu that you
WI o,''Y 'ntN9 HtTi a'''''''"'S 70 IL as YOU
''N ,".V ''ectSS'tV Y" give V'tal-
nv WITHOUT iiater'aiy changing Its provl-
s'onS'
hepn''ea ana radica' changes IN our school
''"S' 'h'"@i So'ha,i'neS necessary, are al
ways a',rn'et WIN temporary inconVeni.
eire, an. re,luen,'Y WIN serious injury, and
ne,'ce II Is particularly aeSirouS 10 AVOID them
uh'esS 'ney are ihalspenSaole TO the prosper
'V OF our scnooS,
ropu''. eauraaon Us one OF the most I'M
P'r'aht interests OF tue state. a much
.,ea,er nuhlner OF the people are personality
r..I''iieo WIN It's ia,iure OF success than
VIII ,"S o'lier SUBJECT Oh ieSisl1tion. lt Is
soarte'y ,. ne.e-sHrv, there'ore' 'hat the ut
th;ro ou" ,,o,, ,,'",, a., ' " oo>srteu Ill any
.,"'S YOU may uee,i. IL Jour aaty 10 90 ior
~. tpouo'f',i .. ''iis treat OBJECT; ana IN
.'.s sen.'lieli. ah iuiiy persuaded tnat
.t,a - -, = All i.',
mad Ia ,,,, st'1 su,.o5' eaM s,iouiu pe co.'s'd
eiou a'i'i a''eu upon uciihi'eiy anu nhally al
an carry nay oi t,e session IN oruer that they
may pe pup,iShea ana distriouted III time to'
NV my scuooi aist''ct eiecuons IN the spring
he'r cucuftoh IN pamphlet form should not
pe ies''lcseo 20 sc'iooi oilieers' bat should be
sem sen. ofoad-cas, among the people, IN order
..ia' 'iiey may oecome iainliiar with Their pro-
v,s'o's' he iease every mead OF family
snuuiu o1 suPpuso WIN copy. we nave
oVer one hundred thousand voters who are