The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-01-19

w III HtCNNNl'lN NNUlutbh W ~ NlNNuNlNus w
Il st consideration, without doubt, Ia every dis.
cuSsion con vruug pubic moneys ia safety. II
safety can bc comhncd with general cuu,~n. I
Mncr anl udvantuEr, icw will question the wis.
dom ui tie combination. Such Cumhnsiu
in my ju gmeut may oc ob AIMED hy providing
for tn, payment ui all dues ~ the S,ptr, in com
or the Notes ot the specie paying Banks uI Onioi
by uu'hurE.ng the election or drpuo,tatirs by |
the Statc treasurer, under suitable guards and
restrictions, ond 10y frqntrns ompe aud unqurs- !
ton0hle srcuily tor prompt p,ymn nj OF all d
roaits, on demand, in specie or specie notes.
M interests should Ot taken ON deposits excrl /
for thr State All uSr ut punhC monrys by pub !
lie nlh'rr aud all attempts TO scrurr IN any
way, private aiVtutrg, irom the deposit or rth- |
cr Il sp sttiun ut public mudS, should he sttict- !
ly pru ubl,cd under the sovcrrSt renalty.
Such sys,em Nlll approach rs n,aily TO the
lnlrprndcnl Treasury ol tn. Federal Govern.
ucrl rs II due regard to the welfare of the peo.
pie wiDl admit aud much nrarcr, III my opn
jor ,han the ystem recently adopted rhr act
ut 1888, NV witch that s,st'm wos introduced,
contains many useful PROVISIONS tut THEN wi.
ur l. greatly impaired by It's virtual sanction oil
| the receipt ~ whatever tn' Sevrra! County
! Trrasuter> may choose to take in payment of
taxes; Wy thr abs nee ot al pruvislun In rtW-
| ion to the exchange ol funds snd by it's omls.
$ IN to tCQlirt bon s TO the Satisfaction ui State
oilice,s tor he saltk rpins AMI Transferred mnn.
Ie,s longing 10 toe Sat: la the pIactcai ~
cuion OF The oct u, County rrtasuwIs hay,
generally received tor taxes whatever VS. cur
lrent IN their couutic>, and in some inst onceS u
lis said checks ot indy idua Il on Btuk> IN theii
vicinity, and have made such eHcHon2eS ol tie
undS received Tor com or Other iuudS, IL III,
public interest seemed To require. lhut IN tins
actIou they were governed uN considerations I"
public convenience aud puohG duty ~ not Qu'S.
-. . a. al.
detective character ul the law. Wurn bank
untrs are received in pdNm.nt OF t"xs and re
aimed in the Treasury, the banks Issuing thvn ,
VIII III loIcigu or domestic, nre mad, the ~.
drposiDhfi S uf The pub,IC idui> without intrTeSl
aud without 5 curlty. Su, where ch, ckN ot prl'
vNle cIt 2'nS are received, those 81 zclls MS Ion
rs their che, kS are hrld, ore constituted sucli
d-poSiaties rh virtual r,qnuem nt by III
act OF tn * hungr oi currency To- co,n ana tn
virtual p Imissiou oi the a,Se oi currency
iDr other currency can harty lall To give occ'
SION 20 dl.grrous dealing wnh the pubi fund,
This act, til fore, sc 10 ne to fail OF It's IN
~. Under itu deposit syste,h o. the niIs,
uusrie drS ripion may grow up, aud the nse
! public funds Tor rlvd." h'n'ht can hardly b.
pr vented. Everything must o'pcnd on the
IN rgrity ol TIL. Stat, ana C,un'y rrasnrers.
! see no way Of escapr tom these d didculies
exc p bN suhSulu inA tor tLis s,s'em oi ihdi
recj deposits and haz ri as exchange, thor
nnghly guarded plan lur she direct deposit ot al
, nn,ies received. without exchange, win select
ell deposllar,es. from whDn ample securi i"'
have been required pua tHieu or by the ndop
tiun, in luii, of the Fedt raj SYST III, providin.
Tor the appointments ot Sub.Treusuiers, requir
ing from them ample bonds, aud proh,nitng the
: receipt tor pubic dues Oi unN hing but coin. o
! d, most sp.' ie no es of Ohio banks ESen sucl
: mor,s could not b rccevrh without consl,tn
4 ing the banks, to the ext mt OF such re'e p s
: puulic depostdres without security. OF NV,
. Sucn alternatives ns these, II eau hardly b.
duuhted thul, un er existing circumstances, III
former will receivr The u proval oil the penll
IN Iorm'r Cotnmun cations, have repeatedly
recommended 10 hg .slotlvr consideration III
interests VI our Agriculture. ol the entire pio
ducts OF The StaIe, tNu-tnIdS are rom lhe iarns
Ol the enliIe wealth Il the S,ate, more than haI
Is IN farms. o. tie entire tdx,li"n ul the St1tr
= much more than hat Is paid hy farmers. II
protect their interests nnd prosperity, nu,t nr
c SSdnly De prominent obj j"CIs VI W. e Legislation
SugAesl IONS IN relation 10 thesr obj'Cts, ,mcrItl
corefnl consideration, will b. found III me Agri
cultural rcpor; and in The resu ulIon, at lt
/ State Boar, of Agriculture. Permit me, olSu, {,
renew u suggestion heretofore mate. ol addition
al prov visions ior ptemiums 10 b. oil,rcd IN IN
e State and County Agriculture, Suchtms. An
may ] nol add mat III resum, ,'tiun aud com pie
ton of til q oiogical Sdrvry ot he State, wlt
special reference To agriculture and mining
= could not fll 10 beneh aii interests connect teC
Win the soil.
An act "i the last GrncrcI Assembly dire ct
th, judges OF elections 10 ect The votes oi per
suns whn may appcar To hevr dlsllnct and Vie
ible admixLurr o, African blood. Ii Is not vcI
easy 10 ueIcrnlnr whdt Is distinct aimlx ur,
, Oi tbut description III blood OF when II ma, II
sad 10 Dc visible. 1t is quite crildln, howeve
hat il is b 'yuni the power OF the l. gisldlu,t
tu enlarge or abliigr the right oi sutIr q driinde
by the Constitution. b, that instrument n /
restricted 10 win male ciI,ztns The question
who a,e included in the description, Is not Ia
lhr |. gisature. but for ,ht Courts. An al
tempt TO decide il by enoctmrnt must neccssari
? IL be mlsch-, Gus both III itsrIt and u pre-
crdent. The act referred TO is not Ouly such h
attempt, bu il gives H. judges OF elections. und
u / q Z" aud unc, tain rule. II large am dougerou
I power, Capable o! brins perverted to extern
abusr therefore recommend its epral.
The COusuru ion d ctarrs that Ih-rr shall b
, no sl"ve,y in tins dt-, no mroluGtar, srIvi
=. tudr, eXcep' Tor punishment oi crime. To giy'
effect 10 this provision aud 10 arrest the prnc
Ilice, becoming comnon through impdnlty, q
t sriz NJ AnI taking out oI the State, without Un,
warrant OF proc IS OF law, persons claimed b
fuglt es from service, though of,rn, in loc', ire
, recommend re.rnd ctmcnt Of The acts r.
peslrd by lie las G, neral Assembly prollbiin
Nlaveholdug and kidnapping N ONO aud re
curing more II cluaiy the benefits Of The wri
ol ha hcaS corpus.
Four years since, the military force Of tn
State was thoroughly d,orgsnI2i. i. The pub
lie arms-a large prOpeuy--wrre scatiere
llr ugh the clnnlis. ana III danger OF totai los.
No adrq Iale secur ty IN tne tom Oi bonds n
otherwise, protected The Stote against hat haz
ard iHe laws made no sufficient provision
; either Iur discipline or orgamzAIlon TIN, con
dI,lon Of lhings naturally attracted The ttn,io
OF the G neral Assembly, and successive law
been enacted. designed To remedy existing evils
Under these laws, considerable quantities Of arm
have been coie"trd, aud either sold II ust less q
il worth repair made Gl tor service A res
p,clahl' iorce OF voluHte rs has been org nice
aud otfi cred, aud. as lar as pracicsble, discIp