Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-17

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wise be brought and invested here, while III
would tend directly to greatly increase tax
able property, from the effects likely to fol. |
low The permanent establishment Of new
and extensive manufactures. 1t would in
duee the investment Of foreign capital, tha |
would not otherwise find its way hither
and in few short years return to the peo-
pie an ample pgWarl fqr legislative indui-
gence.
INTEREST.
A difficulty, in the way Of the outlay of
capital in manufactures, has existed ID the
large rates Of interest authorized by law
While ten and twelve per cent for the use
of money can be realized, money will be-
constantly more or less withdrawn from
any branch Of business that produces
wealth. Money loaned produces no wealth,
adds nothing to the common stock. I'll
simply draws to itself by kind of accretheI
power. The farmer who can realize two
or three per cent, after all his Ill and labor,
on the value Of his farm, must be tempted
to sell his land and stop producing, when
he discovers that on the money for which
he sesls, he can realize without labor, ten
or twelve per cent. Capitalists will not
put their money into manufactures, while
they can realize without risk ton or twelve
percent for The use Of their money. ! have
twice before called the attention of the
Legislature to this subject and beg leave
to refer again 10 the views expressed il my
two last messages upon it.
AMENDMENTS.
The Constitution Of the State ought to
be amended so as to increase tie number
of Judges Of the Supreme Court to five
The rapid increase Of the business Of that
Court, keeping pace with the growth 81
the population, and business Developments,
Of the country, taxes the Judges with too
much and too seyere labor. In justice to
she Judges themselves, and to the business
constantly before the Court, this relief
ought to be provided.
The Constitution ought also to BE- anne d
eel, so that, after the close Of my present
term, my successors may be paid a higher
salary than that now authorized by the
Constitution, or else SO that no man but Il
man Of wealth can be eligible to the office
The present salary, requiring tie most
rigid economy in the official incumbent to
give him . bare livelihood, renders the
, position most humiIiating, when occasions
require the commonest courtesies to be
extended to distinguished strangers from
abroad.
MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
have before called the attention of the
Legislature to the necessity of some further
legislation to aid in more efficient organ
ization Of the Militia Of the State. While
there is a mere skeleton of an organization,
no efficient use can be made of it to sup
press insunection or rebellion from within,
or to pregent aggressions from abroad.
Tho militia may be used, under the direc-
ton of the Executive, to sustain the civil
arm of the Government and to aid in the
execution OF the laws. The laws are to be
executed only in the manner directed BY the
laws themselves, and the military forces
can only be used to aid the officers Of the
Jaw in executing the process of court,
when distinctions are placed in the way,
and in sappressing riots. No provision
whatever has ever been made to meet the
expenses which would necessarily be incur
red in the use of military force, for any
purpose whatever. While, therefore, it is
The duty of the Executive to sec that the
laws are faithfully executed, he is left com
paTatiyely poweless-- called upon to exc
cute without means of execution. TheI
signs Of the times indicate that there max
arise contingency in the condition of the
Government, where it will become necessa-
ny to respond to a call Of the National Gov
erpment for men and means to maintain
the integrity Of the Union, and to thwar
the designs Of men engaged in an organized
treason, While no unnecessary expense
should be incurred, yet it is the part OF
wisdom, both for individuals and States, inI
revolutionary times, to be prepared to de-
fend our institutions to the last extremity.
! commend this subject to your wisdom
and discretion.
SLAVERY, DIsUNIoN, ETC.
BY the original articles Of Confederation,
the States Of New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets Bay, Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary land,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Georgia, seyerally entered into ~ firm
league of friendship with each other for
their common defense, the security of their
liberties, and their mutual and general
welfare" binding themselves 10 assist each
other against all force offered to. or attacks
4nade upon them, or any CT them, on &C.
connt Of religion, sovereignty, trade or any
other pretence whatever" Each State re-
tanned its sovereignty, freedom, and indc-
pendence, and every power, jurisdiction and
right which was not by the Confederation
expressly delegated to the United States.
in Congress assembled.
This was league Of tho States, and nos
a government Of the people Of the United
States.
Experience soon proved that while ii
some respects that species Of government
answered the purposes for which II was
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