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Lciities for doing its appropriate Work. 4Ee &
Ihnw. Of the Office are oncTons, and must ne ,
.ssariIT increase with the expansion OF thc
y5ten,. The .seut incumbent, compe!lco 10
hose between the neglect OF sone ol h's oLs-
ial duties and the use q ms psv1s h"si,n.cG
q adopt tue latter alternative. This IS unwof-
~ thc IRE State of Illinois. Provision
,ho hoop|d i,e made by law for clerk hire and ioT
lcccssary travelling expenses when cnsa:ea IN
trict|y official business. Inc suggestion OF
project reatiye to the expealeney o. aoaln 10 10
.cact, and direct tho public mind by educa'
;on,i addresses. and afford useful aid In con-
tnct:nv ssr;e5 OF teachers ln,tltutes, Nf.'
seem to nc to he prudent, practical anu eeon.
,n,ical. and are therefore commended 10 your
T,ha s1t,;ert Of school architecture, the
cr;s wh;ch exist, aud the remedy, are shown
l,r the Superintendent, in clear and convine'
~, m,n,,rr. and should command the eonsid-
rr1tion which their great Importance demands.
W;thout entering more into dsta1ss, a,'hn
c31unlcnd thc whole subject o. popaiar aca eunr.,
n !. su,,icct which is apt to be lost sight OF
hv + the uoii,ician, oycrshaaowed by the mors
;.,nnsinr functions Of material ''-"wf" "'''
t,ror7css but it undcri;es our whole political !
svsitnl, far outwcisil:ns all cplicInersl qucs- |
tions OF commerce a!,d 1lucnce in its influence
upon the ultimate greatness and glory OF tllc
country. I c.nuot close E1y remarks upon tl'
alton OF thc invalpaGlc lsbors Of the SUITE su-
pcrintendcu.. Those 1abors have been atdu-
Gus aad difficult, but he has discharged tlcm
faithfully, and with great ability.
culcaGo l1lsron1c1 soc,E7r.
, A kindred subject 10 that of education is
that oi collecting and preserving the material
for our rast and future history. This has been
done liz the Chicago Historical Society, to
which al,usion was hitherto made by my pre-
dccessor, t;ov. Bis5ell. This Society, by un-
,,arallelcl industry, las already large co'ltc'
and Settlement Of 1hc West, and especially o!
our own State; with numerous files OF news
na1,ers. eonic Of them dating back to the Or
.,an;zation Of the State Government, and alse
many manuscripts, preserving the history OF
,arly events ohta1ped from o!lr older cltiz"ns
It contains Mt this time 4 collection Of 01Oo
volumes. The public spirited ucn who CON
ceiycu and have carried on tl;e enterprise have
rendered service for which they deserve to br
held in grateful remc:nbranc: by ourselves and
n,r postcrity respectfully suggest the ell
| act.ntnt of i law requiring the Secretary o.
| copies of oil documents printed By each Gent.
| raj Assembly, for tue purpose IT exchange
| with other Societies for similar documents and
| other valuable works:
| se'1S1'S4e s''s'@'
| 4 work has recently been 1uauguEatcd ~ Inc
leading natu,alists Of the State which, if pros.
| percd, will doubtless prove to bc Of great ad-
| vspt2cc 70 our ranrasioc:. interest. re't1
| roTnc rc:erti:le survey now pou;; Oh under
| ,hs direction Of The Illinois Natural History
Society. Large collections in tue various de-
nar,rncuts of Natural Histovs t:@.rc been al
rcaly made ~'t.:a c..r state limits. Thes'
s;::,css..4e.ss arc now being deposited and care
i fully arranged III tho Museum Of the stat'
Normal University, where they will serve fo
n,rnoscs Of education in that Institution, AM
viii also furnish, as the work goes On. new
sorrces Of useful knowledge to our cItizons.
r,1r. r,~,,prsr1y
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The subject of tic currency, SO deeply RI
fectjnv ali f,,e c,;:nncs Of business and trlflr
IA ncrh,rs rs difficult Of gnlu;ion IA any whic
iii cono hcfure ycu. A large majority OF Ill
neonlr nre unsau,iiiSr with the system and te
t.,;1s If hankinr. and ihcy piacc thcir conf
,ienre in The parer Of banks from rel
eno n,,n,' The wisdom and integrity Of thci
renrcss.ntatiycs in si,rroun,.ing It with sue
t's,eras 49, viii ;us,,i,. ia nro1hpt r,lcm1
t;nr XII r;Rsscs lave 4 dcrb interest In til
n,ast;nc vh.t arc they TO receive for the pys
II,,cts ri their skill and industry? The que
= ~, = r,,t row Th,.tbrr it wcrc better to RI
s.'n - - Silver auI ,sola Than 10 use rcnrcscnt
a s:na ..a,,,a. ~ ThE cnrrcncyf5 in cjrculatio,
r ~ ~ 49,. ,,,,,enrns he ado,trd h, thtn Assen
CHn any measures " au'lt:s'i ~ t..'' 80.
:, | h1y "hiGli WIZ, ose;t. =. lAuiteeess 49," :
= those HHahSia! enoaa'.ssnl,n's ", a. ~,
l. ..itt ;rn,,,ia,s nmes,iot, and on,. which /,
r. is atTonhlaas 9nestiou, a.'a VIZ "vh .in',h.fa H.
- pcrPlcSca Tue An.est minus anu Is a'n.'N.x y,
1tahsnt, INV, me- sna,c;eys nr ro,r hndv III
j. inost shHa.s w. n,n,c,, n snncr,,tnr. stnr
~ VIC arc NJ lhe nte1:s - etSt'lv."lo, s.oe
" brokers anu pane ll Hu'sssl ~
ny losses by reason ot hactuat,1is III tlc ':11ns
u o11r circulation, 1nc i'ast anti Psc9cu1 cAne
~ cnec OF the COUNTY, lulls ct''nsMs.
=, can ouls ,s,,...:'sr ,r s.s', ,.s;ao
~ rear 10 ny MN. ~. y. evnt etp 1s;;1
taon, a,'u .to,t;a,, ",,a INT af,nr ,,;s,
f asc seut ~. as;ts rnn INV ..;.c,x ,,ont 81,
hs course rs will correct the evils from WIN
~ VIC sriter 1rGenH,n'ena, ~ ~ a'te"a;iS... .;n;a
~ the law, ipat 1E''s"~ ~ ~e:,N ir''esn IN, !,..ii
", VI auhtioa II some central pant. sEess.e,t;; Il,
Instance, as such ralc IN VII ssu,unv11s ; -.
~ for the necessary expense ,neHItcu =
m ,ilan. What that rate should be a1n not |
III! TEMPORARILY disturb tue value Of the circ'
wv tion WILL reaa'ly ps seen, lps ~ tne r
eM tical effect Woulti hc 10 hs:h. az upon ~
na terms, and thosc tha. eomM nst n1r ,111 mohM
comply, wolld DC necess'1'ts aAss'1oeo
Pr Thn ~ an1nrsheusinu ofthc forced s1e ofkcc
Of ties would, for = timc, disturb their value,
~. apprchend that it would be sTssc1: Of p
IN Gc:tiou, and II 1t should reduce our tw
moi. millions Of circulation very materially NJ
hrr not in Tho cnd he an objection. Loss mi
tne 49,, ~ snrnn rv+c.t h,,t tl,c o,1csti0r1 nat;1,
/, oe arises " ether t!,ry shall lose something
c,;r md hereafter ca:r, CT he ect:tantty losing
,,n,, recommend also that securities hereafter !:
ucn .,c-n.iard IN tT7,st for issucs. be 1cstric;e
lm- 1ut..s;. a.5 rTr;t od S+,tee ,,o,,ds Al IN :
OF ani'D.n w. 4H ,o,or nh;cctinns n;,ht hayr
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