Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-22

and clothing our prairies with fair cuIti-
waited fields. and gardens, and orchards.
rising cities aud villages, who shall predict
the future agricultural wealth, or assign
limits to the grand destiny of the State OF
illinoisl We may reasonably expect that
manufactures Of all kinds will continue to
spring up IN our cities and villages to a
good degree but il is most emphaticaily
here. upon these rich plains ready for the
plough. that agriculture shall have her
millennium and reap harvests such as the
world never saw; and we may reasonably
infer that. if in the space Of eight years the
State has grown TO be the second railroad
State in the Union, at the end Of her next
decade she will take her rank as the first,
aud who then shall limit her aspirations
not only to the FIRST railroad State, but to
the empire State Of the Unioni
DIsTsIcrING OF THE STATE.
Upon the subject Of dividing the State
il.o senatorial and representative districts.
and also into Congressional districts, most
earnestly recommend that the same he done
with the strictest reference to the couven-
fence OF the people and the natural geogra.
ply OF the State, consulting the contiguity
and adaptation Of counties so a. meet fairly
to reflect the popular wills, without the
slightest regard 70 this or that party. A
system aiming at mere party advantage is
much to be deprecated, and moreover wnuid
and ough to redound to the injury Uf any
party aiming to secure such partial legila.
| ton.
THE ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The fostering hand of the legislature
should be continued in behalf of a society
which observation and experience have
shown to be one of the most effective aoen
cies in developing the agricultural res1ur-
ces and the mechanical industry of the
State. Especially should this be the case
IN State whose chief interest is freely
regarded as the foundation of all other
callings. When it prosyers, all must PROS
| per; when II fails. al must fail IL aff,rds
employment to nearly four fifths of our
population. Ii Is the parent Of commerce:
IL supplies Its freights and exchanges: il
Dulids ana trelgbts our railroads il swells
the sails OF our ships on the ocean, sets the
wheels OF machinery in motion, reclaims
the wilderness, and pushes forward the car
OF settlement and civilization. He is GER
talhiy no statesman who does not study the
interests aud bearings Of labor upon the
b"dy polite and hold out TO all reasonable
stlmnIauts. h0nOrs and emoluments: and
II Is the object OF this Society and It's aux
ilaries to give greater profit and dignity TO
iaoor' 10 oring the agency of science and
invention to Its aid, 10 render the earth
more productive, more beautiful and more
convenient to man, To increase the revenue
OF the State, itself, by enhancing the amount
ana revenue OF Its taxable property. Ii is
emlnently worthy of liberal encourage
ment
The officers of this Society fer the mast
years OF Its existence, and its present board.
are men who have displayed much self
sacriheiDg devotion in the discharge of
their Official duties, and are entitled 10 great
crecit Tor their magnanimous Efforts to
place Illinois in the front rank of all the
| agricultural States of the Union. The So
ciety Is now directing its attention 10 the
establishment of an Agricultural Museum
and the Secretary is at this time yisitiug
different portions of the State. COLLECTING
| specimens of gram, coal, minerals. &c
ascertaining modes of cultivation. AVERAGE
| yield, adaptation of soil, and other usefnl
statistics, 10 be placed in enduring quar-
tiers OF the capitol for the observation and
improvement Of all. The visitor at the las,
State FAIR. at jacksonville, could not fail
to be impressed with the usefulness of this
association. He had before hi i'm evidence
OF the most gratifying ADVANCEMENT of the
State IN the superiority and variety Of the
products of the farm. the garden, the or
chard, and the dairy in the improvement Of
stock, 10 the numberless models Of machine
| ry and labor saving implements ada, ted to
almost every want of man, displayins
ingenuity and skill highly credltabie t. the
| mechanical and inventive genius of the
people, and showing how many minds are
IN ceaseless thought to promote the com
forts of man.
THE STATE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
Ihe reports OF the boards of trustee FOR
the Benevolent Institutions at jacksonville
the Insane Hospital, the Scboul for the
Blind and the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM
| Will require your attention. Ii is Yratify.
ing to know that these institutions have. in
all respects, answered the high end of
influence tor which they were established.
AZ ID true that wise and discriminating
economy is necessary to the prosperity IF
every commonwealth, but still a public
policy having no reference to the unfortun
ate children of the State would be immess--
urahly incomplete and unjust.
This Is an area of progress, and we Justly
bnast OF our advancement in Christian civ
iiization, in science and the arts. But the
crowning glory of the age is that true ph,l.
| anihropy which aspires to tn elevation of
the unfortunate the suffering and INDECENT
to the highest state of social position and
usefulness OF which they are capable.
Therefore Pacing the means of cure, re
iief and education within the reach of these
sad children of misfortune is an object
worthy the legislators aim. This great
Commonwealth, as it moves maiesticaIIy
| onward in all the elements of power and
wealth, may justly point to its temples of
State endowment and benevolence as mon
uments OF wise legislation, and every tax
payer may rejoice that he has contributed
something, be 1t ever so little, to objects SO
sacred, humane and Just
SCHOOL FOR IDIOTS.
vi kindred character to this subject I
desire TO recommend the reasonable apnro.
priatlon for the establishment of a school
| the training Of Idiots. NV predecessor
Gov. Blsseil, in his last messages. warmth
commended this subject, but is has thus far
failed to be acted upon, ~ the disapnoint.
ment there is reason to believe, of citizens
| in all parts of the State where persons of
| this class are TO be found.
VI cur American population, it is esti-
mated that one in every thousand ia so
deficient in physical intellectual develope-
ment as to be unfit for training in our
ordinary schools. Indeed. it has been
supposed until lately. that they were inca
pa6le of instruction altogether.
Well tried experiments, however, in ma.
ny OF the States in Europe, have demon
strated that large portion of this class is
capable of such Development as to make
them orderly and self supporting instead of
helpless and dependent.
1t Is estimated there are sixteen hundred
persons OF this class in Illinois, and that
one third Ut that number are at the present
time OF such an age and condition as to be
Mt subjects tor training, such as is especi-
ally adapted to improve their condition.
A very moderate appropriation is all that
would be necessary until tho ns.f,I,o, r