The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-10
Friday Morning, - Jan 10, ise2
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The Governors Message,

able to lay before Cur readers the annual
message OF the Governor of Ohio. in our
issue OF this week. and kept our columns
open up until its rec,pdon, when We
found is ,sextreme length compelled us TO
emit its publication altogether, rs it would
have occupied all our available space for
two issues of our paper. The document
is considered an able State p' per. bu,
will, no doubt be reviewed from different
stand points. snd various opinions formed
Of its merits. The Cincinnati Gazette, in
speaking Of il says.
The xuaordiparv subjects growing
out Of civil way. aided TO the tull exhibit
OF Slase affsirs, will Sufficiently nee aunt
f1r the great len2th of Gov. Denpison' S
Message, W lie they aiso Increase lis in.
but tie cause ess rebellion in the South
mars The prosperity and rapid advance
s,tion. and that size has great and sub
stantial resources TO sustain the burdens
Of the war to suppress the rebellion and
establish the authority of the Goyernmeot
What the State has done for the war IS
stated in good taste, also the necessities
ior the future. the first Of which are an
equal system Of taxation by whicS the
basis will be enlarged. and every species
of property made to contribute Its pro-
portion, and thorough militia system,
by which every able bodied man in the
State will be put under military organi
gstion.
The science OF taxation has been but
little understood or cultivated in this
country. The public burdens al first wer'. !
light +, and were easily borne by few
kinds Of property. But little test has
been made Of the capacity of the country
10 bear taxation. By introducing the
more extensive systems which prevail in
England and France, it will be found that
by extending the taxable basis, an6 by
excise on special articles oflrxury, a large
portion of the extraordinary taxes requir
ed by the war. can be imposed without
heavily increasing the burden on the peo
pie. This is a subject worthy the highes,
ability of the Legislature.
--I,is probable that most. il noe all, The
direct taxes Of the National Government
will be assessed and collected by the or
binary State machinery. and therefore
the duty Of adjusting this burden equally
upon the shoulders Of the people OF Ohio.
becomes one Of the most important for
this Legislature.
The principle Of limiting local taxation
by Legislative enactment, is an established
one in this State. There is no impera-
live reason for rigid practice now. and
this the Governor advises. He gives
favorable account Of the condition and
performance Of the State bank, and re-
frs TO the financial relief it has furnished
the State on several occasions and advi
sss its recharter He opposes the bank
ing project Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury On that we have expressed our o.
pinions at length, which coincide with
those of the Governor.
For the first time for several years the
Ohio canals do not come before the Leg
isature with heavy deficit in their rev
enue. The State, through the lease, is
relieved of that burben, at this time,
when it would have been more onorous
than ever The Governor is not fully
satisfied, andregrets that an effort had
not beer made to make them self sustain
ing in State management, but AS success.
siye legislatures have been making that
effor: for years, with constantly iacrea.
sing deficit, the opportunity 10 protract
the effort will not be generally regretted.
The duties of the State executive Off
GERS were suddenly and heavily increased
by the outbreake OF the war, the utter
unpreparedness OF this State for cefense,
and the imposition oil the labors OF a great
military establishment. These duties
have been discharged with ability and
success. The few exceptions sink into
insigni6cauce. compared with what has
been achieved The military expendi-
lures are detailed at length in the mes.
sage. The message gives a full exhib
oi the finances Of the State, and is very
complete compendium OF the history o
the State for the last and most momen
tous year. We do not undertake any
review or abstract Of the subjects of the
message. The great variety and she i'm
portance of SO many of them make this
impossible within our limits, and the very
full, dignifed and able manner in which
the Governor has treated them, makes il
quite unnecessary.
The Number of Sick Soldiers.
There are now one thousand and forty
five soldiers sick in the hospitals in AL