Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Fellow-cifizens of the Senate,
and of the House of Rem senfgfires

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Our devout thanks are due to Almighty God
for the signal blessings conferred on our country
While an unparalleled rebellion OF part OF
the national confederacy is waging war against
the Government, and marshaling immense armies
to aid its attempt to destroy the Union, the GOV
ernmeht' unoer thc blessings OF providence mas
preserved the Capital OF the Nation; maintained
Its authority over large majority OF the States
prescribed the limits within which the insurrecon
is confined, establish its supremacy over Della
ware, Marylanc, western virginia, hentuckyi
ana Mlssouri-whose social sympathics were TO nc
small extent with the insurgent States reclaim
ed, by memorable naval victories, important ports
IN these states, and by the wisdom and vigor oil
Its measures, removed every doubt OF Its power
TO speedily suppress the rebellion, restore Its con
stitutional authority over every state OF the
onion, and permanently maintain tie hlgh posi-.
tioh OF the walton among the leaulng states OF
the world. The threatening crisis through when
the Government is passing must take its place IN
history as exhioiting, peyohu All preceuents, the
Inherent vitality and power OF free institutions
while the failure OF the rebellion 10 accomplis,
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81 l.; ;nd;oo t;,,, "a, s,nou;o,i,, oor ali o,Lor Gov
crnmental Eorms and nowerfui,v contrihute re its
introdnct;on omong Ioss fororod no,;ons
I,ooLin1 roaror ho,no and oxan,;n;no ,bo oo,,
d;tion Of th;s Stoto 700 bnuo onmni soasor 20,
gratitude n Tho D;snonsor or ali Tood Tbo soo,
60 er ,to - 80 y, =" .1..',
for Tho booi,h of ,,an I'D 10 oanth hos e.,
d,ntly rowordoJ b;s lahorS Tho nonoofi o,onn
flows 81 tho noo,,Io 49, boo ,;,,,p AZ .t'hod h,,
tbo nnhI;c d;sor1ars Aor;ori,nro oan,,r,o ot,,ro:
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t,,o uats;o.; ar ho ,o "uue cao,, .ia;n "aiu
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.es "liun ms l',,ner'o charac.e.Neu .I poi''ieai
ao. -, o',,uS ;ne peVp1, 0uuIs uuUn .t
apt;i;,' .o a;Tn ": o p;.,Isa Wv Az
aonlty vi el'ner uoins soou, na,e hle'ueu W
sP,rie vi conc'hat'ol, anu hiouerr'ion UNI
hh6 '"en az III .ne ilooio p"'pcae Vi uei:nu'nS
tue natloi rom tne assaults vi ,'s eueni'es ut
hole' anu ii neeu oe; rom aoroae' Is 70 oe
oP:u 'u"v uns "uap,o'oue ,eouiO Va ou' puoo oa
iaInitles VIII prove the haroheer oi specify res
toration OF harmony ana goou VIII among the
people Vi all SECTIONS oi the country
THE PROGRESS oT THE STATE.
The present year is the sixtieth from the adop
ton of the Ohio Constitution by the Convention
OF leO2. 1t is therefore period at which it will
be enteresng to review the progress Of the State;
especially since no fairer example of a State
grown up under free institutions can probably be
found. To do this in manner easily understood,
shall arrange the subject under the general heads
of growth III population; in agricultural produc-
tion, in industry dependent on the arts; in conf
merce; in accumulated wealth, and in social in
sttutions.
The aggregate of these facts, at separate peri
ods, will present the movement in growth, with
out the complication OF numerous details.
,,,,.,,oh1o IT, IshH ,i'o 80, ,,a.,o 10, AZ mn
coc nno ,con ,o.o =,
t;on was 93a 00o From lslC to Is6o II was
500. 600 While the increase still continues
immensely GREAT the ratio of increase has dimin.
ished. fact which is always apparent when the
basis of nonulntion is mucb ENLARGED. Taking in
to view the service of the land. as well ms the
number of pesons no state having as great n
destiny of habutation has increased as rapidly.
except Massachusetts. where growth is almost en-
tirelv that of manufacturing towns. Ohio is main,
ly an agricultural State. Hence its rapid growth,
since il obtained million of people, is the more
remarkable. This fact has become of great i'm
portance, since the existence of the present war.
We have been called on to furnish what, in the
old military States of Europe. would be deemed
n very large proportion of soldiers. The armies
of Europe does not exceede one fiftieth of the
peoplc. while the able bodied men of Ohio mus
{, red into the United States Army have reached
full one-tbirtjeth, If we NAV imagine the war
to have occurred at n former period, we have the
means of contrasting our ability to meet such u
demand, by contrasting, at certain periods, the
men over twenty one wears of age. Thus. com.
pare the periods of 1912 (the war with Great
Britain,) the period OF 1882 (South Carolina nu
lifcaiton), and the present. The able bodied
men over twenty one years of age was
In 1919, .229, 900
Ir 1861. 500 ,Ot 0
Tho s,ro,nth or tho s,oto for tbo r,rrosos of
,,on Il nnt sSomn n,aroIr hu ,b;s orowth. Cor a.,
ia,;o 'noma Inrso n ,',,,,t;,i;od
iLI a,r,, 81 Vs., ,I'o oa ho snano1 c.o,i tho
" % nr rca bo ~ sit' i nU Wv w
unna,;yo ,Tlo oao na,;n of noI,,tnaons ~
pi;Ipd;r Ise, ia ho, hno,, ;,,rosshIo T., IsI5
p pa hao,, so,,o"o,r rol, IN 1870 A. nrooant ,hn
~I rnr;oms aches nr ;ndrstry oro i;,Io .tfsctod
hr tbo ;rmonso d,a r. modo unon ,bo act,vo Iahor
e III S.a.a ''''' -'''o 'p0N Wv "'''' '''0
WIZ, W. tha ,.o th ofror,,,, :, State rhoro
four .Gr,hs ~ ,bo noorlo ora rot aar;crItnr,, Tho
aro,vth of alrr;em,tnro e., ha onn.ns
SSond;naIv iarao Tho oonsnsoa nr ,ho IGn;tod
States 3or lsafl and Is5O w;,h Tho onnnol rotnrns
n orono modo urdor ,bo J;root;on ~ cto,a ,o,nn
C,rn;sh;ng tbe means of ON acourota "
Taking Tie n nccrerate Of all cereaj crons toastber
with notatoes' for three decennol neriods wbave
these results
Bushels.
I'm 1899. 81. .464 Goa
In lS49. 92,945, ,l64
In 1860. 1894, 55
1bave selected the last cron rs6O, beoouso
the largest and most accurately taken wa have
ever had The increase of agricultural nroduc.
ton between IS4O and 1860 was nearly double
the ratio of the increase of domestic animals and
in ratio equal to that of the people. Notwith.
standing this increase of animal life demanding