Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-04

| $55.0OO will have to be issued. 100000 hav,
been redeemed by the receipts for taxes from
torty-one counties. n
The depreciation Of this paper the Governor
attributes TO Interested parties, but gives as
sufanoe that II is better secured than any banh
paper In the State, as II IL receivable for taxes
and ilsone year will all be redeemed; besides
this, u has the collateral securities Of banl
stock, and the debt wilIbe assnmed blythe Gen
eral Government.
The Provisional Government began with an
empty treasury; the State credit was gone, be,
cause the interest Of the debt was not paid;
sheriffa resigned ratherthan collect taxes, and
even now only forty-one counties havefeturned
tax-books for 1851, and outssof $640.220 due
from them, only $685. have been paid in.
From seventy-three counties not heard from,
the amount duais very large, but officers are
finding 1t more easy to make collections, and
altogether the condition Of things is not worse
than when the present authorities received con-
troll of the Government The bondholders will
hardly expect the July interest to be paid, but
90 not doubt the ability Of the State to- pay ul-
timately.
The appointments to fill county offices made
vacant by incumbents refusing TO take the oath
OF allegiance, have generally been acceptable.
In most parts of the State courts of Justice
are open, and the laws properly hdministeredj
but In Others, disturbance and crime are perpe.
trated under the name of guerrilla warfare.--
Sufficient force is now ready, however, to COM
pei the cessation Of such outrages. Troops hos
tile to the people and institutions of the State
have been supplanted by homo volunteers who
will be less Objectionable. ,'- te,-" -. ~
The praise Of securing peace and prosperity
Will be due, under the providence Of God, to the
patriotism and Weldon of the Convention
Much remains to be done, and nothing must be
allowed TO distract the attention and energy of
all classes of tho people from means heretofore
employed. boa, - .a. t.- -. .,,- o..
The Governor 10 doubtful as to the wisdom of
electing members Of Congress seventeen months
before taking their seats, as questions may
come up for consideration different from those
on which they were elected; but he ventured no
recommendation on the subject.
AS 10 the ordinance passed last November,
ordering an election Of executive officers and
for the ratification of the Provisional Govern
mens, which was postponed till the coming
August, be submits whether it should not be
annulled, In view Of the fact that thirty thou
sand citizens are absent from the State 40 vol.
unteers, who ought to have voice 10 this mat.
ter.
AS to an oath of loyalty for the qualification
of voters, he submits the question without reo-
Ommendation, although he thinks the State
ought to be protected against the influence Of
those who have been reoreant to its interest.
Resolutions were passed authorizing the
President to appoint committees on Congress
lional Districts, Election, Elective Franchise,
Finance, Militia, and State Constitution
Some members are confident the question Of
emancipation will be voted out Of considera-
tion in tho Convention, chile others are san
guine that the Presidents proposition will be
discussed and recommended. All seem reso'v-
ed on stringent measures against allowing ac.
tive secesalonists to vote at the approaching
election. . ,...