Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-01-15
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
FsIioi0- Citizens Of the Senate

God for the signal blessings conferred on OF
country.
While an unparalleled rebellion of pa
of the national confederacy is waging ws
against the Government and marshallin
immense armies TO aid its attempt 10 destro
the Union, the Government under the bles
ings of Providence, has preserved the Cap
tai of the Nation; maintained its authorit
over large majority of the States; present.
ed the limits within which the insurrectio
Is confined; established lis supremacy owe
Delaware, Maryland, Western Virgins
Kentucky, and Missouri-whose social sym
pathies were to no small extent with the in
surgent States-reclaimed, by memorable ns
val victories. important ports in those States
and by the wisdom and vigor If its measure,
removed every doubt of its power 10 speedi
ly suppress the rebellion, restore its constitu
tional authority over every State of the Un
Ion, and permanently maintain the high DO
sition of the Nation among the leadin.
States the world. The threatening crisi
through which the Government is passins
must take its place in history as exhibiting
beyond all precedents, the inherent vitality
and power of free institutions while the fail
ure Of the rebellion to accomplish its pur.
pose of destroying popular government. will
under the guidance Of Providence, be instru.
mental in vindieating its superiority over all
other governmental forms. and powerfully
contribute TO it, introduction among less ia.
vored nations
Looking nearer home, and examine the
condition of this State, we have equal reason
for gratitude 10 the Dispenser of all good
The st-asnns of the past year have been gen
tally tempered for the health of man. and the
earth has dbTndantly rewarded his labors.-
The pea. '.ful avccati0ns of the people have
bern iitiii disturbed by the public disorders
Agriculture. commerce, manufactures and
the useful arts are in u state of encourapino
activity and development; our schools are
prosperous; our charitable institutions have
successfully performed their works of mercy.
the lights of religion and knowledge have
increased, and the patriotism of the people.
sprlngine iron their Intelligence and virJne,
has become intensified bv the periIs which
beset the nation. The animosities which
have hitherto characterized the politieal mar
ties dividing the people. causing each TO sus
pect the patriotism of the other. and impair-
ing the ability of either doing good. have
yielded to spirit of cancellation ana modnr
alton uniting them all in the noble purDoSe
OF defending the Ration frnm the assaults If
the enemies at home and if need be. from
abroad It Is to be hoped that this auspicious
result of our public ealamities. will prove
the harbinger-nf q speedy restoration of har
mOny and good will among the people of all
sections of the country.
The present year is the sixtieth from the |
adoption of the Ohio Constitution by the
Convention of 1902 1t is therefore period /
at which it will be interesting to review the
progress Of the State: especially since no
fairer example of 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 in population; in agricultural pro-
duction; in industry dependent on the arts;
in commerce; in accumulated wealth, and in
social institutions.
The general aggregate of these facts, at
separate periods, viii present the movement
IN growth. without the complication of nu-
merous details.
The growth of population in Ohio is most
In 1902, when the Constitution
was formed. Ohio had 1000 people. In
1900, the eensns gave her $4,000. From
1900 TO 1920, it received an addition of 536.-
300 persons From 1920 to 1910. the addi
ton was 938, 900. From 1910 to 1860. IT was
S2O,0 While the increase still continues
immensely great, the ratio of increase has
diminished; fact which is always apparent
when the basis of population is much enlarg-
ID. Taking into view the surface of land,
Is well as the number of persons, no State
having as great density of habitation has
increased as rapidly, except Massachusetts, !
Fnere growth Is almost entirely that OF man
lfacturing tewns. Ohio is mainly an agri- !
cultural State. Hence its rapid growth.
irce it obtained million of people. is the
more remarkable. This fact has become of
,reat importance since the existence of the
'resent war. We have been called on TO
urnish what, even in the old military States
# Europe, would be deemed a very large
'roportiont of solditrs' The armies of Eu-
epe do otexceed one-fftieth of the people.
While the able-bodied men of Ohio mustered !
nto the United States Army have reached
ull one-thirtieth. If we may imagine the .
var to have occurred at a former period, we
ave the means of contrasting our ability to
aeet such demand, by contrasting, at GER
AIN periods, the men over tWenty-One years
t age. Thus. compare the periods of 1872
the war with Great Britain the period of !
632 (Seutb Carolina nulliication.) and the !.
resent. The able-bodied men over twenty l
ne years of age were, in 1872, $4,000; in 7
832, 22O, ZOO; in 1861, SOC, 900. I
The strength of the State, for purposes of |
'aF, is not shO sn merely by this growth; for {
5 population grows dense and towns are l
multiplied, the surplus of men who can be ,
pared from the ordinary duties of life be
omes much greater in proportion. The :
lme ratio Of volunteers, supplied in 1861, !.
'euld have been impossiblein 1872. and been
.verely felt in 1882. At present, the var y
Jus branches of industry are little affected =
y the immense draft made upon the active .
Ibor of the State. t
With the growth of population in State, n
here fonr- -ffths of the people are yet agrI- r
ultural, the growth of agricultural produc- L
on must be correspondingly large The Q
,nsus of the United States for 1910, 1850,
ith the annual returns of crops, made un- u
IT the direction of State laws. furnish the o
cans of an accurate comparison Taking o
70 aggregate of all cereal crops. together II
ith potatoes. for three decennial periods, we "
I've the following results in bushels: in 1889. .
.464, 603; in 1919, 90, 945, ,l64; in 1860, 1872, u
s, e,155, ia
have selected the last crop. (1s6O) because o.
e largest and most accurately taken we =
I'VE ever had. The increase of agricultural q
oducts between 1910 and 1860 was nearly p
'uble the ratio of the increase in population. ~
the same period the increase of domestic ID
Imals was in a ratio fully equal to that of OF
e people. Notwithstanding this increase CT
animal life, demanding increased means IN
support, after deducting all the grain nee co
sary for this purpose, Ohio raised bread le
1ffs enough for ten millions of people; four IL
mes her actual population. In other words tn
exports food or value in various forms E. m
ivalent TO the support OF three times its ar
pulation. No fuller Illustration Of the a.
mulas given to productive industry, by the %
most freedom of labor, can be found than ~ ~
contrasting this abundance of all the "
cans of supporting life with the scarcity, :,
d even absolute want of such means, which y y
oval now in many countries of Europe. =
e acknowledge the happy Providence - -
lich has given US fertile lands and a salub q
,us climate; but, with these facts before US, e e,
; may well claim that few people have ap- -
led more willing or Intelligent industry q q
the elements which nature has furnished. ~
After the application Of labor to land, in u
oducing food, comes its application to the - -
IS, commerce and manufactures. For this, u