The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-15

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der consideration at the time Of your ad
jourumsnt. postponed, | presume, for III,
want OF time duly TO mature the ssme.
beg 10 cal your special attention 10 Hous,
Bill No. lag, "To auiborizs volunteer
from this State. in actual service at til.
time Of a general election, TO vote where,
ever they may be-" and Senate bin No
l63, "To create the Office Of A Assis iaut A d
jutant General, and Assistant Quarter
master General" !"
The FIRST Of these measures is based up
on justice to class Of our mos, meritor
ious citizens. The right Of participating
in ,hs election a officers of our Govern
msnt is perhaps more highly priced BY
The ci.izn Than any other political right o.
privilege secured 10 him by our constiiu
ton. l therefore resp ct'uliy urge you t,
secure BY law, as far as pracIicbe, 10 ev
cry citizen Of the State who may be il
the military service Of the country, thil
inesiimable privilege.
A prompt discharge Of the business II
the Office Of the Adiutant General. and
QdartermasEer. General, 10 which every
portion Of our State is now deeply inter.
tstsd, demands early and favorable action
upon teb second measure referred to.
In calling your attention 10 the civil
deparlm ents Of the State government,
regret to be compelled to announce, that
for the want Of time, have been able t.
devote but little personal attention to
them. Tha care and attention to the ar.
my from Ohio. has fully occupied my
time. must therefore simply refer you
10 the rsports Of the officers in charge ol
the different departments Of the govern.
ment, herewith submitted. 1t affords
me pleasure 10 bear testimony TO their G
delity to duty. Their reports will prove
their industry and economy.
1t will be seen tha, the several Benev.
olent institutions Of the State are in 6
most prosperous condition. l have care
fully considered the recomn endations o
the several Boards of Dirsctors. and com
mend them to your favorable considers.
tinn. Economical as our constituents
desire their representatives to be, they
care but little what amount OF money i.
expended IN providing for the inmates oi
tn SO lns tins. provided only thai
the expenditure is necessary, and il be
made with economy and integrity.
uilI ha aann hat al kar a tl,oa
nnfortuuates provided Tor at these several
Iuslitutions.on the 18th day OF November
A. D. 1869. was at the several LunatiC
Asylums (omiltiug LOngview) 56S
AT the Blind Asylum 12C
At the Deaf and Dumb Asylum :: l5C
AT the Idiotic Asylum 81
Total number 10 all : :: 80!
And the total expense to the State, fol
the past year. was $l35 487 55. aka.
The blessings extended TO these seyera
classes Of unfortunates. cannot be mss-
sured by dollars and cents. 1t cannot
fail to gladden. the hearts Of all our peo
pie, to know how generously they pro
vide for their unfortunate fellow >cilizens
The ninth annual report Of the Com.
missioner of Com mon Schools exhibits the
gratifying laol that our system OF Com.
mon Schools fully meets the expectations
of its most ardent friends. 1t will be
seen that the average namber Of scholars
in attendance was s 943 over the number
for the previous year, swelling the grand
army of the children in our Slate acgni
ring knowledge 10 the number OF 723, ,669
The nun boz ofieachers was males TO-.
359 and females 1881. The number oil
directors in the s ate is about 10, ,000.-
Tue number of officers other than direct.
ors, connected in SONS way with the man.
agemeut OF our schools. is about 4 900
The number of school districts is, l G79
The number of school houses is 10. 422
their estimsled value is S4,649, 9O3. The
average pay Of male teachers is S29 35
female Sl5 SO per month. The receipts
into the, Treasury for school purposes
during the year we're S2,765,S06 To-
The expenditures during the year were
S2,30I ,O68 46. The leyies, State and
local, for school purposes Tor the curren
year, are S446 ,684 Gu less than for the
year 1861. ,, .
The report of the Directors ofthe Pen
itentiary should coum.nd your deliberate
consideration; and the institution itself
together with the accounts thereof, ,shoulC
be carefully examined. The receipts ant
disbursements are large, and hence the
opportunity for fraud and peculation il
great. This recommendation is not sug
gested from any want Of confidence il
either the dir ctOrs or any of the officers
of the institution. On the contrary they
all have my fullest confidence, both fol
and capacity; but recon
mend the investigation. that you may 81
bear evidence Of them 10 our constituents
The report shows the number in prison
on the 18th of November last 10 be
Males.
Females. .............. .''...............l 10
Whites ..'...''......'.a'-..e '..6S
Ooioiou '-
fetal number then in prison.
By expiration Of sentenee....... ..........""..9S
By pardon.."............ {ByGovernor So q
By President 81
BY death '.'....s''''''S'''. .....,.........."....
BY writ Of error :........... .................,.
BY sent TO the Reform Farm ,.......-....,........
By e.'...'....,'.'.
... ,-.,.,- 80
The number ofapplioaliops for pardol
made during the year was 16S.
A list Of the names cf those pardone'
by the Governor, with abrief statemen
of the reasons therefor, is here presente'
in communication from Judge HOffma
Private Secretary.
The report Of the Commissioners oI ih