Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-01-17


As this, however, may not happily prove
TO be the case, aud as We may yet be called
upon TO raise additional troops, il is recon.
mended that provision be made by law, to
prevent all interference by evil disposed per.
sons, with the person entrusted with that
duty. The Act Of April 26, 1861, entitled
An Act TO punish treason aud other crimes.
should be 90 amended az to embrace this of
fense. The duly constituted authorities oi
our State would then be. able to take care OF
all offenders within the State. and thereby
relieve the President OF the United States
and all acting under his authority from this,
TO them, unpleasant but necessary duty
POSTPONED MEAsUREs or LAST SESSION
Referring TO the measures you had under
consideration at the time Of your adjourn.
ment, postponed, ] presume, for the want Of
time duly to mature the same, / beg 10 call
your special attention to House Bill No. lac,
"To suthorize volunteers from this State, in
actual service at the time Of general cleo
tion, 10 vote wherever they may be" and
Senate Bill No l53, "ro create the office of
Assistant Adjutant-G and Assistant
Quartermaster General.
The first Of these measures is based upon
justice TO class of our most merlorious cit.
zens. The right Of participating in the elec.
ton of the officers OF our Government, is
perhaps, more highly priced by the citizen
than any other political right or privilege Sc
cured TO him by our Constitution ! there.
lore respectfully urge you to secure 10y law,
as tar as practicable, TO every citizen of the
State who may be in the military service OF
the country, this ines'imable privilege.
prompt discharge Of the business iu the
offices OF the Adjuiant General, and Quarter
Master General, in which every portion oil
our State is now deeply interested, demandt
early and favorable action upon the second
measure referred to-
CIVIL DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
In calling your attention 10 the civil de.
paltnlents OF the State Government, regret
10 be compelled to announce, that for the
want OF time, have been able to devote but
little personal auention TO them The care
and attention TO the army from Ohio, has
FULLY occupied my time | must therefore
simply refer you to the reports of the officers
IN charge. of the different departments Of the
government, herewith submitted II affords
me pleasure to bear testimony 10 their fidel-
ny to duty. Their reports will prove their
Industry and economy
THE STATE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
1t will be seen that the several benevolent
Institutions Of the State are in a most pros
pero"s consiiion. have carefully consid-
cred the recommendations OF the several
Boards Of Directors, and commend them TO
your favorable consideration. Economical
as our constituents desire their representa-
tives to be, they care but little what amount
of money is expended in providing for the
inmates Of these Institutions, provided only
that the expenditure is necessary, and that
it he made with economy and integrity.
1t will be seen that the nun Der Of these
unfortunates provided for at these Sc, eral IN
siitutons, on the 18th day of November, A.
D. 1862, was:
At the several Lunatic Asylums (omit.
uhg LongVlew, w,---------. 1862
AT the Blind Asylum l2O
AT the Deaf and Dumb Asylum $50
AT the ldiotic AsylLm 81
Total number in all 8S9
And the total expense TO the State, for the
past year, was $l35,5S7 SIS.
The blessings extended to these several
classes OF unfortunates, cannot be measured
by dollars and cents. 1t cannot fail to glad
del the hearts of all our people, to know bow
generously they provide for their unfortunate
fellow citizens.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
The ninth annual report OF the Commis-
sioner OF Common Schools exhibits the graf
flying fact that our system OF Common
Schools fully meets the expectations of its
most ardent friends. 1t will be seen that the
average number of scholars in attendance
was 5.943 over the number for the previous
year, swelling the grand army of The children
IN our State acquiring knowledge, 10 the
number OF 1860 The number Of teach
FRS was: males, lO,659, and females, 1881.
he number OF school directors in the State
10 about 10000. The number of officers
other than directors, connected in some way
with the management of our schools, is
about 1000. The number of school districts
"a 1872 The number Of school houses is
O,422; their estimated value is 4,649, 9O3.
The average pay Of male teachers is $26 35;
emale Sl5 81 per month. The receipts in.
% the Treasury for school purposes, during
he ye'r, were 81, 2,765,8O5 20. The expendt
lres during the year, were S2,50l ,O6S 40 -
The levies, State and local, for school pur-
poses, for the current year are $446,6S4 60
ess than for the year 1861
rEYITENTIARY.
The report Of Directors of the Penientiary
should command yonr deliberate considera.
ion; and the Institution itself together with
he account thereof should be examined
The receipts and disbursements are large, and
lence the opportunity for fraud and 8 ecula.
ion is great This recommendation is not
uggested from any want of confidence in
either the Directors or any other officers Of
he Institution. On the contrary, they all
nave my fullest confidence, both for iniegri-
y and capacity; but recommend the inves.
igation, that you may so bear evidence OF
hem, 10 your constituen.
The report shows the number in prison,
'n the 10Th of November last to be
Wales -----750
females- lS
w mites. .--- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 657
I"Iored .------- Ill
Total number then in prison ...- 1853
being l56 less than at November lst last
year The number admitted witain the past
year was 247; the number discharged during
he same time, was 393, as follows:
BY expiration of sentence ..-. 297
Rv nardon BY Governor sS m
By President 2 ~
-! NFe'" -'------.---- .--------.---S
by VIII OF error
By sent to Reform Farm
BY escape
8s8
Tue number Of applications for pardon.
az al In ~ L.