Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-01-15

viii complain Of the acts referred to, wher
his peighbor on either side of him hal
given up forever bis darling son, should bt
fiiowned upou by all good men. Ord gram
that neither, again, may ever be called
upon TO make the sacrificed
As this however, may not happily prove
to be the case, and as we may yet be called
upon 70 raise additional troops, it is recon-
mended that provision be made by Jaw, u
prevent all Interference, by evil disposed
persons, with the persons intrusted With
that duty. The Act Of April 90, 1861,
entitled An Act TO punish treason and
odher crimes should be SO amended as to
embrace this offense. The duly constituted
authorities Of our State would then be able
70 take care yof al offenders within the
State. and thereby relieve tho President Of
the United States and all acting under hii
authority from this, to them, unpleasant
but necessary duty.
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, L beg tC
call your special attention to House Bill No.
LAG, 10 authorize volunteers from thi.
State, 10 actual service at the time OF a
general election, 10 vote wherever they
may be, y aud Senate bill No. l53, "Tc
create the Office Of Assistant Adjutant
General. and Assistant Qaartermaster
The irst OF these measures is based upoI
justice to class of our most meritoriou
citizens, The right of participating in tn,
election of the officers of onr government,
is perhaps more highly prised by the citizel
than any other political right or priyileg,
secured to him by our Constitution. j
therefore respectfully urge you to secure BY
law, as far as practicable, 70 every citizeI
OF the State who may be 10 the military
service OF the country, this inestimable
privilege.
A prompt discharge Of the business il
tha offices OF the Adjutant- General, and
Quartermaster G snsral, in which every
portion Of our State is now deeply interested,
demandsearly and favorable action upon the
second measure referred TO.
In calling your attention to the civil de
partments of the State government l regret
to be compelled to announce, that for the
want OF time, have bsen able to devote
but little personal attention to them. The
care and attention to the army from Ohio
has fully occupied my time. must there
fore simply refer you to the reports Of tn,
officers in charge Of the different depart
ments of the government, herewith submit.
ted. Ii affords me pleasure to bear testi
mony 10 their fidelity to duty. Their report
will prove their industry and economy.
1t will be seen that the several Benevolen
Institutions Of the State are in mos
prosperous condition. / have CAREFUL,
Considered the recommendations of ths
several Boards Of Directors, and commenf
them to your favorable consideration. :
Economical as our constituents desire thei
representatives TO be-, they care but little
what amount of money is expended il
providing for the inmates Of these Institu
tions, provided only that the expenditure
is necessary, and that it be made with
economy and integrity. al
1t will be seen that the number of these
unfortunates provided for at these sevsra
Institutions, on the 18th day of November,
A. ID. 1862, was, at the several Lunatit
Asylum (omitting Longview) )......-... Sc:
At the Blind Asylum. III
AT the Deaf and Dumb Hsylun......... l5C
At the Idiotic Asylum......... .......... 81
Total number in all. ll....................... s6t
And the total expense to the State, for the
past year, was $l35, 4S7 55. .-..r...-s d.
The blessings extended to these several
classes of unfortunates, cannot be measured
by dollars and cents 1t cannot fail te
gladden. the hearts Of all our people, to
know how generously they provide for theil
unfortunate fellow citizens. .-4 ~.
The ninth annual report of the Commis
sioner of Common Schools exhibits the
Gratifying fact that our system of Common
Schools fully meets the expectations oi
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, to the number Of 723, 1853. The
number OF teachers was males, 10 $50, and
, females. 10. 93I. The number of school
directors in the State, is about 40, 900. The
number of officers other than directors,
connected in some way with the manage
meut of our schools is, about 1900. The
ntmber Of school dstricts is 1872. The
estimated value is "a, ,649, ,603. The average
So per month. The receipts into the
Treasury for school purposes, during the
year, wers s2,765, s06 70. The expendi
lures during the year, were $2,50l ,06S 40.
Tho levies, State and local, for school pur-
poses, for current year, are s446,6s &c
less than for the year 1851,
hi The report OF the Directors OF the
Psnitentiary should command your deliber-
ate considerations, and the Institution itself,
together with the accounts thereof, should
be carefully examined. The re oeipts and
disbursements are large, and hence th,
r.. cn.,,d .oL ,aont..:a.