The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-29

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
The table under this head, in The pam
phlet copy Of the message, is full of blum
ders, whether the printers or the Govern
or's we cannot saw According to the foot
ings, which are probably incorrect, there
was balance in the treasury, Nov. lst
1861, of $36l ,4l4.75. and on the lst Of
Nov, 1862, of SS86,416,42.
GALLANTRY OF INDIANA TROOPS.
The Governor commends the saliantry
of the Indiana troops in Just terms of praise.
The bones Of lndiana's brave sons mngle
with the soil from Virginia and Missouri
to Louisiana, and she will not confess that
the sacrifice has been made in vain, or ac-
knowledge that it was in an unholy cause. /
SOLDIERS FAMILIES.
The Gov. recommends legislative action
for the relief Of the families now absent in
the field
WAR ExPENSEs:
The whole amount OF expenses incurred
on account Of the war, by the State, is one
million nine hundred and sixtv-nine thou
sand two hundred and forty-eight dollars
and thirty six cents. The whole amount
paid is one million eight hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars and forty-nine
cents; leaving unpaid and outstanding on
the ist day of January. 1868, claims of
S146 219.7i, all of which have been duly
audited and certified by the Military Aud
ting Committee.
The claim OF the State against the Unit
ed States for expenses incurred for war
purposes to January Is: 1868, is as follows:
Total expenses incurred 81 l,9j9,24S, Sc;
Government draft returned 10 the United
States IRE sury $6S,70l 60; total S2.O31,-
6i9,96 OF this amount the Unite States
have paid s ,G7S,3I5 20, leaving still due
to the State 1888. 90 i,13 In this latter
sum is included expenditures amounting to
$43, 100, 80, which the Government retus-
es to pay.
lSTERE-T ON PUBIC DEBT.
The July interest on the public debt
was paid in coin; bat tie Governor states
that the premium OH coin ha. increased So
greatly as to forbid :. like arrangement for
The January interest.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
Tie operation of the common school
system ior the past two years is represent
ed as being successful. The amendments
made to ihe school law at the last session
50 far as can b, learned. have worked well
and meet with very general approval. Ap-
propiiatc mention Is mad. Of the death OF
,he late NJ. y. Fletcher, Superintendent OF
publ.c Instruction.
STATE INSTITUTIONS:
The management of the institutions for
tie Deaf and Dumb, Blind and Insane.
the Governor states has been eminently
successful.
DONATION OF PUPiIC LANDS.
Congress on the 22d of July, 1869.
passed an act donating To each o! the
States not vet in rebellion, an auount OF
Of public lands equal to 80, 900 acres for
each Senator and Represen ative in Con-
gress to which the States are respectively
entitled by the apportionment under the
census of 1860. This entitled Indiana To
800, GOO acres. Whenever there are public
lands in the State subject to sale at pri-
va,e entry at $ .25 per acre, the quantity
to which the State is entitled shall be Sc
ected from such lands. but if there are ne
such lands in the State, or rot enough, the
Secretary of the Interior is to issue to the
State land scrip toi the number of acres
This scrip cannot he located by the State
to which it is issued. but must be sold; bu
ihe purchasers may locate It. upoh any o
the unappropriated lanis of the United
States subject to sale a private entry a
20 or less por acre. Certain conditions
are appended to this act requiring STATE
legislation Ly the various States to MAKE
it's acceptance valid. The G ,verhor rec
! ommcnds the Necessary legislation and the
e acceptance Of the grant by our Legislature
j. He further recommends that the gran
be used for the establishment of an ,fli
cient Agricultural Prdessorship, with
n sufficient experimental arm attached, i
$ the various colleges of tn, State aread
: established.
WEALTH OF THE SITE:
The mineral resources of the State ar
but imperfectly understood Nearly on
l. fourth of tie whole area of the State is
Il coal field, large part of which i, of tn
e fines. quality. Excellen, iron ore is foun
l. in vast quantities in many counties, an
) although but little wolked as yet, will