The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

600 instead Of 100000 heretofore pro
lported.
The Cleveland Fair will undonltcd
ly yield from a25.O00 20 s35. GOO.
Tho receipts from Sanitary Fairs
the next three months will probably
I've over million dollars Cleccland
LeGder.
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The Cover lOT's Message.
The Governors Message we shall
publish next week The following
synopsis is from the STATE JorRxAL.
The Message has the great. and
rather unusual merit of brcvity. But
.it is not on that account in any wise
lacking IN completeness. The Cover
nor has not ''inprovcd the occasion"
for general ventilation of ideas. lie
he has wisely confined himself TO =
plain, unvarnished, straight fo, ward
and business-like statement of the
condition OF the public affairs Of the
state; and yet with such rullness as to
enable the Legislature 10 see distinct
| ly the points requiring legislation. so
so tar as the Executive branch ortbe
State government is concerned.
The Message comineuds, and most
Justly, the faithful and accurate man
lner in which the various executive
officers Of the State have discharged
their respective duties; excepting the
Attorney General and the late Com
missioner of Public Scools. And as
to the lattcr,hc congratulates the state
that his resignation had been tender
ed.
! In view OF the greatly enhanced
cost Of living, the Message recon-
Imends an increase of salaries to the
State officers; and that the office ol
Comptroller Of the Treasury he abol-
ishcd, as being n 'supernuitv" in
which view the Governor will find
nine-tenths Of the people agreeing
with him.
Tee Message shows the soundncs,
of the financial condition of the Stat,
Treasury; stating that the taxes abou
which such an awful howl was raiseC
10y the opponents of the war agains
the rebellion, had been paid more
promptly than ever before, and tha
the delinquent list was never belor,
/. so small.
The amount Of expenses incurred
and losses sustained by reason Of thu
Morgan raid of last summer is point
> ed out as amounting to 1897 900
, about one-third of which is assume,
and is to be repaid by the genera
! Government. The escape Of Morgan
, from the Peuitentiary is alluded t
and shown to have occurred by reaso
OF neglect arising from q misunier
standing between the military author
tiles and those in charge of the Pen
tentiary.
The exhibit on the snhicct of rsl
dons from the Penitcntiarv shows til,
, o. applications were fled, II pardon
were granted, - refused, and " cot
tinued under advscmcut. This is a
: interesting exhibit, and one that wi
: command public attention
. The Military system rs institute
:. Ivy the law Of the last session has bee
:. found entirely successful. The Ne
! sugr shows JnaJ Jnc number or trooI
n enlisted in Ohio for the United State
:, service during the last year Is 1906
which number added to the 1851
. hcforc enlisted, makes the total ma
her of soldiers furnished by Obi
200,G7l. \ pretty good army E.
i one state to furnish, The plan Of a.
,, pointing "p0Y agents adopted !
= Governor Tod, has been eminent
:, successful, The "pay agents of &
state have returned for distrihuli,
among soldiers fami les. the lar,
sum OF 1861, ,S24 ,2I-almost ono mil
ion of dellars-wilhout any expeH.
n to the soldiers themselves, at a co
J, of only S2,T58 to the state. This
- an excellent showing for the soldio
"a themselves, and has been instrumen
1 al in keeping thousands Of families
= com fort.
The Governor recommends the O
ganization Of Bureau of Mlita
, Statistics, devOlving the duties theg
=, Of upon the Surgeon Generals 4
partment. We deem this matter
much moment; and cannot too car
estly comment the plan as propos
, in the Message.
% As friends OF Gov. Tod we mo
: most heartily congratulate him mp
= the highly prosperous condition
:. affairs which his Message sets for
- to the people Of the State as the iss
70 of his gubernatorial administration.
.. His labors have been most arduou
" and it will prove matter ef heartl
/, gladness to the true and loyal peol
4. Of the State to say unto him, on
.s approaching retirement from olli
" 'Well done, good and faithful sci
\. anti"
- Respect for Private iiights in Dixi
o The progress Of the rebel authoriti
n in building up stable and popuI
40 Government is amazing! 1t is we
10 der that Northern Copperheads
as ~ not openly praise them, instead of
So directly doing so by their diatril
% ~ against the Constitution'l GovernmC
and authorities of the land ! The
nances of the rebels are terribly d