The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-01-28

lit;onal legislation to render il sufficient
" comprehensive to meet the demands
Of our educational interests for man,
years 10 come. 1t is now thought the
PERIOD has arrived when this Board i
no longer required, and that 1t can he
abolished without de;riment to the
public service. The trainers Of The
Constitution evidently contemplated
that after its labor in maturing a per
mancnt and satisfactory system .,
shools should be completed, lts u,ilit,
as separate department would termi
nate. In view Of this contingency. the
10Th section ofsa;d article confers upon
the General Assembly the power, aflc,
the year 1868, to abolish or re-organize
the Board, and to provide for the edu-
ca,ional interests Of the State in anv
other manner that Ia them shall seem
best aud prorer.-Shonld you concur
in the expedicncy of this measure, il
will become necessary to create the
office Of Superintendent Of Public In.
>''ncti"n, in order that the importan,
luiics now dcvolvirg uron the Secrc.
iary Of the Board may he transferred
to aud performed by an appropriate
officer.
desire to invoke the earnest at,cn
ton Of the General Assembly to the
necessity Of providing additional means
for supporting the families Of tic de
serving men who are absent in The
public service. Many Of these men, IL
| limited circumstances when they yolun
feclcd, lave no means Of supporting
heir families. except the scan,v wages
received from the Government. obvious
" inadequate. under TIE presen; hi.l,
rates ~ living, to properly maintain q
soldier and mcct tie legitimate wants
IT his family.
an aware that At the Special Srssicn
ut the General Assembly, III 1851, ~.
Act was passed empowering IL.
!;oar,ss q Sup ivisors TO appropriate
money out Of the Comfy Treasure,
tor tie support nt soldiers families with
II heir respective conn'ies. regret the
necessity Which camr.ls me 10 say ,ha,
he highly conIn"naab)c and patriotic
enactment has si-naliy fl l,I 10 nc
te,nilish he Object intended. IL
counties ic,e a m, s,ierity nflhr Super
als"r, ;re friendly to the I.nien anf
he prosecution Of tie war. This ,eliyt
has been furnished t. \ liberal extent !:
tut II many others, where ,ha, n,a
.lorl'y IS with the opposite PARTY. the,
have ro!>i>tently refused to appropriate
q dollar to his humane and Christian
purpose.
In consi acring the question, wc.
should not confne ourselves to the
theory adopted BY some, that THIS is 4
mere county matter, and, therefore, no,
the appropriate subject OF State action.
From whatever county the man enters
the service, he becomes sold er Of the
Safe, fighting for one county as well
rs another. and has an equal claim
upon the generosity and gratitude OF
alt our people. In the absence Of an
adequate law providing relief for these
meritorius families out Of the public
revenue, these burdens necessa,il, fall
upon few liberia: and patriotic inli
viduals IN each community. This il
clearly wrong, and should not be per-
mit,ed. None should be allowed 10
escape this imperative public and pa
triotic duty. Every individual il the
State should be required &c contribute.
for this purpose, his full share, in pro-
portion TO the amount Il his taxab!r
property. /, therefore, earnestly re-
commend that liberal appropriation
be made for this purpose, ont Of the
State revenue; to be disbnrscd through
the agencies Of the State Sanitary Com
mission, IN such manner as YOU may
deem it wise 10 direct. This Commits
sion, in snc!' manner rs you may deem