The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-01-14

increase of the salary of the Superiu-
tendent of Public Printing. The du-
ties of this Office are highly important
to the State, and have m aterially in.
creased during the past year. The
present rate Of compensation is entire
ly inadequate to the duties.
l invite your special attent ton to the
Auditors views on the subject Of abol.
ishing the Office Of Comptroller of the
Treasury, and urge that your finance
committees thoroughly investigate the
matter. So far as [ am able to discover,
can see noopractical good from main
tanning this Office:
During the early part Of last year,
an unusual degree Of excitement, dsor-
der and violence prevailed in many
parts of the State; to such an extent did
this state of lawlessness exist as to make
it necessary to send an armed forco to
several points in The State, to main tain
the peace. The points Of great interest
alarm, and apprehension we're in the
counties of Holmes and Montgomery
To a great extent, the causes Of this un.
happy condition Of affairs may be at
tributod to political excitement anC
party strife, am happy to announce
however, that as the day for the eoc
ton approached, the passions and pre-
judces oil the people became allayed
and reason and judgment thus left free
to act, quiet and order throuGhou
the State wa, the happy consequence c
We have seldom, ifever, had a NOR
quiet and orderly election. Copies Q
the several orders, and other CORES
pondence relating to this importan
matter. will be found among the docu
ments herewith, No. 13.
1t will be seen that the main O
principal cause Of the difficulty referre
to, grew out Of the effort on the par
Of the officers and agents Of the Genera
{ Government, to enforce upon our citi
2 zens the military orders Of the Prcsi
dent Of the United States; orders deem
ed necessary by him to crush out an
, put down the rebellion. 1t was claim
led, or pretended to be claimed, b.
e those who resisted or counselOd resist
ance to the enforcement of these or
f dcrs, that they were uuconstitutiona
and void, Happily for us as a na;io,
: and people, we had enjoyed so man
. years of peace, that the questions aris
] ing, touching the power. of the Prcsi
e dent when the nation is in war, hat
been but little discussed by the presen
5 generation of people, and therefor
we're not thoroughly understood b
them. The Constitution had simpl
declared that "the President shall b
commander-in-e chief of the army an,
navy Of the United States" What
{ eommander-in-c chief Of tho army an
! navy Of nation might do, or might no
, do, when that nation was at war t.
e maintain its very existence, the fran or
0 Of our Constitution wisely omitted to at
+. tempt to define. | say wisely, for it
= not in the province of any one natio
I to defno the authority of a commander
in-chief of its army and navy, that
J. the combined work of all the civilizs
= nations; we must therefore study tn
r, laws of nations to find out the limit an
$ extent Of this officers authority. Thu
t, viewing this question, and belevin
y as did, that the several military OF
dars Issued by tho President, or undC
o his authority, which in any way affec
t ed our State or its citizens, we're clearl
is in his power and discretion, and vel
If highly necessary anil proper to mair
!, tain our good Government, mo
It cheerfully gave to the duly constitute
If authorities of tho National Governmeu
t, assigned to duty within our borders, N
i aid aud assistance as Executive of Il
It State. 1t is extremely gratifying to
It able to believe, that in this exercise
g official duty, have but met the wish
70 Of very large majority of the people
Ie Ohio.
Sc The financial condition of the Sta
y were never in better condition. A
4 though we have advanced during Il
E. past year, for the General GOvernmer
OF in the care of sick and wounded solo
n ers, and in the payment CT troops call
es out to aid in the capture of Morgan al
nc his band, the sum Of Sl53,43 03, al
IN have reduced our public debt by pa
a. ment from the Treasury, tho spm
f. s676,752 SO, there still remains in t
" Treasury, to the credit of the Genel