Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-16

will loose The great bsnens che nay
oiherwiss assiys fso1 this msgsi6cest
oe04les. Hre6oomeDd Ne satject 70
yeurtassl6l cnsidoss1foo.
sns fUrnEtas cousr.
Ivory ssroeslIy recommend u ron
the pafsage Of law providing for the
early appoissmsnt asd subsequent elect.
ion ot o additional Jsdge Of the So.
prems Court end al.o, that you make
- appropriations Of tie sum Of 6ss
thossand dollars 70 be expended under
he direction Of the Cosst, for the pur-
chase Of law books for the State Libra.
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The frat # these measures deem
nscsaary to eaable the Cont 10 do ito
work promptly, and the second, 10 sua.
bic Il 70 do ]. cell. This tribunal Is ooe
Of most important branches OF enr Stats
Government. Upon il action more,
perhaps, than upon that Of any other
brssch Of the Government, must our
people depend for security for life. liber-
~ and properly. Questions are contin-
nall brough, before Il, from oil psrts Of
the State, affecting the most important
interest Of the parties TO thoss qusstions !;
and the rules and principles established
10 deciding them, ccomc rules and pin
ciples controlling the interest Of every
resident Of the Safe. 1t it, therefore, Of
the first importance that the Court
shall have time 10 examine al QUESTION:
fully and carefully before deciding, and
that il shonld have the means af ma
king that examination intelligsDtly. The
Court now consists Of only thrse mem
bers, and the amount Of business before It
il sucb, that, either great delay must en-
sue 10 disposing it, or it must b
transacted in such haste ~ to preclude
proper examination and delibsrstion.-
The addition Of another Judge will
largely increase its working capacity,
I! and will afford more time for careful aud
Intelligent action.
The absolute necessity for good Law
Library, TO court Of last resort, must
be apparent TO all. Il il - unreasona>
bic TO expect learned and correct decis-
ions from court deprived Of good IL
brary, - it is TO expect COED and we'll
finished work from mechanic without
tools. The Reports Of other States con.
tain the we'll considered opinions Of their
most learned Judges; the elementary
works contain the principles upon which
our whole legal system il based, and TO
require our Judges to decide cases in
volviup questions affecting the most Vi
tai rights and interests Of our people,
without the opportunity to consult these
fountains Of law, is unreasonable 10 it.
self, aud tend. to render doubtful and
uncertain the principles controlling and
protecting these rights and interests.
THE sTAra UHlvERslrY.
This institution 10 now IN very -four
ishiog condition. The number Of stu
dents in attendance, At the present time,
is over three buodred and fifty, and they
come from al parts Of the State. The
Faculty are devoted to the interests Of
the institutiop, aud it 10 rapidly beoom-
ing, what it was intended to be, m hon.
or to the State and powerful aid in pro.
noting her highest iutesests.
renew my former recommendation,
that provisie NJ be made, BY Law, for Z
Military Professorship in the University
Such professorship will not only popu.
larixs the institution, but will impart "a
our young men kind Of knowledge, the
want Of which hss cost 10 many men
and much treasure. since the commence.
meut Of the rebellion; and the necessi-
ty for which, 10 the future, the history
Of other nations teaches, may como upon
us At any time.
The Board Of Education, Ut their last
session, directed the Trustees Of the In
iversity to establish . Military Profess
orship ~ soon - the General Assembly
i, u: 4 make the necessary sppropria.
.ions. have placed two hundred stand
Of arms. with Announcements, in the
hands Of the Faculty, and / earnestly
commend the matter to your favorable
moderation.
The present number Of students in A.
tendance upon the Uaiversity il greater
than the capacity Of the University
buildings to accommodate and, with
the prospective increase in numbers,
these buildiogs will soon be entirely in
adequate to the wants Of the institution,
and candidates tor admission must be
turned away for lack Of room to receive
them.
The former Hail Of the House Of Rep
resenatives, now used - chapel, il in
sufficient tor the present numbers, and
many are thus excluded from Chapel ser.
vices. A larger Hall il imperatively
needed Tor Chapel. Commencement and
81 other exercises requiring the assem-
bling Of the whole nun er Of studenta.
There are no suitable rooms for the
Chemical laboratory. This, TO or ag-
rical;ursI State, is, perhapa, the most
important department Of our University.
Chemistry is becoming daily . more
liberal contributor TO agricultural koowl.
edge and success; and tho advancemens
OF chemical science 10 our State through
the State University, should be especial
y encouraged.
Our University vii not Be complete
until it shall have N Astronomical
Observatory connected with il. This
has already become apr ointment 'ca,ure Of
the University Of Michigan and thu &C.
mand. Of orr more Western location
will soon require it Of ~. A building