The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-12


of ac, being able to present the induce
nneht OF large bodies Of public lands
low rates, TO this class of emietan'si ont
on the other hand. the fnsnclhl' comtner
oiat aud indusirial interests OF the otnt'
are 90 settled aud hourishing ns TO lnviH
industry, with the strepgcst assurances o
ample Remuneration. II other Sia,cI
maigf 20 agencies attoad, ihoy will moe
eerisinly largely excel US w the facii'i"'
sfordrd 10 enligrants, as we'll as the in
huenccs that VIII. To- mctcrial extent
g MIR, liheir dostinetion in this country
IL is FOR YOU h'drtrrntinc whether 'h'
Interests o. the SiV,e rcquirod W. to en-
ter into thi. compctiiion. We muat d,
Y fully, and UPON an enlarged and per
hcted system, or cur energies will b'
wasted.
sprrehcnd yeu did not fully ccmpre.
eshcrd. last winter, the oxact position o.
your rresen, system. Tho net ol Arri
l4,h. 1868, created a commissioner. with
cut salary; ard with an appropriation OF
3 OF Eve hundred dollsrs 20 cover expenses.
= That appropriution is vet unknown; hut
In ON interview with the commissioncrs
81 soon after your adjournment, j osccr.
sincd that be haS claims Tor cxpenscs In
books mhps. publications. and other mat.
-,ters, Including, believe, trip 10 Ger
many, TO s,larRe sum. requested the
commissioner TO iurni,h me W ih state.
ment nf those accounts; but he has islIcd
to doso NV cccolection 10 that they
en- exceeded three thousand dollars
The mmissuner was then under the
i'm re-,ion. that your appropriation ~
1864 WINS designed solely TO cover this
class OF oxlcrdi,urcs, and TO author ~ u
trip TO Gcimany by himself, Instead OF
serdirR o disconnectcd ppcnt. have
not, al this time, received his annual re.
port; but huye requested him to accom-.
pany It with a statement OF all cln'ms
sgninst the Suics for expenses. VIII
sll the acis presented, you will be able
tn determine upon the expcdicncy Of re-
' yisiug o. modifying the whole system.
Apart from The Considerations Of public
policy, The charactcr vf 4" State is alwnys
IriurI, u,ly bfTect, by the ma nifcrlution
OF q spirit Of illiberalry and injustice
q toward its servants. In population aud
wealth Ohio ranks 90 the third State In
%, the Union yet in point OF compensation
10 her public oflictrs she sunds nrhost
at the luoi of the list. ] beg leave 10
present you a comparison with III, two
States above. aud several below 0nr cla-s;
taking the Office ofGovcrnor, which holdt
srclalive position TO all others.
New Yorh GOO 10, and furnished hoSss
ss Psnnsy NsniA Ava 20, "
Ono 100 90,
: Indisna olu 70, and iutnisleh hon'e
Ms.sehu,'u. a.sOO 20. in ls0', e5tuO 60
Oh New Jensy ItbV W.
Maryland aWO W, ana hfnlsheu mouse
.q~r rrGnEErAL FLAGS.
A larre number of tho OHIO regiments
have pr seuted their old battle nags g.
the Stntc. These nre n part of our his
tory, They coustitue an important por'
tipn of she record of the patrloiism, drvu'
tion and smSifce of our people, who
volunteered Tor fht defcnsc of our com
mon country, aud ns such should be
sacrcdly pres rvcd, and honurabiy cher.
ishcd. The Adiu'uut General presents
lisl OF then, and suagasls th ir deposit
IN the yacHnt panels OF the rutunda ui III,
capitol building. No btucr Arrangement
occurs tu mv; aud II you concur IN B, II
recon mend sulIi lent aprropriaton lor
that pup,sc To be expanded under the
uir> eion OF that oii'cr.
RElllF Law
A. npprchcudcd would be the case,
the fluid for The relief of The families ol
soldiers aud marines hns proved made
uuutc - meet tn wants Uf this mcritUr
ous elias. of porsOns; owing in part Ia
IN insufiicirncy or the TAX, but mainly
10 ,he arn " increased Sp nscs of l,v
ing. The nmilics ofihe National Gu ,rd
made y considerable drain upon II, durinp
a. in
81 yirw ,,,,. -tr-
6v ,hou.and dollars trum The Exrtordin
.rv Cnn,,ptont Fund, ti lhis class OF iami.
lies, which was disturbed by the sevtrol
county military committees, ana accom-
.pl,,hcd much rood. As we cannot
rhnsopably expect any material, reduction
. in the rrices oi living during The n'N
81 yrar. thero would seem TO be no resort
but mn incrense Of the fund. For this
purposr | suurcst an increased lovy OF
one mill ON the do lar
The workings tho law have not been
as smooth ~ | expected; andyct | DO
not know that any amendment or revision
wound aid IN the accomplishment ui lis
objects. The cnnnlcliug constructions
of lis pru,istns have. believe, become
teconcnrd. As geueral thing, the
cunt, officers haye performed their du'
,;,s onaer il with reasonable prompt
tud.. Numerous, aud in some cases,
seri6tis, complaints have been mad
,rninst Township Trustees, IN regard 10
thr distrihu,iun OF the fund. The militia
i. nv committees have rendered very yoha'
bic assistance in investigating these
somplaints. in some cases lhe omissions
were found 10 be accdcnlali IN others
,bcv arose from the lnsuficicncy oI the
fund 10 NEE, the expectations OF the par
tie.; in a very few they were found to be
correctly suited, and properly uurlhuta
blr 10 ,he political hostility of the officers
81, not ooly 20 the pr,visiun Of the law. Int
10 The prosecution Of The wur aud the
.,s roun,ry In no case reported TO me, did
tli, amour, 20 absolute refusal to per.
d form the required duties; but IN some
instances they we're iSrdiy periormeIi
in Others, wumcn were quired 10 walk
long distances to get signatures to orders
In others, agpi', The payments to them
were accompanied with harsh, and ~
some cases uugrn,lemanly lsnguapr
which in many instances deterred temni
frum second applications. II Is painh
%, 20 hr compelled 10 record these facts, ye
Il afords mo pleasure to state that, suel
conduct hiss not bccn generally maniies
E It'd in the political party opposed 10 'h'
government. Cases are lsolNtrd, on'
Gav. Usually boon 'ound connected will
ignorapca or Intense partisan bitterness
Tho reports ., qnlredby the 7h soc
ti,,ti of the law are not made with sutii
ei mt promptiyule. ~ the present TINT
30 Of writiug, reports have been reecNe'
., from only twenty Ave count q aud mau!
of these are defective, by reason Of ~
pars NOT hgving been made ny trustee
10 .cnuniy ufii ers. ln a pumHer OF th