Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-01-12

reQuctlOn In prices.
and large advance in supplies. This
was to be expected and,it is crafty.
ing to find the deficiency no greater.
On the question of pardons our Gov
ernor gives the courts and juries a
rap that is justly merited. After
stating the number Of pardons DUR
ingth year to be "A, of when 26
were granted by Gov. Tod from the
18th of Nov. 1858, to 11th Jan. 1864
and 1s by himself during the baiancs
Of the year, he says:
In the performance of this branch
of my public duties, l am unpleasant
ly impressed with the conviction that
the existence of the pardoning power
in the Executive too frequently en-
ters into the consideration or courts
and juries in the conviction and sen
tence of offenders Whether this is
really the case. or the frequent re-
concentrations of courts and jurors
are yielded to pressing opportunities
and local influences, am not able to
determine. In many cases these pa.
pers are got up Immediately upon the
conviction; and they naturally create
the impression in the mind of The
Governor, that the parties are MOI
satisfied with their own judgment in
the case; if indeed they have not com
promised with their own consciences
by awarding punishment to be i'm
mediatsly followed by an importuni-
ty for pardon. There are cases
where the conviction is merely tech
nical; and others in which there are
mitigating circumstances that rendel
the minimum sentence of the law toe
great for the offense. These fact:
may well be presented, and in justice
this should be done Beyond these
manifest obligations of duty, what
ever increases the facilities ofpardon
or the pressure for granting it, obvi
ously impeaches the justice of con
viction; and, what is more material
impairs the certainty of punishment
so necessary to the prevention o
crime. - i-a
On the agricultural Land Grant
the Governor gives his views in ;
liberal and statesman like manner
and if his suggestions be taken by thu
Legislature and acted upon, the mat
ter cannot fail to be highly adyants.
geous to the agricultural interestof
our State.
His views on Emigration are IN
questionably sound. The State Of
OLio has passed that point whn
schemes of any kind need to be e
sorted to, to increase her population.
She can afford TO leave that to nGv
States, where land is yet cheap AMI
unproductive.
On the salaries of State officers tie
Governor places the subject in is
true light. He gives it as his exp-
rience, "that there is no economy s.
poor as that of low wages and ehea5
men" He draws a comparison be
tween Ohio and some other States OF
this point, that certainly does hlr NJ
credit. Massachusetts pays he
Governor in 1865, $1,000, OhioS1,-
500, New Jersey $4,000, Maryland
$4,000, and furnished house, AM the
same scale applies to all other tate
officers. That the people ofthis
great State, desires to see this pticy
continued we do not believe.
On Military claims the views OF
the Executive are eminently riht
and proper He suggests the p
pointment of a permanent Board,to
meet monthly and hear testimoy;
and decide upon the validity of be
claim s.fl -1l eesa-
1 Our readers will be pleased 70
find the Legislature complying with
this suggestion, as many claims n
this county have been lost for wat
of a proper tribunal to adjudicae
them; or have been attended with q
much vexatieus delay and troubh
that the claimants have abanSone
them as not worth the labor and cos;
The following extract from the Gov
ernor's remarks, indicate the hope o
recovering something for damage
sustained by our citizens last fall
which they had given up as lost o
account of the peculiar action of tn
| Commander o. this Post, at that time
There are a great many claim
growing out of military operation
that require some action: The
Originate from various causes. an
are of a character. not recognized o
provided for by existing laws, an
cannot therefore, be attended by tn
officers ofthe Geueral Government
1t Is difficult to draw the prope
line of distinction, and yet many
them are serious grievances and il
ffict severe injury upon the complain
ing parties. Among them are claim
for damages sustained in the vicinit
of camps OF rendezvous of the Ra