Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-01-19

cilities for gettiag here as the State may be
/ able o furnish. Some of our sister States
have in this way added largely to tleir
population and wealth. AMI while we are
somewhat late in beginning. it will he later
and worse for us the longer il is pnt off In
accordance with this view have caused to
be prepared AMI published, in both English
and German. psmphle, setting forth the
condition and resources of the State, and
presenting the inducements offered TO en-
igrants from abroad. copies of which are
herewith submitted.
COLONIZATION.
, / recommend that the second section of
m act approved March 5th, 1858. which
. authorizes the State Board of Colonial
ton. 20 appoint an agent or Correspond
ing Secretary, he repealed. Since the pas
sage of the act, learn that nearly SS. 600
has been paid out in salaries to the Secre.
tary appointed by the Beard and in that
time but Que man has been sent to Liberia
from the State. This .ifice is a mere sin
ecure. aud the duties which have been at
iached to it by law. can he readily per-
. formed by the Secretary of State, should
any arise in the future.
NEGRO TESTIMONY.
Tile statute which excludes negroes from
teStiiying in courts OF Justice, in cases in
which white persons are parties. is. in my
opinion. stigma upon the humanity and
intelligence OF the State The idea that
the white race must be protected against
the colofcd. by imposing upon them this
disability is absurd. and has been made
the cover and protection for much crime
AMI injustice. AS the law stands. murder
may be perpetra'ed with impuni,y. by
white persons in the presence only of col
ored witnesses. ard it is well known that
negroes are often employed by white per
sons as the instruments of crime and
fraud. because of their inability to testify
in courts of jnstice. The interests of both
races demand that this disability be rcmov-
ell. and il the fact of color affects creIibili-
~, that can be referred To the court and
jury a. IN other cases, aud would undoubt-
edly receive due consideration. Indiana
AMI Illinois are the only free States whose
statute hcoks arc dishonorcd by the re,cn-
tion "i u law 20 Iepuenaht t6 the Split of
he al ge. and the dictates of common sense.
ENUMERATION AND APpoETIoNMENT.
Section fonrth an! fifth of the Consti-
tntion OF the State aIe in these words:
SEC. Nv. The Gene'al Assembly shall, !,
aSts second session after the adoption Of
this Constitution, aud every six years
thereafter, cause an enumeration TO be made
OF a The white male inhabitants over the
age of twenty-one years.
SEC. V. The number OF Senators and
Representatives shall, at the next follow
ing each period of makiug such enumer-
alton. be fixed by law. and apportioned
among the several counties, according to
the number of white male inhabitants
above twenty-one years OF age in each
ProUided. That the first and second cleo
tions OF members OF the General Asst bly
under this Constitution, shall be according q
TO the apportionment last made by the
General Assembly. before the adoption OF
this Constitution"
The enumeration required, of the white
male Inhabitants Of the State over twentT-
one years of age. has never been made
An apportlonment for Legislative purpos-
e. was enacted in 1857. and Justice as
well as the institutional provisions re-
quire that a new one shall be made. Un-
der the present law, which was very i'm
perfect in the beginning. great inequalities
existed in the representation in the Legis-
latnre. and these are rapidly Increasing by
the increase and changes in our popula-
ton.
STATE TREAsUIER's REPORT.
The condition of the Treasury will be
presented in the report of Mr. Brett, the
State Treasurer. While | have had occa-
sion to except strongly to his policy in
several respects referred to in this message,
it is but just to say that in others the all j.
minietiaiion OF his Department has been
entirely satisfactory.
NATIONAL DIRECT TAX.
BY the 9Th section of an Act of Con-
grcss approved August 9th. 1861, direct
annual TAX OF twenty millions of dollars
was levie,i upon the United States, and
apportioned among the several States.
The apporionmcnt devolved the pay
iiicnt vi SJUt,CtJ Do Oh tue CtAte oil In
diana.
By the 53l section Of the Act il was
provided that any State might assume, as
sess and collect its portion of the tax and
pay the same into the Treasury. and il thus
paid on or before the last day of June Of
the year for which it was levied, shoull
entitle such State to deduction of fifteen
per cent. Of the gross amount to be paid
by such State. The section further pro-
vides that notice of the intention of the
State to assume and pay her portion of the
tax. without the Intervention of the Fed
erai officers. must be gwen to the Secreta-
ry OF the Tre,ur by the Governor. or 9TH
er proper officer. on or before the second
Tuesday OF February of each year in which
the tax is to be paid. The section also
contains this provisio: That the amount Of
direct tax apportioned to any State shall
be liable to be paid or satisfied in whole or
in part by the release of such State. duly
executed to the United States. OF any liq-
Undated and determined claim of any such
State. Of equal amount against the United
States; Provided, that in case o. such Ie-
, lease. such State shall be allo Sed the same
abatement of the amount OF such tax as
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