Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-23
WHOLE NO. 472.

been admitted into the Institution, q Of
whom, after remaining some time ard
receiving the best care and medical treat
ment, have been discharged with the
prospect of being sufficiently restored to
enable them to care for themselves, and
one has died, leaving "a still to be cared
for. OF the a still in the Institution, IL
are totally disabled either by old age,
disease, or rounds received in battle.
The funds received by the Treasurer
Of the Home for voluntary contributions,
amount III the aggregate to 81 ,991 80, in
addition to which there are unpaid sub
scriptons, tie estimated amount of
which viii increase this to over $4,000.
1t is to be feared that the Institution can
not be placed upon a permanent founda-
ton by voluntary contributions, and in
view Of this | submit the entire subject
90 the General Assembly, and respect
fully, but earnestly recommended that
prompt measures be taken TO secure the
object in view, feeling assured that it will
commend itself to your judgment and
synpathies.
The United States General Hospital.
at Jefersonville, is one of the most
complete establishments of the kind in
the country, and is well adapted to the
purposes of Soldiers Home / hgie
written to the Secretary of War and Sur
geon General for information, as To-
whether the Government would be will
ing to turn over this hospital to the
State of Indiana, to lie used in tie cstab-
lishment of such an Institution, should
the State desire it. The answer, when
received, will be communicated TO the
General Assembly.
OFFICIAL BONDS.
The public interests require that there
should be some legislation on the subject
Of Official Bonds, to prevent the -uretics
therein from setting up, rs 4 defense to
actions brought on such bonds, some un-
performed outstanding agreement be
tween them and their principals. Under
existing dee sions surety in an Official
Bond. when sued thereon, may plead, AZ
Il defense, that when he signed the bond
the principal promised him he would
procure some other person to execute it
as q co-surcty, and that the bond was
fled and approved in violation Of this
agreement Sound policy requires that
when Official Bonds are properly approx
ed, and filed in the proper Office. there
should be no doubt as to their binding
obligation on all the parties executing
the same. respectfully recommend the
passage of a law, providing that every
principal and surety in an Official Bond
shall be required, before such bond is
approved, to acknowledge its execution
before some officer authorized to take
the acknowledgement Of deeds, the ac-
acknowledgements to be certified ON the
bond, and making the bond thus ac-
lnowlodged as binding, to all intcnts and
purposes, upon such surety as it is upon
the principal, and declaring that as be-
tween the State and the surety. such sure
ty shall be deemed and taken to- be priIf-
cipal, and expressly prohibiting him from
setting up any defense thereto, other than
such as might avail the principal
GRAND JURIEs.
The experiment inaugurated in 1852,
of depriving the grand jurics Of jurisdic-
ton over misdelHeanors, has been fully
and fairly tested, and | respectfully sub
nit, that the lesson taught has not con-
firmed the wisdom of this change, in the
administration of our penal code Ex-
perience, think, has clearly demonstra-
ted that where it is not made the sworn
duty of some properly constituted tri-
bunal to make diligent inquiry and true
prcsentment, rs to the minor offences
against the penal code, these offences will
90 unpunished, and thereby beget dis
regard of law. and result in the increase
of crime
The General Assembly has already
found it necessary to restore the juridic-
ton of grand juries over one Gle 5 of mis-
demeanors, and it is not perceived why
the same considerations which induced
this partial return to the old system, do
not require complete restoration of the
jurisdiction so long exercised by the
Grand Inquests of the several counties.
l therefore respectfully recommend the
restoration ofthis jurisdiction.
EMIGRATION.
The return of peace will increase the
tide of emigration from Europe to the
United States, whilst many of the brave
soldiers of Indiana. who have been cam
paigning in the Southern States will
doubtless seek new homes in the regions
through which they have marched. These
considerations render it of the highest
Importance that steps should be taken to-
attract to this State the largest possible
number of foreign emigrants.
To this end, l repeat the recommen-
dation for the establishment of Bureau
of Emigration, contained in my last reg
ular message.
WORLDS FAIR
In this connection, l call your atten
ton to the subject of the Worlds Fair,
or Universal Exposition" to be opened
at Paris, France, on the 1st of April,
1861 1t is eminently desirable that spe-
cimens of the agricultural productions,
manufactures, mechanical improvements
and mineral wealth of Indiana should be
there exhibited. They would constitute.
the best advertisement, to the people OF
the Old World, of the great resources,
progress, and wealth of the State, the en-
ergy, intelligence and refinement OF her
people. and the superior Inducements and
advantages presented TO immigration
recommend to your consideration the
propriety of making provision for suclr
oxhibition and herewith Law before YOU