The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-02-08
THE LEGISLATURES.
rnE Reform SCHOOL.

ton, management and prospects, ana re-
commencing a. appropriation OF tie
amounts needed FOR lis future expenses.
By bad typographical error, however. the
committee are madet0 state thai boys are
sent 10 the School from too years Cd and
upwards. This conveys an Impression en-
tirely erroneous. No boys have ever been
received under seven years OF age, nor are
they received wien over 10 years Of age.
No minimum age IS prescribed In .ae law;
but every boy is supposed 10 be sent To- {
prisona1e offence IL his been proposed
10 Limit the minimum age to ten years.
This however. Is a matter Of 10 great con
sequence. one way OF iAs ether OK 5la
BOYS received into the Schoo.. only 20 were
under 10 years Of age. snd most OF those
we're mischievous AID dangerous boys 10 80
al large. A b5y no s.oai. sums OF naoney
breaks drawers. o. burns b1i.lings, with
10 friends 70 lcok after hin, shoGid DC
looked after D. tie public The Board Of
Control Lave, by law, ample power 10 send
pack any BOY whom they may deem 10 be 100
young 10 be received. aid they can return
them for any o-Lcr reason. This power Is
sufficient R.iLCut FATHER legislation.
TIE AGRIcCLTCEAL COLLEGE.
Hon. H. 9. Wells. d Kalamazoo, has
sent . memorial 10 lLe House On this sub
Jet, from which We make the following ex-
tract;
Tie undersigned would not assert that
the location OF the Agricultural College Is
TIE Uest that could oe mele 10 The State VI
Michigan but he legs leave most respect
fully 10 insist that The ave7ments in TIE
preamble presented ~ the legislature By
this committee. are not ave!n. sl,s u fact,
or even reasonable conclusions ~ Vii: that
the College has thus i.ir " failed 20 meet the
expectations Of is friends and ~ secure the
sympathy and cooperation Of The farmers
Of the state for whose especial benefit II
was created from the simple fact Of it,
unfortunate and inaccessible location Il
will be fecOilected that the College vas FIRST
opened for the reception OF students IL
1857: that IL was planned and inau.rfated
before a single other institution Of the kind
existed in the United States; that K had 10
precedent from which il could adopt all
that was good or avoid that which had been
proved and tried as evil. WIKI Q oOlduess
and confidence IN ultimate good results, q
former Legislature carried Olt The cOnsti-
tutiOnal provision and established the Agri-
cultural College, estimating undoubtedly,
that in the lapse Of time practise would
cure many difficulties resulting from mex
perience. Admit that Is location, at the
time made was not a. fortunate Is might
have been: that errors 10 Ks management
hav5 occurred; that large amounts were
| imprudently expended an the erection VI
the College its OOarding-hall and dwelling
houses for the professors ali this Is far from
establishing The fact that i how fails u
have the sympathy Ot the !armer1 Of the
State.
The objection Of % Inaccessible location. 81
Is Obviated 10 d certain extent, By the open
/ Ing OF the Railroad from Owosso 10 Lansing
aud the more recent comp.e ion OF railroad
communication from the Saginaw Valley u
the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway; easy
access Is thus given 10 the people Of large
portion OF the State, 10 react The College
within the compass " twelve hours. \
line of road is now i process Of cOns.ruc-
ton from Lansing 20 Jackson. with Ger
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lar session of the Leg. stature: this done.
and the phrase Of TIE Executive Committee,
4" Inaccessible lccQuOn," Nili nave as li,tle
meaning in cOnnexion with the " Agricultu-
raj College. as, trust, their resolutions
will have force with y0ur Honorable bodies,
In Inducing legislative provision for its 20
mOval. Your own wise forcthOagat has,
undoubtedly. contemplated ths extension
Of the Grand Trunk Railroad. from PORT
Huron 10 the s3utnerly extreme Of Lake
Michigan The character Of the country
intervening between these points. and the
lines Of Railroad already constructed across
the Peninsula, Indicate that ths C;iy Q:
great thOroughfire. III View Il tie past.
and the una tering confidence OF YOUR
petitioner. IN the future power aud progress
VI the American people. believe this road
over the line suggested, viii soon be- con
structed; and then. have no d0u5,, the
gentlemen who drafted the resolutions, and
the Executive Committed OK tie Stale IL
ricultural Society. who. IN due ceremonial
adopted them. will each and every ono OF
them, deny that they ever used the phrase
inaccessible location" Ia connection
with the Agricultural College.
Your petitioner with all due respect for
the Intelligence OF YOUR honorable bodies
would beg leave 10 slgges; that the time Is
past for the consideration OF the question
as TO whether the location q the " A-ri-
cultural College" was the uosI julic.0us
that could have been made The COleEe
farm IS purchased and paid for the bull
dings have been erected AM IN extent are
sufficient 10 accommodate more than one
hundred and twenty students "a GU.e
employed, all Impressed with the ilea, from
present perfected plans that. during Tie
coming two wears. more Of character Gu
and will be gwen % the Institution, Il the
estimation OF the people Of Michigan. than
during is whole former history
TIE SLAVERY RESOLUTION.
The following was introduced into the
Senate 10y Mr.. Crosvel, OF he judiciary
Committee;
JOINT RESOLUTION ratlflng tho pro-
posed amendment 10 the Constitution Of
the United States:
W1carsaS. The Congress OF TIE United
States. AFTER solemn and mature delibera-
ton therein. has. by vote OF twO-thirds
Of both Houses. passed " JOINT resolution
=
States, proposition 10 amend the COrsti-
tuition of The United States. which re.o!u-
ton IS IN the following words:
Be u resoi-s3 b. The Seuafe and House
y r sp-eSeTtlfirss q The UsUsi States Of
AfgerlcG, IN Congress assembled. That the
article ne proposed 10 the Leg!--
latures OF the several States. as an amend
ment 10 the constitution the United
States. which. when ratified by three-fourihs
Of said Legislatures, shall lie valid 10 all
lntents and purposes, as part OF the Con-
namely:
ARTICLE XIII.
Sec. !. Neither slavery nor involuntary I
'ervitude. except IS a punishment for crime I
Shereo. the party shall have been duly con
'lcted. shall exist villain the United States.
)r any place subject 70 their jurisdiction.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power 10 e..
orce this article by appropriate legislation.
aud lchcrsGS, American slavery. IN its
Sickedness and iniatualion, has added 10
Is many other heiaouS sins. the crime Of
SaSinS caaSeleSs, cruel and bloody war
or the avOwed purpose Of dividing and
destroying the nation, whereby II mas for
cited al right 10 further liberation. and