Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-01-05

mission of the extraordinary Dement'S
arising, directly and Indirectly, from these
Neutrality-suspicious. over estimating thelf
profits (for the best Of them viii not be
found In the long run, very pFonta0le') =
and without treating this class or IFS prop
erty differently from others-the General
Assembly should undertake system OF
proper legislation, which should do JUS
tiee TO them and the people.
NATIONAL GUARD Law
Much complaint has been made against
the militia fine Of four dollars, OF the en-
rplimeut and other operations OF the acL
of March 81 1864, TO organize and as
eiDline the militia of Ohio, and the
amendatory act, passed April u IoJ9-
This fine. it really seems to ne, now
the war Is over. (like all other military
5 expenditures aud dispIays), ought te be
greatly reduced. And surely the enroll
ing processes should be 50 modified as 10
s suppress or punish those abuses by which
such large sums Of money are uade in
each year IN some Of the counties by ON
GERS execIrffug them I am informed that
. for the 10000 men enrolled IN Hamilton
. County. for example, the part Of the nnes
{. which goes as fees TO the Otucer Tor de-
faults. after the 18th of September,
mount, perhaps, to S1ZO0O per annum or
. more.
claims not only the FIVE per ceutum 1or
collection. but the thirty per cent penal
/ ty on the four dollars IN default. The
| law. however. seems plain enough, and
perhaps the recent circular Of the Audi
tor Of State may pfectuaFe an observance
( of It's purpose, and 50 obYiate the necessi-
I ty Of an amendment In that particular.
! The cost too, of so many and such tre-
/ quent medical examinations for dlsabll-
! a aGT-r7G
/ tainly a man who Is permanently disabled
| (say without his leg or arm,) need not be
/ subjected TO the tax of money and time
/ by yearly repetition Of this ceremony.
/ So Of the men actually serving IN the \ a =
| tional Guard itself " hat utility can
/ there be in the re-eXamlnlng them year
! after year2 These exemptions for GlsabIll-
| ty, by the way, in our population, make
/ a bigger thing than might, at lrstthOught,
! be guessed. They are already reported
! at 10000 men, and are estimated, fOr
next years report, at 100000 These tg-
/ uers denote direct annual expenditure
! IN money by the unf0rtunates OF SoU,UJt
/ and Sl60 600 per annum, not to calculate
/ the much greater value Of the time lost
| by the proceeding. War and It's shadows
| and foreshad0ws are costly things truly.
! In fine, in our present circumstances, this
entire law should be re-examined and
! made to conform to them. 1t was right
| enough year ago, but, thank God and
our brave army. year has made a happy
| change for US all, if we have only the
! sense to improve it.
On the subject of the Soldiers Home, the
Governor points out several difficulties and
defects, but c0mmends it to the fostering
| care of the Legislature rs an institution
founded on justice and wisdom.
The subie ct of military agencies IS treat
ed of briefly, and he intimates that they
could be disposed with. As to pay agents,
who have collected and paid into the Treas
| ury during the year IS, ,465, 702 so, he regards
their vocation gone and presumes their
services viii be dispensed with.
He discusses at length the circumstances
attending I he removal Of the late Treasurer,
particularly the legal points involved in
the case, and recommends the settlement
of the constitutional questions involved by
the amendment of the laws governing the
| Treasury, so that difficulties such as he
met may be avoided in the future.
Considerable space is devoted to a recit-
al of what passed between the Governor
and the national authorities in reference
to the discharge of Ohio soldiers on the
close Of the war. Most OfthOss for a time
retained desired to be released when the
rebellion collapsed and armed hostility to
| the Government ceased, regarding the
time for which they enlisted as having eX-
pired. This view was entertained by the
Governor, who urged their prompt dis
charge, which request is being complied
with as fast as circumstances will admit
Z
regiments in the service.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Many other enactments and amend
ments Of the laws have been suggested to
me for recommendation to you. Among
those which [ feel justified in recon-
mending are the suggestions Of the Sec
retary Of State IN regard to the Great
Seal of the State and its uses, and to the
election laws.
ANhIla itaf e71h hIorE 7 ha0 fo1v-o TO
say, as my own opinion, that the soldiers
voting law ought 10 be repealed. There
is no need of any such privilege now
Unless repealed, it will serve alone to OBJ
EtTuct and delay the returns Of our gen
eTal election.
Notwithstanding the pressing necessity
for diminishing the clerkships and other
offices IN the State Government, l believe
the public interest would be promoted by
adding a clerkship to the office of AttOr-
ney General.
The approaching pestilence Of Asiatic
cholera, so soon, prob ably, to afHict the
hearts Of our people by its destruction Of
life and happiness, must occupy your
gravest deliberations. " hat you can do
- difficult to determine. 1t may be that
the pest tAing you can do Will be to au-
thorize the cities towns and villages of
the State to leglsIate (within your own
Weil-IndIcated and prescribed directions
and lImlts) for its prevention and allevi- !
alton. The usage is bad one as q sys-
TEN Of legislation. But if there are
some cases in which the delegation Of
such authority must be granted this |
would really seem to be one Of them.
Some of my predecessors have recon- |
mended the establishments Of inebriate |
asylumns. Drunkenness is again becom- |
ing much too common a vice. And. in all |
probability, as other excitements Of war |
shall sUbside 1t will continue and increase. |
1t may, therefore, perhaps, be well E.
nough for the General Assembly again to
consider this matter. If, in your iudg- |
ment, the finances Of the Sta te will iusti-
fy the expenditure, you can scarcely do
better than initiate this benevOlence
The reports of the several State De-
partments and Public institutions. with
the exception of the Commissioner of
Common Schools, Board of Public Works
and Commissioner Of Statistics, have been
received and are submitted for your con-
sideration
MEXICO AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Gov. Anderson disc curses at consider
able length on the Monroe doctrine and the |
Mexican imbrogliO. He entertains q very
poor opinion Of the AIeXicans and their
country, and is utterly opposed to the
toto IN