Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-02

furLnermOTe, Jndb lhklilS buo WhOAO OooO
together, am, myself, inclined to dissent
IN opinion from those who deny your au-
thority in this behalf, pe SUBJECTS, how
ever. of both sufficient moment and doubt
TO require the most carefnl and cOnsclen-
tious consideration and action by your
body. t
To return to the statenjents Of theSpro-
ceeding Finding me fixed In This purpose
of ''vacatlng" this office at any hazard, the
KEYS were Embroidered hpon the terms
which myself had originated and prOpos-
ed, or rather indicated as TO be proposed,
several days ysvbeiOrehantssB0t Other obstacles
were then thrown in the way OF the new
esIamlnation Sahd saceount prescribed by
this act. But as they, too, were arranged
In -e0nsOnance with zthese prineipleasald
my resolution, and as their specification
could serve no public good, anId1 might pos5
sibly dosome inipF \ do not deem " necesl
sary to particularize tthem,, .,i.rsJ, 80
render, of the Keys, and the examination Of
the etreasure and accounts between, the An7
ditor and the LATE Treasurer, (all matters
being found right upon the basis OF the Ex-
amiIefs' report / received by the, hands of
his counsel, on the 18th OF September, DR.,
Dorsey's letter Of resignation, SO called.
Here was "a new doubt and difficulty
Ought the .Goyernor,7rcould Tie accept
the resignation of a Vacant office ? Would
not his iaGceptahce oft fairly imply the hIl-
lity of this law, the conse quent tenure 0fthe
office in Dir. Dorsey and The CONSEQUENT In
validity and Injustice of all these proceed
ings? could see no other logic for this
conclusion, And accordingly, l. decided
promptly, not 70 accept Internationally
this fesignation, But, on the other, hang,
being entirely willing, through kind feel
ings to the accused, to do anything which,
could be agreeable or useful TO him, which,
shonld not conflict with my higher dnty to,
the State, and seeing Furthermore the great,
advantage to her best interests of having an
absolute and undisputed possession of this
whole office, Iagreed toanddid sigma letter
of acceptance Of this resignation,' in such
phrase as thought, saved by its qualifying
terms, the full rights of the State in the
premisesg DIR. Dorsey lthereupon gave up
all claim to the office, and was so enabled
without the use of violence, to secure 1t for
the State, and to procure what otherwise
could not have done-a new Treasurer
disembarrassed of any fear of litigation or
controversy. .bJhnelp abb .EV D0. l5iE'c
Harsh animadversions have been made
upon this transaction, especially as to the
Oi this letter, In not admitting,
by implication even, his title to the Office
resigned. This only indicates how often
and variously a really fundamental ques-
tion must arise in case. In this instance
it is the question of the Legislature to make
the Office "vaeant" by summary proceed-
ing. ] trust it also exempliiies the utility
of this detail Of matter otherwise tnsig-
pf .IHns Pal
And / also take the occasion to add, that
the transaction itself met the approval of
my distinguished council in the case,-At-
torney General 0lds and the Hon. Joseph
r. Swan--and that the letter, in itsphrase-
ology, was the joint production Of them
and two Of the eminent council Of the
accused in joint conference. | signed it
without a syllable or letter of change,
though of course it was eonsistant with
the substance of my previously stated con-
ditions. These and various other points
and suggestions will be found in the papers
of the case hereto appended, as well or bet
ter expressed " lallg lHf f1lgl ni -b
Having said thus much upon this most
painful subject, 1 dismiss it with only these
additional remarks. 1 was determined
from the beginning, neither to be, nor, if
possible, to seem to be, officially or person.
ally, afpersecuter of this gentleman! And
/ have not been and will not be. With this
statement, leave the whole case and the
accused to the arbitrament of the Court OF
Justice, which / am sure will pronounce
and do justlyIby him and the State. .a
-4 g MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Many othereuactments and amendments
of the laws have been suggested to me for
recommendation to you. Amongst those
which feel justified in so recommending
al. Of thn rf
State in regard to the Great Seal OF the
State and its uses, and to the election laws.
Whilst upon that subject, l beg leave to
say, as my own opinion, that the soldiers
voting law ought to be at once repealed.--
There is no need of any such privilege
now. And trust that we may neyeragain
have the occasion and necessity for it,
Unless repealed, it will serve alone to OBJ
struot and delay the returns OF our general
notwithstanding the pressing necessity
for diminishing the elerkshipsf and other
offices in the State Government. i believe
the public interest would be promoted by
adding clerkship to the Office of the Attor-,
ney General. 70 ~ G9idu rf -snFlJ1-aJ ali
n The approaching pestilence of Asiatic
cholera, so soon, probably, to affllct the
hearts of our people byits distinctions of
life and happiness, must occupy your grav-
cat deliberations.,sW What you can do is diff
tieult to determine. ut may be that the best
thingyou can do will be to authorize the
cities, towns and villages Of the State TO-
legislate (within your own well-indicated
and prescribed directions and limits) for its
prevention and alleviatiOD. The usage Is a
bad one as system of legislation. But If
there are some cases In which the delega-
Al ha aranfan
this would really seem to be one of them.
Some of my predecessors have recom-
mended the establishment OF lnebriate
Asylums. Drunkenness isag notwithstanding
much too common vice. 3 And, in all prob
ability as other exeitements of the war
shall subside, it will continue and, increase.
Itmay, therefore, perhaps, be, well enough
for the General Assembly again to consider
this matter, If, in, your judgments the
finances Of the State will justify the expen-
diture, you can scarcely do better than TO
initiate this benevolences .galgN#r.r Cs
The reports of the several State Depart
iments and Public Institutions, with the ex-
ception of the Commissioner of Common
Schools, Board of Public Works and Com
missioner of Statistics, have been receiv-
ed and are submitted, foryour lconsidera-
tion.I gd1 dnihi sidEG tuh sg3hI iiEuo'
,gy THE ED1soHKRGEdoF VOLUNTEERS. pf'a
Immediately after the collapse Of the
traitorons Confederacy, and the Consequent
abrupt termination of the war, had oc-
casion, Id behalf of some of the volunteers.
of the Regiment which l formerly COM
IN anded-then enlisted in the Veteran Re-
serve Corps-to examine Into the question
of their legal right to a prompt, discharge,
i Thought, even then, there might, be some