Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-03
Associated Press Report.
General News.

Synopsis of Gov. FenfOn's Message.
BUFFALO, January 2.--Governor FentOn's
message is published in this afternoons
papers, 1t recommends the establishment
of claim agencies for the collection of sol
diers' claims for bounty and pay. It advo-
Gates that disabled soldiers be cared for and
their pensions increased. The present
National Guard consists of one hundred
and twelve regiments, three independent
batteries and five batteries. The aggregate
force of officers and men, uniformed and
equipped is 5000. 1t advocates a general
encampment of the National Guard during
the coming season. 1t says the Superinten-
dent of the Banking Department in his Re
port shows that on the Both of September,
1865, there were I09 banks conducting
business under the laws of the State with
an aggregate capital of S2O43G,9T0; that
1875 banks have departed from the old sys-
TEN and nearly all have been converted
into National Banks. The total amount
of outstanding circulation, including
that of closed and closing banks,
at that date, was 27,Ql9444 dollars.
of which sum there was issued 10 ineorpor-
ated banks, and not secured by deposit in
Bank Department "a 1876, $50, and to banking
associations and individual bankers, $22,-
s72.593- Decrease in circulation, SI3, l09,-
loo, anu lucIedse IN cdSl Oh FoyN<l rJ0J. Inc
system of a national currency, though an
Innovation upon carefully devised and sue
cessfuE banking schemes of the State has
attracted to itself most of the banks of the
country at large, and seems TO have aequir-
ed the favor and confdepce of a people
We discover its benefits in uniaLlh issue
based upon the national faith, and h COM
parative immunity from. unsecured and un-
reliable paper, which it formerly obtained in
some parts Of the country, The whole sys-
tenn guarded by enaetments that combine
the wisdom and experience of the nation to
make it the most complete, as well as the
most reliable system Of banking ever de-
vised. r1 7rr-1af e-I
The Governor dsvotes some space TO the
expected visit of the cholera, and cOmmends
the views and recommendations of the
commissioners and health officers, and rec
ommends that appropriations be promptly
made to pay for the proper structures on
water and land for hospitals. He says that
the quarantine and health regulations of
New York and Brooklyn are deieotive, ami
require essential modification The Cover
nor embodies in his message and refers to
the resolutions passed by the Detroit Con-
YeDtion asking for the enlargement Of the
New York canals and locks, and SAYS :''Sec-
tion u, article Z, of the Constitution Of the
State prohibits contracting debt for inter-
nal improvements, except upon the passage
of a law which shall be submitted to the
people at the next general election and ap-
proved by them. Il will postpone this ques-
tion but short time, however, if allowed to
await the action of the Convention which it
is now presumed will be called early in
1867. BY the authority Of section 2, article
IS, of the Constitution TO revise an organic
law ,of the State, nor do suppose
any great interest of this or any other
states viii be seriously prejudieed by such |
delay. The Governor disapproves of the |
practice Of iegislating for the relief Of con-
tractors upon public works. The message |
concludes as follows; ,.sss,..,.. fo
elm the work of restoring the revolted |
States to their appropriate federal relations,
great questions still remain for solution. |
While we cannot ignore the obligations |
which honor and good faith impose on the I
Government toward all who have been 1
faithful in its behalf, we entertain the hope
that enlightened statsmanship will solve |
these difficult problems in a spirit ct once /
humane, magnRnimOus and Just, which
will commend themselves to the approval /
of all friends of the Government and secure
the public safety. We must not be un-
mindful of the practical difficulties which /
confront US in the settlement Of questions
like these, nor impatient Of unavoidable de-
lay incident TO the working out Of a sonvie-
ton and the attainment of its results.
When dealing with organic reforms 10 the
structure of pol5tieal institutions toward
our misguided eountrymen, we entertain
no feeling Of bitterness or unkindness, and
animated BY quality of generous forbear-
anee, we viii cordially cooperate in our
spheres of influence in support
ing the general interestsof all those entitled
70 in!oke our protection VII "a firm sdher-
SA-'' = :. sne Just rights Of all in spirit Of
kindness, we hope all traces Of alienation |
win gradually and forever disappear II