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

EI5p Load oil 1se9-exting 1ssls-a ,..- 1000 90
And the salance Of that faBt ta-
Is Is55 s54, ,a6l Il
COMMON SCHOOLS
Receipts Of tue Common School Fa--<
Se'Pss for 1ss4 p re. o,u.u-o- -,o. 1ao2as4 81
showing an excess or....---.-..--. So .2zl a.
The report of the Commissioner Is re-
plete with many interesting and encOur-
/ aging statements and suggestions Those
IN regard to the new system for Instruc-
| tIOn and preparation of teachers 1 com
mend especially your attention 1t IS
! hoped that in this fundamental interest,
/ Ohio will net remain behind other States.
| am sorry that | have not tme nor
/ space IN this too long communication, to
/ speak more at large upon this great gen
| eral subject of common schOOls--SO much
more important than much else here IN
cluded. One consolation IS, that 1t Is be-
cause there is apparently less to censure
or amend in this department than IN some
others, that l have less to say upon It
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE.
The patient research, great labors and
| useful suggestions (Which, in the main,
| heartily approve In the annual report OF
| the Auditor of State, must certainly
greatly distinguish that document among
| those heretofore emanatlng from this OF
| fee. The present condition and future
| prospect-capabilities rafher-Of' our State
| finances are therein shown to be most
J encouraging, indeed. If any systematic
| effort is to be made to recover and retain
| Ohio's proper share Of the immigration, L
think it would be most jUdicIOus invest
ment of money ana labor for the General
Assembly to cause to be prepared and
circulated. In EurOpe and elsewhere, an
abstract of some Of these tables and com
ments, with other like matter.
I especially denote, for your consider
alton, the Auditor remarks and recon-
mendations upon the retrenchment Of Su
perhuous and half paid officers the
a6surdities Of parts of the tax laws, inclu-
sive of his proposition Of an appraisement
system, which will only cost as many
thousands Of dollars as our present plan
does hundreds of thousands, and do 1t,
too, with more equality and efficiency
Insurance Companies-the public and do
nestle debt-the volunteer relief fund,
its reduction and final. gradual eztin
guishment-the Longview Asylum i'm
brogliO, and the rate of interest
TREASURER OF STATE
Upon the creation of the vacancy Of the
| Office of the Treasurer of State, (herein-
after more particularly set fortbl I sp-
pointed in the place Of Goodwin V. Dor
sey. removed, Mr. William Hooper, a
leading merchant and distinguished 6nan-
cier of Cincinnati. He having most gen
erously accepted this appointment Gin
sole consideration Of the extreme exigen-
ey in which this difficulty had placed the
finances and credit of the State,) he was
duly qualified and entered upon the du-
ties OF his Office, upon September 10Th.
1865.
This conduct of this gentleman de-
serves, and / trust Will long receive the
grateful acknowledgment by all public
spirited citizens of the State, 1t was
really very great favor to the State and
all It's people. There are few men, if any,
IN Ohio (having the proper qualifications
tor such an Ofice-in It's then circumstan-
ces a great trust-and with the rank and
character equal to the furnishing the Sc
curity required) who would have relin-
quished their own private afais and pleas
ures, to accept these heavy duties and
responsibilities for a time so brief and
hOnors so doubtful
In making this appointment, my pur-
pose was three fold : [ not only desired
to obtain an officer eminently fitted by
his experience 80 perform its strictly OF
fetal duties, bat a person whose qualities
and good name would quiet the public
appFeheHsiOas as to the safety Of the
States treasure; [ also desired IN him
those qualifications which would enable
him to carefully examine and digest the
various statutes in force and either to
codify them, II necessary, or to make such
suggestions of amendment as might so Oc-
cur to MIN. You have his report and [
beg leave to comend it to your cOnsidera-
ton with the remark, that the opinions of
such an officer are always worthy of great
respects and that the especial amendments,
which he indicates, seem to be most ju-
dIciOus. [ am pleased to have his opin-
that fhn low Nv
to need but slight amendment. Changes
IN laws should never be made except for
welghty reasons.
OHIO PENITENTIARY-
The report of the Directors and Warden
this institution seem to be satisfactory,
says the Governor, and he then proceeds
to suggest changes in its management
a modification of the present rule which
enfranchiSeS on their discharge from prison
such cOnviCtS as obtain from the officers
certificates of good behavior during their
lmprisOnment-the practical operation OF
which rule is, he thinks, to restore their pO-
ltical rights, TO the most hardened and |
depraved criminals, who are able to prac-
tlce discrimination, while the most ignO-
rant and less guilty are the most likely to !
emerge from it disfranchised. He suggests /
the appointment of visiting committee, |
and discusses at considerable length the |
subject OfpRrdOns by the Executive.
RAILROADS
The railroad interests of Ohio have be- /
come of immense value to the stockhoI- /
ders, the people and the State. The great /
changes which this new system Of com
mercial intercourse has brought about are
in. many respects obvious enough In
others though equally great, they are not
50 apparent. Some well digested system
Of laws suitable to them is quite indis-
But it is quite necessary for a
legislator framing laws for their taxation,
equation and punishment, to consider
Ill these complicated relations much more
cautiously and widely than he might at
irst thought, deem essential.
UnquestiOnably some legislation is ne
.essary to protect the lives, limbs, prop
rty and other rights of the people from
he encroachments or neglects of these
,oWerful agents. The true line which
hlelds the people and yet shall not in
ade the vested and eq uitable rights Of
be companies, will neg essarily be most