The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-01-11

books when numbers Of persons arc in tho library
In this way II has occurred that books have beer
frequently stolen, aud valuable sets have beci
boken' and rendered worthless Ilb Commis
4 sinners agree With him, that ir tie lntrv ist6b,
Preserved, the final decision of the nrranromcn
and protection Of the bUoks cannot properly b,
postponed iohgur. The original plan 0f The room
! comprises two stories of alcoyes around It's exto.
tor, which you'd give space for the increase o
the library fOr some years to come, without oncum
bering the oepter of IL with detached eases The
eases should then be separated by railing from
the rest OF the rnnm or be fitted with glass doors
! which could be locked, i is believed that plans
and specifications originally made are still IN exis-
ence, aud attention Is called to tho subject for tho
urgent reasons above stated,
| The use aud value Of public libraries are multi
/ pile manyflld NJ tho close OF historical period
| which will always be regarded ms a memorable
! one. Tho iudioous accumulation Of documents Of
all sorts calculdt To- throw light upon the time, is
universally admitted by Intelligent people TO- be a
| thing upon which NJ nlnney value can be set. [
| IS not question Of the style, dignity or present
! va1uo oftho iok preserved tho most trivial pamph-
lot the rpdlst aud mpst unfinished story Of n. sol
! ders PERSONAL experisncc, may have value for
postoriig that 10 elaborate history which could be
wriitnu would dhave, To collect and care fully pre-
serve for The Judgment Of future times all the cs
| tinony which is now so abundant, appears to me
II solemn duty. In connection, therefore, with the
subject of increasing the shclf-room Of the library,
I would recommend specific appropriation. TO
b, cxpeRdedoaly Cor publications directly connect
cd with the history the groatrebyllion.
srArE sfrot'sE
| Among the subjects reported upon by tho super
! intendcnt Of tho State House, tho Flag Room
VIII dppblesshave the m ,st lncral iut rest. The
i won. Ans battle-btacd flags Of tic Ohio troops
| have b 'en collected and carefully arranged in
convenient racks, labelled aud marked so rs tn
bo easily rec gnzed and are the cenor of interest
| TO our iell0w-citiz3ns who visit the Capitol.
Could larger room have been At command, a
m,re 81 islhctory effect would have been obtained;
! but the Superintendent has done the blsl that Is
nDw practicable, to preserve these sacred relics
Ills worth while 10 inquire whether any real nd
| vantages will be found in further delay in com
plotting tho cutters, walks and fences around the
Capitol Square. The lack of cutters on tho east
side Of the Square caused the street to continue in
Il miry condition during much Of last season, and
was reported by the City Board of Health as n
nuisance dangerous TO tho health Of the vicinity
lr providing for the enforcement Of sanitary meas
ur Throughout the state u is urgel that an evil
joiowldch we may be directly responsible should
no be overlooked. Eslimltcs of the CITY Engineer
ol the cost of the paved cutters, etc, aie herewith
trin3mttel.
GHaa STATISTICS. eT
In order 10 mike his report mNre full and salts
Tactory, and more .n3arly Commensurate with the
rqal Importance Of the subject, the Commissioner
~ Statistics ueeds either to havo clerk allowed
him, ,or a contingent fund placed at his disposal to
enable him 10 procure facts and Information from
opinion that tho latter would be Mt once the m ,st
economical and efficient arrangement, VS. he could
then pay according tO the work performed, for sta
tislics 10 be obtained in each locality, aud which il
is almost impossible to get otherwise. The laburs
of this officer nro of permanent value and are
sought tor by all who aro nterestd in our condition
and growth, both ut home Nu1 abroad. nnd would
recommend the concentration in his Office OF all sta
tisticdl reports which can be separated lroa the
business of the other departments.
AuENpMgSr TO TUE Contribution or THE UNITED
STATES.
Tho Secretary of State of the Unitcd States has,
since your adjournment, transmitted tn me a copy
of nu amendment to the Constitution OF the United
States, propOsed by Congress- and nov awaiting
the ratification of the Legislatures of the several
States. 1t consists of several sections containing
| provisions which in the wisdom of the National
| Legislature are necessary to secure permanent
peace throughout the country, and to correct the
| most papablc evils remaining in those States
/ Which were lately in rebellion evils, which, with
ont such correction, would eudnngpr the national
shlety, aud be II LASTING source OF irritation and
strife.
| In examining the proposed amendment, its 'ex-
4 tremc moderation is, under all the circumstances
OF the country and tho time, most remarkable. II
! contains four provisions, (which three would be-
come itropealRble and unclangcablc except by new
/ amendment Of the Constitutions but the Other could
be suspended or annullcd by act of Congress.
The three former consist, first, of the grant OF
/ power to tie National Government to protect the
citizens OF the whole country in their legal uriyi
lcges aud immuaities, should any State attempt t.
OpprcsS classes or individuals, on deprive them of
] the equal protection Of the laws second, of the
equitable equalization of representation, by forbid
ding any State or district to increase the number
/ of lis Representatives. IN Congress by enumeratng
in the electoral sis, classes of United States cin
zHls who are still denied tue elective franchise
and, hird, of the affirmation OF the invinllbity oI
the faith pledged to the payment of the existin.
IA l.t.I -. .t..,I 4 \ 4
denialOf power to the National or State Govern
mcnts to assume orpay any debt incurred in aid o
the late rebellion,
! simple statement of these propositions is theil
complete Justification, The first was pr wen neccs.
( slry long before tho war, when 1t was notornu.
that any attempt to exercise freedom of discussion
in regard to the system which was then hurryinl
On the rebellion, wOs not tolerated in tie Southern
F. States and the State laws gLvo no real protection
tn immunitics of this kind, which are Of the yer,
| essence OF free government. The necessity, also
\ ot~heving somewhere reserved right To brotec
the freedom of the slaves whom the war emanci
pstea ist,o Ptpabic Tor arpuneut. hi these right,
are IN good titl protectetby State laws and STATE
authorities, there will be no need of Federal lcgis
lation on the subject, aud the power viii remain ii
abeJancei but IL they are systematically violated
those who violate them viii DO themselves respon
stble tor all the necessary interference of the cen
/ trail Government.
V The second proposition is so Just in itself tina
the only objection raised 10 il is that il is chang,
OF the original sD-called compromises of the Con
stituton" 1t is an all-suileiont answer to say iha
the. rebellious States long enjoyed very dispro
plrttuuate power in the Government, which the,
used (or the destruction of the Government itself
aud that after suah a rebellion, n readmisson o
the insurgents to u true republican equality of rep
rescntatun Is tha most that the loyal citizens of th
4 country can allow, in justice to themselves. II i
neither deued nor concta Jed that this is diminu
ton of the present political power Of the Southen
States, which is penalty for rebellion but whoI
the penalty consists only in Topping on that which
was an excess of power before, auA in applying al
equal rule 20 them aud to ourselves, it may wei
be doubted Whether defeated insurgents were eve
before treated with equal magnlnimity.
The thirl proposition, relative to the debt has
believe, found no open opposition
The third secttm OF the dmcndm4pt is that whic
provides for the disqualification tor holding Ollie
of class regarded as peculiarly responsible 70
the rebellion, This disqualification may be re
moved by Congressional action, and its cOntnuaMc
or diScontinuauce w0ud be determined by the ev
lehce OF real return of honest allegiance ~ Ia
! National Goverpnienh 1t may fairly be said
therefore, to depend Upon tho Southern peopl
themselves whether it shall long continue to opa
rate aud taey olu not reasonably complain OF tn
burden OF u provision which their own lOyalt
could remove IL is as q necessary provision e.
the public safety that this Is insisted upon, aud
am sure there is no disposition in the North tn COZ
/ tpue any disability Beyond tho period durin
which the necessity shah seem real.
A Such Is, in my opinion, the character Of N
: amendments proposed, which II is my duty to Ia
before you for your action. Several 0f the Stat,
have already ratified It, but | docply regret
know that Il has been rejected by several of thos
L whose ratification would do most to mako Il
!. measure the promise and beginning Of that FL
j. settlement of our internal discussions for which
/. all long, | am not without hopo that a matur
il consideration and calmer reaectiou will e0uyiu