The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-12

Will insure SuCh nherai offers 10 the Slate as
to relieve the treasury from any appropria>
ton 10 purchase the necessary grounds, and
erect suitable buildings for college or col
ieces Gaould. however, these anticipation,
:ail, the State will not be released from pro-
vidiny i1r securing to our people the benefit
Of this doration. by such other methods as
may lie easily provided. The endowment is
Y a'!e. Such provision can now be made,
ST beet To modification, based upon experts
cnce, for the regulation aud mana seuent OF
the college 10 insure such beneficial re.
suits as sill vinGicato the original designs OF
those who set the project OIL foot, and dissi- ]
pat. the fears OF anticipated failure predicted
by empirical criticism.
UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, 1851.
The Universal Exposition Of The Industry
Of all Nations, for 1867, ct Paris, offers an-
other occasion for the exhibition TO foreign
nations of tbs resources and wealth OF the
State. Its believed that any fair represen>
tation rous,ii home 10 the knowledge of the
millions of industrious artisans and laborers
il Europe, Of the geographical position Of
our State, its rich .al cheap soil, and its
adaptability to agriculture, liz all it, branch,
c5, including the cultivation of the grape,
| our mineral wealth, and exhaus;less beds of
coal, would materially increase the emigra-
tion TO State of that useful and desirable
population, ard in various ways greatly in
crease our prosperity and wealth. Although
| xuluthorze! by any law to DO 80, but De-
lievins | but reelected the wishes of our peo-
pie. upsn the unanimous and earnest recom>
incubation Of thu President and Executive
Board Of the State AZ icultural Society, in
March, 1856, | appointed and c, rl:nissi1ned,
under Tue seal of the State, the Hon. John
p. Reynolds, the Secretary of that Society,
), cci;.l Commissioner for the State of lli-
nos, TO reprc.en, the State ut tia Paris
Exposition, in 1857. He has, without any
char e I, the State. been constantly a. Wy
! a;.as vvr'erFt:iS articles and
specimens illustrative of the natural res Jur-
ces Of lho state, and Of the social condition
81 Jur people, for exposition at til. Fair.
Nr. Reynolds viii berequ;rad to acc smpanv
ald take charge of these valuable coatr5u.
lions, to superintead the exposition OF them,
and generally to represent the State al toe
approaching Exposition in Paris. He viii,
no doubt. be abls to make valuable DISPOSE
ton Of .nauy OF said ARTICLES, IN exchange
for the products Of different natisns of EI>
rpTc AMI WILL fro his personal knoS!eily-
OF. and general acquaintance with he whole
subject, he enabled tn make n 81 Interest,"
ing and instructive report 10 our neoTle of
his duties | submit that It wodlI be en-,
iirelv compatible with thef characi r Of his
duties. the objects 10 bs accomplished, and
the dignity Of the State, 10 make = reasona-
r be appropriation TO carry Gu; the purposes
OF his appointment.
! take Tie liberty TO TRANSMIT 10 your hcn>
oFab'c body cops Of the resolutlsn requests
ing the appointment OF Mr.. Eeyuo!di as
Commissioner, with the instructions furnish-
ca / m from thIs Department. together wi.i,
~,
1866. and respectfully call your atEeniion TO
he same.
GEOLOGICAL sUETEY.
The report OF Mr.. Worthen, State Geolo-
gist, will show in what manner the appro-
rrajion OF $4,000 has been expended, in
.ae publication OF the volumes of geological
surveys, ,.ontainia, rsports Heretofore made
on tli4 Interesting subject. Three thousand
co1ic: SIX iholstni volumcs) have been
published. and portion OF them distributed
as directed by law. There .r.i he. f'r further
distribution, some sixteen hundred copies
By the Law, bat one copy WA firni-1ed TO
the State Gcclogisi. IL i believed. from bis
knowledge Of the subjee. aHi acTgsI.tanc-
with those persons ard localities usore iGiale~
diately concerned about TIE general b-aeli,s
20 result f-1.a IT,. tia: lie c,u.I u a, MI
cIoas Listr5uii3a Il 1T leAsI tl:yc hundred
cogtrs. The survey has be.a completed T..
thirty counties. /. is es;im,'ei HAT WIKI
~ Appropriation Of ten n .dstg1 III. r. =
yel-, the survey can be completed in tie
whole Safe n tyo ysar.. in. whole sgh>
ice, IS respectfully submitted - y3ar -oasi!-
erat-og.
PES.Tzy-ia:T.
Under The &c: OF 1871. 70 boat. ana build
an p liiouai Ptal;-a.isrv. 80 g. % mission
e.. were authorized u aiu D; r. as .f,., sgas,
fcAIi1ns for = Peniiehti,~r. wai.h. w.,-l
completed, would be Of sua-isat ca raci'y ipr
one thousand cells io- couyicts. gss est:
mated, by former Govern r, that wa-l tie
peni,ertis-r should b, co.ny:t,j On he
plans and specifications llop'el. il wo1d
z,raL. accommodate eleven hnT:-:i con-
Yicts. "as large n number, il was hon?d, -
our State would be CALEB IHon 10 provide
fo-, for many generation - - tie ti~5. D.
December. lisa, Ii s-e were G,c hu,lrci
AMI cighty,six coHvcts 10 tl- P-a';n.' az &
wh.ci number hal bee il-r.-..5-i n ~.
fr a,v Of D.ce nber, 1855 t. cas i.r.,a6 5
AMI seyeaty>,hree In less tim ten vrtrs, 7
and before its completion. the !iult. o. i, .
capacity has been reached C,irns see L 5 I
to increhsc With orr grown ard prosperity I
Il WAS. a. he SIRE ,H:e cs:IIi Gcd Sd. rAo.e /
cost Of The Peu:lea;ia-y compi-tea w1a!5 D. .
FIVE hund'e aud ;i'iy ta5Issl! So',a-3. !
There has aira:dy bean Apo .;-,od 2)}i,> |
52T02. amount G. sinlei a; ,lle J,np.-r I. /
1865. S32 ,3I5 30; due for repairs Tor 1875 /!
an1 1856, : l.6S7.2l claimsi for work doae |
in 1855. uaier direction of the CON missions |
err, S76,39I24; estimated - necessary to I
c1mplzta the Peni;eaiiarv, sj0,2i1.73. Al /
though ihi. amour. seem, extravagan,, the T.
State possesses as good. if no, tia. beat PEN I
.teuti4ry in tina Uaitef States. y apprl> |
p-i2tioa 10 carr On tho work OF )n2le,.ng .
the Pententil-y was m,de Ct the last session .
Of the legislature. Five hundred OF fine /
coils iu-the west Wig wee unfinished. III /
tl.e four hundred completed cells eight huns |
lre1 cCnyicts were already confined, just /
double the number in;endei By the Law TO be 1
placed in them, and tao nu,nbsr Was iacreas>
ing SO rapidly, with no means provide for
their security and accomm lation, the com>
missioners appointed at the lazt session OF
the General Assembly, after cars:sal consiI>
Grafton OF the condition o. aI,'rS iHi their
obligations to the public, t inset what
seemed : pressing and unavoidable ne :essi,y,
made Arrangements With Messrs. ). a.
Bick:na5:c. 1. -. 10 complete the ST. wing,
under the caatract OF 1851, for That work,
and such o;,Ie- Y3.k - wla'd he uecrs AIRY
to 1T sct th: req tireia ats growing ont Of the
iar,e!s Increasing number of eonvicts, ieav>
i,y i; 70 the present G-ner.l Assembly to
a! ~ a compensation for the work to be
d jna Il va, impossible 10 get along wi,h~
o It more cell 70 IN, Other Buildings also
bec7.n. ia l;;pensaby necessary, The wio'e
adlitl9ns work has been completed, and is
now Il use. am satisfied the commission
e.. have been pronpte by desire to ierve
tn? publ; interest, az hope their action will
be approved BIZ your honorable body.
There. can be no doubt that the Peniten>
tlary ough. to be completed, If possible, in
the pra,r nt year, and recommend that such
an appropriation be made as shall insure
this desirable result. The reports of the
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