Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-07
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"a AAS In1iIGBkTIoN.
The laWs OF the State provide for Com
misRionsro OF ImmIgfation, whose duty is |
to use all proper means 70 turn the tide of |
Immigrants toward our own borders, and
to spread information as to the resources
OF Ohio. For two years no appropriation
has been made for this Office, and the law
is practically dead letter. 1t may well
be doubted whether the Office established
in this State could cot real benefit, but
there can be no question that q careful COM
pilatton of facts and statistics with regard
to the resources Of the State, and
the advantages it offers asi .home.to
the immigrant, would be most uses
ful. If to this conid be added q cpm-
plete geological survey of the State
in detail. showing not, simply the
larger general features which are al
ready pretty well known, but the minuter
facts OF It's geology and natural history,
the advantage would be felt both by our
present citizens and in the attraction hirfl-
er of desirable classes of new comers.-
Valuable essays on special parts of these
subjects have, from tune to, time, appeared
in the reports OF the Board of Agriculture,
and in independent publications, and it is
thought that no great expense would be
incurred in bringing together and COM
has been referred to.
Avery respectable horticultural society
has called attention to the necessity OF
full investigation of the nature and habits
of insects which often commit great raw.
ages upon the orchards and fields of the
country. They represent with apparent
reason, that the labor of such an investiga-
tion can not be undertaken by Individuals;
and that public advantage require that it
be done at public cost. As part of the COM
pletev survey of the Geology and Natural
History of the State, the topic is worthy of
your attention; and am persuaded that
such work, carefully performed, would
be most profitable investment of the cost,
by the encouragement and assistance which
would be thereby rendered to the great
producing interests of the State. aass s.5f
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. 5,Ya.
2 The last Generally Assembly directed
the submission to the people OF q PROPOSE
Z tiOn to amend the State Constitution on
the subject of the elective franchise, SO as
to abolish distinctions in political privilege
based upon race. The amendment was ac-
I cordingiy submitted at the October cleo
ton, and the returns showed that it was
defeated by majority of 5O629 votes. In
accordance with the provisions of the
statute, l issued proclamation on the 30th
6 day of October, announcing the fact As
the question Is one which seems to me to
: be chiefly Important in its relation to ma
'tional rather than State policy, i shall re-
train from discussing it, and the more will
ingly, that the progress of events has only
strengthened the convictions I have here
tOiore made public in regard to it.
~ To foster and protect all the local and
personal interests and rights of the people
OF our great commonwealth, is the duty
which they have committed officially to
our hands; and in the hope that under the
Divine Providence your labors will be
sagaciously directed to that end, I welcome
you to your legislative duties. -,
IS sti- no S'TlfaHJ. D. cox, Governor.