The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-01-06

require jsils to be so constructed as
to entirely prevent this promisouous
and dangerous intercourse.
Your attention is particularly call
ed to the recommendation of the
Board Of State Charities, that the
proper authorities of all of the cities
of the State should be required to
make full reports, annually, to the
Legislature, through the Governor,
of the statistics of vice and crime,
and of the work of the Police De.
partment in such cities. And also
to the suggestion that Prosecuting
Attorneys should. not be allowed to
enter nolle prosequi in any case of
an indictment for a crlpe punish
able by imprisonment in the Peni-
tentiary or by death, without the
written approval of the Attorney
General first given upon a written
report TO him of the facts. i
The importance Of this is sufIici-
entity shown by the fact that in 1869
the number of cases in which a nolle
prosequi. WAS entered exceeded 6f-
teen hundred.
The Girls Reformatory at White
Sulphur Springs contains forty-nine
inmates, and it is now demonstrated
that the number is likely to increase
as rapidly as the welfare of the in
stitution will allow. Whatever
doubts may have been reasonably
entertained, as to the necessity for
such an in institution, prior to its
establishment the report of Direc-
tors and Superintendent, and
thorough investigation of the facts
will, it is believed, satisfy you that
the institution is a very important,
one and ought to be literally sup
ported.
The report of the Superintendent
and Trustees of the Soldiers Or
phans, Home will engage your ear
nest attention. The duty Of provid-
ing for the education and support of
the children of the soldiers of Ohio
who fell in the war for the Union,
was fully recognized by the resolu-
lutions and acts Of your last session.
1t is not doubted that your action
was in accordance with the will of
the people of the State, and they
earnestly desire that the duty of
caring for the soldiers orphans
shall be performed in a man
ner that will worthily express the
affection and gratitude with which
these wards of the State mnat ever
be regarded by a just and patriotic
community. I therefore, respectful
ly recommend that the legislation
deemed necessary by the Board and
Officers in charge Of the institution
be enacted as promptly as practi-
cable.
The report Of the Geological Sur
vey, to be laid before you, exhibits
the encouraging progress of that
work. The future growth of Ohio,
in wealth and population, will de-
pend largely on the development of
the mining and manufacturing re-
sources of the State. Heretofore,
our increase in capital and numbers
has been chiefly due to agriculture. |
Important as the great interest will
always be in Ohio, the recent census |
shows that we may not reasonably
anticipate, in future, rapid growth in |
population or wealth, from agricul-
ture alone. Without calling in ques-
ton the great and immediate bene-
fit to accrue to agriculture from the
geological survey, it is yet true that
the tendency of it's exhibition of our
vast mineral wealth, is to encourage
the employment of labor and capital |
in mining and manufacturing enter
prises. Let the work be continued |
and sustained by ample appropria-
tions.
1t is necessary that the General
Assembly, at its pretent session,
should adopt the requisite legislation
to carry into effect tbe following re-
quirements of the Constitution: Sec. |
3, article 16, of the Constitution pro-
vides that "at the general election to
be held in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one, and
in the twentieth year thereafter, the
Question. Shall there he g cOnven-
ton to revise, alter, or amend, the
Constitution shall be submitted to
the electors of the State, and in case
q majority of all the electors voting
at such election shall be decided in
favor ofsuch Convention, the Gen
eral Assembly, at its next session,
shall provide by law for the election
of delegates and the assembling of
such Convention"
In conclusion. ! feel warranted in
congratulating you on the favorable
Judgment of your constituents upon
your action on the important sub
iects which were considered at your
last session, and in expressing a con-
ident hope that what remains to be
done will, under Providence, be so
wisely ordered that the true interests
Of all the people of the State will be
greately and permanently advanced.
R. B. HAYES.
JANUARY 3, 1871.