The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-01-17

nolle proseQxi in any case of an indict
ment for the crime punishable by i'm
prisonment in the Peuitentiary or by
death, without the written approval Of
the Attorney General first given upon Q
written report to him of the facts.
Theinnportance of this is sufficiently
shown 81 the fact that in 1869 the nun.
Der ofscases in which nol1e prosequl
was entered exceeded fifteen hundred.
| The Girls Reformatory at White Sui.
Iphnf Springs contains forty. niIe inmates,
and it is now demonstrated that the
number fs likely to increase as rapidly
as theswelfare of the institution will al
low. Whatever doubts may have been
reasonably entertained, as to the neccss-
Iity for such an institution, prior to its
establishment, the report of the Direc.
tors aud superintendent, and a thorough
investigation of the facts, will, it is be-
lieyed, satisfy you that the institution is
Ia very Important one, and pught to be
liberaity 8app ported s. z;
The report of the superintendent and
Trustees of the Soldiers Orphans Home
will engage your earnest attention. The
duty of providing for the education and
support of the children Of the soldiers
of Ohio who fell in the war for the Uil-
ion, was fully recognized by the resolu-
tons 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 manner
that will worthily express the affection
and gratitude with which these wards of
the State must ever be regarded by a
just and patriotic community. I, there.
fore, respectfully recommend that the
legislation deemed necessary by the
Board and Officers in charge Of the in.
stitution be enacted as promptly as prac-
ticable.
The report of the Geological Survey,
to be laid before you, exhibits the EN-
couraging progress of that work. The
future growth cot Ohio, in wealth and
population. will depend largely on the
Of the mining and manu-
featuring resources Of the State Here
tofore, our increase in capital and mum.
bers has been chiefly due to agriculture.
Important as that great interest will al
ways be in Ohio, the recent census
shows that we may not reasonably antic.
ipate, in future, rapid growth in popula-
ton or wealth, from agriculture alone
Without calling in question the great
and Immediate benefit to accrue to ag.
riculture from the geological survey, it
is yet true that the tendency Of its exhi.
;bition of our vast mineral wealth, is to
encourage the employment of labor and
capital in mining and manufacturing en-
terprises Let the work be continued
and sustained by ample appropriations.
1t is necessary that the General AS.
sembly, at its present session, should
adopt the requisite Legislation to carry
into eject the following. requirement of
the Constitution: Sec 3, Article 16, Of
the Constitution provides that sat the
general election to be held in the year
one thousand eight hundred and seven
ty-one, and in each twentieth year there
after, the question Shall there be a cor.
vention to revise, alter or amend the
Constitution shall be submitted to the
electors OF the State, and in case. a ma
jority of all the electors voting at such
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