Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-15

lent, refOrmatory and penal iBstltu-
tions. In no part Ofthe world, 1t Is be
heved, are the asy lums, reform schools
and prisons hetter conducted than
with us. Onr unfortunate, and even
our criminal classes are watched over
with ten Ter solicitude; are surrounded
with healthful influences, and are fur
nished with the necessaries comforts
and some of the luxufies of life; they
are well fed and clothed and sheltered
they are provided with mental and
moral culture; their lives are rendered
as contented and happy as tdeir situa-
ton and condition will permit. More
over, it is gratifying to know that the
| yearly cost per capita for maintaining
the inmates of these public institutions
! is from forty to one hundred and fifty
| dollars less than in the correspondent 2
establishments of other States east and
west of us, ranking nearest to Ohio in
size, wealth and population.
l commend the charitable enter
prises to the fostering care Of the Gen
eral Assembly, with the recommends
ton that the Central Lunatic Asylum
and the Northern Asylum at Newburg
be pressed toward to completion as
quickly as possible, since our work
houses, infrmaries and jaiIs are now
filed with demented persons who can
not be accommodated otherwise
REPORTS
Your attention is invited to the
very full and comprehensive reports OF
the various State officers, heads of de
partments and supUrintendents of pub
lie Institutions They will be found to
contain much valuable information and
many important suggestions. You are
especially referred to the request of the
Secretary Of State for an act defining 2
his duties in passing upon the legality
of certificates Incorporation and al
so to his suggestion that contracts for
paper should be awarded by the Com
missioners of Public Printing, and not
as now by the Secretary of State.
THOMAS CoRyu5E.
In n little graveyard at Lebanon
Warren County, Ohio, marked only Ivy
a bel of myrtle, reposes the dust OF
Thomas Corwin, the most brilliant ora
tor and one Of the wisest Statesmen
whose lives grace the history Of the
e Nation. No man has held a large
place i'll the hearts and minds Of tht
+ people nor has any one contributes
2 more to the welfare of the State o
) Ohis than did he. His public utteranc
5 will inspire the eloquence of other mel
: long years after all who knew him anC
] heard him shall have passed away. Th
5 study Of bis life and its grand success
] will cheer to redoubled effort the toll
: ing sons ofgenius and poverty genera
e tions hence.
D 1t is one of tie sweet privileges 0
Y the living to honor the distinguishe
f dead. 1t is especially becoming tina
: the State which Thomas Corwin servet
e so long and so we'll, should testify it
e appreciation of his public career b
# erecting an appropriate monument t
commemorate his name and fame.
There are several other matters t
: which had expected to call the after
ton of the General Assembly, br
4 they involve the expenditure of cor
E siderable sums of mouey, and do nC
+. feel at liberty, in the present condition
of affairs, to suggest them.
= In conclusion, permit me to expires
+ the earnest hope that your preser
session may be pleasant to yourselve
and, profitable 20 yoar e0Ratffuents---
, EDWARD F. MOVES, Governor.
. JANUARY 5, 1874.