Year: 1859

debt of the State in tho work itself be


sides advancing $780, 900 for its compile


ton. They have informed the Boar


of Trustees, In the most formal man


ner, their determination TO close tn


canal, and abandon tho work whcncve


It's tolls and revenues shall prove made


quatc 10 its support. Report of 1855


will disclose the extent and nature o


the ection Of the bondholders.


The abandonment of the work woul'


seriously embarrass those who reside il


tho vicinity of tho canal. IL tho worl


should be abandoned by tho Trustees


there Is no law under which itcould b'


maintained


Frequently the attention Of the Leg


isluture has been called 10 the necessity


OF increasing the salaries of tho judicia


administrative and oxccHtivo officers o


the State. Section IL Of Article !, o.
our Constitution declares that "justict
shall be administered freely and with
out purchase, completely and without
denial, speedily and without delay. -
Upon examination find thercare more
than nine hundred cases In theSuprcme
Court.


The law requires the Judges Of tho
Supreme Court TO be present ut the
Capitol but sixty days in each year
That is as much time asthey can spend
here upon their presentsalary. If they
receive compensation sufficient to en-
able them to dev otc moro of their time
at tho Capitol the consideration of the
judgments they are required to revise,
the number of undecided cases would
be much diminished. The citizens Of
the State must be greatly embarrassed
for the want OF decisions concerning
their personal liberty and rights OF
property. Believing that the most
ready mado of securing early decisions
would bc to enable the Judges of the
Sureme Court to remain longer in con-
sultation, recommend to you such an
increase ih their, salaries ae will sup.
port them in the discharge OF their du-
ties, and afford them reasonable com
pcnsation for their expense and labor
They would be greatly aided it they
were supplied with q sufficient library
They should bc authorized to purchase
for the use Of the Court, library ovci.
which they shall have the entire con
troll. 81


While I have thus urged the neccssi.
ty of the increase of the snlarios of tlrc
Judges of the Supreme court, | do not
regard il as less your duty TO provide
for the Judges OF the Circuit Courts
Many able and accomplished lawy ers
have accepted positions as Circuit
Judges, entertaining the hope that the.
Legislature would bo willing to pay
them reasonable compensation for
their services. 1t would bc difficult TO
select many among them who would
not receive in the practice of their pro-.
fession moro than twice that which
they receive for their official services
The Slate1as noright TO require of one
OF her citizens that he should toll TO
see that crime is punished and justice
without giving that citi-
zen reasonable compensation.


No increase or dmnution Of the sal
airy Of tho .Goyernor of the State can be
made after his term OF service common
ccs. Before tho next regular session Of
the General Assembly tho people of the
State will have electeda Governor. In
as there il but short time in
tervcning between the commencing OF
said session and the inauguration Ofthc
Governor elect. regard il your duty 10
take into consideration the subject of
his salary. | have no hesitationin rec
to you thnt you provide for
him such compensation rs is worthy of
the State Of Indiana.


The laws of the State in regard TO
the qualification Of voters and the clec
tion Of officers are Inadequate to pro.
tect the sutTrages of honest men against
frand On several occasions within tho
last few years men have left the county
Of their residence, gone 10 others,
where they had no permanent homes,
where they did not intend to remain
longer than the day of election have
there cast their votes and TINS deter
mined who should be the officers and
of the counties they
visited. The inspectors Of elections in
some of the townships have donicd to
legal voters the right of exprcssingtheir
choice of officers.


A government which depends entire
" upon the action Of n majority of her
people cannot be maintained for any
fength 0f time 4aaless- that people are
permitted TO determine, without vio-
lcnce or fraud, who shall be their OIL
GERS and representatives. Every cti.
zen who Is desirous oh maintaining
peace, every citizen who is attached to,
and willing to sustain our form of gov
ernment, should be anxious that no iIc-
gal vote should eyer be cast, and that
no legal voter should be deprived of the
right TO cast his vote. A law should be
passed inflicting severe penalties upon
the officers who superintend elections, IL
they decline to receive legal vote, or
il they admit one which is Illegal
Likewise provision should be made to
punish criminally any man who leaves
the county of his residence, goes to an
other with the intention Of there voting
and then returning to his homo.


Ii an illegal voter could be punish
cd' by imprisonment in the State Pris-
on, bad men would be deferred from
wrongfully voting.


The General Assembly Of. 1857 failed
to make any appropriation for the. be-
nevolcnt institutions. The reason for
that failure was, think, not TO be
found in any hostility entertained by
tho members of the Legislature to those
institutions. They knew that the con
stitution ofthe State provided for their
support, and that they wero objects OF