Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1863-01-15

              i VOL. IX. W . mr?mr? THE MO INT VERNON REPUBLICAN. T K It M S : For'otio year (invuriubly in uJvauco)S2,00 lor six Months, TUIMS OF AUVi:HTlBl.NO Ono square, 8 weeks, One square, 8 mouths, One square, 0 months, Ouu square. 1 year, Ono square (changeable monthly) Changeable weekly, Two squares,. 3 weeks, Two squares, 6 weeks, Two squares, 8 months, Two squares, G months, Two squares, 1 year, Three squares, 8 weeks, Tlirco Rquares, G weeks, Three squares, 8 mouths, Three squares, 0 months, 'ri.nft a,iinna 1 VIV1V. 1.00 1.00 8.00 4.50 li,00 10,00 15,00 1,75 8.25 5,25 G,75 8,00 2.50 4,50 6,00 8.00 10,00 - , - Unc-loiirtU column, ci.au. nu.un.nj, One-third " " 22,00 One-half " " ", 28,00 One column, changeable quarterly, 50,UU All local notices of advertisements, or filing attention to any enterprise intended o benefit individuals or corporations, will ie charged at the rate often cents per line. Governor's Message- 'Ucntlemcn of the Senate and House of Representatives: I congratulate the people of the .State, our common constituents, Unit tho period has arrived when yon, their immediate neighbors and representatives, fresh from your homes, can particulate iu the duties and responsibili ties of providing for and protecting their iu- Urrsts; ami it is a source mi great renin iu mTseir to know that, with your presence, I )ull have able counselors to guide and di rect me iu tbo discharge of the many cares und responsibilities resting upou tho Executive.There never bai been tt period in the history of our State when a faithful and vigilant effort ut duty, on the part of tho peoples representative, was more required than the present ( The question of man's capacity for wlf-jrovcrnmont is yet unsettled.) Tho gigan tic etfort of wicked ami bad men to over throw our beautiful and heavenly form of government, which 'existed at the period of your adjournment, has not vet been quelled. AVo were given the reins of our fctuto government, for the time being, by an honest, and confiding constituency, with a special view to carry out their wishes iu maintaining the Government as handed down to them by their fathers; wo nhould look well to it, then, that we da not disappoint their expectations. They have not faltered iu this great work; but, fully appreciating the mighty importance of preserving our institutions, they have yielded up everything, with a degree of generosity unparalleled iu the history of any people. Everything dear to thorn has beeu given to the cano. Husbauds, fathers, sons and brctheis have left their loved oues, to brave the dangers of tho Held of battle mid tho diseases incident to camp life, with a cheer-ifulness never before manifested. Tbo mothers, wives and sisters also have fully demonstrated their claim to the love and affection of these brave and gallant men. All that woman can do Las been done to alleviate the distress of our soldiers, aud thereby stimulate them to duty. Such being the character of our constituents, it is impossible to measure the claim they have upon us, their agents. Energy, integrity aud purity of purpose, economy and industry art-, at least, due from us to them. Asido from the claim that our constituents, have upon us for all this, tho only true reward a public servant can win for himself is to bo ubloto claim, when communing with his tiod, an honest and vigilant '"effort at public duty. If wo cannot claim this for ourselves when wo Khali surrender up our trust, we will have worked to little purpose. It is not necessary to discuss tho question ! ptesouted by tins rebellion witn tuo people ot Ghio. They havo, with great unanimity, determined that, cast what it may iu time, treasure or life, the Union of the States, as handed down to us by our fathers, shall be preserved unimpaired, and thus handed dowu to our children. They will not for ono moment concede that theru can bo any cause sufficient to justify a State, or any number of States, iu withdrawing from the Union. Admit, if you plon.se, that the authorities of t.io Federal Government, for tho time being, were to attempt to interfere with the domestic institutious of cither Ohio or South Carolina, to tho extent even of introducing slavery into the former or excluding it from the latter; this would not give tho slightest pretext for the 'one thus attempted to bo iu-torlcrcd with, to take up arms agninst the Government. The Federal Constitution expressly protects the State thus interfered with from injury. Long before uny such attempt could be executed the people, in whose hands all power is pluced, would, through the peaceable, quiet mode poiute.d out by tho Constitution, hurl the authors of such attempt from power, and thus rescue tho injured State. But no sueh attempt baa been made, or even thought of, by the Federal officers now iu power, and this the authors aud leaders of the rebellion well know. President Lincoln has again and ugaiu, in tho most solemn manner, assured the people that it was his determination, so fur as it lay iu his power, to preserve inviolate all the rights of the several States. The Federal Cougress, the several State Legislatures of the loyal States, and the pooplo of said Slates, in their political assemblies, have all, again aud again, made tho same pledges to the puoplo of tho South. It was not, therefore, cither the fear or the beliol that their State rights were about to be interfered with, that induced them to take up arms ugainst the Oorerumeut Mad ambition, und disappointment in not obU'uiug place and power, on the part of wicked men, was the vole cuase, find ull the other causes alleged by these leaders or simply to deceive their blind followers. To bring these wicked men to the punishment they deserve, and thereby restore harmony, law aud order throughout our common country, the jicople of Ohio desire to do their full share of duty; and, to that und. they will bear any bwdeu that may bo imposed upou them- ,. . . The period since your adornment has been one of great excitement. About the lat of ,Iuuo our Nutioual Capital was seriously threatened by tho Rebel army; and but for tho prompt respouso to the President' call for morn troops, would have been sacked and plundered. Tho gallant young men of onr flute wero among the first to rush to the resetsover five thonsaud promptly assembled t Camp Chuso and tendored their services. T.. 1 I.imi. luiniir mid tint honor nf tho StatO. it mould he known that thuugh they thus as- semlliou Wlllioul oiucerif ur iiHiiuiry orgu.iii.a-tiou of any kind, a moio quiet, orderly aud U'nl Minim im I imiltf of men or soldiers nevir met together. About three thousand of this number wero promptly organized into regi ment and sent to tho vicinity of AVushington Citv, where they remained during the term for ..... i : : wlncli tney wero orgam.eu; uuu, u ia ihujiui ir. ii.i.i nminiiiiueil their hiirh character for courago und gentlemanly bearing. The remainder were organized for duty at Camp Cuase and oilier points wiium nu ouuu. Many of these, siuco their discharge, have gone into tho service for three years or during tho war. The desperation and audacity of the rebel enemy led them, early iu September, to attempt thn invasion of our southern border. To repel this impudent and wicked -movement, it became ueceisury to call upon the loyal citizens of the Btato to arm meniseives, re-pair to the border, and drive back the iuso-lout foe. Most nobly wore these calls responded to. From the fields, workshops, stores, offices aud sacred desks, both old aud young, most generously turned out, and armed with tho samo old lilies used by tho pioueers of tho State, with tho samo old bullet pouch and powder horn, and with three days' rations, cooked by dear mothers and wives, rushed to our south-oru border and drove the fiends back, und thus saved the soil wo all love so much, und the Queen City, of which we nro so justly proud, from invasion and destruction. Tho enemv, seeing this evidence of gallantry and power, wero glad to abandon their hellish purpose und retire; thus preventing an opportunity of testing whether or not tho old gun was still true to the steady and manly hand of hiin who held the same, The enemy having thus retired, theso pufri-otic volunteers had but to return to their anxious friends; happy, however in the rellectiou that their short term of service, though bloodless, bad demonstrated to tho world that our love for free institutions is such that we will, on a moment's warning, peril life, property, all, for their preservation. It is difficult to estimoto with any degree of accuracy what number ol bravo aud patriotic meu turned out on theso occasions. They could be counted only by measuring the means of transportation, for thousands were turaed back for want of theso. At many points on the Ohio, above Cincinnati, we were, for many weeks, constantly threatened with invasion; indeed, the people of nearly all the river counties have been in a state of alarm most of the summer and fall. The river has been uuirually low, thus forming but a slijrht protection to our border. I am happy to nnuounce, however, that the vigilance and patriotism of tho citizens of the comities thus exposed, have proved sufficient to protect our border from invasion, without any material assistance from other portions of tho State. The attention of tho War Department was called early to this subject, but although it evinced a disposition and willingness to do all in its power to drive the enemy from Western Virginia, it was impossible to coucentrato a sullicieut force for that purpose until ubcut tho 1st of October. All is uow quiet ou our southern border. Karly iu July the Trepidant issued calls npon tiio loyal States for 01)0,000 more men. Ohio's quota for these calls was about 71,0011; and we were called upon to raise this number promptly. When it is remembered that up to this date we had raised 115,200 troops by voluntary enlistment, of which uurnberat least 00,000 were then in th s Held, this additional demand will be fully appreciated. Luiye, however, as tins demand was, ami great us the effort necessarily would be to meet it, you will bo proud to know that the gallant men of Ohio wero found eqnal to tho emergency. With ono accord tho patriotic and loyal citizens all over tho State entered upon-the good work, aud ceased not until it was fm-itlitil.Of this number about 37,000 were, by Act of Congress passed July 17, 1HC2, and by the President's order issued" in pursuance thereof, on tho 4lh day of August, 18G2, subject to be drafted upon failure to tender their services voluntarily. Anticipating tho dralt, on tne nay oi July, 1SG2, I requested tho several township and ward assessors to take nu enumeration, aud make a perfect list of all citizens subject to military duty, within their respective districts. This request was most cheerfully complied with, and I hero return my sincere thanks to the Auditor of State, aud tho several county auditors and township and ward assessors, for their kind and prompt assistance in this difficult and uupteasunt duty. ii1.. X, ...... (('ll. u-l.n juo report oi tuo nou iuur.uu . . i ll..i ii-nontimi .if I the President's order relating to the dr ft, is 1U3 HppUJfllCU LU supui ill' -....i'. herewith submitted, and to which your attention is iuviicd. It will be seen that the total militia strength r il,n si.iti. iui-i i 1.17! tluitnf the 74.000 re- nuireil li-iiln Ohio about 02 000 volunteered between the date ot tho I'resident s oruer aim i !hn diite lived lor the draft, thus leaviuirl2, I (100 to bo dral'led; that of this 12,000 about 4,800, either iu person or by substitute, volunteered for thu term of tlirco years, that 2,-"(10 wero discharged for various reasons, aud that 1,900 have as yet failed to respond to tho draft, thus leaving 2,400 as the actual number sent to the field for service under the draft. All tho rest of our force iu the servico being for three years or the war. 1 lie delicieucies aoove siaieu, or.casiuucu by discba-ges aud failures to respond, amounting to 4,800, aw more than made good by voluntary enlistment, since tho draft, of meu oth-er.hau those drafted. llliin liua tlintel'nrK fiillv rennonded to the large calls made upou us. Wo all huve reason to feel proud or our nonie state to kiiow mui she has'withiu her borders so generous and n nnnnln 'l'n the inanv tri'iierous heoi-ts who have contributed so liberally in this grout and good work, the peopie are much indebted. To the several county military com- initices especial credit is due. the lieport Ot tho Adjutant uenerm, uere-with, will give the dispusitiou of this large army from Ohio. It also exhibits oi.r total forse now in th field. This report is worthy of your profound consideration. To Adjutant Cieneral Hill aud his able and efficient corps of clerks I am greatly iudebtod. They huve devoted themselves to '.ho duties of thoir respective positions with diligence aud Bcru- fin In il ti ft lulitu -The Import of Quartermasler General j ,:o r..t... ..r (lm nnerntinns i 11 IILU, Tllll UUVI3U JUU IUI1J ui ef his department A perusal of this Report will fully demonstrate the necessity of ni. efficient hood and a competent corps of assistants and clerks in this department The Btato has reason to be proud of the gentlemen who now occupy these positions. Of all the departments of the service there is none that requires more vigilauce, care and kindness than the oue having charge cf tho sick end wouuded soldiers. Thank God, we MOUNT VERNON, OHIO THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 1863. can claim for this department of the m my of of Ohio a most faithful peiformauce of duty. With tho efficient aid of tho good women of Ohio, und the generous uud benevolent surgeons and humane nurses fiund all over the Statu, Surgeon Generals Weber and Smith have beuu able most successfully to to minister to tho sanitary wants uud necessities of our gallant army. The Ueports of Surgeon Gcuernls Weber and Smith, herewith submitted, contain a full statement of the operations of this department; and while they show that there has beeu great suffering iu ouraimy, thoy also exhibit tho gratifying fact that everything that could bo douo to alleviate tho distresses of onr soldiers has beeu done. Tho nobld womeu of our State have toiled day and night iu this cood work. The kind and pure men of the State have also done tbeirduty. The soldiers' nraver for God s richest blessings upon the liea'ds of all who. have thus miuistered to their nunts will be answered. Lariro and eenerous as was your appropii atiou for this noble work, you will sen from tho accounts herewith presented, that it was no more than sufficient. When you learn, however, that your liberality has saved the lives of thousands of the gallant sons of Ohio, ami tliat every uoliar oi money has beeu judiciously expeudod, you will uot, I am sure, i egret your generosity. Thil account, with notes of explanation from Judgo Hoffman, Private Secretary, is herewith presented; from which it will appear that there has been paid for tho removal of the sick aud wounded by steamboats 841,009 fG: to tho several railroad companies for transportation of soldiers and their nurses, and volunteer surgeons and nurses, up to the 1st of November, 18G2, tho sum of GG,3.V2 20, of which there has been collected and paid back the sum of 24,9112 72, and yet due aud unsettled to the roads 10,1134 00 leaving, as paid for transportation from the contingent fund, the sum of 830,524 9a Of this sum we have a claim for part against the soldiers transported. How much will bo realized fioin this chini.it is impossible now to estimate with any degree of accuracy. For telegraphing for the siveral military departmets, 811,814 29; for State assistant surgeons, 87,-822 20; for pay of agents' services aud expenses, 82,954 31; for pay and espouses of volunteer surgeons aud nurses, sanitary agents and stores tho sum cf 87,683 85, and for medical board of examiners, military printing, adverti-ing and postage, "Soldiers' Homo" at. Cincinnati, expenses of laboratory and arsenal, clerk hire, pay of messengers and traveling expenses, etc., 825,202 23 making, togeth er, the total sum of S127.U71 47, up to the 19th of December, lbG2. Theso several sums will be charged ngxinst tho Federal Government, and thoy will, it is presumed, be allowed. It is dillicult at this date to fix with ony degree of certainty upon a sum sullicieut for the military contingent fund for the ensuing year. A conference with the military and finance committees of your respective bodies, towards tho close of tho session, is invited for that purpose, in the meantime, uowevcr, i asii au early appropriation of au umouiit sufficient for current wants. I i .. ii . p i . I. ' Au allowance .n no extra su:eou iu wilh ioi tuo aujipoii. uuu iiiuiiiieii.iin;u m um uu-regiment, by an Act of Congress, has enabled j eminent whbh protects all that is dear to us). ine to dis niss from thu State sorvice the as sistant surgeons whose appointment you authorized at your last session. The operation of the system of pay agents was uot as successful as whs anticipated. The total amount paid into the State Treasury through this agency is 820.1)4') 21, at a cost to tho State of 2,1)52 31. There is now but one pay agent iu the service. A necessity, however, may arise for the employment of additional agents; hence I recommend that the law uethoriziug the appointment of theso agents bo buffered to remain as it is. Copies of tho several proclamations and orders iclating to tho military service, issued since your adjournment, are herewith submitted in a communication from Col. Young, my Aid-dc-Cuuiji, to which your attention is invited.The necessity of a thorough organization of tho militia of tho State mast uow be apparent to all, aud your attention is earnestly Invited to the subject. A plan, embracing my views and opinions ou this important subject, will be presented fur the consideration of the military committee of the House in a few days. 1 have given tho matter much consideration aud hope that my labors may prove of service to the committee. Iu this connection, allow ire to call your attention to the propriety of fostering, by Stale aid, a school for instruction in military science. Although we can point with pride and pleasure to hundreds of our accomplished officers uow in tho service, who had never enjoyed the benefit of military education before buckling ou their swords, still this does uot prove that such schouls are not necessary. These gal-laut officers will all tell us that their first duty was to study the art of war, and that without this study they could net have discharged their arduous and intricate duties will credit to the State or thein-elves. Assuming that you will agree with me upon this subj.vt, I beg leave to call your attention t j the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d of April last, entitled "An Act donating public land to the several States and Territories which may pro vide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and tho mechanic arts." liy the provisions of this act G30.000 acres of land is grunted to tho State for tho endowment, support and maintenance of a least one college, where tho leading object shall bo, without excluding other scientific and classical studio, and including military tactics, to teach such brunches r.f learning as are related to agricultr.ro and the mechanic arts, iu such manner as tho Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe. Tho act further provides that all the avails arising from the grant shall be iuvested in safe stocks, yielding not less tliau per ceut., nnd that the mouey fhall constitute a perpetual fund for the riiaiu'.cnauce of the college. I would respectfully urgn upon vou the ncceplance of the provisions of tfi t3 law, upon the terms and conditions proscribed in the act Agriculture, mechanic nrts and military tactics can be taught in harmscy; nnd iu a time of war like the "present, it is difficult to tell which of the three bruuees of btudy is iro..t important The acceptance of the grant will involve an expenditure of money sufficient to establish tho college. It is iumossiblo to fix with certainty upon the sum necessary for that purpose; it is believed, however, that G0,O00 will be ample. Deeming this mntter to bo one of vital importance to the State, 1 invited a 'conference with the State Board of Agricolturn, aud am happy to be able to nnuounce that the project meets their hearty concurrence. I commend the whole subject to your Uthberato consideration.The lnrire nnmber of sick and disabled sol diers found about the principal railroad depots uiors lOUtia auoui inw prii.eiiiiu iiiohjwi ut-pois of 1ha State, seeking their homos, unattended by friends, inadu it au act of humanity to establish agencies at theso points for their care and assistance, and such agencies wen established at Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveluud, Crestline aud Uelluir. The expense of these agencies, together with the eost of subsistence furnished tuo thousauds thus relieved, amounts to 81,930 08. To promote the prompt settlemout of the accounts of soldiers discharged ut this point, and at the same tiiii'i to protect them from frauds likely to bo pructiced by unscrupulous agents, 1 directed the Quartermaster General, iu July last, to establish u buieau in his ollico for this especial purpose. ' A copy of my order to Quartermaster General Wright, uud also of my letter to James K. Lewis, designating him ts clerk to take charge of the business, uro horewith presented. Tho report of Mr. Lewis to (Sen! Wright, and attachod to his report,' will demonstrate the wiilont nf this me:isimv It will iletn 111- strate the wisdom of the measure. It will bej seen that Mr, Lewis, at December 15, 1802, hai settled tho accounts of soldiers to the uumbei of 050, WjOse aggregate pay amounted to 853,171 07; that accounts to tho number of 089 have beeu udjuited and are uow ready for payment us soon as the paymaster .diall be iu funds, amounting to about 8i2,-OOU; and tliut 085 claims are iu process of adjustment, to an amount of nearly 878,000. Theso claims, of 8193,000, have been attended to at a eost to the itato of 81,250, without any cost to tho soldiers, The great success attending tho labors of 3lr. L.'Wis induced mo quite recently to es tahiyi similar agencies at Cincinnati aud Louisville. Tho ugency at Cincinnati I have placed in charge of A. H. Lyman, Esq., of 1 rumbull county, und that ut Louisville m charge of lluyal Taylor, Esq., of Cuyahoga county. Doth of these geutlemeu are well knoivj to bo men of high character for integrity aud superior qualifications for the duties of theso positions. Tho expenso of those agencies will be defrayed from the military contingent fund for the time being, uud I doubt not will meet your approval. The several measures for the relief and protection of our soldiers herein referred to embrace all iu our power, so far as they are personally concerned; but we have yet the further duty to perform nf caring for their families iu their absence. Wo aro proud to kuow that every neighborhood of our State is blessed with generous aud benevolent souls, who aro happy iu extending the hand of kindness und charity to their distressed neighbors, aud who will seek out these who have been left by the gallant volunteers iu our army, and cheerfully ' minister to their wants; but the few nu.villiug to do their full duty in this matter should bo compeled by law to perform it, I therefore (.recommend the levy of a special tax for this purpose. I he Act of iebruary 13, 18C2, should be continried. As, however, tho nam- berof soldiers iu tho field has larsrelv increased I since tho passage of this Act, it is necessary hearts of all our people, to know how generous-that the lew be increased. A rato of 1 mill ' lv thuv nrovidu for their uufortunatu fellow on the dollar, which would raise tho sum of . . . ... . . . i i?8U0,0UO, udded to the volnnteor efforts of the aonerous, it is believed would be nmole to make tbo mothers, wives aud little ones j (whose natural protectors are absent battling : i. ... il. a 1 .....:.,li. ..r 1 1... i a.. I comfortable, and a knowledge of this fact will cheer and stimulate tho soldier to further duty. It need not lie leared that men legis- lation will cause tho benevolent and gmicrous i . i. .1 ..iv. ... . !.. ii.;. v I to relax their individual efforts in this direc tion. The truly generous uro never weary of well doing, aud euough will sjill be found for them lo do. liefero dismissing the subjects relating to the military operations of the past year, it may bo proper that I remind you that tho Executives (f tho loyal Status aro co-workers with, and in a great measure agents of tho authorities of tho Federal Governin.int in the raising and organizing of the Federal force, in view of this I doubt not you will be hul to know that in the discharge of the various exciting and delicate duties tluown upon mo by theso authorities, I have been able to maintain entire harmony and friendly relations with them, sincerely believing that the I'resident and those who surround him have acted solely with a view of restoring peace aud harmony to our distracted Government, and to all its citizens, whethor North or South, I have promptly rendered them nil the aid in my power, cheerfully nnd diligently. Without feeling und manifesting such a spirit the power of your great State, in crushing the rebellion, would have been wasted and frittered uwnv. This, spirit and determination -led me, most cheerfully, to neniiiesee in tho several crders of the I'resident denying certain privileges heretoforo enioved by the people and still i highly by ull. I allude particularly to the ' temporary modified suspension id the writ oft habeas corpus, and the order for the arrest of citizens guilty of interfering with enlistments und with the order for tho execution of the draft, snd their temporary confinement before hearing or itial. Necessity, stern necessity, will alone tolerate nidi orders. Ttii.s necessity, in the absence of Slate legislation, it is known to all who read, did, to some extent, exist in our State; u:s.l the individual who will complain of tho execution of thn.so orders, under the ciicuuistauces attending them, would complain of the ueighbor who should break open i.is mansion, when on fire, to nnvo h.s child from perishing in the Haines. For the honor of our State it should bo made known that but eleven of such arrests havo been made withiu our borders, so far as known to me. Of theso, three persons wero removed from the State, four were confined for a short time at Camp Mansfield, and tho remaining four at Cump Chase. All those confined withiu the Statu Lavo been set at liberty. All the arrests, so far as I am advised, were made by virtue of orders irotn tho War Department, aud but two upoc my recommendation. From the knowledge I have us tn the causes of arrest I believe tho untion of the Department was based upon sufficient gronuds. That this exercise of military power was necessary to enable the sotciiiI State authorities to raise their quota of troop I Lave do doubt wha'evcr; and so beliovinp, I raot cheerfully approve jt It is tho duty of all good citizens to submit to suy uud all sacri fices uei;es.'ary to maiutam our (lovornmnn; me! the man who will complain of the arts forred to, when ht neighbor ou either side 01 1.:... .. ..r. rrwr.. 1,,. ,!n,tir, oii HUH uii gi .u .ipiw...ii ma . j, ... should be frowned upnu by all good moo. God Kraut that neither, n-ain, may ever te called npon to make tho sacrifice 1 As this, however, may not happily prove te bethecase. and us wo may yet be called upon to raise additional troops.it is recommended t!,.,t .,rnvisin be made hv law. to nreveut all iliterfereneo, by cvililisposcd K-rsons with the lliienerenee, oy evii-uisjiuseii n-rsuii, nuu ui" pcrsoua intrusted with that duty. Tho not of April 20, L-ttfl, entitleU "An Act to pnnish treason nnd ether crimes" should bo amended so as tn embrace this oCense. The duly con- stituted authorities of our Plate wc'd -then be able to take t are of ll oITenders within the ite, and thereby relieve the I'lvsideiitof the rriinc, ii.i'i iio'n:iijr roiT iiw iraiut-iivui iim- L'nited States and all acting nuJer his author- State, ity from this, to them, unpleasant but necessary duly. Tti'leniiiL' to tho measures von had under consideration at tbo time of your adjourn- meut, postponed, I presume, tor tlm want " I N .111 v Ml IHiuurH lur mil.- -f. I iustice to a vhto of our most meritorious cm-, zens. 'I lie tmi oi pamcip.u.uw ... tiou of tU oluws ot. our t.overemem, haps moio highly prized by the citizen "'an any other political njiht or privilege secured . therefore re- to him ry onr loh'iiiuuoh. i iMe..tl'iillv mvu vou to secern bv w, M lar as , prucllcai'le, 10 eveiy cu.ii'.i ui may be in the military serviieof the country. .. ,'. . :.: ! ..... this inestimable privilege, A prompt discharge of the business in the ollices of -the Adjutant tieueral and Qiiurier-master General, iu which every portion of our Slate is uow de.'ply iuteretted, deuiauds emly and favorable action upon tuu iecoud measure referred to. In calling your attention to the civil departments of tho'Stute government. I regret to be compelled to aummnco that, for tbo want of time, I havo been ublo to devote but little personal attention to them. 1 must, therefore, simply reier you 10 ine rep .us . ".", in cuargu o. i.i iuio.iui. govemineut herewith submitted. It ullords me pleasure to bear testimony to their fidelity to duty. Their reports wll prove their industry aud economv. It will be seen that the sovcrul benevolent ; . . i .n ..r .... .1 ii , ,..,ii, t ,i(ii.iii.Tnipnru o i institutions of the State are in a most prosper-1 oils condition. i u;i ir i:m i.i mi u-.v. uecomineuJulious ot the several ooarus oi ui-. rectors, and commend them to your lavorui'ie . consideration. Economical hs your constitn-1 cuts desire their representatives to be, theyi care but little what amount of money is x-1 peuded in providing for the inmates of these Institutions, provided only that the expenditure is necessary, and be made with economy aud integrity. It will be'sceu that the number of these unfortunates provided for at theso several Institutions, on the 15th of November, 1802, was, at the B.'veral Lunatic Asylums (omitting Longview)...5fi2 At the Dliu'd Asylum 120 At the Deaf aud Dumb Asylum 150 At the Idiotic Asylum 0 Total number in nil 889 And the tolnl expense to the sStute.for the past year, was $135,487 S5. Tho hlessimrs extended to these several clas ses of unfortunate, cannot be measured bydol- lars and cents. It cannot fail to eladden the j citizens. The ninth annual report of the Commissioner of Common Schools exhibits the gratifying 1'nct that our system of Common Schools fully meets tlio expectations of its most ardent i i . T. ...:n i. . ........ Il,nt ll.n iit.nr.iiro num. friends. It will be wen that the average nuni her of scholars ill ut tCL dance was 5,943 OUT the number for the previous year, swelling the i grand army ol me (ninuen in our 1. . .. ...1... I .... .. (1... mimlini. n(' T''!t 1,009. The number of teachers was: males, 10,fw9, ... i ...i. i Ml... ..f u,.l.,,l (Hill II11T lv II O . . I 1 1. i 1" ".in"'. ' - mid icmuies, iu.im (. ) " i cn.n.".. direclois in the State, is about 40,000. The number of officers other than directors. con- j noclcd in some wuv with tho manaeeinent ol our schools, is abjut 4.000. The number of ."chonl districts is 1,072. The number of school houses is, 10,422; their estimated value is .'i?:!,9-19.!)l)3. The average pay of male teach- crs is S'li'i 35; femalo ?I.),.12 per inoutt. i lie , receipts into the Treasury lor school purposes during tho year, were 2,705,800 70. The expenditures during tho yjar, wero 2.501,- 008 49. The levies.btuto nnd local, lor sciiooi purposes, for tho current year, are 8440,084 00 less than for the year 1601. Thn report of the Directors of the TVniton-tiary should command your deliberate consideration; and the Institution itsell'.tog. tlier with the accounts thereof, should be euiefully examined. The receipts dud disbursements are large, nnd hence tbu opportunity for fraud and peculalii.il is great This reccumnioid itiou is not suggested from any want of confidence in cither the Directors or auy oilier ofiieers of the Institution. On lb" contrary, they nil have my fullest confidence, both for integrity and e.ioacitv: but I receouitnend the investigation that you may so bear evidence of them, to our constituents. The report shows the number in prison on the liilh of November lust, to b Hales.. 751) Id ...65" ...111 r einales.. Whites... Colored... Total number then in prison 708 being 150 less than at November 1st last year. Tii-number admitted witbio the past year. was 2:!7; the number discharged, during tho fain" time, was 39il, us lolkms: l!v exniration of sentence 23 1 . S J'V Governor... bi'i ( pardon Ilv I'resident.. . 2( 90 liy death f liy writ of error Ity sent to Keform Farm 1 !3y escape 093 The number of application! for purdoiynade during the year, was 108. A list of "the uumcs of those pardoned by the Governor, with 11 brief statement of tlio reasons tnereior, is ucrewiiu iae.M:o.'-.i, m cnmtr.uuication from Jndro riolfinaii, Private , Secrefnrv. The ivport of he Commissioners ot t.he he form School and Farm. FaiaGeid comity, here- with, presents n most gratifying exhibit cf that Institution. The number in attendance at the close of the year, was 1S5. The total ex- nenscsofthe instituTin lor tne year, OIP S 19,670 49. 1 u bigs ennracter 01 ine geu-; tlemcn in cbse of tun inrtitutntion, snouio c iinm.ind for their report you- fjvorabie con-si deration The renort of the State Trrarr. TiTe-vith re-!fnbmitted. is a gratifying exhibit of 6ur fiiwa your special attention to House Dili No. 140. 1 fu-,me. perfect ...id full history stilutions, uud thereby leave the matter to our "To authorize vobuiteers from this State iu , , ooerutioiis of I In- Stale guvi-num at successors. , actual service ut the lime of a general elec-1 . " ' 1 J" nu ;,.,,,. ; ,,hlillw I Tbu report of the f'uper.ntendent of iha tiou, t.) vote wherever they may be." and Sen-1 ' ' ' . CMV M Hj uUr ), , Stute House is hertwilh submitted. It al-ate Kill .V. 153, "To create tho office of As-;F' ,, u .w(.j iu p,vnal ing this impurtuut doc- lords me pleasure to bear testimony to the sistant Adjutant General, uud Assistant Qu:.i- ' w l vecomm-u.haio.H are en- ' faithfulness of this officer. He isI ever at his termaster General. t' ed to vour fellest e.uiderMtmn uud couli- post of duty, uud disburses th fund ldsej The first of these measures is bu-ed upon ; " , :,,,, ti.uljliuLr tou here with ! at hij disposal, with strict mtejrtity uudecon- - cial corvmimj. i ti -.11 l.n Vmit lim Tidrmfmlii into ftn i,.ii,..--...-.-.. --- j Treasury from ai! sources, during 'he fiHl j 'year ending on the 15th if Xovcinhor, 1862, j wb $i,239.323 U. aud th.t the payineitsj j thcierrom, rim-in? the rame period, amonutod I to Sj.SilO.Ol 08, aud that the cash balance , i m the I rauury, ou that Cay, nan id. Under the authority derived from the Act ijiwer ine naiiiorny uonvru ir ' ! entitled "An Act to establish the independent iTreasurv of tke Wale of Ohio," passed April 1 12th, 1858 Royal Taylor, Ks., of Ciyah. 1 cuuuty, Ohio, wm, ou the 15th day of isepU;. I ber, U A. 18C2, appointud to examine the ac- I cneuts of (bis department, and euout the funds ' in the Iron chest in iur iron ( iM-sb Mr. Ttyloi's lepsrt of th'u Mamiuation, mile without a moment's previous! . Treasurer, h-rewith submitted, which was ma. notice to tin ...I. ..I ..!! ... L. ...... 1,ii I i..,iin ir and piov. n, w .m i ho ud ;::mom,s7' In culling our al.en.nm to ,hc report of .he , .. ... .. , ...... ,., ,.,1 ,, ,'. Ill tllH .if it ii v c mi V. to t ie " . ' . . 1,f.11,m , l.ul,lU,eijd what h -u j( to vo,. flivrhlu ncti.-n wj ,((, ,..,,, f, ,, fi(, Rmoimt ((f tllXM ivi,j u wu iit,7 1.1 27 89; th: It will be seen from this r- port, that the to - (lining the year i ilie urd uarv tZllZ .'."r . ,' K,,u. vc'r meet for the Wr " S&rt : ii.. l ..Vl il.e.n was ,,aid. fo"r in- terest on ti.e State'debl. ShTOo'J krf. T a l e . li e iudel clness of the.Stato.on ..... .. . v n irt.il. was m&lB HVu" . iuj.i-.s i.e. ........... ..' ,..,. lug U..' year, me hhiu oi due. Vovcinhcr 15. 1M12. 14,IH.0l.(i CI. Thutofthis debt, tl.f nun ol z2.,bt),i'J is irreducible: that of tl.e liabmee. i'J57,883 80 is payable, both piiucipid i..i"iv-.ts, at the State Treasury, aud is ilc;i,'i,r.li'..l. lioin this fact, as the Domestic debt ol tne Slate, nnd is supposed to be owned, inaiulv.by ourown citizens: nnd that S 13.283.778 hi), the balance of the redeemable debt, is pynhl. bn'li tninci- r)1(1 n llj m,ri.st, hi the citv ol .New i uik.liom . . . . ... which fuel it in r.illtd the Foreign .1 bt.owned late, but imrtiallv bv citizens of our cwn i uminiv by citizens of other Stairs. Bv'iiie Act of January lo entitled "Au Act to authorize the bun,? tciiportinlv to suspending specie payrrent, c. tt is provv ... .,',V(.,.t' bankiuj iu,tit.rJoa of ; this Stato, availing i'-fif '-f ' ... ,n.,luiu,r ..... -;inM ,1,,,. us continu- . AvT tlj9 u t, if required . "i'rcasrer f state, furnisli lm witn . , , ...ruble in New Yoi's. iu coiu f0 jt.s own notes, in the proportion that the circulation ol' such bank bears to thu circulation of nil tho solvent banks of this State, ut a rale not exceeding one-half of one per cent, premium, to tho extent le.piired to ).ny the senii-nnnual interest on the present Foreign debt of the State, and so much of the principal as is now or may be provided for by law." All the bauks of the Stale, I believe, uvail-ed themselves of the provisions or this act;and hence become liable, on presentation of their paper at their counters, each for it.elf, to furnish their several proportions of the coin required. The sum needed to pay tho J uly in-terct, was 8405,025 00, which was promptly furnished by the several baiks, without exacting the presentation of their paper thus saving to the State the expense incident to usortiug aud presenting tlioir paper. The diU'orei'ice between coin and currency, or legal tender notes, prevailing for the past few months, was so great, that il was scarcely to i.e expected, that this liberality on the part of the bauks would be repeated, lor our interest becoming due January 1st, lh03, u.nouut-ing to $31)3,506 00. Hence, the financial of ficers of the Stat.) wisely provided themselves several hut.ks; for " " with tho uote3 of the presentation. Thus provid the several i,....., ,)1.0II1tiv .,.i the demand upon them. Thi! interest, therefore, upon that portion ol oar debt, made payable out of the State, has promptly boon paid in coin. The interest upon onr domestic i"bt has beeu paid, like nil ordinary transactions be tween man and man, iu what is kuowu as cur rency, which is now, and has been lor some months past, about thirty percent, below coin. It is dillicult to find any good reason for making this .Inference with our creditors. It is therefore recommended tlmt you nmho pro- v;,;,m f,r in(. pnvment of interest m com. upon nil of our debts or that all be paid in the le- L'id tender Holes oft he Fed'-ral Government. The bunking iiu.'rest is lu.t nlnne inteie,-led iu this ouesticu. It is true, that for the past .... . .... . : year, tins interest Iras Mi-tained the Inn (nou; but it is idle to siipponf that it will oidirme to do so, tor any considerable length of time. Much as the buckets may de-ire to continue in the business of blinking, it is sale to us-.umu that thev will be governed by what tin may iiiioiilei. I heir ii tiniale loteiest. And it re-i .iiiirea lint lifll.i tniiu-leilire ol'ihe business t.ii see, that thev cannot make money in pun ha - sing coin at thiriv per cent. A I'.iiiuu', therefore, on your part, to relieve the bunks from the provisions of the net lierelofure recited, is substuutiilly iuviting them, at once to wind up their business. This ureal int. rest is so intimr.tely connected and bl. nded with all the other varied in- (..reMs of ti.e Slate. Hint m y measure bltcling to drive Ih.-ni out of existence hunidlv ot rash- lv. must p.- iarily deiaiige nil other interests, It is therefore recentiiineiuicd that vou relieve the bunks of this burthen. Unon the (inesiicn, itself.of paving our inter- est in coin, much may be mid ou either side,. In favor i;f tho measure it may be claimed t.iut Ohio agreed to pay iu com. and having tnus agreed, and being alnudrntly able to perform nil her agreements, we caenct with lieLuiyom-pel our credits to t.ikc any thing'. lw. On the other side, it may be said, that when 'his agreement wi.-s made, it was not even contemplated by onr wisest statesmen, that northing but coin would ever be decla.c.l a legal tender, nor, tho national government wmld over he compelled to issue u currency, nn I to-qniro thn business community torc -ci.e it ut par, when the same ioiiiri not command in coin its nominal value. This f.tate of thiugs, however. 13 upon u, nnd the win-st cannot tell bow lnntr it may ,:nntiui.o. this a suKieiotit icioi to justify j , iol-ning an agceenn nl? Surely, oar conuur.tijis win r'-spnun, .o. iia r i.m 1 ;ommiiouers elmnld. tcerefore, ho 3ire( l"d bylaw, to provide Rcfficisnt coin to pay the inb?re;t onou ail of cur debt. Tie wjuf.Bl 1 0f the debt, being payable ut cut T-"e.ure, Lflw stated periods, may ke suffered ?t raa Lyiji a more favorable time for ita liouiiJution. xtifi semi-annual reports cl the Fued Con- t mifMoiK'.s Lerewitu nrecerjtea, contain ce- ta, gt ,n 'netit oi theii proodinrs for ther tt iyear. The v-vtal reciipi fir the tmt vre 8l.057.8C8 00, td lLedilrsemet 12i0. - 552 9- Under th; cnthority g'n am T)y tot net 01 MtreD.isw.is-y f3"'; certificate due vi loel.for 1: rtiSwse due in :SE0. to 'he nvnt cf USttXM 4'. ti... ...,., !.oi K f .tid fiiniTail if is inn pav" ,uu" ' - ------ - State. i 8i4,lU.2 Cl. Ibe tattle should command your pinlourJ intention. a8H epi.J.iU;B authoritisij: association for ho tiusiness of han!;irc. ti. b1 rebinit- f j 0 tl jHOpK for llieir ffH-nl: nd, us i the charter ul mn.-t of the fwent m-tit If! t.!!1 rxoi.e in ll,r. led. i..iv ifinj T.i rxoiip in Liar, irfti.i. i iinv . " tl mdit ndvbahte by nme, tteit iwnt.r- W i imini novnaniw iy niiiw, iu iwntin-cs iw? , tnkeu at yeur present cwi.io n-eitain tl views of vonr con-4itucuU op. tlie Htbj t. With itreat defercice to the oi.ihm.im i.V !! such, I ran bet tufctle that the pnaeut i lost iruni.-T'ioi.mii m period to Jrfr.ri tnxi tow c.is"tlerlconditi.mv,'oilr ui.tn- ! gjj-t U-turn.' 'i be i -(urv a-.i.tn. iiim-ioiii nuuui i, it. iwi.i f,r jtj-lf, to uibrr., lud reiitteriffc.rj,ia. NO li the working of any system of banking. Jf'J addition to this, the CiB of the Unite. 1 Mules IIUVO lue same tnu"i i."jiuiv iuui, n,i. nrobablv adopt oni8 measure materially lathing the' whole Itl. t.e..f0,,. recomm?ded that WU ,,tpou. . I n Uo , uoKUH? W ui" p-uiiih i"i o oiny. His recommeuations uie tuliy endor I od. 'and merit vonr approval, 1 i ue rcpu n i .i;- :," ' ' - oi i .ui.u i nuui,s, . cape your special ttiieuuoo. mi. . o ) I do a printer, aud well educated to the per- formauce of the duties ot his oliice; aud it. is I out simple o.;t of justice to a laithlul nubno officer, that I bear testimony U l.w :IndiHtry andntteuiionto duty. A laithlul dicharg'J of thedutle, commuted to his lund, stand- , i . i,e does between tl treasury Wld tli several coutnicrors, is cerit.;u wuiwjw upou Lim a severe pressure. His report wilt demonstrate the wisdom of tho law under which he acl.S, .Ueu, QS it li.u beej, t'aitlifally cdrriuisteri'd, The repoit of the Commissioners created by the uctof May 1, 1802, entitled "Au Act to provide a Boerd of Commissioners to ex-amino certain military claims, an ! make an appropriation for their payment." herewitu submitted, should command year respectful attention. Th total amount of dniinj submitted to this Kourd, was 3130.072 &; of whi.h snip, the Commis.jioiiOrs tdlowed the s'lm cf $38,930 OS. Bv the powers uf the n.virrl reaswl on tho loth 'lav Of Do-rmber last To avoid special t-jr.-Kiou 1 respect-, ;u5.uu .ou oi w-sw "i . . --. . , tmisions ofM'j recommend that furttur Urr.a Wpa W UiV COl.lilllSjIV" 1 3 :" UJJ ' ill" .r. vi'.ui.., Tfce members of the State Buard of Agri culture have faithfully discharged tho important duties committed to them. Their report, horew ith presented, is a document of interest, und should receive creut consideration at your hands. You will bo glad to learn, that throughout the State, tho husbandman, has received rich rewards for his labor. Your attention is invited to the repoit of the Board of Commissioners of the State Library, now presented, Tho Librarian, by strict attention to duty and gentlemanly deportment to visitors, has for himself thu pro.-touud respect for all who know him. j It will bo seen that there has been added to the Library, during the past year, 1,826 volumes, making the total number 25,423. Tho condition nf the several Cunuls of tho State, will be shown by the Hoard of I'ublic Works, herewith presented. Although theso importaut avenues of trade an 1 commerce, have passed from the immediate custody and control of .State agents, you should not lose sight of them for, they are liablo at uny time to revert lo the State, and they are certain to do fo at tho expiratiou of the lease, uudor. which they nro now heid. Your deliberate uttentiou is, therefore, invited to this report. The several Rail Koads within the Stats are in irood workintr couditiou. Y'ou will bo . . - o. . . . . . glad to kuow, that the eiiierprisiug cuizens oi our State, who perilled so much in me con struction or these important and now mois-! pcnsnble means of transit, are receiving a fair remuneration for their outlay. It is due to j the several managers of thes-e rcmHs that I I bear testimony to tho zeul. fidelity aud proaipt- ness manifested by them (luring the past year,, j in the movement of troops and latpplie.s foi j the army. They have at. all times been ready ! to second tho ell'orts of the government, to tho i full extent of the opacity of their respective roads. Karly in the j ear. with a single exception, they" cheerfully assented tn u deduc-itiou of lifty percent from their ordinal y fare, i to nil soldiers traveling to arid fioiii their j homes, and also to the friend? traveling for tho nnrnoso of ministering to the waul i-f niwk I and wounded soldiers. I ri-i ...i -.1 ... The act missed at vonr last sei-sian, t ro- vidiui the mode of assessing nnd taxing tbo species of property, hn Inn lad l-f-on iu operation u sufficient 'length of time to test it j provisions am pist. niul reasoned!-.;; find u 1 should therefore be permit! lo rerun.. An account of the csp icndilui-is fivnt the civil c ntinecnt fund nf the F.xeeutivo, is 1 herewith presented. U will be stfn that thu sum of 650 20 has drawn horn this fund. Allow me to request, that you direct this account, and also that of the extruuidiliary contingee! fund, to be thoroughly examined by un appropriate committee. Such an ex-iiuiinutiuL! is alike due to our constituent uud to myself. Believing that I have now cr.mpli.-d with that provis-.on of Mir Constitution, which re-ouires the Governor "to communicate to tl.fl General Assembly the condition a Hie Mare, and recommend such measure as lm lnnv deem expedient," I Iiavn but to express ti-. i hone that on mav have a harmonious se.sioM, and that God's richest b'e.winjjs may rest ui on us all. PAViD TOD, fiovi-rcor. ExK.crTivB CllAMivnn. Columbus, O., Jan. 5, WX Tho following is ft pood ftory about clergyman who lost bin linrseone Saturday evening. After limiting in company with a boy until after midnight lie pave up in dispair. The ne"xt da fomewhat dejected at his loss, lie went to the pulpit, and took for his text the Moven from Job: "Oh, thai I know whee J might find him." . The hoy, vlio had jnst cctm in fiipi-. inK the hl:3C was still the Lurdoj vfh'v ., l, rTinA niib I "pu., ineu uuu "I know where he iaie'B on Eea& Smith.'! barn." Home A lomel It is tielrnrit.'bWeJ, aacr- 1 aWa phantom whici Bl ligl9t cts .suhiit botiion tlst tniSe BlB Vlti j Vu t fa mcktiS Jtbte ti tfAi: Aat m j, w j vm eixjm; cot ! i fu, cwully tilled, ai MaaAcd ;'.3 . . v.- i 7' "f l'. uu , ,T V I nifJO'WS 1)0 W TOU J1K6 UJUlCSa mjwl v'A. t , A-T , la O weary laaid; nor yL m tttt with its cosey comfort, Br tlie jMltiTm j which tell of loved onei mcrifa l.53t j ,ut mr,rc than all there it in Urn fttwt! ; T . ftn-r 0f TOnr confident 5n tli-ir. trbd .,. -f 'm Bn,i UIK)iM xi iod ,,m?"nB T T "T . i . " - . ... 1 lwonaie uow, is eeesiinr m the i , f Jjw ! conviction tliut tbere, lew, ?" Wed tliat Uicre tou are nuifciTl;! : ymir errors urill be met wiA wt i lorgrvenewi; that there yon ma-Bfvnm. I your sotil, fearlesi f luteh, iili-i in, -arg.nd tliere voauaT bitttrnvkwA .. . -ij-rullj jwiracu. I 6, l'.7-..1 -7r A- S