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li 1 1 1 , VO IHKUUIU www. .i.w w ..... . ...ww.M lions. At this lim?, whil financial embarrass men's are affecting some if the comma r cial and manufacturing interesli of the countr it is gratifying to obserTe that there are evidences of industry, prosper ty and improvement, among ihe farmers and mechanic) of the Slate, All classes of our laboring population are turning their attention, a members ofvarious industrial associations, to the consideration of the best means of promoting the interests of their several pursuits. Uuder the authority 1 . . , 1D. . proved February 17 1852, about sixty ag ricultural Associations hare been estab lished in Indiana, and a very large portion of this number held interesting and profitable fairs, in the fall of the year 1854. I suggest that the law under which agricul tural societies are organized, be so amende t thil ibee associations shall be invested it i:li the rieht to bold real estate, for pur poses connected with the holding of their annual fairs. Many of these societies have purchased valuable grounds,on which they are making permansut improvements. Th State Board of Agrlculturo is now in SCaS,on. win a lull allegation Irom va. "'uj parts oi tne aiate. liy ina operalions of this Bjard, duriiigthe past Year, nnre than four thousand volumes on agricultural subjects have boon distributed am ng the people of the Stale. These voiumes contain not only valuable infor mation deriv ed from the experience of some of the best farmers iu Iiidiana, but, also, many uselul and iutereiting facts in rela tion lo the agricultural experience of ihe inot distinguished fanners of other Slates of ihe Union. Il is the duty of thoso who represent the people iu tha General Assemuly, lo aid and momrare the efforts of Ihe Stale w Bjard ul Agriculture and its auxiliary so. oelies. Uy stimulating labor, by rewarding industry and skill, by encouraging the useful arts, and by diffusing in various ways, "useful and practical knowledge, theie associations have a uioi beueficul influence iu promoting the agricultural interest and in encrraiing the amnitu and the value of the products ol our home in dustry. I reccomtnand that you appropriate tho sum ol three thousand dolinrs tor the permanent inclosing of tho military grounds, at the Cdpitul. This sum. in addition lo that which will be furnished by tho citizens ul lndiaiinpulis and the agricullutal ucis:y of Marion County, will be uffi cient to jprovide suitable grounds for the periodical Oisplay ul Hie most vaiuauiej stock of the State, and for the exhibition of the labor anJ skill of our mechanics aril manufacturers. The correspondence on the subject of acquiring lerriioory in Liberia, fur the colonization of our colored population, will be found in the report of our colonization agr-nt. From this correspondence, it appears that the contemplated quantity ul laud cannot be acquired in a body. The object in view may, however, be accomplished by such modification of the law, as s'iall author. the selection oi Unds in smaller quaulilies for families and individuals who may emigrate from ludiaua to Liberia. The expedience of mikingsuch a modincatiou of tne la-, i worthy ol your consideration. Since the passage of the law authoriz ing a State organization for the purpose of aiding the cause of African colonization, 48 persons have been sent from Indiana to Liberia. A majority of these emigrants were good mechanics, industrious and intelligent men, and well qualified to exert a good influence in that infant Republic. Time has demonstrated that the scheme of African Colonization is practicable, and no enterprise of the ige holds out greater promises of good to the colored race. Within the last twenty years, through the influence of the Liberian government, the principles of christian civilization and civil liberty have accom plished more, among the twentv-five million of that portion of Africa, than a had been achieved by the efforts of philanthropists in the course of many prtfeeding centuries. The colored man, iu his native land, has established a republic, built towns and cities, founded churches and schools, and adopted a policy cakulatad to encourage agriculture, mechanics, manufactures, and other industrial pursuits We must look to this laud for tho elevation of the African, for the separation of the white and colored races, and for'the removal or mitigation of a great source of evil. I recommend that you continue the annual, appropriation for the cause of colonization, and thatyour voice be hea4 in the National councils asking for the recognition of the independence of tha Republic of Liberia. Iu former messages, my views in relation to the necessity of making provisions, by law, for a thorough geological and topographical survey of the State, and in reference to the importance of creating a Bureau of Statistics in one of the departments of State, have been laid before the Legislature. gain, earnestly I invite your attention to these subjects. In the early part of the year 1854, the State Board of Agriculture, at au expense of five hundred dollars, employed Dr. Brown to make a cursory geological examination of the State, and to publish the results of his labors, in the third annual report of the Board. In that report which has been placed on your tables, you will find much valuable information on the subject of our undeveloped agricultural and manufacturing resources. We have neglected these interests too long, and the present is i favorable time

time to correct this error of our home p Hey. Europe is new convulsed with the contest, the end of which cannot be foreseen, but which will, while it lasts, con'inue to disturb the commercial and manufacturing interests of the world. While we cannot be indifferent spectators of this terrible conflict among the nations of Europe, we should be admonished of the necessity of cultivating the arts of peace, and of developing those boundless resources of wealth that a bountiful Providence has scattered broad cast over our Und. Without depending upon the fluctuating and uncertain in

fluences of national legislation, it is our duty to strengthen and encourage the arms of enterprise and industry, by the strong force of a wise and steady State polier. With a coal field of seven thousand square miles in extent with a soil of unfailing fertility with a central position between the east and the west and with railroads traversing the State in all directions Indiana, if true to her own interests, miy, within the course of the next ten ytars, double the present; amount of her wealth and population. If we desire to bring into our State a! portion of Ihe now hoarded capital of Europe and the east, wo must be able to, poiut with certuinty to the places where it can be profitably invested, lo enable j us to do this, we want reliable facts, such as the actual investigations of scientific! men only can furnish. The expenditure of a few thousaud dollars, if authorized by the Legislature, will secure lo us the advantages of a thorough geological and topographical survey of the Sta;e. While our sister Stales, by the aid of scieuce, are uufoldiug their agricultural and mineral wealth, we are trusting these great interests to chance, and to individual enterprise. In view of the facts, that there are in Indiana twenty-five hundred miles of railroads, either now iu running order, or approaching completion that the affairs of some ol these roads are controlled by the intrrests o" citizens of other States that our railroads furnish employment to thousands of hinds an I that the policy of these corporations exercise an important influence on the trade and commerce of our State, and on the character of the lilizeus it becomes ihe duly of the Legislature, iul only to adopt eliicienl measures for the pirvention uf unauthorized and unjust exactions upon the tiaveling public, but to provi le. as far as human foresight can provide and by any means within ihe scope of legislative authority, fur the prevention of those railroad acci dents which so freouentU r-i.ii -uestructton ol property aud the loss ol human tiff. Many of the common railroad accideuU of the day, t hieb a re caused by unsubstantial temporary bridges, defective locomotives, badly constructed railways, improper signals, and carelessness on the part uf employees, might be avoided, by subjecting the conduct of the railroad companies to the scrutiny ol officers deriving their authority from the Legislature. You are therefore invited to take into consideration tho expediency of providing for the appointment of Geueral Railroad Commissioners, iho shall be practical and scientific men, and who shall be invested with the power to visit the different roads, enquire into and report abuses, and require compliance with the provisions of law. The companies having charge of roads that connect with roads in other States adjoining, should be required to keep, in this State, au office for the transaction of business. It is confidently hoped that the present Legislature will, without authorizing any unreasonable interference with the affairs of railroad companies, provide, by the enactment of suitable laws, for to the strictest accountability tl entrusted with the mauagemenl holding I persons of these corporations. An early consideration of the expediency of creating the office of Attorney General, is pressed upon the General Assembly. With respect to this subject, the justness of the viows contained tax my annual communication of 1851, has been confirmed by the experience of the two past years. The amounts paid and the liabilities incurred by the State, for professional services, during that period will exceed the sum of five thousand dollars. Constitutional questions that affect the revenue of the Slate, the common schools, the tenure of offices, &c, are contiuually arising in the courts and yet there is, for the State no legal advis er- Economical considerations clearly indicate the necessity of creating the office of Attorney General. In the application of principles of economy.'in fixing the compensation of the officers of the titate govermrnt, we should be careful to avoid a parsimonious policy. The salaries attached to our public offices should not be prodigally large! but they should be sufficiently remunerative to command in tha administration of the public affairs, the services of the most eminent and most worthy, and the most competent men. The very b st and most wholesome laws may, in consequence of their incorrect interpretation or improper administration, fail to accomplish the purposes for which they were made. In order to secure strength, efficiency, and success in the administration of public affairs, it is the duty and the interest of the State to provide for the payment of fair salaries to public officers. The present salaries of our Judges are not sufficient; and it is absolutely necessary to iacrease the compensation of these public servants, if we desire and expect to have, in this department, the services of men qualified to administer Justice, and to command, for the judiciary the confidence and respect of the people.

There remarks are applicable to other

public officers, and the discharge of other official duties. Dünn the course of the rears 1853 and 1854, the present efficient State Treasurer has received and distributed about three-quarters of a million of public monej'3, on account of swamp and wet lands. For the additional responsibilities and labor imposed on him iu the discharge of these duties, the Legislature should allow a proper compensation. Before the next session of the Legislature, the present lease of the State Prison will expire, and the duty devolves on you to decide whether the present system of selling out the crime ol the State to the highest bidder, shall be continued or abandoned. The policy of making pe riodical sa,es of the management and labor of the criminals that tho State may have in itsenstody, is highly objectionable. The Penitentiary of Indiana is as well kept, in conformity with tho law that governs it, as any Stats Prison in the Union; but the system is essrntiallv wrong, and unworthy of the State. The State should have the entire con trol of the Prison, its discipline its lab)r and its internal regu. lations, and as faros practicable und ex pedient, a syseem of rewards for good conduct shouid be kept constantly before tha view of each convict. Do not make ! the convict a slave without hope, if you expect to reform him, but let him know that the Stale regards him, as a man, in whose restoration to the rights of citizenship, she fids an interest. In determining the question of the future management of the Slate Prison, the ' idea of milking it profitable, in a pecuni ary way, should be outweighed by a higher consideration the duly of adopting the best means for the reformation of the convicts within its walls. The Constitution that you have sworn to support, declares that the General Assembly ' shall provide houses of refuge, for the correction and reformation of juvenile offenders." Of two hundred and sixty-seven men in the Stale Prison, thirtysix are under twenty years of age; and more than one-half of the whole number are under twenty-five years of age. The youth of sixteen is found by the side of the old oiTehY.er, and deprived of all associates o'her than those who are hardened in crime. AU prisoners, convicted of the first offence, and youthful convicts should be placed in situations where they would receive the advice of pareuis, gutrdians or friends. By adopting this r ' ' r ' "sons will oon become houses of reformation, as weu yVZl'il of punishment. 1 communicate, herewith, the lists of pardons, fines and forfeitures, for the last two years, and suggest that they be published with this message; and also that you provide by law for the annual pub lication of similar iists, j Your attention is especially invited to ihe interesting Report of the late Visitor of the State IVsoii.to the reports of the other offic-rs, a.id to the views expressed in my former communications upju the subject of the management of this institution. Early in 1653, appointments of Brigadier Generals were made, with a view of effecting an organization of the military strength of the State; and at a court mar i ttal which was held in the month of October, 1852, rules and regulations were adopted, which, it was believed, were at least sufficient to develop and secure that strength. Commissions have been issued in thousands; letters of instruction have been sent to the proper officers; and every effort has been made to carry the law into eff ct; yet not one Brigade enumeration has been perfected; and I hesitate not to express the opinion that no organization can be effected, unless the General Assembly gives to the proper authorities the power to impose penalties for tbe non performances of official and militia duty. Although our strength has increased four-fold since 1831, we are drawing our quota of arm from the General Government, upon our strength of that year. Many valuable suggestions are contained in the reports of the Adjutant General, which will be laid before you. The labor of this officer has baen greatly increased, and he should receive additional compensation. Many questions of vital interest to the State, are presented, for your considera lion, in the report of the trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal. Tbe most of these havo been alluded to in my former message, to which your attention is invited. Since tha last meeting of the legislature, the Wabash and Erie Canal has been completed to the cily of Eransville; thus forming the longest line of continuous artificial inland navigation on the globe. In the completion of this great work we may find, taking iuto consideration the many embarrassing obstacl rs whichhave been thrown in its way, causes for mutual congratulation. It opens, for the extensive districts of fertile country lying upon its borders, a cheap means for the transportation of heavy articles of export and import; and by affording the means of an easy passage to northern market, it promotes, materially, the agricultural in terest of the State, and imparts a stiraulus to other branchesjof our home industry. ' It is an unpleasant duty to call your attention to the fact, that, ina few instances, in soma portions of tbs State, indi. cations of the existence of a spirit of rooblaw and violence have appeared. Secret aisociatioaa, usurping the prerogatives of law, have, (by mtaans of disturbing the peace c.f .families, injuring

property, and inflicting corporal punishment on individuals,) undertaken to regulate the morals of the communities in which such lawless combinations are permitted to exist. Civil officers, and peaceful citizens, fearful of incurring the dangerous hostility of members of these secret associations, allow their lawless acts to pass without punishment; and almost without public censure. The inevitable tendency of these secret associations is to corrupt the morals of the community, and to divest men of their respect for law and order. In reference to this subject, it seems

that some additional legislation is requi red, in order to insure proupt and effici ent action on the part of the civit author ities. If, in cases of unlawful assembla ges, riots, routs, affrays, etc., the circuit courts were invested with concurrent jurisdiction with the courts of common pleas, and informants were thus shielded by Grand Juries, the change would perhaps, afford to society some additional protection against the violence of lawless men. No sttte of facts can ever arise, in a government like ours, that should, for a moment, tolerate private citizens in the usurpation of the right either to redress their own real or imaginary wrongs, or to inflict injuries on the property or on the persons of their neighbors. Wherever such usurpations are tolerated and encouraged.the people are rapidly approach ing a state of anarchy, in which laws can afford no protection to life, liberty, or property. It is. therefore, the solemn duty of every citizen of Indiana to aid in the preservation of the public peace, and in the maintenance of the supremacy of the laws. These interests must be preserved, and maintained, at all haz ards. The total amount of money arising from the sale of swamp lands, paid into the treasury, and in the hands of ihe receivers, is at the present time, about eSOO.000. Of this sum. $340,000 has been disbursed under the Ian authorizing ihe ditching and draining of the lands. In some portions of the State, the expenditure of the funds has produced good results; in other parts, the money has been paid to officers, and nothing beneficial to wet lands has been accomplished. The operations of the swamp land laws have confirmed the views expressed in my former communications lo ihe legis lature. The correctness of the construe-1 lion that has been placed, by officers of State, on these laws, as they relate to the mode of issuing patents, is. in my opinion, very doubtful. The subject demands by prudent legislation, to secure, for the common 'school fund, a considerable amount of the proceeds of the swamp lands. The very valuable report of the Auditor of Slate will place before you the details of the management of this trust. It is the duty of the present General Assembly, to fix by law, ihe number ol Senators and Representatives that shall compose the legislature, and to apportion such Senators and Representatives among the several counties, according to the number of while male inhabitants above twenty-one years of sge, in each. In connection with this subject, your attention is invited to the suggestions that were coutained in a previous message. in reference to a reduction of the present number uf Senators. In the discharge of the duty first named, and in any action which, in your discretion you may deem proper in respect to the suggestion concerning a reduction of the number of Senators, you will, no doubt, be controlled by an equitable regard for tbe interests of the citizens of all portions of the Slate. It is your duty to establish all the guards and restrictions that may be necessary for the protection of the purity of the ballot box, and the security of the elective franchise. I suggest that you prohibit, under s-vre penalties, against the separation of all the officers of an election, until the ballots are counted, and the result of the poll is known and declared. ' The attention of the Legislature is again called to the consideration of the subject of providing suitable buildings for the Slate officers at the seat of government. The proceeds of the property owned by the State, and the additional aid that the General Government will, doubtless, furnish, will be sufficient to erect a substantial building on the ''Governor's Circle for the accommodation of the National and State Officers, without imposing any tax on the State Treasury. The Capitol building should be appropriated only to the uses of the General Assembly, the Representatives of tho people, and the State Library. An appropriation shouid be made for tbe inclosing of the Capitol grounds wilh an iron fence. This is rendered absolutely necessary, in order to preserve the building and the grounds. Tbe loss of some of our State Bonds by a late disaster at sea, suggests the pro priety of providing by law, for the relief of the holders of bonds in similar cases. The law shouid be well guarded requiring proof of loss, identification of numbers, dates, sad amounts and made applicable to all cases of loss or destruction of State bonds. The Secretary of State of the United States has transmitted to the Executive department of this State, a copy of the details of a 'ConsulaConvention between the United States -and his majesty, the Emperor of the French," concluded on the 23rd day of February last. This document, and an accompanying circular that explains tbe object of the transmission ere herewith presented for your consideration. . - -

The great inequality now existing in the appraised value of real estate, and the recent rapid progress of improvements demand, il seems to roe, a re appraisement of lands ; and the expediency of causing a full and complete census of the State to be taken, for the year 1655, is also worthy of consideration. In accordaucc with the requirements of the resolution of the last General Assera. bly, authorizing an examination into the stock affairs ol the State, the loss of surrendered bonds, and the excess uf scrip.

the undersigned, in company with the Treasurer of State, visited the office of our Agency at New York, in August, 1853. The missing bonds having been found a few days previously, were carefully 'counted, and are now in the office of the Treasurer of State, The apparent discrepancy, between the books of the Agnt of Slate and those of the Auditor, as to the amount of bouJ? surrendered, was examined, iu order to correct this discrepancy: a complete copy of the books of ihe Agent of State was made, and carefully compared in every particular. This copy is now in the hands of the Auditor, who, by reference lo it, has corrected the supposed errors: and it is believed that the report of the Auditor, based upon this examination, presents a correct view of the Stale debt. Il has been stated that Indiana had not received any part of the ihree per cent, fund due her, for lands sold at Chilicolhe and Cincidcati; and, in the course of the official visit to which I have referred, the officers before named, made an cxamina tion at the General Land Office, wilh respect to the amount and condition of th three per cent, fund due the State from the General Government. 1 submit, herewith, a report obtained from the Gtneral Land Office, showing the condition of this fund up to the dale of the report; and accompanying the report is a tetter on the same subject, addressed to the Secretary of the Interior, under the date of Nov. 10. 1853. The subject of the excess of scrip has been carefuly examined by two gentlemen under oalh. Their report, which is herewith submitted, shews the amount ledeemed and cancelled upon the books, by each Treasurer. The question of further action,' iu relation to this subject, is submitted to your consideration. The first and second instalments due by virtue of tho sale (iu pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly; approved February 23, 1&52.) of the interest which the State had in the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, have not been paid. A mortgage was taken upon the roi.d and the seveial counties th'to'ugli whicli tne road pesses. Upon the failure to par the. first euslalmenl of seventt-five thousand dollars, due the first day of Jauuary. 1854. the claim was placed in the hands of able attorneys for collection. The report of the Trustees named in the mortgage, and, the correspondence upon llie subject, together with a communication from the President of the Company, will place be töre you the condition of this claim. Many important questions, all of which will doubtless receive your careful consideration, have been raised under the operations of our new constitution and Revised Statutes, since the last session uf the General Assembly. Among the subjects that will claim your attention. are, the amendment of the law in relation to the compensation of Sheriffs for tho removal of convicts to the State Prison. The expediency of investing Clerks of Courts with power to order the holding of elections for Justices of the Peace. The decision of the Supreme Court, on the subject of amendment of Statutes; and the extent to which it will become your duty to revise the laws affected by that decision. We cannot be different spectators to the action of the General Gevernment and to the political events of the day, The past year has been one of unusual political excitement; and, to the patiiot it must be a source of regret to perceive that this excitement has iu no small degree, evinced a dangerous spirit of sectarianism. Indiana, as a State, has wisely selected her own domestic policy; and the people feel that they have the right, from time to tim. lo change or modify the t policy. Satisfied with the degree of prosperity that we have attained under our c wn free institutions, we have uniformly respected the constitutional rights of each member of the confederacy, and no just cause of complaint against Indiana can be made by any State of the Union. w'hatever views may be entertained by others, it is my deliberate opinion that, at this day, the people of no State ere more national in their political sympathies than are the citizens of Indiana. Enjoying the privilege of making our ovru laws, in our own way; on all subjects not prohibited by the constitution of the United States, we acknowledge the existence of a similar right in the people of every other State and Territory in the Union. I know of no other principle but this, upon which we can stand wilh safety and honor. It is the chief corner stone on which, under God, ihe scrutiny and perpetuity of the Union rests. If we cannot ljwntain this position, there is no hope-of peace and harmony in the future, Whenever we abandon this patriotic stand, we shall lend our influence invoking that worst of all political ca. lamities, a dissolution in feeling and sympathy of the members of this great confederacy thos transforming the moral and fraternal ties thatjbind uslogether, into mere galling and oppressive physical force. Our only hope of perpetuating oat ini titulions in all tkeir original vigor and

t i tint the te v - Ur.i'si ? oircep, Gi n?ral i! fined by the constitution. Ardently desiiing tr. ro-operntc v'i'ti you, in all that will &.!. -r.rp ihicrrts of our beloved c mir r.w.'.ih. - 1.. ik ing to tliat l-f.rg l.o, .t'c! r ! guide us in the pnl of wi'ncn. h BT mv wariiftt r, j i-ör, t u n. l.i to rrj jyour proceedings, M this ir.ierff'Vr critical period in our LUt iy.i. i. 1 . tencV ncy to ir ci as the? s-; i t i i maintain the li nor c-f r.nr uie. mote the happ:iTt: rn.l j rp r'-. ' people. josr.ru a. u'RiGii? January 4, 1655 .d Tity His i",tDii;.'' ET HOCACE GKELLEV. A Man f 1 n'o cinbums tia au 1) ocnl.'-'m 1 1 i m l -.i ' uiio Inn. into im.. . r a. i in. c. . estt rdav i:i!'utuf i.i J :ti;u m p; ciii, ami lus tiiiiiiiv uiie ti ilu n S l( S : C -t,i,;;n- y, I v: grsc d and sU i i ; ;.r . ff ;tT c. I.. I y i., v - b.t or j-M s;;ctb vi ry ;i'.:r!- i.t p; ; i; to ignominious j : t i... i; . "".' ' say the mill o i: "it is c -! .;.wir li .Vt w m ist pij hl. ji-.t'.l '." Cel'.ii, iv, v; inii.,1 p y th'.-!i. p'i y in! v !.o M.flVr s ili mi. r. all .ii. 'v.i un-i .u 'cr. The." lit ed pity, a id :li. if is no i'a.irr iuut we s-iuil pity thiui t-. r.iH i. Hat the imptvMun r nv- y.."loftc i.;i:icri:re .1 liic ll!f.i ni.ij.'.t t:iinii, i nd ;ln .1 r.vi.it i ti t Xpos'iiir 1' v iint ud i.Lcii.ii.v, is t Vi-iv lui f.rin r-.'h. In tiii't h .li v nu !i '.v'j'i r.ro loi.ln tl i S drrTd nvn Au .t '.! Ir. !.;.!.'' :i? il .s!i:utio:i, meit;.lv ti ni.slvis ii;r.ii ltvu lv thcii f .ii. i n s dirc'i t li:;ikiup. v, mimami ciiir.e by the 'Ii- iiii.:!iss m .1 -..-'-. m-IiM extravi'g iiicu-s l' v i: - :.i ii bi:ilr tu L i a ;m be in tin. v:iy f r et ivii g ei.i i t. i lo i. rcy, iid h ivii g pri'pv l .y li. Ins 1 ari' s. m.I t;:s fau.iiy ran r. i ly In: i;iii.iet cm.., u Li n i --l l realize that llr-- is m y Yvs.'.i iu 1 i-. :A 1 - y to ive ui.d h'cn.i. F m-V.i , .-i . ;; en. 1 i ;! lur Iiis wil; a:;tl !aiij.I,:i-i; j-jieii. line ii.fii-v ;;.d briiiK.'cli.ib for Ik. .-1.,; m, s,-o ly . ci ties t f iy now ain' tlu-i:, i,uil i i. ii, i auniiiiie inoro ol it at u l iiii.fs I.PM.-fcre u kvv ' il e i.i'nd liraiust'ii tl.c g VintjiV' l..e: 11-v. I.i h ."in pirpctuailv l. i.ili:. "O v'i- '. "n a l.crdn d t.i 1 ri- to a v.r.'ii tl.i'n . f i.t hiilu ';..- ?" is tl e iiui gnar.t qiest!n 1 1 : of iy 'e i-urt-r uu ii8.tiai.re i; l.i p:.rt. N I w ' !'. I bear to dt g; liin: by r;,in'i g a i'c i:.tr; :i. y CnhU,'t go out f.-r 'e rli.i n i.il w .ibi .V r. They can'i st ltv n muti vlni z ' ili-- ..' it. isti.s r.ecu r.tr u ' ben uiijj it. All i.i. t -l Hi. ..I' ti i i i f it :lV:t'.i:.i : I lies tl ev rt-.'j .r.l I.U ;s i-.i"i it ,u j. I ,! C , t. :t ;!:üp their .1 their cense of bis g, 1 r Mi . V, liteasy te till up rh iU. wl w .. 1 ! L"l Ij.t.i g ve l'.tiy ;iu.tvi my j i' ! ol-ie t. or invest 1j e .i'.u. du Ik W -1 it . Ik l Z v v - ti'.i i v. ic M. ll any smeirit t i.n-. l...j.r.l. ....lt.t" ..! itirntf ib.l. lr.-sirv nil in eiues :!itJ jfv ec s 1 o'.. TL; ' niennr or ot I i sii s.- : o ?' n J .: his family ns u g- lo beMvit Ztc., lo be I- U 1 e au oi..i - to I e M. Vet1 1 y r: Hi to be drunk !i O'n wl-cn tbirrt vt'. 't ji diminishing its fh w. Tl.estri: I .e i-i p -fusion tiiecnh In title tt: u.u.v .::. j? up. I vain he runiiMn'iS i ii put ilown h s Jo -,f. II j nnii'.'t U ern"ij con -teiidiii s wi'h ll-cic l.e l ;vr? Lisi 1 - quiet at In im, in tj:!er to i s ii.s n! -i. rt:d jerfvct bis fpei u.ioj:-;. if .? r- .-is ii.-j rtuLlty th purr-, f-re itt : Oil-p. si d vh it irjrn cau witi.s an I il e shoves o;" i;" i; e s--row? He ;iea way at lvt rr.l T MS wn the inoijex diu an b -j i-. i hat :: e gieat news ly ib nejl s'eanjfb'r. tome Ii i f 1 it k iu bu.i, e;s w 1: r..akt it t lnu. IVihaps it dee, und Ik- !l";iln oi ; p-ihi-p it Tou't. and thi las? f-ather l.a- brtA a tbe eVph: ut'a b.ck. The end, lmveer i e -r w di-t!i;t. u luoral.y n it in. T e d :'. ; n ni'n? lo be pened a v ill. i e tii.i 1 y i s "frslo and ru.-hes into ruinoto s - 1 dion ee Vj'a Ci'.me, and iaovtr h'liu.d .V:h iu!n. 'Sir. iuh villain," fays ihe i ant ir -wil: "b- w could be run fuch ac-nr. 11 w v- p!y h s family!" No doubl I i;. P".! if y.u i-.iitvv more, perhaps you woH 1 pity bim. Tulcc cf jiilK in WLfCLiii:. Th3 Milwaukee Sentinel gives nceiie w hieb Cain olTuut 1. . p cinee the couutv Cour. .f V is. on :r. u ". t f if le-lai that a enit hau betu Lrof.f.1 i by one n.an ig.m-t umi.li i titiomly milkefl It's ccav,'; k four Quartfc of the 1 .t't i.. lv clainiLii Ottini ge in l..'y tTuvtd bisci.s -, bi.dtbt- . .... IM ,i(T O'tr. r In- vi i -g I. t in I i i . ..ul , 1-' v. .,...:! fi i l.'. U.;l :ition rfdamngte.ülst. proveti i!;.i L.,d vshs nh but foi.T cents p0rq.4j.rt. .nt i:'.. -Mi : p r';!?. bowe ei, Ihe jnrj it. turned h rd't t Li J1kr8 danien, i:li , o ?s, u;d j .iti';ej!t was thus reiidcietl- Dn'iitisfiul w V. I 'w. t"t;.in. the dtrit iidui.t ai.ntuled t ti e e lu tv L -..it. Judge V a Uian of en-it l.uv .or, f j. commrn st ne, a litile cx itbie. t u i.e v:io bt n aroused, ei rested Iii oi.iiuu cr g-'e his dec'siou as he only etild Jo it, cui ii.g but Lltle foi form or jr cider.. Tbe ease was called, and after it iin.l betii v.tz.jc C by Inwy-ei ;or.bout iwu h.uis, J nlge W - tr w " an twy und fidgety, tti'd fun'iv iinnp. tl ci u..sel b tlir ii.'o xiii t:f n tl..:t l e v. - reeCy to j.ive bis dct isit.n. Atitr s'ii'inc -be joint tf the cae, le r fused b iffi ic ! e :;ö"ei:.tn of tie court below, i;nd mbit': -'J ue l.-nt.iT fays tljisibs n ly c.v, and 'but h- i- a ; tor n-nn. Il 1 e i a i'h r mt i:, f iO 'tf-he h a' great many cbiioien e-i.il be win's ill th u:1k be can g-t fur his fand y. I iut k i p --i: it us a great outrage, and no I cl'T 'Inn -te l:"j- to Lave taken ihis mük. Tfe ; l el t'io cVeudtLt thatibe'jiidgnnent hboulil be leeistd because the dan1; gt s are eires-iv.-, i h jinbr.g. Ti e price of cor. men m lk i ieh ng w.j ! "v tor teb and ci ff -e, ot thcie p'id htu, pre bat lv i n't wortli over four rt tit, ii's rs blue a n wlieisone. B it such milk the defendant robabiy got iu this rate, right li b from the cow, and no watt r i.ep.r, wu uth a .o iduiid more psrticu arly iffbew.ts a Duibam-" Cflfrt. "How was that, i-laiir.iff, was fhc a Uurhn.T Plaintiff. She was, yonr honor." Court. Jut ? 1 txpecrd. N.w, I want il üi.ot-rs rl ih t on can't fool n.c on milk. aiiU if this d feiidei.. or any r-tber n"-i exj erta lo get frekh niiik Li.rln n et w' u ill? it of ; thircotirt nt four cents a :tui U ' sveled that's all Thejudgemeu; belcw is -aüiruatd with costs. To CT re love, jnt bide in a closet half a deren timet, ant) )itrn to the renversati u which takes place between a ciu le who l ave been married one year, wl.ile they think themselvts entirely ab -ne. Nevpr pell o it a grt.y haii," said a gentleman to his daughter, "a 1x-o generally cono to the funeral.' "I don'i c-xe how nuny ccrre tn the ftinanil, if they oulr cetn dressed inUack." : '" -

purity, res's upon the i!oprin system of Legislation that ih,-. v.. eral Statesand Tcnitcrirs cf t!. more tnd more upon ihnt owr rand confines the action of Government whilhin lie Iii:. it