Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 30, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 December 1835 — Page 1

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OtT Advertisements, tora limited time, or, i y. 1- . 1. - J j

i torn a distance, must t otherwise they will be

pense of the advertiserCO Letters on business must be jost paid,

great thoroughfare the

st Ifish policy, recommended by the ! Michigan road is tbe avenue thro'

committee at tiieir last session, which we receive the accession should inllucnce the subsequent ac-: daily made to our population in the

lion ot tbe state, still we are not new districts, from the states south

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.

Gentlemen of the senate and of the house of representatives: The duties pertaining to the legislative branch of the government

ico in the south. On this division boats have been running, without the interruption of a day, since the letting in of die water. The line from Huntington to Lafountains creek has progressed, with much spirit, and with the e-

wiibotit a remedy: as from a recent and cast of us; their constant use of

examination, by colonel iSiansberry, ,f tn tbe green state of the improvcour principal railroad engineer, it ; ments, w ith the heavv rains of the

s, tor va limited time, or, Q ,lc waters of the St. Joseph withjis ascertained tbata much cheaper .'season, have so greatly injured the continued at the ex-! mose of the Wabash, uniting the j and shorter communication can be road, that the convenience and in-

waters of the northern chain of j op tied hy means of a raihoad,eom- terest of tbe public require that lakes with those of tbe Gulf of Mex- i mincing at or near Brookviile, and some repairs should be made. The

connertingwitb tbe Law renceburgb remaining lands, at the minimum and Indianapolis railway, at a dis-j price, x i 1 1 command twenty thotitance often or twelve miles from j sand dollars; and it will remain for the river. Tbe loss of time and you to say, whether you will anticitrouble consequent upon the trans-1 pate their proceeds, or apply other

shipment from one mode of covey-j means in maintaining tbe usefulness ance to the other, would, however, ; of the road.

render ih continuation of the canal The commissioners superintendto the Oiiio much preferable. Thejing the erection of the state house,

communication of col. Smith, in re-j have performed tbe various duties lation to the subject, is herewith confided to them, it is believed, in laid before vou. such a manner as w ill be satisfactoIn accordance with the authority ry. In the changes made, they granted them by law, the fund com- have aimed at permanency and du-

missioners have borrowed for canal j raoihty, combining a just taste in

purposes, at an interest ol five per cent., the sum of (305,237 dollars. Unon the loan made early in the

plete. 'I hirty-tive sections have

been finished and accepted, and without some preventing cause in the seasons of the next year, its navigation will be opened by the fourth day of July next. The line from Lafountaitrs creek to Georgetown, about twenty-two miles, was put under contract in the month of September, since

have again called us together, and

whilst giving you "information of ception of the locks, is almost com

meauairsoi tne state, ana recom

mending to your consideration such

measures as shall be deemed expedient," it is a source of gratifica lion to sav, that the return ol the

time for our meeting has brought

but little to deplore. The seasons it not in their usual profusion, have

yielded a sufficiency of the solid

comforts ol life. In the unprecedented acquisition to our population,

with its consequent increase in

wealth: in the enhanced value of

real estate; the ample reward of

labor; the liberal compensation for

the products of the soil, and the hustle and activity to be seen all around us, we perceive evidences of prosperity seldom before enjoyed. And whilst in other portions of the union scenes ol irreverence for the public law and good order, highly discreditable to our national character,

have been exhibited, the citizens of

this state have mantamed their uniform respect for the authority ol the laws which protect the life, liberty, and property, of each. For these, and manv other favors attendant tin-

j t

which, most of the sections have season they received a premium of

two per cent., and upon those made

subsequently they received as high ns seven per cent, premium, or at the rates of one hundred and seven

been commenced.

The large amount of additional

dutv imposed on the honrd and en

gineers by the law providing for the

new surveys, made the past season

one of great labor, and particularly

to Mr. llhams, the chief engineer, whose presence was needed at so

many points in planning and direct

ing the field service.

Economy and public policy reuire that an additional portion of lie line from Georgetown to Lafay

ette shall bo placed under contract

the ensuing year, and that the com

missioners shall be authorized and jiog to the state on account

lirecled to let out that part of the ine east of Fort Wavne, when it

On account of

of the grading.

the style and finish

the unfinished statt

and the daily conveyance of mate

rials to the ground, they have not deemed it advisable or safe to uncUjsk? die square. The want of further time has prevented the completion of tbe interi-

dollars for one hundred dollars of j or of some of tbe offices of the buil

our bonds at five per cent, interest, cling, of tbe pavements of the porti

onour onward course,wc are indebt- shall be ascertained that Ohio has

cd to a kind and overruling Providence, This is your first session in the new capitol ; and from a conviction that the occasion will not fail to inspire feelings of exultation w ith you, I will not withhold, on my part, the offering of a hearty w elcome and congratulation. It is an edifice

worthy of the state, and being ded

Seated to the public interests, within

4hese walls, the representatives o

the people will annually assemble

to perform some ot the most impor

tant duties ever delegated to man

The people, through their represen tatives, will here speak their wish es, utter their complaints, and oh

tain remedies for their wrongs,

and it should be the constant care

of all who fill our stations, that their

official acts, in spirit and prece dent, shall tend to the perpetua

tion of our liberties, our state and

national institutions.

In the return of theassesments,un-

der our present system, we have ev idence of the unusual increase, am an assurance that the revenue wil

equal the ordinary demands upon the treasury. The payments made

from several sources, have enabled

'the treasurer to meet all demands,

without resorting, as yet, to the loan of the small sum authorised for the

benefit of the state house. The ag

cregate receipts, since the last re-

port, amount to $107,714 63, and

the payments towards building of

the capitol, and for other purposes, for the same period, amount to

$103,901 43, which, with the balance reported in the hands of the treasurer at the close of the last year, lea?es in his hands an unexpended balance of $6,137 31. The annual report ot the auditor will be made. The operations on the line of tire Wabash and Erie canal have been conducted the past season with energy and great success. The middle division, extendi from the St

commenced that p xt t which she lias undertaken to construct. Owing to the great demand for landed property, to supply the w ants of the new population in the vicinity of the canal,the sales of the canal lands, the past summer, have been unusually active. The sales, since the last report of the commissioners,

have amounted to 5175,740 31. The experience we have had in converting these lands into nvailahie means, and the rapid rise in the value of lands in that section of the slate, w ill now justify the assertion, that the unsold lands, with the selections vet to be made, w ill he sufficienl to complete the canal to its original termination, and that the people w ill never bo called upon to pay any portion of its cost, Towards the close of the last session -s deliberation, the legislature appointed col. O. II. Smith, of Fayette county, their agent to visit the seat of government of Ohio, for the purpose of obtaining from tbe legislature of that state, then in session, permission to construct that

portion of the Whitewater canal, which, pursuing the valley of that

river, passes a short distance thro'

her territory. That duty w as promptly performed by col. Smith, in de

livering niv communication cover

ing the joint resolution of the gener

al assembly to governor Lucas, w ho

submitted it to the legislature of O-

do. The subject was referred to

a committee,which, I regret to say,

seemed to act under the impression that the Whitewater canal would

be a rival of their Miami canal, and

jy withholding their assent, the bu-

smess ot tne wniiewaier canal

would be forced into the Miami ca

nal, and made tributary to Ohio,and therefore reported unfavorably.

That report, however, was not con

curred in, and it is believed that at

he ensuing session of the legislature

a more liberal and enlightened pol

icy will prevail, and we shall ob-

rhey have also borrowed the fur

thersum of four bundled and fifty thousand dollars, the bank capital, at live percent, interest, for which they received a premium of four and a half and live dollars on the hundred. Their report will be laid before you in proper tune.

Ol the ihree per cent, fund accrur ti tti cl'iln on !irfnt!ttt (it llu

sales of the public domain, at the United States land offices, the receipts, at the treasury, the past year, amount to twenty-four thousand ibree hundred and ninety-eight dollars, leaving the sum of fie thousand and five dollars to be supplied from future receipts, to satisfy a balance of eighty-nine dollars sixtyseven cents due to each county, under tbe last appropriations. The

sales at the United Stat' s land offices, w ithin this slate, during the past

year, must amount to one and a half millions of dollars ; consequently, the dividend of three per cent, to be received by this stale lite ensttingyear,aiid probably for some lime afterwards, will ho larger than at any former period. After meeting the unsatisfied claims upon this

tuiKKii is tor no legislature to sav whether it will be advisable to anticipate our annual receipts by a loan for the purposes heretofore recommended, or make some other disposition of it. In its application the claims of the new counties, having their roads yet to open, should not he overlooked.

Among the other sources of con

iribution to the treasury, the past

year, the saline lands have produced, by sales, rents , and interest on unpaid instalments, the sum of $1,636 55. The newly selected Michigan road lands were exposed and sold at public, outcry, in the month of

September, and commanded an av

erage price of four dollars and sev

enteen cents per acre, amounting to

$21,304 2; and subsequently, the

private entries at three dollars per

acre, amounted to $809 04. Of the old selections, the sales, since the

last annual report of the commissioner, brought $10,017 00, the entire receipts for the year amount

ing to $33,030 31. These sums will absorb every claim upon the fund, leaving an unascertained balance of horn one to two thousand dollars m the hands of the commis

sioner, which, with the proceeds of

the 16,561 acres remaining unsold,

cos and of the railings to be built on

the outside of the pillars of the senate chamberand representative hall, separating those apartments from the lobbies. The report of the commissioners will soon be submitted for your examination. The appointment of a keeper, by the governor, as contemplated by law, lias not yet been made. The person to be appointed, it is believed, should visit the building every day during the recess of the legislature; and to protect it from injury he should be present every day during the session, as at that time it will be most exposed. The compensation of seventy-five dollars, allowed by law, will not induce a competent individual to render so much service; and it is suggested that the agent or keeper shall also

be the doorkeeper of one branch of

the legislature, and made responsible, if, from neglect, the building should bo injured or defaced. The projected improvements at the rapids of tbe Wabash river, un

der the joint superintendence of the

commissioners, on the part ot this state and of Illinois, have not pro

gressed so successfully, as desired,

inconsequence ol the repeated fresh

etsofthe Wabash and White rivers,

(hiring the past season. Contracts for the removal ot deposites of timber, and for other purposes, have been made at the points below the grand rapids, designated by the name of 'Black's Cutoff,' die 'Grand Chain' Co flee island, and the

White river rapids, which, when finished, will be a chargo of about nine thousand dollars to the joint fund, exclusive of superintendence. The report of the commissioner, embracing a detail of his proceedings, will be submitted to your con-j

sideration.

As some time must elapse before

the remainder of the 21,000 dollars

appropriated on the part of Indiana

can be expended, would it not be more expedient, to loan it out at interest, on safe and sufficient security, than to permit it to remain idle? It is probable that the commission

er may need the aid of legislative

authority to use materials from private property, and to protect the

work from damage or injury, for

which suitablo provisions are re

commended. The condition of the stato college at Bloomington has much improved during the year, while every thing seems to indicate for it a continuance and increasing psosperity. It

is indeed giatifying to observe that the cause of education is in the fostering care of the same spirit which is now prompting the peo

ple ot iiunana io put lorth their energies in behalf of internal improvement. The institution at Crawfordsville, in the norhwest, and the one at Hanover, in the southeast part of the state, built up and supported, as they are, by private capital, furnish, in their unustnl growth and advancement, the proudest commentary on that enlarged benevolence

of heart which must exist in the bosoms of their founders. The success of these institutions has suggested to my mind, the pro. priety of your complying with that requisite of the constitution which provides for the establishment of a university. This can easily be accomplished by clothing the Bloomingfon College with that character. By so doing, you will withdraw the stato institution from all competition with the private

institutions named, or with those that may hereafter be established; you will allay the jealousy, and put down the spirit of opposition which probably exists, or may exist, among them; and on the contrary create a reciprocity of interests mutually beneficial to all. These views, however, are submitted with great deference to the better and

more matured consideration of the legislature. The report made by col. Kelso, the visiter, to the state prison, is submitted for your examination. In the management of its affairs no material change has been made since your last meeting. Under the laws regulating the prison, tbo duty of firming or leasing it, with its inmates, for a term of years, will devolve on the governor next spring; and as some have doubted whether the spirit and object of om criminal laws.nro complied with, in permitting the superintendent to remove the convicts from the prison to operate in brick yards, and at

other places in the town and its vicinity, it will be well for ( lie legislature to express an opinion on ihu subject. If the practice bo sanctioned for the future, it will, no doubt, lessen the charges on the treasury for a period, but whether, in the end, it would riot bo belter for the safety and morals of the coniets, to confine them in tin ir workshops, within the walls, will be for you to determine. As this institution is so far removed from the eye of the legislature and of the executive otlieeis, I would advise that it be made-

tlie duty o( one or more of the state officers, to ascertain wh'ther, and if so, for what sum, the prison ai.d prison grounds can be Sold, and up n what firnsa new and more capacious one can be built at or near the seat of government , either r-n account of thestate,or on private account, for a term of years; the individual to clothe, board, and operate theprisoners; the internal police to be left to the legislature, and the whole to be surrendered to the stateat the expiration of the time. The circle, with the building designed for the residence of the executive of the state, has been enclosed with the best fence the appropriation would procure. That house, in its location and plan, is not well suited to the purpose for which it was originally designed, and as the public offices will soon bo removed to the capitol, I would advise a sale of the properly with time for payments, the proceeds to be applied in erecting and furnishing a suitable family residence, for tho governor, on paitof the reserve at the western termination of Market street. A private building, of sufficient s;2e and convenience for the residence of your governor, can never be rented at thisplacejand without a suitable one he cannot acquit himself with the membeis of the other branches of the gov

ernment, and with visiting strangers, in that manner which his station and the laws of hospitality require. The proceeds of the house on the circle will be sufficient for the erection of the new one, and will furnish it as far ns it should be furnished, without costing the state any further sum for the next thirty years. Since the last report oflhe agent, the treasury has realized about nine thousand three hundred dollars from the sales heretofore made of the public property at the seat of government. Othersums, to the amount of 4,000 dollars, will soon reach the treasury through the hands of the agent. Tho report of that officer will, in due time, be submitted. Upon rhc plot of the town there arc several squares maiked and set apart for public purposes; but not having been specifically designated bylaw for these purposes, no one has exercised any care or authority over them. It will be well for tho legislature to make some final order on the subject. Tho

block of timbered land on the eminence west

oflhe capitol, marked on the plat as public ground, if intended by the legislature for that purpose, should bo granted to tho corporate authorities of the town, on condition that they encloso it, preset ve the timber, ornament and improve it. Vou will act in this matter for future generations, when the nnnulatmn of

thi3 place shall amount to thousands: when a

forest tree will not be seen for many miles.

xuosiot tne large cities of tho United Slates have such ground for the purposes, both of utility and ornament. The commission created by a hw of last

session, for the assessment of damages to private property, on the canal line, has been organized, and is now filled by an executive appointment of Messrs. Graham of Jackson, Talbot of Putnam, and Wallace of Fountain counties. The appointment of a commissioner, by the governor, as authorized by law, to take releases on the Whitewater line of canal.

was made to gen. Morgan, of Rush county

who has performed tbo duties assigned him