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demand that peace shall be established upon such 

 sure foundations that rebellion and secession will 

 never again endanger our national existence. 



Resolved, That this convention fully indorses the 

 amendments to the Constitution proposed by Con- 

 gress to the Legislatures of the States, as a liberal, 

 wise, and patriotic adjustment ; and the Union party 

 of Ohio pledge for it their united and hearty support. 



JSesolved, That the nation owes the heroic men of 

 our army and navy a debt of lasting gratitude for 

 their patriotic service in defence of the Constitution 

 and the Union, and we urge upon Congress the duty 

 of equalizing the bounties ; and that while we cher- 

 ish witff the tenderest affection the memories of the 

 fallen braves, we pledge to their widows and orphans 

 the nation's care and protection. 



At the election in October the total vote for 

 Secretary of State was 469,908; of which Wil- 

 liam II. Smith received 256,302, and Benj. F. 

 Lefevre, 213,606. Of the nineteen members 

 of Congress elected, seventeen are Republicans 

 and two Democrats. The State Legislature is 

 divided as follows : 



Senate. House. Joint ballot. 



Republicans 25 69 '94 



Democrats 12 36 48 



Rep. maj 13 83 46 



The number of acres of land assessed for 

 taxation is 25,403,301, the valuation of 

 which is $498,771,084 



The value of real estate in cities, towns, 

 and villages is 164,876,508 



The value of chattel property is 442,561,379 



Total valuation of 1866 $1,106,208,921 



This is an increase over 1865 of $36,603,066, 

 of which the sum of $175,072 was in real es- 

 tate not in cities and villages; $2,914,491 in 

 real estate in cities, towns, and villages, and 

 $33,513,503 in chattel property. 



The total State and local taxes for the year 

 were $16,507,867.13. 



The aggregate assessments for school pur- 

 poses in 1866 amounted to $4,493,844.50, of 

 which the sum of $3,056,652.48 was by local 

 taxation, and $1,437,192.02 by State levy. 



The finances of the State are in the most fa- 

 vorable condition, and its credit in market is 

 not surpassed by that of any other State. The 

 receipts into the treasury for the fiscal year 

 ending 15th November, including the balance 

 of $756,085.92 unexpended in the previous 

 year, were $8.455,748.41. The expenditures 

 were $7,434,496.73. The balance in the treas- 

 ury, November 15th, was $1,021,000. The 

 State debt at the same date amounted to $12,- 

 912,000. The decrease of the public debt dur- 

 ing the fiscal year was $1,097.246.31. Agricul- 

 ture is the most important interest in the State, 

 and is flourishing. The number of acres planted 

 in wheat was 1,451,720, yielding a product of 

 13,234,189 bushels. The yield of corn was 68,- 

 053,668 bushels from 1,932,345 acres planted ; 

 and of oats, 17,586,664 bushels, from 690,740 

 acres. The State produced during the year 

 82,450,139 pounds of butter, and 16,947,906 

 pounds of cheese. The tobacco crop amounted 

 to 14,107,823 pounds. The yield of maple su- 



gar was 5,660,002 pounds, and of sorghum su- 

 gar 67,068 pounds, with 3,963,751 gallons of 

 sorghum syrup, and 408,416 gallons of maple 

 syrup. 5,660 acres were devoted to grape cul- 

 ture, producing 2,487,000 pounds of fruit, and 

 237,008 gallons of wine. 



The product of wool was 20,942,571 pounds. 

 Large quantities of rye, buckweat, barley, hay, 

 clover, flax, and potatoes, were also raised. 

 Great attention is given to stock-raising, and no 

 State can furnish better specimens of domestic 

 animals. The following shows the number and 

 value of the live-stock of the State : 



Liberal provision is made for the support of 

 common schools, of which there are over 11,000 

 in the State. 



No census has been taken in Ohio since 1860 ; 

 but the following table, deduced from the vote 

 in October, will, it is estimated, approximate 

 very closely to the present population of the 

 principal cities and towns, and show their rate 

 of increase : 



During the year ending July 1st, 11,000 new 

 buildings were erected in the State; being a 

 larger number than any similar .period has 

 shown for ten years past. 



The number of marriages reported for the 

 year was 30,000; being an increase of thirty 

 per cent, over the previous year, and some 6,000 

 more than in any year of the past ten. 



The amount of money loaned upon the mort- 

 gages recorded in the State, is an evidence 

 both of the numbers of transfers of capital and 

 real estate, and of confidence in the stability of 

 business. The amount secured in mortgages 



