ESTABLISHED IN 1786. • . BUSINESS _DIRECTORY. PETTINaILL t .00:8 ADVERTISING AGENCY 12i :Cow K. NSW Y... ld .NA 10, Stag Gm; ZAIN, P. Os. •eirAirreta far the mart Induerothtl and I•neet zPacer. both In the United ritalet • NEW YORE ADVENTIBEWENTS Th.lbll , ..toß 11. t of Baal.. Firma aro=ma the hoot and iricornallkt , hrld Mr city a 1 Tort. :AO6OADRON STILINOS, BRUNO, WEISSNNBORN k CO., flat:o.o anino,) 1221.rterp and libalenle Deal.. la tlerm'o. Irene b 1024 lb., )lu•kal lutrnauatl inodStriavir 2 21.14er0 Lane. 3•1244111'ap, ItYJITON SAIL DOCK , JOAN COLT'S Standard Cotton Saul Du 1; IMF 11.0. pawn aCO.Eo.iI Pine U+NCotten teniLStrras frani immoral nth, aino, ll Ati KIPP Print Clottir and CO PP.' "I" rand Prilinett Prinfort. nol6troy2irti. OILY GOODS. • OWEN, MoN AM'a k CO. Importers of Aanasican and V alga Etlkand Panty (I, ada.ll2 and tap.1.1Y55 EOTTENET CO., Importers of French . awl saber European Skala Nir. 40 - Broad street FL PSTEIN Jr.. HONIG, 100 Liberty ot., awl 105 - Clelarst, arr. Trinity Mama I raporals of Lan. Lao Maim Bab. de. • ,- .1.12-0.taP31 . 5.5 4.A.SIES OWEN, 15 Broad St., Importer of IrraarlYinssalears, (11.rapil and Magri, ak Camas, setts .ad sac (lona TpORN,: SWILLEPER HAAItiOS, Im portal of GRID. Ilsladan Broad Cada,. Elffa, palatally, te.. 80. 60 Nataadsrla , .. ta9 3010 .13IETER 0. MULLEN, Importer of French "L Gam. .od Baia Dr, duoda Bath., SAY,. NI al ma, Shari I,44foo! a na, fa, No. 03 Broad greet, flaw .York. .. UERTTEAND, FRFRPS d. HENRY, rs of Lam Calabria sad Ulm Cambric Hand t Lama Lay, Eambrotdarles, (own raanuflea tm.,44Beamat de214.1•1'65 MEEKER lc MAIDHOFE, ManufSctiarers of Ymmidonabls Dress and ClaakTrbarala da Mum pm, Saaaels, Buttons, a., di Der street palNlytial'SP 1.1)B. MATCH & CO., 99 Chambers street, e Iporter. Of Ilmitlasemsr ritrsdablag • • and onurseturer. of Shirts. 10IIN M. DAMES, JONES, & CO., Im = nntooka. re d as or Gentl em rt... Tles, dr...22 Warren s en.? Yorldeldng Goods. mtreeid Startm A CELTAIN RFALCDIr. • USE UM' Mexican Mustang Liniment in • nneanatina:ersuse: Baru. Sprains. Cap Pi3.p. SOS.ain _effect.' care fur all atternal .romplaints of Ana or animal. S. W.Wastbrnok, original arian.tor aal Propriator...lo4 Brow:Way. N. Y. Jr:-..tianS . . - • OUR F.;; , 349 Broadway,: the oldest II sad ..,,r:',41... - 1 - ,.. .tabllstuanst . ln _Lb. United PeDlk2,i_taa..ol:s3 e:of s .ANFORD CO.,' .• Forel gn 'taxi: and' Parta...-es for rortikof the world_ .nonna to •" -- t Co. 5 Mt:LlT.(wnl+ss IND GERMAN VAN& 14SE ETA. . f..LtriLZS ZLNN k, CO.; r.k2 Maiden Lane, • .c' ; n Z. , : ter. of Frortb end German Palley an). TrAvel -4-,1R...-A. at. and mazosfactsunr+ of Cane sod Colived .r Glans sad ]actor Lind VRatataniia. An • .911 ATES ARDTkiglis... -- ''.`CH: JACKSON. (formerly W. N, • • J..•• 3• Sans.) Geste and 'raider Maker. BR Bnisd way, eismcdoor sten 19th at. Nom - York -ode tj RUBBERINDts O(X)D. 7riL NEWARK INDIA RUBBER CO:; 59 lialdsla Las. ILL. Itannfaelarere sad Wholesale IttEloodyear's Patent India Rather Hoots. 81... Whips, Clothlng,Hala, Tore. So.. 51 , e. tf6l}'3ia±o'Ss • K NION INDIA RUBBER CO.. 4tJohn malts all kinds offlublasr Clothing, Cloths, thvc. Astielss. to: Cloarrm from $2,60 to 36.00 each. ^ 6624rtf019111. • ALACIELNERIT AND MACiFINg-TOOLA. • AfREWS &JEStfP, No. 67 Pine CL, New Thritxanninwiew ziwtoint. tba able of all kinds own Stela and Oginn sad Warden diseldnerr. Dan Oa ton mama Eactusive Arent.* Coaninnell !da • hlO Mad. . de...413106'AS nvklarronsa CYRUS W. FIELD& CO., CM! sheet, nrnPorters and Wbolimb Dealers It AhunicsaYreligh. Germ. .at English PAISERR •134 every debtriptleat . .l -- Paws Manngsersshes saatatsla . , tan 531.7... I EUNCAN, LEWIS BARTOW, No 16i stinset.—A groat Varlet; of PAPER kg Booh• thatlanstg. Printers, Bookbinders. Mannfartnant, ale= PJINt J:!L COLOB. ME u, ry NICK ItAINBOW COLOR WORKS, Rochester N Tort, Delpot Maldala t asoK Pula and Vbroma run. ja:FLINOE SALOll.l4Dtit SAFES, Garth Deiline• Locks and Cron Bar. 11.0111 CAT M. Cat Mszortartorer.l9l.l 4 . l • t•DarIZ TOYS AND )AHOY GOODS. • 1 • AHLRORN CO., 54 Maiden 'Lane, tits Liberty atre.t. haryorter. J of TOTS Ti L6B, MR 'FLOORS ),ND CUININIT TOPS :111Mil.-COATES.& YOULE, No. 279 Rad Es:mastic Wes, ilarukirk ..beW tmglll.s H. POILLON CO.,lmporters of . azurilladaw OIamm—Se.PUTUT • • • ••• BOOTS & SHOES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 7AI S RUBE: MARKET wad 6 Union stet., 3d door felon the Market Home, Pittsburgh. voilld Winn o t Mend,. and - the• public generallr, that ha l har mold Waal] Stock of Boole and Shoes n all their Ins Stoat la owe of the twegoot mar l °renter to V I A a i ti%Te= ra/ itr=n7a and tbr Valt=notof • Great am has been glean In melee:log She cholas% roods, an of which he warrants. Ile also continues to man es. heretofore, All de. acriptiona of. Beata and Shoes. and 1(001 111. - War eared owe of triwr 33 yews In businewthe this elty.,lta he trlowas • • angle:WA guarantee that thate whet:aver him with their hatronagia will be hale diedt with. • . soll3_ - . i ESSOLOTION: OF. • PA.RTNERSHIP.— lratGets given that Ma Partnersil here- KlHlClMtiiltdrietTecl.%=e ttg•FolUtiell CILYSVaIoS will be eart:al on ea nonal try the revalbalon Ali ' War Elarthiat"6lsl'Pernt T. 1011.1ffoi---,...—..D. Excelsior Can#4o, :2_ Factory. ' li OEINSTON,-7BROTLLEKS &. CO., practi oat Clostbldskirs. oirota Raba. awl Bolcom t the=l hare on kund sad are manufeetaring •. extetuive amortment of Cerrtsges. Rockaway,. Dunk.. Byapte Can. in; end. to 'view dike, ea strict the boat 7aniat. Iron and ,Tat g. ft=ftnrbAl'er the 'a"l ts r" Tkld b te miTh m tttelr ' W maga will be peiteetlr d. trial , of the i r evert.. The littataargh and .11e.oeheoder Sismitemes torn th e TO LA= *eery lb In &wing the day. • 0e.5 NISTERVELT; Venetian Blind NaTesetwar;No.l3 tit Mix stee.. Pittskuneb. STEAM BOAT OWNERS—Wanted to tam.= totateat in Etna Boat. bit which cub. twwirtttc wiL>b❑.ea. - Enquire , of eCS4( ,• • - ' MOLLS C WDE. 75, 41h at - • * FANCY • CHINA BT6IIE, 65 WT10,1) 'STREET, I'I7'TSELTOII. JUST Impottelland now open a full avisort- Moot Frau& arid Basi l an MU and White China, Gilt 'end White andColms7 atm* Chins; Common War"ulta blek aauntistrd..selOarn a. tioDKINiso.N. RM. DATIVION . .. =N.M.. —SLIet G LASS iirCIRKS. DAVIDSON & CO., MANUFMANUFACTURERS and dialers in Vials, Bottler, sad all kladrof Green sad riot 0 lassirare. ACTURERS Ma . Martel Area. Pittaburat, Pa Particular atteritkai paid to rrirste moulds air Ultra.. VICIIVSALE- 4 0 acres of. land 071 . 1Thite • Oolellottom. sone from Itelteotrport. Tim Imro, mots 1771 titt mem at 73mM hail. • rood barn, loom orchard. . s. large VIZIet of Real Este. •as &scribed ttek my Mutat knics7. sus7 • otka olablutt to bni teal estato, would do .$ll 77t• t (4) m7 'lt to th• t a teirAet ws, to bud fortaltom 14 pad, _ •Etnoln of • 7,,a 4 f w .00DS, 75, 4th at. • -VOR,RENT—A:good House' on 2d et, be, taloa Elaq.thhai and Onnt itssitsl4lparmonth. aTEIVIL .700 1, 1.75 Fourth a. TO FARMERS; DAIRYMEN AN_) TAN- Nim-- - ot.a.cre saes oflantL Is Westmoreland tira r r= . ol ,'" l. `" lth.V.gt t ons clesurdl good w e ll land. a lima sad Baru. It Is well adeinott ' . :Z. " 1 ' 47,13Na a (alt. or I twauldmake. stawlisat 'WWI. prod 091fingWg. la plow bang nal sow W.„7"thel bat Shea la so stands.. of Ow talteu. sin Conant. Chestnut Oak: (Lark timber/. Whit* Oak.P.Pla.as. it is wall worth, Um attention of ' Sanwa, as ths oath eas awn: to Pituorb. eh railroad. anal. The Umber alone Is worth morn than as pries wastand most of the land would afford asol. R=ltwilrbe tad he the •cr/ri. , 1 , 64 or s B na sac cc it will be alrided adtt i an.rhuamh at from Itto tit* taianefi i:teree Mlasl • servan t . Title lalsputatia Raoul... of . Dell -U. • '• • ?WM W00D:135 Wood st. .• , i , ,•Self-Heatoint,,and.Box bows: ,TllKSdlisdiber hi*lnk F , Fthwd. the ex right of 'J.- J. Johnston•• l'ittent Bon aeJ. J. atone Palma SAM (wand • Etwathlos haw In to nuMarinr < tfn rmo. . lnem mais. now vals oNongod maims sash us. abwo. 0. Salts altstaotlf on Land at •, his 0100103121.0 LL latent st...oppal to Ana., .worSa, alartasad wood alwassont rd tn. emotoon Tiko and Saderoos. to esbkh he would rapatfully invite Ow attsnUrm of - wholesale dealers and Ilia pomp. Is antra. said; d • ' C. KINONLAND. A Ihwany tar. P.. •_ . _ No.. ac, arch errea, rattaeripeet, importers of G. L Gee 'l Unrivalled NEEDLE._ Agents for tbo most Celebrated . - rreOl,X.Y rags, 110.41REr. X ER4V 0 Man . HARDWARE FOR . ...fIAptILERI3 AND CARRIAGE MASERS. 7 R. T. Leech, Jr., 7,p _ WOOO snexEr rirrsynxarz ,ie,,,Artl)=2inkr. AZ. . 00/1B OALICOES--Joareeq2Olio a of visteirllt t• . 1 1 P 6 'l ' A. A. MAIA)A r CO '''et'.l7fi-500 L S D a C O4 / 144 r riaz io Cheese nal sad kr a. THE DAILY PITTSBURGH GAZ BUSINESS CARDS ATTORNEYS. 4taOSEPLI S. & A. P. lORRIsciN, Attor neys at Law, thtka No. 143 Fourth betworn ltb.Uld had Ursa. Pittsburub, l'a 1021 W. HALL, Attorney at Law, liake rph IV liantic4"Orimt. stmt . betwevo Vourth arid I/ ond Mk/. nuaorly T • OBEET E. PHILLIPS, Attorney at LAW, JUI, Pt. Lod& Mo. frt itIIOBERT POLLOCK, Attorney ut Lau- 11, Corneror Fllth sod Unot rtr. to oppAlte U. Court axe an's. Pitto.borsh. mr.:4-e53 JAMES J. KIIIIN, Attorney at Law, offioo Fourth Area, ow Gnat: Pitteburg6 ,al6-dly LIBANCIS C.FLANEGLN,Atturney at Law, No-ITO Fourth Wen. lillaburyb- JASPER E. BRADY, Attorney at Law, No. 159 Fifth ointi.PitUtpur.h. BANKERS AND BROKERS. '~i ■ tIERNAN & CO., Bankers mid Exchange r i . jr,, , ok i Na 95 Wood Arret. corner of Diamond Alley. sir our andrell Beak Note. and Coin. Elimowtt mall the Promissory .Noter, make Oullertiana the yrinelpal eine. of the Crrlion; Bemire Depoelts on call and on Interest. and gill) their prompt attention Mall oth er matters appertaining to a Broker'. btodnem 113.-Y.astern Exchange roortantlY thy mle Sun [WM. CrMOLD sanst....--noamos KRAMEII. & 1LA113.1, Bunkers and &r -chines 8 - macro. Buy and sell GoBl and Silver and 11. nk Notes, neconate ton. on Beal Estate or Steck Secu rities. purchase Promissory Notes, nod T. Bills on Fast and West- Buy and sell Stocks on Comtala.lort. lions man, no all paint, In the Union. Mare cen,er of Tird and Wood, Strao43, dlractly appnalte l•t.C.harle• 110.1. mTI-1, # D. fiLNG, Coin, Stock and Exchange Drage, Fourth must—Boys and nu. Stooks on age on tonna rifle@ enrolled at ear. rent [stele, Illations made on the West at lose rotor, Wee. tern Bank Notes Bought and sold. rrta 1141211.1115 1,1311.4 SOM. L. RM. LLER, 114NNA Co., Successors to ci, ILanna k N.. Banker, Ku:hangs Drolicrauid Fond= and Domestic }Mekong, Carttreate r s of Denning. Dank holm and Specie—N. 1N corner of - Woal and Third greets. Current Money rendrcil on Derma. Sight Check. plc, and collections made on noarls all reins!. P ig=irt. th gglirm ' paid tar Damian and /ims/mi. Doha. A . CChnoes made 04 ernnigumanta of Produce. shipped nat. on liberal tars. FIN . IV.II. WILLIAMS. ~ Bankers and Erthsagn SJr aners Woks., North East in of Wood and Third Meets, Pittsburgh. AU trawartiona made on liberal terms. and oolloillova promptly atioadad to. ila4l WtLRLVS & CO., Exchange Brokers, .orgr, of ;',IL- LARDIER, Jr., Banker and Br,. ♦ 1 ker. ith street. No. 66. sabolobainz the Dank of Pittelonrgb. N. 1101,1 & IES SON, Dealers is Foreign w.ltioad Dumeritte 1:11Ia of ESthAti,.. Certifirawil of T., No. <4. Nlszket str”et., Mtn bunch. Frenllrretion, made cm all the rtineips/ throusrhout tbe 1.1.11.1 States. BOOKSELLERS &C. soL. READ, Bookseller anti Stationer, No. -. TS Fourth street. Apollo nulktlage JOIIN S. DAIMON,. Bookseller and Sta. Dealer, saramor to Dsvison t Agnew, No. r. *Market street. now Fourth, Pittsburgh. Pe FILNL.Y S. /30SWORTIL Bookseller and Doan. to Ptatiotieer..ll._, No. Pt Ntsrket ellt•ei. ' aver • Pittsburgh. Pa. N tlev 2 ,, k ,,,, Y: h. tt Booksellers and ' Stationers, No. SS Wood CO., teed, [wet door to the enroriof Third, Pa. Pebool and low books constant! ron Rand. COMMISSION &C. • J. W. BUT:LEB. & CO-, tORWARDING &•COMMISSIoN MER CHANTS .d Deslen; 1p all tl yds et Plttsbutah Man- Pt rsv and t= Le /Pipe and Les.t,ZViVairpt WM. H, SUTTON 117tDIcsole Grocer, importer and Dr.: v , in . VOREION WINES, Brandies and Old Mo 1. armonexbola Rye Whiekr.24,l2, Pouth.r.not mrsb..a NVockl and hoot e 4. PJtttMlnK4. l' ooa mh 2, A. M'BANE, Commission and Fur ry • warding Mercbaat.., limier. le W. and , Pr.dis, K.13...dir. abr. Pitted+uryls Manufactrarc Nn. 111 knot,Pittobiargb. .p4-17'!,1 - 11F,R0t1001 . RROBISON CO., Wholesale ilmcers, Prmlnee Dealer, and Clommteraton Alerehuitn. berty stavec Yittsbargh. jwlf, SPRINGER HARBAEGII 1: CO.. ( ours to 8. Irarbaoris,) Cummissice .ad Fora - sr - dins . tterrbantr. Dealers In Wiril arid Prodacr , criFrraliT. Nua -145 First and.ll6 d straids.Fltt•Lardh. Pa- sial &W. REA,FlooiTsciors, • Coruntiltgion •0 • kkOd Forwards. mem:mats and Deal. In limdara Orders far Pittsbedgh Xidorbituara prddridar ttead.4lc. K 0.14 Water andiio Frnnt rta. F 1058.148. Penna. ar,dl y. )11.3 S . n . ec d ennurs to flr..X. eedanta. helm to Pittnhuggh lionufootoftaflonag i • IkjERCER & ANTELO, General Commis- IT Marebarts, PblladAybla. Moral savannas COISAWI2O2KIUI of Pro4oof goadlrally. PM , woo ... gluon. ToaN taff Wl - 7;icsale Grocer., • Comralmion gbanhanto. god Egoleto to Prodno , and littabms.l% Maaafartano. No. IX.f. 1.41410) at.. rn , gtnggg B. CA.NTIELD, lath of Warren, Ohio, Coadzalaaiao and Fonrard/nt Merchant. arri alio Dealevla - Weatera Roper. Mee.. Ho :too. Pot and Pearl and Wastaro Prods,. frooff.ll7- Maar W... benroaa liadtbtold and Wood. Pittaborgh. (Late of dna Littl=3 Fr LITTLE CO., Whol o moon., r.icarlopar.icoem.Ledena Shorlissits. sod Dsslera in Pittsburgh Ifsuteigtonsi Pssoad strosti burgh. pIIEESE WAREIIOUSE.--lIENEY vi_j COLLlN:t i ght...ding sod Commission iiissubon L. and Basler la Chassis Thitter__, Labs rue, and Produos sisonrsily 25 Wood stmt. erns Water. Pittsburgh 'VON BONNIIORST 35 MURPHY, *hole. Groceruirsul CommLssiontlierebasta. .od Dealer. in Pittsburgh listufsettgosi No = Water Strsiit4 Pitt. burgh. hi. r:tOIIIASPALIIER, Importer end Dealer Lo grouch and ateerima Wan Paper. No. IN Market between Third and Reath street. Pittsburgh. nth PS 3McCLINTOCK, Importer and Whole ,You'VElat'sßd= g, ' grs;Afif F ratsg Steam Rost 1n5i....112 Market. arairet MOR . TS Ic - P . ATT - ON, the .Wh . ll7 f al and R pl.mOeT. rttanagh,Ps. DRY GOODS. - - --- KRANK VAN CORDER, Dealer in Trini infra, Under, Inn Glom; Lem Geode. F., braiderie.. Oetrt2.. Paredelslng Cicada and Panel article.; • fail as: sediment of which can a/ rare be bad at N. Kt, comer of Market street and the Diaanxide Pitteburgh, Pa. asll-1y A. a. 11•BON . t CO.. Arrao:Tr a aa. M. roan. A. MASON & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dialers In Paned and atate. Dry (Iced; 2.s firth PlAtelarrta. M.IIRPEIY & 131311011FtELD, Wholesale arid Retail lirilloode !badman. corner Paarthand arket Mart. Pitt /dared • GROCERS. • , . . nonne . -.Ara .. .. mi•orie . BOONETILIRBAUGH & BOONE, ENERSICOMIISSION DIERcIIMirs, hi Nod. nom. Product arid Prot Wee, .tin oetb Water aerie, Philadelphia, • Hitat&RGH & BOGNER , • RW A RD i N G COMMISSION NI ER CHANT. Dealer. In Wool and Prtalunr , Oral! klmle . N 0.1411 UNA, eared, Pittabanin. Pa- Man!: goon runt.- ..... run.. 101.LN FIOYD & CO., Wholesale - Groerra 491 odl3 - rtamigefoo Wrctotuto, N 0.113 IVorklart.l Lttn IJO Nttaburatx. .1,•10 ROBERT' MOORE,lVholesale Grocer, Gee utring Dist War. Dreier in Prottace, li Men. arm, and ell kinds of Foreign Lodi Dienertio Winer and Unbar& No. 31.6 Liberty eta On band• very , largo otnel of impeller olti blononitabela Wniabel. 'darn .0111 Le veld kor rr nen. - =Mt • OW. B. 1.175. 111 ) BLACKBURN CO. Wholesalero e ners,_llott. Furfilabanf,ani Prod,fm and taboret IllanufActures j t to,Pitch and 1..k1n •Jorsyn an hand at tkelf Wareimitise.l4l Water stxret. SMALL DICKEY S, CO., Wholesaln Oro- Joxi WOW.. 0201 AlTlL . Ll ,,, i:R ,. oE o ,..lVt)l l 7 l :l , 7 .. o ,,y rocerg tr flud • cu 5. • JO. ATIC6I. WM. BAQALEY IL CO. Wholisale Oro -, 7 cm. N0a.113 and 0) Wend attert, littabarat.• WLLIAM A. M'CLURG, Grocer and Tea Dealer. nem& of Woad and Moth atretii. disarm on hand a lade amettnent or ebolot thotertA sod aneZise.-Verelgo Yntltt and Not,. Whek.eater and Ratan. Dean.. inept -W ea the Itnteat. terms. __ ROBERT MALZULL A. co. , Wholemile Koer, COmmtaiion . .klarthanta, hellet• In l'halnia. and mama - A nt.uhturrto. No. 2.t.1 Liberty rthol. ['Mahwah. • • -WICK SUI eePaili9El iL l99l .La k k.,_ Wi lle= l l=ValTZT=V ams.. 4 vlttaburgh Mumisture9 99/9.5I1): earner GI *l°7la.".l9l99abeatn.Plitsslo3ls. • - CbUilitYSVlCWholeFThdo Grocer r and 0.931.5d00 Merebasit, DadArlsProluta 2.4.1 Pltbr 919..1991.9104 Artlelos, 195 Liberty 11t.9.1. Pitt. RJ IOO YD. Vit.letuttlo Grocers,.tom • misia. klerehants.and-Dnln. h Pmduow—Round Etzdtelinsaitrantleks on Lawny. Wad, and blab fIAOALEY, WOODWARD & CO., Whole. Pia. SR Market . "1/.1146. arr ' =l:ll22o7 AVIAMIDI&S, BIE&Ns & eagWe Ati="er. • . on.r of We.• PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1855 AGENCIES S. CIITMBE.RT & SON, ENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, lee xi the uile end purchase of Real falai, Coilestlon of Rent, Negotiating Lose, on Bonds. 51ortunts, Ae. So. 140 Third at- Pittaintrgh. Pa. n.,ly Michigan General Commission and Collec tion Agency Office, FOR the collection of home and Foreign Idernantlle and another Money claims, in Michigan and adjacent:Mate, lorestment end Payment of Mont ye. Payment °PT... Purehane and Salo of heel Estate end Stocks and Insuranoe Agen.. PELTIKR At AA l/F.R.SON, Detroit. 8ah1... Rolerencesin Pirstatryk—)Been:. KramerA Rehm, hank er., White A Co, Gazette Othce; Lorenz. Stewart • Co. Merchants. Walden—Two Attendee or :Michigan from rokrpedable Insurance Companies. i L CARD.-Lllaving been appointed the ex- Agents far Pittelogialk, fur am sale oft etent laded Cemented-and Stretched leather Belting., man u feetured by P. JEW ELL SON, of IlartforLennuerticUL We now offer fur sale • large aseortment of all width', manufactured. et the manufacturer'. whet. lot , =kids being imserlur to any Leather Belting erer leer , offered In this market. Alan. • large stark of al/ widths of India Rubber Belting constantlyon hand. and Su . eels al the “Iladdne Belting Depot," - No. Ili Market street. rep2n J.! it. PIIILLI PS A lISTIN LOOMIS, Real Estate Agent, Pg Stork. Merehandhe mud B 1 Broker. wee No 02 urth street. *here Woekl. Buernees eroteoßr attended m ` . AMUEL L. MARSHELL, Secretary Cit.'. „I seer Ineurunee Ckeriparry, 04 Water street. FM. GORDON, Secretary Western hum • me m, Cl., ea Water stmt. 11 oARDINERCOFFIN, Agent flir Franklin and Innyk t ix, Company, north,aat onraer nr Waal 11) A. MADEIRA, Agent for Delaware Mu 1 • tea Ingursoes Comparir, V , Rwt fltlYet - 'IIIIISIC, &C. N 11. 31.11:GLOR, Dealer in Piano Ferten, Musk and KIWI& Instruments. Salmi looka, and 4ationer, Suir agrnt for liblokeringl Piano Fo r fir Western INturdirlsania—No. 81 Wood Aron. UENRY KJ.EBER, Dealer in Mneie, Mu rleil Instrusnenta. and Iwyanter of Italian Stringy , . aty C A W' lrti r eTt. d tad Vrn7.= Pianos. DRUGGISTS 01INHAFT . (sucee.Asor J. 5113uf ey Wholes:Or - and Retail Druggi.. and Dealer In Pain.. Drwal.nrr...tc..l.ll W.ad arr.,. 3 dcawa below Virgin Alier. litubargb. Wltesulaz Lanni ror Dr. Funt'a Medicine. n310:1 L. W1U7 , 11.. I - - ......... JOU,. 1,..1,10 I WILCOX ati CO.. Druggists and Apoth -14. onarles, handyco Market street and tbridantond.krep ron•Cantly dn • full and ivenplett. anortment a Innatmdledielne.Yerfunaery,andartkiearertainlnat•thair burin... " • My:Ale:an. pnwewrirtl.mo canottalTeompoorwlwd. 1,19 • 1 0.11. N P. SCOTT. Wholesale Dealer in rh44.-4.: PwlutA. Vartti•bno and 1 , ,e , AWN, Liberty - .txret. PltlAhurgti. All Artlrrs will reeel•• prompt attautlon. 9SMOiM=I=II RA. FA U.NESTOCK Sc CO., WhcAe.in Drut.r..-,lsta, and tnantaadurrni of Init. Le501.1:.4 . and Litharg... mnaer 11 . ..01f and Emut Amnia. PIM , but.b. . ) E. SELLERS, Wltolemile Dealer in ,E lirt:til r . & REITER, Wholesal e ..orroer r.f lalerty end atrmeta 111 SC IIOON3IAKER & EO., Wholeonle OP • Drilla...let. Nn. Wood etreeti Pittsburgh_ _ . I 0 - SEPII FLEMING. Succesoor L. Wilcox VP C... mraer Market Wawa. and KW nse s m tatal on . %Lod • ,4 1111 x 4 oL i f= pertaining to tam Intalneert. Phyikrian. preerrictiona *.lull y compnon,ll4 • t ui how. s•Skly WOOL MERCHANTS II LEE, mo•oemsor 1111;RPII Y LEE, I Roil Loftier...l I.l , entnL•grk. Sirrehant for thw ..n1 vinviesz. KcNJ W.I. S. 10 . .. IJl.rt. atroed. 31EDICI NIE. tilt. JAMES KING: (Mee and Ite,idestve, IN Sr, 11 . 1 Filth nppvit. l'ath,fral. lilts Liarirt, lattlr ■ V III. M. P.. Oftw 11 o street. V brlos. srtkithitnit. 'Ufa Ilairrr-titn P. a a. r. 4. 4 . r. my , .Ml 171 .b E !tell TTAILORN. 2 CLIESTER, Merefinnt T.ih,r nrA malltilar. N. Tl Wand etruct. Particular attantton t. Doi, and Youths' Octrilna. EcaLra VIVI/Art.lM DiCl7l3t, SferchAnt V trcr and Dealer In Read, Mule Clotblux, Ixl Ut. aty • & • LI WATTS & CO.. Merchant Tailor., :.41 • Llt..rty rtrn•L—We are, tow pr....10w; our Optina stork a G.,..1A fisr Rontiorweris ea,lo. raa. Oar sad Vastinglof the arwret style* sod afwt..pra/Ity• Oar frimde •ud evAnakers will plear giro ur a call. I rah] M A NETFACTIETRING. W. IVOODWELL, Wholesale and Retail 11smewtharr mid Dealer In Win. Warn No. R. 3 lOHN WETHERELL, Mnnußinturer of (11 PATENT BOX vict:e, • nap...rim ankle. NI LID ItOX awl BRAZED BI:iX TICE-1, ecru. of A,, d awl 1:cl, IZE , Zrz i t i l . on• AV., from the Hand at..r.t Mit it:. EMBROIDERED AND APLICA MAN TILW—)IsteziaL warted fat EmbenWry and Aa.. Vara by MRS. L. 8. WILSON, de.tf Na. :11% Penn Arent. ahoy* Rand. Bolivar Fire Brick and Crucible Clay Kan- I/lecturing Company. THIS COMPANY LEAVING ENLARGED their caparltr Air Murefertoring, acer any preptnod tr. meet the Increa.4 deocknd bar their:Brick. CrocibL and Buthllaz Mr. 'Urderr rmany a ktinded . tz ., Pittsburgh. ri.➢Norbn 71. 1959. Boots and Shoes!! 4AMES ROBB, No. 89 Market street, 3d &orb.= tbn Market lima., Id Inform the ruts that be has nnw wou very full stock of every think In the Born and eh« trade. mirk es Ladies' flattere r hell Callers. Jenny Lind Penton* Ladr Franklin and it the etriee found on the Eastern titter. elm. Marl end Chiblrene . Gallen and Faney Boar: and Shoe, in all their verietien aleg Gentlemene ens O f Patent Calf Boots. Prem.!) Caluthl Boot., t . , Co o ns French tre. Gallon nod Phoot Bore and Yos' Rorke, E Cal& inner glie lee a sell as we wish to pelt wash an ertiele to all wlnn Gum an with their custom ae 0111 sire runlet. ton. Remember toe pleat B 9 Market street Jar= Hats and Caps. I WILSON k SON keep constantly on 1 / hand •rer7 description and rant) of Glatt and ft=rattlTota n p._end d,g'Saotnrg, Cies an a call bearer parcbatinn ebenhera. not,tf _ M'CORD & CO. wilikrzAte AND DETAIL PANIIIONADIA lIAT AND CAP MANUFACTURERS, AND I/KAU:RAIN ALL ELNDS OF FURS. CORNSR OF WOOD AND FIFTH STREETS, Pittabturgh, Pa. 111.1.1%.11 . Melt eta barna ay. - a anallty anerity Dor ILL. and Cap. Muffs. Heart Coda and Fla ltunneta. anii(26-101 - - Coach said Carriage Factory. JWINSTON, BROTIIM & CO., corner of Belmont and' Octer. etneta.leeway : PE/I would respectfully lufrmm their friend, and the publio upwardly, that. ttery are niaaufacturlng Curiae., Itanou 're, Ruck. awarai Euitwira. Neighs sad Mari... in al/ their 'ardour styli. of finish and rror.ru... All orders will be - avenged with WEt regard to dune I.lllty cud beauty of tnbb. Repairs will apc be att e nd e d to on the 11.04 t reasonable term. dicing in all their work the Lest Eastern atuifts..Poiss and Wheal ntidktber fuel eoneldeut that all who favor them with tliairpatroniae will Imperfectly ratlaflial on trial of their work. Parehasersars rognerted to giTII MAID • rival harm, poi , chest. absorber*. ' red New Coach Factory--Allegheny. gatx, M. 11. WIIITE dc CO., would re spoelfully Inform the piddle that th ey have erected • +bop on Lauer*, between Padua' and Candukey etreete. They an, twis maid. and see prepareol weir. orders for every deenripOon of vehicles, Poncho,. Cluuinta. Puntirheo. llngidett, Pbmtons, Or, which, from their I , c.,:c o g= t ee , in the ni.ntutum of the al.. work. and y have, they Awl tionfident they ere enabl ed he do .ark ou the moat reasonaLle terms with Oman wanting articles H their ew Payi cuticular attention' to the welocli. of inalerialo, and ntr nena but unopotent wkmen. they hare no hesitati. In warranting the. work. or Wu therrf.ro ask the attention of the potato P. tide matte,. N. e.—lnomairlng drum In the tenet manner. and on the ceueuable termw ji.2.141 J. J. Unarm It.o. Livingston, Roggen & Co. NOVELTY WORKS, PITTSBUROId, PA. FrRACK and Depot Railroad Scale My, a Ostia.. and float,. 404 Platform ..1 Onnitwr Door Go). of all floe, eilrlng. Ifrop ae4 Mouth Loathe, Colfro ?dills of vazkola kholpe Paint 01111 a. approved patereo. Rolla sod Yastooluer. Slafloabla Iron Coolloga of every vs riots lo form and toloh. .Itf W. W. WALLACE, STEAM MARBLE WORKS, 311)..321 4.1:12.3 Intorty sired. opponle Anithfida stmt. VIONUMEN'rS, Tombs Grave StoneA, .IT.M FurnitureTope. I,lstatelp, Tombs, Mopes, Lt.. w L s 1,11.1.,114 na.. r c.r.dpr b v.oly t t al. ow r t prime. Throe l burl,l orignalawwrleetaed he Mom tr Mop:meta,. tw.d. ritWP eWI ig..fb foreish...l to the Trwle .t the Ime..et *re.. denpateb MP I.ll.nrt• .W2l W. W. WALL/ICI".. New Goods and Fashions for Gentlemen' Clothing for Spring of 1554. !? WATTS & CO. - luT; leave respectfully to Inform their numerous , o-Lornere, L e. the pulp. ;C:ineiti4!l t t%T.lMlr t Thy eatinfartlon we to ,y /mimes:Fed by Moir env rb Sunk. more hlthertn„ with their hule efforts to kleme. elarn hues times MS.& esertimm it,the name direction. Walk In knotieemn. Nors.--Strankrre are brosmi that our house le N 0.176 Liberty etrent.Nortb nide. Mose St. Mir. 1022. T. C. WARRINGTON ; j. &DIES! & CIIILDEE 'S SHOE STatE, j Halm always on hand fa smortment. No. 2S mutt, street. Plitebursb. . sel)-Irt &stamens' ;Rini Class Goods. r" oubscribere be :leave to -inform the bp:, a. they bay* tte d their/3.4mm Stoalt.nft; -the niweet and mat fabloasbi. /stain for Gen • {memo' gress.l IL warm A 00.. .. . PITTSBURGH GAZETTE SATURDAY MoRNINO, JANUARY 6, 1455 GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. the Honorable the blentoure and Menthe', of the Howe of Repreeentatiew of the General Assn', Otanustair :—Whilst the events of the year just closed present many causes of jby and. congratulation, and afford abundant reason for thankfulness to n beneficent Providence fur his goodness awl mercy—our prosperity and happi isms, as a people, 1 regret to say, has not been unalloyed. The general growth of tho country the progress of the arts and sciences, anti other causes of moral and social comfort, have not, it is true, been interrupted: but the loss of valua ble liens. and property, by the casualites of the elements, has been unusual, both in number and extent ; and in certain sections of our common wealth the afflictions of pestilence and disease bare also been sorely felt. Nur should we esti mate lightly the suffering that manifestly exists amongst the poor in our cities and towns. The drought of the season deprived the husbandman to some extent, of the anticipated reward of his labor, and lessened the means of human sub sistence; whilst the depression in monetary and business affairs bas deprived many laborers and mechanics of their usual earnings. The means of subsistence are thus greatly enhanced in value, at the same time that the opportunities of earning them are much diminished. The held for - charity is consequently wider than usual: nod to meet its reasonable demands on the part of those blessed with abundance, will be to sus- I tain the christian character, and measurably to merit the continued bounty of !leaven. The operations of the Treasury for the last year, Intl he presented to you in detail, by the head of that department. The results aro high ly satisfactory, showing a steadily increasing revenue from nearly all the ordinary sources. TWO aggregate receipts for the fiscal year of 1354, including loans and the balance in the Treasury on the 30th of r November,. 1850, amounted to the num of $6,605,912 01. The gross payments for the same period, to the sum of $5,424,983 29; leaving a balance on the 30th of November, of $1,2.10,02.0 72. . The extraordinary payments consisted of the folloiriug items, to sat limas repaid. j:23S,SSS 40; to the North Branch canal. $20.1,5112 70 ; to the construction of the the new railroad over the Allegheny mountain", $401,921 to the pay ment of debts on the public worke, $309,040 38. Of the balance remaining in the Treasury, a por tion is applicable to the payment of the State debt, and the remainder to eurtent demands. The simple or ordinary operation of the Treasury (or the same period, were Os follows, to wit: the receipts, exclusive of loans and the balance in the treasury on the 10th of November. 185:1, realized, from permanent sources, amount ed to the sum of $5,218,07b 00. Tho ordinary expenditures, including the interest' on the State debt and an the payments on the finished lintee of the public works, excluding the payments on new works and limns, amounted to $4,116,.744 S 4: being .$1.101,490 15, less than the receipts. This statement may Le regarded as the work• iog• of the Treasury sitopheml; and as este], lishing the gratifying fact, that the present te- liable revenues of the State exceed the ordinary or unavoidable expenditures, over a million of dollars; and that, relieved from the-demand , for the construction of new improvements, she Treasury could pay a million or more of the pub lic debt annually. It will allot LW percrierrt thAt the income from these sources iv steadily it:ere:tir ing. Fof instance, in 18.14, with the State tax at present rates, and the same extent of im provements in use, with nearly all the present sources of revenue in operation, the groan re ceipts amounted to but little over three and a half millions. No more reliable entituste of the operstionw of the Trenaury for I*W, can be made, than 'in fur . - nisheitin the results for lgfet The ordinary receipts may he edgily estimated at a million of dithers hire the unavoidable erpeiehturew portion of this eaves, will he required to coin pinto the new Portage railroad, and the North Ilmach an,l the remaimior rhuuld he faith fully applied toward the payment of the State debt. The aggregate receipt, on the public work, for the part year, to. reported by the Canal C.rm miesioners, amounted to the tam or $1...7.1, 0 7r1,- .03: and the expenditure.. to the .um of $1,101.- 70 fel; leaving a halsuee of $774,543 34. from . Met, however. should be deduct.' the FE. of 37,900, properly chargeable to the year, for ew locomotives nod other unavoidable expeudi urer—thue reducing the net profits to $736,- SOS 44. If we add to this, $1114.000 00 receiv ed from the Pennsylvania railroad company for the three mill tax, which in claimed by come no a part of the income from the public works, we find a net revenue of SSt;7,WO: a sum el..] to the interest on seventeen millions of the fire per cent debt of the State. The aggregate receipts were V 7.121 le=s than for the year IS:1, - i, and the reduction in expenditures amounted to over $159, ?57,00. The. withdrawal of the business 'of the Pennsylvania railroad from the Portage road, readily accounts for this difference.' _ Viewed-in every tomcat, this exhibit if grati fying. Few sandier systems of improvement in the Country can present a more favorable pic ture. Some of them, in other States, have re cently been reduced te a condition of virtual in solvency. The increase of lousiness On the State works for the last years: has exceeded our anti- cipations; and but for the necessity Thigh seem ed to exist for s reduction of tolls to meet our• rounding competition, the revenue would lava been largely increased. Tho general movement now on foot amongst railroad companies, to ad vance these rates, may perhaps relieve the State to some extent in this respett. The Delaware division makes a most gratify ing exhibit. The grors receipts counted $365,- 727 07, and the expendetures $50,738 67, Show ing a net prat of $305,586 40; a sum equal to the interest on six millions of the prifilic - dole, and to 20 per cent. on the dyiginal cost of the work, including the expendithre for new works. The North Branch Cane , BM the Columbia rail road also present favorable results. The burl nen and tolls on the former hare increased with marked rapidity ; and the management on both these broacher bear the marks of skill and econo, my. The expenses on the Allegheny Portage road have been largely reduced, and the business better regulated than at any former period. As a Whole, t feel constrained to say, that the con dition of the publie works has been improved du ring the last year; in ne particular, to so valua ble an extent, as in the matter of contracting -debts, which it seems has been almost entirely avoided. The officers an the respective lines re- . - . port that they have paid all expenses; and some of them have gone so tar as to any to the ..Canal Board that they will be personally respounihle for soy debts that may hereafter be discovered. This is truly a great reform—for nothing has cost the State so much as the pernicious prac tice of making debts on the public works: I still think it should be interdicted by positive law. In my mat message I gave my views at length nn to the principles nod rules that should con trol in the management of the State improve ments, and I need not repeat them io this. I would- respectfully suggest, however, that so much of the law es binds the Canal Commission ers to s fixed rate of tolls for the whole season, should be repealed. The officers directing the operations of the public works should, it serum to me, be 10(3 free to meet the exigencies its trade nod coluturive, as they may arise. The work on the Mountain railroad has pro- grenned slowly, and it is obvious that It will not be fully completed before the summer of litrk. I must confess myself sadly disappointed an to the time and money consumed in the construc tion of this work. The expenditures, since I came into office, have greatly exceeded the whole amount estimated as necessary to complete the line; and yet, it in but justice to say, that the I'ennsylvania railre.ul, lying parallel with it, list, cost a still larger rum per mile. I have endeavored, during my service, to guard agaimst the commencement of schemes of this or any other character, to entail future liabilities no the Treasury. This ought to he the settled poli cy of the State. No new iniprovements should be undertaken ' upon any pretext whatever.— The payment of the debt, and that only, should absorb the surplus revenues of the Treasury.— If this policy too pursued, no other tioancinl scheme, to pay the debt, will be necessary.— The largo annual surplus will reduce the State's indebtedness with sufficient rapidity. I regret, exceedingly, the necessity of an nouncing to' you that the North Branch Canal is not yet in full operation. It io now more than a year since the Cana Commissioners dn . eoted the water to be lot into the main trunk of that im provement, and, declared their confident belief that it would be in successful operation by the middle of last summer; but their sanguine ex peotations, as well as those of the people, have, in this respeetbeen sadly disappointed. A so-' riety of unforseen difficulties presented them selves in the way of the attainment of this end. The old work, constructed some twelve dr fifteen years since as 4tell some sections of the new, located ea the' bill side, near the margin of the river, when tested.by the admissiost.of water; turned out.to 'be porous, and totally insufficient in itsniaterial and formation. .In some instances rocks, roots; trees end stumps have been am . carded under _the. bottomice the canal theme'. Covered only hy fewittclies.of earth; thus pre, nenting but a slight charm:dims to -the passage of the water.out into 'the bed of the 'isle.— This is espoolally the case in much of the - old work. In all such sections or ptacesiio remedy, short of a reconstruction of the bottom of the canal, could prove sufficient; and this was paces -gorily a tedious and expensive process. There is sti!l o. considerable portion of the work to re model in this way: but it is confidently believed that it will be ready for use in the early part - of the coming season. That the utmost skill and vigilance lomat all times been exhibited by the agents of the State, on this line, I do not believe; but the deficiency, in this partioulay,, on the new work, has not been so palpable as alleged by some. Indeed, since May last, great energy has 'Characterized the management on this Um: the President of the Canal Board having devoted much of his time to a personal supervision of the work. But it is obvious, no degree of ca pacity In the Staten agents, for the last year, could have overcquie all the difficulties that were encountered, with sufficient celerity to have en tirely satisfied public expectation. At the time 1 canto into office,the sum necessa ry to complete this work was estimated at $772, 000 Since that time the sum of 31,206,552 72 bin been expended, and it will still require, 11 4 , es titillated by the Canal Board, $60,000 to put it into complete operation. Whilst I regret this unforseen cost and delay I cannot refrain from repenting my unfaltering confidence in the wisdom of the policy that dic tated the completion of the work. The large increase of business and tolls for the year just closed, on the older portion of the line, indicates. what wo may safely anticipate front thence; and I cannot doubt that the gross amount of business it will command, and the revenue it will yield. will exceed the most sanguine expectation of its adWohetes. Tho inexhaustible mines of coal with which that section of the State abounds, the products of which are destined to piss through thin avenue to a limitless market, will furnish for it a never failing supply of business and tonnoge. Besides, its completion will be an act of justice to the industrious and enterprising inhabitants of that part of the Commonwealth, who have heretofore willingly contributed to wards the construction of other Improvements of the State, from which they could derive but little advantage. It will, also, add to the gener al prosperity of the adjacent country; to the value of property, and consequently to the rev enues of the State. At the time cf me Induction into °Ohs the Muted deft. 'minding necrned ammuoted to the soma j10.h..1.16: 4 , Add to nob the WWI UrAprtl, 1854 to com plete. tae N. Dranchemml .• ..... NA . 1.1.0 [Wont p•yment•••-fulbms lEI Corest n nutst•ntllng rortlO mt. Itnnnre tr. tbn Auk., gut.' ul. The floating dot 4 and arninthlappwpri... .. d at u l tt bl be penls4 „ .l , 7 ,4. l.l, ,... ll4x , LE“ , L b;n 7:o.090 Tb. floating dot,L umportal ten., nntutW •CProinatioua, ...,pt for nrpaln alter Lbw I.t I.llroalber ... _ _..-... I,du.nou .no Bal.. la tb. Trftvury, Nnreruber 30, ISL 4 a..in dNuegn. thy .mount appliestAn to• the aldrutli• d..td aud lief ~n ..... . burin, tb.. tam. twri 4 ... fnilnwing appropriation. and mturnta ha,. t~al ma., tuwa.rd the eonstrurtion , ‘1 .w itnprv.qn.ntr. to wit F., al. rr.,42strunting ..1 Mr rvitnnbia itatlroad .. II t. 11,407 DI Ynr atm n.... r•lltaut in, tha All,toonY V tll ' : "' ra: . ol;ifoV . :4 tile Ta7tern tearrYair 1' 117'.'!'!4'4 Sc; ,k . N lteks on D•likwarrdivlxl.. ..,.... . .k. 31 tx, try ',weal c/arnarlata...... —11.4. A. Ii ' ;:o ' ff i re i g . , ' l " cf '' g ' fig '" oe:tt — e : thi ' l..t . t . the as ' :4 t . l .: m : ishirt fare that. tlitt. Treasury has been annually pay ing over Et million of dollar, towards the con struction of ucw inn provelOCUL. taiyi at . Lb. glint. Limo aecompliAted a small reduction of the pub liu debt As made my duty, by an net of the Legislators. approved the ffith of April last, providing for the tale of the main line of the public works, sealtst proposals for its purchase were invited op to the first Monday of July last. No offers were novae finder this invitation; and public notice was again given, on the 141.6 of November last. to accordance with the :ffith section of the set, for p sale, to he submitted to the (lettere! Amenably; but none have been received. This improvelnent is, therefore, .till the property of the State, subject beench dispointion as the Leg islatore!uay deem necessary. Sly,urand has undergone no change, on the sub ject offsetting the public works, since the period nt rayi,iist message.. l-thint the policy of the romaine depends mainly upon the price that can he obtained, and the condition. 40 winch per. chasers may be willing to held these works ftr the use of the public With a full and fair con sideration, and on [inns amply protective of the rights and interests of the people, in the future enjoyment of these highways--a sale might not pros', injurious to the public weal. blot it is certainly neither wino our politio to assume that they most be sold for whatever can be obtained: or that they should In any event, be given away. Nothing could have a mot, prejudicial effect up , on the interests of the State, as involved in these improvements, then the avowal of such a deter mination. Nur in it less nowise to disparage the I value of the Commonwealth's property, at the very moment of putting it in market for sale.— No intelligent private citizen would so net, in reference to his own estate. Ile would hardly ' give notice to capitalists, in advance, that he would sell his farm for a fair price; but if un willing to pay such reasonable consideration, they could have it for "calf the money: Nor would such a person proclaim, that of all the farms in the country, his was the least profile ! tire. • - It is certainly the wish of twiny good citizens of the State—perhape of a majority--that the public works should. be sold; but this desire is evidently based upon the assumption that the measure would be one of real economy—that It would lesion, without the hazard of increasing, their annual taxes. The realization of each en object, It must be perceived, then, depends en tirely upon the price and terms. Those who de sire a sale, certainly expect the State to lie the gainer by such a measure. No other important or sufficient reason for parting with this proper ty has been assigned. ' ft is usually said that the works should be sold to pay the public debt and lessen the burthens of the people; but It must be observed that a , sale might be made eta price far too low team:lt such purpose; and if so, to give them away would be cull less likely to produce the desired result Should the gross sum received nit be I equal to that on which the nett earnings would pay the interest, then tilt, effect would be to in crease rather than diminish these annual bur. I thong_ This is not what the people desire to ac complish by a sale; nor will they be satisfied with such a disposition of thmenroperty. The real value of the publie works, is a pro .position full of difficulty; aid I doubt not the General Assembly will approach the' inquiry, duly impressed with its importance. Ten mil lions of dollar), was fixed by the law of the last session, as the price for the • town line. This minimum is said by some to be too high, and the failure to sell regarded as the consequence. Others attribute the absence of bidders to the condition of the money market=to the strin gent restrictions imposed upon the law; and to the efforts that bad been proviouily made tel dis parage the value of tho line. But it is obtious that more than one of these entices may have operated; and a greater than all may have been the hope of getting this property on better terms at ti futons time. I feel very Confident that the latter consideration was not without its influ ence. But, be this as it may, It is certainly wiser to fall to sell from any one of these caus es, than to hazard the works in the market, without any restriction or limitation es to price or 'conditions. A bad sale would rissumily be tt greater misfortune than no, sale at all. The benefits resulting to the people from these improvements have been numerous and diversi fied. They hero facilitated tredeand commerce; stimulated produeilie industry in every depart ment ;,and have not only enabled the fanner to reach a ready Market with thelkults or his labor, but have furnished convenient oat-lets for the rich mineral treasures of the Mato. Without them, the miner :would be deprived of his patios,men the transporter be left in helpless desti, tattoo, and . the Cemmonwealth itself be permit ted.- to totem a parsimonious possession of vast masses of natural end unproductive riches. Our predecessor% were wine in opening these avenues to train and commerce ; and if we wish to be ra ted wise hereafter, ens shall not rashly and hastt threw away the ad van !age's of their fitter.) use. This use, to the fall extent, in the event of a sale, Can only bo secured by ejealonsplatection of the right of the people to enjoy it. The very first conditions of mush a measure should be, that the works, and every branch of them, be kept at tdhlimes in good order %and in operating condi tion, and remain forever public highways, for the use of all persons who may wish : to. trans port goods or Merchatoline over them, upon . rates not greater than thee, iharged upon,. other simi lar Improvements. No corporation should get possession of these valuable avenues, on such. conditions as would enable it to imposts unreason.. bin burthens on the internal trade and tonnage, of the State; or in anyway to encroach [Too the tights of the individual citizen. To obviate such 'results, the powers, priiileges and restrictions of any corporation gettingtholeorke should be minutelidefined. Past experlenea suggests these purdential counsels; for we - hare °flew seen be this State bovedlfficultitis titconfine'tie opera tion of these artificlarho' died iifthiti the 'Waite prescribed by the law ; and-we • ehoeld not fail to profit by the lemon. • By the 29th mention of the act of the 9th'of May last, providing for the or;nary Clpet.PS of government and other purposes. Nimrod Strickland, of Cheater county, John N. Purvi once, of Butler county, and John Strohm, of Lancaster county, were named as COMMI.IOII - to settle certain claims and debts against the Commonwealth. It woo also made the duty of the Governor to supply, by appointment, any vacancy in this commission which might occur. The gentlemen already named having declined to serve, I accordingly appointed Wm. M. William son, of Chester county, Wm. English. of Phila delphia, and John C. Magill, of Westmoreland county, m-their stead. After a tedious and laborious investigation, these gentlemen have completed the duty as aigacd them, and the result will be communi cated to you, in detail, in their own report. I regret to perceive that the accounts no ex amined and nettled, exceed the amount of the appropriation nearly $150,000. It is well, how ever, to see the end of claims of this character; and having accomplished this it will be prudent to guard against the recurrence of a similar state of affairs. Indeed, the practice of con tracting debts on the public works should be at once and forever abandoned. It has been a fruitful mune of confusion in the accounts, if not of palpable wrong open the Treasury. The right to scatter the credit of the Commonwealth in this unguarded way, is, I venture to assert, without a parallel in the management of public. affairs. Of the many defects in 'the system of ninzoLging the State improvements, this has been Iv. N../ productive of evil. to my first, as oleo in my last anneal .message, I most earnestly urged the General Assembly to provide, by law, that no debt should - be contracted by the officera on the public works; that the necessary labor and material to maintain these works should be paid for in cash; and that each officer should be compelled to settle his accounts promptly. The examinations just roado demonstrate still more clearly the necessity for such reform. Repeated attempts hate been made to rental so touch of the act incorporating the Pentosilea nia railroad company, as requires it to payinto the Treasury annually, a certain per tentage on the amount of tonnage whirls may pass over that road an on equivalent for the privileges granted by the commonwealth ;,but the General Assem bly have an remade:lly rejected the proposition ; and 1 eh:merely hope, that, eo long no the State may need the revenue from this source, all fu ture attempts to eimumplish this nod, may meet a plainer fate. lIMMILI Having Leen connected with the legislation which brought thi, company into existence, and clearly cognizant of the motives and purposes which governed the Legislature in imposing this condition on the grunt, I con discover no reason in sule.equent events, to justify the relinquish- EMIZIOM meld of this 'valuable re:rental.: but many on the contrary, to enstaio its justice and utility.— The discussions pending the incorporation of the company, will best iodinate the objectof this re striction. The construction. of a railroad from ilarrisburgh to Pittsburgh, pnr.illel with the State works, was very properly urged as ladle: pensably neee.,..ary to meet the wants of the travelling public, and to enable our metropolis to compete successfully with other commercial cities. The very first and most formidable dif ficulty which presented itself in the wu' of thin enterprise, woo the prejudicial effect such a worh might have upon the business and profits of the main lino of the public improvements I=l IEZ=1:1 It was urged uu the ono head, that the State works bad been constructed at the expense of the people of the entire Commonwealth—that those residing in the extreme portions or the Stale, as well as those of the interior, had, contributed towards the payment of the interest en the debt which land thus been con tracted; and, therefore, the Legislature could not, consistently with the principles of justice and equity, make a grant that would depreciate the value of property which belonged LIJ all, for the purpose of fostering the growth and prosper ity of a particular portion of the State. timid faith and correct moral principle forbade such action. On the other hand, it was alleged that the increased business which such nu improve ment would throw upon the Colombia Radread, and the enhanced value of property adjacent to the proposed road, from which the State would derive mereased revenue in the form of tares— would constitute an ample remuneration to her coffers. and thus do full justice to the people as the•ownerir of the works to be affected. llut majority of the Legislature CWIEIII.I,I that twine additional benefits were demanded, and hence the adoption of the prnvision to which I have re ferred. The stock was subscribed with a full knowl edge of this reservation, and the acceptance of the charter by the company, was the consamma of a solemn agreement boweeu them and the State. Vet, under the specious plea that it imposes a tax on trade, the Commonwealth is now asked to relinquish this condition; and the case Is argued as though it had been the policy at tho law, that the company should impose this charge of three mills per too upon every species of property which may pass over its road; and in this way it is very readily shown that on coal. iron, lumber and other cheap tonnage, this charge would be too great. But the company are not obliged to to assess this tax ou all kinds of tonnage; nor was it the intention of the act that they should do so. The design was to make an 'exaction front the nett profits of the company for the use of the public coffers, as a compensation for a valuable grant, and thereby protect the public improvements from the competition of this new rival. The tax on tonnage, therefore was in tended to indicate only the mode of ascertaining the sum to be paid, and not the specific tonnage on which it should be charged. When the sum is in this way ascertained, it matters not to the State how the company obtains the money; whether it be by charge. on freight, or on pas sengers—on local, or on through tonnage. Should therefore, certain kinds of tonnage be improper ly oppressed, the fault is with the company, not in the law. And surely it will not be contended that the protection thus thrown around the works of the State is unnecessary;—so tar from this, the wisdom and utility of this festers of the company's charter has already been made mai : fest. Theilery exigency anticipated by the Leg islature has arisen; the competition of the rail road is already seriously felt by the main line. Relieved of this restraint, lint a meagre portion of the carrying trade would be left for that branch of our improvements. Nor will it be contend.' that the Commonwealth does not need this source of revenue. But, viewed alone, as a matter interesting to the owners and transporters of Manage, what guarantee would they have that the rates at transportation would be minced, were this tax taken off? None - whatever. The company could Charge ns heretofore, and thus realize the amount of the tan in addition to their present profits. If they should not do this, their action would differ from that of similar corporations under like eitcumstances. But to admit, what is claimed, that a reduction in the charges of transportation to a similar extent, would take place, it must be perceives' would duplicate the loss to the Slate; for she would not only thereby lose the amount of the three mill tan, but be de, priced of a. very large portion of tonnage which would be attracted to the company's road by this reduction in the rates of transportation: We are thus brought to the simple inquiry, whether the State shall retain this valuable in• come, to which she is eo justly entitled, or whether eke shall give it to the railroad compa• •ny. Moat certainly the latter alternative should not be adopted, no long as the question of rolling 'the Statitimprovements remains undecided. • Am is mere revenue measure, this tax consti tutes an important and increasing item lu the annual receipts of the Treasury. to the year 1853, it amennted to the sum of :j7•t,ootl, and for the year 1864, to $lBl,OOO. That this'amonnt will be materially increased hereafter, 6 self-evident: if this invert-ant item be withdrawn from - the t.inking fund, there will be bet little left to switaln ito operations. I am attars that them viewa flay be met with the pleu,thle argument that trade and commerce should not be thus burtliened—that the effect is prejudicial to the business of the State. This is true ton certain extent; orid should have its full weight in the adjastment of n question of this character. But it will scarcely be contended That trade and commerce should he sustained by contributions from a needy Treasury. '1:In this principle, it could as reasonably 1,0 maintained that the State should make no charges whatever for the use of her own works. The administration of flee. Shunt eoinmermed the cancellation of. relief Issues; and that i f my immediate predecessor arrested the process, leaving $850,183 On of this nnsi ohtiy currency in circulation. In the opting of 1533, the pulley of caneellation was again resumed; and up to this date, $485,384 88 had been received into the sinking fund, applicable to that purpose, leaving the meagre sum of $154,778 12, to pro vide for. The gratifying fact Is apparent, there fore, that; without soy furtherlegislation on this subject, the entire outstanding balance °fattier . notes can be withdrawn from circulation and de stroyed during the current year. It is true that these issues hove not come into the Treasury no rapidly as the 'Panda for - their 'cancellation have accumulated, and that, consequently, a portion tif the receipts have not been Invested; • but this difficulty. will be otiviatetrin June neat, ,when th e law will go into operation which forbilt &kinks and receiving otHaers' Of the' ComMenwealth to pay out theseissues, and requires them tolai pre sented at the Treasury far cancellation. We shall, therefore, mien see the lost of a 'currency which has polluted the channels of - circulation, for thirteen years past; and 1 trust that the lee I son thus taught has here quite sufficient to warn us against similar errors for all time to come. My opinion no all questions that concern the currency, have been so often expressed, that they must be well known to the Legislature, and need not he given, at length in this commu nication. Without, at any time, assuming it would be wise fur this State, regardless of the policy of other Commonwealths, to dispense suddenly and entirely with banks of issue, it has bean uniformly held that the amount of banking capital as ti basis for paper Circulation, should be closely limited to the urgent wants of commerce and trade. If the experience of the country is worth anything at all, it has demon strafed the correctness of this policy; and that the use of small bpplt, notes should be discour aged nod forbidden. In accordance with this view of the subject, I hare, ocrpmt occasions, refused to sanction any i.,;ensive increase of banking capital. Every mmineneat country is liable to alter taste seasons of excitement and depression; to periods of evtravagasit over-trading, followed by ruinous revalsions. The reaction now.felt is the inevitable, if not the natural counterpart of an undue expansion of credit, in the form of bank paper, railroad, State mei corporation bonds and individual obligations. In those States where the free, or stock-banking system had stimula ted the expansion, the workings of the reaction base been disastrens. In our own beloved Co mmonwealth the shock has been sensibly felt, tho' for less severe than in other parts of the coun try. Her partial escape, it is belieret4 is main ly owing to her prudent and restrictive. polity in= the Use of bank credit. It is, at least, very clear, that had the free qr stock-banking plan, at one time no zealouley.ikelvocated, been adopted in this State, or hailour presentsystem been great ly expanded,-the position of affairs in our com mercial metropolis would not have been so favor able as at -present Had the natural tendency to speculation received this artificial stitaulant— the limits of safety, like the lessons of experi ence, mould haiin been passed unheeded; as it is, some good Men, in the pursuit of useful en terprises, have been prostrated. It in most un fortunate, that under this 'influence, all must stiffer alike. Those who profit least by the ex pansion, are often effected most by the contrac tion. This is especially the case with labor, which. is uniformly the last to he elevated in times of prosperity, and the first to go down in those of depression. The banks, as a general rule, make the most out of these convulsions.— It is often their error to flatter the merchantand trader when the tide cf prosperity rues-high, ,tad to forsake him on the first appearance of its ebbing. Even sound banks and of good repute, it is said, are seeking to make money out of the present crisis, by sharing their capital and its benefits with brokers and jobbers, instead of aid ing tho business community of.leigtimate rates. How. far these allegations are warranted, it is difficult to decide; but it is to be hoped that few, if any of our banks are justly liable to this charge, for such a practice would be highly im proper, and well milcalittedlo excite discontent. Such a departure from legitimate business would demand a proiapt remedy at your bands. It Ina: be difficult to confine these institutions to their:proper business,.witirthe prospedt of better profits in other quarters; hnt they should be. made to feel that they have been created for a higher purpose than merely to enrich the stock holders. The crisis is a trying one; but there is still reason to hope that the credit and trade of the country will never stiffer as much as it has done on similar suasion", in times past. There is now no National Bank to mislead the mercantile class, and' to embarass the commerce which it professed to aid. Still the shock will be great enough to lead the public mind to enquire after a remedy for these periodical convulsions. And,. surely, we may he permitted to hope, that the good sense of the people will never again be im posed upon by those crude experiments which hare, on $Olll6 former occasions, so fearfully ag gravated the evils they were intended to remedy. I respectfully advise the General Assembly_ against all such experiments. The remedy to be permanent, must be aenatural one; artificial means may add to present arrangements; but cannot correct them. An extensive increase of backing capital and other expedients, will, doubtless, ho pressed upon your attention but it is hoped that no !inch Cal lacy may find favor. Nor is there any sufficient reason for the alarm and sensitiveness manifes ted in certain quarters: the real wealth of the countryatill exists, and the natural elements of prosperity are no less than heretofore. It is the shadow, not the robstance that is passing away. The husinem community should look the danger bravely in the face, and by their energy, honesty and enterprise, overcome it. Mutual confidence and forbearance should be cherished by all, as a means of accomplishing this desirable end. In accordance with the provisions of o law passed in April host, a vote of the people was ta ken, at the October election, on the policy of prohibiting the manufacture and sale, of intoxi cating liquors; 14342 votes were cast in favor of the measure, and 163,510 votes against it. The proper regulation of this subject greatly concerns the moral welfare of the people, and for that reason will claim your anxious consid eration. Perhaps no other moral question with in the range of your authority, so deeply inter ests the people of every class, race and condi tion. Indeed, the immoderate use of intoxica ting drinks is an evil that has left its fatal mark in every vicinage. Its progress, fortunately, has been steadily resisted by individrudsiand so cieties, who have employed the power of truth and reason against it. These efforts have done much, and may do more hereafter to mitigate the evil. Avoiding all vexatious encroachments upon the rights and privileges of every citizen, there is clearly no reason why the influence of a well designed law, regulating and restraining the sole of intoxicating liquors, should not be brought to the aid of these individual efforts.— Although the vote of the people would seem to indicate their aversion to the particularmessnre of reform proposed, it is- not to be inferred, for that reason they are averse to all attempts at re formation. Such an inference, I am confident would not be a true reflection of their sentiments.' So far from this, they neknowledge the existence of the evil and the necessity of proper remedies. Our present license laws, to this end, might, in my opinion, be usefully revised—the object of such revision being to lessen the vice of intem perance. That those laws need such revision, is conceded. So far as it relates to the city of Philadelphia, they 'are peculiarly prejudicial to public mornis, andseem to have been constructed to promote the convenience of drinking, &more than to restrain its evil consequences. The sub ject is worthy of your early nod deliberate con sideration. The report of the Superiutendent will exhibit to you in detail the operations of the Common School system for the year just closed; and I re lipeetrOily recommend the suggestions of that officer to your careful consideration. The general law of 1849, withiMendments and modifications, was re4nalelesl by the last Legis lature. The most material psirta .of the old law, which were omitted in the nett ' were the sub- district, the endowment, and sectarian tea tures. The former wee rejected trocanstof the unnecessary multiplication of offices which it authorised, and the conflict which perpetually arose between the committees and directors; and the Latter, because in manifest- hostility to the true intent of the Common School system. These provisions, which seemed to contemplate a sepa rate school sottablishmeni, under sectarian pa tronage, although controlled by the . Co'rimea School directors, wore originally engrafted upon the acts of IStiti and 18118, and were again re, enacted in 1t49. They were very properly stricken from the system by the law of last ses sion. Should efforts be made in the future, at similar innovations, come where° they may, it is hoped they may Le properly rejected. The syStem to be effectual. must be simple and uni form in its operations. Special legislation, in consistent with the general law, applicable to particular localities or districts, to answer tem porary or partial ends, always Los, and always will embarrass the administration of the general system, and should for this reason be carefully avoided. The integrity of its torsos, not loss than the means to sustain its operations, should be constantly maintained, and sacredly cherished by the government. A. new feature, in the system, adopted in the law of last session, creating the office of County Superintendent, has not, Jos yet, been folly test ed, and there evidently exists some diversity of opinion as to the wisdom of the provision. It is already very obvious at least; that its beneficial workings must depend mainly upon the charac ter of the agents selected to carry it into opera- • lion. Cctopeteut and faithful Superintemleids may produce the happiest' - results; whilst the agency of the ignorant or inefficient will bo at tended by the reverie consequences. In order to give this now teat= of the law a fair trial, it will be necessary, therefore, for the directors, in the respective counties to select fiaperinten dents with sole reference to their adaptation to the duties of the station. • • Of the mazy otatacles in the *ay of the com plete success of onr Common fkhool system, the one most prominent, .and most diffuntk to re move, Le the went of competent. teachers. In some communities, I regret to say, the system has fallen into comparative inefficiency, because good teachers cannot be found; and in others, th0..P... 310 ,-Tetatious consequences have arisen lions the 'employment of the illiterate and in comp!tent. Nothing could exercise a more pre judicist influence; Indeed,- between a very bad teacher' and mme. st the latter alternative might in. many lastanahlybeipreferied. • 4 VOLUME LXVIH-NUMBER 116. I deficiency is clearly manifest, and hard to ohvi ate. Some of the best minds of the state have been occupied and perplexed with it; and until recently no general and practical plan for its re 'moral bad been devised. The plan of granting permanent professional t certificates, by officers skilled Ines art of teach ing, and eminent in literary and scientific acquire meats, to teachers who satisfactorily pass a thor °ugh examination, in the several branches of study, which the act of May, 1864, requires to 7 be taught in every district, and also in the art of teaching—Ls already obviously effecting decided improvement in this regard, and it is believed will do much towards placing the profession tip.- on a high and firm basis. Normal schools, it is urged, could in addition, to tome extent supply the deficiency, but the expenses of such an in stitution would be heavy. The source of this diffieulty; it is clear, can be t traced, in a great measure, to the want of a pro per appreciation in the public mind, of the posi- - tics and business of a teacher. The profession . fur this reason, in addition to the absence of fair compensation, has not been attractive. Indeed, it has scarcely been regarded as a profession at all, but rather as a preliminary step to some other pursuit Well directedefform have recently been • mode to change the-general sentiment on this point, and I rejoice in the belief that these have not been in vain; end that the &fie not far die cant, when the profession of teachezwlllbe signal to the aspirations of The niest;Mnbitious ot our people; when its distinctions,' dignities and pe cuniary rewards, will command the time and at-' tention of the most gifted. Icon see no reastuis why this state:of feeling should not prevail; why the profession of teacher should not rank in honor and profit with the other teamed profes sions; why the science of developing the human intellect—of giving scopetiind force to mind—of, elevating the moral faculties •of our race—of controlling the passions and tempering the de sires, should not bnesteemed as highly u those professions and callings, whose ornaments have received all their capacity and polish at the hands of the comparatively bumble and illy rewaided teacher. I earnestly reccommend the botimaan eehool system to your:guardian care, as the most annul of all our institutions. The offspring of a con stitutional injunction on the Legislature—the ex tension and perpetulity of its naafi:atm is the plain duty of all. Resting at the very founda tion of the government, its practical workings should he a true reflection. of our repuublican systeni, and its blessed opportunities made avail able to all, regardless of via, or condition, `Cr persuasion. It should aid the poor, advance the rich, and make ignorant the wise. 'L.' • I confidently anticipate for it, a day of greater Perfection and wider influence. ..No better ob ject Could engtge the attention of . gOvernnient, os:coosume its means, than the education of the people in the most colitprehensiver sense of the term, embracing the use of letters; the culti vation of the moral faculties, and the diffusion of Christian truth. In this we, hare the itliest guar antee for the verietnity of one repdbllean gov ernment, and for the enjoyment' of civil liberty and religious freedom. Sock an eduestion may bo safely claimed as the most potent Means for preventing crime—of increasing individual kap piness and national dignity—of promotingehris tianityund civilization—of eixtirpating moral and political: evils—of eleirating, and adorning our . socied condinan. Our yurious'tharitable and reformatory insti utious—so creditable to the State, and which, in their practical operations, hale done so much for the relief of suffering humanity—will claim the continued care and bounty, of the Common wealth, The State Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg, under its present efficient control and manage ment, meets the just anticipation of its wise awl benevolent advocates. Its humane and benig7 . . neat agency in nmelioratini the condition of the unfortunate class for whose relief it was design- ei.l, can be judged by no ordinary standard. The benefits of snob an institution tine above all mare peal:unary estimates. Ito purposes address them salves to the best and noblest feelings of oar as tore, and 'can only be rated at the price of ha min hope and humin moon. A somewhat dissimilar, though not leas meri torious institution bas recently been established in Philadelphia, for the nteishil training of the Idiotic and Imbecile. The agent .'ng results It has already achieved in developing andinvigera ling- weak and clouded latellectallould secure for it public confidence and patronnie. It coma mends itself to the bounty and care of the State. The institutions for the etluosiloirof the Deaf and Dumb, and Blind, will also need, ea they justly merit, the usual annuity from the State. They are in a flourishing condition, and continue to bestow numberless blessings upon the unfortu nate beings committed to their charge. As a scheme for correcting and reclaiming wayward and offendingyouth, the House of Re fuge stands pre-eminent; and is everywhere 'gaining public confidence. Its general. influ ence upon this elms of erring ereadires is far more effectual and hilmanising thin 'that of the ordinary modes of ;punishment. II takes charge of those whose offences are lifted the result of circumstances rather than criminal intent; 'who fall by the influence of bid examitle,,of wicked association, of idle habits or animal necessities, or who emu because of the utter want of moral and mental perception; who do wrong rather I than right because they have not the power to distinguish between them. For each unfortu nate beings, the House of Refuge possesses the advantages of restraint and correction—with moral and intellectual training, m well as of in struction- in the usual pursuits el life,without the disgrace and chilling influence of prison con finement. The results, therefore, 'often are that its inmates go back to society, cured of all moral defection, and competent to fill the place of correct and useftd members of the communi- ty. During the past summer, the magnificent structure erected under the supervision of cer tain benevolent gentlemen of Philadelphla, As a new House of Refuge, was completed and thrOwn open for public inspection. The capecity, order, and arrangements, in every particalar, of this anmirable building, are folly equal to the design of its founders. It is an honor to them and an ornament to the beautiful city In whicleit is'eit usted; and its good effects in future, under the came systemstie and wise discipline which so eminently distinguished its past management, will not be readily over-rated. • The Western House of Refuge, situate on the banks of the Ohio river, a short distance below Pittsburgh, I sin gratified to say, is also comple ted and ready for inmates. Though less Impos ing, as to else and capacity, than its stately com peer of the east, it possesses all the 'order; econ omy of space, and perfect adaptation to the pur poses designed, that characterise the more coat i ly structure at Philadelphia; and it Li litso be• booed tube quite adegnste, ua On size,lo present wants; while it is built with' ekptese reference to future additions, should they become necessa4. Neither of these building 7 barb I presume, been erected without involving their projectors in pecuniary liability, said perhaps less. The entire State has a deep interest in such truly meritorious institutions; end Whatever relief can be given to them by the. Legislature, consistent ly with the condition of thou Treasur y or our public engagements, should be cheerfully ex tended. The interests .of - Agriculture are - ardently commended to your care. Pateaiire and ener getic 'efforts have been - rebently made to &mem ivate correct infOrinationuonceraing this great pursuit, awl in ibis way to confer upon 'ipso farmer the adventagee of a sclentille - as well as • greatly refined, practical understanding of the noble pursuit In which be is engaged. The utility of a College devoted to Agri ul tare, with a model ferns attnched-,whereln the principles of a acientifto . cultivaticin of the soil, and - manual labor In that pursult,,would be join ed to the usual academical studies—hat been strongly pressed upon my attention. It is be lieved that ouch an institution can be successful ly organised. under the anspicas of the State and County agricultural societies. The practice adopted and maintained by the last - General Assembly, in reference to omnibus bills and special legislation, is en improvement (rench nine as to commend itself as • eetUed rule; and I•conhdently trust this salutary prece dent may not be disregarded. : Obscurity, confusion and inaccuracy In the construction of our' laWs, Inroads upon private tights, and unguarded corporate privileges, liti igation and confusion in the Interpretation and administration of our !dilates have been the fruits of a loose and unguarded venni Of legis lation. The evil has been ono 'of the greatest magnitude, and the remedy should beeherished With unyielding tenacity.. -iilpeCial legislation has's° little to recommend or 'eustabi it in prin. eiple, It is: surprising it has been ea long endur ed. -Although mach was done by the two prece ding legislatures by gerieral laws, to &Mate any Supposed necessity for special ante, there stilt in much fo be performed in avoldhsg a return to this unsafe practice. It is believed that gener al laws can be eo framed no to avoid in most ca ses the neceesity for acts, and , the' proposition is most earnestly conamended to your favorable , The omnibus" system--a• pernicious mode of leglidation,' by which' the most opposite meas ures; good and bad are thrown together in one • bill and under one titio---woml rejoice entirety broken down and discard General Assembly: The roltutw'or' ire for 1851 contains-no nets or thbrFhata°l°r.• Ea c h ,_ . „ law embraces bat ~,_. ehrgioliehjaot, ....- cateti :by Its proper title. •• The 66th section of the act pt•ctiittg ' 11 4 .. •
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