voL. VII.
Frola the National Era, Deo. 2e
MUD MULLER,
;find 31nIter, on a summer's day,
Raked the meadow sweet with hay
Beneath her torn hat glowed the wealth
Of simple beauty and nistie health.
Ringing , ,bc wrought, and her merry gke
The mock-bird echoed from every tree.
Bat. l‘ hen ,he glanced to the far-off town,
White from the hill-slope looking down,
The wet sanz died, and a vague unrest
And a nameless longing filled her breast—
A %ti , h. that ,he hardly dared to own,
For something better than he had known.
The Judge rode slowly down the lane,
s l uoulhing his horse's chestnut mane.
Ile drew Iti bridle in the shade
Of the apple-trees, to greet the maid,
And a•k a draught from the spring that flowed
Through the meadow, across the road. '
She stonpo-t1 tvhere the cool spring bubbled up
And tilled ler him her small till cup,
And hlu•!ied as -he gave it, looking down
On her feet so hare anti her tattered gown
"Thauk , !" said the Judge, "a sweeter draught,
Fruni a fairer hand was never quaffed."
lle i l lii;;? olthe grass and flowers and trees,
Uf the ,115_ , ing birds and the hunualing bees;
Then talked of the haying, and wondered
w hether
The cloud in the west would bring foul
‘vealher.
And Nand forgot her brier:torn gown,
;led her graceful ankles bcre and brown ;
Aryl listened, while a pleased surprise
L. , 0ke , 1 from her long-lashed hazie eyes
A , !a t, like one N% ho for delay
E?eks a vain excuse, he rode away
Meld Moller !oohed and sighed: "Ah me,
Thit I the Judge's bride :nigh: be !
ftr would dress me. up in silks :so fine,
.lod prai-e and toast we at his wine.
31v fttlier wcar-a broadc'oth coat;
N : tro:her ,lionkl sail a painted boat.
ra tire, my mother so grand and gay,
And the babe Tumid have a new toy each day
-And I'd 11. ed the hungry and clothe the poor,
And all ,hou'd ble•> me who !en our door."
The Jtb!e hmlied Mick as he climbed the hill,
Aud :duller standing still.
form more fair, a face more street,
Ntfer }nth it been my lot to meet.
"A aillier mode.; arouver and graceful air
her wise and good as she is fair.
Weald 4itt were mine. and I to-day,
Lle Mr, a hart ester of hay.
-No ilaitlitfal ofright‘i and wrengs,
\icary lawyers with endleiiis totigaes.
• B i low of catde and song of birds,
Ac 4. le.:.!th and tinlc: and I()%ing ‘verd4
Bet he thought ofhk,iiter, proud and cold,
And his mother, t ain of her rim]: :.td gold.
e'o , ing betty, the Judge rode on ;
And Maud tra , left in the neid :done.
Cut the lawver , ,zini!ed that af,enwon,
he !minuted in. court an old love tune
Arpf :Le vonng girl mu , ed beside the %veil,
r.in onrak o f lover fell.
`
1L• ed,!ud a m ife arlche , t dower,
Who lip ud for fashion, :IS he fir power
Ye' of:. in hi , rb'e hearth'i , bright glow,
Ile waltlaid a pimre come and go
Arid •n cut 31:itul Mill'Pr's L tze! eyes
Lurked out in their innocent stirpri,e
w. "lien the wine in his < was red.
fur the \V Bide well instei.ll;
And e'e,ed hl , eve- on hi , ganii,heti rooms.,
Tu d,e..id ut weadur., and do% er inuoLus.
And the proud min sighed, with a secret pail,
- AIL ilia( ere free agaiu!
'Free v hen 1 rode that day,
Where the barefoot maiden raked the hay."
She 11 edded a man rink:lined and poor,
A. d m Loy chi:tiren played round her door
Bt . i! tine and sorrow, and child-birth pain
Len their traces on heart and brain.
And .11. when the summer sun shone hot,
Ou the new mowli hay in the meadow lot,
Am] =be heard the little spring brook fall
User the roadside, through the wall,
In
the tipple I ree-z.gain,
Lc .:,w a rider draw h:s rein.
gaz:ng down \VII h a timid grace,
She reit his pleased eyes recd her race
her narrow I itchen walls
tched away into stater• halls;
The teem• wheel to a Qp;nnet turned,
The tallow candle an astral burned,
AM! for 111111 n•ho S:lt by the chinmeydug,
Lorin_ and grumbling o'er pipe and mug,
•A thank form at her side she saw.
Aud joy Wit. duty and love and law
Then •he took up her burden of life again,
haying only, It might have been."
A:ti•fiir maiden, alas for Judge,
For rich repiner and household drudge!
Cod pity them both! and pity us all,
Who v;:inly the dreams of yotuli recall.
For of ;ill sad words of tongue or pen,
The •adde.t are 'hese, " It minht have been."
Ali. well! for it all some sweet hope lies
Deeply buried from human eyes:
And, in the hereafter, angel:: may
the stone from its grave away !
J. G. W.
Wilev' a noble lire Ins prepared old age, it
i , not the decline that it recalls, but the first
days of...immortality.
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EOPL'S . .
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From tho True Flag for December 30th
WHO IS FAITNY EMI!"
A Plain Statement of Facts. .
" Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate,
Nor set down aught in malice."—Othelld.
In consequence of the recent issue
of a work of fiction, the disthigaish
ing feature of which is an attempt to
embody, in the guise of a romance, a
partial'account of the public and pri
vate history of the literary star whose
name graces the head of this . article,
we consider it due to our readers, who
were the first to form the acquaintance
of "Fanny" as a writer; due also to
ourselves, to the public generally, and,
above all, to the petsonal friends and_
relatives of the lady in question, to
answer, in as plain and concise a man
ner as, possible, the oft-repeated in
quiry, " Who is Fanny Fern?" ,
Fanny's maiden name was Willis.
She is the daughter of Mr. Nathaniel
'Willis, one of our most industrious and
respectable townsmen, now a man well
advanced in years. It is scarce ne
cessary to add that she is a sister to
Mr. N. P. Willis, the brilliant essayist
and poet.
Mr. Willis, senior, "commenced
life" as a mechanic, and at the time of
his marriage, worked at the case as a
journeyman printer. He afterwards
published the Eastern Argus, it Port
land. Meeting with reverses in that
city, he removed to Boston, where he
established, and, for many years,
edited, the "Recorder," the oldest
religious paper in New-England..
Mr. Willis met with a similar ex
perience to that of most men of his
calling. He never made a fortune at
publishing. At the present time, al
though aged and infirm, he finds it
necessary to devote his failing ener
-7i, es to the publication of that agreea
ble juvenile, the " Youth's Compan
ion." Yet, notwithstanding his nar
row means, Mr. \Viilis contrived—at
, ] how great a sacrifice only parents . can
guess—to give his sons and daughters
that education which is a poor man's
noblest legacy. •
In accordance s'ith the course he
load wisely planned for his children,
Sara Willis—the veritable " Fanny"—
was favored with an early introduction
into the Seminary:Of Miss Catharine
Beecher,in Connecticut. At this well
conducted establishment,the most pop
ular in the country at that time, Miss
Fanny received her. first strong im
pressions of life and the world. We
have never heard her spoken of as a
very apt or studious pupil. Staid
works of philosophy and learning were
not much- to her taste. But from the
prohibited pages of, romances and
poems, eagerly devoured ill secret,
her craving genius derived an active
stimulus. Already she had become
a keen dissecter of the human heart,
and she found plenty of plea: ant prat
tice for the scalpel of her wit among
the young ladies of the school. Het e,
too, the novel and startling experiences
of boarding-school flirtation gave their
warm coloring to her futdre life.
Fanny possessed a large capacity for
this . desci iption of knowledge, and her
writings show a better memory for
those more pleasant branches of female
education than for the dry rules of
syntax and prosody. In fact, the best
of her sketches are transcripts of her
school-girl Palmy writes well
nly when giving the • concentrated
vinegar and spice of her own . vivid
expeliem'es.
Our limits compel us to pass over '
the interval between Fanny's gradua
tion at Miss Beecher's school, and the
next important step, to which young
ladies look forward with such.anxious
interest. At a period of well-ma
tuned womanhood Sara Willis became
Sara Eldredge. The fortunate hus
band of the yet undeveloped genius,
was an only child—the son of the late
Dr. Eldredge, a highly esteemed phy
sician in one of our suburban towns.
Two daughters, the fruit of this union,.
now reside with their mother in New
York. One is about ten, and the other .
we should judge from her appearance
to be some fifteen years of age.•
Mr. Eldredge enjoyed a handsome
income from his services as cashier of
the Mer . chants' Bank, the largest insti
tution of the kind in this city. Now,
we esteem the domestic virtues of
economy and prudence; but a penuri
ons mode of life is not so readily pal ,
cloned as the opposite extreme of law-:
ish expenditure ; and the devoted hus
bandof so spirited a young wife, may
-certainly be excused for " living" to
the extent of his means. But as
Othello very properly obserVes,
can control his fate?" Had the young
banker been as• wise as he was gen
erous and indulgent,- he would have
looked forward through the long,
bright vista of the present, to that
proverbial "rainy day," liable at any
time to befall us. In the prime of
manhood he was cut. off . hya sharp,
quick stroke from Death'sremorseless,
hand ; and the wife and mother await-
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DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES.OF DEMOCRACY, AND THE DISSEMINATION O.F MORALITY LITERATURE, AS), NEWS
COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA.., JANUARY '25 , 1855.
ing suddenly from :her 'gay dreams,
saw affliction and widowhood• descend
upon her like .a pall.
Fortunately for the subject of our
sketch, her father, though poor, as we
have said, hastened to make what pro
vision lie could afford for thecomfort
of the broken family:• Nor did, : Dr.
Eldredge turn'a deaf ear or pass by
on the other side.. Some bitter thoughts
were doubtless occasioned by the.re
membrance of the luxuries of which
she'had been- so suddenly bereft: It
was hard to sink - like a star behind the
hills of adversity-0 pass suddenly
from a gay and -splendid• career into
the obscurity of amore common place
and quiet life ; and we can excuse the
sensitive Fanny for some unreasonable
complaints ; but thanks to her - own
and her husband's father, she bad the
consolation and treasure of a home,—
a home, which, however modest, was
in every respect comfortable and not
altogether inelegant.
Sara Eldredge was now in the full
flush and vigor of womanhood—and a
widow ! It is a wise provision of na
ture which ordains that the most
deeply wounded heart shall not al
ways bleed. - Hope springs from the
ashes of grief. Time buries the dread
past, and lifts the curtain from the
glowing future. Night comes, that
another morning, with all its glory and
freshness, may drwn upon the earth.
Why then -waste the energies of youth
in mourning over graves 7—They will
not
. give up . their dead ; already the.
spirit of the one looks • down- . Upon us,
from bliSsful spheres, and says, "Be
happy !" to our sorrowing hearts.
Such a voice came to the young
widow. She called reason and faith
to her aid. She saw-herself still bloom
ing and attractive ; the same inciting
world lay all around her ; she longed
for sympathy; for change, for life. Her
first matrimonial venture 'had:proved
a happy one ; and the memory thereof
1 1 prompted her to risk another voyage
on Wedlock's perilous sea. Thus it
might have been the very power of
love that bound her to her first husband
which threw . open the welcoming
doors to the advances of a new suitor.
Mr. Farrington, a merchant of Bos
ton—a man of energy and upright
character-made an offer of his hand.
He had - himself enjoyed matrimonial
experience—was himself a parent—
and.was well qualified, to sympathise
With the young widow... They sought,
mutual consolation' in marriage. But
Scarce was the honey moon over, when
that mutual consolation was followed
by a.mutual surprise. Fanny learned
to her.sorrow that all husbands are not
equally fond and indulgent ; and the
bridegroom discovered that Mrs. F.
No. 2'was not the exact counterpart of
Mrs. F. No. 1. The contrast was, in
fast, so vast and. amazing, that it
seemed to require solitude and quiet,
to consider it in all its bearings. Ac
cordingly, Mr. Farrington resorted to
travel and, a change of scene, jour
neyed westward, and ha.S. not since
been seen on the down-east slope of
the continent. The slender tie of af
fection between the happy, thus long
drawn out, like a thread of India rub
ber,e finally snapped. From the auc
tion marts Of one of 'our western
courts, it is said that Mr. F. gave out
three warnings: cried—" Going ! go
ing! gone !" and knocked down his
wife with the hathmer of. divorce.
Fancy was regularly sold. So the
story goes. It is also rumored 'that
she was' at One time connubially ad
vertised in the papers.' We state'
these items•as mere' reports, although
we have them from seemingly authen
tic sources._ Should there be any mis
take anywhere, it will be cheerfully
corrected.
DiAUGUEAL ADDRESS
.
OF
GOVERNOR POLLOCK.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1855.
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FELLOW-CITIZENS :-Custoin sanc
tions, and demands,' a brief de,clara
tion of •the principles and policy, to
be adopted and pursued by an Exec-•
utive about to assume the functions of.
that office. .The character of.. our
institutions demonstrates the 'propri
ety of such declaration. All the 'just'
powers of the Government, emanate
from the people, and to them :sbould•
be communicated the manner in which.
it is proposed to execute the powers,
conferred. •
.
The people 'are , sovereign f and •
the exercise of their sovereignty, they•
have "ordained,..and establishect i ',. a
constitution fbi the government of the.
State. ' That constitution, I stave ads'
day, - in the presence 'of my. .felloW cit
izens, and of Him..whe is the searcher
of beartsand . with humble reliance,
on his wisdem to direct— r sworn to
support: -'The 'high powers therein
delegated to the:respectivecordbiate .
branches of the. Government are clear-;
ly expressed apd :.dgfined.
side with the grant of powers, stands
the declaration of the rights of- the
people, recognizing the general, great
and essential principles, of liberty and
free government. To guard against
the transgression of the powers
dele
gated ; and to preserve forever invio
late' the. - rights, liberties, and
.privi
leges, of the citizen, thus declared,
will be both a.duty. and a pleasure, in
full harmony. with every sentiment of
my heart, every impulse of my nature.
• Republican Institutions are the pride,
and justly the glory of our . country.
To enjoy them is our privilege, to
maintain them our duty. Civil 'and
religious liberty—freedom of speech,
and of the .press; the' rights ,of con
science, andfreedom of worshipare
the birthright -and the boast of thej
American citizen. No ro,al edict, no
pontifical decree, can restrain :or de
stroy them. In the enjoyment of
these blessings, the rich. and the poor;
the high and the low, meet together . —
the constitution in its full scope and
ample development, shields and pre
fects them all. When these* rights
are assailed, these Trivileges endan
gered, either by mad ambition. or by
influences foreign to the true interests
of the Nation, and at war with love of
country—that noble impulse of the
'American heart, which prompts it to
revere home and native land, as sacred
objects of its affections—it is then the
ballot-I)6lin its omnipotence, speak
ing in thunder tones the of the
people,.rebukes . the wrong, and vindi
cates the freedom of the man—the
independence of the citizen. To the
American people have these blessings
been committed as a- sacred trust;
they are, and must ever bei their
guardians and defenders. The Amer
ican citizen, independent and free,
-uninfluenced by partisan attachnients,
urlawed by ecclesiastical authority or
ghostly intolerance—in the . strength
. .
of fearless manhood, and in the bold
assertion of his rights—should exhibit
to •the world'aliving illustration of the
superior benefits of - American Repub
licanism; proclaiming a true and sin
gle allegiance to his country, and to
no other power but- "the God that
made us and preserves us . a Nation."'
Virtue, intelligence and truth are
the fbundation of Our . Republic. By
these our institution-s and privileges
can, and will be preserved. • Igno
rance is not the mother of patriotism,
or of Republics. It is the enemy and
destroyer of both. 'Education, in its
enlightening, elevating and refbrming
influences, in the full power. of its
beneficent results, should be encour.
aged by the State. Not that .mere
intelleCtual culture that leaves the
mind, a Moral waste, unfit to under
stand the duties of the man or citizen,
but' that higher education, founded
upon; directed, and controled by sound
and elevated moral principle—that
recorrni2es the Bible as the foundation
of true knowledge, as the text-book
alike of the child- arid the American
Statesman, and as the great charter
anti bulWark of civil and religious
freedom. The knowledge thus ac
quired is the power conservative of
States and nations; more potent inits
energy to uphold the institutions of
freedom and the rights of man, than
armies and navies in their proudest
strength. •
The framers of our Constitution
understood this, and wisely provided
for the establishment •of schools and
" the promotion of the arts and sci
ences, in one or more seminaries of
learning," that the advantages oflearn
ing migt be enjoyed by all.
To improve the efficiency of this
system; not only by perfecting our
common schools, but by encouraging
and aiding " one or more" higher lite- -
rary' institutions, in which teachers
can be . trained and qualified; and to
increase the fund appropriated to edu
catiotial
,purposes, are objects which
will at all times receive my willing
approval. Moneyliberally, yet
expended iii the pursuit and promo
tion of knowledge is true economy.
The integrity of this system and its
fund must be preServed. 'No division
of this ftind for . political or sectarian
purposeS should ever be made or at
tempted. To divide is .to destroy.
Party and sectional jealousies would
be' engendered; the unity and harmo
ny of the system destroyed, and its'
noble' objects frustrated and defeated.
Bigotry might rejoice, ,patriotism .
-would'Weep over such a result.
In the performance of the duties
now devolved upon me, it will be my
desire to aid, by 'all constitutional and
legal - meads; 'the - development of the
resources Of the State ; and to encour-'
affe• and promote . her • agricultural;
mining, manufacturing and commer
cial interests. A kind Providence'
has" bestowed )upon us, with aliberal
hand,' all the elements 'of wealth' and
greatness. Otir valleys' and . , plains
offer their fertile . •soil' to the plough
share orthe husbandman; and -reward.
iwithibeir rich-productions his' honor-
able toil. • Our inexhaustible coal
fields; our rich iron deposits; lime
stone everywhere; and just where
most required; the interminable for
est. and our rushing streams; all in-.
rite the energy and enterprise of our
citizens to the development of their
treasures, :and - proMiSe a, rich reward
to their labors. The smoke of our
furnaces, the crash of the rolling-mil!,
the hum of the spiedle, and the din of
the workshop, attest the, energy and
manufacturi4:'skill ;:efour people ;
and whilst
. the plough - , the loom, arid
the anvil, unite in the 'production ul
wealth, commerce ; by her thousand
avenues, is beating then' valuable al d
abundant products to our malts
"trade. Amidst all these great inter
ests, and . their, rapid and almo,t
mantic development, it is a, matter of
congratulation that agriculture, in
various departments, haS awakened
public attention to its importance,
and claimed and received from scier.ce
the tribute of its aid. 'Pennsylvania,:
so deeply interested in the success of
her agricultural industry, cannot be
indifferent to the laudable efforts now
making- to perfect and advance thi4
first, and noblest, pursuit of man.
This, and all other branches of indus
try, should receive the fostering care
and encouragement ofthe Government.
The interests of our great - commer
cial emporium should receive the con
siderate attention of the Legislature.
Her manufactures, trade and corn -.I
merge, are of great and increasing
importance, and Philadelphia, us cot.-
solidatad, in population, wealth, en
terprise and intelligence, ranks and
rivals the first cities in the Union.
To make her the fast among the cities
of Our country, should be the pride of
every 'Pennsylvanian. • Her intere. ts
are so identified with the interests of
the Stateohat they cannot be sera-.
rated without injury to both. A ptu
dent and liberal system of legiAatir n,
appropriate to her real want-, won d
promote her own and the interests of
the Commonwealth. .
A - sound currency •is essential to
the prosperity-of a commercial people
All classes of society and every bitmch
of induAry, -in their-varied interests
and economical relations, arc inter
ested in • securing and maintaininp 'a
safe circulating, medium. To acciln
plish this result, wise . and prudent.
: legislation is necessary. The creatiLTl
of a well regulated, and carefully
guardeVsystern of banking, is t ot
only sOund - beneficial to
tire legitimate trade and commerce
the country; and aid.i iii developi-1..1
her great natural and indintilal
sources. Our-present system of le
n. ih
in, with the 'limitations, retriction::,
an liabilities, individual and other- i
wise,imposed by law- on these in,ti-
T6tions, has become, the settled pol;c y
of the Slate. The checks and guards
throivn • around them should not I c
lessened or removed. Their own
safety, and the security of the public,
require their-continuance.
Notice of numerous intentiz'd appli
cations to the Legislature for tn•-,•,-
batiks, an.increase of banking capit•li
and savings institutions, hits been
given as required by the constitutio-.
Without desighing to assume a laYrtik:
attitude towards all banks, the pro
priety of incorporating all that may
be called fur, under .the notice given;
cannot, be justified or defended. The
extravagant, improper,
.or unreason
able increase of banks and banki; g
capital, is not demanded by the want,
of the community, and will not, and
cannot be :sanctioned by the EXecu
tire. The present'
. commercial and
financial embarrassment of the coun
try ; the depressed state of tradc - ; all
past expeiielice, and the more recent
experience of some,ofour sister'States,
as seen in their ruined banks and de
preciated - currency, demonstrate tkc
necessity of legislating cautiously and
prudently on this subject.
The number of banks, and conse
quently the amount of banking capi
tal, should be limiter} to,aud regulated'
by, the proper demands of active and
healthy trade, and the actual business
wants and necessities Of the coining
nit-y. This policy, honestly :insisted
upon and pursuedovould protect the:
country from the disastrous • conse
quences of improvident banking. An
extraordinary , and unnecessary in
crease of hanks and 'banking facilities,
in seasons Of great general prosperity,
leads to extravagant and ruinous Spec
ulation: Such increase. in times of
commercial .distress, aggravates and
prolongs the evils it was designed to
remedy.. Entertaining theserviews, I
will 'not .hesitate to 'sanction the re
.chartering et' old and solvent: banks,
whieli by.ptudent, and:carefulmanage
ment„and an' honest adherence to the
legitimatelperposei of .their creation,'
have. merited and received %the confi
• denco of the public. .:Nor will "refuse:
to . sanction the incnrporatien .of new
banks, 'when indispensably necessary
and clearly' demanded 'by the actual
business wants and interests of the ,
community in which they may be .
cated. To no other, and under no
other circumstances, can I yield the
. •
Executive consent.
To promote the welfare and pros
. perity of the Commonwealth, by few .
ulating and increasing .her finances,
economizing, her. resoorces, maintain
ing her credit, rechicing her debt, and
relieving . her people "fiern oppressiVe
t:Aation, will -be the objects of My
.al..ious desire : - find to the accom-
Ciliment of which' every energy of
utv .administration. will be directed:
•
i.ne public debtoiew exceeding forty
millions of dollars, and the annual tax,
.:lion necessary to meet the payment.
its interest. seriously . affect 'the'
eat ial interests - of the State ;
(hive labor and capital .frorti the coni
nionwealth ; prevent the extension and: = !
completion of her in,ble system of
Lducation, and the prosecution of thoEct
laudable schemes . of benevolence, -,
Which at once benefit; dignify, ark;
adorn a free and enlightened people.'
Every consideration of State pride,:
every motive of interest, require its,
reduction and speedy liquidation, by 7
every available and practicable means-.
To secure this object, - rigid economy .
in every department - of the govern- -
mem ; retrenchment in the public.
expenditures ; strict accountability
all the receiving and disbursing officers
of the commonwealth ; and an(honest
and luithful di charge of . duty, by all,
her agentS., Would contribute Muck„,
and also save millionslo the TreaSury..
'Created by the State, in :the prose-'
cution and management of her system
ef. internal. improvements—a system•
characterized by " prodigality, ex
travagance, and corrupt politi,cal
fa
votittsm"—the iFale of these improve-.
riff:nts, or at least of the muine line,
a means cif reducing this debtiles?-`,
n2wing taxation, and saving our finan-.,
credit, has for many years occu
lied the' attention-of the people and
representatives. "Bills for - the '-
sale of the' maine line have teen,
passed' by three different Legislaturel,
two of which - were approved by the .
Cr9vernors in office. The people, ow,
.e question-being subMitted'to them
i!I 1844, decided; by a large majority,`
in favor of - the sale; and yet these
wort;;, from the defective character of
the laws authorizing . the sale, the re,;
:frictions contained inthem, and from_
other causes, remain: unsold. Public
sentiment, founded" on economical, •
motel, and political considerations,
till demands, and the public welfare! •
tiff requires, their sale. :
The consideration 'to be paid, the
mode; terms, and conditions of the'
sale, ought to be cal efidly considered: "
Just and liberal inducements srould
e offered to purOasers ; whilst at
ti-e same time the people should be
:.otected against wrong and impcwi
lioa. ley avoiding: the errors of for
legislation, a sale on terms favor , -
to the State, and beneficial to. the :
- I;i:relater, may be secured.
It is vain to hope for a reduction of
the debt, and relief from taxation,
without a sale of the whole, or, art, of'
our public improvements. Incum-1
b red with debt, and taxed to support
a sy:tom, the management of which
. Las been marked with extravagance,
cXpenditure, fraudulent SPeculation, -
:.nd a reckless disregard of public
interest; the people demand relief and r
racy ;c froM these burdens. Tice press.
a'el the ballot box have .declared the : ,
impular will sulject, and that- .
will should be obeyed. -'nuty, and 'a
conviction of its prcipriety, will 'prompt'
me-to give a cordial 'support .to - thtir
accomplishipent• of this object.. :
In. this connection, and whether : a.F
! •
sale of all -or any 'of the .public
uvemetits be effected or.-not,
lithe) or reotganization - : Of the
::f Commi,loners, and the suh
qhution el some ether efiickm and
e.-ponsible system of management, are
:.I,jects WO} thy of consideration.,.
Every_meaurc.of reform. in this
E,rird, calculated to -increase the :ell . - -
riency :and responsibility of
I , ervisory power;- protect the interetits'
of. the 'State.; and protect the real or
alleged abuses, of the press:mt.-system,
will tective My approval., '• : ;
The people having in the recent'
election decided against alaw
hihiting .the 'manufacture and'sale of
spirituoui , liquors, it will become the
Lugislattrre' 'and - Executive . tO Coif=
rider what other leoislatiOn may •be>
necessary controaho evils of inter*:
perance.- , . Our present license system;
although highly penal, and :corrective
of many abuses c is' still 'defectives
The. facility 'with which' licenSes . ]arti
obtained fon the sale of , malt , : and
other liquers,ii.an• evil thardeniandti
reform. The . number of places'• irk
which these are sold,should be limited'
by law; and, no licenses :granted. unless
by the. Courts, and in the :manner-new:
required intim case - of. public inns au&
Ccncludcd un fuuitkinc
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