214q.litigI, 4 (t) 111
Tii Baumann itzfeiresn la pabllabot rimy
Tburnakf Iforslbil by 8. Wt Wow it Two Dation
per annW tb 114 , 11101;16
sar M'imaVift 01l onsolaudasivrof mbar*
tioii to.tbe pester. , •
• BPECUL 180TIOZS Inserted at if mom owl pa
line fon asst insertion. and Pm (=wpm line far
ratwoguont insertions. • • ;
'LOCAL NOTICES. saw style on reading motto/.
mow: atm n line.
ADVE=BBI[B37B will be inoortod MOM:* to
to following table of odes : •
,Iv, I tor I na l gm • I Om I In.
j . SLSO I 1001 •.001 LOD I 10.00 $
MEI
Inches j - 2.00 16A4 t LOO I 10.001 15.001 1110.00
inches I 2.501 tit 1 10.001 ILOG [30.00 lIPLOO.
incites I 8.00 1 8.50 ll .95 145.00 106.00114.00
column 16.00 114.00 I MOO I 44.00100.00 166.00
colsina2 110,00120.00130.00 I 40.00 r 66.001.1¢.00
• ti saimeisieitor's and Ithecutotom Salem. 111: Andl
toes Notion. $2 $O r liminess °MK an Da" Iper
year) $5. additional linen $1 'earth. • -
Yearly advertisers areentitledto quettestrehanges.
Transient MMi;ftniiimateninstbeland fOrteadmocs.
- All Resohniona of Assechettom ; Colannaticatlons
o f.tlmited teinedrentnal Interest, and notices of.Sas
!Wee and Deaths, eitconling teethes, are Merged
aremsper Line. • ' •
The Davit= hosing • larger etre:Wags that all
the papers In the county combined. makes Gan bast
adventsi medians in Northern Pennarisnita.
/0B PEIR ITRG of even kind. In Plain and Foe:
colors, done with neatneas and••h.
Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets. BiMeaft eistmaentiOns.
or every variety and sole, printed at the shornat
notice, The Ithroassa Moe Is well supplied nits
Power Presses, a good assortment of new type, end
everything in the Printing line as be ozecuted in
he most artistic winner and at the lowest litho.
-• TIMM Th 4 BURLY wan. - -
nrsimm cAltst
it FOWLER, REAL ESTATE
• DEALER; Nok. 278 Smith Water Street, M
eV% Illinois, Real Estate purchased and sold.
vestments madeand Moitertaaned.
May
TOHN DU EE,. BLACKSMITH,
mcmorrox, Pll., paYs plarticulsr attention to
Toning Buggies, Wagons. Weighs, kc. Tire set and ,
repairing done on.short notice. Work and chokes
guaranteed estistacterg. imam.
A wain MOS PENNYPACIOR,
HAS
S establipihed Minitel! In the TAILOICITIG
•17EIZIES3. 'Shop over Rockwell's Store. Work at
Ivory description done in the latest styles. r;-
Towanda, April 21, 1870.—t1
C S._ : IIAISSELL's• -F. i ' .
GENERAL 1
-=:- . INSURANCE, AGENCk,
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miy23'7o-1.1 • MANDA, I'4.
tNVM. H. MORGAN & CO., DE4-
w ix Stuar..-Eriverz.—Lots from $lOO hP•
wards. Also, Real Estate Agents. Land bought and
sold and money loaned. Parties desiring to lid!
Wild Lands, 'Panne. or Lots, can have a map"; of
Linda or subdivision , made at this Agency, and
property sold on &reasonable commission. Office
over Postoffice, liercur's Block, Towanda, Pa. ,!
L.
Ls. MOODY. (Dec.4"721 - RM . IL MORGAN;
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FrHE UNDERSIGNED XRCIII4
A- TECT AND BUILDEtt, wishes to . inform in;
citizens of Towanda and vicinity, that :be will give
particular attention to drawing plena, designs and
specification for all manner of buildings, private
and public. Siiperintendence , given for reaspnabla
compensation. - Office at residence N. E. corner of
Second and Elizabeth streets.
octs'7l
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W . W. GSBURY, .
R SL
ESTATE LIFE, FIRE, k ACCMENT
INSURANCE. , A 4ENCY4.
• . Office, corner of Main and State Streets, e
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March 13,1812..
.T05T.,!,.41DA. PA.
'SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS:: 1
E
g
. .
i II am prepaied, to furnish Siln-dried Doors, Saab
and Blinds of a ny, style, site, or thickness, on sho#
notice. Hand in your crrders..ten days before port
scant to use the articles, and be sere that yon sill
get doers that %sill not shrink or swell. -Terms CaBlll
on delivery. • ; " ,
, TOwanda, duly 19.1871. - GEO. F ASH. t
DAYTON & BR-OTHER;
Dealers in
WOOL, HIDES; PELTS, CALV
EOM% FURS, AC., ,
•
•
For 'which the highest cash price to paid at all ti.uua,
OfFloe in M. E. liosenfleld's Store. Main-it.,
A. DATTO,
J. E. nstibs - .} - ncir.l4.l'o. TONVA'-'7DA , Pd. 3
•
NEW FIRM!
•
NEW GOOPS, LO TT" .P I R ICES!
•
AT MONZtOETON, PA.
•
TRACY &, HOLLOTS
Retail Dealers in Groceries and Proirlitions, Drage
and Medicinea, Kerosine On, Lamps, Chimneys,`,,
Shades, Dye Stuffs, Paints, Oils, VarrdalkYankee No.!
Lions. Tobacco,_Cigars and Snuff. Pare; Wines end!
Liquors, of the best quality, for medicinal purposely
only. All Goo& sold at the very lowest prices. Pre4
4cri , f, tirm carefully compounded et all hours of the'
. •
day and night. Give us a call:
TRACY NOLLON..
7`,l•3nrovton,. Pa., June 24, 19,61-1 y: - ;
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BAKERY! CONFECTIONERY !
1
GROCERIES r , .
Tho undersigned begs leave to return tbauks to
the people of Towanda and vicinity for the very
patronage extended to him during fh.)
,casou, and at the same tine to give ttoticc that
he has addod'to his business a stuck of
BEST GI6)CERIES•
Which he ia prepared to fifer- AT THE LOWEST
P.RICEA.
lie will "Still contilkno the Baking busidess in all
branchrrS, and can fnrnish in this 116 e
.
Jn the short.elt ticn and 4
GUARAIsaILE SATISFACTION.!
E ins also fittcd Tip a'
•
• DININ. ' d
ROOM, t
~ Wh-re he-will: at all times be ready to furnish Meals
"or Lumehons at much lower rates than usual. .1
Farmers and others visiting town 'are invited lo
Fall. .
VP Parties supplied with Ice Cream, Cakes, Fruit,
rid Confectionery at sport notice. k.
Remember the place, nearly opposite the Means
House. - • ' • s
Sept.ll,'72. ' . HORACE A. COWLE9.I
TO THE CITIZENS OF PENN
SYLV.ANIA,—Your attention Is specially lei
sited to the fact that the National Banks are now
piepared' to receive subscriptions to the Capital
Stock. of the Centennial Board of 'l' inance. The
lands realized from this scoarce are to he employed
in the erection of the buildings for the International
Exhibition, and the expenses connected with the
same. It is confidently believed Batt the • Keystone
State ill be representedeby the-`name of evell citi
zen alive to patriotic commemoration of the me
hundredth bltth-day of the nation:-‘, Me share. of
stock:are offered for $lO each, and subscribers 'lllll
receive a handsomely. steel engraved Certificate :of
Stock, suitable for framing_ and preservation as a
national memorial. -
Interest at the rate of six. per cent pet annum will
he paid' n all' payments of Centennial Stock from
date of payment to-January 1, 1876. •
Subscribers *ho are not near a National Bauk
can remit a check or post-office order to the under.
signed. ' - •
FREDE. PRAM, Treasurer.
904 Walnut St., Phil a;
1 Sept 4,
MISS GRIFFIN
,
Respectfully announces to her old customers aid
the public gmerelly, that she continues the
3IILLECERY BUSLNESS,
At her old stand on PINE Eii'llEET, and that she
has a cormzrz assonTursr OF GOODS, Which eta 11
selling at her naval moderate prices
Every article VAUBAN-FED.
29. 1873.
NE'W FIRM,
HARDWARE!
The new Aim of
HOWARD RIDGWAY
lIKVE TONS OF ILI.Itr;WARE;
IRON AND NAILS,
_ •
AT WY/MUSING
.
Stoves of t all kinds; at lower priits
for cash, than any establishment In
Bradford County.
- Blabkamith's and Wagon Make 6
we want to see you
sent 30, 13-
, , , .
Gexiteemen'qf the Senate.and•Housr qf Itepre
!tentative* : I ,
1 ,
Since your last m a eetilig grivous
public calrunity, in the guise of ' a
financial panic, has visited pke °ono
tul
try; having in its train ase es of dis
asters. The industrial
.p nits and
monetary interests of the S to haVe
become greatly depressed, e wealth
of many of , her leading cipitalists
and most public spirited citizens has
been wholly'. swept: , away, the busi
ness of her corporations paralyzed,
_the machinery of her manufactories
arrested, her mineral, iron, oil, and
- other productions greatly depreciat
ed in value, and poverty and want
brought to the firesides of the hum
ble homes of thousands of her honeet
and industrious citizens, whO toil for
their daily brehd. ', To renrdy these
evils, under ', which all our industries
•
are languishing, so far las relief can
be administered by legislation, it is
barely necessary_ to suggest, should
be the first duty of your honorable
t i
bodies—a duty which I„feel'assuriiid
will be undertaken w
ith care and de
-
liberation, invoking to its ai a fail
share of humanity and the highest 'll
practical wisdom, In any easures
looking to this object it will be, my
pleasure heartily to:co-opera e.
.VINANCES.
It is ;gratifying to °bap
while many of the most an
securities in the market' we,
or less depressed during the
panic, the finances of the Sta
Aniebakeni-__exhibiting unm i
evidence of the - stability of t
credit. The folkowing. eta
showing their satisfact ory t cb
will challenge : attention :
E
, . Debi Redeemed. -
. .
i During fiscal year ending November 30,1873:
s;_x per cent. loan $1,308800 00
rive per cant. Idan '•
' 163,112:46
Cliambeniburg certificates -
.1
. 42,760 24
Total
_ r
-chug fiscal year ending Nov. 30, /873
Balance ib Treatery, N0v.30,187,2, 51482,455 01
;Receipts 7,076;723 20'
•
Daring fiscal ylear'ending Nov, 30,•1;873 :
Ordinary expense.T., • - $3,44.325 07
Loans redeemed - , t - ... 1,514,672 10
Interest paid on loans .. , ..
, - ..... 1, 533 . 029 20
•
J. E..FLENSIELNG,
Pox 511 Towanda, Pa.
Balance to 'treasury Nov:80, 1873. 1,823,151 21
•
PCI3I,IC DEBT.
- ' Funded lied. •
Six per cent. loans ' I 520,541.580 00
Fire per cent. loans 4,972.354 01
Four and a half per cent. Wane, . 87,000 00
,
t'nfrimied
Ite.lief notes in eirenlation
Interest certificates outstanding
Interest certificates unclaimed..
Domestic creditors' certificates.
Chambetsburg certificates, out
standing
The same'. unclaimed
Total public deb*, No•r. 30, 1573. 25,7!
i Bonds idSiziking Fund'
Amount brought forward $25,738,821 91
Bonds of the Peraisyliania Bail- 1
._road Company - . :5,76,000 00
Bonds of the Allegheny Valley '- I !
Railroad Company ' 3,500,000 00
' 9,200,000 00
Cali in '.tica3ury, Nor. 33, 18731 1,825,151
.24
ludelytetinca rinprovided fur...l 14,773,670 7Q
' In 1874 the receipts from alllsourc,
e,s will be $1,500,000 less than the
receipts of 1873, while the eipendi,
tures will not be' diminished. This
loss.of revenue is largely due to the
repeal oPtaxes bearjna heav,io upon
the industrial, interests of the Com
monwealth, and partly to the pros
tration of business.' The receipts .of
1875 may be about the Earner's; those
Of 18-74, but the expenditures will be
greater, - owing to the additional out;-:
lay necessary for schools, tegisle
tare and Judiciary, . under • the new.
Constitution, which will then be in
full force. Notwithstanding thisi enor
thou is decreaso in the receipt, and
increase in expenditure, it is hopeil
and'believecl, that . by the most irgid
economy in every branch of the gov
ernment •and moderate appropria
tions, the revenues - in the future Will
be sufficient to meet all the deinands
on the Treasury, and leave a balance
to 'reduce the indebtedness of the
State, - as required by j the, Constitu
tion. lam in accord with thos'e who
believe as the debt decreasesl there
should be a' correspoilding relief af
forded to thoie interests that- bear
the burden of Ita*ation; but at this
juncture I would regard any f&rther
reduction of the revenues as unwise.
In our list of taxes, however, may be
found some that are not strictly uni
form " upon the same 'class of sub
jects," and very unfairin their ope
ration, and I think, tlierefore,l a re
vision of our tax laws is now desira
ble, if not necessary. 1 -
- I
• -
k , SINKING F.,,,.' , 1
In compliance ! with ' the constitu
tional amendment of 1857, the I4egii
lature in 1858 preated nsinking fund
for the payment?of the interest on
the State debt,, and for an annual re
duction of
- the principal in:a sum not
less than $250,000 pet aitnunl. In
addition to the securities .designated
by, the amendmeni„ thh revenues ar
rising from certain taxes were assign
ed to this fund FrOm that time,
each succeeding year, the interest on
the debt has been punctually paid,'
and the portion of principal redeem
ed
'instead of amounting to $150,000;
has,grown to the immense sum of
one to two milliona Per year. The
reason is a simple 44 nei The revenues
set apart fokthe sinking fund, • by,
the natural - gxowtlir:lif . these i3pecial 1
taxes, have becomniknuallY much
larger, whiliethvgnior6mt required to
be paid on accohflt of interest, by,
reason of theregal d4crease of the
public debt, has e ryl, year become smaller, and3nAliis way the annual
: mug
credits to. they • fund have
swollen to proportiens'never Contem
plated by the original _friends' of the
measure As an, illcistration, - it is
simply necessary tol say, that the rev
ert- es flowing to this fund were last
year over half the 'entire income of
the State, or $3,500,060, while only
$1,500,000 were needed to pay the
interest on the ;deb l:. lln the, mean
time, the annual .:avenues allotted
for general purposes have beenless
than the amount o the -annual ap
propriations of the , 1 ' tore, and
the Legislature ne-er, having made
provision for the difference
~ by 'a re
construction of the revenues,
S. M. GRIFFIN.
NEW GOODS
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S. W. AI4VOID, Plibilsher• -
VOLUME XXXIV.
GOVERNOR'S MESS
Iteceip(.
ldir
Dissurstyzehts
MEI
MU
camp necessa . ritot the Treat* to
pai l the dellmencien of appropriations
out of the funds properly due to the
'sinking fund or suspend payment.
'nig condition of affairs
, rilaces the
Sinking Fund Commisidonem in an
anomalous position, from which it is
manifestly the duty •of the Legisla•
Lure to relieve them. , • . ,
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1
iThe progress of the ork of prepa
ratien forthe Centennial is realizing
fully the expectations ti. our people.
The, distinguished gentlemen charg
ed With the detailnof this vast un
dertaking are driving iealously, with
great, intelligence ' and industry,to
perfect all the: arrangements in a
manner commeMurate with the im
portant and conspicuous position our
Repnblicr...liccripies among the pa
tiona of the earth. A' becoming re
gard for" the dignity and, honor ;of
the Country, we can . hope, will now
induce the General .Government, and
all the States, to extend to the Cern!.
mission auei material aid -as will se
-o,nielt this enterprise from every pos
sibility of failure. The ;city of Phila
' delphia, Whose generosity, in differ
ent ways, in behalf of tetentennial,
has elicited commenda ion from, all
quarters, ceded to; the ,Cominission
an eligible site in the idst of her
beantiful park, whereon!, the , propoiii
ed buildings for the , eihibition, the
plans of which haVe been adopted,
are to be erected., Thiel site was for
mally transferred and kietlicated to
its special uses on the. Fourth of
Julyilast,' in the presence of a large
concourse of citizens... Upon I that
occaion proclamation Of the Presi
dent' was made, wherein, 'the celebra
tion end exhibition I were commend
ed tthe people of the United States,
ands cordial invittitiongiven to all
nations,who may be pl ased to take
part'therein. - I L
With this actthe Proj ct became a
national one, -and cooperation was .
invited and expected frdra the whole
nation; and it 'is a, pleasure to ob
serveF that the 'different States end
i
Territories are earne tly moving
n
with 'a view to such con butions as
Will place . the celebrati n not only
upon, a sound. financial basis, but
mate it a .succeasful ehibition of
their,' various resources and indus
tries.; To stamp the Centennial, how
-1 I
ever, with the character of a national
enterprise, it must receive assistance
direct and sittstantial from the Na
tienal GoVernment. ,L;Coegress must
set'the seal of its approbation upon
the' work of the ,Comthission, and
m l anifest not only, an interest in this
great undertaking, but etermina
tide that in its pro portions and
grandeur the American' Exposition
shall !eclipse all those *bleb have
preceded it in Europe, as the devel-'
opment of our resonrcei , the expan
sioniSf our grand rail ay system,
and ' the diversified emPloyment of
the arts and sciences in 11 the ace
niies Of our industryon ass those of
the old world. 1.11
Pennsylvania must no neglect this
opportunity for the - die lay of her
ridb, varied and inexhaustable pro
dticts,, nor relax her efforts to rescue
the exhibition from every mischance
to! which indifference or - distrust may
ex!Dose it It is true her contribu
qns, have been large, but she - must
not forget that the nation has signal
ly ,Ilionored her people by . &signet
ing her metropolis- as t 'e , place for
the proposed celebratio ' and she
must show by reneivede rtions that
she appreciates theldistin tion.
I
El 3
!ve that
.stantial
more
recent
e were
takable
e Stag
iement,
ndition,
1,101,672 70
8,559,178 81
$6,74,027
$25,59,931 01
$
13,019 0 00 2
4;418 38
41 67
!MEI
267 . .„2
198;887 9,3
MEI
11,1125 . ,151 24
THE NEW CONSTITION. •
_Pursuant. to an act i
of he General
Athembl2,', approved Juni) 2, A. D.
1871, the people, by a large majority,
voted in favor of ' calling a Conven-
HO tG amend, the Constitution of
i f
this Commonwealth, and lie General
Assembly; by an act ap ved April.
11, 1872, !provided fOr t e caliing of
th 4 same, and in coniplia ce with its
pri:'?visions the delegat El elected
thdreto essembled at' the tate Capi
tal; at Harrisburg , on he second
Tuesday- qf November, 18 o 2, and 'ad
jotirued sine die, on
,Sat
m rday, De
ce oer, 27, 1873. .The Tire Constitution
adopted by the Cori)mati n was sub
mitted' to the qualified lectors of
the Commonwealth, -on the third
Tn i esday of December, 18 3, And by
1 .
a pertihcate of the said onvention,
on file in the office I of- th Secretary
of ;this -Coxnruonwealth, it appears
253,560 votes • were give for, and
and 109,19,8 votes agains . the New
CoU3titution.
In the schedule of the New Con
stitution it is provided t i at' it shall
take effect on the , first da • of Janua
ry 1874. In the act ailing the
Convention, it is provide. that the
returns of the votes .c: ,t, 'for and
a,,iitillst the New Constitu on, "shall
be opened, counted and p i bliehed as
the returns for'Gth'ernor : re now by
law counted and' published,"' : and
when So ascertained an , Certified,
"the Governor shall decla e by proc
lamatien the result: l of the election."
The COnstitution of 1838, as well as
r,
the New Constitution, pruvidea "that
the returns of every e ection for
Gpvernol., shall be seal d up and,
transmitted to the seat f govern
ment, directed to the P sident of
the Senate, who shall ope and pub
lish them in presence - of the mem
bers of both Houses of ti e General
.4ssembly." • 1 ,
The Constitutional Con ention the
last day or kts session, .assed the
following preamble and r .solution :
' " Wririm4q, It appears .3 , the re
turns of election in the sereral coun
ties, of i,the State, held on Tuesday,
the ,16th day of December. A. D.,
1873, that the New, Constitution has
been adopted by a majoty of quo
hundred and; forty-fou r thownd
three hundred - and sixty-two; there
fore,
• : Resolved, That His Excellency, the
Governor, be - inforMed by the Presi
dent of the Convention, o the result,
and that he be respectfully requested
to issue his proclamatin thereof
without delay.' ii
I respectfully call you attention
thereto, that there may be no unnec
essary delay in'the, counting of :the
vote cast for and against the New
, Constitution t that I may in conform
ity with the, provisions f the act
calling the Convention, aid in nem
pliance with the result:thou of the
Convention, promptly is : .0 the pro
per proclamation
it be-
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ME
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The New Constitution having been
epProved by ..a very decided majority
di the people, it is expected that all
citizens will yield cheerful obedience
to its behests, and unite to, strictly
and faithfully enforee its provisions.
4Opich day's experience reveals
the ibethode of administration, the
o,onviction grows ;stroiger 'in 10 .7
mind that good government depends
not so much Upon written, b.ws as
upon, the - disposition of the
. people
to comply with the demands of the
laws, and the determination of , those
delegated to entente them, to see
that their 'mandates are enforced.
Reform,'it will be conceded, cannot
be obtained by mere constitutional
enactment, nor by surrounding offic
es and A inists! with additional re
,
atraints. ! '
The world's history from the'earli
est ogee heti shown that no cede of
laws, however, comprehensive dr re
strictive, will evade mares ingenuity,
if bent 'un overstepping ;their
bounds, en dwise and necessaty as
the proviiions of-the new Constitu
tion may he they will never secure
toe ends 'designed unless sustained
bit% strong; active, healthful and in
telligent sentinient that will interest ,
itself in,pithlic affairs. It will not
snifice to enact that integrity and
fitness are essential qualifications for
office, unless the Pepple see to it that
none without these qualifications are
selected. 'lt is !the indifference and
inattention of electors to their pri
rdaty politico duties, connected with
'nominations, and elections, that de
sPoil the law of its sanctity, and at
lord security to those who wilfully
.disobey its requirements. Men do
not falfillTheobligations of. citizen
ship!by merely enjoying the: piotec
tiOn our institutions afford. To, per-
Orin his Whole! duty to the State,
every citizen should actively engage ,
hi political c oncerns when the recur
ring! elections invoke his attention
and iaterference. In our system of
government every man entitled to
vote is invested' witha grave public!
tips I, and if; through indifference or
neglect, ho fails to discharge the sa
ezied!duties 'it imposes, he is almost
as culpable es the other who deliber
atelY violatee the law. With this new
departuro; in lir organic law, let
there- also be an accompanying zeso
lution on the part of all good !citi
zens 'that they will attend diligently
and Conscientiously to the selection
of, men for ;office whose, dignity of
character and intellect will be an ad
equate guaranti that the new Con
stitution Will be safe in their keep
ing. 1
!Upon the Present Legislature! de-
volves a dOty involving great,care'
and labor, :and which if discharged,
ae I believe it will be, with a proper
re acid for t the publio.interest, !will
redound td its credit and honor. To
yon is committed the important t
of! niOulding- exiiiting regulations into
conformity with `the change about to
be inaugurated in the fundamental
law of the State! -Bring to the Per
formance of this I high and responsi
ble ditty all the Wisdom you posies%
direst youtselves of all selfish consid
ertiOns, devote time and thought to
th work, and with the New Consti
tution as yotir constant guide, build
uri a good Symmetrical system
of la s, and let us tar as it lied in :
oar ability; start! the . State forward
tiPonjher futnre career, clothed With
atnple Owen; to extend her enter
prise and fulfill her great destiny.
TonnotheZ consideration I invite
mentattention.! All special enact
are not necessarily bad laws,'
while it may be equally aceepted as
hike atoll general enactments are
not good laws. II enjoin, upon the
people of the! whole State increased
vigilance iii4theirl watch over all leg
islation. AttSmPts will doubtless be
mide!to obtain special objects thro'
the instruMeritality of , general laws,
which, while they may benefit one
interest orloeality, might prove very
oppressive:to 'others. Let every" citi
zen' who has the interest of the State
at heart lendhie assistance to the
Legislature and Executive, to detect
and frustrate Such schemes
! j SCHOOLS.
The interesting report of the Su
perintendent I of Common-,SchOols
will command your thoughtful at.
tention, because of the important
subject of which it treats and the
many valuable suggestions, it con -1
tains., Pennsylvania, it will be oh-'I
served, is Malting decided progress
in the cause of education, increasing
the number Of 'schools, enlarging
earch !year the sphere, of instruction,
extending the, time within which
schooling' may be obtained, and stip;
plying more of the conveniences 'e
cessary for the comfort and he lth
of scholars and teachers. For years
hi this State, doubts of the, practica
bility of a system of public schools
beset and enri . pled the cause of edu
cation, bilt judicious and car4ful
management as happily dissipated- I
all this mistrust, and our people are
now united in the conviction of the
utility and wisdom of free and uni
versal education. Those concerned
in the aduiimstxation of publidafftiirs
are expected to devote to ,the vital
problems Of eduCation the time and
consideration they deserve,
.anl
have lie deubt the present. • la-1
tura will look into and provide, r m
tegi
edies for ',many of the deficien les
that still exist in our present:, sl
system. Prominent among th uds- .
teeth is the leek of proper training
and otherinali fi catiods of the With
ers of the echoobs. • ",Of the 15,603
teachers
,;receiving certificates Ito
teach during the year, only
g, 374i:dire
found to hare* thorough know ge
of rerdin writing, arithmetic, 'geog
raphy and grammar, and that pryy
tical preparation for , their piefesmon
which insures success," is ; the start
ling
ling declaratiOn made by the Si -
intendent of tiouunon Schools. ..r,re
must certnirilY be a radical change in
in this rv'ard if we would have our
children attain even the rudiMents
of an ordinary education. The im.'
comity of establishing Normal schOols
wherein students are specially 4
fied and trained for teachin: ja i
cowl's:666ly !shown in these .' ' -
tics, and it is ft gratification to is riv
that twelve of these useful iniditti=
tions have been erected or are in
process •of erection ' in various;
of the State, and when ' all am . •
niched with an able corps of init . '
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tore, w e confidently h. ' the
graduates *era= will lar V, cone
tribute to supply this At need
of good and competent. teaera. To
afford some inducement, ho ver,.to
teachers to prepare theme I es for
the duties of their* profess On, and
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some assurance:
of the pubhU appre
ciation of the difficult; reSonsible,
and delicate work they,perform, I im
satisfiedlhey should • receive lumens
ed compensation. I,' '
Dissatisfaction exists also • and com
plaint is made - about the Irequent
changes of school books, entailing
!xpense upon parents, gn! 1/bitrt
mg. pupils to novel and perplexing
methods of acquiring Jeanne that,
mystify more than they instinct,
' :There seems to be an urgent de
mand for more training of al teohni
cal kind, that willfitchildrenor me
chanical pursuits and the p etical
l a
duties of life. i suggest , th retort
that school boards be autho zed to
make provision for giving instruc
tion in industrial and „ :,,, .ical
drawing, both in diy ' •". ening
schools; also that •
schObls b: estab
lished wherein trades may . : aught,
or arrangements made'
,for :, ch in
struction in connection with :etioOls
already established, so tha skilled
mechanics can be graduated,jund the
principle inettleated- that' the q is no
thing ungraceful or 'undignified in
honest or hard labor, and at the
handiwork of the skillful artii in will
confer in , the future as noble' a title
as any to be achieved in profeisional
callings.
• More thorough examinatio of the' '
subject strengthens me in the) onvie
tion that the State must ado p some
mode to compel the attend ce of
those children whose parents ! O re un
willing or unabie - to allow th it off
spring to avail themselvesl of the
benefits our school system ffords.
The solution of this imports ques
til
tion-presents grave difficulti s, but
I hope to see them. all surmininted.
Some plan must be devised WI snatch
these children froria the Caitser of
idleness and crime to which) igno
rance will conegn them. Byllar the
greater portion ; of the inmates of our
penitentiaries never attended schools
or had the advantages of edneation.
Is moderh civilization unequallto the
task of rescuing the children li d the
indigent and the criminal from such
a fate ?
The views expressed in the 1 eport
of the Supexintendent of Ce mon
Schools upon this very point, , em
brace, in my opinion, 'a'feasible plan
'to secure the attendance at school of
every child in the State, and I ear
nestly solicit - your censidera . ,i'on of
that part of his report, with the
additional etigetion, that when
these poor or vagrant children are
gathered into schools or homts, that
the industrial plan be 'engrafts upon
the conduct of these institntibns, so
that those taught may , also acquire
useful trades. Observation shows
that a man thoroughly acquainted
with a trade is , secured againstpany
of the temptations that open the
doors of the , prison to great numbers
whose hands are unskilled and who
are unused to any steady or I exact.
ing likor. 'ln the able and cOmpre
hensive report of the Inspectors • of
of 'the Eastern • 1 Penitentiaamong other details of value
f0r 1872,
r; cl
is found this significant state ent:
thtitnf The 240 convicts admitted to
the prison during the year 18'1, 90
per cent. had never been appreticed
and 56 per cent. had never att nded
school. These, figures are eloq ently
i
and painfully suggestive of thisi rela
tiens indolence and ignorand :, bear
td crime. '
No act of the State ever s• ured
her tuore honor than that hich
pledged ;her people to the ca and
education of the orphans of tke sol
diers' who fell in her service, and no
part of her policy has reflectOd so
finch credit upon her people Ids the
fidelity with which they hav i I been
redeeming that promise. The gene
rosity which former Legislaturea
have displayed in providing for the
maintenance and instruction of these
orphans will now, I 7 am persUrided;
bespeak for them like consideration
and favor. I feel constrained also to
renew my proposition that;
measures should be taken to fa
these children with trades.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES]
Daring the past year the, gentle•
men composing the Board of Piblic
Charities halre fulfilled the import
ant trust committed to their care
with their wonted fidelity and zeal.
The results of their labors Olearly
demonstrate that true philexithphy,
well guarded and directed, ca ne of
great practical . service to the State.
The numbers of the , criminal,lpaa
per, insane and other defective, 'clas
ses that are in ;some degree detnd
ent on public support, must ays
be large, and the problem
Of caring for these multitudes' ;in a
way todecse their number I and
so add to the ree productivelorce the
community, is one which addresses
itself with great force to the :tten,
of the Legislature. • '
rumNs. • _ 1
In the light 'of the reports O the*
Board of Public Charities and Prison
Inspectors, and of my own in ' esti
gation, I am firmly of the belief that
the system of commutation wit reby
the term of a prisoner is shortened
by reason of his good conduct,, has
been productiie of reformatol re
spite. By ezlinination, also, : am
possessed of this other 9,:iviarion,
that for the purpose of awakening
the self-respect, of a prisoner, and to
provide him with some incitement to
good behavior and industribus 'hab
its, every inmate of a_ prison should
be instructed in a trade. When com
petent to do the work belonging to
his particular ' trade the convict
should then receive while in prison
as compensation for his labor, al por
tion of his earnings, to be given to
his family if necoessitous, 7 or.if he has
no family, to be reserved for big own
uses when released. Accustomed in
this way to toil for those .dependent
upon his support, - the prisoner, when
liberated, ' will , be _ apt to awry ! into
life the skill and, habits of incytstry
thus. acquired, and make of lunuielf
a useful citizen. Society is 143 i 'Finch
interested in the reformation 'az in
the .punishment of the criminah•and
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exprience i shows that teaching, him
'a bade *asibutes Le thatend. •
maim now
The bospitalsfor the insaue,Under
the conte3l of the State, are steadily
accompliihing the "beneficent work
tor. which they are 'intended. The
hospital at -Harrisborg has been : full
during the whole year, and at 'the
time of the last report the - inmates
were Considerably in excess of the
number that can be pro pe rly cared
for in this institution. The building
will have to undergo s series'of re
piure and improvementa to Make it a
safe and' comfortable home for those
placed there for treatment.
The hoepital at Danville has been
in operation about a yeir, and at the
latest report had. 100 patients, and
'at the, rate eV- which, 'patients have
been admittettovill have more than
its complement before another year
has elapsed. It is desirable that the
additional wings for this hospital
should be pushed-forward to comple
titan at th,e earliest possible day to
*vide for those .greetly in need of
accommodation. 1 -
To insure the delicate and peculiar
treatment tequired for the insane,
too much care cannot be exercised to ,
prevent these hospitals from , becom-'
ing crowded. -
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The corn ndssiohers I appointed un
der the act approved Aug. 18, 1873,
to select a site and build a hoipital
for the insane of the ten north-west
ern counties of the State, fixed upon
a property at Warren as the 'most
eligible for the purpose, and their se
lection has been approved. This
property contains 330 acres of. land,
300 acres of which are arable'=land
.andicost $33,000. The niimbeis of
the insane in the north-western sec
tion of the State, who imperatively
require the accommodations to be
furnished at this hospital, admonish.
us of the necessity for the immediate '
construction of the buildings;
THE CRIMINAL MANE
The suggestion of the , committee
of the Medical. Society of Pennsyl
vania, appointed to, prepare a armo
rial to the Legislature in reference
to-the proper care and treatment of
insane criminals, which will be sub
milted to you, merit your respectful
consideration. The hardship • and
impolicy of associating this class of
the insane with those sent to hospi
tale _for medical and moral treatment
must occur to every rational 'mind.
The restraMts necessary to secure
the few criminal insane in every hos
pital bear with like rigor upon all
the oceupantS, to many of whom the
unusual confinement is extremely
hurtful, while it is olsionti that if the
ordinary discipline is observed this
criminal class are liable to escape
and renew their depredations 'upon
society. Nor do the intimate 'rela
tions that must exist between the in
nocent. and the criminal insane when
confined together improve the mor
als of the former, while some sensi
tive minds among these poor unfor
tunates feel degraded by enforced
contact with those who have been ex
pelled from society'font their crimes.
It seems to be the duty of the, State
therefore to provide for the aaparhte
confinement of the criminal insane.
STATE BANKS,SAVINGS FUNDS, TRUST CC/M
-LA:v-IES. •
• I still adhere to • the principleS laid
down in the Millinburg and Wood's
Ran vetoes of last session. Recent
eventshave demonstrated , the neces
sitinf, fixing proper limitatiOns to
the powers conferred on these mon
eyed corporations, and have afforded
a practioal illustration of the, wisdom
of rigidly confining them to objects
that are recognized by the - people as
distinctively belonging to such insti
tutions. When - ir bank of discount
is permitted-to become also a savings
fund, a trust company, an insurance I
company, to buy and sell real estate,
and to have the rights and privileges
of a building association, it is ditl ,
cult to determine what are its legiti
mate functions, or what security a
community has for the' safety of its
deposits. I have always entertained
serious doubts as to the propriety of
banks of discount paying interest on
deposits, and am niMseconvinced that
this pernicious practice should be
prohibited. - Money will always flow
to banks paying interest on , deposits,
and the large surplus thus aggregat
ed seduced by attractive offers is sent
to the great money centres where it
gives more impulse to • speculations
while the sections from which it is
drawn suffer hi all their enterprises
from-the higher rates they are com
pelled to pay for the money remain
ing at. home. *This
„system. of pur
chasing deposits was confessedly one
of the principal causes of the'fman
dal crisis of 1857, and of this- year.
When' banks have large deposits on
call,"and have their loans on time, in
the event of any great stringency in
the money market, disaster is almost
inevitable.
Within a few years many
_State
banks have been chartered, with the
captivating names of savings banks,
designed to attract deposit& These
banks and-savings funds are entirely
distinct in organization and purpose,
and should never be associated in
their ' management. The I one lis a
bank of discount, intended to supply
the wants of business; the other is
simply a repository for peoPle'snion
ey, limited to small amounts to ' each
individual, the aggregate? of the
amounts thus received tobe invested
in mortgages on unincumbered prop- ,
erty worth double the ainoimt of the
mortgage,and in secure pu E lie stocks,
in safe proportions. A b k is con
ducted with the - avowed object
,of
benefit to its' stockholders; a savings
fund is preimmed.to be mnaged en
lit
tirely in the 'interest of i epositors
among the laboring elasseip, or those
of limited meanaand liusinesti quali
fications, and , the essentiallrequisites
of which are such prudence and safe
ty in the dispoeition of the funds as
will best enhance their vai n for the,
benefit of these classes of epositor&
Meniiin charge of ,' go fends
v
should have no person' ends to
serve; sbotdd be .above t mptation,
and receive their highest eward in
the good accemplished-by dosing a
saving habit which, once f aed, leads
to prosPerity. . II
The 'objects of trust c.ompanies
should ,be equa lly spesifiel and well
defined. Somg of , pose -*ponies
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are invested with very* extensive pow
ers, are th e de lories*of !immense
Bums of more and charged with the
keeping and management of, vast and
imnortanti trust& I. It should be the
duty of the State to see that their af
fairs are administered with fidelity,
not only to the individuals who con
fide in theii management, bit to the
public ' wh°=interested inj the se
curity
and stability of these imps! ,
nies - as barriers 't° wild speculation
and its consequent financial INII#CI3.
Allow me to suggest, therefore,
that all State banks, savings funds
and trust companies he made subject
to the exammatien of a cOmrnittee
appointed by'proper authority ; that
these institutions be required to pub
lb& quarterly statements ! under
oath, of the amount of their assets
and liabilities and the names of their
officers; that by a general law I their
stockholders be made personally lia
ble for dotible the amountof la w&
held by them; and that theyLbe com
pelled to have constantly in their
vaults a- cash reserve of ten per cent.
of their net liabilities. These exaMi
nations, reports and restrictions can
not be hurtful to *institutions of 48-
' tablished credit and `high character,
while they tvill disclose tEe uniound
ness or mismanagement of thetse thrt
ortOit not to exist, I I '.
, INSURANCE. 1 1
The Department, established by an
act approved April 4, 1873, Ifor the
supervision of the insurance interests
of the State, went into operation on
the first Monday of May list. By
the terms Of this act the Department
is self-snstaining, and in no way a
burden upon, the public treasury.
While Pennsylvania can 'vast of
some strong and shbstantial insur
ance companies it , must be acknowl
edged that!the want of system in the
organization and inanagement of
these cOrpirations, and the reekless
manner in which the Legislature has
granted aPecitir- charters, together
with the entire absence 'of restrain
ing supervision, have introduced de
fects that Cannot be.too soon rerne
died. ' The' capital with which' fire
insurance companies have been per
mitted to begin, and continue busi
ness, is in Most eases entirely inade
quate, andd immediate steps should
be taken to place insurance in ' this
State upon ',a firm and enduring foun
dation. To this end, I' reeommend
the enactment of a law providing for
the organization" and regulation of
insurance companies, 'both fire' and
life, sihich shall require tircertain
amount of capital qui a prerequisite
to commeneebusiness, and designate
the kind of investments to be made.
It may alsoi be advisible to. ,compel
companies already organized to have,
within a reasonable time, the entire
amount of their nominal capital act
ually paid in and invested in good
securities. ;Fire insurance, excepting
that conducted within . a limited
sphere upoh the purely mutual plan,
requires capital, . and this capital
should be actual arid not in the illu
sory form Of stock notes Taking in
to consideration / the enormous sums
paid annually Eby the' citizens of this
State in the shape of premiums to
insurance 'companies_ they have a
right to demand the largest measure
of protection against recklessness and
fraud. -
The operations of the-Fish Com
missioners have excited a 'lively in
terest among on people, on, account
Of the noveltyof the enterprise and
the benefits'to arise from the success=
fed prosecution of their labors. i ,
Fish cultrire, it is now conceded , - I - ,
has passed beyond the realms of ez
periment„.and its success in 'the hi
tnre is only to , be measured -by the
wants of,onr peop . le and the capacity
Of the streams, rivers and lakes of
the country; 1 ,
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Pennsylvania is singularly blessed
in the snperior advantages she pos
sesses ' for the cultivation of fish.
Abounding I in ''waters admirably
adapted to their needs, in the insect
and other fOod they supply, there is I
no reasonable obstacle in Stocking
our rivers and streams with inflamer
able and delicious fish of various arid
evert rare kinds.. i 1 1
The worklassigned to the Cptalllie
sion has been diligently pursued 'and
promises substantial results. , Avail
ing themselves of the nit) of , 'Mr.:
Seth Greenrs patent, the Commis
era Succeeded in hatchingj at New
port, Perry County, where the water'
is peculiarly fitted for the purpose,
ab0ut...2;700 1 ,000 shad, which we
turned into the Juniata river, at thrt
point. 2,60* black bass were also
distributed in the Susquehanna, Le
high and &thirds 'rivers during the
months of July and August last, aid
through the kinkness of Prof. Spen
ser F: Baird, 'United States Fish,
Commissioner, 27,000 California sal- .
mon have been planted in the Sus
quehanna and its tributaries. Tie
bass are notimigratory fish and are
very, prolific.: Two or three hundred
vine' placed in , the SuSquehanna,
near Harrisburg, in 1870, - _and the
rapidity with which they multiply is
manifest in I the . peat numbers of
this beautiful and choice fish that
now are: found in the river io Hit
vicinity. I .Pi
The law of 1873 authorizing t he
Fish CommiSsion, directed that for
fish -ways shunld be conracted at
different dams on the • Snsqnehanna
and Jnniatai river; so , as Ito' enable
shad, on their spring incursions from
the sea, to make the ascent Of these
streams. The question whether shad
will ascend 4n artificial, way is still,
however, a mooted.one: and enconn
teri.ng this doubt, the commission, in
the exercise of what_will be deemed
a sound 'discretion, concludi3d to
erect but one fish-way, and that at
the Columbia dam. This nwqr is 1 2 0
feet long b' 60 feet wide, is very
gradual on 4e incline, and made as
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nearly co formable as ; possi
ble to natural ways over which Shad
do undoubtedly paw, and will afford
a practical test of this experiment.
If ' in the spring it is found
~€4tad do
pass up this fish-way,',-the others.re
quired by law 'will be constructed
without debiy.-, I
The hatching-house erected by the
CommissionSrs, near Marietta, and
supplied wit 'water from an hiex
haustibki siiing,lis said by those fa
Milisz with the subjeUt to be complete
in , its . arraUgemf r atts and furnished
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tbdse of' l ennivlvaiii with
la view ' obtain frbni their ir spec-
It#el3ta ' ch CdeCuirent 11.2igislal,
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on as '' l tp . Mote :9iiii shad
d oth eries ill the 'De, liovarS
'vet, a o har (Mize the .• laws
' f the t tea if as to prti tit is
entlict of 'a thorl y. l 'Any Siaggei r
Lions tin f ro thee , confence,
9ind sub 'i 't to ye t ut. actio4i tVill, I
;mat, bit ctfulli consideti34: '
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OF, AVSTM! , , !I,
) rt of !fie Comm ssioner
- a d tatist " ics ' for the! cur. (
In ra4iig ",n-aany righmer
$
,13 will bp . read wit ',. iiiter ;
p' ' iiation of this tiiefil
ve imited period has, o
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In ed it from nick g ' any
i ye tigatipti l s, but Isnengh
one to denionstrilel, the
f r 1 'such( a dep ittnent
I.r ice ; it cnit render t ming 1 continuon lyi t e 'pep=
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e f our 1 iL'eionrces, Ittade,
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in P roremerits, and the vari
:.: • ' f education a d: , en-I
•n in our'ididst. . , I
rein akil . er, eated w thi the
I v -'•
.jeet, of investigati gi the
:f la r ancVcipital, toldis
-1 canisii of the freque :t Icon
edii el ..plOYers'and tiloy-1
:le* . e what I shar , Ilabori
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pro: esii and prosp , 04. of
to e amine with a iew to
adjn:tment the qne 'lien 6f,
.d, t. compare, an Colleet
wil fford a better under
if th. dtityrof the . tate
,to
' . lc 'sus having i' ' iriew
)• tie% jimeliorati n and
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ah. aid Cpnimand ; publ i c
hen ..e cOnsider h w ;nu
e these classes in thi iCeni
,hc..• varione are th l'Fkelds
ber, and Iliew mac 1, they
' 'b i n - . I tci develo , and'
k:sent l grand ind titie.4.
connection; the pr 7 , etY
Census, taken in 18 re-
itli great force. me of
the . - 18,78,
The
if Labe
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eve deta
t. The
.itbin a ,
arse, p
itensiv
as bee
necessity
and the se
ple by :
knowled:
internal
4tis proc,
lightenm
This b
special a
pelations
COver the
t6Sts bet
end; to d,
hge in th
t e State
i 4 prope
vines, a
fts that
s riding
t l e Übe)
t t eir pro
h ppiness
[No mor
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s.ppori, - -
therms a i
Menwealt
for' their 1
have rem
b 1 ra up o
4 this
o laState
gents itsel
the Minos
t 1 Cetite
Ote most
tin puss
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i portahce iat in
i l
in al I year, we shoul
rable and recant in ~
Op 1 Of the extent
ilndlproduCts, ; and f
f oar labor, agric lb
rial intere sts,' that a
e WOrld wi, th all ou eat
lleids, and thus epa
or I 'the expansion , f bi
edininerce. 1
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x.riloNAL I
II I G E AItD. Ii i
. 19n of the new mili a law
tpparent lin the in' eased
f the several corn '''adds,
thuAastic spirit a oused
rc i l.ps. Rigid insp. tiOnS
)n ' acted by the A ' atant
d the companies ' hot
4..quirenients of tle law
o . ' ptlyi, disbande I Still
• ... ' g and- Satis : dory
' a expected ho t .' the
' a new system i nring
y : ar, and I _invo , :
the
aI to renewed e to to
e.. bieney Ar i a Perf ' t its
li:t it may dese : ..he
a' d support the publie
I
cll ng-to, extend, a I d Ibe
t 3 ! mat / State who , slife.' r
r ' ia, some future, 1 risie
I ' pon the charae " and
tizen, so l diery. ,
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^TE AIiSMUL. 1 I
The St I ke, having .4mrchaS the
roperties , In' joining the 1 . pitol
fyounds,, it a_vieiv to theirf xterii
soon, I rec ' n 's end the removal l the
arsenal, si tia e thereen, and it Mirth
niaproprint on be made to, pure ase a
4 to and,er 'at an arsenal in so
,e O i th
Or locality. L I he service requires; a
kt - aiding o ,ti is 4i 0 .1 3 , ,and the Oost of
the repai the / presentl arsenal
would pro ' a l ly be egtial to ti t he ex
pense of er thug a new on c e, wlile
tbe beauty symmetry of it 1 , prib•
l park will e greatly . mbar', • d lb:
t
t e remo a of all / buildin : : 1 ftor
tat porti h f,the groundal [ '
,
1 ER MADAME. ,
1
our atte ti is particularly
ed to tba ' tof I the report
4djutant eral which refe :
le off th b and piirchasa o
ate for a lip der ;Magazine .
itty of Ph il l idphia, with a .
on that t ' ew site; be sold,
count of i a ,
' tnei3a, for the i
ilses desiee and ; the id'
reason'rth it. Wald a newllm.
Would entre th 3 State to an
of at leas t Is 2 The parti
ing-poWd r,' der any proper
tiona im 4 by the , city ant
'f .Philadegi a, will doubtles:
' vail the les of' the phi
' rect rito iti uses or magaz
1
tbeir own in 'the State will 1
relived o a barge vihiel, !ma
after be t a use of, the dest
Of propert ; d a I conseqiiere
1:1r. dams ea. ' . I 1 -
i
id, ludas'
gnaint t
tidies ail
le' way
',ide and
The witi,
iajalready
efficiency I
asid the en
a ong.the t
. ve been ec
I:i t
neral, _ i
eetiOg t e
ve been p
mure enc n
results m y
operation f
the ensnin
National. ct
increase it i
discipline, tl
confidence
4'.e ' now, i
sorthy of hl
ty and ho 61
4}
'fiay- dew . ) d 1
- dor of b rl
i 1 1 r
_ DPRTM
i
1 1 '
of the Surveyor Gener
-1 ~.
and • very sptigac
f the business and con 7
I: l ,eper - ,tment. , ' Attention
le, valnable tang estions
Fence ItO granti g wai
t
ey lands and t e /,ert-,
i in th on e i rig efa h th t
. of i:n p 4 ile t - i e s in lti p 2:
i m in po g
i i s ta h n o ce wn
to by lii e i s i rie ttrg ri e -,
ece o s:a l Ty ;
31ini to I :e: co ette n r i.
those holdin 1 titles,
eto your =OM on
1 /
Ocnci, : 801,v5T. ' I 1
r i m
itnnnl address, znentipia
the rich deltoids of =n
n
every part of the dom.
and a suggestion !offered
i be , our, eariestlaiin to
Et
i d
extent of esti depos
them ai'railab, e Arid pro -1
O rovide the highest pos•I
,Nil ge of the chaul t etei
on of our relnablel miner;
, 'n fi rst inatitutel a tttor.
li. cal sttivey -under 1 the
, . f gentlemen whom eel
,. ente Will be a EitlirMleit
1 . .T t the Work will bie pr,oo
-
rpm it To, attain tkin - de- , 1 1 i . .
, -
Tbe!rep.st
iz l
41 give s a et
try eihi it
1. ition of i
la eaNd t :
made in p e
!ants to cm •
4lrrgement i 0
tioh, boti , b
"race to i
proteetio . ;
fr;:an the!
tObject is o
afi# 3 0 0 r
*end the st
tiideratio
' i
1 In my .
‘ as made}
' raki,&
onwal
at it ith ,
eteriin
4 am], m'
r w ive.
'blb ;Ina '
d locat 1
a nsh
. h 1
ng , I . .
PtiPeirsl
lentifm, at
arrant;
l int' lierf
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44v/ince.
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NUMBi 33
1 'li ' , e 8 for
on 4:4 1
I : :.# .. • spp •,..
t. Th = 'Cispao--
- ifi u# lo thiliProli
t"i . -
Eptuag fish - 1:014 38
o
4 '
ih
eif*rgeelene i if i re-
Fish mOkiesi 1 p l i ers . of
!mat had 11 , , VAreir
If er - -
it
r I
II
=I
• - ' .1
-• ea _ land;
MCOIOI 6 / 6 4 A :' -; /Ogied '-inirv.3l
of the! Staeibe • • • ana dt •th e '
a
peof'v , ,'-• ,„, 'o]te
.'m H•., a tine or_ perti
- * geOeTen ' -;' -'' g
iv at differint
; fere and locali -. •- n• - under-a
:tend the nacessi a. • effilri slimy ,
•ad 'under,'„Whose t , a • , , a s. it shalll
a•a cod 'the coMmissioriL to ,
. trve . iiratnitortidi ' `a '', tie' have the
~ a of ! a, gee mix: , t .who -.shall
receive, Stich ceni ea. . a aaa 'loi May
• be fixed 'ogler.. A ''' i''' ''• ' .-
''' - F -
. Thiniurvefsh4:Ml a be made to elm
. brine o:chemical a y . ihrof,_ the 4if
erent Ws and sub -. . •of the'State.
and a Simple =din :. 1 gibli A iw a;
• °11111°1 ; 4 h n ili d b eeeri ar 'l , : :a ' in .'-of
g co ih m e m . je ' m unit7
. y gather Some, - a y comprehend- •
principles- to iPtide them •in - the,
altivation of: their j land, se as Ito
ocii
prevent, its iinpoi . a a ... ent and in
crease ta. praduptise a mans.. I!. ~.
a , ai• ' ,
-- i 1 icaunwni , a a infs.. • •,. • .
The' late 'Governor . Wi'lliant l g..
lottnallten in ; his annual message in
il l inuary, 4851, adiised Ilie"collectien
a d arrangement for' yublication 'of
tfir
larcao body of original papers in
e Sit4i:pepartinent connected with
our Oleniaf and i itOvoultionary •
history . i ;-: , 1
~
lwape r erilanae with , his - advice .a n
apt was , passed, • and! during subse
quent
acts re
suppleinent
ary acts ere.passed; Which retained
eyentriall in the publication . Of ; 'the
hivairuibl . , reposito4 'of l Pennsylva
nia histo ry, known as lbe• ; •Tolonio,l
Beeordiii,' and , "PerinsOlvania Archi
yie The !nu - mutes of .:the Board of '
War arid B•avY Board • -conld "not at
.t e date;of that publication be found,'
Et_i4d hail.OnlY l been 'recovered sines'
tbe _coinntiencement i of my official
irto m. 1 T ey cover ! an :importaat
iod of ur tevolutionary history,
a d area ccompareed by • -vouchers
a d cozies ndenco; lincluding mag
tPr rolls o • soldiers and the names , Pf
oflicers; m 'nes and vessela of 'the
Pennsylvania Colonial navy.,' H .
!As these minutes and accorayinY- '
ing doannieats • are , valuable in' an
historical Point of !: ; view, and 'the
Carilonial 1 Records Sand Archives in-:
coniplete, withonf tlfem, I respect:-
fatly calll ” the - attention of the
Alisenibl7 to the p . ropriety of pub-
lis frig and press g: them. ,• ',
.
. AurrucAm "rummer?. CCIMPARY. 1
~ I 7 f I
he American steamship company,
an enteiprise• in , Which our, com
mercial and industiiid interestss • are
so IlargelY leoncerned,'May now -be
considered an • assured success. Tile
beautiful l urid :capacious steamers cif.
the company have been- making the
paasage;of the ocean - ' in _ the same
ti eas those of the a old arid estab-
Vs ed lineal and j the number of pee
segers and the freight carried , sr;
ate dily onl the increase. Philaddl
-3,
phis is Out indirect communication
with -Europe, through the medium of
a 1 ne of 1 splendid i,teamersopf her
ow , and ,frora this 'ime''ta new* iiii-:,
pu se will b given- to her commerce
that will be felt in every channel of
:
,rs' e thrOn bout the State. . ' ' a
• , - • ' t
! - I PARDOISB.'
' . ] • -
year's expe ri enc e in the exercise
, f 'the 1 , pardoning I power hak
l
firmed me in the. opiii
-expresed, -in n 2 - inani -iii,
_ ._•
A)
may - - __ignyb.
i itis — nnwise and Unjust to hU,
)o e this' eitponsibiliq upon a single
n ividnid. , The iin,ortunities of
listressed relatives, itfe personal aPz
petds of reell of charac.er and repu-
T d
tation; the inconsiderate { and 'xr!-
di ' riminat mane 1p; which , peti
tio sure i3i nets by esponsibh3 pai
tie , the , ab enee of rotesta in alynot
ev;ry cat4;adthe d proportion - ,b -,
tw en the o ence algid, the pentilti s
frequentiT irnPosed; !ai l +) all- calcula -
ed toezeharrass andiprevent a right
concliiiior I When it is considered,
alio- that, i n ll • Executlys
plifation : lis forbidden
(Is
sympathies, while _los
presumed t be procf
nur and fa ehood; tl
of is situation can. h'
cei i _ ed. - . J . .
ft has been my constant endeav r
to balance iconsidenstely- theinteres
of society and the cl 'gra of huma -
sit
its
ity ? to sift earefully tel el evidence pr -
seated, and, o arriv at a determin -
; ton after a the Means of inform -
tion had be ti exhar i ,sted. To do -
.1
pas . s this la ter end, it 1 has been th
practice to rocure, the views of the
Judge and ,attorneys -iof the' court
who tried the offenders, and almost
in ariably haVe thei pinions infin
en ed mi, d r c i tision. Ai: T ended her ,;
wi h will he found report of th
pa dons 7 ted , si - • g the '
yeer.-1
FOIItST -
I .
1 . speciall3Linvite y r attention t
ani evil cif onsidera le - magnittid ,
which ever year gro s more aggra•
va ed and n pertai ' 'regions, ' at
times, is th occasion of •eenous ap l -P
prOhension d loss. I refer 'to tli i i
wholesale d structian of our , forest
in ,}
tls strippuig our Mountains and
hi I s
of, their trees,'re, stating in ''
enormous diminutionof Water fo
tu
mechanical and fe rtili zing
,purposes,
Ei#d in the no conditions of
tetnperatn i t and me' tare, affecting
the genet health nd at- seasons
brmgmg! ab out dev ding floods.
These conse l quences, the e ff ects of
this indisc *minate w e, are demoi r ,
arable, an a wise legislation •
forecaster 'fntur and establis t e•
ri
..,iti,
each rept, l ila 'one as• rescue o
decendantn from, the ills a persever,
secs in this : practi will certain
e rn
entail upon them..
1 t
Ulf IMEMPII N LiW. .
I ..
I 1 -
1311Ei
The act of 1849 e empting a cer ..
tain • amount ! of the property of
debtor frenarlevy and sale, on , execut
ion or distress for re t, was intend
ed for the rise and moan purpos
oflprotecting his fa y from sudden I
and absolute want . hie , benevolen -
design ishtever, often defeated,an
the law . Pra tically nbllified, by th
harrasiedszritor wasting the bends
of the act t meet ' the exactions of
his creditoi L Do not sound public
policy- and - t,rmanitYtdemand a Lisu
plement to ' law that will forin
a debtor having a farhily waiving th
benefit of t Es exemf i ti , on, Fib, that
household ay not shorn, in
instant, Of then
a T si ssaries of lif
by reason f the weakness otimisfor
tune of it I head, ,r to satisfy the
( t u l
greed of a graspink creditor s ? ,
Ii•• , ;ATE inilliTMG. `. ,
y the, d stru ve ire which eon
sunned the priutin • establishment to
thejState printer not only did If
id
lose largely, but laps was also , suf .
lose
the Ste. . '{A t the time o
thE . slfire there was co • arable work
fiinshed ! , and tin ' ed,'on' han ,
belenging to the Statal and to
, Constitutional Itkontrentkia, l *hi
latter; by a resolutioth adopted on
lastlay ,of its smdons, an •
flog- Auditor Geri .ral . and State
Treasurer ' - ,o' Bottle - , ditat ibla
eiOnts with ':‘the II te al
rinter, 14.
Ban gerly. , - ' , .• I
The eta e i ,• , -..• and &Aid
Gentirld, am info ~ 84, &die iegiff
-1 1 j ( riudea miitterAparo •
~...
H
any aß
to enlist his
discretion 7s
against inge
be perplexity
ardly be co*