0 II NE PORTER. E. 8. GOODRICHi GEO. ;BANDEREON, 'Wednesd#, lauliarY 10,1844. _for ?mildest is 1841, COL. lICHARD M. JOHNSON ,OF KENTUCKY.. [Subject tcPdecisioa of a National Corpte The Illes=we. . The length of the Goiernor's mess . ge. _woes' sarily makes ,our editorial brief. We , shall have to omit some remarks in relation% it until another oceasion, contains a dear and concise exposition of affairs of the commonwealth, deplorable but true. Its suggestions are frank, ex , plieit andwith some exceptions whole. some, without any false coloring, or con eealment ofthe true condition ofour fis cal affaimaud the duty of the Legislature in its action. The views of the Governor concerning the tariftwe do not concur in neither do , we see any force or consistency- in the reasons , assigned for witholding his ap proval of the' State Printers bonds. We will give our views more generally next Week. Correspondence from Harrisburg. 114111t181111111.0,, January 2. 1844. This being the day foed by the Constitution for convening the Legislature, both Houses have met and • fully organized. The-House met at 11 o'clock, A. /fLand erected for their Speaker R. Swownsir, of Venango County. by . 18 majmity;the Democrats all voting for him, and the Whip voting for Oro. W., Toland, of Philadelphia. ' Col Snowden was Speaker in 1842, sad made an excellent officer. No doubt. but his ex mince will enable him to discharge his duties this winter with still greater credit ,to himself. j He is a decided friend of the northern interests, as will be remembered hy all who recollect the courtesy extekled to the north by him while Speakei befark ' • His competitor. in Caucus, for the nomina tion, wee Gen. Rotimfort of Philadelphia Co. whit by the by is a first rate man, in able Rep resentative4nd also friendly to northern inte rests. Col. Snowden only lead hioi one vote in the Caned& Both ,are ezeelleut men and with either as Speaker the north would have been well treated. • At threil o'clock this after-noon the Senate convened ; ind was organized by thi election of Cot. Litz', of Clearfield, .tgutirnousfy— • thing, I believe, never before done in Penn- sylvania.. is iint of finest men in the ====M32 manners and populir ass presiding officer. Every thing at the organizition timed of qui etly and' pleasantly,. Almost the first thing, after the organizat!oa seas a chore inbothhoissat • on the vexed question of printing, Therfrieride of the administration are determined to break down the . state printers and, have the printing- let to the loviest bidder, and the whigs,l think, will go with them. Withuut stopping now en quire ifter the manner of , having the prio r iing done itis clear that- the position assumed by ihe Govenor in relation to the Priiiters elect, is erro neous., The Clerks, Bageant urns, acc .in the House will be elected to morrow. In the Sen ile, those- officers-will be chosen on Thursday, •o that I wilLnot be able to give yon Menem till ,the beginning of next week. The City and County have elected delegates fir ifuhlenherg. The contest' will be close be tween hint and Mr. Shank; The reforib bill of last session has thrown the members all on their . beams endo—not a particle of stationary can be furnished by the clerks; not even a knife, or • goose quill. Ifs member wants to write a latter away he must run and 'buy hie own paper, quills, wifers, and tub up his own old jack knife to make his pen. But the worst of all is that the Stitt no -longer pays postage on documents sent out by the members. If they wish to communicate with their constitu ents they mist ,either pay the postage ant of their own pockets or leave it for their anwtitp sib!. to piy. Of course they will not trouble their constituents much with letters 'or dom. mots. • ananstrao, fan. 4, 1844 . - The legidature is now "duly organized and ready to proceed to "bMiness," and. any. 'com munication which you or your readers may lbave.tomake—any memorials ornmonstrances which you may have to present—say • public giriandoes which you may wish to have ea; deeded—eun'unAtus' ied buaineas which you may dainty hastcompleted—will now receive Joe Attention in due time. • Amman wai bead two evening, for the pur. pose wfoominating dm Clerk acid other armors of the tYousits. The ptiacipal competitors for the office of Choke/owe labrt J McCain, of Philaddillis. and EiS.Goorhichqif Bradford, the former of whom wao* . by a mai . o. , *Of Afagf- to the for trimonleng 111. Coodrich stall Jacob Ziegler ware dwiared to be 'the eindidates.' EphriOm Corn. sthui ; of Cumberland; owsmonioned foit3m. gaint4t.Anns,wod R. M. '-fis,uce4hr Door • ever. Throe' maninizinos mers'erecifirmed this zooming in Senate. - r Pon. Interest due Ist August, 1842, for whichcertifieates of stock - were issued redeemable 'l6-'43, 866,625 53 Interest due let February,lB43, %. redeemable in -1846, - 873,988 00 Interest due let August, 1843, • redeemable in 1846, Upon this loan the annual interest to be paid amounts to $1,941,827 23, to wit. Permanent loan tir 6 per cent, $ 1,946,944 34 ", loan, at " 200, 000 00 Relief notes at 1 per cent,. . 1,461,628 68 do 6 : " . • 171,646 00 Arrears. of interest Bus to our loan holders in August,lB42. and February and August, 1843, at 6 percent, There is also due to the Domestic Creditors, on certificates issued by the Auditor General, the sum of 8506,- 4131 00. For the interest annually accruing, and for thetemporary debts and liability of 'the State, provision should be imme diately made. The resources of the State are abundant, and all that is re quired is the right 4isposition, and a judicious and proper selection of the mode in which these resources are to be rendered available,. The amount of taxes levied andpaid into the. State Treasury,.under existing tax laws, iwas as follows In the year 1841, the amount levied, was 8416,794 85—there was paid into the Treasury during, .that year.) $33,292'77..1n 1842, the tax levied was 8859.512 47 —the amount. paid in the same year. Was 8485.635 85. In 1843, the amount levied cannot be ascertained with accuracy, in consequence of fail ures on the part of the County Com missioners in several counties to make returns to the proper office ; but, mak ing, an estimate from the best data that can be:obtained, it will not fall short of $945,000 00.. The tax paid into the Treasury' the past year, 'was $552,911 38. The assessment for the ensuing year, may be fairly estimated What it amounted to the past year, provi ded' the Legislature repeal the pro viso to the 16th section- of the Act of 27th July. 1242, 'entitled An Act to , provide for the ordinary expenses' of the 4overnment—payment of the inter est iipon the State debt," Ste.; .which limits the as ssment of the increased tar to one year. Unless provision be immediately made fin' continuing the assessment and .lollectton of that" tax, our financial difficulties must be in creased, and the consequences be most disastrous to our State . credit. •• It will be seen from . the foregoing statement, that nearly a million of dol lars, arising from taAation, 'remains unpaid ; and there is no authority vest. ed in the Executive, by lay, to enforce , its collection. I- have repeatedly rec ommended to the Legislature. the adop tion of some legal method of compell ing County Commissioner, Collectors and - Treasurers. to perform their duties —but, thus far, no legislation - has been had upon the subject. In the present defective state of the law, every imp tation is held out to delinquents to preserve in setting at naught its injunc tions. Permit me again to call the attention o f the,Legisia r ture - to this sub ject, and to express the hope that ibis evil will be remedied. ' . The whole receipt!, from our public 1 improvements, beyond the payment for repairs, and the expenses , of their charge and ntanagemont, during- the past fis cal 'year, amount to $483.65? 34. The vitrrent expenses of government: including the permanent ,appropriation to Common Schools and other purpo ses. may be estimated at about 8750.- 000 00. The resqurces of the 'State. independent of taxation, and the reeetpte front the public improvements, at about $400,000 00. Frinn an ex amination of all these receipts' and ha 'bilities-of the State. supposing the tai levied, under existing laws.'to be punc tually, eolleeteid and paid over. there would be 'an annual deficit of about $850A90 00f-independent of the bal ance due to DOmestic - Creditots; for the punctual payment of all which, th I= GOVERNOR'S MESSA E. T the Senate am - I:House of Penn Ferzow-Crrizsrui:—The and most important duty that devolvea upon the Legislature. will be to' exaMine tn. to the financial embarrassments of the State. and to Make suitable provisions fort the discharge of her liabilities.-- The entire amount of the funded debt Of the State is $39,084,000 40. - This debt is reimbursable is follows : In: the year 1841, " 1844, /846. " 1847, ) • 1850, " . 1853, " 1854, gi _1856. 1858, " 1859, " 1860, 1861, " 1962. 1863, "j. - 1864, . 1865, " . • 1868, "' • 1870. payable at the eipilaiion =I of certain bank clurtera, .$39,084,000 40 loans at 5 • • - ' State is boiind-by every obligation; of faith and honor- - Aftera most careful Consideration of the Whole; subject; 1 have been unable.O`devife ; any other amide of meeting this responsibilityl _than that of augmented taiation.• 1 I took occasion ,in` my amine!, mcs4 sage transmitted to - the Legislature iod the Bth of January, 1848,40 speak up., On this subject in the TtilloWing pointed and unequivocal siordi. I begleave quote thgtn, because 1 have ~reiterated in every :annual message to "die Legis lature since, substantially , the same sentiments; and I desire thejpeople of Pennsylvania, and the wholel world; tU know, if there he grotind.change remissness of duty', to whom Lthe fault is to , be justly attributed : -' .1 !I " In expressing ,my .own opinion ) . in favor of a resort to taxation, I do it w ith no inconsiderable degree of reluetatce' $ 55,922 60 ' 62,500.00 3,886,342 08 72,335 06 1,000,000 00 2,000,000 00 3,000,000 00 2,783,161 88 7,070,661 44 1,250,000 00 2,948,680 -00 120,000 00 2,265,400 eo 200,000 00 3,485,076 66 2424,000 00 2,524,000 00 1,946,215 65 , but it must be obiimis to every, citizen of the . Commonwealth, that his honsel. his farm, and hie property, are I. tiff pledged, beyond phssibility of releepe. to the ultimate payinen't ofethe. Stat debt, and the interest thereon accruint agreeably to the stipulation , with ith loan holders. Nor is this- the wart view of our situation. ,The State has been acutually compounding. for years past, from a million tq a million and half of interest,, annually; and the. question is DOW submitted, whether we are thus to cohtinue adding,,talf ly, this enormous amount 'of interest to the principal of our State debt; an d continue in this pusillanimous course of policy, from year to. year. of-shut. fling off the evil day, and etitailing this frightful legacy on posterity: It is Ia reproach on the people of Pennsylvania to suppose they can be longer kepi the dark, in regard' to the situation in which we find them. - All they want to know, to ensure a ready complianee with this indispensable call upon their patriotism. is to know, the necesei. ty of the measure. The experience bf more than half a centiiry, fortifies me in the belief, that tke good sense of ,the people of this great Commonwealth, is rarely appealed to in vain. In assum ing the responsibility of recommending this measure, I itm fully sensible Of what is to be ehcountered. and aware of the consequences that are to folloir; and if, in this expression of the honest convictions.of my own mind, and the fearful discharge of the ditties Vicuna. bent on me, I shall not be borne out by my fellow citizens, I shall at least have the consolation to know, that have done that which conseientious ly believe to be right; and oivliich I think will bear the reflection of after years. The time for evasion is gone.; the public - Inind has been too long fed with miserable expedients. The tiine for action is ay. hand. O r ur country expects every man to do his duty, alid he that has not nerve enough for the .crisis, should give place' tm those better fitted for the emergency. Neither the preseni Legislature, nor myself, had anything to do with contracting this debt—it is fixed on us by those who have gone before- us; and the same rule of prudence and sound policy, that would govern the conduct >qf private individual, holds equally, good in the case of the Commonwealth, under this state of things. The private indi vidual would tax his industry and his ;property, to the utmost, to pay off a debt, and the interest upon it; - .that vras consuming the avail: of his , industry and his substance—so, also, it seems to me. should the representatives, of a wise and judicious people. _ Taxation would pay the interest—it would eventually constitute a sinking flinch to pay off the (principal of the State debt, and should be continued till the income of the public improvements would . ren. der longer taxation unnecessary. The crisis demands the exercise : of the mpst far-reaching sagacity-'-the c almest judg ment and the most Parless' puriotisni. I am sure the Legislature till meeti .it in the right spirit, to .disarm it of fits perils. Coming, as you do, from all quarters of the State, and possessing a more intimate 'knowledge. of the sir. cumstances and wants of the peoide than I can. I most cheerfully surrender this important subject to you, satisf i ed that prudence and justice ' will direct your action upon it." I used strong terms in speaking: to the. Legislature on 'this subject at that time, becanse it was an hdur of,derk ness, uncertainty and alalrm. - "pie explosion of the Banks, "the paralysis of the business' energiesoflthe country, and the murmurings of those whose ambition see - ks no higher aim. than that of finding faultovere ell calculated to deter even honest , men from faithfol ly performing their duty 4 'So far as I was concerned, I was resolved that bot h my opttinins,and'niy e l ourse.eheuld be o oenly avowed and clearly under- Pour years have new elapeed ; -tithe has been given to' the excited to . becoine calm. to the 'timid. to heehaw self-possessed, and for factional parti zans. i t i see the erroitof their- way. -I look back with pleasure on my course, beea"use, as i ;had . drip doebt "freinjthe beginning, -I have been itriumPhintlY sustained by the honest yeomanark. of 'Pennsylvania.' They have fbnrne, without repi.nutg. every 1 burthen khat was neemarvi to maintain the honor of the State, and they are ready to endure 'yet 'greater ttatiriOcee, if they be Daces .nary, (or the same canoe. • it hal. of Jate' been famhionablu,_ in :.\ certaie quarters, to dpitoupce,rentfayl - 565,503 50 $36,469,398 87 873,988 00 32,683,189 88 2,61,601 5,3 $39.094,000 "40 tania,, l and cite her, as an example; in point,tta "auction the reproach *bleb his, been:attempted to be cut pla the Aiustican' people, of seeking , o carry into poetical operation.the SC MOO , of repudiatingtheitpublic debts. I - Those who have circulated and believed' , this ca!tnny, betrayed'a degree bf ignor ance, both' of'the character Of,pur pea. pie, and of the , confect of her legislation. .which iktruli surprising.' On every occasion, thelliability !of the State has been frankly etiowed,'both by her' Ex ecutive and -Legislative Departments; and although! the recOmmendations of the Executive, to make proviiion for the payment of,her • interest, have not adopted to the fullestf extent, let the Legislature his paised laws imposing a tax; amounting the last year to a lit tie lees than a million of dollars, and this has been acceded to by the people, without a murmuring from any source entitled to a moment's consideration. The failove to. pay the jntetest has not resulted from' a Want of disposition to do so; on the part of t* citizens of Penneylvania. but from the general disasters which haveoverwhelmed and crippled her, in common wtih almost . every other government in the commer cial-world. We are regaining our en ergies, and recovering from the embar rassnients by which we have unfortun aMly been surrounded. A 'very few years' will enable us to retrieve all that we have lost, and to Wipe from our escutcheon every blot with which unexpected misfortune has tarnished it. Whatever the interested or evil disposed may have asserted to the contrary, there is not an honest,citizen of Pennsylva nia who does not feel the proud con sciousness that her faith and integrity can tie . field up to he world unsullied. The valuation Of the real and per sonal property owned by the citizens of the State.: ascertained by reference to the valuation as taxed for County purposes i amounts to about four hun dred and sixty millions of dollars.-- The average of the rate of this value, ;ion is, no doubt, considerably below - the actual value of the property of the I State. Among the receipts at the Treasury during the last year, there were from tolls exclusive of Motive Power, $755,155 39 Auction duties, 59,661 79 Tax on collateral inheritances, 22,337 05 Dividends on bridge, turnpike and navigation stocks, Escheats, .$1357,325 51 To iallich add the State Tax re , calved, 553,911 33 This income, derived from the above sources, was specially appropriated the payment of the interest on our public debt; and on -the faith of the = j State's adherence to its solemn engage ments, those from whom the money was obtained, were doubtless induced to make the. loan. ' But, by the resolu tion passed 7th April. 1842, and the acts passed 27th July, 1842. and -Bth April, 1843, those funds were applied to other and different purpose's, from what was deemed, by the Legislature, an imperative necessity induced by the monetary embarrassments to which I have alre,ady averted. It is thus shown that about three and .a half per.cent. of the interest could have been paid the past year, but for this subsequent legislation ; -and that [ the above sum of $857,325 511 ' to gether with a tax of less than three mills on the assessed value of the real and personal estate of the citizens of the Commmonwealth, would pay the interest On the public debt, beyond all dimbt, and place Pepnsylvania on that ,proud eminence which the truescharae ter Of her people, and 'the resources she possesses, designed her to occupy. But to satisfy the people of her propri ety of this increase of the tax, assur ance should be given that it would be applied -IQ the payment of the interest on 'the Stite_deht„ 'to the exclusion of every-other subject. There has been one objection made egain.st taxation under the present state of things, Which appears to be founded in justice, anti that is, the manifest unfairness and inequality Of the rates of asiessmeot in, the different counties. 1 annex' to this messake a table showing the assessments in the various counties of the Commonwealth, an etamination of which, will at once disclose the evils that ought to. be remedied. 44lostof our laws on the subject of taxes and revenue, 'require. revision and amendment. Those relating to colla terial inheritances, retailers and deal ers in merchindiie, auctions and auc tioneers, arid brokers, requirejevision arid Modideatiou to prevent evasions.-4;— 'lndeed titiie is good reason to believe the revenue from these sources might he doubled. -The - county rites ' and levies are' not riunlnented by them ; 'nor does the State tar. derived there frifm. bear arty fair. proportion -to that e.Xarted from the land holder.. - The inequality and injustice of the ./ matter heroine manifest when - the proceeds derived from each are considered. The tax, necessary for the payment of the interest on our State debt, it has long been apparent to me.- shOuld be aiiportirined among the several counties of the State, and, a liberal dis Count or drawback allowed for pronspt collec tions and payment into the Treasury. Th e -members of the I4egislituVe, cons ? ' ing, as,hey do, from the severs) men ties, and each Watchful of •the rights _and• interests of his immediate constitu eats, would certainfr compose' a Ward every way competent to make ,thit ariportionment. Atmore unequal pas then 'that Which . now exists, cannot be readily devised. lam aware that eich, Mid every object and mode of taxation is more or Jess objectionable—but that should not abiolve us from our duty. I have submitted to the Legislature, my views 'again end - again, on this subject; and that it has at times differed with me, is no cause of complaint—that' difference of opinion having proceed ed from a conscientions discharge of duty. But, if the suggestions here made: do not seem right and ,proper. permit me to express the earnest.hope that the Legislature will devise some other mode, less objectionable, and that it will not seperate until full and ample provision be made for the punc tual payment of the interest* on our public debt, semi-annually. as 'it be comes due, and thus smooth the way for those who may come after us in the administration of the. Government. Before quitting the subjectof taxation, it may be well to take a relative. view of the taxes 'received at the Treasury, for the kat, three years, and the`motint an nually paid out to the several counties, for purposes of education. The taxes re ceived in ' 1841, amounted to $33,202 77 1842, " / 486,635 85 1843, " 553,911 98 . $1,073,840 OR "The moneys paid out for the purpose's of educationi during the same yeari, amounted, in 1841, to. $365.766 04, 1842, 315,372 43 1843, , 408.604 36 51,089,732 83 So that l it a ppears more money has ac tually been paid 'out_ by the . Common wealth, for educating her, people, than the amount of State tax paid into the Treasury. It will be entirely ericticable to make provision for the _payment of the semi annual interest, on and after the first of August next. And, to *provide for every possible contingency, the State Treasu rer might beiauthorized to borrow, if ne cessary, a sufficient sum to make up any deficiency, and taxesnd other receipts of th'e Stati, applicabl to the discharge of interest, be pledge specifically - for 1 the re-payment of such loan, and'applied as soon as received. _,- 19,161 29 1,010 00 The arrears of interest due in 1842, and February and; / August, 1843, have been fundeckin - Conformity with the acts or AssemblY upok that subject. This was,th - Oatost that could be done for our creditors, under the circumstances, and, if hereafter, provision be, made for the punctual discharge ,of the interest, it will, I believe, be as much as could reason; ably be expected by the holders of our loans. There is now due from the State to certain Banks the sum of $1.467,620 68, on account of the issue of, notes under the act of 4th 'of May, 3841, which bears an interest of one per cell!. By virtue of the act of Assembly passed the Bth day of April last, entitled" An , act to provide for the payment of Do mestic Creditors." &a., these notes are to be cancelled at the rate of one hun- $1,411,236 89 dred. thousand dollars ,per month, The funded debt of the State bears an ", inter est of five afid six per cent. payable semi-annually. If this cancellation be continued at the same' rate, it is very certain this interest cannot be paid, as a very large proportion of taxes. 'and tolls will be paid in funds of this de- - scription. It is therefore, for the Le gislature to determine which of these measures h is the pOliey of the State to pursue. The revenues derived from the pub- lic works during the past fiscal year, although not realizing the estimates which were formed at •the commence ment of the year, have yielded a very handsome profit to the Cominonwealth over the expenditures required for their maintenance. The report of the Canal Commissioners, which will be laid be fore you, and to which your particular attention is invited; exhibits in detail -the receipts and expenditures upon the several lines of canal and railroad. By that document, it appears, that, • from the early closing 'of the canal by ice in the latter part Of 1842. and its late open ing from the same cause in the follow ing spring, the, navigable season of 1843 was rendered about - eight weeks shorter than that of the previous year. A combination, likewise, - ° took place among the boatmen on the Delaware Div,ision,- which existed for several weeks, putting setop to traniportation, and causing a loss of . revenue, tit' die Commonwealth of not less titan $30,- 080: Notwithstanding' these itnpedi ments, added ;to that experienced frotn the high . floods, on the Juniata in Sep. tember last, the tolls amount to 81,017,- 841 12, beingen increase over the 're ceipts of 1842 of $77.627 43. • An ab.; street of the receipts and expenditures on the several lines exhibits thefollow ing result 4, Expenditures. Receipts. Main Line, • i s 1.425,03 G 82'..595y,212 94 Delaware division. 22,553 92 92,28541 Buvq6ehanna. north • . & west . Branches, 59 22e 110 62,206 'O6 Beaver, Bhenango & • nem& Cseelt i - 1.5,41082 0,150 71 ' $522,226 86 1t017,2414 /2 1/eiluefexpetiditunl; 52242E1,36 Excesi of receipts, - $405;6/.`96 E Deduct dumbrekos44.4 Ada irises of ba • • , • • Clear Proitif illsbewittitz,i The inerealeandArtreat the The heel, is coy 1842, were ne follows: Deer Ain Line, Aware Thereon, §2,1t13 r. Soviehanna, North 9 , dr. West Branches, 18,908 og Beaver, Shenango dc French CEelk, 536 21 Dee na . "LL I"eakiin 1245:7—"-- And. on Abe mime item, the es c over expenditstres and idlliabir u k a Main Line, , Delaware - Susquehanna, N. & w . tenches, 6, Beaver, akenango and grew, Ip Creek, excess of eipeodkorin over receipts, , Total excess of receipts oyes r z . pentlitutes, From these statements it app, with the exception of the small - on the Susquehanna and II( West Branch Divisions, th e p t on the year's business, ha ve rived from the Main line ant' ware -Division. The last oat ion has yielded a profit of be im upon the cost of its construction, but for the loss of revenues_ sr ,from. the combination among men before referred to, and in from breaches, would have.e es_ to ever - nevi - en per cent. The Columbia,and Ph'iladelpt road exhibits a very' gratifYir The clear profile of the moat penditures and liabilities the amount to $202.966 65—tequal 6ve per ceht..' on the 'original the railway and the.atotive,Pmet partmen —. In pursuance of the provision, act of 7th March; 1843, a chart issued, on the lath day of June I " The .Elie Canal Company." company is vigorously prm:ectitn iork, and gives fair promise of ly - completion. That portion of ion from the Ohio River to the New Castle, according to the the charter, remains in the pt of the Commonwealth, until tl pletion of the whole line. A laq tion of the expenditures on itduri year, was caused by repairs to the since transferred. It is evideni from the foregc streets, and from a review of tails contained in the Canal sioners' report, that the Main h Delaware- Division, can. Stall made sources of profitable revel the Commonwealth, by the ran a proper vigilance over the _ _ nents. Mitch has been (Joni! introducing a 83 stem of strict cc( and dispensing with officers. nen laborers, whose services tend onl, swell the amount' of expenditure,. the system, thus began. be carrie and perfected, all doubt must Tani to-the value of these two portic the public works when conside means of revenue. section boats,othemore general introdui in consequent . State having purchased trucks fo conveyance over the two railroads be traced the principal cause el ti crease of tolls and tonnage at tift line. The experiment,bas beet tested to the satisfaction of the sanguine friends of the system r vidual competition in the carryit These boks,, during the past yea. prevented combinations, redoes/ price of freights, increased theist of tolls and ,tonnage, and given to k Main line a character for cheapnsi tronsportatiod, which must make . principal avenue to a market bet 'the waters of the West andikeTi Atlantic cities. A system of , trat tation ,which, in its incipient sot been productive of such great' and which is'so closely identifil the prosperity- of the improvems the Commonwealth, is _entitled fostering care of the Legislature. 1843,'the amount of tolls paid' tion bOats was $114,27 47; ( $15,651 65 was for the use oil trucks. To give efficiency •14) 1 - tetn ; ,to meet the demands cooo upon the continued increase ber of ;section boats; and to , e" vexatious delays at the railroadis i T an increase in the number dul l "' trucks has become absolutely nets' ry. Its these additional WO w ill l required at the opening of the o . o ' business, the expectation is enteral that an. early appropriation will ben to 'that object. Such an Vigor, will give an impetus to the springtri.l by giving assurance 'of promptness ,the delivery of produce, goodP, merchandise ; hold out induremena, • further increase of section boats , 0 • ,the system apon a permanent bat 'and insure to the, Commor ove 3/14 the advantages which must note' rest& from this improved mode ',fr t . . portation'' over our disjointed -IP ' canal and railroad. I wouid further d c r ir e l e rn ti e a n n d d t h n a o t' t t h in e a ti d p:r p o a p y r a i ii ) ( le 'o t b i t. e .o f MIN 'for' dm use of trucks, 5 09 1° Ihe Commissioners to tlakt`.l".
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