IP - ., -a the Altar of Cod, eternal hostility to every furui of Tyranny over the Ml.id of, Man.'Thomaa JoJemon I have sworn upon Volume VIII. Ol'FlCE OF TUi: DGMOCKAT oi'iMMTK Sr. Paul's Ciintcii, Main-i The COT. UMIiM I) V. NOV 11 AT trill bt published ever; Saturday morning, at I'irii nnr i ins net nun inn lituuuu h.iif yearly in advance, or Two Dollar, Fifty Ccntsjj not paid within tlicyrut A'o subscription will be taken for a shorter mriad than niv months; nor ami discon tinuance pcrmitted,unlil all arrearages are discharged. ADVEIITISEMF.SS not exceeding a ; hp niDisiiiriiiiiislu inserted ut One hilar for the frst three insertions and Twent'ii-five cents for every subse ...i...;.,.! a,-?'.' libe ral discoun Imde to those, who aAvatise hi the year LETTERS addressed on busintss,mmt be. post paid. GOVEKXOU'S MESSAGE. To the Senate and House of Represcnta lives of the Commonwealth of I'tnn sylvania Fellow -Citizen : The term tt which niv e'ig'biliiy. as the Chief Exe cutive officer of Ihe Commonwealth, a, restricted by the Constitution, being a bout lo close, I submit lo tho Legisl-i-lure, t he list ann.ial nv-ssige which thr duty of my station enjoins upon me. I" Ihe performance of litis du'y, I cannot refrain from invoking your devout ac knowledgements, with my own. lo ihe (Ireat Auilior of All Good, fur His con stant care and guardianship over the in leresl.s and weli.ire of ous beloved Com monwealth. Upheld by Ids paternal arm, we hive been rescued from the most distressing embai r i-winenis and difficulties to which, in a lime of peace, any people were ever siihj cted. Good has sprung out of evil nl'ety from dan pi wisdom frim folly ind justice fiom a spirit ol lingera-ious detraction. The cloud that for sevTil years pi.yt, hive hung upon our hnriz m, are break ing away; and the .sunh'hiue ol prosper i ty once more begins lo beam upon out H' h. Within ten day afier my induction into office, I fell myself called upon, by the highest consideration of du'y, in communicate lo the Legislatm e, a lull ami frank exposition of (he stale of our pecuniary affairs. Upon a careful ex iniiiii jiioo, it was ascertained that the amount of the public deb', inrlu ling surplus revenue from the l.'nited Slates, was a little upwards of thirty millions of dollar;, and Ihe deficit in the Treasu ry dui ing the year 1S3, beyond tht income from all sources, was about four millions of dollars. To meet this a mount, immediate provision hail lo be made, and, to add lo the perplexing em barrassments, Ihe great commercial con vulsion, which has since reached its be ght, was then just beginning to be fell in its operation. For more lhan ten years immediately preceding that peii od, the Slat's of l'tnn Ivauia.fiom her well known punctuality and great natu ral resources, had experienced no difii cnllv in procuring upon loans, on favor able term, any amount of money she needed, lo expend and cany on her sfu peudmis sVti'em o( internal improvement-, lloth Foreign and American capiialis's were competi'ors for the ac eeptance of her loms; and there seemed lo be (if) limits to her credit and resour ces, except ihoe which her own discre tion imposed. She made large loan for the undertaking and completion of fiei various lines of improvement, and paid the interest upon these loans by othei loans. Siiir.ul a'ed by l!iee facilities, and forgetting Ihe day ever would unive when her inleresl mi'st be p'i'd, not bj loan, but by taxation, a sylem of i in proverneul", by r.nlrnid and canal; wa unuertaken, tar more rompn hnnsive than her uecfSsiiieo n.rpiiied, and far beyond her rncans lo comph-lc. The s;.ir,e K.ckless sjiiiit whicli aivu.ted the government, had ei."d itjion her pnvati eit'Z'i s, and induced the in to engage in nndeitakii g" ' f i dly indiscreet and un ,1'tainb!''. Within a veiy few years nninedia t ly precidmg the commence ment of my administration, banks were i:i eaied Ij an t Xtent, an.l with capital, unheard of in Ihist'ommonwualtb at any lnrmer pniod. These banks, controlled ;y mm moved by uch inipuUtf, very speedily t xpioiieo.anu.as ev.cry rational U1C nasi (,S(.;) ye,ir. only SI 13 O'J'J 00 wa m jiioujht 10 have fort'seen.ovtrwbelm-jrcccived from ihe lax assessed for 1811 .I. in I'.t.r downfall, tlic entire btisi- leaving outstanding, for thai year alone f t!.'1 c rnmut.i'y. Wiihiu a'jju over ?00 O'.'O CO. The receipts frun I,, 1 1 HMmJISIUT two years after I entered upon the disstlii source, for tho present year.may.li.ere. charge of the Executive funciions,banksj - . the iiggicgale capital ol winch amounted to mole lhan two-thirds ol Ihe eulin banking capital of the Siatc.aml furnish ing more than that prupoilion of its cur - iMicy, were compelled lo wind up then affairs; and, in doing so, not only extin guislnd (his amount of the ostensible capital of the Stale, but crippled the re maining banks, compelled them to will hold facilities fiom the business men ol i he community, and, by forcing theii debtors, constituting a large clas of met engaged in various pursuits of bf-, l discharge their liabilities, almost crushed the large and flourishing clas of busi- iuk men in all parts of Hie Common wealth, loadd still fanhfr to then' perplexing evils; ihe condition of lb .iccuniaiy alfaiis of Eu ope b ca oe al .nosl as deeply emtarr ated ns our own: nd foreign capitalists, who had sough lor oppoi (unities lo make invr omenta ir Ins country, were induced (o wihhoh their u-uil loans. Duitng a short period previous lo mj entering upon Ihe duties of my office, ur inlei rial improvement tysiem, con lessedly incomplete, wag very largeh extended by making appropriations lo wards lha construction ol iheiNorih and West Branch and Erie Etnsions,Vis- coniseo Canal, Allegheny feeder and Gettysburg Uailroad, besides giuran'ee ing the interest upon loans made to pri vate companies, engaged in tho con- i'ruclion of works leading into the im provements of the Stile. Ihe amount which has been paid by the Stale for these and other improvements, which ire wholly unproductive, is nearly nine nilltons of dollars. The most strenuous exei lion were re quired lo obtain, during Ihe first two years, a suflicieut amonnl of money lo pay the interest upon the Stale debt lefray the expenses of ihe government,- and lo pay oil the large class of domestic cieJitors,nalurally and justly clamor om for the discharge of their demands upon ho State. Kignl economy was recom nended, and enforced in all the publu expenditures. The extended linea ol improvement, which might have been mmpleted a few years earlier by loans, vere suspended in consequence ol tht liability ol the Siate to raise Ihe neces ny lundsj and finally Ihe interest upon he public debt failed to be paid from he same cause, and the want of time requisite lo mature a plan of taxation which would produce the necessary sum for that object. Not a single dollar been appropriated, lt paid, under niv idm in i mi i a lion, lowaids the commence mentofany new work whatever. The i state of affairs was such, at its outset, as o found any such undertaking, how- ;ver meritorious in itself, and I have itrictly adhered to (hi rule of conduct. I Shot ily alter I assumed ihe Executive! luties of the Stale, I became satisfied that procrastination ol the evil day, wheo resort lo laxaiton was demanded' hy ihe most imperative obligaiion ol of duty, could no longi r be indulged. I diniul as was the alternative, 1 fell how deeply the honor of I he State was in volved, and recommended the imposi lion of a tax, which should supply an idxj'iaie sum to discharge the interest in the public debt, commtiiing the de !iii lo the li-g:slalure. The recomrm n laticn 1 leiler-led, in Ihe most earnest manner, and ultimately il reeceired tip sanction ol the L-gislatiKe. I'he assessment under the several laws, imposing a tax on real and personal pro ,erty, and ihe amount paid in to the Trea sury, as follow: Ani'nt fi ta.x as sessed tor HI I ft If, 78 1 S." hi 3 i;.vjsia it Hilt ut.H 7 Oi 40 1811 ubout Ml) '10 W'leili' amiunt a3csneJ for tlie ' isl ;ioi3 y;l u fi.nr vtar. lll ll' uvel"- $ :;3 nni 77 hi, f. ;r -r bb'i (.it 8 7:1 :io 0. !s-,3 -ii 8;sc.)00t Leaving the ainniint of tax nilstan! nig uu the first of Iltt'ciubi'i last. If 1 188(17-1 11 sullied lo exonerations, commissions, tc.. which may b estimated al leu per cent. I be balance, ills lair lo presume, will bi made available the current year Of tin &?.'al '210 00 oaid into the Treasury durine 1 . . WEBB, EDITOR PA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1845. . ir i . . . i b i .fiiii iiiiii nil Tho acts which have been passed upon dm Hiihiect. and which are now in force, ore. ub enwiiiaieo a hu iui ii,uv.uu irovido fot tbd imposition of a tax, which, taking the valuation for 1811, ol Itie real mil nursmiid nronnnv as a bnsia. will an - dually amount lo the sum of $1,453 001) . . ' Thai valuation, it may be lemaiUetl, was considerably below thai of 1841. If. there lore, the nrovinions of the acl of 1811 be fairly carried inlo effect, in ihe valuation of properly, and the collection and protnpi payment of ihe lax, be enforced, the annual revenue hereafter to be derived from thai soured, will amount to at least $1 500 000. Puis sum, with the other resources of ihe iJommnnwoalih, will be entiroly adequate 10 furnish the necessary amonnl lo disc-barge lie interest upon the public debt, and llius ni-iire ihe fidelity ol the &iate 10 tier en r iiri'inents. Without expressing the opinion that ihe letiils of these laws are. in all their uiuiuu particulars ihe most equal and just, in the hiects selected for taxation, and tho rates imposed. 1 will remark that, they seem to io substantially conlormaule to puuue opin ' . . i: (... .1,.. ion, I here is a ueiect in providing iui .m punctual enforcement of the laws imposing md eolleelinir the taxes, and 1 beg leave to recommend to the consideration of ihe Lpg slature, ine adoption of some more eflieieni node of attaining the end.. This .might be done by inflicting penalties on the col lectors, or osher officers, found delinquent in he discharge of their duties. 1 hal class ol ndividuals is as little entitled lo indulgence or sympathy as any others engaged in tin execution of the l iws. The entire ainsuul of ihe public debl at (his lime is: Vided debt, 0 per cent stocks, '$1 370 910 21 5 31 721 531 4fi 4 200 000 00 $30 203 450 0' joan (rolieif issue) per ad of 4di May, 1841 bearing an interest of one per cent 8 1 173 000 00 six 171 ti 1(3 00 live 7161:2 00 Vtnount in circula tion. $1 438 ICS 0C Italanre due domes lie creditors, on rertiliciiles issued by the Auditor Cieneral, 104,381 o: Amounting to the sum of $10 833 013 flu The increase to the Slate Debt since I issumed the duties of tho Executive chair, nay he properly understood, when il is stated that the interest which has secured hereon, since thai period, amounts lo $10 301 186 OC I'he amount of interest guar anleed lo private corpora . tions, to M l 310 00 And the amount of appropri ations towards the comple tion of unfinished lines of public improve menis.com. metv-ed prior lo thai lime, about 4 500 000 00 Amounting to ?I5 000 00 The annual interest on lite funded debt if the Snue, payable al the liank of Perm sylvania, exclusive of inleresl on certificates issued for interests, is $1 747 030 12 lalhni hie respectively on the liisl of Fibruary & Vugiis', of which the sum of '873 515 00 s payable on the first day of cbruary next If 11 should be determined to pay the inter est on ihe interest ceniik'aies on the lsi I'Vbruarv, then the further sum of $07 880 SI will be required. i he receipts into II 1 0 I leaniry durinc the fiscal yeai, ending on the 30 ih Novein ier last, including a small available balance from' ho previous year, were $2 511 237 03 I he 1 p';ndmires lor tho same period, including the amount of rebel notes can- cell. J, were 1 017 335 15 f jen vin o- a balance in the Treasury on '.hat day of $ I'here w.is i!:,o oil available ballaiue in the Canal Trent, sury, on ihe same day, of The receipts during ihe months ol December, ex clusive of disbursements, were To which may be added the receipts over expenditures for the present inonlb, es tinnted al Cfia 831 88 33 407 00 130 GS1 23 120 000 00 Making the amount in ti e Treasury 011 hi l-'ctruary about 0G3 030 11 AND PROPRIETOR. rni ! i i l f j. A rwin i n.s oiunnee emoracci me bu, . m ,u,uuu - - in rHiii'i iiiiit.u. wiiiitii iiin iimin iiraiiim withheld from cancellation on the 3 1st l)e cember, and whicli, if needed, may be p plied by the Legislature lo ilia payment o) mieresi on me pumic ueoi. i-nmi in ilacts here presented, it is evident that lht iCotiirnonwealih will be prepared lo meet her I ! . . f il. .1 I. I -C l,V.L inierem railing uue orr ine in ui rcuiumy Attempts, il m (rue, have been made li create doubts in the public mind in rolaiior to the proprieiy of paying ihe interest on that dav leul there should be a deticiency in the Truasurv, 011 ihe 1st of August But il must be perfectly evident lhai the Trea sury will be in ample funds, not only on the first of August next, but also on the tirst of February, 1845. And the very fact lha' the interest is paid on the first ol l ebiuary next, will increase the means and credit ol die Stale to meet its interest in August, & ifierwaids, when il falls due. While, on the other hand, if when il is admitted thai enough money in discharge the interest on the first of February, is in the 1 reasury applicable to that object, and it is not s .pnlied, we shall, with much appearance ol justice, subject ourselves to the reproach ol our inducers, as wilfully dishonest, and re gardless of the faith and honor ol ihe Slate With an exhausted Treasury and tarnished credit, we could plead our necessities n extenuation of our violation of eoniraeis;bu what shadow of excuse could be ofl'erei when lliis necessity has ceased to cxis ' LNone, whatever, that gtod old-fashionei inlenrnv does not brand as uissracelul aim un worthy our character as a sovereign State. Il must be gratifying to every Pennsyl vanian to reflect thai ihe credit of ibis prea State, which has been, for upwaids of two years, subjected lo reproach, will thus Ix lestored 10 the unsullied purity of charaetei which, until this unavoidable reverse u fortune, she had steadfastly maiulained -I'he elaims of all her honest creditors wi! be punctually discharged, and the grussjim putatioiis which have been heaped upon 'iei name wiped cut, and the abiding con tidenee which we have ever fell the tlispos 1 lion & ability of the Stale to comply will d! her iMigageinenls; will be fully realized The report of the Canal Commissioner vill present to yoj, in detail, the operation ui the public improvements, for the pas . ear. The lolls collected in 1814 amount otjil 107 003 42 being an increase ovei 1813 of $172 190 10. ' The collections fo he vear exceed the cx pcndiiures l!ie sun if $020 C58 82. 'Tho report of the Slate Treasurer wit xplain, in detail, our financial conditio'!. Thai officer estimates ihe receipts at tlo Treasury, for the current fiscal vear endiiic 30th November. 1813 at $3005 000 01 To which add bul ancc in 'Treasury on 30. h Novem ber last, 6003,851 88 Vlso, ihe amount m Canal Treasury, on sumo day, 30,497 00 5703 318 8M Making a total of 63,708,3 IS bS lie also estimates the expen ditures of Ihe Common wealth, for the aame peri od, including interest on publioilebt at 3,001.013 50 Leaving a balance in Treasu V m 30tlt November, 1815, of $1317 33.') 32 There is, therefore, no manner of doulr thai, henceforih, ihe Siato will he able in meet not only the interest on her public debl bul all lier oilier eng iL'cmcnis of every description; the taxes now imposed by law (if their collection ami payment into the Treasury he strictly enfoiecd), and the pro ,-teds of the public improvement, with other sources of revenue, constituting a fund imply sufficient for thai pnrpore. Uceuring t" the history of ihe past six years what a sniishciory answer does it furnish o the objections of ihe enemies id lu publi can Government, against its stability and us tumor. Oppressed by personal embarrass ineuls weighed down by public linbiinus leproached fur not doing wbil the most manful struggles were unable in aicninplisli the people ol Pennsylvania have eiiil borne themselves steadily in t'te datkeet hour hate subtiiittcd to taxation grievous al all Hints, and paiitcularly bo 111 convulsions of tut si uess, and have at last reached the solid footing which public iniegriiy and pnblii fidelity in the end never fad to aliain- 'I'he difficuliifH and embarrassments attend 'ing this struggle, will hardly be credittd I hy those who have not shared them, snd, I ;confess, it will ever be to me a source of proud satisfaction lo compare the condition of the biate, when ihe helm ol Government waB Kit inlo my bands, with its condition when 1 surrender 11 into the bands of in successor. I say nut ibis lo rrproiicl those who preceded, nor lo diminish tl,t j credit of those who succeed me; but as an acl of sheer justice to all w ho embarkcdjbo provided fur lhal of establishing in con I The annual rcpoit ol the Stincrinteiu'er with nic in the gloomy and penluus voyage ncciion with each of our State Ptniieniiark's 0f Cjiumoii Schools, wdl actpiaini you we have run since the 15th of January, 1839. Il can hardly be possible for such teasonof trial ever to occur again: bul unhandy it should. I trust lliose who are ailed upon lo encounter il will find some hing in our example lo cheer and animate diom lo persoveie in ihe discbarge of their duty, Having thus disposed of the financial con cerns of tho Stale, for the last few years. t subject of the deepest solicitude, I shall proceed to subrnil to you but few special recommendations; for, al ihe present lime, I deoin lAjii) more lhan an anl of respectful murlesy to my successor, to leave entirely in his hands those recommendations of n general nature, which are usually expected to emanate from the Executive department. There a ' a fev.topics, however upon which 1 feel it 10 be my dulv to offer some sugges tions for your consideration The unexampled comm-Minn and distnr bance that recently pievailed in the business mncerns of the country, have, in a great legrec subsided, and left us in a state to survey tho field of disaster with a calm and rxoerienred eve 1 he throes and convul sionsofthe banking system, for a lime nenared all those institutions, with speedy lownfall bul inosi of them have now outrod he storm. No man could witness the exis ing state of things without feeling conscious hai this system was essentially vicious and ne. "ded effectual reform To make banks useful without being dan- ,n rons 10 correct the evils without depriv- ng them of all power lo do good-to restrain itieiii within their proper sphere by rigid ro illations is an object at which I think all intelligent and honest legislation should un. In this opinion, I presume there will je. no dtscoroance wnatever anion wen in formed men Early in the month of May last a series I the most alarming and sanguinary not toke out in the Distiict of Kensington, 11 lie county of Philadelphia. On Ihelorigin of these riotous proceedings 1 do not feel ailed upon 10 make any particular tiuimad versions it is enough to say mat a large iinount of private property dwelling house md churches were burnt and destroyed; tid thai a large number of vuluable lives vert sacrificed. I o such an extent was the public safety endangered, that I was ailed upon by the proper authorities of the ity and county ol Philadelphia for an ude piate force to arrest and quell these distur unices. 1 immediately ordered a very con mlerahlo numl er of troops from adjoining iistricts, lo repair to Philadelphia, and, b 'ssuming a firm and determined position teacc and order were temporarily rcslor Ml, In the month of July similar outrage gain were committed in the District 0 Southwark, in Ihe county of Philadelphia 111! with similar painful and bloody results wis again called upon lo interfere and 1 i-cutid time repaired to the citv ol i'liila ielphia, having made similar requisiiions pon the volunteers ol neighboring districts mil hy the adoption of similar proceedire iwles? outrage was agsi.i suppressed, aiu; iiiblie tranquility as 1 trust ihoroinjlily re norcil.' On these occasions the mob hut; procured lire-arms of nearly all dest ripiions and used ihem both against private citizent and against tho military with deadly effect I had the latification to witness that ih citizen soldiery, thus called at an bout's warning from their homes to the scene ol 'doody conflict acted, in all emergencies with a coolness steadiness and courage worthy ol veterans and with a degree ol forbearance without shrinking from their duty iiifinitoly more lo iheir honor. Olli. ers and men all behaved in a manner euti led lo ihe highest commendation, 1 refei you to ihe report ol Al.ijor General Patter aim, herewith transmitted for the detailed operation of ihe military on the occasions to which I hive referred It is due to ihest itizeu so'diers, to make speedy and ude quale remuneration fur tliur services. I submit it to the Legislature to ascertain tin nine (o be allowed them and fix the amoun they ought to leceive; bull must urge upoi its eonfidciHiion, in the most earnest terms die justice and piopriety of their claims Men who abandon their daily pursuits 0! life leave iheir wiven and children without protection or support and peril their lives it lie public service either njainst (oieign 01 dimesiie foes are justly entided to a libera oinpensation fr'.m that public whose lawt tbey hate defended. The salutary lessoi aught by ihe ritfid though considerate en Ibrtemerit ol the aws by means of ihe iniii lary and ihe firm j,d er liuhtt-rn-d eoursi pursued by the judicial inbunals and lb. dicers in Piiiadelphia entrusted with llo duty of bringing offenders before ihein wi! doubtless prevents reruner.re of these evils and guarantee I.ereLfter ihe peate and gnod orfer ol that community Although the system of imprisuniTierii adopted bv I enrisylvsrna some years nrio jtnend the itiuject 10 ;i.e favorable con al the establishment of her Peniicn'iarii-s, sid'.-ralinn of ihe Legislature and u:ge the has been justly regarded as ihe most admi propriety of naking a reasonable npprnpn rablc lo bo found among all nations yet alion to aid the company to this under tak there is one depaitnicn: which remains to'inir. VuinlKi a department for ihe charge of the inaan" a iiiiiiaies. I hero have been almost every ifjvear, since I have been Governor of tho Commonwealth some unioriiinaie persons oufined in ihe Penitential y of this descrip t on, who either were partiilly insane when 'illumined or became so allerwards. As Una law now stands there is no remedy for iheso cases but lo pardon the.n or confine them 111 ihe same manner as other crimnals are con lined Colli these modes are often times wrong and I respectfully urge il upon your consideration lo make some piovuiou for redressing the evil in future. The State debl now consists of thirly even distinct loans, for each of which, a separate set of books must be kept m the loan office of tho Commonwealih. Constant divisions, stib-divisiocw, and transfers of slocks, .are taking place, & the whole system is becoming daily nore laborious and complicated. I recommend an enquiry into the subject ml, if practicable, the consolidation 01 these loans into some uniform system. The careless manner in which b Us ire siranscribed, is a subject which calls lor some remedy. It not unfrtquently happens thai the Executive is compelled 10 return bills to Ihe comparing com mittees, lor corrections before he can give them his approval, liills pre sented during the last hours of the s-s-sion, and as is usually the rase, on the days ffter the adjournment, cannot un dergo this correcting process, and ara necessarily placed upon the statute book with such erruis as Ihey may contain. It has likewise been discovered, after the publication of the laws, that whole sections which had passed both houses, had been omitted in the transcribed bill, and stctions inserted which hail never received the sanction of the Legislature. I deem it only necessary to call your attention to this evil, without making any recommendation as to Ihe proper remedy. During the lime I have been in ollico no appropriations have been mado 10 I'uinisli the Executive chambeiyn a man nor which seems to me lo be suitable to he character of I ho State. 1 have ivoidi d calling (lie attention of Ihe Leg slnlute (0 (his subject for obvious rea sons; but a sense of delicacy no longer itstiains me from pressing upon your (iienlion,ihe necessity of supplying ihe. Executive Chamber with furniture and .:uiiveiiinces, a little less unbecoming huii tlr;sc thai are found there ol pt'e- 'L'lll. The public grounds surrounding (ho t ' ipitol, not withstanding (hal consider a ne sums have been appropriated to ini ,,rove and embclisli them, are still in condition not at all creditable to the cap ital of ihe State; and especially thalpoi ion, not enclosed; upon the south east aide of ihe Capitol, stands in need of improvement and care. This ground was a donation to the State by tho loumk-r of Ilarrisburg,9nd il is scarcely !jut t ) his memory lo Heat his munifi- oei.co with such negligence. 'The taste and self respect of a peopla are strikingly exemplified in the slruc lure of their public building,and in the embelishments surrounding them. If strangers weie lo adopt this as a criteri on by which to estimate ihe character of Ihe citizens of Pennsylvania)), we should have little cause lo bj proud of the judgment they would form of us. I beg leave lo recommend tiiat a suitable ippropi iation be made lo rendu- our public grounds somewhat more worthy the character of ihe people of the Stale. The unfortunate- destruction of th bridge of tho Cumberland Valley Kail, road Company, over the Susquehanna, at Ilarrisbuig.by fire,in a great measuro cut off the trade and business which that valuable tributary in our public impiovo ments supplied. The Stale hold in thai company, slock lo ihe amount of S70,i )00. 1 he original cost of the bridga was $12 1.000 and il will probably cost 890. 000 to re-build il on the mo.vi approved plan. The condition of tha company is such as to fui bid the hope of its being able to raise the whole of ihe funds necessary to )e-cjnstruct it, any of the iiu'm rous bnt'gcs erer ltd over thai river hive been l.-om time to time de i royed by Hoods and oiheiwiae and 1 bo lieve irni the J,.'gis,ature in every insmnce has il right and proper 10 assist in their re ouisiriiciion I would therefore rpcnm
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