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Jcffersoniaii Republican.
Governor's Message.
To ike Honorable the Senators nd Members
of the House of Representatives of the
General Assembly
Fellow-Citizens : A renewal of express
ions of gratitude to the Almighty Father, for
ihis manifold mercies and protecting influen
ces during the past year, and the utterance of
a prayer "in spirit and in truth," for the con
tinuance of these blessings, well become a
people who habitually acknowledge the super
intending care of a just and merciful God.
The abundant haryests of the late season, the
general exemption of the community from dis
ease, the rapidly improving condition of the
country, all things which confer happiness and
rational contentment, increased facilities of
education, and the enjoyment of religions
privilege in lis purest forms, admonish us a
new, that the des?iny of this people and gov
ernment is directed by the power of a Su
preme' Ruler, whose kindly providences are
Continually exerted for their welfare and its
Wvell being.
The melancholy duty devolves on me of
formally announcing to the general Assembly,
the fact of the disease of the Chif Magistrate
of the Nation, the venerable Zachary Taylor,
who died at the city of Washington, on the
" evening of the ninth of July last.
The soldier whose brilliant achievments in
arms added new lustre to the military fame
of the country, and the Statesman whose pol
shadowed forth in his. recommend-..-
lions to Congress, was that of the wisest and
most generous patriotism, died in the full pos
session of his great mental faculties, surroun
ded by endeared relative?, cherished friends",
and patriotic members of government, with
the calm resignation becoming a Christian
soldier, and founded on the faith, which teach
es that death has no terrors for those who
s faithfully endeavor to do their duty. The
American people paid the highest tribute to
his memory by united and universal sorrow.
In the purity and disinterestedness of his
-: motives, the patriotism of every impulse as
sffecting his public conduct, the perfect sincer
ity of his desire to act justly to all men, his
winning gentleness of temper as manifested
in his personal deportment, were to be found
traits of character which bound closely to him
. his confidential friends, and gave to their sor
row lor his demise a bitterness which no
lapse of time or change of circumstance can
alleviate.
It h recommended that a suitable express
ion of respect for the memory of the deceased,
and of regret for our bereavement, be made
; by the present Legislature.
' On tho death of General Taylor, by the
provisions of the Constitution, the powers and
' duties of the Chief Magistracy were vested,
without the least interruption of the public
business, in Vice President Fillmore, whose
-virtue and patriotism, as manifested in the
discharge of former trusts, as well as in the
administration thus far of his new functions,
justify the confident expectation that the poli-
' -cy of the National Administration will emi
nently promote the best interests of the coun
try. In us avowal of the great principle of
jMLueuuon to American industry, it has an es
pecial claim on the confidence of Pennsylva
nia.
Resolutions expiesslve of the feelings of
" ht LeSis,ature on the death of the late
yohn, Cal,10Un were communicated to his
family. I herewith transmit the correspon
t dence. 1
J, The amendment to the Slate Constitution,
providing for the election, by the citizens of
. Jhe judicial officers 0f the Commonwealth,
navmg received me sanction of a majority cf
me peupic, is now pari oi irie organic law.
.Your attention is invited to such legislation as
may be necessary ,to carry into complete ef
feet this expression of the popular will. By
the terms of the Constitution, the commissions
of the Judges will expire on the first Monday
. of .December, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-one. It is suggested that
! uiis win anord a favorable opportunity to re--rnodel
and greatly jessen the number of Judi
cial Districts, At present there are no less
,llmn twenty-,four judicial districts, with dis
trict Courts in Philadelphia and Allegheny
.counties. A reference to the vast amount cf
Dusiness transacted in these last named Cour.ts
affords conclusive evidence that the interests
. the community demand their continuance.
reduction be made in the number of
lu summon neas Districts, the salaries now
paid tq the Judges ought Jo be increased to
i-r lT HS WrUld 5 remuneration
f jabor rorined and the responsibly
incurred m the qxecu.f .on of the duties oftheir
papers Dy a carnci ' omj,. v.... v.. v.in.ju,ni j ijiuijui.
to willbe charged 37 1-2 cents, per year, extra.
Kn
STRO UDSBURG j
nigh offices. It is no part of the character
oi our c.tizens to require the labors of others.
without adequate compensation. Fair salaries
wm best secure the services of honest intelli
gent and competent men, in that department
oi government, in the faithful administration
of which every citizen is so deeply interested.
An increase of the salaries of the Judges of
tne uourls oi (. ommon Pleas and District
Courts, would demand the extention of the
same liberality to such gentlemen as may be
selected to discharge the higher and more res
ponsible duties of Judges of the court of last
resort.
Two annual elections appear to impose un
necessary burthens upon the citizens. Ex
pense to the general treasury, and loss of time
to the voter, could be well saved by authoriz
ing the elections now held in the spring to be
holden at the general election in October.
I o such counties as desire to fry the experi
ment, the right might be granted. I have
been furnished with a statement of the ex.
pense incurred by holding spring elections in
Dauphin county, and if the amount is a fair
average of the expense to the other counties.
the change indicated will save to the people
of the Commonwealth annually upwards of
ininy tnousand dollars.
The project of creating an Agricultural
Department connected with the State Gov
ernment demands the favorable consideration
of the Legislature. In such department might
be collected much valuable information for
the use of the practical farmer. The recent
improvments. in the construction of imple
ments of husbandry, the analysis of earths.
improved modes of tillage, and adaptation of
manures ana seeds to various kinds of soil,
are subjects of absorbing interest to the ag
ricultural classes. Diffusion of knowledge
respecting the best breeds of horses, cattle and
other stock, with suggestions in an author
ised and reliable form, and experimental ex
positions of the proper modes of rearing and
training live stock of all kinds, could not fail
to act beneficially on this great interest of the
Commonwealth.
Should the National Government erect an
Agricultural Bureau, in conformity with the
suggestion of the President, the State institu
tion would be an efficient auxiliary in the col
lection of local information and for the dis
tribution here at home, of knowledge amassed
in that department from other sources. In
this establishment, the claims cf the mining,
mechanical, and manufacturing interests on
the fostering care of the Government, might
be equally regarded. A private societv in
iiioiiuuumii itj uy nut-rainy, activ
ity and learning has done much to dcvelope
and encourage the arts and sciences, useful
in every day life, and has largefy aided our
mechanics and manufacturers to gain a repu
tation throughout the world. By the measure
proposed, I desire to accomplish for the ad
vancement of the agricultural, mechanical, &
mining industry of the whole Commonwealth,
what the Franklin Institute has done for those
interests, which have enjoyed the benefit of
Us discriminating care. County aud town
ship institutions would speedily follow thecrea
tion of a State department ; and by mutual
action and counsels, the results would ensue,
highly gratifying to the patriot, and benefi
cial to the country.
Should the returns of the seventh census
of the United States be transmitted in time,
the apportionment of the State into Congres
sional districts may become part of our du
ty In such event, it is hoped the custom
heretofore pursued of postponing action on
important bills of this description to the last
hours of the session will be changed. It is a
practice utterly inconsistent with careful and
correct legislation, and destructive of the
rights of a co-ordinalebrauch of the Govern
ment. The committee charged with tho introduc
tion of gas lights into the public buildings, have
coinpueo co lar as in their power, with the
directions ot the .Legislature. An appronria
tion to meet these expenses, and to enclose
and improve the public grounds, should be
made at an early day.
A complete .set of balances, furnished to
the State by the General Government, have
been deposited in the buildings of the Land
Office. The Commissioners of tho several
counties ought to be required to have (he
weights and measures under their care, again
adjusted and regulated.
An arrangement of the Geological speci,
mens belonging to the State, in some conve
nient place for general inspection and the
publication of the Geological reports, are de
manded alike by the true interests of the
State and a just appreciation of her character
for enlightened enterprise.
My attention has been called to the large
body of original papers in the State depart
ment, connected with the Colonial and revos
lutionary history of the State, and their ex
tremely exposed and perishing condition.
ihese records are worth preservation, as con
taining authentic information of the action
of our fathers in the struggle for national ex.
"77 m ine,VaPtl of Pennsylvania, and
iw.M.wJu,1,awiujsoi nor patriotic people,
was Independence matured and declared.
Her soldiers were most numerous around the
standard of the nation, and jhere were more
battle fields on her soil than in the same area
elsewhere. Every memorial of those days of
devotion and trial should be faithfully pre
served. There exists a single copy in man
uscript of the minuted of the Revolutionary
Executive Council, a document by far too
valuable to remain longer within the reach of
uuumcm.ur iiiuinaiiun. , ji wouiu ue .grainy
ing to a large body of our constituents if the
MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1851.
Assembly would authorize t he employment
of a competent gentleman to select and ar
range for publication these memorials ol an
interesting epoch in the history of the Com
monwealth. In the early spring tho buildings of the In
sane Asylum will be ready for the reception
of patients. This work of charity, worthy
of ths best care of the philanthropist, from
its admirable construction and healthful lo
cation, cannot fail to answer the ends of its
benevolent founders. It deserves the foster
ing care of the Legislature.
In the peiformance of your duties, attention
is most earnestly directed to the revision of
the laws in relation to taverns, restaurants,
beer houses and tenpin alleys. It is alleged
that in many instances they are made tlu
common resort of the young, the idle, and the
worthless, to the great detrimeut of the moral
well-being of the rising generation.
The suggestions and recommendations of
former messages in reference to the equaliz
ation of Tax laws, payment of portions of
the public debt overdue, the currency, and
public improvements, are again pressed on
your attention. The loan authorized at the
last session to redeem the over due public
debt, has not been negotiated.
The financial condition of the Common
wealth is exhibited in the following state-
ments :
Amount of funded debt, including amount
in tie hands of commissioners of sinking
fund, and also special lotnto avoid Inclined
Plane at the Schuylkill, on the 30th of No
vember, 1850,
was
t39,8C2,9l4 73
912.570 G4
Amount of unfunded debt same date.
Total sum oi debt, 840,775,4c-5 42
In this gross sum is included the loan to a-
void the Plane at the Schuylkill, as above
stated the avoidance of the Plane authoris
ed the sale of that portion of the Columbia
Railroad and Viaduct over the Schuylkill,
rendered useless by the construction of the
new rrad. A part of the road and bridge was
sold for S243, 200, which amount is to be
applied as directed by the 18th Section of the
Act of 10th April, 1849, towards the perma.
nent improvement of the Columbia railway.
The actual cost of this great improvement,
whereby the Plane has been avoided, the use
of the public works much facilitated, and an
annual saving of thirty-one thousand dollars
secured to the Treasury, in the disuse of the
machinery and labor necessarily connected
with the plane, is show
wr a9 follows :
' Amonntofcost of new road. ay
$400,000 oo
243,000 w
The Sinking fund operation is exhibited
thus:
Amount of funds received during year.
Amount of ptocks purchased during year.
Amount in hands of Commisaioners on 30th
Nov., ieso.
Whole amount received lince commencement
oCsysteni.
Whole umouut of stocks purchased.
197.103 7t
Amount of money in hauds on 30th Nov. 1850,
further expositions of the pub. dert.
Amount of debt ou30th Nov.. 185.0
$10,775,465 42
Amount of stock and cash in hands of Commi-
F8ioucr8 of sinkmp fund, 165,090 5S
Deduct amount of special loan
the interest thereof saved
in the discontinuance of the
Plane, 400,000 00
6G5.000 58
39,9io,39i 54
Amount of debt on 30: li
Nor.,
Funded,
Unfunded,
Canal, Railroad, and. Motive
Power debts returned in
1849 and 1850, bcinj; debt
contracted prior to 1st De
cember, 1848,
Total Indebtedness
830,393,350 24
1,081,386 tiQ
373,601 48
8io,64e,598 4i '
Actual indcbtcdnc88tincludin Inclined Plane
Loan on 3uth November. 1850. and ezclu
ding amount fn hands of linking fund Com
missioners,
840,310.394 84
Actual decrease of public debt since 30th No
vember, 1848. 8538,203 57
Within the same period, there has been
paid fiom the treasury appropriations, that
may be called extraordinary, as follows :
Towards completion of North Branch Canal
To avoid Inclined Plane,
$148,500 00
3011.146 02
If these sums, from the payment whereof
the I reasury will be relieved by the comple
tion of the improvements above stated, be ad
ded to the actual reduction of public debt, a
bove exhibited, the conclusion is clear,
that at a very early date, an annual appropri
ation of nearly one million dollars may be
made towards the reduction ol the public- debt.
Annexed is an estimate of the receipts and
expenditures of the present, with the estim
ate of last year, and the actui.l receipts at :he
Treasury.
Estimate
Receipts
for 1850.
916,378 58
18,673 75
44,898 22
153.877 14
136,510 14
Estimates
for 1851.
916,000
20,000
45,000
160,000
160,000
for 1650
920,00Q
22,000
50,000
301100
Lands,
Auction Com.''
Auction duties,
Tax on bank div'ds
on Corp'n stocks,
ItiO.OOO
al Estate 1,330.000
1,337,821 55
107,427 49
171,062 26
2,525 05
10.288 73
2,384 50
3,045 61
4,203 91
6,520 97
2,633 04
345 50
12,953 73
45,409 47
14,047 21
102,295 07
1,713,818 16
6,953 64
10,270 00
69,262 21
270,009 00
119,356 30
2,460 00
3,674 32
13,378 61
3.6S7 20
1,740 33
13,721 27
2,760 63
1,330.000
100,000
175,000
3,000
11,000
2,500
4,000
5,000
10,000
3,000
500
10,000
45,000
15,000
150,000
1,600,000
5,000
12,000
40,000
120,000
2,000
5,000
5,000
1,000
4,000
5,000
30,000
8,00-
Licenses, Taverns, 0,000
" Ketailers,
" Pedlars,
" Brokers,
Theatres, fcc,
" Billiard rooms, tc,
" Distillery,
" Eating Houses,
" Pat. medicine,
Pamphlet laws,
Militia Files,
Tax on. Writs,
Tar on Officers,
160,000
3,000
12,000
3,000
5,000
1,500
15,000
3,000
500
2.000
40,000
20,000
On Col. Inheritance,
200,000
Canal and Road Tolls, 1,825,000
Sale of old materials,
5.00C
Enrollment of Laws,
Premium on Charters,
Inclined Plain Loan.
11,000
40,000
5"0,000
125,000
3,000
300
5,000
5',000
. 3,000
2,000
3.000
15,000
Tax on Loans,
Dividends on Turnpike
SIOCKS,
Nicholson lands.
Accrued interest,
Refunded cash,
Escheats,
Fees of Public officers,
Miscellaneous, .
Interest on slock pur
chased, Foreign Insurance A
gencies. $4.566,3r 4,438,131 51 4,296,
PAYMENTS.
..r Minus Ejrnate Payihentu
i r v, for 1650. for 185 1 .
Public Improvements, QA 0,000 $1,488,709 74
2G2.899 71
16,282 25
17,277 91
62,267 85
Minna, 4,000
Pensions, 2rj,000
Charitable Institutions, 80,000
Common Schools, 200,000
213,728 49
Interest on loans.
2,005,000 2,004,714 51
Guaranties,
32,500
32,500 00
Domestic creditors,
Dam, on public works,
Special Commissioners,
State Library,
Public Buildings,
Penitentiaries,
House of Refuge,
Nicholson Lands,
Eselieats,
Abate't of State Tax,
Counsel fees & Corn's,
Miscellaneous,
Sinkh.g fund Commiss
ioners, Inclined Plane,
North Branch Canal,
10,000
20.000
2,000
2,000
2,000
15.000
5,000
300
2,000
40,000
2,000
5,000
293,000
270,000
150,000
6,387 41
2d,068 34
2,554 03
1.000 00
2,002 78
19,283 79
6,000 00
192 75
1,740 53
43,525 04
5,984 15
8,180 44
318,864 03
$4.034,80084,653. 193 75
ESTIMATE OF PAYMENTS FOR 1851.
Public Improvments,
$800,000
250,000
15,000
15,000
60,000
200,000
2,006,000
82,500
10,000
25,000
.2,000
2,000
10,000
15,000
5,000
300
- 2,000
40,000
5,000
5,000
250,000
90,000
250,000
10,000
2,500
Expenses ot Government.
Militia,
Pensions,
Charitable Institutions, , k
Common Schools, .
j merest on JLoans,
Guarantiee, " fe :
Domestic creditors, ' Ht
Damages on public works, ! a
-.!
Special Commissioners, -
State Library, uf
Public Buildings,
Penitentiaries,
House of Refuge, -
Nicholson Lands, ' -
Escheats,
Abatement of State Tax $ , .
Counsel Fees and Commiasibnere,
Miscellaneous, ' ":
Sinking Fund Commissioners, .
Inclined Plane,
North Branch Canal,
Renewal of Relief Notes,
Expenses of Reveue Comtnif-siohers,
84,101,300
In the item of expenditure far public im
provements, is included $148,500 paid to
North Branch Canal, and 8286,446 02 to a
void Inclined Plane.
In the amounts received from Canal and
rail-road tolls and collateral inheritance taxes
the actual receipts of the lasf year fall short
of the estimates. In making these estimates,
it was supposed the suggestion of a former
; message in relation to the conveyance of pas
sengers on the Columbia Railway would have
e
' been favorably regarded It is believed that
a argely increased revenue would attend the
adoption of the changes heretofore recommen
ded. That the collateral inheritance tax is
: inefficiently and carelessly collected in some
Exp's of Government, 235,000
' j of the counties, and even when collected fie
5,067 go quently retained in the hands of the officers
424.832 75 ' longer than necessary, is demonstrable by
455 -co the fact of the great disproportion received at
! the Treasury from counties of equal popula-
tion, business, and wealth. A statement of
the amounts received from the several coun
ties during the last four years, will exhibit
much valuable information on the the inter-
r: u,t r 1:
cable to the sinking fund should be required
to reach the I reasury quarterly under the se
verest penalties.
A reference to the reports of the Adjutant
General, Auditor General, Surveyor General,
and Superintendent of Common Schools, will
afford detailed information of the business of
their several departments, and furnish views
and suggestions of interest to the general real.
The school system, although still imper
fect, is rapidly improving in its general condi
tion, and promises the beneficial results it was
designed to accomplish. The education of the
people, is the great question of the age, and as
such, it cannot fail to command your earnest
and enlightened efforts, for its speedy and ul
timate success.
In the competition for trade and travel, no
effort for the full repair ofthe canals and rail
roada ofthe State should be neglected. The
deteriorating condition of many of these works
admonish us that the system of supervision is
ineffectual to secure the return of which their
construction gave confident assurance. In a
s'stem ofdivided responsibility in their man
agement, the difficulty evidently exists. On
a former occasion it was suggested to divide
the State into Canal and Railway districts,
and allot to each a Canal Commissioner, to
whom its entire control should be given.
This project is again recommended, but should
it fail to meet your approbation, the propo
sition of electing a Superintendent, to whom
for his whole time and attention, a compen
sating salary should bo paid, and under whose
sole control the public works might be placed
is worthy of consideration. All the evils a
rising from divided counsels and sniffing re
sponsibiljtieu would he avoided, and that en
ergy and skill in their management secured
which cannot bn expected under the present
system. It is alleged this method ofsupervi
sion of public works has succeeded well and
beneficially in other States.
A commercial connection between Philadelphia
and Europe by steamships, an enterprize truly
worthy the favoring regards of the whole com
monwealth, and ihe countenance and' aid of the
national government, by the extension of mail fac
ilties the completion ofthe great Railway com
munication now in rapid progress of construction
to the narigable wateis ofthe West, the thorough
repair of the tumberland Valley road, and the a
rection of various lines of Railways in the valley
of the Susquehanna, must throw an amount of
trade on the Columbia Railroad which will de
mand for lis transit the entire capacity of that
thoroughfare in a condition of perfect repair.
Every avenue by which the trade of the West,
'aslwell as of Central and Northern Pennsylvania
reachos Philadelphia-, ought to be opened and
v . No., 2Ch
kept in such perfect condition as to afford all pos
sible facility to business, for in the growih and
welfare of Philadelphia, the entire people should
feel a lively interest, as identical with the pros
perity of the whole State. Whilst the internal
trade is poured into our metropolis, and her local
authorities are doing their part to promote her
commerce, it is our duty to demand from the Gen
eral Government some portion of its resources for
the security and improvement of the harbor of lha
-Delaware. Improvement of the navigable rivers
and protection of the harbors of the Ocean and
Lakes ought to be no longer delayed.
In this connexion I deem it my duty to call
your attention to the pending litigation in relation
to the bridge over the Ohio river at Wheeling, e
rected under the authority of Virginia, which, it
is confidently asserted, puts in jeopardy large com
mercial interests. It has been my care to watch
the progress ofthe controversy, and to direct the
proper law officer ofthe Commonwealth, associa
ted with the other distinguished gentlemen who
professionally represent the State, to protect these
interests before the judicial tribunal which has
cognizance ofthe case under the Constitution.
In the various Railway projects now severally
terminating at Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pitts
burg, the people ofthe Commonwealth ought nev
er to lose sight of that other great enterprise
which, known a3 the Sunburry and Etie Railroad,
was meant to connect the Susquehanna, the Del
aware, and the lakes. Besides the command of
the trade of the Northern Seas secured by its con
struction, it would bring into market for sale and
settlement vast bodies of untenanted and unim
proved lands, and develope treasures of inexhaus
tible mineral wealth now wholly inaccessible.
The large indebtedness of the State, and the ne
cessity for its reduction, forbid the policy on her
part, of embarking in these various improvements.
. The debt ofthe Commonwealth was incurred in
the erection of works which were largely condu
cive to the settlement and sale of the domain of
the United States, and while she has secured no
part of this common inheritance, other States have
been liberally aided in the construction of their
internal improvements by donations of public
lands. It is a right on her part to demand a por
tion of these lands to aid in the completion ofthe
important works partially completed and in con
templation. A system of banking, based upon State Stocks',
under proper restrictions, is recommended to the
attention ofthe Legislature. It is thought that the
present banking facilties are unequal to the wants
ofthe business community. The large amount of
notes of banks of other States found in circulation
among our people, the inability ofthe banks, with
safety to their credit, to accommodate at all times
the active bona fide business demands of the coun
try, and the large operations in the nature of pri
vate banking daily transacted on severe terms to
to the borrower, demonstrate that increased facil
ties are demanded to secure a healthy develop
ment of our resources. Any considerable exten
sion ofthe present system is hardly to be antici
pated, nor is it desirable, if a more permanent ba
sis for such operations can be devised.
r ree banking upon a deposite and oledce of
public slocks early recommends itself to favor.
It is not liable to sudden expansions and contrac
tions more secure from failure less obnoxious
to counterfeiting and fraud, and offers undoubted
security to the note holder. Should the stock re
quired be the loans of the Commonwealth, it
would appreciate their value, and also have a ten
dency to withdraw them from foreign countries, to
which are annually sent millions of the public
money to pay interest A recall of these stocks.
and the discharge of the interest to the resident citi
zens, would lead to the expenditure of an equal a-
mount at home, thereby affording employment to
the people in the improvements of the State, in
the erection of mdsutnal institutions, and in vari
ous works of beauty and taste. If this system is
favorably regarded, a relinquishment of a portion
of the interest on the stocks pledged would be di
rectly advantageous to the Treasury.
1 he confidence felt in their security, and the
desire to use the relief notes, when kept in good
condition, justify the belief that - an issue of
of small notes from State institutions, founded on
a deposit of stocks, would be highly acceptable to
the people.
A reference to subjects under the control ofthe
National Government, has lonjj formed part ofthe
annual messages ofthe State Executives, and the
custom has found favor not only by its consonance
with tho peculiar relations of the States to the
General Government, but in the deep solicitude
felt by individual citizens in the action of the lat
ter on questions of pervading and direct interest
to all. From the resolves oftheir Representatives
in the councils of the States, the opinions and
wishes of the people are often well collected, and
hence your action is frequently of great moment.
In obedience, therefore, to custom, and in order
that the sentiments of our common constituency
may have expression either through the Executive
Message or the action of their representatives, it
is proper to refer to some of those questions of
general interest, the disposal of which more espe
cially belongs to the National Government.
A revision and alteration ofthe Revenue lavva,
so as to give adequate and permanent protection
to the industry of the country, are demanded by
the prostrate condition of the mining nnd manu
facturing interests. The propriety of affording
full protection to domestic industry, in the enact
ment of Tariff laws, has been so fully discussed,
that a mere reference to former views, is all that
is deemed necessary at this time. In a late effort
to amend the present Tariff, its failure may be
fairly attributed to the omission ofthe last Legis
lature to give expression to the perfectly well un
derstood wishes and expectations of the people.
It is confidently hoped no Buch omission will mark
the conduct of the present assembly.
A reduction in the rates of postage, and the con
struction of railway communications to the Pacif
ic, were urged heretofore as worthy of friendlv re
gard. Repetitions ofthe views then presented is
unnecessary, as time has only strengthened the ,
conviction of the propriety and usefulness of tho
proposed measures.
In rolation to the extension of Slavery and ihe
duty of faithful observance of her Federal obliga-
Hons by the Uommonwealth, the views expressed,
in former messages remain unchanged. There ia
nothing, in my judgment, in the history ofthe paBt,
norm the warnings ot the future to justify the a- '
bandonment of the principles, sacredly regarded
from the foundation of the State, of non-interven
tion in the domestic policy of other communities
and of resolute determination of permitting no in
terference with our own. Fidelity in the dis
charge of Constitutional duty has distinguished
our government and people, and if an opinion ex
ists within, or has been mischievously propagated
beyond our borderb, that such is not the fart, it ia
conceived in error of pur true history, Pennsly
(( onesided or, fourth Pac.)
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