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where he continued to weep as though his heart ey The ineresse of business on the Stag e w or k s
would break Oh, how painful to ss one so for the two last years, has exceeded our antici
joung shed such bitter, bitter oars: The (lancing pations; and but for the necessity which seemed
~aa# moaning continued until the entire b..ly was to exist for a reduction in tolls to meet surround
eodsumed, which was some three ,sr folr hours. t ing competition, the revenue would have been
I should have stated before that the females largely increased The general movement now
all had their faces smeared with a kind of pitch. on foot amongst railruad comp an i es , t o advance
resembling tar, which will than. for 2 these rates, may perhaps, relieve the State to
or 3 months after it is p.t .10 This is their same extent in this respect.
mourning suit When all i—.ver. th 'Y Pio^ away The Delaware division makes a most gratify.
in mournful groups, or sitt,zl , each with that mss lug exhibit l'he gross receipts counted 8365,•
Ihotonons chant the h ker' up hy the 07, and the expenditures 00,738 67, show-
Noss throughout the ivb qty. but now in tug a Let profit of $305,588 40; a sum equal to
subdued and saddened t the interest of six millions of the public debt,
• 1 have thus endeavor. , Ito , nvi you sonar f out and to 20 per cent. ou the original cost of the
idea of on e or the m. , .• 112:er , aud painful work, including the expenditures for new locks.
mines Ilis,ve ever a for but few of your The North Branch canal and the Columbia
readers have e v e r h e h, , 1.1 nu, tutu f tit kind t railroad also present favorable results The btn..
This scattered tub.' is vi—log away us rapidly and tolls ou the former have increased
as the tnorninv slew 1..1,,r0 -117. I/ tV tv with marked rapidity; and- the management on
they dwindle befor , t a Ivum. , u,!, zi le ot .1,;.a throe branches bear the marks of skill and
tion and the pr, i ;ressive ster•• t lit •In them -colnawy The expenses on the Allegheny Pur
-1 feel an interest, the very trivstery e othe-tel :age roadqiave been largely reduced, and the bu
with them thr , ws a charm around tin Jr I»s'ory siu,ss better regulated than at any former peri-
The interest felt iu thew is is, lr. n •I in t •,1 As a whole, I feel constrained to say. that
id by the manifest destiny ttia• an e indition of the public works has been
Whoever they are, or whatever tli y m ly ho' me. ! pr •ved during the last year: is nu other particui.
they are bone of our bow. of or rh iy Lir, to so valuable au extent, as in the matter of
have hearts and atleeti , m4. 111:i j , y- ant , !tweeting debts, which it seems has been al
sorrows, hopes and tear- Tl' hoe se ti lifi! • in...st entirely avoided The officers on the res
only in its ru I •At fc tn.; h,ve with it, pee:i‘e lines report that they have paid all expen•
u AK, only, in its st, m.•- , Itu.l [SiUtUi r ii!!•tes, and some of them have gone so far as t)
have experisme , -/ f• 4' , r ;)Ir.i,opoted , the Canal Board that they will be perso
in many of it Lsort, ,rll. i i s
p qasible tier any debts thst may hereaf
tO their des;ilaie iair. .1 fiwi standing •ou ta , discovered This is truly a great reform
it a circulate f al; • tto --:or nothing has eost the State wo much, as the
top, with at' w Birk-c,' richt 'le ill ^:iWil!ly, and p, ions pruct,ee 'it making debts on the pub•
a few old blankets au i lo.k Is mike s i p tip• sure wolloc, 1 •tili thick it should be interdicted
total °fad their earthly p,.s.,!ssi ; 4, many. p 'sieve law.
yea, all of them. Anew my 10.,t me'-sage I gave my views at length,
tented yet R, the it' /v , •` 'of t tlry-t tr.:' Culver. t• , the principles and Rats that should con•
before the autumns! pas-ing . •:, iu the management of the State improve.
awa y A s an c ypi, I.• .• t (hi-, I.c i. 1.1:1 , 411.1• ; its, and I need not repeat thew in this I
few days since, that ~„r ..t the tour ie-p,Ltfully suggest, however, that so much of
in 18-0. were ab..ut. Stttl.•r' , 1' qt.is ,t or, ! law as binds the Canal Commissioners to a
known to b. , airt..n , tip ti%
this otthe inflw nov wish tr - mi .i••• 1 1z. .1
and Christian lan I
One thing in tttr t m ,u,, w .11Ly for
note. All that b• LI j cure
consumed with him In tli.ir ru t.O -tut , tin 5.
might often enog •In an I V.: .iy cout—t
with each otli,r, i.. 1 ii• pr,peric
of deceased rolative- p•it • o, .ng tht to
at once and d)wn all -uch f,
Row much b rt. rf t tip tip dm- t ii .., than at
their ign 'rune. , t.. tneinidv
ss Christi' -' 11 .w MAW% l ' ••111.. -prUUZ up
in Christian urtuv tv,
been alienated al
little property that a 11u-bind Lith , r
have left behind him' In • 1.1-. I .11 .., •
show more wi.l - w lu.irn I t
the spoil,' ~ f ih- .1 B.
GO VERR'S MESSA(I
To the th• , rg oj It
the !faux.. I:epr, , : f evi. I al'
Assembly:
GENTLEUF tip• c } .. ni. ;be AT
C10, 4 A, too,. !,t in us,
.1 and
31).17tti int r I- '1 :1, , 1111, - .-
ftallettl- to 11, t , vls• is V!. Vtd , t . .• 1.,-
nese and merc , sperr. and ! .11
I regret t i• • '1 n
general gr.,wif, ..t •i,
the arts awl L .I'. 1 •L. ' ' l . l • fn,,r a,
and social 1• 11t•, , tl. 11 •
terruptt•d, but th
erty, by the , a-4i tlc
unusual, b ,th ut now'. r .1, I
tain sections id' k" drA.
of pectilen,.• at, i
felt Nor -hould •-t •
trig that [bawl , ••••• on 11
OUT cities and ir
SOU deprived the -t,u...,an I T •
of the atiticii, it , i r ,var 1- .2 Lt. !,,!
seued the mean-
the depret.-inn
has depri.ed in r • at,:
their usual cartr.•,..: Tde in. ..n- f• d. •••
are thus gre.itd. : en. • u , ,2
time that the tilt • • ,tnlt!... I ~ a rnt; "
ranch ditn.lll- 1 .1 , l I t •
sequeutly wi I. r
sonable dew in i. • •
with an alind:,:e• ;
tian charactor. i•
tinned bounty li The opervi.n- . •
year, will Ii 1.• , •
bead 01 that d. Jetrini. ut I
satisfaririry, ,
nue fr .tu nearly ,", 111, • 1
The agzregat , r . • •
1854, ineludin; I in= .1.
Treasury. u
amounted to ti,' -urn •
gross payment- I ,r
of 85,424 9t3 ,„
of Novemler, ...zl_l'i't"
The eitraor ion
following item.. 1. ,
40; to the North Br •
to the construct., Ti •‘ ' '1 1"." r
Allegheny tn, uu• •••:'• 11 . .1 le.'. I
ment of debts nu :I„ w
Of the balsuct• r, m t,n I, •
tion is applicab! , . t •
debt, and the r. r ••
The bump! . . or ~r l;n ,•:, n•
Treasury fur the satn.• r. , • .k i•
wit: the reeelpt.t, et, ,u-;, f ~•.-
Moe in the Tr..asury ,•11
1853, realized ft , iii p. t w ii, -,t - , ure arhnint
ed to the blll/1 I, f
expenditurc,:, luclul•nL: r „ n •••,,
.debt and all tin , t i„ , „,.,
of the public x,•t, •1,, I , .t\ in, n•- nu
Dew works and 0,1, , "-1 1
84; being 81.1 1 11,1911 1."., than the
This statement may r errs I a t h, w . r k
ittgs of the Trea-urt and a• e•t
ing the gratifying ta •t.t i.. the I,re- , ut r. 11
revenues of the State. , ni,u "r
avoidable expeuditure•., n
and that, relieved from u uI- r t •
struction of new impr V 1u .nt-, •Ie Trea-ury
emid pay a million or tr. , r, it
annually It wt . .) b c
ootne from these —uret— ••tta I.JV m e e p a - int ,..
For inetanee f in 1` 4 •14l, with th, St,,te tax at
Prevent rates, and Ili , ' , tun t xten? irnpr'.Vi
ments in use, with arty all th , present
of revenue in op, ration, the rt , e , npts
amounted to but 'twit: ovtr half
millions.
No more reliable estyitutte 0 1 ,, nt
the Treasury for P. 455 ottu h , mode. thou fur
nished in the result , . for 1`.54 Th. oriluary
reoeipts may safely estiniat,..l at u
dollars above the unavniiahl, exilt•totrilres A
portion of this eaevs. will he required t o corn
tete the new l'oitage ratlr..a.i, and be North
rench canal; and the re Inal titter .huuld h. , faith
fully a pplied toward payment . he state
debt
The aggregate receipts o n the public works for
the past year, as rep , rted by the
@loners, amounted to the sum ..1 il.‘•7tl.tl7*xw
and the expenditure , to the €.1.1 0 1,570
54 ; leaving a balate. , , f A 77
:i4, f rom
which, however, shouil 1. deducts , ! the •um of
$87,900, properly cliara , •al,:” i,) t h.. year. f, , r new
locomotives and other ou,,%•.i.laide exp•mditures
—thus reducing the net pro,.:t. to 87.;i1.c.,0* 34.
If we add to this, 8131.V , (1.i.eir , -1\ trom the
Pennsylvania railroad company L I - t !,,. t h ree
Still tax, which is claimed by ...me a. a p ar t o f
the income from the public work, we find a net
revenue of $867,000; a sum equal to the interest
on seventeen millions of the lave por cent d e b t
of the State. The aggregate reee:pts were 857,.
121 lam than for the year 1853, and the retitle-
Aim in expenditures amounted to over 8159,:!,b7
00. The withdrawal of the business of the
Pennsylvania railroad from the Portage road,
readily accounts for this difference
Viewed in every aspect, this exhibit is gratify.
is& Few similar systems of improvement in
the country can presents more favorable picture.
Some of them, in other State', have recently
boss redneed to condition of virtual uniolven•
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sexed rate of tolls for the whole season, should wag the least productive
le • repealed The officers directing the operations It is eertaiuly the wish of many good Lenten ,
, t the public works should, it seems to me, be of the State—perhaps of d majority—that the
it ft free to meet the exigencies in trade and emu. public, works should be sold, but this desire is
meree, as they may aris e evidently based upon the asumption that the mea-
T tie work -a the Mountain railroad has pro. sure ',runlet be one sf real economy—that it would
ere--; -d ,lowly, and it is obvious that it will nut les,eu, without the hazard of increasing, their
b. fully compl e te-1 lesf o r e the summer of 1855 anuual taxes. The realization, of such an objeet
I must cenf,s wyaetf sadl y dieappointeil as to it must be perceived, then, depends entirety upon
the tsue and money consumed in the construe- the price and terms. Those who desire a sale, cer
si of this work The expenditures, since I tautly expset the State to be the gainer by such a
aine into office, have greatly exceeded the whole measure. No other important, or sufficient reason
i'miunt estimated a, ueeessary to complete the for parting with this property has been assigned.
.tut. dud yet, it is but juetiee to say, that the It is usually said that the works should be
I', un-ylrante railroad, lying parallel with it, has sold to pay the public debt and lessen the burth
.; still larger main per mile ens of the poeple: but it must be observed, that
I Lave ends-at-sr d, during my service, to guard a sale might be made at a price far too low toe*
s,tist the cononeucement of schemes of this air feet such purpose; and if se, to give theta away
other character, to s utail future liabilities would be still less likely to produce the desired
, Treasury Th, ought to be the settled result Should the grates -urn received, not be
pole yof the State No new improvements equal to thM ou which the nett earnings would
ul-1 be undertaken. upon any pretext what,. pay the interest, then tee effect would be to in
-, t The payment s,f the debt, and that only, crease, rather than diminieh these annual burtli
,Ll,uld absorb the surplus revenues of the Tress- eus Thus is net what the people desire to aes
,ury If this policy be pursued, no other Ewan- cotupiish by a sale, nor will they t•-• satisfied with
: -eh, me, to pay the debt, will be necessary such dispoeitieu of their property
Pt large annual surplus will reduce the State's The real value of the public works, is a pra
t, I hi oleo es with sufficient rapidity position full of difficulty; and I it wilt out the
I r•gr.-t, exceedingly, the necessity of announ- I Genera/ Aseeuitoy will appreusb ttie inquiry,
est,: te you that the North Branch Canal is nut duly impressed with its importance. Ten rullhous
tin full operation It is now more thana year of dollars wits tiled, by the isw of last s. ee sion,
furs :lie Caual Commissioners directed the wa. as the price fir the main line This minimum
b let tut, the-amain trunk of that improve- is said by some to be Up, high, and the failue t o
atet declared their confident belief, that sell, regarded as the consequetese Others at
weal I be in successful operation by the middle tribute the absence of bidders, ta the condition
,f ,a-t summer; but their sanguine expectations, of the money market-01 the stringent reetrie.
e s well a- t hos. e o f t h is people, have, in this res- twos imposed upon the law; suit to the efforts
tae",. heeu sadly disappointed A variety of un. that had been previously made to disperags• the
f•-r- presented theweelvee in the value of the line But it is Obvious that more
tut. attainment of this end The old work, than one of these causes may have operated; and
1,-truL-ted alp- twelve or fifteen years since. , a great. r than all may have been, the It tpc of
ts bas some sections of the new, located on getting this property on bette. t •rtue, at u future
st I , •, near the margin of the river, when time I feel very eenfillent thet the I it. •r
cot
:t.•,l by use adtnis,ien of water, turned out to sideration was not without es -11 e Il oLc
p ,us, and t -tally insufficient in Its material ' ' this as it may, it is certain • wee-, t o fits t ,
f -rtnetion In some instances rocks, roots, I from any on- of theee eau-. case ird the
, ;timpm, Have been concealed under the works ia the market, wilt. ,i• iy P -II or
t, ritual elianuel. I only t a limitation as to price or • .tt \ t.a 1 sale
tew rifle., of earth; thus presenting but a slight would assuredly be a e st rlan--, than uo
t; , di to die pa-sago of the water net lute -3i.' at all
tli, b -.1 the river 'rt., is tellweialis. ths CAA.' The benefits re-u-• ae • , the sple Cr mi these
the old work In all such .eetieus onsrevetuent suss nein srous and diversi
p:aees. ue remedy, sh,si tof a recou,truction fled They h ,ve t -11,tate I trade and commerce,
lie bst se -if the canal, could prureeuffietent, stenulat ,, l produetive industry in every depart
eel ties e:.• necessarily a tedious and ~.I„peusese in , ti.; en I Lave not only enabled the farmer to
r Insre is Still st emsiderabie portion r aeti are idy market with the fruits of his labor,
work t rem Kiel 'n 'his way; but it is eons hut have furnished convenient out-lets for the
h u'ly believed that it trill he ready for us •In rich mineral treasure of the State. Witheut
tit e ',kr, elf the c - iniiug -leave' That the ' them, the miner would be deprived of his °c
ut and vigilance has a t a l, times been caption, the transporter be left in helpless des
eeleteted t,i the ageu s of the State, on this hr, ,tit iii.sn, and the Commonwealth itself be per-
I , but the .iefieien , y, in this par. mated to retain a parsimonious pussies,' s u vast
sler. on this. iew work. ha- not teecu e e pilot masses of natural and unproductive riches Our
lis a- .411eA.' , 1 by c.,tne Indeed. since Mar last, predecessors were wise in opening these avenues
great euergy gets eharacterized the manegement to trade and commerce; and if we wish to be rit
,,f the Pr- eidete ,if the Canal Beard , ted wise hereafter, we shall not rashly and has-
It Vin_ deveted much of his time be a personal' tily throw away the advantages of their future
- ti• ri ,-ton ~f the wo r k But i t i, obvious, no use This use 'o the full extent, in the event
, i•-_r,• :•I;,,icity in the State's agents, for the of a sale, can only be secured by a jealous pro
-1.14t veer ,tu: I have overt e; r all the difficulties ; tectiun of the right and the people to enj iy it
iv, r• ne ,uutere 1, with sufficient celerity, 1 The very first conditions of such a measure
t has cuts I'. -au-Geed public expectation should be, that the works, aid every brunch of
1i the ton I elm , into office, the sum n e . them. be kept at all times in good order and in
•-- ' this work was estimated at operating eendition, and remain forever public
-7 1 772.000 Sine •to it time the sum 0(81,206, highways, for the use of all persons who may
")--)-! 7 . 2 has been exp , uded, and it will still re- wish to tratiepert goods or merchandize over them,
quire, e-'irnated by the Canal Board, 60,000 upon rates not greater than those charged upon
t P put it net e testupl.•ts operation. , other similar iruprovoments No co-poratiou
Wh i lst I regret this unforseen cost and delay, should get possession of tiles • valuable avenues,
I eann retreat lean repeating my unfaltering on such conditions as would enable it to impose
mfil. nee in the wisdom of the policy that die- I unreasonable burthens on th, internal trade and
t try. eouiptetion of this work. The large in- " tonnage of the State, nr iu any way to encroach
ere,t-a• of ;,u-tuess and tolls for the year just ass- upon the rights of the indiss lust citizen. To
e i I. 111- eider portion of the line, indicates obviate such results, the powers, privileges awl
whet we may safely anticipate from the new;— restrictions of any corporatieu getting the works,
atel, I c;,un.t doubt, that the gross amount of ! should be minutely defined Past experience
k n el l :ett will command, and the revenue it will suggests there predetiiial counsel..; fiir we hate
2.1-.I)L wit exceed the west sanguine expectations I often seen in this State, how difficult it is to eon
et its advocates. he inexhaustible mines of fine the ,sts rateme of these artificial bodies with
, .11 to it Ii which thMt section of the State abounds, in the Limits prescribed by the law; and we should
the pr , enacts of which are destined to pass through not fail to profit by the lesson
:WA .avenue to a limitless market, will furnish ' By the '29th section of the act of the 9th of
t a never failing supply of business and ton- May last, providing for the ordinary expenses of
government and other purposes, Nimrod Strick
land, of Chester county, John N Purviance, of
Butler county, and John Strohm, of Lancaster
county, were named as commissioners' to settle
certain claims and debts against the Common
wealth. It was also made the duty of the Gov
erner to supply, by appointment, any vacancy in
this commission which might occur. The gentle
men already named having declined to serve, I
accordingly appointed Wm W. Williamson, of
Chester county, William English, of Philadel
phia, and John C Magill, of Westmoreland Ce
in their stead.
After a tedious and laborious investigation,
these gentlemen have completed the duty assign
ed them, and the result will be communicated to
you, in detail, in their own report
regret to perceive that the accounts •o examined and
fettled, exceed the amount of the appropriation nearly
8 tho,ooo. It is well however, to see the rood of claims of
this character: ant having accomplished thus a will be
prudent to guard against the recurrence of a similar sate
of affairs. Indeed. the practice of contracting derits on
the public works, should be at ~ nee and forever aband , .n.
ed. It has been a faithful source of confusion in the ac
counts, if not of palpahlo wrong upon the Treasury The
right to scatter the , redit o.f the Commonwealth in this un
guarded way, is, 1 venture to assert, without a parallel in
the manatemea of public ',fairs. Of the many delfects is
the system of managing the Mate improvements, this has
bees the most productive of evil. In my ant, as also in
my last annual message, 1 most earnestly urged the lien
erti assembly to provide, by law, that no debt should be
contracted by the officers ..n the public works:—that the
necessary labor and material to inazotAln these works should
be mud fur to cosh—and that each ulcer should be coin
peUed e. settle his lieCuallto promptly. The examinations,
Jest ma d e demonstrate still more clearly the neseessity for
such reform.
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Besides, its cotnpletton will be an act of jus
t tee to the industrious and enterprising inhabi
t-tits of that part of the Commonwealth, who
Lave heretofore willingly contributed towards
the construction of the other improvements of
the State, from which they could derive but little
advantage. It will, also, add to the general
pr. asperity of the adjacent country; to the value
of property, and consequently to the revenues of
the State,
Atltellhe time of my itviuotion lute nee*
e funded debt, including Accrued rater
e -t, amounted to the ruin of
Add to this the lows of April, 11 4 52. to eom
plete the North Branch canal
Deduct payments a follows
trrept un uuutanding eirtah
CS le • $.44,063 S 9
Receipt/. to the striking fund np
to ch... tune, 1,057,856 1.5
7 , ,1a' lurried debt
Trl ,, El .ating debt, and unpaid appropri
ation■ at the period already indicated
Deduct the availehle balance then in the
irraoury
' The floating debt, temporary loans, unpaid
apprnpriations, exempt for repairs after
the lit December. 11S.:
'Eslane. in the Treasury November 30,
l n 54, after deiducting the amount applies
,' Lie to the old public debt and the relief
issues then or. hand
Balance
During the same period the following appro.:
priations and payments have been made toward
the construction of new improvements, to wit.
For the re-constructing of the Columbia
railroad
For the new railrami over be &II agibady
moustalos
For dm oompl•Woo of Um We*** raw
TOW
For she North Drama suss/
New looks on the Delaware divides
gawky medal payaleate
The fortrgoeag figures exhibit the' astetushing
fact, that the registry has been ananally paying
over a million of dollars towards the construction
of new improvements, and at the same time ae.
oemplished a small reduction of the public debt.
As made my duty, by an set of the Legisla
ture, approved the 27th of April last, providing
for the sale of the main line of th e publi c wo rk s ,
sealed proposals fur its purchase were invited, up
to the first Monday of July last. No offers were
made under this levitation: and public notice
was again given, on the 14 of November last, in
accordance with the 29th section of the act, for
proposals, to be submitted in the lienersi Assem
bly; but none have been received. This improve
ment is, therefore, still the property of the State,
subject to such disposition as the Legislature may
deem necessary
My mind has undergone no change, on the
subject of selling the public works, since the
period of my last message. I think the policy of
the measure depends mainly upon the prise that
can be obtained, and the conditions on which
purchaser- may be willing to, hold these works fur
the use of the public With a lull awl fair con
sideration, and on terms amply protective of the
right* and interests .if the poeple, in the future
enjoyment of these highways—a sale might nut
prove injurious to the public weal. But it is cer
tainly neither wise nor politic to assume that
they must be sold fur whatever can be obtained;
or that they should, iu any event, be given away
Nothing could have a wore prejudicial effect upon
the interests of the State, as involved in these
improvements, than the avowal of such a deter
uiivatiou Nor is it less unwise u, diaparage the
value of the Commonwealth's property, at the
very moment of putting it in market for sale
No intelligent private citizen would so act, in re
ference to his own estate lie would hardly give
notice ti capitaii.st=. in advance, that he would
sell his farm fir a fair price; but if unwilling to
pay such rtes suable consideration, they could have
it fur halt the money Nur would such a persou
proclaim, that of all the farms iu tue e.iuntry, tins
$40,154,457 41.
850,000 00
$41,004,4.57 48
1,103,919 b 4
$39,900,537 94
$1,421,090 15
750,000 00
871,090 IS
1,630,000 00
SO it 29 00
Repeated attempts have been made to repeal so much
of the set ineorpvratitig the Penasylvium railroad compa
ny, se requires it to pay into the Treasury annually, a net
tam per mintage on the amount of:toanaire which may peas
over the road as an equivalent for the privileges granted
by the Commotwitalth: but the Geeersi Assembly have as
repeatedly rejected the proposition, and 1 sincerely hope,
that so long as the State may need the revenue from this
*ogres, all Were attempts to aecomplish this esti, may
meet a similar fate.
Having boon eatusested with the tecislartas whisk
brought this etioapany into existence, Gni clearly cov i_
wit of Om modes' and purposes which governed the Lig-
Weave in imposing this oonditioa on the grant, I oast dis
cover no roams, la sabeegaent events to justify tie rolls
ontalunstat of this valuable reeorvation• but many, es the
sushi y. sands its Justin sad u tility. 714, dieser
76,5929 00
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10,319 99
96,313 71
SMINATII OS
pions peodllieg U. incorporation of the isompainy, will hest
indicate the object of this restriction.
This construction of a railroad from Sarrisourg to Pitta.
burg, pershall with the State works, was very property ur
ged PA indispensably seteessary to meet, the went" of the
travelling pubiic, and to enable our metropolis to compete
suceessfully with other commerical cilia. The very first
end most formidable difficulty which presented Woolf in the
way of this enterprise, W. 1,11 the prejadieal effect race a work
might have upon the hotlines" and prodts of the main line
of the public improvements. It was urged on the one bend
that the State works had been constructed at the expeins..
of the people of the entire C o mmonwealth—that those re
siding in the extreme portions of the State as well as those
of the Interior, had, annually. contributed towards this pay
meet of the interest on the debt which had thus been coti
tracted; and, th ere f ore t h e Legt•isture could not, consist
anti; with the principles of justice and equity. make • grant
that would depreciate the %slue of property which belonged
to all , for the purpose of fostering the growth and prosperi
ty of a parties's/ portion of the State. titiod faith and our
rot% moral principle forbade such action. On the other hand
tt was alleged that the increased business which s uc h ac
i m provement would throw upon the Colombia railroad, and
the enhanced value of property adjures:it to the proposed
road, from which the State would derive increased r ev e nue
to the form of taxes—would constitute en ample remone
ration to nor coffers, and thus do full jostle* to the p., o pp.
the o wners of th e w works t o be affected But a majority
of the Legislature concluded that 19 , 41110 additional benefits
were demanded, end hence the adoption of the provision to
' which 1 have referred.
stuck was isubscrined with a fall tiatm l e d ge
this munition, and the acceptance of the charier by
the company, was the consummation of
agreement between theta laid the state.
Yet, wider the specious plea t h ht it imposes u tat
on trade, the Commonwealth to now asked to relin
yinsh this condition; and the cam is areved as th o ugh
it bed been the policy of the law, that the comp.ini
anould impose tuts charge kit three nulls per toil upon
every species of property which mac pass •,,-er it
road; and in this way it ,s very reality shown tint
ou coal, iron, lumber and other cheap tutitiag ,
cuurge would be too ireat.. But the cumpani are
not obliged to assess this '4s on all ktudw of torma , fe.
nor was it the intention .4 the act that they shoi'ol
do so. The desigu was to ionLe au l'ittkllOti from
the nett profits tit the company, for the OW
public entices, as a coinpensatiou fur a iabiaole
aud thereby proteet toes public i mprioi•m,,,t...
the competition this new rival Toe tax on •mii
inige, therefore, was intended to ludic:At , • oti:y the
mode of ascertaining the stun to be paid. and not th.•
specific tonnage on winch it Mould be churp. , l
When the sum is in this way ascertained, it M.11.1.*1,
not to the :flaw now the company obtain the money.
whether it tie by cniirgeti on freight, or Oil pease!.
Kern,--ou local, or oil through tuninitri.
therefore, certain kictis ui tonnage be improperly op
pressed, the faity is with the company, not iii the
And s urely it will not he contended that the proice
tiou thus thrown around the work. of
unnecessary so far from this. the wisdom and ii 11,•y
of this feature ut the company s charter has ahem:\
been made manliest 'Elm very ex.geucy anticipate , {
by the Legtalature has enact!: tile COMpelitlOU tit
tLi
railroad Is already seiiiiusly felt by the main bins
Relieved from this restraint, bat it ine.ty,re portion
the carrying trade would be left for that tranch
our miprovements. Nor will it Le' votiterole , l tlid'
the Commonwealth does , not nerd this source of rm.
roue.
But. dewed alone, as a matter interesting to t
owners and transporters of totina‘re, what Ku.Lrur,,..-
wuuld they have teat the rates of tran,port
would oe reduced, were this tax taken off? mi•
whatever rhe cu , opany couli eharge h,• lief n
-
and thus realize the time:mitt of the tax to adltiou
their ptvaent profits. If they should not do the,
their action would differ from that all sunder
rations under like ciremmitances. But to adiny,
what to claimed. that a reduction In the et,argr , lit
trwisportattou to a sunliar extent, would take pin.,
It must be perceived would duplicate the 10-is to in-
State, for she would sot only I.w-retry lose
amount of the three mill tux hut be deprived of
very large portion of tonnage which would le at
trailed to We C.../Mpally . , road by this reduction It,
the rates of transportation. We are thu ,
to the simple inquiry, whether the State shall retain
this valuable income to which she is so last!;
nr whether she shall give it to the railroad eunip.tn :
Most certainly the latter alternative
adopted, so long as the gne,tinti of selling tile s•ai.•
Improvements remmus undecided.
As a mere revenue measure, that tax eutistitit. •
.t..
imprtaut and increasing item in the annual
of the Ireae,ury in toe year 1653 it umotin
the b um of Zi74,oCtt). and for the year to :3:3
000.
That this amount will be materially met-eased here
after, is self-evideut If this important tent
drawn from the sinking fund, there will be hut lo•ti.•
left to sustain its operations
I am aware that these %lewd may ho' wet sith
plausible argument that trade acid commerce should
not be thus burttieneil—that the effect is prejudicial'
to the besiuess of the State. This is true to a err
tam extent; and should have its full weight iii the ad
justment of a question of this character }tut it
scarcely be contended that trade and coinnier,.e
shuu,d be sustained by contributions from a needy
Treasury. On this principle, it could as reasototoly
be maintained that the State should make no et ac l s
whatever for the use of her own work..
The administration of I;owenior Shuck
the cancellation of the relief issues, and that of
immediate predecessor arrested the pr 0 e0,,,...
' $650,16.1 OU ut this unsightly currency in cir•Matam
In the spring of 1653. toe policy of cancellation .%a s
again retuni , d; and up to tuts date, 846.5,354 res had
been received into the sulking fund, appi , afde to
that purpose, leaving the meagre sum ot
to provide fur rue gratifying fact is apparew..
therefore. that. without Any further legislati ni uu this
sabJect. t entire outstandrig balance ill r' Imi it. -
can be wi.ndrasru from circulation sum ,lestro • ed itu:-
ing the current year It is true that these iss it
have not come lan the Treasury a- rapelh as li.e
Nada fur their caucellation nave accumulated, and
that, consequently, a portion of toe receipt, name 11. t.
been invested, but this ihtrwulty will be un‘iiileil .1.
Julie next, when the law will go into operatioi, a
furbals the banks and remising officer,
motisealth to pay out these issues. and requires them
to be presented at the Treasury for cane, !Lib"': --
We shall, therefore. soon sett tile last of a ciirreil
which has polluted the channels of circe.ati fol
thirteen years past. and I trust that the lesson thus
taught has been quite sufficieut to warn us a t ramst
sunder errors for all time to come.
opinions on all questmus that concern the cu
r-Lucy have been so often expressed that they all.'
well known to the Legislature, and need not le. loon
at length in this communication. Without. at 410
tune, a.ssiumtig it would be wise for this State. regat
le,* of the policy of other Commouwealths. to
suddenly and entirely with banks of issue. it ha ,
ueen uuttortnly held that cite am twat or
pouf as A basis for paper circulation, should he
Jn limited to the urgent wants of cuirinerre 1. trade
If the experience al tin' country is worth ally -it
all, it has demonstrated the cormctuess of this pol l
and that the use of small bank notes shoved iii—
evuraged and forbiddeu. lu accordance with this
view of the subject, I have, on past occasion , , rt
fmrd
to sanction any extrusive increase of banking rapt at
Every commercial country is liable to alt, , rtiatc
seasons of excitement and depression to ' l ien
extravagant uvertradiug, followed by ruinous rtm iii
sions. The reaction uuw felt is the inevitable, I, Jot
the natural counterpart of an undue expansion of es
(lit, in the form of bank paper. railroad, State and
corporation bonds and iudividual obligations. In
those States where the free or stocksbankinti system
had stimulated the expansion, the workings of the re
action have been disastrous.. lit our non he. red
commouwealth the shock has been seustbly Celt. On'
fax less severe than in other parts of the country t i er
partial escape, it is believed, is mainly owing to her
prudent and restrictive policy in the use of bunt: cre
dit. It is, at least. very clear that had the tree or
stock-banking plan, at use time so zealously inivocat
ed, been adopted in this State, ur had our precut
tern been greatly expanded, the position of .11ra,
our commercial metropolis would out hate been
' favorable as at present. lied the natural tendency to
speculation received this artificial stimulant, the limits
of safety, like the lessomi of experience. would have
been passed unheeded' as It is, some good men, in
the pursuit of useful enterprises. have been prostrat
ed. It is most unfortunate tilt, under this itiflue'Re.
all mast suffer alike, Those who profit least be tie
expansion are often affected most by the contra ,
This is especially the case with labor, which Is uni
formly the last to be.alevated in times of prosperity
and thie first to go down in those of depression Ihe
bass, as a general rule, make toe most out or these
eons ulsions It is often their error to flatter the mer
chant stud tnider when, the tide of prosperity r,t,
high. and to forsake ham on the Lind appeanuee of us
ebbing. Even sound batiks and of good repute, it is
said, are seeking to make money out of the present
crisis, by shoring tante capital and its benefits a nth
brokers and jobber& instead or aiding the business
community at legitimate rates. Row far theme allege
tions are warranted, it is difficult to decide: but it is
to be hoped that few if any of oar banks are liable to
'this charge, fur such a praruce would be highly im
proper, god well calculated - try - excite discontent. Such
a departure from legitimate business would demand
prompt remedy at your hands. It may be difficult to
confine these iaitatations to their proper business
with the prospect of better profits in other quarters:
bat they should be made to feel that they have been
created for a higher purpose than merely to mulch
' the stockholders.
The crisis is a trying one; but there is still reason
to hope that the credit and trade of the county will
Dever sear es such es it has done on similar oera
sioas in times past. Them is now no National Bank
to =Weed the mercantile ekes, sad to esiburso the
oomotoe whisk it prokomi to aid. i3till the shook
will be Itfebt enough, to lead the pablie Rind to in
quire after a remedy for these periodical eonvitisions.
and surely we may be p e rWttegi to hope that the good
seine of the peo p le will never again be imposed upon
Gy those crude experiments which ba* on some for
mer tar:Jaime, so fearfullyvated the evils they
were intended to remedy. aggra vated
advise the
General Assembly against all auoh experiments. The
remedy, to be iwrinanent, must be a natural on e;
mean:" [nay add to present derangements, but
cannot correct them. ..4.0 extensive increase of bank
ing capital and other expedients will, doubtless, be
preseed upon your attention. but it is hoped that no
such fallacy may fnid favor Nor is there any suffi
cient reason fur the alarm and sensitiveness manifest
ed iii certain quarters; the real wealth of the country
still exists, and the natural elements of prosperity are
no lose than heretofore. It is the shadow, not the
substance that is passing away The business com
munity should look the danger bravely in the face,
and by their energy, honesty and enterprise overcome
Mutual confidence ail forbearance should be the
nsbed by ail. as a mean , of s comr.lishinir this desira
ble end.
I ' D &ovum:lance with the p-ovisious of a low passed
April la.t, a vote of ttle peupie was taken, at the
o:tube' electlon, on the pobey ot prohibiting the ine
nuf.ictiiie moo sale of inioxi. cm ) ; tignore; 158,142
%ob., were ,•n.,t fuvut of the , neasure, and 163,510
ug, 1,1,5; 11
'I he ',toper regulation of tips subject lortttly con
-ern, ute moral welfare .r.ltte people, and for that
e-on victim your lorcluvo co:isiiieratioo Per
try-, Ito oin moral question within the range of }oar
Intert,.. 3 the people of every OiLL..4,
rve an) Lion Lulea the litinvArrate inse of
ttav4 Lirmk. 1D uv Qvll taw. 114. , , 1.11 IN total
„ ver y 1 , 4 pr tortuualely,
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•rt her learned prole4dinl, th.• •••et Lee of deve!-
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to firm(-01 eleratlnr the 111 , 1r111 I. Itle ul .tir Dirt•
runtruhrig the ph-Nioipt and triaprritrz tut
Await] nut be t-ileemeil itt;:hly Ittceke pro
le-tour- mid calling , . %%leek: tie test itrd
all their capacity and pulrdi at lice han•k of the ruin
parattveip humble find Ili retvarili-1 teacher
1 earneNtly revotrunetitl the common •tettottl cytc'em
to your guardian cure. a_ the moat bitered of all our
tirivittuttutts. The uft&praig ui , onstitninioal mune
;lon on the Legi-lature—tli.• eviotriiva and pt'rlietw
it
of It, ILaefuhtes.... 1-our Vtadi dui) of all. Rt.:tour
at the very Ih practi
cal workiiir iie a triw relleetion of oar repot,-
h.•an ay.tein, and it, lihr-e.l oppiir• it" made at add•
to all. regartili -4 of rill: c.treitteet, or per-Ita•
.109 It Q1) , 42! , 1 utll ttn• poor advaneti the ro L nod
make the it:nurant M,me.
confidently anticipate for ,` day of (treater ix-r
-fection and alder influence. No better object can
engage the a'len1:01: of go‘t . rti tient, or cuie t t ur ae Itn
weans, than tuora•i ei of 1.. e people in the mo-t
ei I fti pre ben , i re -I . Vit• (a !tie It•IM. rna+racmg• the tiNe
o f l e t te r,. 00 of t o In Plll faCllitteß, UM)
the d i ffitto o t t 01 curt-tutu triitti In !lAN use have the
suittst guar:tot. , for the perpetuti of our republican
go%erutnent, aril lor the ot civil liberty and
mUgtour frucdoni. r•ucit an education Into ,e saki)
claimed art tie ino?tt putclit ructind of presentint:
crime—of inerea.olig in 11,. lux awnless and nation
al clignit!--, if pr, matt chrictinity and ctctlization—
of ext i rpat i ng m o t to inal v.:lowa; eevut iug,
dignifying and adorning our social eOndititill.
Our varbins charitable and reformatory ukttautions,
so cred i table to the State, and which. in their practi
cal operations, have dune ttto iitilch for tie- relief of
aulierina hwuaait),—will claim the continued care and
b-dintv of 'lie Common ealt h
Cbe :•;thlt Lu, atie ilikeTttal at Harrisburg. under
efbeie t s emitroi and management. meets
the just nnticipaticlus of it. 4 wise and benevolent advo
cates. Its human) and benignant *germ-3. in ameba
rating the cormlitioh of the unfortunate class for whose
relief it was deingiseti, can be judged by no ordinary
standard. The n efta o f such au institution rise
above all mere pecuniary estintsitm Its purpoiste
addreva themselveS to the best and noblest feelings of
our nature, and on only be rated at the price of bu
man hope and human reagent.
A scummiest dirsimilar, though not eis meritorious
Institution has recently been established in Phi44l-
pbia, for the MOW training of lie idiotic end the
Imbecile. The astonishing results it has already
achieved in developing and invigorating the weak and
clouded intellect, should secure for it public confi
dence and patronage. It euininerola itself to the
bounty and care of the state.
Thy institutions fur the education of the Deer and
Dumb, and Mind, will also need, a• 1...ey justly merit.
the usual annuity truth the State Tliey are in u
tionsizkbing conditton, tn.! mtottuoc 11c.toor oum
belles bhmeugs upon the onfortunure beings corn-
Imilted to their charge
As as, brine for correcting and r , [twig way.'
ard and offending youth, the flows. of liefuge
stands pie-eminent: and is avers •,‘ •i.• pub
lic confidence Its general luiluer,s• opuH t i lls Oast
of erring create ea, is far inure „Tfectual huruitinz
ing th.tty Ufa' of the otstuary uncle , of punishment
It takes charge of those whose offences are often the
result of circutustan c es rather than criminal intent:
who (all by the influenee of had example. of wicked
association, of idle habits ur animaliwc.essities; or
who a:: betatme of the utter want .tf moral and men
tal pereeption who do wroi.e. t f.•fi rtatl.t, be
, cause the:. have hot the Rua,. t , dt- • imzutei between
them For ouch in.fortun,te lieitigs, the house of
Iteluge p.,snesises the aitbantagesol restraint and cur
rectioo--with moral and intellectual t raining. as well
as of instruction in the usual pursuits of life, without
the disgrace and chilling intliiimoe of prison confine
mem. fine results therefore, often are, that its in
mates go back to society, cureo sit mural decry
lion, and competent to till lbc 1 , 1,1 e of correct mei
nsefal members of community
During the past summer the magn:ticeut structure
e•veteil under the supervision of twnevulent
krentieuteti of Philadelphia. at t tic t Ilutlitt , of Re:-
was oo:npleted and tiirowli for public
i:atpaCity, .r,arrangements.
p:rtieu,ar, of thi- admit - Ale tolildlog. are fudy
equal to the design of its fJ,io,ler, It is au ilon'~r
to them and an urnautent to the te-mtiful city in
which it es Altnated, and effe..ti in future
andel to same f,..tetilatic and wee. .I.scipline which
e•nitielitly distttiguts-tied is t.a t infinagelueti t , at!:
nut be readtl, ace'-rated
I he western Ilutve of Iteru.re, •It.l tte on the halo,-
~f the Ohio rive , . a eloit distance :.row P . t.-Murig. I
um glatiti•A to N.A), is ei-u co•npietel and re idy f •t•
iiima f es Though le-ts 1, to ',Z." :,tid raps
cttt 1.1.1. n its .tstely Collti.err t.t th.• east. it possesses
oh the k Vier el: o . 4lotily of t And p. : ifi.et adapta
tion to the purposes dt',l!tied that ch.aracterae file
more striteture of Peu..ehiplil.: and It a also
ti,•!iened to I, • quite ad. (lila', t reSelit
watd:. Wll,le it i,, built u, retwe t ii
tits addlt, should • . c• ,-art
Nef f f.er the•s; toi , •,_- i.- i Fesiitty. fa - fn
efect , d liout l!, rs in lo.t.:Unia
?, and ors..
deep interest if: such trtr) U-Won , . i•
aliit'eVer can h 1 tf IN en to t!,•111 by the Le
g,zsiature. cons:-tently will: I tic condit,tol rI t ma
utyoc our public engagements. t-ineild be t•luerfu , ly
fended
The interest of agriculture are ardently commen
ded to your care. E tenni ve and energetic efforts
base been recently made to oissernmato orreo in
fortnatigm couce.ming this great pursuit. and in this
way t., confer upon the farmer the ads :images of
scientific as well as a greatly refined. prideal kW'
derstanding of the noble pursuit in which he is
engsged•
The utility of a College. devoted to the sc.ence
of Agriculture, with a model farm attached—where
in the principles of a scientitiet cultii,ition of the
soil. and mannal labor in that pup-ult. would be
joined to the usual academical atudies—has heel,
strongly pressed upon my attention. It is beileNed
that such an institution can be 01 gall
ized. under the auspices of the state and Count'
agrieultaral societies.
The practice adopted and maintained by the
hat General Assembly. in reference to o innibas
hills and special legislation. is an improvement of
such value as to commend itself as a settled rule .
and I confidently trust tins s.ilutar) precedent may
nest be disregarded.
)bseurdy. eonfthdon and inaccuracy in the con
-.traction of our laws. inroads upon private
mid unguarded l'Urporatf• 1iti.7,511.1011 al: , :
C , lltUq ll ll ill ti.e interpretittom and a iffilii:-.41at4 , 11
of our statutes. hate been the trail , ..f a loose awl
unguarded systern of legislation. Flip
been one oldie greatest magnitude, art 1 the rezned .
should be cherished wit:. any ierdinz --
Siteetal legislation has so little to let
sustaui it in oriuctple. it sui pr.sing it has Lanai
so long endured. Although much was done by the
two preceding legislatures bt general laws. to on
state any supposed uccessitv toi a , : 4 . (her , '
still is much to be perforine . ..l lu itiolding a ietarn
to this unsafe practice. It is to:lit-Ned that genera.
laws can he so framed ,- t- .0-id in I lnost tiit.
necessity for speclai a, I-, and the prolseotem
rs
most earlleato CollllllC.l , lerl to a our f.ir...rat.i!e cvn
, a re sideration
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is )10i, by Worth 211,'• anUtes.
std nal. ar. thrown togethei Ele It,i andr
---VS at, 1 reply.' to +.,t. euttrrly brokt.:,
and dit:d.rded ny the 1,4-t l .; , neral As+einb!
tip volume LA laws tut 1 4 54 etqltatu• ttu airs ..t
tine oha,racter eihu:.icel but a t.in,4..2
si/19 , ct. and that indicated b% itt proper title.
Ile 55th sect on ut tin. act }Auri , Ltia for th.. ex
pense. ut (10% erutneut for I t. 53, itatlontzeu
tiovtruur to well the ',Lite art , ., r. t, at
apply the pr. c -cd, ut 141C11
towar‘ts the purchase ut /moth... Ind the tor , -
t/ 1 .11 t a new Iding • :mu tile
, I.ture to the su:// rect-t%ed tor tho o; , 1 property --
"L.' buionniz and tot tier_ to ti3o
La a liew ka:atiou. the
ut auuttler presented a ter fflore dirt/cult
task. Ire di.coercd that the ~ u m ti,us
prupnvtrd -.t. eet,rely 1 1 / a dequate 1.. :t •toutpiLl
%iew, puce .tt a sta,ttar t . ~ ..,ttiv•
won/a iett%e I of a wc.t.g.r. +turn N th r ,
toe tatildwg Under Ad the ell ,:uw.taul.C3. 1 1%
not I , lt au;notir..4.l to att-napt t; carry out .•
A wl tratol rev..ttulit t.ugge. , ,t the Worn , I
cre.r..ing toe .4,piaoirriati,.4 to/ th,•
hbe report of tic preseitt able au i
A , ljutant ti.Ateral will inform %kW . 1 i OW e .11
ut the mtlitary &train , 4 the Slate I '
wept of public atturs. 1 regret to s.ty. 1
a coota4ed alt', loSeral
year%
we tlr,
Lbraridn has caEei lny attentiN t.•
the. Jae?. that the law reports ut -ON
7,tatea Late ueett regula:.y rteei% e 1 by
that n.O pr t rdidti [144 t. r h 4,1.1 to t 1t..0r,: par:
t recipt,tate tat, cuutlrs) awl wilt f ,
spectluhy buggest the prop, o t
.4fictra or the ~inert men t., thy nect
cuplrs ot the I% a lint rl.p,rts. to %tliri.l:.
States who have s o g.•hrlvu.lt udged t i•or I 4 •
brar).
tte regi-tration act. t re-pe..tfully bazget , t. -
enbeiltutil+. Lulea t.,
niv.4- should lie repealed I. , r an tided. A
tiaLuttipiete mid imperfect :au Liu t, good
really lu Lulli. It liaz alreath ent tLc :••
tibuut , 23.00 U. to winch there tittibt be annual
ditious. The object is a desirable our. but I .i:n
confident it can never be attained b) the ni..oe
contemplated in this law. It tea istiUji•tt
s l an t complaint by registers and it ,
only such registration IS Illadt! as IN 41
older to legalize letters of adnimitidratiiiii
13y the tiZtli section of the apprUptlB.l WTI I IN% , 4
last session the Seeretaly 01 the t ' 04 , 111 ,, L 5, pit!,
was authorized to continue the pubiication ut tut.
Arclu‘es to the year 179 u. Under this autb"l - 3
the selection of document, frau 17 , 3 to 1790 ha.
been made. and the tenth i olume. containing di,
matter, will be really for distriiiutiodi before the
dust' of the isesion. "P w „ .01uttiouiti volume , will
complete the work us originally M it ned.
The councils of l'hilaitelidmi, be au ordm u n,
passed in October, le5:!. dedicatel th,•
ground in Independence Squat e, to the erection ~1
a monument cumtnemoratiie of the De e l a satom ,it
Independence ; and tendered the po%sesision of the
prennises to the representatives of nine IJr more of
the original 'States.
Since that time, the States of New York. New
Jersey. New Hampshire. Rhode Island, l'otiiiecti
cut. 14-eorgia and l'erilley)v4iita. hat e diguified thcir
willingness to accept the proposition on the tern! ,
indicated by the councils, and to participate ih
patriotic work. Uelaware. Maryland,
and the two Carolinas.. hare taken no Retitill a the
subject.
I cannot refrain from again expressing toy una
bated solicitude for the success ut this movement.
It American history turuisties a single st cut o ortliy
of commemoration by a inonument. the Detlarati..ti
of Independence is that tot nt, In moral gran.., or
it lb without a parallel. and stands 1LL..%.• a.. ot.•.•r
for the mighty influence winch It ties. etorted
the political, religiuus and social condition of
kcud. It has been justly said. It i.bered
member into the family ut nattutis and vie. tritied
all Europe. It opened new revei•tttous hi1.•1;..
and changed the relations of people and go erti•..4.11( •
b y t'hing the one how to resist and (ouver op
pression, and the other the absolute necessttt to its
own continuance. of recognising and respecting the
rights of humanity. From that nine font,. a new,
vital and quickening spirit has pervaded the world.
Thrones have been shaken. empires have been
overturned, society bag been convulsed, blood and
carnage have desolated the earth ; but still the in
telligence sod Goals of shs people al aft Ciaistoodoon
h a v e b een o vivified, elevated *DI
comprehension of their netts. ss
!iterated urforgotten but wilt
and increase. until that moral and
tion fur Ow apprecistitint stet enj,
shall be ofeited, which. ul tt.-
so indispt.h.s.hh e to he permenee
tions
AA the third generation of th,
whom the wen of the reolutinti eb
suffered, and died, itis poeultar . ,‘
should erect such representations
controlling acts as sh,au speak t,,
to our ebildren's hearts. and seal
an d the world. that we appreciat e
and wout,.), cult.vate anq
truths and wi nc h t )r , 11 . 0 ,
to etistenc, mstitun.
which it seems designatod t,y Pr,
the special defender and protects
I believe we should have a :no'
uate the remembrance of
which such trianifLod and
sprung : some imperishable :neon
tude to the authors vi the De , ',H
Bence to the heroes who 111
mighty struggle: an eielurtng
tiling% done amongst us and 1,,
Meta of the origin and print4n
went; some distinguoining wars
I nation's in, th , a 4; , .ii.... , •rate
about which unborn gerirra , ,,,,,,
meet anti renew their ass,ndli.:,
pruciples of the Declaration au
ctispring—the Cutistitutioi, an I
for this work what eAriwatt..
Pennsylvania will not permit It
inis) he prews , ti Upon
thirteen States et_ti
icilinguesti and cleterininat..).l t
err.C21,41 Ot this glorious ..:rutru
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