The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-26
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SPEECH OF GOVERNOR LANGDON
TO THE
LEcIsLAfuRE OF HAMPSHIRE.

SPEECH OF GOVERNOR LANGDON
| TO THE
LEGISLATURE OF NEw~HAMpsHIRE.
Gentlemen Of The Senate.
! and Gentlemen Of tie House Of Rehre-
/ sentctives,
! My Fellow citizens have again
thought proper to call me to the Chief Ma j.
I gistraey Of the State, for the present year.
| This repeated and particular mark of their
respect and confidence, demands my CRATE :.
ful acknowledgements. I-have. thought il
my duty to accept the call of my country,
though shall now, Is always have, APP
preach the Office of Chief Magistrate with
great difhdencc. feeling the want of suiici =
ent talents to do honor 70 that important sta =
ton. However, such abilities as lam pos
sessed of shallbe faithfully employed to sup
| port the independence and true interest of
republican government.
| Gentlemen, YOU will permit me most sin
cercly to congratulate you, and my country
| in general, on the success of our national
government, whose wisdom and frmness,
! amidst the commissions of contending nations.
and party spirit, have, under the direction of
Divipe Providence, hitherto preserved the
peace and independcnce of the u. 5. Surely
1t is our highest duty, as a people, so greatly
favored, TO praise the Lord for his good
ness and for his wonderful works to the
children of men. .-
1t is much 70 be lamented, that the diff
ference in political sentiment among our
c'tizcns should be carried so far as to pro
suce most violent opposition to our general
government, distract the public mind, and
greatly disturb the peace and tranquility of
the state.
| IL is painful to hear some men among us
eulogizing foreign nations, who are greatly
inimical to us, and at the same time calum
mating our own most excellent government
Permit me to ask you, gentlemen, at this
important crisis of our public affairs, whe.
Their it is not highly incumbent upon us all,
as the representatives of free people, to
unite our hearts and eBdeavors to promote
the general welfare, and harmonize the
public opinion, at the same time impIorine
the Divine blessings upon our exertions?
Gentlemen, you are convened at a most
interesting moment of our public concerns.
Ia deliberate and decide on the important
matters OF the state; and coming. as you do,
from the different towns and districts Of the
same, you must be :he best acquainted with
the wants and wishes of our fellow citizens.
sincerely hope & expect that your Patro.
tIsm and unanimty will be called forth in
passing such wholesome laws, and taking
SUCH measures as will Contribute to the wei
fare and happiness of the state.
| Whatever of the public business may have
remained unfinished at the last session, with
the general prudential affairs of the state,
VIII claim your attention. The time of one
OF our Senators in Congress will expire the
fourth. of March, next; of course another
must be chosen the present year.
lhe failure of several of the Banks in this
tate mas been a great injury to the public
and pat 1t in the power ola swarm of specula
tors to plumber the citizens in a most bare.
faced and shameful manner. Every inca
sure, therefore, in Cur power, should be tax.
en-, to prevent such evils In future
BY the great exerGons Of the generals and
other officers, the militia OF tDe state are Is
well organized and trained as could be-.
expected (; yet every further attention and
encouragement should be given by the Lee.
glsiature, to this BODY of cur citizen-sol.
dlers, who are our natural defence.
The encouragement of our own manucac.
lures, niust be considered OF great inpor
lance and every reasonable measure should
be taken to promote this desirable purpose.
Should the Legislature think proper TO aD !
proprate a small sum of money for the en-
enlargement of introducing and increasing
the breed Of Merino Sheep, whose fleeces
are much greater than those of our Common
sheep, and of double the value, it would be
| OF great advantage to the community.
The constitution of the state contemDIates
thal justice should be administered to it's
Citizens promptly and without delay. The
present mode of transacting business in the
law courtc, appears to me to have a tenden-
cy greatly to procrastinate and load il with
intolerable expenCes. Therefore think that
at convenient season, there should be re.
| vision ofthe judiciary system. The discre-
tonary power ofjudges to set aside the YER
diets of jurics, it appears to me. never
should be permitted, except upon very ex
traordlpary occasions, and whenever it shall
take place, the reasons for so doing should
be stated at large in the records of the court.
that they may be publicly Known
think it worthy the attention of the Le
gislatpre, that directions should be given for
the better security of the state and county
records from FIRE.
The state of the Treasury will be laid be
fore you, for your consideration
Should the honorable Legislature be abTs
to complete the public business Of the yea
at the present session. it would be a great
saving to the state;
SHALL with great pleasure, gentlemen.
concur with you in all Acts and Resolves.
that fsay be thought conducive to the eencraf
welfare
JOHN LANGDON.
Concord, June Z, 1910.
Communicated for Rclf's Gazette,)