Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-06
GOVERNOR'S .MESSsGE
Fefio,o-ettisens Of the Senate,

| Fefio,o- citizens Of the Senate,
and Of the House Of Delegates:
Ia compliance with the custom yhjcb has bee,
uniformly used aud approved since the Establish
ment OF this government, for the Governor To make
a communication TO the Legislature a, The time !,
convenes, present 10 you such subjects connect 1
with the general interests OF The commonwealth -
III my Judgment VIII De oil use IN your deliberations
during the session
IL gives me great pleasure to saw that with soo
exceptions, the health OF people has been GOOD
The seasons during The present year have been e.s
favourable 10 agriculture generally, than for the
or three years preceding. Our wheat cron ~.
greatly curtaiied in quantity by the rust, and the
prlce, the article lower than common Our corn
crop has In many parts of the Stale been nucb
Injured by the dryness of the summer but il is honed
mat the average product will he sufficient for our
own consumption. Our tobacco planters have
been amply remunerated for their labours in the
ign prices they have obtained; and our neyvl
adopted culture OF cotton a large scale, affords
good prospects 10 the culiva ors OF liberal returns
tor their labours, especially in the tide water coun
ny. The situation OF our commercial brethren, a.
lar as am informed, If not splendid, is on the
WHOLE as safe that OF or fellow citizens of thu,
class of he oher States; aud If 5, do NOT in our
general situation, exhibit much of the brilliant
nd striking rome Of our Sister States, there i
no reason for to be thrown into despondency. as
we have much to be thankful for, TO the great Au-
thor oil every hing good.
The relation OF the Members Of the Confederacv
TO the Head, always presents questions of deer
interest, which demand, and ought to receive the
close attention oil the States Our complicated
sy stem oi a double set OF Governments operating
over The surface of territory and occasionally
involving questions and interests of confIctine
jurisdiction, is calculated to excite ieaouses and
produce feelings OF character highly unfriendly
20 that harmony which ought TO exist between the
State and General Governments. The strong ex
element produced by the collisions Of opinion in
oIr elections offices of high trust should be al |
ayed as far practicable; and whenever we see in
The measures Of the General Government policy
which we believe to be injurious in its tendency
Dr construction given to the Constitution which
we think contrary 10 its intent and meaning, il is
our duty to bring them to the notice of those who
nave had agency IN those measures, in that
pirit OF truth aud good temper, which are ever the
res, progEOscs OF useful results II is in the shirt
which have endeavourcd to describe. that shall
loice Of the proceedings of the last CONGRESS
which in my judgment deserve the attention of the
ieneral Assembly. alude more particularly 10
he act imposing additional duties ON certain foreign
ricles, for the promotion Of American Manafsc-
ures, commonly called the tariff law; and those
cts directing surveys OF routes for Roads and Ca
ais preparatory TO general system of internal
improvement. / have ever been of opinion that all
esriciions on commerce, with perhaps some few
Nccp'ion', further than such as are necessary for
he jus purposes ofrevenUe, Al erroneous in prin-
iple The system adopted would, ACCORDING IN |
1iS principle be wrong, ii oil the States were
situated IS TO be borne upon in an equal manner
y its operation. But in their actual situation, il
more wrong, because one great portion of the d
Union - taxed, which tax operates as q premium [
} another portion. This is believed by the south.
IN planter aud farmer, and our mercantile peopIe
eneray, 10 be the effect Of this law; and believing
iis, they will not be satisfied with it, Inevey G
Vethoaght hat under a correct Construction OIL
e Constitution, Congress possessed power 10 ex-
'nd the revenues oftie Uni.ei States il construct