The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-06-03

actions, which often depend upon facilities to
| be derived from Banks, that they are subjected |
| TO dsappointments from the necessity imposed (
upon the corporations Of prompt compliance !
with the treasurer's acquisitions. 1.-THE occasion
! for borrowing cannot now be provided against,
how is the demand for payment, hereafter, to ,
! be met? Will the people be more ready to /
submit to taxation to extinguish a debt, than
! they are to prevent it from being Contracted !
! Will any State of the country better justify
reasonable exactiOn, than its present peaceful
| and prosperous condition | trust there is but I
one sentiment on this subject, and that imme- |
date and adequate provision will be made to
relieve the Commonwealth from the humilia |
tion of further dependence upon loans, and the !
people from the more grievous apprehension of
a debt rapidly accumulatlng, without reference
to time, or manner, or appropriation of funds,
! for its redemption.
The Warden of the State Prison has recently
presented to the executive his semi-annual state
ment of the affairs of the Institution, which, for
its interesting details, and the many important
suggestions it contains, proper for your consid-
Grafton, will be laid before you. II will be
seen, with satisfaction, that, under the vigilant
police which has been established, and the
scrupulons accountability which is required of
the officers, the expenses are gradually dlmln-
! shing and that further considerable deduc
! tlons may.reasonably be looked for. The New
Prison will probably be completed in the month
of August, when, by the provisions of the late
| statute, the number of officers is TO be greatly
! diminished The anxiety expressed by the
Warden, on this subject, deserves your particu-
lar regard, In his judgment, the number of
Watchmen proposed to be retained, will be too
J few to afford confidence in the safe keeping,
and government of the prisoners. Concurng
with him in the opinion, that more officers than
the law contemplates upon the completion of
the building, will be required, to prevent at
tempts at escapes and enforce discipline, while
the convicts at their labor, in the manner
and at the different places in the shops, in the
yard and on the wharves, where they must ne
cessarily be employed. | advise to an alteration
of the statute, so far, as to authorize retaining
the number of watchmen proposed in his COM
munication.
recommend also to your inqutry, the pro-
prety of adopting hissuggestion for the appoint
ment of superintendent of the Hospital, and
to your consideration, his remarks in respect to
the treatment of the convicts upon their dis
charge from second commitment. OF the
expedency of the first measure, am not sutfi-
GENTLY informed, and upon the latter, the OBJ
lection does not strike my mind with the force
which he expresses His opinions, however,
are entitled to much respect, as his character
and conduct, an intelligent, efficient, and
most devoted officer, is worthy of all conf
dence
), Pursuant to Resolve of tue 25th of Februa-
ry last as soon as was informed of the arrange
, ment of the officers of the National Govern
ment, under the present Administration, APP
piled to the Secretary of War, for copy of the
; report of the surveys made by the authority of
the United States for canal route from Boston
} Harbor to Narragansett bay, with copies of such
: plans, maps or estimates might accompany
the report for the use of the Government of this
= ! commonwealth Of ha afarU
of the 30th of March, assured me, that copies
should be furnished as soon as the same could be
prepared. They have not yet been received.
L. ---~-t;VI. ~f tLe ~,.tl-eity Of special Re-
solve, passed at the last session of the Legisla-
ture, the Board of Internal Improvement have
recently made examinations and surveys for
: route for Rail Road from Plymouth to Ware
5 ham in the County of Plymouth. Their Re-
port shows the practicability of the construc-
: ton. The distance from tide waters in Plym-
outh to Wareham Landing, by the proposed
route, is fourteen and huff miles. And but
three fourthS of mile greater than by right
} line. The greatest elevation of the road will
: not exceed the rate of seventy feet to a me
and this upon short section. The summit ell
ovation, above high water, is found to be tpo
hundred feet, and the entire change of level,
through the whole route, four hundred and ffty
nine feet. The expenses of single rail way is
estimated at from 81, 500 to 5000 per mile, the
difference depending upon the facility of pro-
curing supplies of granite for the foundation
Copies of Resolutions of the Legislature of
louisiana, proposing that the Constitution of
the United States, in the first section of the
Second Article, be SO amended, that the Presi-
dent and Vice President shall hold their offices
SIX years, and that the President shall be ineligi
BILE afterwards of Resolutions of the Legisla-
ture of South Carolina, denying the powers Of
the General Government to adopt system of
Internal Improvement as a National Measure,
and to regulate duties upon imports for the pur
pose OF encouraging domestic industry, and also
the right of Congress to patronize the American
I Colonization Society and copies of the pro-
ceedngs of the General Assembly of Virginia,
in relation to certain other proceedings Of the
Legislatures of South Carolina and Georgia
upon the subjects of the Tariff acts and the acts
for Internal Improvements, have been received
by me from the Governors of those States re-
spectvely, and will be submitted to you, in re.
spectful compliance with the request when ac-
company their transmission The subjects re-
tered to in the proceedings of South Carolina
and Virginia, have been presented to the atten.
ton OF the Legislature of Massachusetts, on re-
pcated occasions But am not aware that the
proposition contained In the resolution of the
Legislature of louisiana has over been acted
upon by this government.
1t has become my duty to apprize the two
branches of the Legislature, that vacancy ex-
lists in the office of Major General of the Fourth
Division of the Militia by the resignation of
Major General Asa Rowland who, after an ex-
emplary course of services for series of years,
in successive grades Of Advancement, has been
honoraby discharged.
Matters of much moment will urge them
selves upon your notice during the present po-
liticalyea Humanity justice and good policy,
alike, revision of the laws relating to mprison-
ment for debt. and some relief n the praSnnt
condition Of the honest and unfortunate insol.
vent. An attempt to reduce within convenient
limits, the delegation to the House of Represen-
tatives, and to lessen the expense ofLegislation,
and the measures proper to be adopted to en-
| force the claim of the State upon the General