Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-07

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State, who attended the meetings of the Canal
Company. which were called to consider the Re-
ISOLATION az the State before referred to.
The Susquehanna Rail Road has made con
siderable progress the past season, and the I'm
portauce Of that work would justify sui great
er share Of the patronage aud lioera'ity OF the
State. have not received any report from tn ne
Directors Of This Company, but presume II VIII
be laid before you during the session.
Permit me to call your attention TO the SUD-
iect Of the Inspection Of Flour. The present
law anoears to be liable To some objections, and
in nv opinion, no law upon this subject could
mass which would have better effect than one
similar to those now existing III the States OF
New York and Pennsylvania. There is no SUB
iect of more importance TO the people OF every
class than the establishment and preservation oi
proper standard, and for the inspection OF the
essential article of -four; and until such standard
is put upon the same footing with those OF our
sister states, this vas, staple of our State Will
not command abruad the price which is gwen Tor
for the same article from other quarters. Inc
standard for this article. once adopted, ought To
| continue the same, even should the crop OF wheat
from any casualty be so indifferent as not to
make barrel of Superfine Flour, for it is well
known that the quality of the crop varies, aud
if the standard for Superhne is varied according
lly. it requires years to recover the character IN
foreign markets, which such alteration would
cause il to Loose in single year.
The prevailing feeling in several OF our sister
States in regard to Lotteries, world seem to offer
favorable opportunity to attempt their entire
suppression. They constitute system OF gam
bling which, although, licensed, is extremely pre-
judicial. | would suggest the Propr'ety OF ie-
sslatiye action upon the subject. Should you
agree with mr. that they ought to be abolished, 1t
would be proper, for the purpose OF accomplish
ING the end, that the Legislature should adopt
a Resolution, to be communicated to the respec.
tive States, proposing to do away the system:
whenever the other States should do the same
The reason is evident why such a course ought
to be adopted; for should any state refuse its
sanction, the State SO refusing would receive
vast amount from other States Tor the purchase
Of tickets. and the object endeavored to be gam
ed would be entirely defeated; but should all the
States agree to the proposition, to take effect at
the same time, there would be an end to a sys-
TEN tending to dpmoraliZe the people, and which
often offers an incentive TO corruption and fraud
have the honor to lay before you the Report
of the Adiutam: General, with the names OF those
officers who have reported to him agreeably to
the provisions OF Resolution No. l2l. Of last SEES
sion The militia law of this state has become
nearly dead letter. and will require your at.
,ention Upon this diff ult subject, l would
suggest an inquiry of the expedlency OF repeal
ing the present militia laws, (which from the
number Of amendments have become intricate,
and almost impossible to be understood) leaving
the commissioned officers as they arc, and pass
ins rev law, plain aud easily to be compre-
hended, and which should place the militia upon
a rcspec table foo,ing ! would mention tor your
inquiry, whether 1t would not be proper to fur-
nish each man with arms. and when We consider
that the state receives her quota Of arms from the
General Government, we may be led to duubt
whether the plan would not be less expensive in
the end than the indiscrmnate appropriations
of arm. in case Of emergency. By the adoption
of this plan, the arms would be in the hands OF
the people; and athoug MANY would, no doubt,
be carried beyond the limits Ut the state, IN case
OF the removal of their possessors. yet they would
mt be lost 10 the country, and great advantage
would be gained by having the soldier and his
arms connected. should any unhappy cause uc-
cur for their use.
The Report of the Board of Managers, for re-
moving the free people OF color from the state, Is
Al so sent herewith Altho' their operations have
been rtumscr ibed during the past year, yet 1t
is bell eved that a perseverance in this plan will
ledu 10 results W lNt ''VSt
tant consequences The prosecution Of this sys-
tenn may probably, at son distant day, tend to
the restoration of the whole of our colOtcd popu
la,iun to the land of their forefa'hers.
The five per cent stock issued by the Execu.
tive, on account of the purchase and building OF
ware houses. in the City of Baltimore, for the
inspectjun of tobacco was all redeemed. when
1t became PAYABLE in April last. The only debt
now existing ON account Of said warehouses, IS
the loan of AS, 900. obtained by the Treasurer
of the Western Shore, which will not become
PAYABLE until The year 1887. There is con-
siderable sum now in the Treasury, arising from
the inspection Of tobacco which cannot be aPp.li-
ed to the extInguishment OF that debt, Tor the
payment of which it is pledged, otherwise than
bv purchase; and submit to your consideration
the prophet, of giving authority to the Treasurer
of the Western Shore. to purchase said stock,
under such restrictions and limitations as you
may deem necessary.
In compliance with the direction of the laws
relating 10 the Penitentiary, lay before you the
Annual Report of the Directors OF that institu-
finn pybihit,np its OperaIon for the past year,