Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-12-03
MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of the SENATE. and

coDnscn undertake task established usage
the ordinary courtesy
the legislative branch of the from the existing
day high duties station upon me- had
but more this duty an oh
CATION due honorable body and therefore acting Difference this
H pres n b h the alternative a'0sn altogether less c0nse""' to my ee
history state governments any exact
parallel the condition things existing relative to the present a"nia
'H o the 1 Ike stnsmsa hi stat state a
the contingencies which have this things These
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offer for considerations few of the topics considered of
Blessed with saubriy of climate unsurpassed, and fertility Of soil
n 's t on l%o a h as 1e. with al h
from wealth. population and refined society Emiga
teas thousands this fair dstp of the %
il Of p and es
l.ras The beautiful rivers that wash its borders rolled deep tides
S 1 the ,n 9 'P and asra the chan
Of enterprise industry and talent working
a aa has c in THE the rich S
lures and all tie attendant blessings advantages
Among subjects save deberatn esteem nv duy TO
call attention the criminal code
men, should BE- made amcos the rgor of its character Throughout the
pd care en" lS than % formation p'ep system ur
Good sense and sound policy dictate that the measure of h be-
the aatare Of the a"d everv m of m
not not orr to this must be radically defective Regard
punishment graduated accordingly may happen
as inadequate pena To ae s' WHICH hnn D ns
E may origin thousand accidents
and contingencies which neither human foresight could
wisdom prevent pagnan of Justice and humant and
of this kind visited with the
melted ohoces malignant perpetra-
which, the
totally revo Believing that this code
submit wisdom whether
regulations of the
eneHisry snejeet intimately allied the adoption! punishment
the and offences
ton Of your honorable body this latter subject.
The
Fhe bong
the old resulting and the
greater will be the advantages and benefits
The debt the little S214 ooo-consing the
loan 100000 made to redeem state and the debts
" and "choo funds Upon these latter debts
Some should be adopted rene those funds for
pirate and beneficial investiurc
The years.
Sl47 This
dsa Vermon the state
bank, residents Gn county fund.- treasurer canal
lands late treasurer canal commissioners seminary lands clerks
cd paper redemption The
been, during the above PERIOD about S46OOo.
The
redemption refunded on land redeemed
contingent bank funded stock redeemed, paper
ed
stock redeemed and on state loan.
am thus in order that the limited
he the developed The
sheris and clerks of
S56OO0 This fact involves defect the which
with empty treasury and no legitimate mode of immediate
would take the liberty
radical of Of the leading principles of those laws
the that hereafter should sales
of
lands which the
should be off to the and that whenever lands
the should regularly edeemed the redemption should
that should be made the earlier should
provided that all Gales nonresident lands
De mace "aer inc SANCTION Oh Inc OF court 10 the want
Of these pesn the objection principally founded
Whatever heretofore opposition the
ceased
it just and perhaps sufficiently efficient
Something 45OOOOo land taxable