Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-06
GovERN'R Of MARYLAND's MESSAGE
Geatlemsn of the Sc 'ate, and
of ne H,u,. of Delegates:

render to YOU i'm your h. gh character Of ilnme-
date representatives OF the people, an account
of the manner in which sc have discharged the
duties of the impo ant trusts coniled 10 US.
as well as TO M &c Such suggestions as reelection
and experience may have dictated, itmiy be
permitted Us first 10 oder you Individually and
collectively oar sincere congratulations upon
your safe arrival, in z 'od health, 1T the Seat ol
Government. dn.L 10 felicitate both you and our
selves upJa the generally PROS. 'erous and happy
condition. of or lelioS ctiz .hS throughout the
State.
Although there il much to I'D nire in the an.
null accounting of those VIII nave been en-.
trusted IN The cni-i Executive power, with the
more iunIed a.e represent itveS of the people,
aud throI 81 IN en- with ne people, as beautilliI
pract cal com nentJry up M the theory ami prln'
cpks of our ha ,py form Of govern ,neni; yet con-
n ned as Se are, chiefly to the Circle OF our domes-
tic rel ri ,nS not 10 be expected nor Indeed
de sired On It there sh 'uid oIt'n be much that
is ne y OF ot Awakening Lterest IN this or similar
comtnlLic atoms
Based ,iS puf government is upon written con-
st,tutions aud Laws Carefully protecting the
riyat, of every citizen, aud Wisely distributing
a al Gle Irly defining the pnwers, fights and dn-
tie, ut tn. several public fInCtonarleS TO whom
the sotrre gu people have connded the manage
nsnI of tneir at ,irS, 1t Would seem tnat eace,
order ani hdrulDnibuS accord IN ali ITS inter-
nal operations, should ever attend us progress.
Il .
Our IN 4 State ani With few exceptions it has
SO far beea n less the happy fortune of our
sister states and at the Union. Time may now
be said tn nave de uonSirated 10 these u States
the inc stun lDle value of The form of Government
devised by the enlightened patriotism, and
brnl rht Into successful operation by the paIriaI-
cnai virtues of o II ance Stors; but 1t has equally
sh.,wa mat han tu wisdom can devise nothing
III xevcr ex :clieut, which may not by human in
vei,u.ty be perverted. IL is In vain To hope to be
entirely freed ~ any forms Of government, from
the WORKINGS of tho II adversary principles, be-
Tween the governing ana the governed, which
have IN ,rked III. history OF mankind through all
tine: a a wh 1T Our admire Constitution may
he found la ave 10 Ie and ne still capable of do
Ing an l.h tuHa us preserving the Just balance oil
our % TIC ii system, il mus ultimately prove but
a weIk bd,rIer against The inroads OF ambition
and power. unlc trens,hrned by The constant
dcyo,ioiI aud IIarie by The wakeful vigilance
of the free penp.'', To whom II is the sheet an
Choir OF hope. When tn. people of this country
shall bec1 me, Indifferent To This Subject whene~
yer they shall fLl Ia rally with aidcriiy aud zeal
T. tn, ne ,Jl,r of Ihy breach which may have
been IN I'd in the p'll ,dinm of their liberties,
then sh al Ne h Iv,' passed our meridian as con-
federated R,'pir.lc, AID ne rapidly descending
To Serv,.i'y a.! de>p 't.>Gu.
We traa.n tt.',s 4, VS. made our duty) TO
His Exceliency, the Cover. or OF the Common
wealth nf Virginia. two reports nl a Joint Com
mittre uf the Sc ,,it" aud tiou q OF Delegates,
AMI Stll,iry ie ,ontol, ofthr General assembly,
at its last SIS lnn. GA the SUBJECT OF our South
ern and Western bpahdarlrs, and the Ion"
peudinr CON row .rSy tn Vir sina in relation
thereto AMI in futier compli ,uce with the
directions nf tn q ~ RAJ ASse nby we selected
and engag ii the services OF Two additional
counsel lie s PIYm n AMI Joseph J. Mer-
rick, E 30 tlrS, 10 assist III Attorney Gene, al
in con luctii. III pro etuting the suit directed
90 be instituted for procuring final legal adj
justment, and settlement of saul hound ries"
copy of or nunic rtinn tn His Excel
lency, Ghverhpr L ,zeweii. and OF h reply, ac-
knowledg ny h receipt of tn. report aud resp
litiohs. ani b'lny the only correspondence.
since your last session. uhn thi' Interesting and
delicate subject are herewith Snbmitted, which
il will b. sech are on both parts, couched in the
terms of courtesy and re prct which ought ever
to he observed between 81 Ter States.
: Under the resolutions directing us TO contract
for the building of Il Gnn House. aud TO have
the out buildings W thin aud wall around the
public circle repaired, we advertised for propo
sails for said WORK, and several drawings, eSti
mlreS q nd proposals having been submitted to
us IL ap ,eared so manifest that the interests OF
tn. S. lie ~ i'll be prom ltel by the erection of
GA House upon plan and of dimensions
which req Tired larger sum of money than had
been appropriated for that purpose, that we
coull npt doubt that you would approve of the
SIN III n III Iirnal expenditure. which il required;
ani Mr.. Eli al Wells who had proposed to con-
trlct for building it, according 10 the drawing
which We approved, Tor $50. having express
ell a willing less trproceed with the work. by
our paying him the sum appropriated, aud to
look 10 YOU for the additional amount OF its
cost We closed a contract with him for its cree
ton, which be- has completed; and the guns and
olh~r public property intended to be kept there
in, haye been removed to it. The erection of
This building will save the State the annual eX-
pantiture OF S9j, the amount long paid for rent
Of a Gun House and Magazine; besides being a
much m ,re suitable and secure place ofkeeping
the public property there deposited The out
houses within the circle have been repaired, but
we declined accepting any of the proposals re-
ceivei for repair or covering OF the wall around
Il: the sum appropriated for the purpose being
wholly inadequate to repair and cover it in a
81 table and substantial manner.
The full length painting Of the likeness of the
late venerable Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ton. by Mr.. Suily, which had been contracted
for in the summer of 1898, has been received
and placed in the Senate Chamber.