The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-04-25
PROCLAMATION.

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10 The Senate and House Of Rsprese,fa-
tive8, dad to The members thereof:
WHEREAS. the constitution Of mis- con.
monwealln, coniers upon the Governor the
power OF convening the General Assembly
on extraordinary occasions and whereas
no provision has been made for the nav
ment Of The interest now due and falling duo
on the state debt, between the present lime
ana the meeting Of the next legislature, and
for the repair and current expenses of ,ha
canals and rail roads Of the commonwealth
nor Tor the prosecution Of the public works
now under contract, and IN state of an.
Proachng completion, and whereas if these
several objects be left in their present con.
dlton unproVided for, the faith and honor
OF the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania must
be deeply tarnished, and the canals and rail
roads now in a state of completion; and in
the construction of (which our enormops
state debt was mainly conttscted-must in
great measure, if not altogether cease 10
5e TT Tor use whereby, not only will tho
public suffer great loss aud Inconvenience.
ou1 the character of our improvement itself
Tor stability and usefulness, will receiys n
heavy blow.irom which il will soon not re-
cover, and the revenue of the common.
wealth already so lamenlabIy INADEQUATE %
meet !he demands upon it. will be reduced
little short of THREE FoURTHs of million
ol dollars, within the ensuing year; and
the public works now in state of approach.
ing compietiSnin the undertaking Of which
the commonwealth has very large sum Of
money already invested, must remain idle
and useless, TO the serious dikoinulion ofthe
public revenue,and to the detriment Of those
sections ol She commonwealth especially
through which they pass.
And whereas, bv an act passed the third
day oy April, 1910, entitled "resoIuticns for
the resumption of specie payments BY the
banks and for other purposes" the sum of
three million OF dollars is provided for the
purposes herein mentioned, in case the leeis
lature enaets the appropriate laws APPLYING
1t 10 the same and whereas, one of the
principal reasons for giving 10 the banks go
great an extension for their present susnen-
sion OF specie payments. as unlil the 18th
January, l94l, was to obtain this fund of
three millions Of dollars for the relief of ,hs
commonwealth from the financial embar,ss-
ment5 by which she is al dis time beseL--
And whereas a failure TO provide for apply-
ing the same TO the purposes for which il
was designated. is an ENTIRE SUR
RENDER Of this important advantage se-
cured 10 the public by that law, and is a TO-
lal release OF the banks from an essential
part Of the consideration on which the in
dulgence they are enjoying, was granted
which appears 10 me TO be a course of poli-
cy, neither wise nor just. NInd whereas
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania with
her vast resources, and her magni6ceut
system of public Improvements. owes il To-
her own character for STEADFAST.
NESS, STRICT OBSERVANCE Of en-.
gagemenis, and high sense of STATE
PRIDE, and / UBLIC FAITH, 10 nav
with punctnality The interest becoming dns
on lhe public debt, the respective debts due
to those who have labored to construct and
to Keep her public Improvements in reoair.
and to exert ALL HER ENERGIES lg
continue those Improvements in a fil condi-
non 10 transport upon them whatever pro-
ducls her own citizens, and those of neioh-
boring states may have created or pufchss-
cd on The faith, and with the expectator
and assurance, that these improvements
were to be and remain heir highway to and