Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-14
oovERNOR,s s.assAGE
Evr,,r.-.SE DEPARTMENT. !
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FH0= CiG-eHs Of re -.e.e -
--- and o., nc sfase II D,lec0ies
fiy The fosiygrioh of Ger late GoyernT. Thomas
W. Giincr, ne chioi Executive Power OF The Com
'ninwcalSs has doyOlyed UPON me us Lieutenant
"''oIE Iprocecd. therefore, under tho require
'hs2iOi The Constitution. invite your attention IL
Sei SUBJECTS as, ia my or.riJu, deserve your con
siisration.
til source Of qualification o. b. abla 10 uff.r
TIC representative oithC people continued cousra-
tu'Iuus IL iho which has attended the IN,
dusiry aHi enterprise OF all classes 81 Jur ciiizcus
for tic Abundance OF our htrvcrjs--ihe beneficial
operation of mid and equal iu,Ns--hc eIy mcut Of
pcaco with foreign nations. aud ifauJuihiy al home
--an the ProServ alton oi republican Institutions
proper appreciation VI these bt-siig- should sii-
nhlaio Us % submit eheyriaily 10 aay sardcus thu
Tho public good may rrIIIrc-lo Yield prompt uhc
fence 10 the laws-ani 10 practice ,hose vliues
Without wkiCh no rcpuh,Ic can long preserve lis
existence. we would merit "A continuance Of the
bCss,ug-i should render grateful arauov ledge.
m"nsto Him 10 whose Niul providence We ara
- espc,il.ly indebted 10. liberal portion Vi his
bounty.
Since the last session Of the I.ori.llurc our m.
iou has been deprived 10y the disppusoilpl OF Prov.
ilonco. Of their late President, William Henry liar
RI in The sujlcn death of this eminent c,t zcp.
atoF having been recently elevated % tho his D.
eel office within the gait Of hs COuB'ryncn striking.
" displays lac uncertainty OF hunln calculation
nsss. IL furnishes the first instance in our history
VI tho Transfer To the Vice President ul Tho inpJr
iinl functions OF the Federal Eysculiye Tho quiet
and ready acquicsconce Of the whole nation in ih,-
transfer. happily illustrates lhs wisdom Vi our Con-
s''u'!on and the Disposition ofour people u yioIJ
bodionce 10 the government Of law
The act OF the 2 OF March last. c1n;cmalltiu,
deficiency III the Treasury urtho Commonwealth
authorised the Executive t. caHso sIuh sums d ss
borrowed az The public cHigeucics might rog IRE;
la pursuancc Of ~ PROVISIONS the Treasurer from
Time 10 lime, under the orders of The -. cuye
has Obtained on loan from The Bank Of EiTg.nil
the Fauners' Bank Of Virginia. sal he . yrban.c
Bunk II Virginia. the sum OF 81 Is OO0 which wih
The SENS previously loaned 10 tho Stale by the hunks
amounts 10 the sum ofs2i5 900. beng charge on
the Treasury, payable on the Jti OF the prescni
month The rcspou-ibiliry incurred By The Com.
monwoaith 10 repay IhesO lOau- together witi The
amount ui acr funds temporarily unavailable hy The
refusal VI the Deposit Banks 10 receive tho notes o.
tte Wheeling banks on general dcPo5iIc in payment
81 faxes a. - hereinafter explained. present less
favorable exhibit UI tbs state Of Ihe treasury than
might Otherwise have been expected On counar.
aug, however, the rcsDurccs OF the Commonwealth,
with her engagements. her finances will DO fJund
In a sound condition, especially when We c1nsIIcr
OF iiic Literary Fnnd nRd ufIhe fand EIr Internal
Imp5JN emeni. which infer meeting oxistiig oiled
ges, might be regarded a. aHIriiug. IL necessary.
an additional guaranty FOR the redemption Of HE
faith Of the STATE IN any unforeseen emergency Gu'
80 long az our country-shal he blessed with c1u.
iinuunco Of peace; there DO M necessity, with
prudent management, for dIycriing these resources
from the valuable objects 10 which they have horn.
iOoro been applied, There can be no d1ust Ih,t
Ihe people will chesrluiiy submit 10 such increase
Of taxation ~ tho oxigencics Of tho Commonwealth
may require. Impressed with this belief I most
respectfully suggest for your consideration whether
sound economy IN the administration Of our Guau-
fsfHN a not 10. - -
Is the ordinary current expenses of tho state may
require. instead Of anticipating the pnbc revenue
~ resort 20 loans. The system Of borrowing. if
continued. will inscnsIhy but assurcdly. lead 10
such an augmentation Of the public debt ne may
DO seriously felt at no distant day. II may not be
advisable 70 discontinue u at once, but it, gradual
Abandonment may 10 easily effected by such an i'm
position Of taxes as viii annually reduce the O.
mount 10 be borrowed, and ultimately render the re-
yenuo SIMPLY sufficient for current demands The
repors 81 tho Treasurer and first AUDITOR will eVhi.
BIT fell statement Of The condition and prospects %
ihc Treasury 10 which your carly and particular az.
ionioH Is resps cifglly invited.
In submitting view Of our financial concerns.
u % prUpor that should call yo1r attention 90 tho
present condition Ofour Banks, with whose opera.
lions the fiscal uIars of the slate are necessarily
nud Intimately connected. By an actof the Legs
failure orr hanks were exempted from She penalties
imposed upon ihein lor lailiHg redeem their nJcs
D." 'PeSi'' Nvl"lihsianding thc relief thus utJrd-
cd them. the Bunk of Virginia. The Farmcr5 Bank
q Virginia aud the Exchange Bank declared th5ir
readiness 10 co-Opemio with tho Bluks IT Baltimore
in fctuinfng specie payments. 4 resumption was
'COrdIngly ELECTED ulrnust simultaneously bv these
b1nks md tho banks Of Ph.ladclpha ~ a shori
lime however. tho qUnks Of Philadelphia nclin 10.
PENDED. and their oH1mplc WIS speedily f1HDp,cd D.
iLyso % Baltimore. The Banks Of Virginia above
specified continued 90 redeem their nJics ln specie
~ The s1uguiuo hope that they would De- able Co
sustsis fhcinssivcs iu the cfDri Tho suspension sf
me- 0ihef Institutions. under such CIretneluces of-
Grated entirely - our dizadvaui1go. enabling thcm
fJfgpicri-h ihor vaults oi the expense Of oUr bank
while ihc latter received 90 equivalent PrrccIv-I
IHg uct cDhUuucd dram 81 specie must be- the
cHtF tnce 81 pUfsisiing 900 The course they bad %.
top'od and sware Thar iho rapid c1uailprui VI iIe
rirrH.1ung medium whirt would ~ no-rs.sr, f1
enable ihcm % Fersrfcfo would 60 severely iCiTI
Nv 10 rllEcs Oifho community. fo fro,fpry Of uuf
l.1Hks fesrGief their fcFi1uJr. TLerdc.,uari1
'''g 'e r--Lrse 'eclf payments l' se 1sf'g yll