Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-16

detrimelt 10 the public service. Should the
Legislature hereafter assemble but once "a Two
years, further sum OF fifty thousand dollars
would be blennialy saved. Ia tree counuy no
citizen can ever expect TO accumulate inches 10y
remaining 10 the public service. A deSUe OF
obtaining distinction aud Of benettng the CON-
munity, will always enable Us to have our offices
well filed. Ii our Treasury was iul and the
public burlhen light, We could afford 10 be liberal.
When our finances become fouu>hlng, It Will be
time enough to give large salaries TO public Of
hcers. Should the proposed reduction be effect
ed Justice demands thai the Treasury should bs
placed in a situation TO meet the demands upon
1t IA par funds.
The act lot the benefit Of Education, approved
February Ii, 1899, appropnaIes all hnes, pen
allies, iorleltuGes and umcfcemeutS to s0Hdy
academies aud other Institutions. ! am unable
TO say whether much beneh, has accrued from
that law. 1t is probable that but small potion
Of the sums collected from those sources is ever
pad over. Ii appeurs iiom the. census returns Of
the Marshals Of this State, that there are eight
thousand three hundred and fifty eight persons
over the age OF twenty yeats that are unable 10
read and write large portion OF that number
are grants from other States and Countries -
It Is surely incumbent on I've State to educate her
cdIdren. trust that this important subject viii
engage your attentive consideration,
The annual report of the Trustees and Of the
Physician and Surgeon OF the State Hospital OF
Miss. at Natchez, Is herewith Transmitted. That
institution has been OF great benefit TO the mdi.
gent aud helpless. One hundred aud slxtyslx
patients weIe admitted from the first OF January
IS4O, 10 the lsl OF December last The sum oil
five thousand dollars is annually drawn from the
State Treasury for It's support. Five hundred
dollars were received last year from tax on a
billiard table, and five thousand six hundred and
nnety-seven dollars and seventy five cents from
reel committees.
transmit for your consideration a resolution
Of The General Assembly Of the State Of Vermont
proposing TO amend the Constitution OF the UGl-
ted states, SO as to restrict the eligibility Of the
President 10 single lerm-Resoulons Of the
Senate and Assembly OF New York-ofthe Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State of Connecticut, and
| OF the General Assembly o, the Commonwealth
oil kentucky, IN relation TO the Public Lands
Resolutions OF the General Assemblies If the
States OF Maine and Indiana in relation to the
N'"''h 'N'''ih vi lUt
General Assembly of the State of Connecticut,
IN favor OF a protective policy by the National
Government, and requesting an expression of
opinion on the subject by lhe other States OF the
Cnlon. Also, report and resolutions of the
Senate and House OF Representatives uf the
State OF South Carolina, III relation TO the con-
tfoyersy between the States OF Georgia aud
Name, IN relation TO demand made for the sur
render ol certain ugiuves, charged with stealing
sa'es--a preamble aud resolutions Of the Cow
| monw eailh Ut Virginia, IN relation to the demand
by the Executive ol Vugna upon the Executive
OF the State OF New York, Tor tho surturder OF
lhree Iugltlves from justice, and letter Of the
| Governor of Virginia m relation to the same sub.
Jec'. lhe grave questions presented by these
documenls, deserve the calm consideration aud
declsne acuon OF the legislature .y,,emat.
| &c httehptlS being made TO rivet taull Of pto.
lection on the South, to render large potion Of
her property useless--to take lrom the new
States the public lands within her borders, anc
to make all he cotton growing States llbuar,
to the manufacturing and graIn-growIhg interest
confidently anticipate the united action of al
| the people OF this State on these vitality interest
Ing questions. The principles conended for b,
the Governors OF the States Of Maine and New
York are utterly lndeIenslbe, and IN VIOLATION
OF both the letter and spirit of the National com
pact and # adopted generally by the non.slaye
holding States will inevitably lead to dlssoIu.
ton Of the Unon--Mssisslppi viii stand b,
GeoIgia and Virginia IN tins exciting conroyer
y.
lay before you letter and account current o
Messrs. Humphrey & johnson, the Commis
sIoners who supennteud the improvement III the
navigation Of lae Cold Water River.
In accordance with my request, the Marshal,
Of the Southern and Northern Districts Of hr
State, have politely furnished me with cory o.
their census returns, aud the statistical mlofma
ton collected by them. Believing that the nfor
nation contained therein will be Of great utiht,
IN facilitating you in the despatch OF the public
business, have caused an abstract TO be mad,
OF SAID returns, and herewith transmit IL th
document shows that there were IN this State OF
Inc Isl day Of June, lS40,
Fee white males, 96,sst
+" females, Sl,7s
IFS &c
Male slaves, 9s 81
Female F" 97,37I
|
1876
Free white persons deaf and dumb, 6!
4" blind Z" insane Is
CoIored persons deaf dun and bind, IL
insane and IDIOTS, 9
, Free colored males, -
" females, Ga
Number of Colleges,
" Students 45
{ 4" Aedemles and grammar schools 7
Scholars IN said institutions, 2lS
Primary and common schools, SO
Scholars in said schools, S27
White persons over u years
0 OF age who cannot read s 50