Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-11
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We learn from it that The new Stale Hall al Albany
is completes; that the Asylum Tor tic Insane Is feauy
Tor the reception OF patents; That lie geoioSs's aP
,,rird by Tie Sale are engaged in arranging an eS-
,eos,ye cabinet and in publishing their final reports;
Tia, the journals of the Provincial Congress have been
printet that The government o The NetherIahds has
allowed our agent TO search s archives Tor records re-
laling to the history of the American Co.onies ana
that Great Britain has declined an application OF
similar kind which, however, is to be renewed ~ Inc
President Of the u. States.
In regard 10 the controversy between this State and
| Vrpnia relative TO the demand made upon Governor
Seward for the delivery of three persons charged win
slavc stealing, the message states that the Governor
has informed the authorities OF Virginia. that, al
thounh this State is dspeased the taken by
Virginia in passing an aggressive law there IS no Cd
lection 10 return TO discussion OF the SUBJECT With
sincere desire adjust the difference between the two
States
Nineteen associations under the General Banking
law. md five Safety Fund Banks have failed The mes
"a ne recommends that the safety fund be immediately
repenished and that il he longer liable for the de-
mands Of depostors. He recommends that the Safety
Fund Banks be taken under strict charge OF The State
authority, and that the notes oil The Danks inenoed
for circulation be furnished them by these Bank Com.
mssioners or the Comptroller. The Governor recon-
nends. however, that these Banks be treated tendery
The case of the Six Nations, who complain that the
recent sales of their lands in this Stale was procured
by fraudulent means, is recommended to the attention
of the Legislature.
The propriety of dividing the town into small cleo
ton districts and holding the elections in one day, is
suggested -.
Four hundred and nnety-seven convictions for felo.
nv have taken place in the last year Six OF them are
for crimes punished with death. Four Thousand con-
yic,ions for misdemeanors and minor offences have
been had The number Of ieonlcs is Fifty ven great
err than last year. and that of minor offences IS IN
creased in still larger proportion.
On the subject of aboshng the punishment fdeath,
the message speaks cautiously. II would require, he
SAYS at all events restraint of the pardonng rowe.;
and he then mentions the remarkable fact, that of one
hundred and ninety persons condemned IN this
State TO Imprisonment for life within twenty four years
past oil have been let out after remaining about FIVE
years in prison. except few who escaped thirty two
who died, and twenty-five now in prison, most OF whom
have not been confined for five years.
1t is suggested in the message, that the number OF
magistrates empowered to accept bail and discharge on
habcas corpus has been improvidenty enlarged, and
that the police gstrates established by law are not
so eicen, as they might be. short history Of the
Mcleod affair is given in which the Governor mani
tests much satisfaction at the lie took in OPP
position to the wishes Of the Administration at Wash
ington
One hundred and sixty-four dollars have been paid
during the last year in bountcs the production Of
silk. The Governor, who is not very profound in ques-
tons of political economy requests the legislature in
sruct "our representatives in Congress" TO support
protective tariff
The Literature Fund has capital of S2GS, 900 and
an income, including what il receives from the U. s..
deposites, OF ST. l65 The endowmcnts of cole.
pes and academies amount to S2,l7o,13l The pro-
dnctve capital Of the Common School Fund is 81 O36,
60 and lis available income is $50, 073. There are
0sS6 school district lbraries possessing in all $4,000
volumes.
In the city Of New York, says the Governor, there
are twenty thousand children not at all instructed IN
the public schools. The Governor takes occasion to
uro that he mn
failed to gain general confidence, and that should be
diyested Of the mana cement of the common schools
He proposes that board of commissioners OF schools
be elected by the people of the city who shall apporon
he school fund among the various schools, according
to the number of pupils This board is to have the con-
troll Of the common schools.
From auction duties, the State has received in the
last year S207 702-fron duties on the manufacture OF
salt 1874 2l6-from tolls all the canals 81 OLA SIS
all of which sources yield considerably than they
did last wear The revenue from all the canals, in the
past year. after dedncng only the ordinary repairs and
expenses of collection has been 81 o5l n9S The per-
manent public debt of the State is $50, $50 This
does not include certain "emporary loans, nor GER
tain "contngent liabilities on the SIRE and Champ
lain canal debt" The temporary loans amount to 81,
s55 600 and the annual interest on all that the State
owes including the interest Stocks lent 10 railroads,
which cannot meet their engagements, is few dollars
shor. of A MILLION.
The Canaioharie and Ca,skill Railroad do not pay
the interest on the stocks lent them By the State, and
proceedings for foreclosure have been commenced, so
that the State s likely TO have worthless railroad on
its hands 1t is not finished, and the Governor cooly
tells US is not likely 10 be. The Ithaca and oswego
Railroad has also failed 10 pay interest on It's stock and
the State has also commenced proceedings for fore
closure.
The Governor in elaborate passage, urges the pro-
prety of prosecuting the enlargement of the Erie Ca
nal with all despatch. He seems, it is true, somewhat
alarmed at the absurdity of his proposton and
IN hp Z
travacance The tolls should be increased ~ per cent
There are also several phs, the object OF which
is TO show that the State ought to expend more money
on the New York and Erie Acknowledgements that
the making Of this road, and the raising OF the tolls on
the canal twenty per cent will be likely 10 draw of
considerable portion Of the transportation, which now
passes through the canal On subjects of this kind,
our Governor to have the habit of talking very
much at random rather Of talking absurdy for popu
lar effect presuming that the people have not suh-
Gent understanding to detect his absurdties.
The Governor admits that the prosecution of our pub
lie works is embarrassed with difficulties, and that the
credit of The State has decned that there have been
large temporary loans contracted which the legislature
must make immediate provision TO pay, yet he is for
prosecuting The public works in the face of all these diff
ficul,ies. The General Government he thinks, should
| do something for the internal improvements OF the
States lfany of them become bankrupt in consequence
Of what he calls the "parotc policy Of building rail-
roads that not wanted, Congress should do some
| thing to help them out OF the difficulty
With this preposterous proposition, the climax of the
various absurdes to be found in the message, this
vouminous paper concludes.
! From Con. Seraad's .nessagt)
81 lay before you a law OF Virginia, calculated to en-
barrass The effect of the act postponed
until May next, and the Governor is authorised further
to suspend il whenever the executive authority of this
State shall surrender thee persons heretofore demand
ed by the Lieutenant Governor of that Commonwealth
as fugilives from justice and the Legislature shall re
peal the law extending the trial by jury. have re.
spectfuy informed the authorities Of Virginia, that my
convictions of the llegalty Of that requiston
changed and that although New York. from motives
of sef-respect and devotion to the Union, will not re-
aliae demonstrate, yet she cannot consent &c
remain respondent, since Virginia has fit &c
transcend the sphere assigned her by the Federal Con
sti,ution, and 10 pass aggressive law but that hi:
State will cheerfully return 10 discussion of the sub
iect with sincere desire to arrive al conclusion
tualy satisfactory and conducive to the general harmo
n.y. whenever the effect Of that unfortunate statute shall
be removed by the action of our sister State, or by ar
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