The North-Carolina standard., 1842-11-30
THE MESSAGE.


This document communicated to the Legislature
Wednesday last read and ordered be printed
and has, part already been referred TO the appropriate
committees. As it is Governor Morehead's first Mes
sage, anxious to what might be its recon-
edatons for that relief against hard mes about which
the Governor, candidate, had said much, and
which he required to specify.
The matter of the message is sufficiently ample, but
how far it will remedy, fcarried out, against
hard times, the public will have to decide.
To enable the reader to see, at glance, this Execu-
tive bill offare for opinion and legislation, give sy-
nopsis of its contents.
The death of Gen. Harrison, and the gliding into pow
er of his successor: The treaty with England: The
laying out of Senatorial Districts, and the appor-
tionment of the House of Commons Congressional
Districts The result of the Distribution, its amount
and sort of protest against the Presidents veto: The
CASTOR and Raleigh. and Wilmington Rail Roads A
Turnpike Read from Raleigh and Fayetteville, west
Turnpikes and Public Highways: bank in the west
Roanoke Inlet: Nag's Head and Pamlico Sound: Ma
tional objects: Lumber River 10 be canaled into the
Cape-Fear: The Judiciary Jails and Criminals Lit
erary Fund: The University: Board of Internal I'm
proVements: Cherokee Bonds: Agent and Attorney
Asylum for the Deafand Dumb and Lunatics: Peniten-
tiary Reputation: Rhode Island: Free suffrage and
dsturbers of the public peace Our State Banks: Ma
tional Bank-decided by the Governors being twice
lected: Tariff: Revenue: Projections Free Trade :
Counervailing duties: Paupers: Death and election of
Members of Congress and Solicitors Vacancies and
gnatons of Justices of the Peace Resolutions by State
Legislatures Measures and Weights-dnd the Revised
Statutes.
Such the heads Of the Governors Communication,
and every will admit that they sufficiently
merous; but whether calculated to produce to reeue
hard times, the public must decide There certain
lu
doctrines and sentiments large portion of the commun
ty must repudate. If the Governor had toll where
the means were to be raised for efcting his schemes
without resort to heavy taxation then might the pro-
priety and feasibility of his plans be discussed But
these matters he deponent saith not-uness it be his
proposed Bank in the Mountains, and his National Bank
and the distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands
and he is not likely to get these things shortlyuness
he persuade Democratic Legislature beg Presi
dent Tyler reconsider his vetoes-rather an mpuden
reques-he is not likely TO have his relief
red out.
We have given the contents of the Message in the or
der in which they appear; and though advo-
Gates for repudation yet exactly prepared
consgn those who have been charged with it, the Pen
itentiary. We the friends of such establishments
but with the view TO the punishment and reformation of
criminals and have occasion for reputation
with there Will be danger the Penentiary being
used for such purpose. should it be erected
We have not the time space to say more: But
must protest, trust the Legislature WILL and
the strongest terms, against the Governors TaIi No.
tons He is the first Erecuire ofe State ,oAo has had
the boldnesS to declare IN fuuOr Of PROTECTIVE
TARIFF. Such, we undertake to say, the SEN
timents of the people of North Carolina The Governor
does, indeed, say He ''is advocate for high tariff
enemy TO free rade.' But we doubt if stronger
expression in favor ofa protective tariff and in condem-
nation Of free trade, can be found in Gov Davis
Message-.he man who wishes to put joint of meat
three times day into the pot of the laborng of the
North provided be taken from the pot of the labor
ing of the South IfGovernor Morehcad be opposed
to high tariff why does he object to the repeal of the
Tariff of 1S42-which will, we'll assured, fall
short of raising sufficient for the purposes of
the Government by at least eight ten mllons and
this, in consequence of its prohibtoy character But
shall how far his whig friends in the Legisla-
ture will be prepared to sustain these tariff notions
We close with promise to advert to these matters
gain.