, 1842-12-03

a Precaution is considered absolutely necessa.
~ iorth preservation ofthe public pyo,er,y =
Inc important subject of general Edncation
has, i"t many years, received the favorable AZ.
'e'tioh OF the Legislature, ana nrodnced the
enactment OF laws that have been considered
as oest calculated to promote the encourage
ment OF common schools. The svs,em estah.
iished by our present laws, is one that has
been generally adopted by States wbe-a ,bs
cause OF education. has received ito uormost
patronage, and though it has been imnerGcc,.
iy tested in Missouri, yot | have m doubt ,b,,
II VIII, whenever it is fairly tried. r.c.iya Tho
hearty concurrence of those who arc reouircd
TO carry IL INTO execution. / cannot TOO ear.
nestly recommend to the General AssembIy tho
continuance of the system in its present form
he people OF the.ccuniry are beginning TO un.
derstand its details, and to enioy its benefits.
ana ITS abandonment now would not only enr.
parrass Inc progress of general education. Int
seriously discourage the efforts ofits friends.
Inc superintendent ofCommon Schools will
III a snort lime make TO you the report requir.
ea ny law and l respectfully refer you TO his
ments. "P'0''-
Since The adjournment of the last sess;o, or
The General Assembly, the State has received
from tho General Government, as the ouo,, or
arms due for lS4l, six brass field pices with
the proper carria yes, requirements Sc
These guns, which are six Founders, are noy
IN the custody of tho Quartermaster General
ri this place, and are fine specimens of the
skill OF our American artists. The quota due
the Stute for tho year 1912, will be received in
cavalry arms, with the necessary equipments.
For further particulars on this subject, and
for the number of arms belonging 10 the State,
| refer you 10 the statement of tn Quarte.
Master General herewith communicated.
There have also been received from the gen.
erul government, two boxes containing com.
plete sets of weights and measures. prepared
in compliance with n resolution of Congress,
with a view to the establishment of IN uniform
standard throughout the U States As we
have a statute regulating weights and the con-
tents of measures, which are made uniform
throughout the State, | leave to your consider.
alton the expediency ofso revising the law, as
10 cause a comparison TO be made between
those now used by tho several county courts
and those received from the general govern
ment.
The protection ofour western frontier. con-
tinues TO be a subject of deep and abiding IN.
terest 10 the people of this State. The policy
Of the general government, by which the In.
dians are concentrated upon our borders, im-
poses upon that government the duty of afford
ing us ample protection against their inroads.
This obligation, which has always been but
imPerfec,ly discharged, is now rendered Of
more difficult performance by the substitution
for the second regiment OF Outrageous, Of 4 force
much less efficient. Cavalry alone can be
made available against the Indians in our great
western prairios.
] would therefore urre upon the
General Assembly the Importance Of
expressing fully the views Of the
! State upon this interesting subject.
Your timely interrosit;on may ar
rest he change of policy contcmpla-
ted. and ave the citizens from the
consequences ofsuddcn irruptions by
the savages that hover upon our Dor
deus.
Recent events have satisfactorily
shown fhat the sIavchOIding citizens
Of this State are constantly exposed
to the dcprcdations OF ORGANIZED
hands Of AbolitionlstS, residing IN SIS
ter States. who seize every oppottu-
n:tv to scduce slave from the service
! other masters. and then aid them 10
making their escape into non slave
holding States. and often providing
means of conveying them into the
British colonies.
Although am satisfied that snch
offences are properly punishable as
'arccnv. vet rs some members OF the
ileaal profession have expressed Il
contrary o%r;nion, l would respect
fully urge the propriety and necessity
Of placing this question, by. suitable
euartments, beyond all doubt, and
providing such penalties rs will putan
end TO the increasing evil. The pen
~itentiary for life SEEM i punishment
scarcely too severe for the pcrpctra-
tors Of such atrocious offences. .
Accompanying this communication,
YOU will reccivea number a docu-
mcntS which have been forwarded to
me from the several States, and from
individuals, with the request that they
be laid before the General Assembly.
and to which ] invite your attention.
must again bring 80 the notice of
the General Assembly the extraordi-
nary fact. that, while our own Bank
is prohibited from issuing any note of
n less denomination than ten dollars,
the banks of other States are permit
ted to circulate, within limits.
with IMMUNITY. notes of the lowest
denomination. This glaring absurdi-
ty should be tolerated no longer.
! had the honor of inviting the at
t~ention of the General Assembly to
this subject in my inaugural address,
and of expressing my full concur
renee in the limitation imposed upon
the Bank of Missouri. | bee leave
now to renew the recommendations
then made, and to urge upon the leg