Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-08

A SPECIAL Section OF the N-~ na0pshire Lesis-
latdre eon,eneed at tbs Capitol on "Wednesday
last AVID a quorum Of bc,h branches being preset,
Gov Habbaid dslivered his Message IN the alter
noon IN Convention OF the two hours THIS ioea'
meat is occupied principally VITA r COMMUNICATIONS
ia nd TO the report os the C'mmssionoss sp-
posated At Previous session 10 revise ana eouhy
the laws"-,he Governor expire ne hrs satisfaction
"~ith tie General character OF the Repon, add the
particular plan adopted by the Conmissioners," bu,
recommends the adoption OF some new provisos,
anf paeticul,r,y enc which shall exempt the pro.
petty Of females from EQUAL taxation with that Of
r.ste. Upon ,his point he argues we'll and at
length. He urges the "present condition OF the
peconiary eff,rs OF our people. in connection with
thit of the people OF the whole eosntry anu the
embarrassment, and drstress abroad m the .,nd, a.
reasons in favor OF a short session. The Message
presses the subject Of the Militia upon the attention
OF the legislature, and recommends TINT volunteer
companies should re.eivs tho same remuneration
from the State a. others. IL briefly reviews the
condition OF the Judiciary and recommends the al
dmion Of one Judge TO the Superior Conrt-to 70
ccive from the county treasury compensation or MS
actual travel and attendance, and whose duty
shall be to attend the Jury terms On the suoJeet
Of disrcing tie State fer the cno'e: OF memoets OF
ling and extraordinary recommendauoa-one that
could never have emanated from any Governor of
the S,s.c. except New H,mpshiro and multiplying
South Carolina.
Congress, at its late session, passed an act re-
curing OF the respective States TO district their own
territory for the election Of Representatives 10 the
popular branch Of our Government, and also Tor
fixing the ratio Of such representation. n. hamp
SHIRE according to tho provisions OF that act, VIII DC
entitled to only Representatives IN Congress Tor
the next ten years. Entcrtaining decided opinion
ngains, the policy Of dividing our States into Dis'
uicis Tor the choice OF Representatives ana oeIev
ing that Congress has no constitutional power 10
require of the State Governments such an act OF
Legislation, | horc no such law viii be passed OF
the present session. The whole subject matter,
however. addresses itself exclusively to your own
sense and discretion"
Like all nj, party, the Governor is opposed TO
discriminating tariff for the protection oil homo Ia
Dor. He says on this point 80
"The recent act of Congress imposing tarih OF
duties on imports puts an end 10 this most oonox'
ious policy Of distributing the public means among
the respective States. We cannot but rejoice that
an end has been put to distribution out We deeply
regret that i, has been accomplished oy inc aoop.o"
Of system of revo rue that has nothing 10 recon
mend it TO our favor bu, the provision which II con
trins for conhning hereafter the pubic means
solely for the public use. A tariff like ths, unequal
in its exac,ions discriminating in i,s character, look
ing more TO protection ihan TO revenue, IS without
that uniformity in It's opcrations which ases can
make i, conformable 10 the Constitution OF the U.
nited States"
Touching the Rhode Island controversy, his Ex-
ce.lency declares himself in a fsw paragraphs akin
spiri, the disoganizng letter publisLc cd somo
weeks since, in reply TO Gov. Kings r;qusi,ion OF
D,rr-one OF the most bunglins and sophs'icsl
documents that ever emsnaicd from a man who
made any pretensons TO the character Of states
man. lie says in his Message that his course on
that subject has sheen strongly condemned by one
portion Of his fellow citizens and as strongly ap-
proved by the Other" On the whole the message |
is worthy of Governor Hubbard-being ch,rae,e- |
rislically Hubbardisn in language and doeuinc.