Litchfield enquirer., 1843-05-11
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
FellOio citizens of ne Nen0te,

tracy of Connecticut for the second term, l accept the trust with grateful feelings for the honor conferred upon me, and under a profound sense of the high and solemn res- possibilities of the elevated station. An affective dispensation of Divine Providence having prevented me from meeting you at the seat of government, to be qualified for the discharge of my official duties in the accustomed form, h0vc,- in presence of your committee, taken the oath prescribed by law, and have entered upon the exccu- tion of the trust assigned me. In exercising the powers with which l am invested by the continued confidence of my fellow citizens, it will be, as it has hitherto been, the object of my unceasing care ana solicitude, to ad- minister the government in the true spirit of the constitution; to promote the welfare, happiness and prosperity of the people ;- and to preserve and perpetuate our free, wise and happy institutions undiminished and unimpaired.
 The suspicious circumstances in the con- dition of our beloved state, under which you are now permitted to assemble at the seat of government, to discharge the various and important public trusts confided to you by your constituents, form a suitable subject of congratulation, and call upon you for an ac. knowiedgment of devout gratitude to the Giver of all good. During the past year, the bounties of Providence have been mn- nifcently dispensed in all parts of the state, The glorious lights of science and religion have continued to shine in our midst, and illume the paths of our people. The bles- sings of health. peace, and plenty. have been every where enjoyed. And our civil, religious, and literary institutions, under the benign influence of just and wholesome laws, have been preserved to us in all their original excellence and beauty. Surround ed by such blessings as these, we should be unmindful indeed of our most sacred obli- gations, were we not to offer up the tribute of fervent and thankful hearts to that beRe- fcent Being who has bestownd them. and to implore continuance of His Divine protec- tion, guidance and favor.
 No state in the Union occupies prouder or more enviable position before the world than Connecticut. With an intelligent, en- terprising, and industrious population - free from debt, and possessing ample re. sources for the supply of all her wants with institutions for religious instruction permanently established and we'll supported in every town and almost every village within her borders-with colleges of the highest order, and system of free schools based upon permanent foundation, for the
 
 with an asylum for the education of those who are deprived of the power of speech, and for the relief of large portion of that unfortunate class of human beings within her limits, who, by the Providence of God, are divested of reason and understandings with form of government and code of laws, which recognize the political equality of her people which secure them in the quiet possession and enjoyment of personal liberty, personal security, and private pro- perty: which throw around the enjoyment of civil and religious freedom strong and enduring safeguards, and which afford the most ample protection to all the interests and employments of fsociety-with these and other distinguished advantages, Connecticut possesses within herself the elements of na- tional greatness.
 Since the last adjournment of the Gener- al Assembly, nothing has occurred to dis turb the harmony of our relations with ei. ther of our sister states, or with the Gener- al Government. The causes which led to have been, trust, so far removed, as to lay the foundation of the permanent peace and tranquility of that state.
 received from the Governor of the state of South Carolina, sundry resolutions of the legislature of that state on the subject of a Tariff. These resolutions declare that the powers given to Congress to impose duties on imports, was bestowed solely for the purpose of raising revenue to defray the expenses of the General Government: and that the tariff recently established, by the extravagance of the imposts. is calculated to impede the importation of foreign conn., modities, and thus cut off the revenue which moderate duties would yield; that this i'm. pediment 10 commerce is ruinous to the agricultural interests of the nation, inas- much as it prevents the free exchange of our own products for those which foreign countries alone can furnish in payment = that the law creating it is designed to afford protection and bestow bounties upon man. ufactures by extorting money from all the clear usurpation of power, not granted by the constitution of the United States, and as such ought to be resisted and that no more revenue should be raised and collected than might be necessary to defray the expenses of an economical administration of the go- Vernment, which is claimed to be inconsist- ent win the enactment of any law laying discriminating duties tor the purpose ofpro- tection.
 In the two messages which had the hon. or to communicate to the General Assembly at the opening of the annual and extra ses- sions of the past year, my views on this all importa nt subject after much consideration, were fully and distinctly stated, and subse- quent reflection has served only to strength. en and confirm them. Those Views are be- lieved to be entertained and cherished also, by the great body of the people of Connect icut. They ask from government no exclu- sive privileges or bounties. They desire uoA an ovarrs;or from m enua1 chs ro nf