Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-12-14
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. b
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: edcte- Csfi-riis Qf tbe SeAase,
and ef he House III Dsgsgsfts:

anetee o. any extrsetdinary nstion@l events tsr
eny hiegeisr Or erilseAl coadtioh Of our STAT az
issrs nere = nevertheless lathe enrrent eongtti0a
Of these goctdysl that wilrequire Inc nroSsel nj
exercise OF tbe InAeteas Il which Won, hsv.
ed 50 irequsnfiy. however. have lefssIa-
lures eonFeted ender like eondto0 bf lhiae tl.4t
you = ~ see 10 The existing one uDilias ID 81
prised st, noLAny thislg else which is not ine 4
al times g the eonfhnn course and eperalii6s Isl
soyerdments Like other legislatures. you III
nod IN your turhoA difficult Il Is 10 place i'll.
anu various inte.esfs 81 tiae eeamaawcslslt sAaa
their sQundess aud aeadiuSs footing aud lie cft
ioo, You will find thai lign Yen have executed gonr
trust % this respect e e ulierlunsi It yaus A iiiy
/ sud mesnss have 4x1ended konr sid 8 every sfsAs
inst may be thessgtt iortqake 6f deserve IL 49,
appnea your rent dies e etssy dl<evsied derssss
The pslicy, principles ansh Asin1iniefsti0a @ae
laws, thst the inhsfsht W isisey III llesa II e.
taxation and disaTsrr Viii optF@te iiti Is b, =
that your oHn lahatHs uill ras8A ~ iraEssf III
which the fab0urs of Others will u trqnired III a.
freet, aud that u LAST toe great problem ef vl :
best to be done For the good III the tsmniallw ssfh
will coniinue.to occupy yaur successors ia o,:s -
anxiously as i ocrnpihS sou Sueh ii tta-epis-
slant movement. either forward ~ back wara u III
human things, thai the duties Of legislslos ea, he.
liver cease, 10 matter how wet d. uislx they ma III,
performed. And iesst Of all arc these daliss llke
20 be suspended eyeH, much less % cense III xral
munities like ours, vhere the whole body nA The
law = 10 perfect Simplify with the psetila ag1h
whose consent it's i9rmed, and where IS neesxsa-
~ eQust QleHce Gnanee VIII be masc 10 Toll
not becsAst the public mind is reckless cf fe.tiis
but because, Oh the contrary, is hshitnallS A.
IDENTIFY and pfofuasdlS intent upon shaping rsssfs
FOE the best, sr SO obtaining for haIIan hap,5.aess
feSsFy thing shlcs gafefnmeht aud lS4 can be ssa
Ito contribute 4 nose ssi.hs tl,Mes which n.sait
yau, aud such las betn lie genef.l lrkalth. nh
neral abundanet the perfect pace, te sohtIi,S re-
4 pose from party conflict, The exemption frotn ssia
mites Of all kinds By whfg the esr Tia, IS elsssne
has been mar kstl, that you euie1upon these ssties
4 ILL., ID ~ II ~ q
Tor devoatest grs.ude 10 ilm tn Mas proHdet an.
bestowed them Allx with aavantag SO ausa;y.ious
ia the calm, wisgana prompt execEiian az yous tI,s
ties, the puhlghave sht to rxpeei that i CERES
pondent sooR Wall be received; thai wili1nui enespss-
Tag your Bfne with uart0w legislation for .su,ap da
ieets, yoa will orange with wisdom the Becussrfy
burhgns Of the sistewl foster with liberal AA.,l
the subjects ot eethlRton aad Internal commerce
and so laoeur y bfiFg the sympAihies and iutra
pi our scattered people into fellow ship aud :tnity
with each othsr, rs 10 LAY the foundations ii asffl
oroauer and more progressive prosperity lhaf We
have va enjoyed, and thus eouribuie ,seful slsre
TO the patriotic weak of rendefiug the eeissiao1-
wealth. as streng 10 every element Il sesl NO
r~l and intellteipal powtr she has ever keril
strong IN the ysacrtun ind attachment OF hkrShl-
dren.
should overlook he mani stations of pnhl;tenx
esy no less than the pressing wants of lie. sis il
Iwere not, Il the very outset Of ycur labors re-
Commend the sulset Of our lsances as aaoFS i The
tisst and principal q any whieh ran oroush i6sa.
gage them. This Is aiwa, 4 sIelieaie ind sslba,s
rasang snijeet when considered with refstelgse ID
taxation, but never 10 much 50 chen the uetessf.
y Tor continuing ahsh rate olrtV<nue tax co-Ezi1i
as q does ~ present. With severe and discont iH
reductions IN The mari table Falpe of The
from which u muAg BE taken Ii this, case, naoE-
dinary difhcuityof assessing b TX which shEf 10
lair in its relative proportions and licclst M III
total amount is deEDLN /
49, ~o,Ad be most desirable g relax tllsssf.
Z ms necessity would n6t now be serionsiy rs. Il
feit Il all, bad the lawsof The last IL gslstuFv pro
vdng for increase ofteve0ue slatihg the present
year, been as productive il WA intended asl ex-
4 peeted to have been But IS il has not hetaa so,
having yielded little more thsu hxlf the snn va.
expected 10 yield il viii te Tor you 10 supFls Abe
deficiencies oil the ensuing year, either BY resa2st
ling the same law Of BIZ adopting some other nggies'
| Effective.
/ Whilst, howepcri this Law has but pafliali5 ac-
complished its maialfiesigu Of providing sHEIsien
means 70 discharge te current expenditures u The
Ss4tes together With The interest upon its perF4Oeu
debt, and 70 pay of i,s temporary loangfrg.a the
Banks, il has Elected certain c0AteFsi aud costcln-
plated Objects Of great value III the gfaiS Epc
aud seryieeable manner "a
When WAS passed, the bonds Of tho STATE,
although they were bearing interest, whieiI y as
payable half-Ieatly atthe Treasury, aud which
had been punctually paid, had sunk 10 delro.
ciation as low as ~ or 18 cents in the dolEsTs in
consequence no doubt Of The widespread aH,.sin.
i discriminate suspicion With which The nsastied
obligations Of the several States had come ID BE-
regarded. Since its passage this. .tepfeeiA.i
Il has disappeared, and The bonds haze risen Id Sc
vefaL per ceut above PAT and 50 risen, usnfles
tiouabtf, under The iaEuence of~lhe law lIsslf
which following up 10 practice the resoiatssss o
/ your body 10 thescase Of the guaranteed bends
proved the lefty and determined srrit III Niilcf
The whole matter was considered, and Teh,lfTeC
IA &. - IL
lature would never be wanting 10 proterl The
ohIigations Of he State from false and cauSPies,
discTedit, II was rightly considered By las lie
glsatlTe Thai ftese bonds would not BE- test ofec
to their par values especially under The appseheh
4 sions which hatrassed all classes Of pubic ered
tors al The time, except BY tax law pIsdgiAg n
The most substantial manner the resspses5 al
well as The faith Of the State 10 meet them. and
THAI his restoration was alike Indispensable lo
maintain The cFedil 81 The Stale asains uaieuad.
&c dlslTust, and 10 secure perfee justice l.5tuse
who bad trusted their mpney TO her hands Til.
ohjsci, 50 necessary bbih Ito The commonpe altf
and her creditors, has teen completely EFFECTED
and The credit Of The State, always inlfis :icaIy
sound, yindicsted and relieved from every eaust
aud pTeiext 0I Suspicion
4 But his is net the only advantage resIltins
from tho appfeciaIiVal of3the c beEas thai hal
come in welc6ne moment to be Ffeit > ID en-
joyed by our eitizsns.i Of-lhe oulSiahdiBg deb
Of the State, amounting 10 seven millieas tire,
hundred and fifty thousand dollars MEAN lire,
millions Of are hsldby foreigners and Hy citi
zens Of theolher STATES, and The residue IS disi
ded between our own ciiigens, and inefIhl i'm
provement, .iiersTy and sinking funds, aig-ihe
with the eouimpsErtalth proper The ciliasn4 hold
Ing t~o millions nine hundred and seventy seser
!, thousand doflats II i, anasae State afd be-
funds one uliion three huadred and c ghty-sil
thousand doilars. The Ef9le Amount, there
fore, of This debt, which i beld whia I'D state
is four millions three hundred and sixiy three
thousand dcIlcrs, and 81 The difference 5st4eef
The value of Il before The lay IN quesssta vas
passed and what il Is now. ikat, ~. besNeea y
10 100. IS The difference in favor 81 he lders
il follows thai ihe Stale, through Der laiic$ and
her cllizens, has been gamer by@she operation
Of This law % The dmouat of s0nseihsle snPTe
than nine bundled and fifty bine ihnusaaa dst-
lars a greater sum than the ordinary! aauual
teYeaue of he s,aie, and tendfeld gfe4isI lhan
i The iacreasea tax, The imposition Of Nhlsh has
had IS decided, and beneficial an eject ID pro.
ducsog il. Il thus appears thai whilst a bun.
died aud eiestt Or ten thousand dollars hag been
drawn ffpm The people for the necssssrY and
lhonesl purpose Of payias The dehf Of The sale.
that The teTy act II doug this has been lhs
tneaHs, substantially and 10 effeci.ef Distributing
bac gain aFnpHgsl them an active AID apaia.
bic pFspeitY 81 near ten fines that ameunl
or.iF The stock held BY others Than indgtdDas bt
lexcepied ffsm the calculation, then u.0feithar
six times thai amount. Bur ii the sum selnatJy