Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-17
WATCEIMAN & JOURNAL.
E. p. WALTON, JR., EDITOR.
MONTPELIER, FRIDAY, JAN. II, 1915.
THE STATES.

NEW oRK.-Ihe tlrst message OF Gov. Wright
purports to have been delivered on the 7.h inst,
though from its enormous length, it might be doubt
ed with some show of reason, whether one day
would suffice for its delivery lie presents the fl
nanccs of the State an unavorable aspect, tho
"by no means desperate" We think they are not
desperate" since the State tax is but one mill on
the dollar, tax raising million Of revenue,
and the canals contributing over two millions and
the two being within quarter of million of pay.
ing the ordinary expenses of the State The Gov
ernor is against extending the canals, and other
public works
The number Of district schools in New York is
l0,990--of children between and 10, 96,5i8-
of persons attending district schools 100 1856 being
greater than the number between 6 and 15-a fact
which tells we'll for the school system Of New
York The schools have been kept eight months
during the year. receiving S275000 from the State
treasury; the sun paid for wages to teachers was
1902 222, and the school libraries numbered 038,-
406 volumes. The capital of the school fund is
nearly two millions In addition there is Lilera.
ture Fund of $4,000, the income of which, with
$28,OO0 annually from the interest of the U. s. de-
positc money, is distributed to academies and
from the income Of the depose money, large sums
have been given to the colleges of the State--too
large proportion, some have objected, on the
ground that it is to the scholar in the colleges
than the amount given to the scholar in the common
schools. This objection, Gov. Wright says is not
sound one, the true rule being that each class of
institutions should receive euough be it more or
less to enable each to perform the part assigned to
IL IN, tnot ii ID "a, Al
are essential parts of one SYSTEM and each must be
able to perform its own part efficiently or the whole
will suffer.
The state prisons seem TO be in a GOmishing
condition in bad sense the number of prisoners
has increased over per cent. the last year. An
additional prison is to be erected in Clinton coun-
ty, the prisoners of which to manufacture iron.
Betting on elections is justly deprecated, and it
is suggested whether it should not be made crime
Another sub Get is brought before the legislature
as demanding attention--thul is, the use of money,
voluntarily contributed, in elections The necessi-
ty of barely mentioning tins subject eyinces that
the politics of the State have become alarmingly
corrupt: doubtless they are so. We believe that
on an honest and pure election New York would
show handsome Wing majority
Gov Wright deprccates the Indian ontragcs, ap-
proves the recent course of his predecessor on this
subject, and calls for legislation to maintain the
supremacy of law and order-a call which the leg
islature seems disposed to grant promptly.
Finally, the Governor declares that the currency,
public land and tariff questions have all been pass
ed upon by the people in the late Presidential cleo
ton, and ought to be regarded as settled. Annex
u, %, :.
opinion that there is no danger of difficulty in the
foreign relations Of the Union, and if war comes,
it will be only war which every patriotic man will
sustain-all which nlay be taken at Washington as
hint to 60 on with annexation.
PENNSYLVANIA. Gov Porter's message is brief,
and presents quite fattering picture for Pennsy-
vana. Her debt is S40,635, 0l360, the annual in
terest of which is Sl,747,030.l2. Of this sum,
over 100000 is due on the LIST proximo. The
balance in the treasury that day will be $685.
030 l1,-being amply sufficient to pay the interest
of the State debt Pennsylvania will now bid
adieu to Reputation it is hoped forever
The Governor comes out plumply in favor of the
Tariff of 1912, in all It's substantial ponts--de-
clarng that it is the most important of all questions
to Pennsylvania, and that all parties in that State
are favorable to the Tariff essentially as it is
81 hazard nothing in asserting says the Cover
nor g that neither of the Presidential candidates
could have hoped for moment, to get a majority
of the votes in this State, had not his claims been
based upon the assurance that he was friendly to
the continuance Of the present Tariff laws, sub
stantiay as they stand"
lie concludes this subject by inviting the Icgis-
laure to instruct their delegation in Congress
against interfering with the Tariff.
MASSACHUSETTS,. Gov. Briggs delivered his
! message on the 18th instant: it is brief devoted
mainly to State finances, education, and the annex.
alton of Texas,-the latter being opposed because
il is unconstitutional, because it would open a
market for slaves, and increase the number of
slave states, and because the extension Of our ter
! rory without reference to slavery and constitu-
! tiona right, is of itself sufficiently dangerous to
outweigh all the arguments in favor of annexation.
The expenses Of the past year were $462,645,
including $i7, 536 paid on the State debt-recepts
! S4l7736. Massachusetts will pay her debt with.
! out difficulty.
Subsequently Gov Briggs sent in special mes
sage in relation to the recent hgh-handed proceed
inqs of South Carolina This message is as re-
markable for its dignity and camness as the pro-
ceedngs of the South Carolina Legislature were
for Quattlebumian buster. The report of Mr.. Hoar,
latoly sent agent to South Carolina, was commune
Gated at the same time, and referred with the mes
sage to a select committee Substantially the re-
port sustains the account we have heretofore pub
ished: Mr.. II. satisfied that he could not effect
the object for which he was sent nor remain long
or in South Carolina without suffering personal Vi
oencc.
MARYLAND. GOV. Pratt gives bad account
of the finances of the State: the arrears of inter
est on the State debt amounted to $S59,656 in ls1.
and were increased to 81 ,45096l the LIST of Dec