The New York herald., 1845-12-04
NEW YORK. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER A. 1s45.
Virginia Legislature,

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Virginia Legislature.
Both branches of the Virginia Legislature at the
Capitoi, IN the city OF Richmond, on Monday tho LIST
and 9. w. Monford Esq. Clerk.
me House being fully organised, and the usual infs
message of the Governor Of the Commonw esltn which
was read as follows I'VE present readers with
abstract OF tho message, omitting nothing ssssntial
Fsiiow Citizens Of the Senate
and IF The House Of Delegates:
am gratihed to say that nothing has occurred since
the time Of your adjournment to affect the good order
OF the state We have been blessed generally, by
kind Providence and Of are equal
TO wants Our debt has entirely exiting
present year will be than to the wants of
the government In all those respects the condition Of
less so, and is such people should permit to
continue This Is true Of the labor and education of
fsctusl system OF public and have mnistered
the wants OF both with backward spirit The humila-
ting extent to which the very alphabet Of knowledge is
unknown amongst tells how deeply intelligence
has suffered from neglect. The no less Illuminating
amount Of internal and export trade, Compared with
the size and fertility Of the so tells how labor has
been destroyed.
submit these interests to the Legislature. with
earnest recommendation to provide for them If vir.
ginia would retain for own power the youth enter
prise and wealth sf annually gives up the power Of
others, she must make il their Interest remain where
they are What can be done, ought to be done. The
emigration must be stopped, if possible The
which drive people from their native land have no opc
is the party to prevent the loss which emigration in
volves when arises from obstructions to labor which
private means are not sufficient to As the best
let the Legislature revise, amend and enlarge
our systems of education and internal improvement.
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ydual combination then the public aid should be extend
ed 70 every grade Of education and every description
OF learner The provision due to all should be sufficient
for all, and free to ALL The greatest suffer
that OF common educationthe greatest sufferers
the mass of people OF the I66 900 persons in this
State who of suitable age to be taught only
are reported receiving kind of education If the
Quoted, thers will be left but 1000 who are going to
common schools and 900 who going school
whatsoever This appalling, and calls for redress.
have submitted in former Messages, the germ of a
suitable plan for the accomplishment of this work and
refer to il now as capable Of being applied
ry into the condition Of the University of the State that
you may the obstacles to its prosperity, and
make 1t commensurate with the wants Of the public.
In relation to internal improvement there no
means by which inequality in taxation be removed
by the construction of commercial highways throughout
Western Virginia Roads amongst the best of all
practical reforms Of our social condition. They also
the best means to encourage manufactures. The con-
nection buween this subject and military defence is
admonitory by far since the introduction Of steam
vessels on the Virginia is nvulnerable, except by
the Internal improvement would give the faculty
of Immediately combining her whole power wherever
To carry these views into effect could not present
narrower range Of improvement than heretofore The
W., NV and sW parts ofthe State cannot be passed by
without injustice.
A difficulty is how to provide for all at the same
time, withc 4 the crs'.ion Of an oppressive debt
to apply the Of the State to each
parately, without exciting the hostility of the rest
The Governor then goes to detail the total failure
OF the internal improvement entrusted to the James Ri
and Kanaw Company for want of funds, and gives
adeplorabie picture OF Its operation and success and
works out of the hands Of the Company, ito execut
the work on its own account, with all the vgor and de-
spatch it may command"
The Governor then discusses the comparative merits
OF canals and railroads and into long line of
gume nt to that railroads the best He then
recommends spirit of liberalty and concession in
lecting the localities to be improved and declares that
without this spirit, the commonwealth will continue to
he what it has long been impoverished by the very mul-
titude of its bessngs He then suggests that the funds
be raised by the rate of taxation fixed BY the
nue. Law of March Isa3.
and proprety OF passing law for the calling of con
ven.,on to revise and amend the State Constitution with
disunon and dispate He then congratuafes the Legs
lature upon the accomplishment Of the annexation OF
Texas by the general government, and expatates In
glowing language upon the glory ard advantages that
measure snd ia connection with this subject besows
apowerful and animated eclogium upon the memory OF
Andrew jackson. He then recommends review Of the
laws Of the staeporculary the criminal laws also,
the proprety of modify ing the existing mode Of acquir
ing title to the vacant lands of the State asks further
to enlarge By purchase the State tobacco warehouse
suggests enquiry into the sxpedency of pursuing the
old system Of State tobacco inspection communicates
the annual report Of the Adutant General also Of the
visters Of the Military Institute also, the reports of
the State banks also report of the proceedings Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He then
refers reports and resolutions transmitted to him from
sister Statesa which lays before the Legisa
ture together with communication from the Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States relating sundry
boxes Of standard weights and measures.
The Governor then concludes BY expressing his hap.
piness that having arrived at the termination Of his
gubernstoria Office he restore it, "wih heartfelt
and proud consciousness that give il back with
none of its powers abused, and with stain OF dis
honor upon it. JAMES MCDOWELL"
u. s. SENAroK-Mr. Bocock, alluding to the vacancy
that existed in the representation of Virginia in the
United States Senate and the importance Of filling that
vacancy possible moved joint resolution for
going into the election Of Senator OF the United States
on Wednesday, the third inst, to supply the vacancy
occasioned BY the expiration Of the Of service
William G. Rives, Esq. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.