Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-24
PENNsYLvANIA--Go PoRTERS
MESSAGE

The last Message Of this retiring functionary, is
before us. 1t presents comparatively fiat,crng
view Of the State finances, aud gives room TO hope
that from henceforth the "Key Stone will begin
TO redeem itself from the shameful stigma of re.
pudiation. The State debt is $iO,s35,Ol3 60. A
senannual instalmeni of interest fall due Febru.
AIRY LIST, of $o73, sis O6. There will be in the
Treasury at that time, about S9G3, 900 TO- The es
,ima,cd receipts for the ensuing year, are $37Os,
34S So. The expenditures including the interest
on the public debt, is S3,C6l ,Oi3 SO. The Governor
has "no manner of doubt if the collection Of the
Taxes now imposed, is properly enforced, that the
State will heDceforth be able 10 meet all her en-.
gagements.
Governor Porter is an earnest friend of the Tariff
Of le42-so far at least MS the Iron and Coal in
terests of Pennsylvania are concerned; and furn
shes an amusing illustration Of the "harmony' that
is to be expected from the "democratic party upon
this subject, that Gov Wright says has been SO ain
telgbly defined by the recent election.
We make the following eI,ructs,-
was assaied when | first took this high
ground in defence Of the welfare of Pennsylva a.
mia, from various quarters, and denounced fol
advocating doctrines TO which the majority o
the people of this State were asserted 10 be OPP
posed but, regardless OF The idle and futile as
saults, have reiterated the same sentiments
and have The satisfaction Of knowing that, ia
The recent Presidential election, in which the
Tariff was believed 10 be involved, both polili.
cal parties, nearly TO man, assumed the same
positions had taken, and advocated the SAME
doctrines which ] had endeavored TO enforce
upon the consideration of the Legislature.
| advert 10 this matter now, not so much 10 jus
lily myself, as TO prove, whatever has been al
legged To the contrary, that there is but one par
ty on this question in Pennsylvania, and tha
party Is nearly the entire mass of her citizens
] hazard nothing IN asserting that neither o
the Presidential candidates could have hoped
Tor moment, To get majority of the votes il
this State, had not his claims been based upol
the assurance that he was friendly TO the con
tinUance OF the present Tariff laws, subslanii
ally rs they stand.
There seems 10 be disposition among som
members OF the National Legislature to inter
fere with this subject, and think the present
proper occasion Tor The Legislature of Pennsy
vania TO speak out in decided terms, and al
nounce 10 those who represent the people {
this great Commonwealth in the. councils {
the Nation, what course il is expected by ihei
constituents they will pursue. II the issue
to be distinctly made between the coal and iro
interests of Pennsylvania, and those OF foreig
nations, the sooner il is known the better an
trust whenever such an issue is TO be dete
mined, every citizen of Pennsylvania, wheiht
in office or out OF office, will be found on III
side Of his country. For my own part, in sue
an emergency | shall not hesitate in resolvin
; to take my stand where have always bee
found, whenever this subject his been ogilale'