Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-11


existing state of things, without feeling con.
sci IT'S that this system WIS essentially vicious,
and needed eiicc,ual reform.
TO make banks useful without being danger.
ous-to correct the evils without deprlvlng
them of all power to do good--to restrain them
within their proper sphere, by rigid regulations
is an object at which, | think, all intelligent
aud honest Legislation should attn. In this o.
pinion, presume, there will be no discordance
whatever, among well informed men.
The Governor also refer. to the late riots in
Philadelphia, aud states that he twice com
PEELED to call to his aid the military, in suppress.
sing these outbreaks. lie speaks in terms of
high commentator of the citizen soldiers and
urges the Legislature to make them some relnu-
neration for their services.
Although the system of Imprisonment adop.
ted by Pennsylvania. some years ago. AT the es.
tahllshment of her penitrntlarcS. has been rlst.
ly regarded as the most admirable To be found
among all nations, yet there is one department
which remains to be provided for, that of cstab.
I'shlng, in connection with each of our State
Pcntcnrinri,s. n department Tor the charge of
the INSANE inmates. There have been almost
every year, since have been Governor OF the
Commonwealth, some unfortunate persons con-
fined IN the Penlteutlarv, of this description.
who, ether were partially insane when commit.
ted, or bpca,ne so afterwards As the law now
stands. there is no remedy for these cases. but
10 pardon them, or continc them in the same
manner as other criminals are confined Bob
these modes are often times wrong, and | les.
pectuily urge It upon your consideration to
make some provision for redrcssing the evil in
future
The State debt now "ss,s of thirty seven
distinct loans for each of which, a separate set
of books must be ken, in the loan office of the
Commonwealth Constant divisions. .uh.divi.
sons. aud transfers Of stock, are taking place
and the whole system is hocomng aly more Ia.
borious and complicated. recommend m in
Guirv into the subject, and, if practicable. the
consolidation Of these loans into some unlfnrm
system.
Tb, Goverpor ,bon s,oaLs of tho caro,ossr.ss
in trarscribinr Hills.-The furnishing the Fx.
tive Chamber The rnblic grounds at the Cant
tol; and recommends an appropriation to the
Cumberland Valley Bridge.
The annual report If the Superintendent, Of
Common Schools. will acouaiut Won with th,
progress and condition Of these instItu,,ons du
rInG the wear. ,or,thcr with his views resocc.
TING the iIpprnvrmcnt of the school system. and
the means ia he adoptsd for that nurn,sp II j.
biuLlv essential Tn the su, p ,ss ot nur svs,em ot
educatlou. tba, the upprnpriation from the State
should be- fixed and permanent. Uncertainty
IN this r. spect is attended with del,tcrious con.
sequences. and productiye of de-apocm-nt in
the prsctical npcr,tiops of the sv.,cm. What,
ever is cnlcula ed Ia pr,mo,e ,h. causc ofpopu.
lar education. is worthy yonr most serious nd
earnest a,tcu,ion.-On il d, pemIs. in nm cmi
ncnt deurce. the honor OF our Commonwealth.
tie distlnc,ron and happiness of her citizens
and the pertcction and prtp,,ui,y of our I, p,liti.
cal institutions
The rrpnr, of the Adiu,art General will he
submitted to YOU, and Will exhibit particulars il,
relation IN the militia system Durinr the last,
session of the LEGISLATURE, ar net was pesscd To
reduce the ,xpenses of the militia system. and
provide n more rigid mode for the collection of
militia fines. The proyis;ons of tins act arc
found to he hichly bcucfc.aI in their opere,ion.
and If j. helievoj v.,lI or,hln tbo .ys,.u, :,
sustain itself without hayinr resource, rs here.
turorp. Ia ia, Tr, osrry of III, Stpte trr aid The
amouu. uf frcs rs.,s.,d the losI vcar tnr rnp.
II, ,r,nr,u,rcr nf u,ln,a 1,,v - mora ,hpn ,,ti
riCut Io dctrnv ih. c,n.r.,s -; tho sam.
time The brief pcrlod from the euoc,m,n,
Of tic law. until H.. coll, c,ors vcr, r,oui.
rcd to occcmnli,h ,lcir tu,,es undcr il w,.
not :, ,tficicn, :, ,h,m IN connl,,e ,he;, col.
lrctions TIE outstanding fines Of the past
year however. may be- collected with those o.
,he p'e'th'' a"u mus sum obtained sufficient
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