Democratic banner., 1846-11-30
BEHOGRiTIG Ban ND R,
PUBLISHED
REGULARLY on erery Monday Morning
At LOUISIANA, PIKE COUNTY. Mo.
q =, MURRAY, Editor and Proprietor.
Governors Message.

6lOu v OuI SluSC SON Il meets again
to consult about the interests of the people.
Our constitution provides ";ha: the Gov
ernor shall, from time TO time, give to the
General Assembly information in relation
to the state of the government, and shall
recommend to their consideration such mea-
sures as he shall deem necessary and cxpe-
dent" In discharg!ng my duty under
this provision, | shall notice some matters
very briefly, which it will become nece<>a-
~ to explain more in detail as your session
progresses.
Since the last meeting Of the Legislature,
the State Government has moved ON in its
usual peaceable and quiet course. The
laws have been generally respected and
but little resistance has been any where
made to their faithful executi III. Every
proper effort has been made to bring often
ders to Justice: and butt few lave thus far C.
luded the vigilance of our officers, or es,
capped the merited penalties of tie law. III"
pecuniary engagements of the State, except
some delay with her own officers. have been
every where promptlT met and discharged.
An action was commenced, during tic
last year, against one of the citizens of the
Slk1 VI JC.tISpIS III ICCONtT Il lOI q tTtu
by the New Madrid or De LiSIe Claim
Several efforts were made TO employ coun-
sci to defend the snit, as required by all
act Of the Legislature, passed i'll 1911, but
the defence was n1t Notwithstanding fee
being deemed inadequate to tie rr.pcnsi-
bility to be assumed in undertaking t!.C case.
The suit now stands continued; and, az il
involves the title to much property which
has been sold by the State, it NAV require
further attention from the Legislature.
The Northern boundary case still remains
unsettled. Preston Aiuinix, fer whose de-
fence against the charge of exercising TIE
duties Of his office of Sheriff, over the dis
pated territory, All appropriation was laa'ie
by the last Legislature, was parluncd hy
the Governor of Iowa, before coming to tri-
al. The agreed case, provided for by an
other act Of the same session, between the
State of Missouri and the State Of Iowa,
as then surpassed, a5.iit 90 DC admitted into.
the Uoion, was never 'aadc u; IT, State
of Iowa refusing to accept the Conditions
upnn whic4 Congress agreed to admit her
into the Union, and thus falling 10 qualify
herself to become Il party to the suit. Al
the las: session, Congress provided for TAX
ing the case to the Supreme Coart of the L.
mitci States; but since then, Iowa has adop-
ted another Constitution. and before the
boundary question can be settled, will prob
ably be admitted into the Union. When To-
va is admitted into the Union, IL" United
States may no longer be ii party to tie case,
and her admission may thus interfere with
The settlement of the question again. lGs",.
further legislation seems to be required on
this subject. An agreed case betwecn the
two States, as provided by IL" las: L"9isla-
turc, may be the proper measure.
IN connexinn with the foIe .oing subject,
it my be proper to observe, that although
some excitement has prevailed among the
citizens along tn" border, yet the friend
lest feelings seem TO nave existed between
the authorities of tho State and Territory,
and a most anxious desire to have the qucs-
ton of boundary amicably and speedily Set
tied.
The last Legislature passed a law dis
tributing the five hundred Thousand acres
of public land granted the State, among
the several counties, share and share alike.
I had serious objections to this bill, and
found much difficulty in giving it my sane
ton; and being Satisfied that Il large MAORI
ty Of both branches of the Legislature were
in favor of the bill, and ROT being satisfied
that the veto power should be EXTENDED to.
such a case, although it amounted to little
more than the mere delay of a measure, a
bare majority being sufficient to pass any
measure over the veto, it was finally APP
proved.
Since the adjournment Of the Legislature,
l have been induced 20 examine this sub
ject more attentively; and, although would
prefer a different disposition of the fund,
and would now recommend a repeal of the
distribution law, yet | am less dissatisfied
with the measure than | was at the time of
its adoption. 1t carries out fully the inten-
ton Of the grant, the lands being b tn
granted and distributed for purposes of in
ternal improvements. The roads, bridges,
causeways, ~levies, entertainments and other
works which may be constructed by the
counties, may benefit more people, and may
give additional value to more public lands,
and more of that value, and may bring NOR.
public lands into market, than the ~appIica-
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