Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-06-04
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

To the Senate and House of Representatives. of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylu0nia,
GlsTLBMES NO ordinary reasons for thank
fulness to the Great God, crowd themselves upon
the Representatives Of the people, at this annual
meeting. Abundance during the past year, has
been the reward of honest industry, in every pur-
suit of the citizens. Animated with health and
encouraged by success they have steadily progress
ed in the accomplishment of their destiny, and
while enterprize has been highly favored in the de-
velopment of our great resources the elevating
purposes and life of social organization, religion,
morality, education, refinement and civilization have
been cherished and advanced
Although peace and tranquility have reigned
within the borders of this State, we are identified
with, and deeply interested in the war with Mexi.
co, in which the nation is engaged-a war which
the prudence, forbearance and desire of the people
to retain friendly relations, could not avert and
which was eventually forced upon US, by the duty
that rests upon every well regulated Government,
to protect the rights of its citizens and maintain
tne honor OF the natl0n.
Our religion, our interests, and our institutions,
are essentially peaceful The people hold in their
their rulers obedience to their will. By their con-
trolling influence, they sanction and preserve the
cardinal policy of maintaining amicable relations
with all other nations. By them the rights of
American citizens, in all parts of the world, and the
honor of the nation are held sacred. Violations of
these national rights and national honor, appeal to
the justice, and invoke the power of the whole peo-
pie for their vindication. The war of 1912, with
England and the existing war with Mexico are illus
trations of this Distinguishing feature in the charac
ter of the American people. Patient of injury while
wrongs are sufferabe, and reasonable hopes of a
return to amcahe relations, upon equitable princ-
pies, can be entertained, yet no nation may, with
mpunity, violate the obligations of treaties or break
faith with the United States.
In defence of these Just rights, the power of
this people s resistless. Every citizen holds him.
self responsible, and the army springs into exis-
tence, not by conscrptons, contracts for enlist
ments, but by the voluntary impulse of indepen-
dent freemen, animated by patriotism and urged
onward to deeds of heroic valor, by the approba-
ton Of the whole nation. This invincihe spirit
guided by the science and skill of the officers, has
led our armies in Mexico, from one victory to
other and from one great triumph TO greater, and
will lead them still onward, until permanent and
honorable peace is secured. While the honest
pride Of every American is gratlfied, by the
great achievements of soldiers, his confidence
in our free institutions and in the to defend
and preserve them, is strengthened.
In the support and prosecution of the war in
which we are engaged, Pennsylvania has given
token of her ancient and uniform fidelity to liberty
and the honor Of the nation. Her volunteers were
among the first to tender their services and in every
encounter with the enemy, have magnifed the mil
itary fame of the Commonwealth, by deeds of ro-
mantle chivalry and noble daring. In these great
achievements many of our heroes have fallen in
foreign land The mosns of the winds Of Heaven
in passing through the long grass on their graves are
re-echoed by the sghs of their friends in the faith
erand, and the sad requiem is just tribute to their
sufferings and their valor.
The finances and credit of the State-the amount
and condition of the public debt and the means of
reducing il, are among the objects which claim the
first attention of the Representatives of the people.
The amount of the public debt on the lst De-
cember. 1916, was S40,7s9,577 00
On the Ist December lS47, twas,
according to the Report of the
Auditor General, as follows viz:
Funded Debt.
per cent stocks, SI,752335 06
1926, 900 81
Al 100000 90
Relief issues in cir
culstion, 93l ,664 90
Interest certificates
outstanding, 353,956 AZ
Interest certificates
unclaimed, 4,44s SO
Interest on outstsn-
ding and unclam.
ed certificates, at