Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14
TUESDAY, Januar4 8.

TUESDAY, January 9.
At 10 o'clock to-day the Governor trans
mitted to both Houses the following Mes
sage (unimportant portions OF which we
are compelled TO omit:-
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives,
The biennial meeting of the Legislature
imposes on me the Constitutional duty of
communicating TO the represe ntatives OF
the people the state of the country. The
past two yenrs has presented a period Of
very general prosperity. The health Of
the country has been good. Industry and
economy, united with a sound currency,
propitous seasons and fruitful soil, have
rewarded the tolls Of the husbandman with
fair income. Blessed with tranquility
al home and peace abroad, our country has
gone forward towards the high destiny
which awaits her. The people rejoicing
that their destiny has been cast in land
OF liberty--in land where the written
constitution and the laws throw the egis
of their protection alike over the humble
and the exalted, have pursued their seye-
raj vacations with profit 10 themselves,
and honor 10 their country. With the de-
struclion OF the causes which produced
them, vice and immortality have measure
bly, disappeared, and Tie christiah's heart
is gladdened by the manifest improvement
in religion and morality. These are mat,
ters which awaken feelings Of gratitude to
our divine master, and call forth express
sions of deyoulesi praise. Whilst we wit
ness this general prosperity among the
people, il is pleasing 10 know that the
State has Prospered also She has reco-
vered rapidy from her embargasshiedts,
and, If not checked by unwise legislation,
must very soon throw olf her shackes en-
tireIy Her financial affairs have greatly
improved.
The Auditors report ofJanuary LISA,
exhibited the Indebtedness u the State on
account Of AUDITORS warrants at $6l4,743
SO. There has been ISSUED from Janua-
ry /, 1914, 10 January /, lS46, 1896, sos
4l-making an aggregate Of $ ,05l 1852
"a. There has been paid into The irea-
snry, on all accounts, from January lsr,
1914, to January LIST, 1916, $779,445 SO
showing balance outstanding on the
LIST January, 1916, of 1871 500 81.
The assessments Of taxes for lS45, We
~ little Of which has yet been collected
and paid into the Treasury; amounts to
S4l3,772 90; to this the Auditor adds
$4,000 on account Of miscellaneous
items, and subtracls 500, 900 for assessing,
collecting and insoIvencies, leaving ba.
lance Of S403,772 90, which will be paid
IN account Of taxes Tor lS45; so that by
the close of the present fiscal year, should
the tax collectors settle with the same
promptness that characterized them in
1874, The State will have redeemed an
amount equal to the warrants thai are now
outstanding, and leave surplus il no
others we're issued, Of $l32,065 81. What
amount shall be issued In the meantime,
depends mainly on the action Of the iegis
laturc. have been congratuating my.
self that tho sum would be unusually
small. There are but few private de-
mands against the treasury which will re.
quire appropriations, and am not aware
that The public interest will need any i'm
portani outlay Of money beyond the ordi-
nary expenses Of the government. The
Legislature has doubtless imbbed the pre-
waiting sentiment Of the age, that econo-
my is the greatest and hest virtue with
States as we'll as with individuaIs--and il
will therefore limit The appropriations 10
such objects as are indispensable.
OF the AUDITORS warrants outstanding
on the LIST instant, Sl59,7l6 SO ia 10 The
form Of funded scrip, not payable until
after January /, lS47, and may therefore
he placed in the account Of next year.
Estimating the expenses Of the legislature
al $4,000, and the State government al
Sl25,000, set down tho sum necessary