Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-12
ANNUAL MESSAGE
on rRE
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.

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tp YOU The cpoditton OF oar Commonwealth.
snd my rcco.nn ndiioh oG such me1surrsa.
arc calculated, n IA. judgment, 10 Improve
".
in the perform ,ncs OF this duty. for the
hr,t iin-. l have tp rrsret that I cauuot b.
a. iull and as precise ss 10 be silisiacjor, TO
myself, or a. SEEMS To b. contemplated by the
Constitution. With few exceptions. the iaw
requires all reports relative To the public ba-
siness to b, made to YOU on the first diy OF
your annual session, anl lam thus deprived
q, the assistance they would aforl M in tho
Performance nj M present duty. HAD 1 POS
session ot these rcports IN tine. I shoult not
only have my Opportunity greatly improved,
oi thofOoghlr UNDERSTANDING the condition OF
the Commonwealth, but | should b. able to
detect errors OF TACT. or principle. II cN,sting,
ant To make suggestions for their correction.
witha iocce and clearncs- that | cannot hope
now to dtain. Oar ascsi year has Tor many
years commenced on ths irs, of 0ctohar-
the fcniteniiary year likewise noes at
the same rcrod. aud 10y resolution sdopt.
ell March 18Th. 1899, all Internal Improve.
Inent Companies in which the State is inter
csied, are, ia this particular, put upon the
same lootlag. ani are, moreover, required to
iuu1isi their respective reports +" Ia the 81
Auditor GA &C b lore the first doy OF Novem
her annuity" II this rule were made gen
eral, aud all thu public agencies were reqlir
ed To uiake their annual reports up Go the first
at October, Ia h delivered To those to whom
BY law they ate directed on or before the first
day ot NJVetnbcI, AMI slCh reports as are
now required to be made Ia The Legislature
should, instead at that body. BE- required To be
msdeto the Governor, to b. delivered TO him on
OF before the time last mentioned, TO be- com
mnnicdted with his Annual Message, tits ob.
Nio1s that hc would bc NOR able to see that
the laws b. faithfully executed" aud 20 &C
-qulfe a much mor. thorough, COMPREHENSIVE
knowledge OF the condition ct the Common
w9tllh, and that his Suggestions would b. en-
utled to more weight aui consideration than
under prescut Circum sauces he can antici-
pate. And ~ II should b. your plrasur. to
onler that these various reports should b..
printed IN octave iotin. o. bound aud b, laid
upon youf table ou tIc day on which You as.
srmblc, you would have ~ large amount OF
iulufnlauO1, IA q most agreeable sal COmpeu-
dIOus ioun. ot easy aui reddy rel-rrnce.
which - Indispensable to yoI. All would b.
oi great interest in every citizen. ! there.
lore, rccomm al lh plssaI ot a resolution.
directing your public ag'nt. hereafter Ia make
u'ir annual rcports IN conformity with these
Suggestions.
Il affords me gr'st pleasure To inform YOU
that tn finances ut Our State are ia Z highly
NNhiN NNtANAlNftNH VII AlE HANN NV ~
October, lol). ttt balance ia the T,cdSun.
wds Sl06. Isl Us. On iae 6rs, day ut OctO
biI, ot the preseat year. it was Sl36i3}-
~ certain laws Ol your last session, appro-
p%Tiatipns were made from the Treasury, char
gable upon ihe then aCCruing revenue, por-
uon, ui which, estiinItci TO diupunt 60 SD1.-
600, were uDirtwn at I'll, clos ut last i-cil
year Regarding this sum ~ a chige upon
iha Treasury, aud drawn thcrciso %, Their.
would have been still left at he pcnol alOrc-
sari a biIance of so, 49,. ani til, alter
promptly mcclilg every dcmtnl upon the
Treasury, aud paying OF Sii,613 81 OF the
public debt. which debt WAS ouly PAYABLE Of
the pleasure OF The Legislature. But many
al the charges upoa the Treasury are entire
" contingent IA their character. OF such
charges many cBnuut, AMI none puv aGtin r.
cur. Autl have tat satisfaction 10 iuiOun
you that, unlera rate ct ~t,xatinn Annually de-
credsing Tor Ia last three years. aitcf deiny.
ing oil the charges OF GbNcmnt1t aul 9th
permanent appropriations, yuu vii, have a,
your command dunng the present fiscal veal
al iimlt surplus OF upwards OF 10000
dollars.
THIS prosperous state OF oar finances would
seem 10 call Tor a iuul,er reduction Of oul
taxes. But instead oi such d policy. / ear
nesuy recommend asmail increase Of them
upon licences, pid1os, CLOCKS aud watches, Ill
VIdcnis, ani upon interest, except that pay.
able upon our State bonds.
also recommend a restoration of the taJ
mOury. MONEY may b. regarded a. ihe mos
efficient form OF property. NDtcouicut Will
ordinary profits, thc OwuersUI money geuct
erally hold II Tor the purpose at usury az spec
ulatiDn. All ! therefore thiuk 1 nav sal.
~ assume. that there Is no poriJuuf the pro
pefty oi the CJmmpn~raith that can with -
much p%roprieiy be ualici upon TO cJutn5Jt,
TO the support Of the State.
The Literary Fund exhibits thc sirne gsn
erdi features as wcTs presented by tt. ias
Annual Report. Although the permlncn
funds have received substantial, the incr-as
from ines. iodeilures an1 penalties. frOn
sales OF runaway slaves. FROM escheais an,
dcrclict estates, from delinquent AMI ~lorieite,
lands, aud from the Bn-toe estate. vet tie II
port Will show the matenai reduction q
S63, 630-a loSs Co the funds. resulting iron
the depreciation OF the stock OF the Bfnk q
Virginia. aud now developed undrr a law %
your last session. This iunl also sustain
heretofore, a loss OF 1900 dOilats on Unite,
States Bank stock. T.is fund. since It's traa
lion, has Of different times lost heavily on IA
yidenIs. IL sill owns 3.7s7 shares oil B,nl
stock, now worth, ~ 10 snPpused: S3lOl7D
IL does seem 10 me that ibis ,alusbie lund
dedicated By YOU e1iigIteiled anl patnotl,
predecessors To toe intellectual improvement
ot oar icllOw citizens. should not b3 i|!cnIii
81 with our mOnctiy system, liable to all it
losses, and without uuy corrs son linz cquig.
slent. ltherciurc recommend. that a. Sat,
takc tbis siOCA on h,r Own account. aul pl,
TO the Literary Fund . perpetual u%uuuiiy q
1917 dollars. that SUN btlng su iBt.rrst o
SIS per ccnt upon The sstiue tet value ul tbe
st0ca aiUWSnii; ur that zoe Frsiifut ani ID.
FrctUrs 1T lhe Ldtersry Font d. required %
escanse q, as uiry cau, it par, iur coy ell
ssx grf Crnt iutCttmrut.
fhc LticEay kuni aisJ huli- Stole hiuI,
So the smJuut ut 81 900 500 81. uppn Whi,l
thc State pays sa annual igt.rrstu cd sGI3g..
~ WIZ should tIis r|lalI4u ai ,ulttaf
All debtor between lHe $ aie lut Wee Ldtem.
~ futhi b. maintained MH.U.tY f~tt4.s.
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