New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-15


B. Lamar, B. T. Archer. 7. J. Green, etc. who have
carried Annexation We shall see
Massachusetts.
The Message of Gov Briggs 10 the Legislature
was delivered on Tuesday. lis of moderate length,
in style simple and unpretending and while ii re-
fers 10 most of the topics of which such document
is expected to treat yet contains not single line Tor
Buncombe' The state of the finances is most encour
aging. The receipts for the past year amount to s5ls35
a2-the expenditures to s55O,19l SO. To the ex
cess of sO33 81 the Treasurer will have the balance
of the State Tax of ls45 amounting to $65,OO0 The
sun will not only pay the above named balance but will
be nearly sufficient 10 pay the S3740 Of the per cent
stock of ls42 which falls due in 1s46. is confidently
believed that no State Tar c be necessary TO enable the
7rsasrv TO meet tie demands upon il for e coming year.
There is now in successful operation within the limits
of Massachusetts, seven hundred miles of railroad
These roads cost about S2s 10000 The average value
of this stock is above par and their average dividends
exceed per cent The state has lent its credit to var
ous companies the amount Of S. $50 So The pay
ment and faflment of the obligations OF The bords which
the State holds against these several companies are
cured by mortgages on the indebted rosds In addition
TO the mortgage the Western Railroad, the State
holds in trust fund amounting TO S290o0 6l and
which is yearly increasing By interest and additions
to the principal for the same purpose. Without some
unexpected contingency which no sagacity can foresee
there is no probability that The State pA be called upon
10 pay one doHcr Of these liabilities So much for the
cry that the farms of Massachusetts were all
mortgaged souless corporations Probably the value
of those farms has been increased by several millions BY
the opening of these Railroads.
On the subject of the Tariff the Governor speaks with
his usual frankness quoting Washington Jefferson Mad
isor aud Jackson prove thatthe Protective policy was
once the policy ofthe Country and that Democracy
its has orssken the light of the fathers and pre-
scrbed theories In the course OF his argument he
saws that Massachusetts has at this time S60o0000O Of
capital invested in manufactures her productive ~
dustry for the year ending April l, e45 amounted to
Sl23 000000 and with her population OF eOOuO she re-
annually the products OF sister States TO the amount
of forty millions of dollars. Deducng the amount oil 90.
mestic manufactures exported this equals one halt
of the exports of all the States of the Union TO the whole
world.
The Annexation ofTexas ia referred to very briefly,
and the welknown views of the Commonwealth on That
subject reiterated. The Governor says" standng
by the pillars of the Constitution and ready to defend
aud uphold every part of it. trust the Legislature OF
Massachusetts will insist that all the rights secured to the
citizens OF the Commonwealth shall be acknowledged
ard respected"
The State Prison is in very satisfactory condition
remarkable degree of health has prevailed among the
prisoners. But death has occurred among nearly
three hundred persons in twelve months.
The fruits of mild and humane treatment manifest
themselves much the credit of the officers and going
strongly 10 confirm the correctness OF such system
Generally those who leave the Prison, leave II with a
respect for the laws whose penalties they have been
made to feel and with kind feelings toward the officers
They gO again into the word many OF them with the
purpose and hope by of conduct oil re-
storing themselves their friends instead OF breathing
hreatenings and vengeance against their fellow men
This OF moral feeling the part OF prisoners is
an important point gained in the administration OF penal
is much used by the prisoners during the hours that
they in their cells. The Governor recommends the
increase of tho Library by the expenditure OF one or TWO
hundred dollars.
The Governor recommends to the calm consideration
of the Legislature the proprety OF reducing the number
of capital offences existing in the State For wful
and deliberate murder he would retain the death pen.
atty but substitute imprisonment for several crimes oil
less enormy. 1t quite obvious says the Governor
that at this day the inclination OF the pubic mind Is IN
favor of The elimination of the severity Of punishment
The State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester contains
about 800 patients. 1t fully maintained its high charac-
ter, as asylum erected by the munhcence OF the
State for the reception of that unfortunate class VINO are
bere of their reason Under the administration OF the
benevolent and accomplished Superintendent, whose
valuable services have been devoted to the institution
from the ofts operations the suferngs
of all the patients greatly aevated, and good pro-
portion of them restored health and reason with joy
u and ereatu hearts given back TO their families
and friends.
The liberal appropriations for the benefit of the Blind
and the Deaf and Dumb have produced the happest re
suits.
The Massachusetts, School Fund now amounts to $50.
493 co. The annual interest Of this fund is distributed
among the towns for the benefit of Common SCHOOLS
The past year. the towns raised for the support OF Com
Schools S576,556 o., being an increase over the
preceding year 000 The Secretary of the Board OF
Education in his Report for the present year. states that
the amount raised by in various ways for Com
mon Schools, will exceed one dollar apiece for every
man, and child in the State" The people OF
Massachusetts eXpend annually for the purposes oil Edu
cation than million Of dollars The returns from
the for lS45 show the number OF scholars in the
State between the ages OF and 10 years TO be lSie4
The whole number of public schools is 1882. lncor.
poraed academies Co. unincoporated academies, pIi'
vae schools and schools kept to proong public schools
167 making schools OF all kinds 46lo The number oil
teachers in the public schools including winter and sum
mer. is 1901 Of these. 2523 are females, and 4,Ii
males. These returns also show several Improvements
gratyingt the friends of education The Secretary
1.-The average length of the schools has increased
full month each The number of schools kept throueh
the year has also increased The Governor expresses his
belief that al this time there exists among the thousands
OF teachers IN the State estimate OF the dignity
and magnitude of their employment and zeal TO Mt
themselves for IT, than has ever before existed Ihe
Normal Schools begin to make themselves bene-
fcaly felt in this respect in those parts Of the State
where they have been longest in operation
The plan of Teachers Institutes s established IN New
York has been introduced IN Massachusetts with the
hsppiest results At these meetings, those persons who
who expect TO be, teachers, assemble together
and spend their time in taking lessons aud hearing ec-
lures from experienced and accomplished masters. on
those subjects which connected with school teach
ing Under the direction and personal superinendence
OF the enlightened and perseyering Secretary OF the
Board Of Education, four Institutes assembled in
different sections OF the Commonwealth. In every in.
the result most satisfactory and suspicious.
The Governor hopes that before another year some
plan may be u.aured By which ali the Teachers in the
State may be able participate in those institutions
and he suggests that legislative aid be given 70 the
measure.
New Publications.
e HONE or The Pilgrims Faith Revived:
By CHARLES r. ToRaEY written during his incarcera-
tion in Baltimore JAIL after his convection and while
awaiting his sentence-Published for the benefit OF his
Family Second Edition" opp $50 lsmo) has been sent
! US by J. P Jewe,t & Co. Salem, Mass
F THE SUNBEAM is the title OF a very small,
neat paper just commenced in Pittsburgh, Pa By J. D.
TzoRxpuReH, assisted in the Editorial department by
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