Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-14

New York. The Legislature of New York
assembled at Albany on Tuesday, and was duly
organized. In the Senate, 1t. Gov. Gardiner
took the chair, as prcs ding officer er-o6icio. In
the House of Assembly, WIN. G. Has6rouck, of
Orange, was Chosen Speaker. Phllander b.
Prindle, OF Chenango, Clerk. Daniel B. Davis,
Of Montgomery, Sergeantat-Arm All Wings.
Governor Young's Message was transmitted
OIL the same day. In relation to internal improve
ments, the Message urges that good faith de-
mands the completion of the Genesee Valley and
Black River canals; and that the immediate and
steady prosecution of the Erie Enlargement is
Indispensable to the public interests. 1t express
SEES the hope that the Legislature will provide at
the present session ut the means can be found)
not for special or local, but for the general re-
Sumption Of the public works"
The entire state debt at the close Of the fiscal
year, is stated, on the authority of The Com2trol-
Ter, at S24,7340S0 95. Deducting contingent
liabilities, Spool 0s0 90. The aggregate of
the canal debt is Sl7,026,2i0 ID.
The whole amount received from the canals
during the year ending Both September, was 3d.
s24,2l4 ID. The amount paid for interest on the
canal debt, and for the general funds was ST.
$40, 552 AZ, and for superintendent and repairs
of the canals $639 ,353, making an aggregate of
$2,0l5,905 40. The appropriations under the
new Constitution to the sinking funds and sup
port of Government amount TO SOl6,666 &C.
leaving of The revenues from the canals surplus
of S209,6Il %. This, the Governor states, is
not in the treasury, but has been applied to the
payment of portion OF the canal debt.
The Governor estimates the income from the
canals for the year ending the 30th September
lS47, at S2S0O,0O0; and the surplus at the close
of The year at 100000. Add TO this the amount
of payment, for the Fast year, beyond the require
If ha nd ha
message shows an aggregate of S792,l76 90 APP
picoble to the Erie Enlargement, aud the Gene
see Valley and Black River Canals.
KENTUCKY The Message of Gov. Owsey
was delivered to the Legislature on the LIST inst.
The aggregate funded debt Of the State is Sl,-
| 596,O26, less by S63,430 than 1t was last year.
| There are means Tor the payment OF Sl,2Io,oOO
| of this debt without resort to taxation. The IN
terest of the debt has been promptly met
On the subject Of Education, the Governor
speaks eloquently and at considerable length.
lie sets forth the principal causes which have
operated to check the progress OF Education
hitherto, and recommends the adoption OF meas
ures TO give greater efficacy 10 the Common
School System. "lt certainly cannot be-" he
says, "llat our people have quietly acqulesced
IN the charge daily and tuuntlngly made against
sayehoidn. States, by Abolition presses, that
no system Of general edaea.ion can flourish in a
slave state"
The Govcrno, speaks with much enthusiasm
of Itfs-coprse pursuen by Kentucky in relation to
the war with ''tstfsSso. ess with This exception
makes no allusion whsessAans = i,.8Yoal affalrS.
.Ne,o Hampshire and Solih Co.. - IVY .he :
l7ih ut the Senate of South Carolina FecS|(
a message from the Governor of N. H., accom-
panied by certain resolutions, passed by the Leg
islature of that State, relating to slavery. On
motion of B. f. Perry, the Governor was instruc'
ted to return the message and resolutions to the
4 Governor and Legislature OF New Hampshire
from whence they came. Agreed to unan'm
ously.
MIssIssIpPI ELECTION, The Washington I'm
ion says that Mr.. Ellet, loco, of Port Gibson, ha
been elected to fill the vacancy IN Congress II
that State, by between 2 and 3,Ooo majority owe
Col. k'tarke, Wing