Washington telegraph., 1848-11-22
GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
To Me Senate
and House Of Representatives..

NoHNtHeu uhutt int lpfllls oi the Noil-
stitution, 1t becomes my duty onee more,
TO present to YOU and to the people You
represent, a statement OF the affairs oithis
commonwealth.
The health OF our people has been good
beyond example. Their prosperity, IN the
rich reward Afforded ns the result Of then
industry, has been equal to any previous
period, And the increase Of population
aud wealth, affords the best guarantee oil
our rapid approach 10 importance as a
State aud people. fhis is evineed by the
rich aud varied resources Of the State,
which present longer line of inland ma
vigation. greater diversity OF soil and oi
climate, for the rare aud profitable pro-
dnolio OF the farmer, grazier. and plant.
CT aud wider field. for the operations oil
the manufacturer and the miner, with the
prospect oi rich reward, lor the amount
Of outlay in capital aud industry than
perhap, any other State IN The unlon.
The population was asoerained, dur
ing lsld, 10 be bui fraction under
ll50o0 The rapid influx of emigration
m,o all parts OF the State, must hive swell.
led the number at tbs time 10 over 300.
u00, aud ifnm the anxious enquiries, IN
all parts OF the Union. after the cheap,
but rich, lands OF this State. aud the gen.
eTal movement in tins direction. affords as.
surances strong thai our numbers will
reach 200. lb0, when the federal census
shall be tahen in the year ls5 which
vii. ~ all probability. insure, after that
penud, laf Arkansas. three ia place oi one
inefabaf, IN the representative branch OF
Congress.
Provisions were made by the act oflhe
lat Legislature, which appropriated the
limited sum oi $1,000 10 he applied by
the EXeenfite, under peculiar restrictions,
iafrc.buliius the Peuteuuary. aud which
had origiHaly bcou constructed At an ex.
Ipeuse oi sla0U0 Having been limited
N tin, discretion. both IN the amount To
be pald, and the character OF the con.
tract III such manuef a, tn defeat the
object uleuled, pJsteriof amendment tu
Tho geueHlarpropuaiiou which embraced
i the rcquIfed discretion. hnwcYgf. enabled
ne 10 iuJse contract with NJ George
Brodir, lo perform the work fully IN ae.
eofdauce with the speeliga,ious, lor Ihls
limited sum.
The contract entered into with that
gentleman, by the uuthpiiy ot the State
! tho plan OF the new building, as well
as The slight variations suggested hy him,
aud adopted by the Inspectors, with NY
approbation. will all be- laid before lhl,
General Assembly iof their appgoval, aud
~ the hasi, Of any further action your
body mny deem necessary for the accom-.
/ pli-hmcnl Of lhis important work. can
upg hcos ip bsar suggesting, Ia reference
90 Iis iUiuor policy OF Iiir State prisoa,
based upon the slight experience we have
had. that the management under the State
Authority has hccn hitherto attended with
7 q rlrlrauuual loss Of I .. 50 600.
The cost oi rebuilding a superior cdi-
nrc, uy Mt Bf1dir, with lh, u,r OF the
.rluIrt lnbpr-.hc expenses, both oi lhaif
support and guard entirely at his charge,
B ha. brcn bat LITTLE. II more, than would
have been the expense OF oilicer-, guards,
support, Ac.; thereby exhibiting the adj
vantage ol lca.nigoui the institution Tor
a lcfmoi years. to be governed aud nau-
aged by Individual enterprise, aud under
individual responsibilities
For a detailed nccouul Of The manugc.
mrnl ol this Institution, refer ~ the re-.
port ol ihs Inspectors.
lu conformity with constitutional pro.
vision, the Lrgi.atnn, at it, last session
mndt an appropriation for dise,ung the
statute laws ui the STATE, aud elected q
dllc.lpr, aud also provided Tor The APP
] pumuncnl, by the Governor Of an IN.
-pccior Of the work, who examined it as
the tabor progressed. The ability OF the
gentleman, both IL compiling and exam.
IIulug tie work, affords ample testimony
that the public expectation has beeu fully
realized IN this regard
/ IN my last message, adverted TO the
| fact llia. the Colonel Commnndaut OF the
militia Of Benton county, had made a re.
qu,ition upon, and called ont, into the
service ol the State, a small company ul
volunteers 10 meet threatened inyas,s,i
/ Although | stated that the necessity was
doubted, did not question the claims of
those who performed actual service, aud
referred TO the correspondence relating to
the subject, for the information Of the
+ Legislature, not doubling the disposition
OF that body to do Justice IN the premises
| As my recommendation was not pointed
/ no action was had in the matter at that
session. do hore that the jusl claims OF
all concerned, will meet your approving
voice, aud TO this end, again refer you
to the documents III question.
! The report of the State Land Agent
will show that, of the 100000 acres Of
/ laud donated to this State, for the purpose
of Internal Improvements, 400, ,S6J 46.
| 100 acres has been confirmed Ivy the zen
eral Government TO this State. up to the