The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-20
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Ioi0r CihssHs al ttr SsHaf6 and Housc Of
Representatives. With grateful sense of the
confidence rcp0srd m mr ny tiIr prut'c, sBd
h.ll.l ihi-E ltglii lrillfL L. AZ llA -ul
tciIurd trsprriH aud cordially ptuilrf u,N beet
efforts Tor The public service, Tho chronicles
of ihr political year Just closcd bear no record
at adyrrity inflicted upon ~ oruppn our cher.
ishrd institutions. la prosperity we and they
stand, Testimonials " the rupdHcss 90 lllm
WHO fuicti over al and no. we'll The secret,
uu thr audible, inyucntor VII f'so from each
hvHti, thst these Institutions, alike our glory
aud security, may ever trWntn, ua hitherto
they nave been, ihesupppft of evil, political
and religious liberty
I'm ptc.fnuug 90 YOU such topic. 10 deem
Appropriate 90 thlF commuuicutou,l may seem
a. draw too largely ON your courtesy hy CON.
mcnuug on fugT-ri which discusHvd 90 some
.ktsut ga "a iuriupf occasion. My reason Tor
tcyiyiuH thr consideration oft ~, that I am
confirmed in the conviction that q involves
the vitality at the State government a. q o.,
and tho welfare utlhufr who shall succeed u-
To- performing the various duties constitution
ally ruoucd upon them, the General Assem-,
I bly are charged with large number which
are special OF temporary which relate to per-
sons, officers and curPuratnns-w which, in
short are act lapgA-in The political sensc or
character otlow, Important highly sn,ind'cd,
d A. ~ these are, they do not make any part ut
f Tin lcrNlptlen' ni the Smtc--thr framing oi
s'atutru ihafh are to constitute the law Ui. tho
land The Influences from act, ct the form, 9
haud arc iTausicnt-thrY iuiurc no public
I interest, disturb NO public
peace. Its not so with the latter These
drpici tho prevalent characteristics ct the
/ u,6,s, Al,h moral aud intellectual w that the
/ lawn of the State may be- iustly called the &C..
/ lry OF the character uf the people.
I In clear perception Of the qualities og the
people, and aiming to provide only 90 much
/ Of government us should meet their, actual
/ wants, the tramSTs Of our Constitution carved
: u uut ~ -'nPlleiiy ui dcAEn, and thus render.
/ ed easy the task OF developing the PRIME piles
lorthat instrument. II was the peculiar fell.
city OF the earliest political nVc Of this State,
] TINT the framing OF the statutes was committed
! 10 mon who, VA performing tliat work, added
. 60 the purrst intentions and the soundrst Iudg.
mcut the knowledge derived nom profound
study and observation. Hence sptanG that nd.
mirahlr sygtruior cod,lcd scrrs,"t laws " hich
2 Tor so'many yrnfs remained intact, and which
even now constitutes the vigorous body OF our
statutory cnnttmcnn.
/ But the esprit Of the ugc"--and that spit,t
] IN over restless, innov1Nug upon what ts--hns
q lalal - AaaL--gz N,cll ~ The laws ntnur coun.
try AZ on other things valuable. The conse.
oncncrs are seen ~ III" decay Of that rrvrt.
.cncc for the law which is It's best sanction--
! IA, the contempt Of legal restraints in many
portions of the Union darlngly ayowed-and
/ IN the greatly multiplied outraEtH that are
heard Of, are soon forgotten, aud never pun
/ ished.
/ At the present, the bias Of many men Of up.
/ ripht minds but ardent temperance nj is'strnnu.
/ Nv set towards the most serious chauRrs ~ the
rules Of civil duty aud conduct; md primer
niles long held to bc So essential TO tho scrufi.
/ ~ of human rights nsucyct to be debated,
/ much less impuCncd are now regarded by some
M obstaelea IN the path Of Improvement which
the genius of reform - soon To remove, ms no
much Lumber of the past. Such spirit hnv.
/ me- nsccndency, would make the laws bend 10
the impulses Of scciety--,n other words, they
/ would have no force other than that of popu.
! lar passinn--n state Of things which is the
chief condition OF anarchy. Believing that N,
stability IN the laws Of any state invariably
oprns the way for ultimate denial of obc dicncC
TO the civil power, / submit that prudence de-
mardu steudfnst opposition to every legal
change which is radical, until its Necessity
IRhall be made manifest Let US preserve some
/ thing of the past to hold on by, The anchor
must not drug. Whatever chnngcR'in our le
rnl code may be projected, now or hereafter
| II il To be fcrvcntly desired that the cnrdina
dnrtrines ON which our fathctsscttcd the gov
eminent OF tbs State, may be hcid TRINITY II
their places and have all honor. The CELEBRITY
in which the thoughts and passions of mer
are forced onward warns them who have ~
charge the public peace and eafoty, to swatci
more intentiy the tendencies of the day
. our little republic contains all thc element
1 or true Greatness, with unlimited resources 70
| all inpocrnt rniey plcpl in social life. That II,
many of these elements have been put in mo
ton and so many Of these resources have beer
Iopencd-producing FOR her people happjnos
in measure never surpassed. shared by oil IL
remarkable nearness 10 cquality-is justly e