The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-06

The amount of receipts during the same period
was S4OO, ES IL cents. Balance In Treasury on
luth OF October, lS47, was SIS, 269 % cenis-ma'
Hing the Total OF receipts S4l9 567 AZ cents-leav
ing the Revenue Department in arrears ON the
lOlh day of Uciober. lSiS, the sum OF $3.50 "
cents.
There was received by the Treasurer from the
llih day OF October to the 3Oth November, lS4o,
| ~, $50 W cents. Amount OF expenditures during
same time, S26 $50 II. To this add arrears on
lOth October, as above, IS, $50 80. and there was
balance in the Treasury on the 3Olh November,
1913, OF s775 80.
For the year lS49, the supposed receipts will
amount TO the sum of Si3S, 1856 4s cents OF this,
there is 10 be paid TO the Sinking Fund SIS ,SUi
II cents. Supposed expenditures for le49, S2S2,
$50. Amount in arrears on 10Th October, le4S,
IS, $50 80 cenls-making total of Si2i lUS 10
cepis--leasing u supposed balance IN the Ireasll-
~ on The 10th OF October, 1919, of Sl7,US 81.
The foregoing estimates of expenditures Tor the
year lSie, are based upon the superstition Thai
The present session OF the Legislature will CON
tinue the usual number OF days, which would
make the pay of the members SIS Jul oI session
OF sixty days-and the ordinary appropriations are
estimated al S3l 500. But IL rs properto add, Thar
Il will be necessary 10 make provision Tor the ex-
pense otthe Convention that is 10 convene during
the year lS49 lfnot otherwise provided for those
expenditures will be an additional charge upon
the Treasury. Ii is estimated that the expenses
| OF the Convention will amount TO 1892 50 cents
per day, which, for a session OF ninety days,
| would amount TO S35, 1852. TIE balance in the
Treasury on 10Th October, lS49, deducted from
| SS5 3j2, would leave deficit on the lOth ucl0-
her, lS49, OF SlS,323 6S II must also be borne IN
| mind that should any defalcation appear on set
clement with the late Treasurer the burthen OF the
| loss will fail upon the Treasury Department.
As properly apperlaning 10 the foregoing sub
lrct, the painful dIity devolves on me OF communl-
eating TO the General Assembly the following M
formation. A short time before the close OF the
administration Of my predecessor, he was inform
ed that there was an apparent deficit IN the lreE-
suTy of uncertain, but supposed 10 be, OF consid-
| cradle amount. This led him 10 examine the
bonds of the Treasurer TO see who were the secu-
rifles 10 whom the State must look 10 make up
| tle deficit if any should be found TO exist. The
result OF this examination disclosed 10 him the
fact, that while the Treasurer had, annually,
given 10 the Executive the names OF good and
/ sufficient securities, and the same had been ac-
cepted by him and approved by the Senate, the
bonds themselves had not been signed by the
securities since the year 1870. That this failure
10 duly execute the bonds was the result OF mat
tention rather than OF design is nleTabe from the
fact that the names of the securities regular
ly given 10 the Governor and spread upon the
journals of the Senate, and the securities them
selves either supposed that they had signed the
bonds until otherwise informed, or that the old
bond was sufficient. Col. Davidson, the late
Treasurer, was, at the time this detalcation was
discovered, IN "A very inhm state OF health, and
languishing bed of sickness, from which IL
was thought for many weeks that he would not Te
cover. While in this condition, desPairing him
self Of recovery, and being informed that the pub
lie business was suffering for want of his personal
attention, and In ignorance OF even rumor OF any
defslcltion, he rendered his resignation 10 the
Gov emOr, accompanying II with an urgent request
tor prompt settlement OF his accounts with the
Stale. The resignation was accepted, and Gov
ernor 0wsley appointed Ambrose Dudley and
Francis Lloyd, Esqs., commissioners, TO examine
into and TepOR upon the condition OF the Ireasu-
~, which report will be laid before the General
Assembly.
| am unwilling 10 dismiss this subject without
saying, that whatever delalcaton may appear
upon final settlement of these accounts,
cannot, IN Justice 20 an Old and dillgent public
servant and patIiot soldier well tined IN the
FIRE of battle ard covered with wounds, withhold
the expression Of my opinion that II has not
been OccaslOned by the dishonesty OF the officer.
Much may pTopeTlybe attributed 10 the great
completely of the accounts necessary 10 be
kept by HIM, mnning through long series OF
years aud embracing transactions with Banks
and the Board OF internal improvement and The
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund and the
receiving and discussing OF millions OF public
moncy-all of which had 10 be done by an indi-
ydual who had not been brought up as an ac-
countant, and those who Trusted him did so
rather for his known honor and fidelity than for
any other qualihc alton. For myself, | do not
believe that he has done any thing 10 sully his
hitherto unimpeached character. do not
believe that James Davidson would, on any
consideration, improperly thrust has hand into
the Public Treasury. The whole subject is
submitted 10 the General Assembly, as n mat
ter deserving their stnct examination and SEM
tiny.
IN the preceding observations have called the
attention OF the General Assembly 10 the consid-
Grafton Of oar domestic affairs. Entertaining,
however, as We do, an intimate relation with the
General Government, lew remarks upon the ma
lnIe of that connection will not be out of place.
The message OF the President has informed us
that the United States are now At peace with the
world There is no important question unsettled
in our foreign diplomacy. We have no subject of
dispute with ANY other people, and there Is no
cause that threatens, so tar as can be tOreseen 10
disturb this general peace. Under the auspices OF
our State Government 10 take care OF our domestic
concerns and OF the General Government 10 guard
our matter nal aud external rights and interests, we
may confidently look forward 10 a future full OF
every thing thai crafty the hearts OF civilized
aud free people, IL is in this general result OF the
operation of the American system OF government,
that the States feel and know thst they are impOT
tant parts OF great whole and that they have other
cares interests aud duties which claim their at
lention beyond those that ere merely local and Pc
culiaT TO themselves respectively. II we would
act IN the right spirit, aud under the influence OF
proper sentiments, we must habiiually cOntem-
plate ourselves aud our Slate as members of the
great National Union. IL is in and by that Union
that we are known among the nations OF the Earth!
Il is in that Union that We sTe respected in the
world. And, under the Joint protection OF the gov
eminent OF the Union and the government OF the
States, we have the amplest securities that patr
otIsm and wisdom can furnish for freedom and
prosperity. The Union of the States is not only in
dspensable 10 our greatness, but il is a guarantee
for our Republican forms of Government. With
the preservation of that Union and the constitution
by which it is established and laws by which il is
maintained, our dearest interests are indlssolubly
blended. An experience OF near sixty years,
while il has confirmed the most sanguine hopes OF
our patriotic fathers who framed il, has taught MS
its inestimable value. Its value will be above all
price 20 us so long as fit for liberty, and il
will fail only when we become unworthy Of il.
No form of government can secure liberty 10 a de-
generate people. Kentucky, situated in the heart
OF the Union, must, and will exercise a powerful
influence on ts destiny. Devotion TO the Union is
the common sentiment of her people. do not
know man within the limits of the State who
does not entertain it. We all feel that we can
safely rely upon a Union which has sustained us
so triuInphantly in the trials OF peace and war; and
we entertain no fears from those who have COM
mon interest in it with ourselves. The fraternal
feelings with which we regard them, and the filial
reverence we ourselves have for the link that binds
MS together give strength in the faith that they
cherish the same bonds OF brotherhood and will
practice no intentional injustice towards us. We
can have no better securtyfo for our rights than that
Union and the kindred feelings that unite us with
all the members Of the Coniederacy. II these
sentiments ever cease TO prevail, trustth Ken
lucky will be the last spot from which they will
| be banished. EIrors, and even abuses may occa-
sionsly arise ID the administration OF the General
| Goyernment-so they may in the administration OF
all Govemmeuis-and we must rely upon public