Democratic banner., 1849-01-15
MESSAGE.

On account Of the great length of Gov
ernor Edwards message, we content our-
selves with publishing the following synop-
sis Of that document. 1t will be found { o
contain all the statistical information of the
original, and notice Of all the measures
recommended in its original language, as
near as our space will permit:
Our revenue is in a good condition. The
amount received in the last two fiscal years,
ending tile thirtieth of September, lS4S, is
$435 643. From this sum however, should
be deducted 10000 dollars borrowed under
an act entitled ian act to sustain the credit
of the State This deduction would leave
of net revenue for the last two fiscal wears
'4i6 643 dollars. The revenue for The two
preceding fiscal years was only $50 754 doll
lars. The two sets Of figures show an in-
crease of revenue in the last two fiscal years
of s5 SS9 dollars. The increase in the year
1897 over that Of 1886 is "a 366 dollars,
and over the year 1885, 50 I2l dollars.
The ameunt Of revenue expended during
the sam period, including the payment OF
interest upon the State bonds is about &c.,
600 dollars, Leaving on hand over 81 600
dollars. The revenue for the next two
years, will hardly fall short Of 42O O. o dol
lars; and the expenses will be only about
that Of the two last years, say 3S9 900 dol
lars including l42 0 dollsrs interest upon
State bonds; leaving a surplus to be appli-
ed towards the payment of debts, Of 81 900
dollars.
These figures show a prosperous coDdi-
tion Of our revenue, and if no change is
made for the worse, instead OF borrowing,
as we have heretofore done, to ray interest
upon State bonds, we may now
discharging the debt hanging over the State.
In fact the work has already been COM
meneed. Under the act to sustain the
credit Of the State, the executive was au-
thorised to borrow the sum of so 900 dol
lars. Of this sun, the Treasury having
been previously exhausted, first, by the ses-
sion oil the convention, and, second, by the
session of the legislature soon afterwards,
10 009 dollars were borrowed and no more;
being 81 900 dollars less than the act au-
thorized the executive IA procure. This
was not actually paying debts, but it was
avoiding the contraction Of them, where it
had been supposed it might become neces-
sary to contract them. But over and above
this, one bond of 20 600 dollars, given to
the Branch Bank at Jackson, has been paid
of and the bond cancelled and fled in the
Auditors Office.
FORTS
The reports of the Auditor and TreasuT-
.er, and of the Superintendent of Common
Schools, and Of the Inspectors Of the Peni-
Tertiary. will be presented to you at tho
proper slime.
In the Auditors Office several changes
have taken place since the beginning Of my
administrstion-the term of service Of the
first incumbent expired-the next, the Hon
VIM. Monroe, resigned, and soon after died
and the next, the Hon. James r. Nd.
Desrmon, died while in Office. OF these
two men, it is right to say, that Of their COM
potency and f~aithfnlness, their works are
the best evidence. Both were ,.apright.
honorable and correct; and each ever seem
ed unconscious Of the extent Of his WI
worth and merit. The loss Of these good
has been unfortunate for the country
but, from the examinations, the oAiceraP-
pears at each change to have been forta-