The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-01-10

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state has the right to push the institution beyond its
own limits into and the territory of the Union
where it does not exist
Entertaining no doubt of the constitutional power
of Congress to exclude slavery from its own terrific
ries, and believing that such exclusion is demanded
by the highest principles of morality and justice, she
never consent to its extension over one foot of
territory where it is not. If the other free
States with her in this resolution, the thing
will be done, and consequences be left to them
selves.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of Representatives.:
| congratulate you upon the continued general
prosperity of our Commonwealth prosperity ear
ly in its commencement, steady in Its progress, and
may not hope by the bleseing of Heaven, it will
be enduring cur existence.
asF0r our success as community we are, under
Providence, indebted to the institutions transmitted
from our fathers and to the industry, skill, melli-
gence, and perseverance of our people In our high
northern latitude nature has denied to us the rich
soil and beautiful praries of some, and the genial
climate of others, of our sister States. From the
sands of the Cape to the mountains of Berkshire
hard work and udicious cultivation are the conditions
upon which the tilers of the earth can expect even
moderate crops, compared to the abundant produce
tons of other portions of our country. When, in
gloomy December, our adventurous fathers landed
on Plymouth rock, they went up from stormy
ocean, and saw before them iron-bound coast and
a gloomy forest. They knew that labor and suffer-
ing belonged to their destiny and to the destiny of
their posterity. Trusting in God, they meellly and
resolutey embraced that destiny for themselves and
for their postery. Implanted in their bosoms was
love of religious and civil liberty, and desire for
knowledge and education. They had strong arms
and bold hearts, and were filled with spirit of ad-
venture, which feared no DANGER and which could be
checked by no obstacle.
The inheritance left to their children was their ex-
ample and the elements of their own character In
them that love of liberty, which drove their fathers
into wilderness, was not satisfied until their whole
country, grown into a family of States, was free.
Into that liberty wehave entered. We are here
to-day the representatives. of the Pilgrims. The
physical, civil, and moral condition of the Common
wealth, is the fruit of their labors, and in part the
realization of their hopes
Massachusetts has an area of 1880 square miles,
and within It's limits there are now In operation more
than eleven hundred miles of railroads. with capital
of fifty millions We have a population Of about one
million, who engaged in every branch of business
and of industry-at home and abroad, upon the land
and upon the sea-whch holds out the prospects of a
remunerating profit. The annual value Of their pro-
ducts exceed one hundred millions of dollars Her
credit unmpared, and on change, athome, abroad
her bonds sought. The value of theschoolhouses
in the State, in lS4S, was So, 100000.
More than two millions of that sum was raised and
expended within the twelve preceding years In
lS49, there were,, three hundred and fourteen
towns, 3749 public schools, in which were employed
9l63 teachers, 2426 of whom were males and 5737
females. The amount of money raised for the sup
port of the public schools was 1880, 900. And to
this the amount paid for tuition in the academies and
private schools, and the whole sum expended for ed
ucation during the year, excluding the three colleges
was 81 ,l6S, 1884. Athousand convenient and taste
full houses of public Worship erectedby different de-
nominations of Christians, beauty every city, town
and village of the Commonwealth, and bear testmo-
ny that people have not forgotten the God oftheir
fathers. Our public charitable institutions for the
benefit of the deaf, dumb and blind, the sick insane
and the destitute and for instrucng and reforming
Juvenile offenders, are the jewels of the State
In our public schools the children of the rich and
the poor sit upon the seat and struggle for the
prize of scholarship upon equal terms Here honest
industry, prudence and economy are honorable idle
ness and dissipation reproach. 1t may be well
doubted whether labor better fed better educated
and more respected, in any community EARTH than
in Massachusetts. BY constitution and laws all
citizens are placed upon common level, and are en-
titled tothe same civil and political rights, and all
men ormay become citizens.
As the representatives of the Commonwealth, it
becomes here in this legislative hail. with the pro-
foundestgratitude toacknowedge the goodness of the
Supreme Ruler Of the world to our fathers and his
mercies to US. Invested with high and responsible
trusts let invoke the guidance of his wisdom in the
discharge of the duties upon which we have now en-
tered