The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-01-23
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of the Senate

Gentlemen of the Senate
and House of Representatives:
In obedience to the Constitution of the
State, you are again assembled as the
Representatives of the people, to exercise
the high and responsible duties of provid-
ing laws for the welfare of your common
constituents.
During the past year, while intestine di-
visions and wars have devastated some
portions OF other countries, and the strug-
gle of the people tor liberty has spread
general anxiety and alarm among the aris-
toracries of the Old World, for the stability
of their Governments, we have reason to
congratulate ourselves, that through the
benign influences Of our free Institutions,
and the blessings of Divine Providence,
this nation Of which our State forms no in
consider able part, has been left to progress
in its onward march, in civil, religious, in
ternal and all other improvements, which
tend to National happiness, prosperity and
aggrandisement.
Since your adjournment, that dreaded
scourge-the cholera-made its appear
ance in many of our towns and cities,
clothing them in mourning ,and in its course
spreading general affliction and dismay:
yet we have abundantreason for gratitude
and thanksgiving to God, for the restora-
ton ofhealth throughout our borders, and
for our general prosperity as State.
The laws regulating all the departments
of our State have been executed during
the past year with fidelity and due re-
gard to the interests of the State. A full
and detailed account of the condition of
each department, will in due time be laid
before you by the officers on whom that
duty by law devolves.
The following statement exhibits the
Receipts and Disbursements during the
year l849, and the balances applicable to
the payment Of the State debt:
RECEIPTS.
Taxes paid into the State
Treasury including Mis-
cellaneous items, $1,27O,503 63
Taxes collected from Banks
and State Insurance COM
panies, 55,692 %
Tolls received from Canals
and Public Works and
paid into the State Trea-
sury, '73l ,l73 5O
Dividends upon Turnpike
and Canal Stocks and
Incidental receipts, 43,8O5 81
Canal lands sold, and pro-
ceeds paid into the Trea-
sury, 42,1e5 o4
School lands sold trust funds
rents on Virginia Military
School lands, and other
items paid into the Trea-
sury, 42,8l9 45
Principal of Surplus Reve-
nue. repaid by Counties. 183,426 II
Interest on Surplus Reve-
nue. paid by Counties, 68,336 II
National Road tolls and
proceeds of National road
bonds issued, 1892 16
Three per cent fund receiv-
ed from the United States, 1926 81
Total amount of payments
into the State Treasury
during the year l849, $2,511,ll9 81
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bills drawn upon appropria-
tons and paid at the
Treasury, 3O7, ,166 Al
Common School fund paid
to Counties, 100000 90
Interest on special School
and Trust funds and rents
on Virginia Milt'ry school
lands paid, 95,224 Al
Interest on Foreign Debt
paid in New York, 1,022.358 95
Repairs of Canals and Pub
lie Works, and inciden-
tai expenses paid, 459,593 2l
Repairs of National Road.
Interest and National
Road Bonds paid out, 51,O99 81
Interest on Domestic Bonds
paid, aO,991 %
Interest Of one per cent. on
Surplus Revenue paid to
Counties, 1854 21
Incidental payments, 3,792 70
Total amount disbursed for
the payment Of Appropri-
atoms, and the ordinary
expenditures ofthe State, S2,176,68l o4
Balance of the Receipts O.
yer the Expenditures ap-
plicable to the redemption
of State Bonds, :3s4,4ss s3
Add appropriations for the
redemption ofState bonds
in the hands of the Fund
Commissioners, on the
18th of November, 1848, 298,312 O8
Total amount applicable to
the redemption Of the
State Debt during the
year 1849, exclusive ofthe
balance of$426, ,451 sin
the Treasury, on the 18th
November, 1848. $632,75l Al