Democratic banner., 1851-01-13
EXTRACTS
FROM Gov.;KING's MESSAGE.

BhOh Wv .ihA1NU y IVA
GentIenaen of the Senate
and Hsuse Of Representatives.:
The period has again arrived when the
representatives of the people arc required
to assemble aad consult together for the
public good.
The constitution requires that t"ths Gov'
enor shall, from time to time, give to the
general assembly information relative tc
.he state Of the government, and shall re-
commend to their consideration such meas
ures as he shall deem necessary and ex-
pedient."
enter upon the performance Of this duty
with due sense of the weight Of obligation
resting upon me-that cooperation with
you, the people, eur common constituents
have devolved upon us the important duty
for the time being, of giving point and di.
rection to the destiny Of our growing and
prosperous State, Of developing its rssour.
css and elsvating its character.
We have assembled under the most ia.
vorable auspices to do good. Enjoying the
blessings of health throughout our favored
land, surrounded with that abundance cal
eulsted TO render Us contented and hsppy
sod every branch and department ofindus.
try receiving its msf:ted reward.
Our tribute Of gratitude 10 due Him vho
has 90 beautifully bestowed thess blessing.
upon US, and We should invoke His aid tc
give direction to all our counsels, and en-.
able us to charasterize all our acts with
prudence and wisdom.
shall endesvor to cultivate the mos
amicable relations between the coordinate
branches Of the government, and feel assur'
ed that, in an object so necessary to pro-
mote the best interest Of our common con-
stituSnts, shall meet with the eo-operatior
Of the Legislature.
The financial condition Of the State af
fords gratifying evidence of our prosperous
condition, statement Of which in detail
you will find in the report Of the Auditor
TO be laid before you. ! commend this re-
port to your favorable consideration, as a.
fordins evidence also of the ability ans
faithfuilAcss with which the affairs of tina
Office have been conducted BY its presen
incumbsnt.
The fiscal year having been so changet
ss row to commence on the first day o
January of.ssch year, it 10 not in the pow
er Of the Auditor and Treasurer to sffors
the information ne ecessary to'show the con
dition of the fnspces in the last quarter o.
the fiscal year, in time to be laid before th'
Legislature in this communication. From
the first day Of October, 1S4S, to the frs
Of October, 1S49, there was, of the reve
aus fund, received into the Treasury
$227, ,O75 40. From the first of October
le49, to 1st October, 1850, $293, ,659 80
add to this, balance 10 Treasury on lst Oc
tobsr, 1slS, &3ls,s40 SO, making the sun
Of 1896, ,576 .l2. From this amount ther.
must be deducted as drawn from the treas
ury, $271 ,005 81, the accounts for which
will be shown in detail by the Auditrr's re-
port. II win be subject TO an additional de-
euction of $eo,76 81, composed Of inter
est coupons upon State bonds, and of Stst'
heads taken 10 at the, treasury, and fo
which the Treasurer, 90 yet, has no credi
upoh The books in the Auditors Office
DsdHct these two amounts, and it leaves il
the treasury, on the lst Of October, 1860
$zss, ,l94 81.
Tie aggregate statement for the yea
1850, has not yet been returned from al
tile counties, but an examination of thes
returns for the year T649 shows the amour
Of taxable property, according to its asses
ssd Nalns 70 be ssvsHtysnine million fou
hundred and ffty-six Thousand Ave hundre.
and forty.seysn dollars ninsty-sevsn cents
In arriving ct this sum the asssssed valu,
eflsnds n $31. .6l2, ,39l, "; the value o