Democratic banner., 1851-01-13
D@EMOCRATIC BAN RR
LOUIsIANA.
MoNDAYMoRN1NG, JANUARY 10, 1851.
The GOVernOr's Message.


The want of space in pur columns this week,
prevents our commenting on this document. We
have published all those parts of it which are Of
interest to our readers. The Governor makes
many good suggestions. the adoption Of which by
the Legislature, would prove advantageous in
many respects to the people Of the State.
His suggestions in reference to an amendment
of our revenue laws, in regard to the assessment
of property, will meet with hearty concurrence.
There have been numerous attempts to effect a
change In regard to that subject, but owing to a
silly fear on the part Of many to tampsr with so
. subject, they have been invariably de-
|feated.
We are happy to find that tie condition Of the
Treasury i' such as will enable US in a few years
10 discharge every cent Of cur State indebted
ness, which, from the prudence and sagacity Of
the party in power, has always been kept small,
and is now growing smaller by degrees and
beautifully less"
The Governor gives no definite recommended
lions upon the subject of Internal Improvements
by the State, but intimates that he would favor
such plans as would extend liberal charters to
private enterprise, and leave the State unembar-
raised, except so far as to lend its credit to COM
|panies created for that purpose.
His views in regard to the draining Of the
Swamp Lands, are good. Thi. desirable object
should be attained, but care should be taken that
the State be not swamped in the undertaking, and
an Indebtedness contracted which would long lie
as an incubus upon the energy and prosperity of
the people.
The portion Of the message devoted to educa-.
ton, will be objected TO by no one, unless per-
chance it may be thought his plan contains too
much machinery. The present system Of COM
mon schools should be revised and amended. IL
cannot be understood. The subject of the Bank
occupies much space in the message, and no
doubt many good suggestions made. We doubt
whether the capital of the Bank is sufficient, I'M
der present circumstances, TO give proper ihcili-
to our rapidly increasing commerce, and sup
ply The wants Of the people. The i~mpolicy Of
connecting the State with such m institution. has
been, 10 our mind, a matter requiring mol
argument to produce a satisfactory conclusiun.-l
But it is q matter Of serious consideration, wheth-
or the State, at this time, should enter upon al
whereby excessive banking must in fu-|
lure be fastened upon US. from the stern nsces.
sity Of supplying q circulating medium when
gold and silver, now abundant, shall have been
gradually supplanted by the use Of bank paper.
The Governor winds up by giving in his ad-
herence to the Compromise measures adopted by
Congress. He is particularly eloquent in his
support of the Fugitive Slave Law, for which
Col. Benton, no doubt, will give him a Lecture
He takes great pains to prove, and does it salts.
~factorily, that the resolutions of '98-'99, contain
ed no notification or disunion doctrine, but were
only the sound and conservative views Of the
old Republican party. In doing this, he proves
also that the resolutions of the last Legislature
contain but the essence Of Jeffersonian Democ.
racy-the sovereignty ofthe States and the free
dom Of the people. How ridiculous that heI
should have given the weight Of his influence,
during the last election, to the support OF those
dangerous and federal notions advocated by Col.
Benton. Why did he give countenance to such
disorganizing conduct, the result of which could
only be the overthrow Of the party to which he
owed his elevation, and the subversion Of its
principlesp Why did he join in the dishonest
and malignant attack upon those patriotic men of
hi, party, whose only sin was an honest vindica-
tion of our rights? Why did he cry out trea-
son and notification against a series of ~resolu-
lions which he knew to be correct, and the re-
peal Of which he does not now dare to recon-
mend? Why would he abandon his deliberately
Termed opinions to crafty the ambition of one
man, and pursue a course so well calculated to
forfeit the kindly rsposed confidence of his con-
stituentsp
The message is a good document, and we re-
a careful perusal of it.
II. Attention is called to the advertisement of
Berthoud & Son, to be seen in this paper
= 90 r. r Al IL -.-.