Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-01-09
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
ZEN of the Senate and

auired 10 assemble and consul, togeth.
er for the public good.
The constitution requires that "the
Governor shall, from time to time, give
TO the General Assembly information
relative to the state of the government,
and shall recommend TO their consider.
alton such measures as he shall deem
necessary and expedienl."
l enter upon the performance of
this duty with due sense of the weight
Of obligation resting upon me-;hat in
cooperation with you, the people, our
common constituents have devolved
upon US the important duty, for the
time being, Of giving point and direc.
ton TO the destiny of our growing and
prosperous State, Of developing its re.
sources and eleva,ing its character.
We have assembled under the most
favorable auspices TO do good. Enjoy
ing the blessings of health throughout
our favored land, surrounded with that
abundance calculated 10 render us con.
tented and happy, and every branch
and department Of industry receiving
lis merlted reward.
Our tribute ofgrailude is due TO Him
who has so bounlfully bestowed these
blessings upon US, and we should in
woke His aid to give direction TO oil
our counsels, and enable us TO charac.
terize all our acts with prudence and
wisdom.
shall endeavor TO cultivate the most
amicable relations between the CO. or.
dinaie branches of the government, and
feel assured that, in an object so neces-
sary 10 promote the best interest of
our common ctns,i,u, n,s. j shall meet
with the CO operetion Of the Ieglsla.
turc.
The financial condition Of the State
affords gratifying evidences Of oul
prosperous condition, statement OF
which in detail you will find in the re-
report Of the Auditor, 10 be laid before
you. recommend this report TO your
favorable consideration, as afiording
evidence also Of the ability and faith
fitness with which the affairs Of lha'
Office have been conducted by its pres
ent incumbent. The fiscal year having
been so changed as now to commence
on the first day Of january of eacf
year, i, is mol in The power ofthe Audi
tor and Treasurer to afford the in.
formation necessary 10 show the con
dilion of The finances in the last quar-
ter Of the last fiscal year, in time to bt
laid before the legislature in This com
municaiion. From the Is, day of DC
tober. lS4S, 10 the LIST of October, lS49
there was. of the revenue fund rcceivce
into the Treasury, s227,075 40. Fro n
the Is, October, iS40. 10 Isl October
1850, S293,659 so; add to this, balance
in treasury on Isl October, 1913, S3ls.
$40 SO, making the sum IF $s39,576,
l2. From this amount there must be
deducted, as drawn from the treasury,
S27l ,005 81, the accounts for which,
will be shown in detail by the Audi.
tors report. 1t will be subject to an
additional deduction Of $S0,376 81
composed of interest coupons upon
State bonds, and Of Stale bonds taken
in at the treasury, and for which the
Treasurer, as YET, has no credit upon
The books in the Auditors office. De.
duct these two amounts, and i, leaves
in the treasury, on The LIST of October,
1850, S4Ss,l94 81.
The aggregate statement for the
year 1850, has not yet been returned
from all the counties, but an examina'
ton of these returns for The year
1859 shows the amount Of taxable pro-
perty. according TO its assessed value 10
be seventy>nine million four hundred
and fifty-six thousand five hundred and
forty.seven dollars ninety cents
In arriving at this SUN The assessed
value Of lands is $3l,5l2,39l n; the
value Of town lots is S22,44l ,4GS; the
value Of slaves is Sl7,77l,ls0; other
personal property is s7,73l,5es 20.
The revenue for the last Two years,
up 10 Ist Oct, 1850 and which has
been received into the treasury, ANTS
10 S520,735 30. and it is estimated. if
The present rates and objects of taxa
lion should not be altered, that the
revenue 10 be received into The treas
ury for the next two years, will not fall
short Of S650,0o0. This, together with
The amount now in the treasury, will
he sum sufficient to ,defray the or.
binary expenses Of the government;
to meet any probable appropriations
made by the Legislature, to pay the
interest on the State debt as il becomes
due, and 10 pay The Stale bonds, con.
shutting the State debt, as they be.
come due.
The legislature, however, may deem
il duty 10 alter the manner of obtain.
ing revenue, so far as TO change the OBJ
jeols of taxation. A portion of the
revenue, something less than onelhird
oft. is now collected under the Ii.
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