The Nevada journal., 1852-01-10

70 publish 1t at length, we will give a
brief abstract, embodying enough of the
arguments and recommendation of "His
Excellency," to give our readers an idea
OF the course he wishes the Legislature
to pursue.
After reference to the compromise
measure passed by Congress, and re-
commencing that laws be passed to car
ry out its provisions in relation to fugi.
tive slaves, the subject of the injus-
tice of the present system Of taxation
in the State is taken up, in which he
makes it appear by figures that the en-
tire agricultural counties of the State,
with a population of 1918, have paid
into the treasury during the last fiscal
year s246 ,o46, while the mining coun-
ties, with population of 1897, pay
only S2l, l,253. As the constitution of the
State forbids the Legislature to pass
any local laws, and as the interests of
the southern counties are in many re-
spects inimical to those of the north he
recommends our Legislature to call from
the people, at the earliest practicable
time, q convention for the revision of
our present . State Charter"
| The subject of education is then ia
ken up, and the Legislature recon-
men1ed to use every means in its power
to further the establishment of common
schools, academies, and university
"One of the greatest drawbacks upon
the immigrants that otherwise would
have been ours, has been the want of
good schools. Thousands of our resident
population deprive themselves Of the So
ciety, sympathies, and all the social en-
dearments and protective influences of
their families, simply because, prizing
the education Of their children more
highly than their own domestic happi-
ness, they prefer leaving them on the
other side of the continent, in the midst
of means of education, to bringing them
here, where their society would be en-
ljoyed at the expense of their intellec-
tual development"
The adoption of some practical system
for the disposal of the lands belonging
to the State, according to the several
acts of Congress on the subject, is then
recommended. The tule, or swamp
lands granted by the act of September
1850, ARE such that the interests of the
State would be subserved by the pas
sage of q law securing to each settler,
who may locate in good faith, suitable
quantity Of land for homestead" with
q condition that they shall be drained
within specified time.
He recommends that our judicial sys-
tenn be revised, and as matter of econ
omy, the number of our judicial districts
be curtailed at least one half.
The claim of the Fremont Battalion
on the general governmentisth is then urged.
"Claims of this nature should be re-
garded through the medium of the
largest and most liberal equity, and not
of strict and rigid law. Inasmuch as
those services proved ultimately to be Of
the greatest benefit to the government,
and as the government has adopted the
results Of that service, it would display a
spirit unbecoming great and magnan-
imous nation, to withhold the Just re-
ward of merit, merely because those
services were conferred unasked, re.
spectfully recommend that the Legisla-
ture present this subject, in its true light
before Congress by means OF memorial,
setting forth the character and the
grounds of the claim"
In regard to the mineral lands of Cal
ifornia, Governor McDougal says 81
am clearly of the opinion that it would
oe impolitic in Congress to adopt, OF
create, for the present, any laws re-
specting them. The system Of working
the mineral lands at present adopted,
is the only one which will meet with
support from that body of Industrious
and enterprising citizens engaged in
mining operations"
Some law should be passed to check
the influx of foreign criminals. Within
two years some thousands have emigrat.
ed here, and unless it is stopped, we can
expect little diminution of crime
Some commercial interests arc then
mentioned, among which is suggestion
that the general government should
establish light houses, buoys, docks, &c
to our coast and harbors Dividing the
State into Congressional districts is sug-
gested, and change in the time of
electing our Representatives in Com
gress, so that new members may be