The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-31
Message OF the Governor OF Wisconsin

Message OF the Governor OF wisconsin.
Governor FAAwELL, in his message to the Legis-
lature Of Observation-Disclosures on the 10th instant
states that the financial affairs Of that State are not
in attering condition. the deficit Of last year be-
ing $3S, 1888.
In regard to State policy, the Governor OK presses
his views in favor of general banking law, with
proper restrictions; Of granting the aid of the Stat
to organize the normal department Of the univer-
sity; Of amending the present school law in various
important particulars; Of rigid investigation OF
the Fox and Wisconsin river improvement, and
the management of the fund provided for it. prose
cution; Of an inquiry into the legality of certain
scrip. TO the amount of $26, 900, issued to NJ l..
Martin his contract for improving the Fox river
and Of the appointment of commission s'to make
personal and rigid examination of the titles TO the
land mortgnged in different couuties'' TO sccure
loans from the school fund
The policy Of the continu ance of the military or
ganizatioI of the State. with its complicated duties
and various expenses, is not deemed expedient;
but the organization Of independent military com
panies 10 recommended.
The questions of national policy affecting the in
terests OF the State briefly discussed, and the
Governor recommends that Congress should be
memorialiZed on the following subects The sur
vey and sale OF the agricultural and mineral ande;
the improvement OF rivers and harbors: the astab-
fishing at Washington of an Agricultural Bureau;
the free navigation of the St. Lawrence; and n
modification OF the present tariff, 80 as to secure
revenue and to afford adequate protection to agri
cultural, mechanical, and manufacturing labor
and thus to secure for productsa permanent
and remunerntive home market.
He expresses himself In opposition TO the Fugi-
tive Slave law, bat recommends obcdisnce and
submission so long as il remains in force "Resist
anee TO the law would be far dangerous to the
public safety than the enactment or repeal Of any
law that could be Devised" He also discoupte.
nances call useless agitation on the subject of
slavery"
The concluding portion OF the message is devoted
to an argument against large grants of the unoc-
cupied public lands in aid of works OF internal inn
provement In reference TO this part of the docu-
ment, the Milwaukee Journal remarks:
1.-The position taken respecting the grant of
lands by Congress 10 companies for internal inn
provcments Is novel and bold, and may afford oc.
casion for able and earnest discussion. II has
usually been supposed that ouch grants had better
be made to companies than to States; yet Governor
Farwsll while Directing to State superintondeL ce
OF corporations because OF the pense and the evils
OF large and dangerous State patronage, adyo.
Gates the policy Of granting lands to the State for
the improvement OF our rivers and harbors We
do not perceive the consistency Of these positons
yet II 10 evident that the enhancement of the price
OF lands by corporations may prove detrimental to
the State by preventing settlement"