New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-22
IOWA.
Gov. Hempstead.s Message.

The Iowa Legislature met ON the 9th inst. at
Iowa City and permanently organized on the It'll by
the choice Of William T. Leftngwell, of Citation Co,
President and T. B. Cumming, of Lee Co., Secretary,
of the Senate and james Grant Of Scott Co.. as
Speaker and J. :. Hooon, of Marion Co, Clerk of the
House In the afternoon Of the It'll Gov Hampstead
sent in his Message from which we Gull the following
matters:
By the report Of the Treasurer Of State it appears that
there has been received into the treasury nom the I'd day
OF December IeO he Sst day OF October 1852 the
OF sl9e6s 60 Balance received from former Treasurer
81 49, making gate Of s19e95 o. The dlsourse-
nenis tor period sJo65l 80 beng balance
IN the treasury, AZ the letter date, OF s8,c5l So .
BY the port of the Auditor of State the funded debt OF
the State amounts to Ssl,7so - OF winch amount 30 I95
- payable at the option Of the State The estimated
EXPENDITURES for the years amounts 20 s039s
60 The estimated resources for the same period with the
balance IN the Treasury amount 20 lf) ll9 a. an amount
which Ger oeducrg fen per cent IRON deinquences and
assessments Unavailable viii leave balance OF receipts
expenditures fully sufficient TO extngush all that part
of the noeddebt Of the State which payable at their OPP
tor and il is recommended that provision De made pay
the same rapidly any surplus means may come into
the treasury.
Respecting the statute relating to the sale Of liquors
tie Governor says
This law removes all restraints from the traffic in such
horors an article Of merchandise but prohibit the retail
be drank uTon the premises under severe penalties
placing the enforcement of its probtoTy provisions under
the Of the criminal jurisdiction Of Courts and Ju
res Until within comparatively recent PERIOD the use
Of spiri,uous liquors has been generally looked upon with
out disupprohsiou. More recently public opinion has
changed 10 considerable extent ana IN pr ducng this re-
suit indebted moral and educ aonal influences
than any ether My mind il strongly impressed
with the belief that to such means must be entrusted the
hopes of future success In popular Government where
the laws in the hands of the people, legislative power
10 be effective ulon questions which come directly
ct with neutral nights advance beyond public oHn-
ion The rst effort Of this POWER limit the sale of
such liquors through tie local authority requiring license
with bal and other regulations Thus far the law was sus.
taired end its penalties enforced More recently attempts
have been made extend this power OF such character
is the law in force. And submit you while it has
eNfed whether general experience has not shown that its
prohibory provisions stand upor situte book without
BENG obseIvd w The neral license to eel as an article
There Inconsistency in the practical operation of this
law not recOnciable with the object intended which
gess additional reason for change. Drunkenness aud
inmoraies arising from the OF ardent rts may be
punished crimes but It s doubtful whether any legal
era tale IL aowed article of merchandise. 1t would
SEEM therefore, that udicous license system placed
der the control of the local authorities could be made
efficient for good than any other Il gsation. With these
view | submit the subject 20 your care.
The endeovors now making in some parts OF the
State to obtain change in the State Constitution favor
able to banks, internal improvements and to corpora
ions generally calls forth the hearty condemnation Of
the Governor lie comes out strongly against paper
currency, end far from being willing to grant any
increased facilities for its spread in Iowa, he says:
For the purpoS OF retaining in circulation sufficient
Of gold and silver to do the ordinary business OF
proproiy Of passing law 70 entirely prohibit the circula
lion OF all bank notes Of less denomination than
/
taTy effect driving ont the small from among us
ard considerable extent protect citizens from the
effects OF bank explosions"
His ideas in relation to these topics would have done
honor TO New Hampshire Governor. in the palmy
days Of Isaac Hill and hi fellow Democrats.
In closing Gov. Hampstead says:
THAT the State OF Iowa is in prosperous condition
reridy increasing in popDlaton-owing probably the small
debt q ey state IN tie Unione indu trial employ
MS finding under the regular admins.r
non Of the laws and the exercise of healthy compc on
free To all v 81
tOnAnd in her attachment tie Union and 70 the
Just nights Of each State composing il.