New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09

MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
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QUI WYE.
MESSAGE or THE GOyERNOR or VIRGINIA
The Leeislaurs Of Virginia assembled at Richmond on
Monday last. Each House was organized by the re P
The Message Of Governor johnson gives an encouraging
view Of tie financial condition If the Treasury aGd
ne people on the sueee,fal operation OF me
On The peo lie the privilege Of ecng their judicial officers.
The eggTe gate outstanding public debt the 3J.h #
SEPTEMBER last the termination Of the fiscal year, was
slso4l5 The value Of the productive investn 'ns
Of the State i S-56l7. Deduct this amount from the
aggregate outstanding debt snd we have balance Of
t99.O&95 Of unproductive stocks Subscriptions appro
IliaoIs and loan. authorized by aw render the ate
liable for additional Of s77jO739 which, I'D led 20
tie above sum Of s9920s75 will exhibit an aggre gate in
debtedres and liability and above productive stock
Of s'tsloi4 And We add tbs sum 10 the amount OF
productive stock TO wit g. 2s6l7 viii ind that the
grand outstanding debt and liability i s259j7ls6. More
over the state i subject - c0HfiRgeat liability for s9Io,
CeC-beIg the amount Of subscription 10 companies
whose organization information has been received II
thus pesrs that the whole debt Of the State exclusive o.
productive investments, amounts to s-O5siO9i or to
s.sf7t6, If include the amount Of productive invest
mtnt. But the amount Of unprOductive debt tn wit,
sl9s6c5 i small IN comparison with ne resources OF
81 state. The Auditor Of Public Accounts estimates the
value II property in the State at s6O0OOOO0o. The rev.
eLue be raised for tie support Of Government including
the PAY Of interest The entire debt is but s0OOO))
so HAT an Gd rolorcm tax at the rate of IS cents In the 500
will suffice for the demand.
Tie receipts into the Treasury during the last fiscal year
including The balance hand clssf9rf4, AMI
expenditure for The same period were 81 II56is leaving
an unexrended balance in the Treasury OF sls65e9.
Considerable devoted TO discussion Ofthe science
of agriculture which Of late has engaged the
ton of Virginia To a audabe extent. large portion is
devoted TO The rail Dads running through the State IN va
rous directions most of them however are yet incom
plee This furoe RACES rather high in State which
Low first awakened TO the Importance OF encouraging pub
lie enter Uses.
The higher schools snd colleges throughout the com
mOnweaih enjoying unusual degree OF prosperity,
aid in heir usefulness fulfilling the high expectations
The Deaf Dumb and Blind Institution and the Eastern
and Western Lunaiic Asyiums in a credtabe conii
ton and recommended to the fostering of the
Legislature.
The Governor advises appropriation of $4,000 from
the Literary Fund which woul increase the present
TO $4,000 to lie expended in Tie patriotic and phlan
tlropc purpose Of educating the poor children of the
State, many Of whom to take our places and upon
whose virtue and intelligence INST depend the stability and
ptrpouity Of our institutions.
The banks are in q sound and prosperous condition
The Governor hopes that some provisions may be made
which will eeotualy prevent the issuing by irresponsible
persons of worihlss irredeemable circulation. The
treseut law is admitted be detective The consequence
II, it is wholly dsregarded
The message states that large increase OF crime has
taken lace IN the State since si7 This Is attributed IN
part the operation Of the code, and 1t suggested
that the of confinement in the Pententary
be restored 10 three years The proportion OF crime be
tween whites and free negroes IL is stated Is as one % six
teen This TACT he thinks confirms the opinion expressed
in former message that measures should be adopted to
remove the great and growing evil of our free negro
POPULATION The labors of the Colonization Board are
CONNIE ndtd but at best il is thought they only
the annual increase in the free negro population leaving
the number of IS 900 tree negroes IN the State
The law Of in operation three years and in that
time there were from Virginia 10 Liberia 4l9 free
blacks ard slaves at cost 10 the treasury OF S5O Un-
der the present law in the fret months two companies
emgIaIts consisting of 40 negroes have been sent %
Liberia from Virginia. larger number than has gone
from any other State in the same tmeior which $4,000
have been drawn from the treasury and $500 likely to
be appropriated in a short time. The whole number OF
from Virginia TO Liberia since 1870 stated TO
be $3.50 Thus appears Of the annual appropriation oil
100000 only 800 have been expended IN SIX months
Tie board IT, however in its infancy and doubtless great
er results may be expected hereafter II the operations
of the last sx months may be regarded basis for cal
cuation and estimates should have annual em
this OF 4eo which the board think would at
prev any increase Of the population This is per
bas correct but by the census 1850 the free coored
Dol uation OF Virginia 1884, and we may now safely
put down at 5000. Suppose any increase OF numbers
Is prev ented when and how shall we get rid OF these
$1,000 Shall and pOsterity always endure the
existing evil trust not; we should noti and respect
fully urge the adoption Of more efficient measures for their
removal leaving the selection OF the mode to the united
sdom OF the General Assembly .
A. there is reason to appreh nd that Mount Vernon
about pass into the hands Of strangers its purchase by
the State Of Virginia is earnestly recommended.
large portion of the Message IL devoted to consider
alton Of the internal mprOy ement system OF the state IL
manifest that the Governor regards the system with much
favor and anticipates from s completion the development
OF the vast resources OF the state.
The Governor calls the attention OF the Legislature to
the Lennon slave case winch exctcd
this city few months since Though the owner Of the
slaves being fully paid for their loss by private sgDscrp
tic rs from the liberal citizens of this city may indemnify
Mr. Lennon still it is settlement Of the delicate and
important principle involved in the case. The Governor
states that he has caused an appeal to be taken from he
Court below TO the Supreme Court Of the State OF New
York and since the question has been raised he thinks
better tbe settled by the highest tribunal known TO our
laws Able and distinguished counsel VIII appear on the
part of Virginia when the time comes for argument.
The Governor after having filled eight mortal columns
of closely printed matter with the narration oil facts ana
with grave suggestions concludes his Message by the io
loving rhetorical paragraph, which plainly shows that
inns gnave writing cultivated TO considerable extent
In the Old Dominion 49,
Finally congratulate you upon the con1itioh Oh our
federal and foreign relaonsnOhing having occurred
siroe your adjournment calculated 10 weaken the hope
H. He Soutb nav be permitted 10 enjoy season OF re-
pose from the irritating interference by Northern fanat
cism with the subject of slavery. Every friend OF this
Mon has cause II congratulaiOn az the orerthror and
signal reBuke rich NE A6ooH party has reeeged IfAa
ne last fuo seays The friends OF constitutional aud STATE
rights even in the North, have generally been triumph
aftIy sustained. Our Northern brethren, among whom
there have always been few who were true TO the Con
ution have indicated a disposition TO respect our nights
and eynced Of justice which should cnarecenze
the reaops between citizens Of sister States Madness
for A while seemed to riot and when fanatcism had
brought the Republic TO the verge Of run patriotism was
reused reason and justice gained the ascendant and the
traitor and the demagOgue whether sailing under the name
of Abolonsn or EreesOi-n, has been put dOwn-seace
and Quiet has been observation-disclosures has taken the
place Of distrus and with rapid strides we are machngto
f that destiny which has assigned to the position Of
Tie greatest nation on earth May this ever be our con
ton"