Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-14
COuper'gDlurksbllra Argiater
The GOVERNORS MessaCe,
December 9Th, 1853.


We publish, to-day, the Governors
Message, instead of the Presidents, as
we expeced TO. A arrangement of the
mails unexpectedly detained the latter,
while the former was kindly sent to us by
our accommodating delegate, T. L. Moore,
Esq, and for which we return our sincere
thanks.
We would recommend that every one
of our readers give the message of the
Governor carefulperusal. He suggests
to the Legislature revision of some of
the acts passed at the last session, which
experience has found to be detective
Represents the finances of the State as in
Il flourishing condition, with considera-
bic portion of the State debt paying more
than the interest to be paid upon it. The
debt of the State is put down at Sl8,-
o4l,775 80, of which $8,256,17I G3 is
productive OF its own interest, leaving
$9,92o,e75 50 unproductive debt, the
interest on which is to be provided for by
the State. He says the operations of the
Sinking fund, which have only common
ced during the past fiscal year, will, in n
few years exhibit results worthy of its
projectors, and that Tie taxes raised du.
ring the past Year, have been more than
sufficient for the ordinary expenses of tie
government. A further appropriation for
common school purposes is recommend.
ed with a higher and uniform compensa-
ton to teachers. The law passed by the
last Legislature in regard to the militia, is
represented to be insufficient, and some
alteration or amendment is recommended.
Il suggestion is made to abolish the pub
lie guard and armory establishment at
Richmond. The banks of the State are
represented to be in sound and flourish
ing condition, the restrictive policy of the
State is applauded, and a recommends
ton made to the Legislature to pass a
law, preventing the Issuing by unchar
tered and irresponsible associations, of
worthless and irrcdeemable circulating
notes. A accommodation is made to pur.
chase, on the part of the State the former
estate of Gen. Washington, Mount Yer
non, and estab lish thereon model farm
and State Agricultural School. The i'm
pOrtance of fostering agriculture is dwelt
uPon' and the appointment OF State ae-
ricultural chemist recommended. The
result produced by the State Agricultural
Society and Fair are highly spoken Of
The new system of placing the interna
improvements of the State under the
charge ola Board of Pg5lic Works is ap-
aPlauded as wise md judicious ), impart.
Tag to them ar energy and efficiency not
realized. when the attention of the gentle
men having charge of this portion of the
State property was divided between seve
raj Offices. The improvements of the
State are generally in prosperous con-
ditiOn. The message closes by congratu-
lating the Legislature upon the fiourishinp
condition ofthe whole country. the relaxa-
hon OF the fanaticism of abolitionism.
and the promised peace and securit7 now
offered the South in the maintenance Of
their constitutional rights and peculiar
institutions.
1 The prOtracted meeting in the
Baptist church in this place is still eOntin-
uee- On Thursday last. twelve were bap-
tied, and on last Sunday three more; ma
king twenty-five altogether. who were
formally received Into the church on last
Sabbath. -