Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.

The New York Commercial Advertiser gives the
following summary of the first Message of Governor
SEYMOUR to the Legislature Of that State, which
commenced Its annual session at Albany on Tuesday
last:
The Governor refers to the general prosperity ex-
perehced throughout the State, but admits that
branches OF manufactures have failed to yield
raye returns He is silent respecting the Of this
but hopes that the demand for their productions may
store them to healthy condition.
The charitable and benevolent institutions of the State
receive prominent notice. and full statistics are given Of
ther operan'n The Governor recommends the esta-
blshment Of mother unac asylum to be located in the
western part the State
Further pr ison for the care Of idiots is also
mended the nnber Of idiots being equal to the number
OF insane per ons in the State.
The conduC q the institution for the deaf and dumb,
and for the blind, is commended
The comm oners Of emigration having found the
Communication $3.50 insufficient to procure buildings
for the reception Of immigrants though enough for the
support Of The sck and helpless recommend that it be
raised 70 ~ and the Governor seems to approve the
suggestion.
Enc messae gives summary of the statistics of COM
mon schools The Governor recommends the adoption of
some princp' IN giving pecuniary aid to colleges and
academies, instead Of specially egslatng in favor of
particular institutions.
lie recommends the establishment of schools and col
eges for the promotion Of agricultural mechanical and
natural science and supports his recommendation by good
reasoning.
The Legislature informed that applications viii be
made by the houses of refuge in New York and Roches
ter for the reformation of juvenile denquents for add-
tonal pecuniay aid and for legislative enactments
The Governor approves of such applications
The following appropriations for the State prisons
recommended: Auburn $4,000 Sing Sing 81 00O Gin
ton $27, 000 total $3.50
For valuable suggestions respecting the PRISONS the
terms of Imprisonment and the review by the Supreme
Court Of the tesmonyand proceedings in of capt.
tai conviction GoyernG Seymour refers the Legislature
to the last annual message Of Governor Hunt.
The survey Of the Sae and the establishment of per-
manent monuments, witch viii for the determine
ton of magnetic variations, SO to determine bounda-
ries with accuracy arsrongy recommended as requir
ing the early attentioDof the State Government
In regard to the .nti-rent difficulties the Governor
thinks that the tenants had secured the sympathy of the
public far their proceedings originated in desire
to test the validity of titles in the courts law but the
outrages against i and property have exciteda deep
feeling against the perpetrators.
The suits instituted by the State have been decided in
favor Of the LANDLORDS except in instance when the
State reserved lands and that case has been
carried to the Cour of Appeals The message adds that
The decision o. the Courts having established the
ty of their titles and their legal rights, it is believed
that the land own,rs will recognise the importance of
selling their lands upon favorable terms and of extin
gushing tenures Injurious to the interests of the
nifty, and inconsistent with political institutions
If any actonis had by the Legislature upon the sub
ec it should no; be of character to excite unfounded
expectations and in the end njure those it apparently
designed to When the titles of the landlords
established any assistance given to the tenants must be
at the expense ohe State and not of the legal rights of
any of its citizers."
The number Of enrolled militia of the State is 2S9,306,
and the variou, uniformed companies number $4,000
men, Of whom 1900 are in the city of New York.
The message advocates the establishment of system
of reciprocal trade with Canada likely to increase
the business Of canals add the prosperity of the
towns in the northern and western sections of State
and increase the commercial Importance Of the city Of
New York" The enterprise of the New York Worlds
Fair Association is also highly commended
The number Of banks banking associations and ndiv
dual banks doing business in the State on the 1t Of De-
cember, 1851 and 1852, follows