New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-14
Cnyernor,s Message

We issued Yesterday, from the Office OF IA'
Ezf9, the Governors Message IN supplemental form
The importance attached TO documents oil ths Alnd,
and the anxiety manifested 10 what Governor Bger
could cay Of our prospects, and what he roHd say o
some Of his own past actions, and whit rnea5ures he
would recommend to the Legislature, induced us TO
spare expense 20 ley this Sste document before our
readers Gt as curly IN hour as pos.ible -,
We confess Ourselves somewhat Eurprsed Tor IKE
certain early preudices which held thai no good could
come out Of Nazareth, 20 we thought notmns gOGl
could enaHate from John Big'cr. We are dissppoired
for he message a whole, Is plain exhon oil our
State fbsfces and filled with many sensible suggestions
for the guidance Of Legislators We can zee IN the
whole OF IT but one project ior roeb'ng ne Cty o. oa
FraBoisco one two eide stabs Il commerce. ana one
or two instances 81 specis pleading TO relieve me *.
ecutive Of scme Of the odum attached 20 hrs own Ohc
actf during the past year
Tbs docunefi il conclusive on one point namely
That under the present state Of Affairs. and With the
present management Of our state Government we are
surely and rapidly advancing TO c0ndinoh Oh TretIie'
able bankruptcy. The startling iact "a made 20 APP
that our expenditures excel our receipts nearly
100000 per anDun Our present civil debt is snowntp
be e. 2l3 a. The War debt sal lgO 10 Making
the entire debt Of the State 81 59 40} 81 Under such
an exhibit this State securiies must decline ana
will require some months of honest and economical
legsats to restore confidence and rebuild our state
credit
and the abolition Of the offices Of Surveyor General 81
perintendsnt of Public Instruction, Superintendent OF
Public Buildings and three Pr-on Inspectors b aase
biennial sossons Of the Legislature reduction OF the
nav and mileage Of members, limiting the session 10
ninety deys Thirty would be better reducing trans
port.ton on prisoners change in the conduct oil the
state Hospital reduction Of TIE salary Of Governor
(dis.nteresod and Supreme JUdgcs reduction OF Ju.
d!oal Districts from eleven to eight and reduction OF
s.lsry OF the District Attorney OF San Francisco.
For ell these things we should be duly grateful; and
aid we think there the slightest possibility OF any
rctrenchmen being introduced, any change for the
better we would teach Wing hearts % be devouteiy
thankful But though we have learned not 20 return
thanks till we have enjoyed the meal we VIII ask ables-
ing all good promises.
The susges,ions for compelling. the merchants oil
san Francisco 10 pay tax on consigned goods 70
abosh the Land Commission and 70 extend tie water
front Of our city we shall notice another occasson
We take leave Of Governor John Bigler, simply say
ing that If he will act he writes and carry tnto opera
non some Of tho suggestions lac makes In bis annual
messages cut himself loose from set OF lean aud bun
cry ofce wolves and exercise the duties Of his ONCE
without hope Of any further favors or fear OF past
drelections and in the dspensation of oics iavors
win Only appoint NJ men, himself relinqush his per-
quiFites and depend upon hi. legitimate salary with
out reducon for his support he may leave the guoer-
netoria chair with better reputation than be nov en-
joys. lsan francisco" wing.