St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-13

SosboFon, Of the Senste Of Nd, foe
u cory, in pemphlet foSrr. Of In
szesllsnt Message Of Gssernosa
As eur colunas - moi sdHsit
ct lengih, ws publish the I0!'SVe
summary from the American:
Afler slludins to the general pros
psrity Of our country, the Governed.
proceeds 10 set forth the operation OF the
revenue and compensation system origi-
mated By tbs new Constitution is regard
10 Clerks Of Courts and Registers of
Willie. He points out tho iseredse Of,
income in the Counties, from these quar-
ters, nc fully proportionaie 10 the comPsr-
alive slowAess Of their growth, and exhib
its the deeTsGse in the city Of Baltimore,
whose steady and rapid expansion in well
known-as singularlv anomalous. This,
however, his Excellency supposes sus-
ceptible Of explanation, and he seems
persuaded that il could be agreeable TO
The collecting officers themselves that
some law of regulation should be speasi1i|
passed.
The Message then pre-
investigation of our Internal IfiPsovs
ments. II exhibits the prosperity Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and lite
branch Of the Susquehsnna Railroad,
and the Tide Water Canal; but regrets
that the successful operations Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal were impe.
ded throughout The season by the freshet
which occurred in The midst fths Spring
trade Of last year. The Canal was navi.
gated for only about six months.
The financial condition Of MARYLAND
is then shown to be on the most favorable
footing-the bslapce in the treasury al
the close Of the fiscal year being 9l7O,-
452, during which period 83O,0OO Of the
ma,ured public debt were paid, and
$34S,Oss applied in pursuance of law to
the increase Of the sinking fund. Cover.
nor Lowe heartily recommends the pre-.
ssrvation Of this fund as nucleus around
which the necessary means are 10 accu-
mulsts for the progressive liquidation of
our State debt. BY q policy indicated,
he shows that in ten years this Fund
may be swelIed to an amount (beyond
its present capital sufficien, 10 absorb
the outstanding debt as estimated by The
majority of the last Legislative Com
mitiee.
With these views, the Governor is
prepared aud authorized to recommend
the reduction Of taxes and he particular.
~ aims at The odious Stamp tax, which,
a. an import on credit, rather than on
property, falls 30 heavily on our commer-
cial interests. VI
The Message contains gsAhy salut.ry
suggestions, independe u those sd-
dressed Immediately III peeuniarv
interests, which we no. .I,e Leai,laty.s
will act upon promo Legis7 his
wanted TO equaiize .hmeFi :
revise our Crimi Codes
delinquents. who nen ! -
entirely lost, i'm I3bS@ .
Refuge which has BE- i0iscfgv
neighborhood Of Baltit The soy|
nor recommends :his zstiiu,ionY M
cordially and wisely, a n su6isct IA
the States immediate bounty. Tie new
Asylum for the Insane IS ixvorably
spoken of, and recommended to The kind
consideration of the Legislature. The
Governor alludes, also, to the exemption
Of certain amount Of property from
execution, and suggests the amount fixed
as maximum by the new Constitution.
Education, too, 10 no, left untouched.
This. the Governor considers the most
essential element Of progress in q Repub.
lie whose institutions rest on The basis of
intelliuencA and Tuopnlitw