Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-22

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sed OH this provision, il l1ay liz well fdsh
Impossible 10 eHevt wl,atcaH now be done
with oor,pHraiive eass. The voice Of lie
State. Il fairly expressed, is still on the
side OF the people,
This Governor recommends Nh itiimedi.
/ ate reorganization u the Judiciary, IN
eomplianee with tile requisitions OF tie
new Constitution. lie advises That lie
number Of districts und Judges be dir1iin.
ished and ilie compensation increased.
| The authority granted to tie Legisla.
tire, by The nsw Constitution, To pledge
the faith Of the State and contract debts
for other purposes ttiau 10 prosecute war
and sul,due Instructions, Il power that
should lie guarded with sIeepIbss vigilance
md exercised with extfems caniioih The
experience OIL 4 long life, no small portion
Of which las l,eenSpstt IN tile public ser
vice, lins ceivinctd me tIlat tl.s best policy
both for inaieiduals aud governments, is
to avoid Debt rs far hs practicable. The
lenterpriss Of The community ls generally
adequate 10 The eoiIsiHetion of iniefhsl
Improvements actually needed. & yefn.
metital hid In such cases, may bs some.
times needed, but II se'tlom happens that
The State, in matters Of this kind. II not
made to suffer. 1t Is, doubtless, tile duty
Of our State 10 open aud improve our navl
gable stfentris, 10 construct highways, aid
| TO provide aasiiist iutinlatioiis. tlit whem
sile goes beyond tIiis and leids her faith
and aid 10 companies for other kinds OF
Improvements, she should exercise tile
greatest citennispeption, and look To tiiA
/" ways and meails Of meeting her eiivage.
tuents, lest she hive UNPLEASANT bpfthehs.
and bard to DO borne, ty those WHO shall
come after ts.
Oh the power granted by The fsw Con.
stittion 70 cfeute Banhiue Institutions.
the Governor recommends the fhest Isals
ous watphfnlness OH the pat of ilfu Leg.
islnture. He tliinks there never was a
time when ii was less necessary than at
present He says: 6 s t
| II, however, II sbond he deemed teees.
sary Il, increase Banking facilities. / wonId
commend 10 you The proprieiy OF doing 60
| by general laws, based on the free Bank
| Ing principle. Tie system seems 10 me
ietier ealeulated, iiian nny other TINT iias
been proposed, 10 guard against excessive
issues mud protect The bill-lp IL d; at lall
events, whatever system may be snccsss4
fully Urged, let such stringent Requirements
he imposed. rs will prevent eveii the pos.
sibiity Of The Burke, whether pfiss.s Or
| public, from promptly rodeenng tbAir ID.
sues, even 10 the last ceut ID specie. :
But 10 turn from these thoughts, whiel,
refer rather TO tle future ti,ai lie past or
present, tire first ard most important siit.
ieet III your attention, Is The condition Of
our State finances. It4is Ia be regretted.
while we are surrounded with 20 MARY
evidences Of prosperity, our Stnte Treasury
Is not III d iike favorable condition. Dae
ring tlie past year lie Treasurer has been
tumble to meet promptly many of The
most common and piessinas demands on
his department. Many citizens have Wis.
tied iiis Sent OF Government with de.
lnands araifsr the State, ahd after incur.
ing considerable expense, have been com.
PEELED TO return 10 their hornes, without
l,nving their claims adjust ed and Iiquldafed.
Even The salaries Of tile public officers.
npon which many Of them are dependent
fof the support of their fsoiifies. lave pot
been paid I'LL tnany n,oiiihs after they
were dne. A
This state Of things las resulted from
two canses The Legislature has made
appropriations without providing fully tie
mean. 10 meet them, and fle collectors Of
the public money are, in many Instances.
slow Ia making their retlifns 10 the Tfens.
ufy. Tie first evil can he easily gnor4led
against for the future, by greater care of,
the part of The Legislature. IT. lie repre-.
senlatives Of the people are not willing 10
tax iiieif constituents to meet an appro-
priasion, Il Il clear tile appropriation siionId
not be made. Appropriations and taxa.
tiop must always 90 band In hand.
fTbe Governor suggests senIi.5nntial.
instead of anutal returns from the Collec-
tors Of Public Moiresl
Under acts Of the last Legislature, I
was authorized 10 borrow cerfain amounts
Of money which ! obtained as fhe usual
rate Of interest from the State Bank, at
one time $4,000, and 1T another time
$25 900, making 100000. These a.
mounts could only be borrowed. according
to the u.ages Of The Bark, for ninety days
Tie time Of payment has long since past.
only the interest itaving been paid Il II
necessary TO provide for the payment Of
this money at as early day an practical
ble KS
TIE various public works ordered III
different parts Of the STATE, have been
prosecuted with ss much snccess al could
reasonably be expec'ed from tile limited
means and force Of the Engineers depart.
nleijt
/ would again urge upon yorf attention
the necessityof ~ prompt action as posi-
ble, in reference to lie important subject
Of divising and putting III progress eoms
plan for preventing tile feaffni and destrnc,
i've overlows Of The Mississippi liver aud
other important streams. This am aware
Is q difficult task, d HerculeaD la!5or, Ii
work about WHICH there are various and
conflicting views, stiIl II il difficulty
which, sooner or later must be encounter
ed and overcome, or the nlosf ser.o.i4 aud
alarming evils viii be tile inevitable result.
Let us not loose sight Of This subject fitI
the painful and fuinous scenea of $50 aid
1851 shall again awaken us 10 is iinpoF-
fance.
The Internal improvement fund. as will
be seen from The Tfeasurer's report, viii
in short time BE- entirely exhausted. and
il will be necessary for the present Legis-
lafnre 10 make provision for the fiinre
support Of the Internal improvement ser.
vice.