Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08
THE STATE OF MARYLAND.


The Baltimore American characterizes the Annual
Message of Governor LOWE, of Maryland eommu-
ncaed to the Legislature of that State on Thursday
last, as a comprehensive document, which, both by
its lucid suggestions and wel-considered argument
in relation TO the material interests of the State
cannot fail to engage the earnest attention OF all
who shall peruse it. The following is brief out
line of its most important points, as recited py the
American
After abiding to the general prosperity Of our coun
try the Governor proceeds to set forth the operation OF
the and compensation system originated by the
new Constitution in regard Clerks Of Courts and Re-
gisters Of Wills He points the Of income in
the counties from these quarters fully propordonate
to the comparative sowness Of their growth and exhibits
the decrease in the city of Baltimore, whose steady and
rapid expansion is well known singularly anomalous
This however his ESceency supposes susceptible Of
PLANTATION, and he persuaded that it would be agree
able to the collecting officers themselves that some law
Of regulation should be speedily passed.
"The message then proceeds to the investigation of our
internal improvements 1t exhibits the prosperity of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and its branch of the Sus
quehanna Railroad and the TideWater Canal but
grets that the successful operations Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal impeded throughout the by
the freshet which occurred in the midst of the spring
trade of last year The canal was naygated for only
about six months.
The financial condition Of Maryland is then shown
be the favorable footing the balance in the
sury at the close of the fiscal year being 52 during
which period $3.50 900 Of the maured public debt were
paid, and 343OSS applied in pursuance Of law, to the
increase of the sinking fund. Governor LOWE heartily
recommends the of this fund as nucleus
around which the necessary accumulate fdr
the progressive liquidation Of State debt BY policy
indicated he shows that in ten years this fund may be
sweed to amount beyond its present capital) suf
cient absorb the outstanding debt estimated by the
majority of the last Legislative Committee
Wth these views the Governor is prepared and autho-
rized recommend the reduction Of and he par
tculary aims at the odous stamptax, which, an i'm
post credit rather than property falls heavily
our commercial interests.
The message contains many salutary suggestions indie
pendently Of those addressed Immediately pecuni
airy interests which hope the Legislature viii upon
promptly Legislation is wanted to equalize punishments
and to revise our criminal code. Juvenile denquents,
who rpen gradually into the criminals that harass our
towns should be taken Of before they entirely
os in the noble House of Refuge which has been project
ed in the neighborhood of Baltimore The Governor
commend this institution cordially and wisely
fit subject for the States immediate bounty The new
Asylum for the Insane yoraby spoken Of and recon-
mended the kind consideration Of the Legislature The
Governor audes also to the exemption OF a certain
amount Of property from execution, and suggests the
amount fixed maximum by the new Constitution
Education too is left untouched This the Governor
considers the essential element of progress in re-
public whose institutions the basis of intelligence
and morality
The synopsis of the Baltimore Sun contains a
condensed view of the present condition of the
finances of the State, as follows
The condition of the State treasury is the succeeding
topic of remark and it is of the gratifying charac-
ter. The amount of receipts during the year was
9ll the expenditures 81 800, Balance in
the treasury Sl70452.2S. During the same period
$4,000 of the maured public debt were paid and
34S AZ applied the augmentation of the sinking
fund The surplus revenue amounted to S543, $40 10
after dsbursng the of 1877 456.30 in payment OF
the interest public debt and the further
Of 5000 GA for all other purposes Upon the gene
raj condition of the treasury the state Of the internal i'm
proyement works and the general prosperity the Gov
ernor bases elaborate argument in support OF propo
stion for reduction Of taxes commensurate with tn
favorable Of the revenue Wig. reduction of fort
per cent the direct tax instead of twenty
mended last year, and the total repeal of the stamp
excepting in far as il operates upon lottery tickets