Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-01-06
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LEWISBTRG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1854.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

To The Honorable The Senator's and Members Of th,
House Of Representatives, Of the General assembly
GENTLEMEN: A benlfcent Prov ldence has ia v.
ored the people Of cur Commonwealth with a
high degree of health and general prosperity during
the year Just closed, and with many other causes
of pleasure and gratitude. Humbly ack"owledg-
ing these blessings, let us ask HIS divine direction
in the discharge Of our official Obligations.
II affords me unaffected delight 10 welcome the
representatives uf the people to the seat OF gov
ernment and rely for time, upon the and "f their
combined wisdom in the administration OF public
affairs as il also gratefal task TO perform the
consriturionaI Injunction that requires the execu-
five. to communicate to the General Assembly
information OF the State of the Common e alth, -
and make such suggestions and recommendations
as the welfare Of the people and the xisencies Of
the times may seem 10 demand; and the dis.
charge of this obligation | now proceed.
The receipts at the treasury for the wear 1853
exclusive of loans, and including the actual bal
snce in The treasury on the irsr day Of December,
1852, (b-ing $67l ,037 72,) amounted to the sum
of s., ,9J2, ,I74 Al.
The payments for the same period, exclusive of
loans and other extraordinary expenditures, make
total sum of Si,l340is n, being 81 SIS 1926 10
less than the receipts. OF this excess, S505. .057 S.
paid TO the Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund, and $50 600 towards the payment of old
debts and the Construction of new work on the
North Branch canal and Portage railroad, being
part of the temporary loans authorized by the act
of the 10Th of April last which, together with
the balance in the treasury applicable 10 the re-
demptOn Of Outstanding loans, reduces the actual
balance on the lst day of December last, 10 the
sum OF SIX hundred and tw enty five thousand dol
lars, TO be used in the payment Of the February
interest.
The receipts for the year 1854 including the bal.
ance ia the treasury the lst of December, 1853,
may, in my opinion, be safely estimated at $5,-
SAG, All 81.
The expenditures for tbs same period, including
$780, 900 for the payment Of old debts the pub
lic works and 100000 for the Sinking Fund,
should not, and il proper care be taken, will not
exceed the sum Of 81, 500,000 leaving a balance
in the treasury the lst Of December, 1854. Of
Sl3i0il7 "a. Deducting from this S625, 900,
the amount that should remain IN the treasury to
meet tie interest due February |, 1855, and We
have a surplus revenue Of over $40 900.
1t is thus made apparent to my mind, that the
treasury will have the ability, during the coming
year, to redeem the entire amount of the tempo
Tary loaus now outstanding, and pay the debrs to
v hch la ye already referred. But ro additional
drafts should be made upon il, without provision
being made for their payment.
AT the time Of my induction into Office, the LA
bilities OF the State were follows, to wit:
SIX per cent. bonds, 2,3i4,023 81
Five do do sc, ,70i 45s 03
Four and one-half per cent. bonds, Iss, 200 90
Relief notes, per act Of May 4, 1871, $50, l63 90
Certificates for unpaid Interest on
the public debt for the years lSi3,
'I4 and IS, with their accumua.
ted interest, 20i, $50 90
Domestic creditors certificates, 81, ,932 "a
Total liabi.ities, Dec. lsi 1853. Sl0,l5I,475 4S
Ada lnan Of April ., 1852, for the
completion Of the North Branch ~,
canal, ss''o'' w.