Butte record., 1854-01-14
Gov. B,g'er's Animal Message.

Gov. B.g,er's Animal Message
Tia grelt lel.ti IF tlis l1leapl statesman
Ike document renders it impossible for Us
ny it before the readers of the Record, as
would occupy the entire sheet to the exclusio'
If everything else This we regret. for j.
would be ii mat er Of pride to rs, and hu' jn-
zee to our readers. could we lay it befor.
hem unabridged. But as we have not til.
pace, we shall content ourselves with Few
extracts from its well arranged statistics. an
rom il. suggestions Of retrenchment, whereof.
ne expense Of the state government may he
materially reduced, AMI brought TO a fLur,
hat tie receipts iu,o the treasury will bal
,uce.
The existing debt of the state is set forth
- follow:
trfofsp+rc bonls outstanding, si.o75 On
" in'ercsl on same t" date - >
7per cent bonds Of 1851, 3,s'.ooo
iS52 l.+12,ffa u
Sra'- prison brnds net of 1883 loH.mn OF
" Culn irliers Warrants Outstanding, l6l.flg -
Total nnoln' oe civil tudebte 'nesa. 9o-- 100
fmounl o Wit cebt. principal and interest 9-42 Is
rufal l-bf exct-iv- @. fh- school fund $500 40 ~
tui t We ircBic ihe 24a} 3CH received tor -chu D
virr.i- fhru if T. : if4.-15 ~ on The amount re-
-rife fnr h1i rf'o'-, the S'aie o. pe-a for
ht rf m-ut ut an nna1 Interest o fer per cent. ro
hs sch pl fiGl hH' he prnrii - Hut r.sar 81 -
i,yn4s sv ,.ft of the state. be iii-,. rs11-d If
>ti'S r' f+ uf ter own lroIrY and tn iaitreSi nln
afF wi rh hG~ ay-ra.a "a on ihe hfance % tie clvi
'"i' i- If Hcaae'. t'i-.- ne ri"nir 'r nT in me
'rsasur- es fis. i've debt pi-tc-el tor indian
ped lions er1nHhi 10 IN" r.s,r' eara to he of
S9i- 80 6' si'oH!l hs rz rded rfitr HN apparent
ht an arfual jn lants IA .ss aul on waish Con-
s---s l. hound sooner or later 10 assumpiie general
eovrrsre hev nv allied 10 ex'-nd TO people ihe
prlauon 'arAotVd by the constitution Of tne United
81 .fes.
If, ~ the governor reasonably supposos the
general government must sooner or later as
sumo the war debt, and also refund to rs the
amount Of duties collected npon imported
goods, in the abrence of all power, amounting
to "more than ono million Of dollars which
it is assumed ''rightfuiy bolongs to the State
Of California" will bring the actual inde5t-
edness Of the State down to a little more than
one million anl half, To meet this amount
Of indeb:ednasa the message mentions re-
sources within the just and Legitimate reach
Of the State, from which il is confidently be-
loved an amount will be realized Iot much
less than seven millions Of dollars. IAN amount
sufficient TO pay the entire debt Of the State,
civil and war, and leave in the treasury tai
ance Of more than three and half millions
Of dollars 1t remains now for the leg $
lature to carry ont the Recommendations Of
the Executive, Or to devise ether and as efec-
tive means, for the cz;inguishment Of the
States Indebtedness. The responsibility, in
a great measure, now rests with them, and
failure on tteir part, will subject them to
strict aud rigid accountability to their con-
stituents To believe that they will fail to
accomplish these reasonable expectations,
would be doubling their wisdom and patriot
ism, their devotion to the interests Of the
State, and to assume that they held as naught
the fiery ordeal through which they passed in
their election. That the legislature will act
promptly upon the recommendations Of the
Gvernor, is not doubted.
The receipts and expenditures for the ensu-
ing fiscal year, are estimated by the Comp
troller rs follows: