The Empire County argus., 1854-01-14
GOV. DIGLER'S
SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS;

Ai~CO-rD l4NAC'rO iI'l'hENc
FEIow-ClrMENs Having subscribed the solemn
oath required W the Constitution, at the commence
mcnt OF term Of Office, yailmySelf Of Tic occa-
sion to express my profound gratitude to the people
OF California, who, after the most rigid scrutiny into
all OF ny official acts, have second time ~ their
free sutfrages, conferred upon the highest cicr
in their Gift. At the c0mmcnccncnt Of my first
term, conforming to reycrcd custom. took occasion
to proclaim the principles which shoul. be my gu,de
in the administration Of the governments rs Wi As
to explain the more important measures believed
necessary to the rapid dcicoNmcnt OF our vast re-
sources
The principles then set forth, and the measures
advocated, are still cherished and approved time
and experience having demonstrated as far Us test
ed their entire practicability and correctness.
On this occasion may be permitted to assure my
telowctizens, that hereafter as heretofore all my
energies will be steadily cXcrtcd to secure not only
faithful and efficient. but economical admins
traton Of the State Government. Ard it. hereto
fore there has been failure to accomplish desired
objects. and effect radical reforms, | cntrcat you to
rem mber, that i'll the only manner authorized hy
the Constitution, have. again and again. perform
ed my duty in the premises, by urging upon the inn
mediate representatives, Of the people, the great I'M
portance Of adopting judcious measures, to secure
speedy liquidation Of the debt Of the State, and Of
devising thorough system of rctrcnchnent and re-
form.
Inc power 10 a)utc OWLS comp TO lt'~S-
en- public expenditures, and taxation the people
the Constitution las wisely vested in the Legislature
not in the Executive The Governor and
indeed it is his constitutional duty. from time to
recommend measures which meet his appreciation,
and to express his views sub ccts of general i'm
portance: but here his power ceases, until his re-
Communications shall have received force and Ciic;t-
cy, by the action of the Legislature The Fxocu-
tive. though often censured III relation to public
penditureS. has in fact, no further control over the
Treasury, than is exercised iii the approval re-
lection of acts of the Legislature, appro}ratng
public funds
The Comptroller and Treasurer, in many matter.
of great Importance, are the peculiar guardians o
the public purse 1t is the province Of these officers
under the constitution and laws to pass upon AL
claims against the State; to approve and rCi iect a,
they deem proper, and as Justice demands, With
their decisions the Executive cannot interfere. and
over their judgments in the settlement Of questions
between individuals and the State he has, properly
no control.
1t is believed unnecessary, however, this occa.
sion to advert to the financial condition OF the State
or the measures relied upon the speedy
payment OF our existing Debt. For these important
details, you are respectfully referred to my Annual
Message.
During the past two years, our progress i'll i'm
proTcments OF cry character, has more than rca-
zed the expectations Of the most sanglline The
SUBSTANTIAL wealth OI inc ctdtc mas cc more tutl
doubled The spirit Of progress and improvement.
which so distinguishes the American people, and
which, in fact has placed our country IN the van OF
nations has lost none of its vigor On the Pacific
coast Its benign influence has in an incredibly
short period Of time, placed our adopted Htate ON
lcYe', in many important respects, with the oldest
and mghticst of the ContedcYacy. But yesterday
California was Il wild and uncultiyated Department
of IA declining nation: to-day she stands unriyalleC
in the wealth of her mountainStEc fertility of hcl
yaleys-thc Importance OK her growing Commerce
and in the energy and intelligence OF her people
Nor are wanting in other monuments Whlch
mark our wealth. enterprise and prosperity. Gun
cities spreading their fair proportions upon our IN
land seas navigable rivers, and in mining dis
trcts abound in structures equal to any which adon
the cmporiums Of the Atlantic our broad acres arc
being rapidly sui ected by the hand of culture, and
our wranares and tecming warehouses attest, alike
the bounty of the soil and the prosperity Of ON
people.
The people of California, though greatly absorb
ed in the development of her uncqualled mineral
wealth, and in preparing for more full enjoyment
of her vast commercial advantages, hayc not been
unmindtul of other great interests. The education
of the youth of the State has been the SUI ;cct G
much solicitude, and in view of the fact that tbs
families of our citizens are daily coming to oul
shores and settling upon the public domain, sys
TEN of public instruction is being matuFed worthy
OF the great Iaclnc state, ana cntfcly adequate u
the wants of the rising generation. Congress witt
commendable liberaity has donated lands to the
State, which if properly disposed of, it is confident
ly believed. will yield not less than eleven millions
of dollars for school purposes. This sum- JudIcous
" applied in fostering system OF Common Schools
t will be found amply sufficient to educate all the
children of our State and thus give high charac
tel to our civil institutions. The education OF tho
masses, is Justly esteemed the groundwork OF free
institutions and the enduring basis of constitutions
f al liberty We have, indeed reason for congratu
E lation my fcow-ctizcns that our school fund, IN
terior to that of other State, promises for future
generations the intelligence so necessary to the
preservation of the free institutions under which We
so happily live and prosper.
In the midst of exciting scenes and general pros
perity, we have not been forgetul of the demands
of humanity. Owing to the great distance ira
verscd by the enigrant, and the priyations endured
, many reach our borders sick and destitute '-
, strangers in Il strange land" Their necessities
have not been forgotten; the hand of charity has
been freely extended. Hospitals for the relief o
the sick and insane have been provided and throw
wide open for their reception; large appropriation
from the public Treasury have been annually mad,
for their relefby former legislatures and these asy
ums will ever remain monuments of the human
ty and benefcencc of our people. and enduring ev
licences, that, even in the incipient stages OF oul