Columbia gazette., 1854-05-20

iere with the favorable action of Con-
gress on these important subjects.
Your attention was also directed to
the fact, that Congress, disregarding the
wishes Of the people of this State, as ex-
pressed by the Legislature in 1859, has
! authorized the Superintendent of Indian
affairs to set apart FIVE reservations, and
locate the various tribes of Indians with
IN the limits of the State. This is not
only departure from the course pur-
sued by the General Government for
more than half a century, but cannot
fail to be alike injurious to the people
Of the State and the In5ians them-
selves. Not word Of ,emon..,ance on
your part has been sent to the councils
Of the Nation; and it is therefore prosum-
ed that this policy, injurious as it will
certainly prove to be, is fastened uIon
the State.
Complaints from Tic people have
been made in almost every form, in re-
lation to the vast Immigration from Asia
and the Islands of the South Pacieu,
which is now cTowding our mines to the
injury of. our people, and filing our
principal cities and towns with popu-
latlon ignorant alike or our la,lguars and
laws. BY special message in 1859, [
expressed fully my vi-ws on this subject,
and did not deem ii necessary at this
session to renew them, especially AS the
people, through the press and other
cham 'ls,were making known their epin.
l''ns and desires in relation to the sub
ject; but cannot refrsin expressing tie
opinion, that a judicicns enactment in
reference thereto, should have been
passed before your adjournment
While YOU failed to appropriate tho
vast means belonging to the State and
apply them to the payment Of her dept,
and the support "f goy,rnmcr.t, you
have te"n lavish in appropriations for
various objects, exceeding in the nggre-
gate one million three hundred thousand
dollars, from a large portion of which
(S528,2l l6) however, have felt
constrained to withhold my sanction.
IN conclusion ] would repeat that I
sincerely regret that these various mea-
sures, so highly impo'tsnt to the inter
'es's orthe State, and which in the ls,s
canvass received the unmis.aksble on-
dors~ment of the people st the ballot box
have not received your favorable con-
sidcration.
Our common constituents confidently
anticipated that wise and sslutary meas
nrcs would lie adopted TO meet the wants
Of the State, and that thorough sy.tclu
Of reform woul,! characterize the leyisla-
tion of the session now drawing to u
close. They hoped and believed that
early provision would lie made for tho
speedy payment ofexisting Indebtedness
aud that the finances of the State would
be placed on firm basis BY the time
ly and judicious appropriation of those
vast means which the liberality Of Con
grcss and the un:qualcd resources Ct
this young State have placed immedi-
ately within our reach, this undoubtod-
ly might have been accomplished. and
the State of Csi;fornix prepared to meet
any future exigcncy that might arise.
These just hopes and expectations,
however, regret to cay, have not been
realized; and now, at the close of ses-
sion of four and half months, without
any provision having been made for tho
payment Of sn increased State debt, tho
people must another year bear oppres-
sive and exorbitant taxation to meet the
wants and requirements of a Govern
ment whosc expenditures under existing
circumstances necessarily exceed the re-
ceipts into the Treasury
Having, as | believe, fully discharged
my duty as required By the Constitution.
and from tino, to time. even at the risk
of being considered importunate, dircc-
ted your attention to these various sub
jects, it only remans for me, in conclu-
sion of this my last communications with
your honorable body, respectfully t.
inform YOU, that l have now no "furh-
er communication to make.''
, JOHN BIGLER.