Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-10

) ID A Y, j A. n U A Il
YOUR deliberate conclusions will doubtless be
a fair criterion of their wishes. Whatever
measures you may perfect TO prevent intemper-
ance, and check pauperism and crime, and
which are deemed constitutional by myself
and the officer whom the laws of the Com
monwealth have provided as my legal adviser,
shall receive my unhesitating sanction.
In defiance of the principles asserted by
the dominant national party in their
last Presidential Convention, in disregard,
too, of the pledges of the President in
his Inaugural Address, sectional issues
have been reopened by the wanton viola
ton OF plighted national faith on the part of
Congress and the Executive, in the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise, which fixed
Northern limit to the extension of slavery
The first result of this pernicious action was
to shock the moral sentiment of the commu-
nity, and to excite fears that all constitutional
and legal barriers against the diffusion of this
acknowledged evil, would, from time to time,
be swept away, 1t has moved mems minds at
the North to an extent no other political oc-
currence has done within the memory Of the
present generation. Its ultimate effect viii
and should be, TO determine US, by the consid-
fully demand the restoration of this broken
compact, and 70 jealousy guard each and ey-
cry right that belongs to Massachusetts,
While we acknowledge our fealty to the
Constitution and the Laws, the olt-repeated
cry of diSunion heralds no real danger to our
ears. While we honestly concede the
common duties evoked by the articles
of confederation, we will preserve the State
Rights retained for each sovereign member Of
that confederacy. With fraternal feeling TO
all her sister States, and ilial devotion to their
common parent, yet with acknowledged rights
and determination that they be maintained,
there stands Massachusetts.
OF those rights, the two cardinal ones are,
the Habeas Corpus and the Trial by Jury. 1t
is submitted to your deliberations, whether
additional legislation is required to secure
either of these to our low-citizens. Scrupu-
lousy avoid such action as asserts or looks to
the maintenance of any rights not clearly and
consstutionally ours, but weave every safe
guard you justly may round those primal
/ birthdghts, older than our national birthday,
and dear as its continued existence.
The financial condition of the Common
wealth is not AatteEing one. The following
Is an approximate statement of the Expendi-
lures and Receipts for the past fiscal year.
which viii be presented in accurate detail in
the Auditors Annual Report.
EXPENDITURES.
legislative a11 Ex=slvs Dzp4rtrnsn $751; 39S 90
s-=1tlle aai Educational purposes. 256S6 90
- - "a p=o, lg1o5S W
LzrtA1= and Humane purposes. 49, 652 90
C-z1aai AMI Preventive purposes Ia 366 90
Ai-lA-s 67,4S9 90
Teal. 2o2 90
ORDINARY REvENUE.
Bank Tax; SEQ 90
Via Pi;e4ses s Reslp - 5000 coo 90
Cash on hand at enhancement Of year... 13,iI0 90
From sundry other s5drces. 9,3OS 90
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90
Annual ordinary income, exclusive of State Tax
short Of expenditure 1923 90
The following items may be regarded as ex-
traordinary expenditures:
New Lunatic Hospital do 10000 90
Maiieh Bridge,.........: ---..-.......... 1900 90
Toral.. s8o,205 90
Leaving still deficit of-say. s2O1,7lS 90
The action of the last Legislature, for the
| purpose of increasing the School Fund to a
| million and a half of dollars, will, in effect,
| diminish the annual income of the State,
heretofore applicable to meet its current ex-
| peuses, about fifteen thousand dollars.
| The cost of supporting the State Paupers for
the year ending Nov. lst, 1858, was $780,
! 750; which amount, under the old system has
been paid to the towns during the past year.
/ But, owing to the new plan adopted, the cost
of supporting the same paupers in the new
almshouses for the year 1854, in part, amount
ing to $S0,S90, has also been paid from the
treasury during the past year. This fact will
| notmaterially vary the above estimates, how
ever, as, during the year upon which we are
now entering, we must pay to the towns the
expense of supporting these paupers frorl No
Yember l, 1858, till the period when they were
removed to the State Almshouses, in May,
1854, as well as the cost of their support in
these almshouses, from month to month, dur
ing the current financial year.
On looking over the schedule of receipts, the
Bank Tax alone seems likely to produce addi-
tlonal revenue. This under charters granted
last year, may possibly be increased to the
amount of $4,000. 1t is not probable the
| present wants of the community demand ad-
ditional banking capital, and it IS to be hoped
thatno more charters will be granted.
commend to your close examination the
items of the other and larger column. Intro
duce,into every branch of expenditure rigor-
Gus and minute economy; remembering how
ever, that parsimony is not true economy in
| fostering the noble and Christian, charitable
and humane institutions of Massachusetts.
On examining this list, there is one item es-
pecially, that can be, should be, and the peo-
pie expect will be diminished, and that is the
expense of the Legislature. Whatever addi-
tional cause of grateful regard the session of
1866 may bring to our constituents, letit have
the special merit of being a working and a
short one.
| The public lands of Massachusetts,, situated
III Maine, were sold over year ago; and l
recommend the adjustment of the Office of
Land Agent. The nominal duties pertaining
to the post can be transferred to the Auditor.
or one Of the other heads of Departments and
the salary be saved to the State.
A large and increasing annual expenditure
OF money is made to various Commissioners
created by the Legislature. In manv cases.
the duties performed are not commensurate
to the price charged.
1t is hoped that no commission will be Gre
ated that it is not Indispensable, and perhans
the Legislature can safely terminate some now
in existence earnestly recommend that in
all cases hereafter, where commissions are ere.
ated, and the amount of labor can be APPROX
imately estimated, the Legislature will fix in
the Resolves the specific sum that shall be
pad each Commissioner. The system of per