Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-19
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Fsllo,c Cttizens of me Senate
And Of The House of Delegates.
! In accordance with the provisions
OF the n.wyC Constitution; making the
sessions Of the General Assembly BIZ
snnial, two years have elapsed since
the assembling Of the last Legislature;
and ] am happy to inform You that |
am not aware that any Of the essential
interests ofthe Commonwealth have
suffered. Onthe contrary, time has
been, Afforded the people to examine
/ AMI test the bearing anil effect Of the
various laws enacted BY your pre$le-
:. eessors. The credit of the State has
. not been endangered BY heavy a Hi
tional appropriations, and the large
expenditure incident to session of
4 the General Assembly has7been avoi-
del. An which tenl TO demonstrate
tho favorable working Of our organic
:, law. l'4I
II After this long interval, allow me
to tender Won my salutations, an to
congratulate Won upon the general
prosperous con fition OF ourlbelovc1
+ Commonwealth. There has been bnt
one circumstance to mar our felicity.
anil that | am happy to say is at last
! passing away. The pestlenee which
has prevailed forthe lastthree months
in the city Of Norfolk AMI townlof
Portsmouth has east q gloom over the
whole State. We sincerely lament
With our fellow. citizens the ravages
and desolation which death has
wrought among them. II has ava
kenel the deepest sympathy through
out our own borders, and proye1 that
the kindly ties of brotherly affection
perYaie our sister States, who. with
our own people, have contributed
largely to relieve the wants anil min
lister to the comfort Of the Athlete t.
We can but entertain the. hope that
with the return Of the citizens totheir
: homes, and the restoration Of their
health business md commerce will
: revive, and renewed prosperity may
attend them. Viewing this visitation
asa subject for humiliation, anil a
suitable opportunity for. acknowleig.
Ing onr Independence upon q kinl
Providence, / thought it proper &C.
casion for setting apart seryance
throughout the State. rinier sense
Of gratitude for, the removal of this
impending affection, and for the I'M.
numbered blessings hitherto bestowed
upon tis a. q people. j . ii
In the discharge Of the numerous
responsibible duties which devolve
upon you. as the chosen representa-
tivss Of q free AMI enlightened people,
I am sure you Win not q moment
cease to remember that the, honor, in
,erest anil future welfare Of the Com
rnonwealth has for a season been COM
nitted toyour guardian care. an1that
upon your action, OF this eventfai Pc
ROD Of our. history. may depend for
an indefinite time the veal or woe q
our common country. b
4 ] regret that the situation of the d.
nances Of the Commonwealth will not
enable me to represent them as IN q
prosperous con- ition. Bnt whiie this
Is IN toubteily true, no apprehension
need be felt that ample provision will
not be promptly male TO meet every
liability md to place the treasury here
after in d position not to be jeopar-
ded by unforeseen contingencies. The
I people OF this Commonwealth place
too high an estimate upon the ;neces-
sity OF reieeming her plighted faith
ever to object to the taxation necess
sary to- meet her engagements, an !
their representatives Will with alacri,
! " provide the revenue to meet the
emergency. ..,.: !.
I, From tho reports Of THE accounting
officers, you win perceive that there
has been, during the last fiscal year,
4 considerable deficit. in the treasury.
To supply which, it was necessary to
resort to the power vested in the tx
/ ecutive. Of raising by temporary loans,
] an the credit of the State, the amount
reouire.i by the wants of the treasnI
~. This amount was rea lily fur
riished by the Bank of Virginia, the
Farmers Bank, the branch Of the Ex-
change Bank at Richmond. the Mer.
chants and Mechanics Bank a
Wheeling, and the North western
Bank Of Virginia. The interest 9. o.
these loans has been paid out Of tns
civil contingent FIND. ,s
The entire receipts Of revenue into y,
the treasury, exclusive OF the internal
Improvement fhnd and the literary
funi al sbowep BY the exhibit Of the
Auditor bf rnblic Accounts, smoun'
tea to 81, 44b, 95s 90 which, with tl lit
balance ID the treasury 81 the end 9.
tie preceding fiscal year 81 sso, Ssl