The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-18
Mamie OF the Democratic Members OF the
Legislature.

From the Albany Argus, April I'LL
and Assembly. held on Friday the 18th Of April in the
Assembly room, motion, Hon. Zsuas Clark, of the
Senate was called to the chair, and Lyman odel OF
Livingston, and A. Wygant, Of Ulster appointed sec
retaries.
on motion of Senator Danforth, the chair was au-
setting forth the views Of the democratic members In
acn to the affairs of the State to be signed by the off,
GERS Of this caucus in behalf of the democratic members
Of the two houses.
The chair appointed the following committee:
tors Danforth and Hitchcock, and Messrs. O'Keefe,
Ocei and Wager, of the assembly.
The committee reported the following address, the
uranmous expression of the democratic
in the two houses
ADDREsS TO THE ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
The undersgned-a minority of the representatives of
the people IN the Senate and Acknowledgements, in clos
ing their abor and returning to their constituents
petience grea. satisfaction in assuring you, could they
do truthfuy that the interests of your great State
are safe and prosperous under the present executive
legislative and departmental administration Of its affairs
and that the legislative session has closed without the
necessity of binding upon you additional burthens But
such concentration be INDUCED by us this
occasion. The finances of the State have not kept
with tue advance of it's citizens in wealth and prosper
tv end those responsible for their management have
deemed it necessary recruit the by additional taxa
tcn--a visitation to which, doubt not, you would
respond with cheerfuluess and patriotism If convinced
that IL lad not been induced by inccmpet ncy dis
honesty in conducting public affairs, AMI that future
coed aovernmen MT would prevent its repetition We re-
grst that you not likely to receive satisfactory
as to the past the future
bur have occasion to depiore the condition into Which
fhiacoun system Of policy and general msrule are
fast pluLgIng the State.
BY the constitutional amendment in 1854, nine mil.
hons Of dollars authorized to be raised TO be de-
voted tn the enlargement and completion OF the canals
TIE differences in regard that amendment closed
sn6 its adoption and incorporation into the constitution
we're secured by the ASSURANCE that the sum would be
sufficient finally to complete the canals to remove the
question in gard to them ro politics, and to ena Die
them gradually but surely to fxtingui.h the debt.
un6er the smerSnsnt two and half millions of dol
lsrs been raised, . State tax upon property of
three quarters OF mill has yielded the Of 81 023
us, ard it is proposed TO increase tia by levy of
mil, and quarter tax producing an amount larger
ment IN time of peace Yet in the midst Of these large
leans and this heavy taxston, are informed by
special message from the that the finances of
the State in iuextlicable confuson-that the
of the public works are insufficient to meet the
requirements of the constitution for the payment of the
interest of the State debt and the contributions to the
sinking funds, ana that extraordinary taxation is
cessary to meet the wants Of government The extent
of the deficit discover is said TO be rs follows:
Revenues. Charges. Deficit
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