The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-04
From Connecticut /.

INJECTION OF KNOW NOTHING GovRRNOR-HIs IN
AUGURAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO THE KANSAS.
NEBRASKA ACT.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, May 8, 1855.
The Legislature of this State this morning elected
VIM T. Minor American for Governor for the ensuing
year. The vote was follows-Mnor, III; Ingham,
(dem.), 20.
The message Of the Governor delivered this after
noon. He recommends that the proposed amendment
to the constitution extending the right Of suffrage to
coored persons and requiring to be able to read
and write before being admitted electors, be allowed
to 60 to the people. He recommends an appropriation
in aid of the State Agricultural Society says the income
of the school fund the past year has been 1920 oS
making dividend OF 81 Is for each scholar and thinks
the duty the Legislature encourage education
in every possible way and is in favor OF giving msrto
rious school districts copy Of Weostes,s Unabridged
modification of the Prohibitory Liquor law as
detrimental to the best interests of the State,
such to recommend to general favor and that by
II crime has been essened, poverty and misery aeva-
ted and the happiness of many fresde restored The
balance in the treasury at the close of the fiscal year
stated at $50 900. Appropriations for the deaf dumb
blind diotc and for the ST ate Reform School
commended He favors such a remodeling Of the judi
ciary system will facilitate the settlement Of
He says that the banking institutions of the State
sound and healthy condition; that the military viii
compare favoraby with that OF sister STATES. He
that in the recent election that the people
iterated their emphatic condemnation OF the act
largely into the consideration OF the perncous
inuen arising from the extent and cha racter Of the
foreign immie ration. After auding to the large and
increasing number now annually coming among us, the
Governor saysThs large mass of Aliens some of them
tinctured with the social in6dety Of continental Eu
rope very many Of them blind followers of eccIesas
teal despotism large majority Of then, without
rect ideas Of the duties appertainng to citizens Of
publican government, and by early prejudces totally
unfit to learn them, differing In language national
toms and feelings, and scattered all the
country, still with tenacty holding to and ooserv
ing those customs, and from among them, appears
from the statistics Of crime and paupersm In the differ
mates Of prisons and almshouses when these things
considervd and, in addition the facts that
largely increased for the support Of foreign po
pulation that in many instances the slmshouses of
the Old World have been emptisd, their prison doors
thrown open and the inmates transported BY their gov
erpments to cur shores wise regard for sifety
nation requires additional legislation with reference
forcing immigration. After considering the rights
and privegesSof foreigners the Governor adds butas
matter Of policy connected with the privilege Of citizen
ship TO be conferred upon the aen the right
enquire how far the allegiance due from the members
Of the Roish church is compatible with the alleg
due 70 their adopted country, and IL find that
bers Of this church. throwing their entire vote
the other the wishes, and feelings and interests
Of those controlling may dictate; and further,
find that these combinations but instruments in
the hands Of denagogues either native horn, thrown
upon shores py the revolutionary upheavings OF
Europe then strong Ia formed why longer re-
sidence should be required, before the alien be
the powers consuonay, OF the Legislature over this
subject.
We have had to day one Of the 6nest parades
witnessed in this city.