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

whether any material alterations and sddi.-
are necessary in the Lunaiic Hospital AT Wo,o1S
ter, or whether the sale of that and the ereo,;Is
of one or more new ones in other Locations "N
expedlent.-lt would be subject of regret sboniG
very large outlay be deemed necessary for H.
two purposes 10 The present exhausted state 80
treasury. Within about three wears we b,va' "ne
pended over six hundred thousand dollars in "a
construction of the Lunatic Hospital at Tann,oi0
the Allen Pauper Alms-house, and The enlaroo'
ment Of the State House.
Experience demonstrates however thai !, :;
truly the policy well as the duty Of Stat. 70
restrain Its wayward, and educate lis indiaon,
youth. The State Reform School for Bows bas
been abundanlly blessed in its results bn, j..
full capacity is now employed, while its field Of
usefulness is by no means occupied ShonId ri,
cumstances seem 10 You to demand additional nro
vision for this class Of youth the establishment,
Of Nautical School upon the marine border If
the State would be wise extension of this pan
of charity and discipline.
The deficiency of seamen in our national and
merchant marine has loug been deplored The
Secretary of the Navy in his late report, makes
SPECIAL ausion to this subject, recommending the
establishment Of the apprentice system, whose
object Evil be TO make youth practical seameu
to teach them TO become familiar with The duties
of the sailor, the sacredness of obedience TO or.
ders, aud TO watch over their mental and moral
training :"
1t is matter Of unceasing regret that TODAY
very large proportion, if not majority, o. sea-
men in the American service are foreigners-
Massachusetts,, from her extensive commercial
occupations, has paramount interest in this mat
ter. Such an institution would provide shelter.
education, moral culture, and restraint for the
class who need all these, and at the same time.
furnish employment, at suitable age, in a yoca-
ton where 1t Is not only in great demand, but
essential to commercial prosperity and naliona
protection.
The Claim of Massachusetts against the Gen
eral Government, amounting to $227 JIG, is for
services performed to repel invasion, durr the
war of 1912, still remains unpaid This large
sum, one third Of which belongs TO the Stale of
Maine, was spent by US over forty years ago :;
and nearly twenty years since the Secretary of
War, by direction Of Congress, made an examin-
alton OF ills justice and pronounced II valid, and
due from the United States. Every similar claim
from other states was paid many years ago 1t
is 10 be hoped that now, when the national tres.
ury Is overlooking, the justice Of our demand
will be iully recognised by the passage of The
bill for IFS liquidation. ANY special action on
this matter is referred 10 your judgment
The suit in equity, in favor Of the Common
wealth, against the State OF Rhode Island, 10 es-
tabsh by Judicial decision, the true boundary
between the States, so long a subject of coniro-
yersy and OF trutless negotiation, is still pend
Ing in the Supreme Court Of the United States at
| Washington. At the present term Of the Court,
rule has been entered, upon the motion of the
| Attorney General Of Massachusetts, requiring
! the State of Rhode Island to file its answer TO
the bill before The first day Of the next Term It
Is to be hoped that the counsel Of both parties
VIII unite IN urging TO a speedy adjudication a
cause OF so much interest to the people Of their
| respective States.
The two previous Legislatures passed Resolves
to cause 10 be copied and printed the old re-
cords of Massachusetts These papers are OF
great historic value, and were fast going 10 decay
| The fidelity with which this has been done mer-
itn warm encominms. 1t is for YOU 10 consider if
| labor so necessary shall be continued till our
colonial archives are secured in a permanent
| form.
| GENTLEMEN
Elevated to this high and honorable office by
the sutfrages OF my fellow citizens, can prom
Use only TO bring to the performance Of its duties
| my earnest efforts and homes. desires. | know
of no safer index in official action than cobscien-
tlous conviction of duty-none more fuciuatng
than the attempt TO satisfy temporary caprice
Principles are enduring and if disregarded, soon.
er or later the verdict Of condemnation will be
accorded against those who are false to their re-
quirements. Let US, then, be true 10 our country
and our duty. Let the success of principle, NOT
OF party, be our desire the benefit of the State
not of faction, our aim.
| congratulate you that there is so much en-
enlargement in the past, so much Of hope in the
future. have every confidence in your single
ness of purpose and in the results of your legis-
lation and | invoke the favor of the God of
nations on your deliberations and your action,
that they may be blessed to the benefit of our
common constituency and ancient Common
| wealth.