The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-17
The Governors Message.

The Governors Message.
The GOVERNOR Message is at last before cur
readers. We published it in our evening edi-
tons yesterday, but, for its more general diffu
sion among our fellow citizens, we repablish il
this morning. The Governor, after waiting
like the President, for the organization of the
House, till he believed tina. forbearanee lad
ceased to be a virtue, followed in the foot
steps OF his illnstrioas predecessor" and seat
up the document We hope that the Seward
organs who denounced the precedent OF Mr..
Pierce as an indgnity aDd "a insult to an IN
organized Congress, will be able TO paSeh up
some reasonable apology for the example OF
Governor Clark.
The Governor informs Us, FEET, that another
quarter of million. has accumulated during
the past year to the deficiencies of the Tfea-
sury which, added TO the deficit Of 1854, makes
q deficiency for the two years, in the revenue
of the general fund, OF S537 1868 SO; and that
the canals have been disabled from afording
any relief. This financial exhibit 10 severe
enough, but very interesting and suggestive to
we are referred to the forthcoming report Of
the Comptroller.
The canal receipts are going down from
bad to worse. Only some thicty-one thousand
dollars increase this past year over the pre-
cediDg, notwithstanding the unparalleled crops
of 1855, and the unprecedented drought and
failure of 1854. the Governor, however, con-
graduates us that our State credit is still
good, and that we shall have NO difficulty in
making the additional loans required to COM
plete the canal enlargement; and there Is
some comfort in that. AS long as we can bor-
row what we want, what's the difference?
On banks and currency the Governor throws
out some valuable suggestions The recon-
mendation in reference to that species Of shay
ing 60 largely practised in this city upon the
basis of "call loans" to brokers upon stock Sc
curities, is especially deserving Of the atten-
ton of the Legislature. A substantial reform
in this matter will do much to purify the at
mosphere of Wall street, and to protect the
business men of the community from the
sharks "of the street" and the despotism Of
the banks themselves.
The recommendations Of the Message in re-
gard to the public schools, involve some radi
cal and important changes in and additions
to our general system.
The State prisons are in @ comparatively
fourishing condition. Tie Governor asks
again that greater discretionary power be
given to our criminal judges in the graduation
of penalties, which We consider reasonable
request, considering the Executive pardons
and applications tor pardon which have been
made during the past year.
The various other practical local topics of
the Message-such as our House Of Refuge,
Asylums, Emigration, Quarantine, Agricul-
ture, Salt Manufactures, the Militia the Crimi-
nal Code, the Courts, the Census, Indian Titles
and Harbor Encroachments-are discussed
practically, and the suggestions of his Ex-
cellency are in the main sensible and seasona.
BILE.
On the Liquor law the Governor says that,
outside of our large cities, the statute has been
generally obeyed-which is news to us. he
charges it's absolute notification in this metro
polls to 1.-the connivance of magistrates and ex-
ecutive officers sworn to sustain the laws"
which is very serious charge, with little
vinegar in it, too. He pleads the constitu-
tionality Of the law, and has no amendments
to propose until the Court Of Appeals shall
have decided upon the merits of the oct as it
stands But we suppose that the failure of
the Governor to suggest any amendment of
this act will not prevent the Legislature from
throwing It overheard, as Legislative mocke-
ry and phiianthropio humbug.
On the Kansas question Mr. Clark is intense
ly abolition; put in calling upon the voice of
New York to sustain him in his war against
the South, he seems to have overlooked entire
~ the results OF our last State election.
Upon the whole, the varied aud numerous
public interests Of our great State are present
ed in this Message in a plain, practical con-
cise and instructive shape, embracing many
valuable suggestions of reform; but upon the
Liquor law, our Governor, we fear, bas closed
his eyes against the facts and against the gene
raj reaction OF pubic opinion on the subject
On the slavery question he is, like Ephraim,
COINED 20 his idois,' and they are Seward and
the big and "littlen sDii-slavery "villainsu
and demagogues by whom he IL surrounded.
Taxpayers, read the Governors Message, and
prepare for additional contributions ia the
support of the Commonwealth. Sewardism is
any thing but retrenchment.
HB RATHER LIKES IT.--Whie Thurloy Weed
is Disguised with the late sef-bumiliation OF
the soft she'll democracy al Syracuse, his Sew
ard colaborer of the Buffalo Express rather likes
it. He says:-"We like this. 1t is much more
manly than to be beating about the bush, one
thing to-day and another tomorrow, and every
thing and nothing by turns. A bold villain is
much more TO be respected toan a sneaking
coward. They take the open field on the side
of slavery, and boldly ding their black banner
to the breeze" Perhaps the venerable Thur
low will also like it when be comes to think IL
over At fist glance q man Of his nnre nrin