The Placer herald., 1857-01-10
Synopsis of the Governors Message.

Synopsis of the Governors Message.
This document was sent into the Legisla-
ture, on Wednesday the 7th inst 1t is quite
lengthy, and taken together, is decidedly
togish.
The Governor "Opens by thanking God that
the country has got through the past year
safe and was not taken by the Kansas howl
ers or Vigilance Committee The last nam
ed institution, he says, was rather heavy for
him, their president having deceived him,
the California soldiers wouldn't fight for him;
Gen. Wool fooled him about the arms and
munitions of war, and the President of the
United States threw him off when he APP
piled to him for assistance. The war; he
says, closed on the Sd of November last,
when he hung up his sword to rest. The
Indian wars were hard to manage, but his
experienced Generals have crowded the Dig
gers to the wall. The klamath Rangers
in thirty days active employment conquered
peace in klamath county. In Siskiyou
they had more bloody and protracted time;
but Gen. John Cosby of the 9th Division of
California Militia took the field in person,
and did the business in gallant style. Thinks
those Indians won't 90 upon the war path
soon. There was muss down about the
Fresno which Brgadier General Edward +.
BeaIe, dried up, without the necessity of a
fight, at this time we have peace with all the
tribes-is glad Of it, but fears it won't last.
Thinks the system of Indian Reservations
within the State bore. The message is
sound on the finances; says our public debt
must be paid to the last red: goes in for
taxes on all occupied lands in the State, Il
tax on the fees and salaries of office, on
certain kind of paper yclept stamp act
Thinks Uncle Sam should pay us the 50, 70G,
5l2 13 which her military and civil officers
collected off us before we We're admitted as
a State; and that it should be applied to the
payment of our bonds Says we've spent
&4.l31,127 81 more than we received since
we've been State, The deficiency for 1856
is $353,7S5 81. Is down on Palmer, Cook
& Co., for the scurvey trick they played upon
us in not paying the interest as it fell due in
the East-has sued them for 5000. OF
the war debt $2lS,02O 81 is yet unpaid;
hopes Congress will soon show their good
sense in paying that.
He is in favor of Convention for revising
the Constitution upon very poor reasons; re-
commends that the question Of Convention
or no Convention be submitted to a vote of
the people. Recommends that the Swamp
Land subject be looked into and measures
adopted, to get the people, who have pur-
chased most of them, out Of the mire, and
clear away the fog from their titles. Wants
the school lands designated and reserved
| frDp hn OF | arx,
is all right The revenue derived during the
last year from militia Generals has heen
satisfactory; but they have run out of law
books and more should be printed.
The Insane Asylum is good institution,
the new wing has been built and the estab-
lishment is very comfortable; regrets that
serious charges have been made against the
Ex-Resdent Physician, thinks it would be
fair play, to enquire into them.
Makes some very antiquated recommended
tons to our laws, says the present attach
ment law is no good, ought to re-enact an
exploded law of 1850; wants divers altera-
tons made to the act relating to insolvency;
sympathises with the provident, industrious
wife, who is encumbered with a prodiga,
reckless, worthless husband; thinks she ought
| not 10 run saw llilIl OF carry Oh caution
boundary; and wishes the law relating to
sole traders so amended that the community
at large won't be so badly sold, as at pres
ent, by the aforesaid ladies' Recommends
amendments to Homestead law-make re-
cord of their intention to claim, so the public
won't be bamboozed Is down upon divor-
ces generally; is opposed to referring facts of
the case to referee out of court; wants the
District Attorney to pitch in for the defence,
and thinks upon the whole that married folks
ought to freeze it QUIT would be highly
moral.
Wants a law establishing a landlords lien
recommends that the mortgage law be ex-
tended to include stocks, &c. Notary Pub
lies should be elected; election laws amended
registry law passed. an amendment to laws
about taking depositions in chancery cases.
so that they may be taken any place. Re
commends house of refuge be established
where obstreperous Young America can be
taken in and his morals improved.