The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-15
) GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
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has pleased Divine Provdeace permit you again meet
the Capitol consider necessary b. adopted
os the fauss welfare general prosperity Of Territory
The which has just csed he's been If must extraordinary
prosperity Minnesota every element Of wealth has poured in
spos from The States with such rich prusion to asonish
the hopeful in future development The agricultural
products Of the past year have than doubled those Of
oer the increase Vi cash capital has than trebd
M quantity Of land entered by actual settlers has far oatstrpd
that VI former year; and population the only ou
iann G real wealth and gresness has more than doubled
These and other evidences Of healthy and prosperous growth
attributable te goodness II kind Providence in blessing
with eaishfa climate god soil and remarkably intel
gent and enteprising population II has ais" been the admins
rstiye policy Ut the Territory, and quiet
the people, and thus avail ourselves Of the capital enterprise
and population that would otherwise have elsewhere in the
great West
II is Just to In dgued character and standing Of Mime
say that her prosperity has been greatly promoted by the
careful avoidance @ internal strife about questions Of National
policy aud internal affairs free expression If
opinion has been tolerated with forbearsncr and good that
he pointed with pride and satisfaction in all time
From deemed reliable able state the population
Fl Arr yexsseyy sAas& huals aud eighty hp"aDd souls
and feel justified saying that this rather under than the
estimate made by many who have taken pains to inform
themselves the subject.
proper that the taxable property the Territory
between thirty and thirty five millions Of dollars
the made by the officers appointed for
that purpose The made by twenyour Counties show
Of twentyfou millions Of dollars
In view Of population and wealth. to BE- matter of
that steps be taken throw "a state depend
the National Government and the mantle Of State
sovereignty Even should the speedy organization be- made
oths end population must two hundred two
hundred fifty thousand people and taxable property reach
fifty millions Of dollars least before Congress will
baby admit the Union It ia necessary examine this
question with and exercise that prudent and sound
judgment intelligent fellow citizens The
only advantage derive from remaining political ward Of the
National Government the annual appropriation made by Con
grens pay expenses Of Governor Secretary three Judges
the Legislature and the incidental expenses thereof amounting
all about thirty thousand dollars The Marshal aud District
Attorney will continue under State I" be appoint
cd and paid a. at present
IT, therefore, the present levied and collected m Territorial
purposes each hundred dollars valuation be
continued without the least increase will raise fund Of
than thirty thousand dollars enough to oil the ordinary
penres organization II manifest that pre~h
Of each hundred dollars valuation is high
need be support State government the collecting and dis
bursting officers faithfully perform their duty. which IN
likely they will be required do when the people have to bear
the evil and burden Of their neglect Then the Legislator will
he held strict aud just accountability his constituents
for dollar he votes ont If their pockets and shall thus
rigid sysem Of economy public expenditures
In addition to this fairly calculate the increase Ut
the value Of taxable property from year year and therefore
avoid necessity for increasing the per cenageo he
levied for ordinary State purposes
In this connection forced to the necessity Of asking you
scrunzc the subject Of Territorial and especially the dis
position which has been made Of the funds raised from
for Territorial purposes The last amounted I"
than millions which will yield fund Of about twenty
valuation while every draft tive Treasury will
eight thousand dollars This under proper Of
the law bc paid the Collectors without deduction anil with
very little delinquency under system.
Many counties their indebtedness
year without any apparent that all faithful pr"
of ih, t,tr viii give kis +!s
satisfied that under State organization public es,uny
will take the place o that seeming neglect engendercd especially
under . system 81 dependent foreign support,
II is proper understanding Of this question 10
enquire what hope there is that t Congress the United States
consider myself authorized in saying that there s grc"
uctance the part of the present Congress- grant much
further aid Territorial Government ecans have
population and internal for scfuppor
former Territory the time Of its application for admission
state and because expected of Territory ASK ad
when its population is sufficient entite STATE
Representative in Congress II admitted into the Union this day
would he entitled according the present ratio a Congress
sona representation least and before
another year elapses (which happen before C
grcss viii again conven- will likely have population enough
for three
The representation
ninety thousand Assuming population present c
one hundred and eighty thousand the
bred thousand and will pretend coming year
promises ess than the past
Il ia therefore h. disguised that .
forced upon by public opinion abroad aud
csnd.s casuyels thu admissions that srexeet and perhaps
proper pr.y bid State sovereignty
early day the It Government will allow.