New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-08
GOV. POLLOCK'S MESSAGE.

The Message Of the Governor of Pennsy yans rep
resents the finances Of that State in favorable
diton. TIE revenue for the next year is estimated
as likely to exceed the ordinary expenses by million
and half Of dollars With liberal allowance for eI-
traordinary expenses, this would leave million to
be applied to the eGtnguishment of the debt, which
now amounts a little forty millions. The annual
increase Of revenue ought to meet any reasonable
increase Of expenses leaving at least million to be
annually appropriated to the debt, which might, by
this operstion alone, be extnguished in less than
twenty three years.
TIE receipts from the public works slightly exceed
two milonp, produced about equally by the canals
and by the Columbia Road; but as the expenditures
reached 81 9i3 1885, the net revenue TO the State was
only $62 ls. fthese expenditures, no Eever S8O8 Ss2
were extraordinary including $67 900 for relsyng the
south track of the Columbia Railroad, 1881 1874 for
completing the Portage Reilroad, and sl22,723 for
completing the North Branch eItension. OF the pub
lie works generally The Governor speaks with little
satisfaction, and Of the Portage Railroad with great
disgust he seems, however, to be very well pleased
with the completion of the North Branch extension,
which has at last been accomplished so as to connect
with our New-York canals. But he is decidedly OPP
posed to any further undertakings-even the enlarge
mept of the Delaware Division which gives hand
unless demanded by of overriding necessity.
He again recommends with great urgency the sale
of the public works especially Of the main line. OF
the western part Of it, including the Portage Railroad
over the mountains the expenses largely exceed the
heome-a deficit which under the operation Of exist
ing CAUSE is likely to go Increasing; and he thinks
that the State shosld delay to get rid of such
dubious piece Of property for fair consideration, and
IN teuns inst and liberal to the purchasers
The Governor fsvors moderate insreass OF bank
ing capital as demanded by the wants Of legitimate
trade and likely to afford an improved substitute for
the dspre cated foreign currency introduced by pm
vae BANKERS and brokers with which the State is new
flooded He thinks also that the strngency OF the ex-
istng laws regulating manufacturing and improve nent
somI anies and ope aung by unwise restrcten' and
personal liabilities to crush enterprise and drive capital
| from the State, might be benefcialy modified.
The Public SCHOOL, now embrace 700 districts,
COCO directors 1900 teachers, and over 100000
pupils The great practical defect in the system the
wapt-not limited to Pennsylvania-of competent
tesners; 10 meet which the establ hment of Normal
Schools and the 'gement of Teachers Institutes
ia strongly urged The Governor also recommends to
| the patronage of the Legislature The Farmers High
School Of Pennsylvania" and the POLYTECHNIC Cob
lese Of Pennsylvania" He repeats former recon-
mendAtion for establishing Agricultural Bureau IN
connection with the Department of State.
He aludes to the necessity Of preserving the purity
Of the ballotboxe., alleged to be in danger in the
great cities, hut without suggesting any particular
course of action; AMI he connects with this subject
reform in the naturalization laws, and more ngid and
personal examination by the Courts of persons asking
| admission as citizen.
In national polite. he claims for Pennsylvania q
conservative position, and on the strength OF that
ton protests energeticay against the attempt 70 force
Slavery into Kansas and the recent proposition oy tn'
Governor Of South Carolina for the revival Of tbs
| slave trade,