New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-17
GOvERyOR BROHNS MESSAGE.

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HE veto, relieving the bank. OF the ST Ate untithe
18th OF November from the Jfeiiure OF their charters
imposed by the law ss penslty for failing to psJ
specie This ac. aso contsined clauses based, q. The
Governor explains it. on the great imposition pras-
"ticed on the people by the banks, in taking from
them usury under the name of exchange, and other
"uise." These sections inserted in the at for tie
purpose a. the Governor allegea of protecting tie
people agains. the usuricus and eXorbi,ant eIac-
",ious Of the banks required means of enforcing
these provisions. an aidayi, by the bank officers TO
lie annexed TO their annual and semisnnus reports, 10
the effect that the bank of which they were the officers
had not by itself s officers agents, violated 10 any
particular these provisions of the law false swearing
in this case 10 be subject to the penalties of perjury.
The Governor most bitterly complains that, though
be issued his proclamation calling on the banks to
make these returns, this proclamation and the law
upon which il was founded, were by the greater
part Of the banks either openly secuted or contemptu
ou.ly neglected. The Governor next proceeded
to issue a second PROCLAMATION a. required by law,
recng the names OF the delinquent banks, and for
bidding the State Treasury 70 receive their bills in
payment Of State dues. But ths, the only penalty
which the law prescrbes, the delinquent banks utterly
disregarded, and they still continued couumacious.
To bring them to reason, tie Governor proposes that
they be subjected to penalty OF two per cent. month
on their capitals long they neglect to make their
re,urns. He further complains very bitterly that the
banks Immediately upon the passage of the relief
act, instead OF expanding their loans as they had
promised, kept on contracting them, and-very wisely,
we tbirk-refusng TO lend to anybody but favored
few while, by actually resuming on the lst OF May
last under the pressure, as the Governor alleges Of
public option they proved, as the Governor thinks,
that the pretenses under which they had obtained the
relief act were entirely bGseess.
The Governor evidently has friendship for the
bsuks He thinks that the State is in grea. danger
from them and that it il time their arrogance Was
checked Some, b. says, of opinion that the
banks now have the power, by combinations and the
free use Of large Of money, to control the po
cal conventions and elections Of the State and in this
way TO crush those who may have independence TO
stand by the rights of the people in opposition 10 the
aggressive power Of the banks He thinks il is high
time that " the bold independent and patriotic people
" Of Georgia" should free their necks from this sub
lection TO moneyed corporations He complains further
tbs. The paper currency of eorga though accepted aud
psid out by the people is not really convertible into coin
at the pleasure of the holders In fact he regards the
Georgia banks as little better than schemes for eecipg
the people, not much for the benefit of the sockhold
ers the bank officers and he proposes either their
thorough reform or entire supprt lie evil
dently leans to this latter policy though he dsclams
any desire to proceed in a sudden violent manner.
II the banks to 90 on be recommends that they be
required to keep hand dollar in specie for every
three dollars of liabilities that suspension Of specie
payments shall work immediate aud to;al forfeiture
of their charters. He also proposes the suppression
of ell bills under twenty dollars and recommends the
insertion into charters of power in the Lcgisla
ture to repeal them at pleasure He also recommends
sub.treasury system for the State, proposed by
Mr.. Secretary Cobb similar to that Of the United
States and the exclusive of gold and silver, of
certificates of deposit in payments to or by the State
Though the Atlantic ard Western Railroad, bull; by
the State, has suffered, in common with other rail-
roads, from the decline Of business, the Governor conf
IDENTITY expects from il in future revenue Of some
100000 to the State. OF this sum he proposes to
apply 800 coo annually TO the discharge of the State
debt amounting already to g. 800 O0O, with 100000
more in prospect-a large part Of it contracted to
build this State road, and for the payment of which
the revenues Of the road already pledged As fast
the debt is paid, he proposes that equal of
bonds be issued to constitute perpetual school
fund, the income Of which shall be applied to the sup
port of a common school system, the necessity for
which very pressing and is generally acknowledged
He thinks that in this way the school fund OF Georgia
might in few year. be raised including the existing
fund.- TO the OF four millions OF dollars product Y
an annual income OF 100000 As to the application
Of this fund the ideas OF Governor Brown rational
and udicious. lie is aware of the difficulties hitherto
encountered by those who have attempted to devise
practical and equal school system for tue State, owlog
in great degree he thinks to the fact that portions
Of the State very densey, while others very
tlinly. Inhabited. But, says the Governor, with
true manly spirit, the fact of our inability to
"plish all we may desire is DO Sufficient reason why
"shoud neglect to do that which is in our power"
and lie is inclined 10 think that after all, the princ
pal cause Of failure i'll the past has been the lack OF
funds and Of competent teachers. With the gradual
"increase Of the fund as proposed, says the Gov
einor, it is not doubted that the wisdom OF State
" would from time to time improve present defect
Give system, till il would be perfected 30 afford
" tie advantages of an education to all, nearly all,
" the children E., the white children of the State.
Let the teachers be paid by the State, aud let every
/" free white child in the State have equal right TO
" attend and receive instruction in the Public Schools.
Let it be Common School, not aPOor School, sys-
item. Let the children of the richest and the poorest
parent in the State meet in the schOol.room terms
Of perfect equality Of right. Let there be arsioc
la'! tNelc OHt a aI.''o'ie'E Va No'oi lVeS '' p"'
"error mean that the blondes shall take precedence Of
"tbe brurettesll and conduct In other words, let
every free white child IN Georgia, Whose conduct is
good, stand upon equality Of right with any and
every one in the school-room. 10 this way the ad-
'yantages of educ rion might be gradually difflsed
among the people, and many Of the noblet intellects
" in Georgia, row bedimmed by poverty and no. de-
"veoped for want Of education, might be made to
shine forth in all their splenlor blessing both /
Church and State by their noble deeds He sub