Litchfield enquirer., 1858-01-14


 the Executive Council, formerly Collector of tn, Port of Bath, and the first Mayor of Gardiner af ter it becs,ne city. In old age, and reduced t. second childhood, his bodily and mental powers ex hausted and his property exhausted, and bis prop erty all gone, he is now pauper, dependent 0, 2 nc;ghboring town. and was lately disposed of a auction to the lowest bidder for his sunnort THE MEssAGE or THE GavEasoR oe M.ssA cHusETrs -BesTnN. Jan 7.-Govrruor Bank delivered his message t"-day It is mainly devo ted tn local matters, but closes with a r.vi.w n the Kansas difficulties Tha funded deb, Inf ,L, commonwealth is Tl,3l4 600 Pro,ision ha been made for Sl l.o9s.00O "f this debt, leaving balance of S2l6 900 unpfovi.-d for | The current expenses of last year amounted {, Sl ,362 503 and the receipts of the Slate from al sources were > 4s3, l66, of which s755 pal wer. raised ny d stale tax. The receips trom ordin.r, Ies"urcrs this year are estimated al S702 GOO uni'ss the ordinary expenses of the currnt yea can be reduced below the standafd of las, year there wi'l be d deficit of S659 s03, to he paid b, Il sta 2 tax equal to that amount | The Govttnni urges economy in legislative ana (. executive services. He r-cnl,i,rnd tha, the l. gisa'ivr srssons be ~hort ned 10 about sixty days and tha, fixed arrs he paid to the members and officers n lien of the existing forn "f compensa lion. The efficiency of the active militia of the State iS comp l.menteJ.
 The n c nt financial distess and the currency trr discussed at consider br leng,h. The hank ing capital of the commonwealth Is $6o,3l9.7 .72 , fnr nni"h ot hanking institutions is I73 The ag4r-gah circulation "f bank notes Is S lO4 S27 aud th" "ggrrg"sr amount "i specie Is $3 ,O97 which is 'quivlsut io one dollar n specie for ~. "ty hv" dollars in paper
 | Thr G"vrrnf recommends the suppression oi hank notes under five dnl"rs, and after the lapse ot three or five years. a suppression of notes un. der ten dollars. and the substitution of gold and silver. The supply al coin in tn. country is ab. 1 so'o'rv smtfrlrnl: il Is now not much less than ~21U. GOO 900. lusIr d of serving as a n-asure | "t v"u" merely. gold Is now staple product, and i., the next dec-nninl period the coin of this country will equal that of England or France.
 The publ G >cho"ls are represented 10 he in a prosperous condition. The aggregae expenses for educational purposes amount To rl4lO 9a9 and all expenses included, about l2 do.iArs is paid for each pupil. The nu.,rt-r of children be. iwrr" five and fifteen ars of age in the State is 9 ,a79. Of this number 203 ,03l have been ir ati"nd nee upon the schools
 In regard to ihe turazati"n laws he says C fhefr e,,n be TO "Hj-ct f higher ilnpor,anr. h 'n that If d't-rni"l"g upo" what crneit n. the right of suffrage -haII he conferred, ani wh, irgi>'ativr sate-guArds are necessary ,o naintntI | bh'' 'i eiet'tUHs bo pbcfl tnf TiSNtS b 1 American citizens. l shall cheermIly concur irl yon h such m-a>ures as you may judge +xpedl ! -nl for The purpose" In regard 10 K lnsaS, 4ftp review of recent events in the territory. lie says '' Nothing hut the direct intervent ,n of fedrr.r influence caa force through Congress the Le c"mptnn Constitution and if the governmen with the sanction c. the people, force upnl l Kansas a constitution conceived in fraud and vio lence. it will hr the weightest blow ever givtl against free governments"
 IRE MESSAGE og THE G"vERNoR OF PRNN l sYLvANIA -tlARRrsBURG. Pa Jan. $, 1858 .-Th Governors message treats chiefly of the S,at+' hnancrs. banks. and the tariff. It represents lha the finances "i Penh> Ivania have not prosecute. SD satisfactory an aspect for d long time. Durin! the year every demand upon the treasury ha been promptly paid from the revenue derived iron ordinary sources. For the fiscal year the receipts ot the treasury including the balance on hand have been s5.935 ,0O0; expenditures, $5.4O7, ,OOO The inter- st on the funded debt will b- pron,p,l, paid, aud that due in February will also be paie ont of the available n-anS now in the trraf ury WI'h'n the last three years the psblm debt. with out ftsnrng [" te por"ry loans, has been $l s ( 900. The expenditures on the main line have ex creded tine revenue by $6. 900. The Gov"rno c"ngra,ulates the people on the Sale of the line aud suggests the sale at the earliest practicable oi tue wilnP puniif WbrkS. A repeal 0 the tonnage tax is earnestly recommended. IL reference to the suspension of the banks. he stair tha, the a,nnu"t realized fron banks, by ,he pay ment of on--folrth of one per rentnm on the ca,, ital stock. has defrayed the expenses of the pxtr; session. leaving balance of S3500O. He sug grs's reform in the system of banking and man agene"t and recommends modification of th, tariff to mare liberaI protection of manufact tur ing. especially iron interests. He says that tn, l |. excessive imp"rtations, large exports of specie over-irading bank expansions. suspension an' | financial and commercial couvulsons-and that well regulated tariff is more certain security against back suspensions thau any system Q pains and penalties that has been devised.
 The governors of Kansas are short lived peo pls-real ephernera Got. No. l. A. H. Rerder reached Kansas Oct 6. 1854 removed July 3lst /, lS55 Term ot service ten months.
 | Gov No, ,, Wilson Shannon reached Kansas Sept fe55-removed Ang. 21st 1856- Term of ser vice thirteen months. shannon being the mos inf amous of all territorial govern, rs known in isto ry. retained office longest of any of the Executives 1 Gov No 8. John W. Geary. reached Ksnsa Sept. II 1856. returned to Washington in March 1857 found that the Administration indisposc' | to sustain him, and resigned. Term of service 1 & little over seven months
 1 Gov. No Robert J. Walker. reached Kansas May 24th 1858 resigned Dec. 7th, 1857. Ten of service about seven mont:.
 A large spot has recently made its appearance oh the surface of the Its size, and the rapiit Of its formation. render it remarkable. During tn course of observations on Saturday, the 18th. noth ing like it was seen, and on Monday. the fifth i WIS large enough to bs by the uIr.ssisted eye protected of by colored screen. It is 400J miles in diameter, of rather triangular figure aonl the borders of the penumbra. within which are fols ur five large m,,bi and several smaller ones in tn ,orm of Jets and lines. Fine diameter of the spo being five times that of the earth its surface mus
 h.. mere, tf,s six times the surface of the earth. fte en times greater than the haGitable portion the globe As the spot is.,Icar the western part c the sun, it will be visible only three or four day longer, the rotation of tire sun carrying it out (
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