New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-13

the real demands Of hnsDess, e1penenoe HAVING 800"
tina, competi.;on between small banks eais 70 'hs
encouragement Of Glaze Of paper DOT eontemp''eH
"by the laws"
The lave of the State having been revised and con-
sohdated By the last IL gsa;ure, the Governor iooAs
for short session.
Manufacture are on the increase, vhle the State
still maintains her prominent rank "a mercantile anu
navigating community Agriculture has not kept pace
with the advance in other departments OF industry;
vet the State has advantage the Governor thinks,
even IN an agricultural point Of view, which ought %
put some restraint on the growing disposition to e-
crate.
Measures ought TO be taken 20 promote the settle
nsxt Of the Aroostook district which, though by lar
the most ferts part Of The State, make but sFow
progress for want Of facilities for transportation and
INSTRUMENTATION.
The interests of education the Governor suggests,
require the establishment Of Normal School. An en-
larcement Of the State Prison az IhOmaston IL also
necessary.
The State still has unsettled claims against the Gov
eminent for expenditures n relation to her eastern
boundary.
A modification OF the militia system il recommended
by adopting she scheme which prevails IN other States
of an enrolled and an active militia.
The finances Of the State are in bad way. The in
come is insufficient TO meet the expenditure and de-
fct Of some $4,000 must be anticipated. But the
Governor il opposed to increase of the State tax
lie suggests that the expenses of criminal prosecutions
from tl.ty five to forty thousand dollars annually
be thrown upon the counties, and thinks the balance
might BE- met by rctrenchmen,s.
With respect to The subject of temperance the Gov
ernor holds, and he supports himself by the authority
Of the Supreme Court of the United States and OF the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, that the state has
plenary power over the traffic in intoxicating drinks
and may regulate, restrain or prohibit it altogether
may declare that the least of intoxicating drinks as
beverage is Injurious may provide that no person
shall acquire any property in them as beverage and
may provide for their coniscation and destruction
Having established this basis, the Governor then
prcceeds as follows:
The expediency of this exercise of power IT, in my
judgment, equally clear upon principle. II It be
assumed that the traffic in intoxicating drinks for
beverage be Injurious then it necessarily follows tla
such trsffici cannot, with prOpriety Lc permitted
cannot be licensed or tolerated. but the enacny power
must forbid it altogether. And this rule Is rs npera-
tive in legislation in mOrals-Pr0hUlion - the only
intelligent action in the case Of q conced d wrong
1.-THE annals of legislation H. this country upon TINS
subject may also be appealed proof of the correct
ness of this position as practical question. Ihe
license system has proved wholly inadequate every
where Under it, the sale and consumption Of ntoxi-
eating liquors have greatly iD' ~eased. Our type OF
intemperance, both "a to quantity and quality OF
liquors used il severer than il known elsewhere. tx
prieuce proves how futile all attempts 10 subject
10 authority and wisely control practice which claims
to act by permission. The utmost vigilance over
licensed houses has always been ia vain-all efforts TO
prevent abuse Of authority TO no purpose.
" Under the present law, the traffic in Intoxicating
drinks for a beverage is becoming quite general In al
the cities and towns. Ii is fraught with Ills innnera-
bic to the State; with beggary and crime. 1t may
well be con- deIed whether Tor such Use, souu not
be declared contraband. ,,.,s A..
While e1paran"s and history ct-nf'J ihuicdc 'ilo
duty of the State to prohibit the traffic tor bever-
age is not equally clear that those liquors have not
important medicine and the arti- indeed the
converse bel true; and therefore, it would SEEM
their sale for such purposes should be provided for TO
such extent and under such restrictions and regula
tons as the public interests and safety require COM
mend the whole subject to your especial attention.
"In popular form Of government, where the ELI.
cheney OF the laws will depenI upon the unanrlty OF
the people in their support particularly in that class
of enactments which intimately affect the social habits
Of the community, il is highly important they should
have the popular sanction. With the hope, alo, that
some common ground may be found upon which all
well-vsh,rs to public sObrety may unite, and thus
place thu question, by decid expression OF the peO
pie in their primary assembl > above the reach Of
mere partisan aims, commend 20 your consideration
whether be not wise TO submit 10 them for approval
in such manner shall be most ikelyto elicit general
expression, any law you may enact upon TINS subject
The Governor next turns to Federal affairs. He
traces in energetic style the great change IN doc
trnes and the Interpretation of the Constitution lately
introduced in reference to Slavery resulting as has
done in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the
bred Scott decision and the attempt to force Slavery
upon Kansas. tbs innovations the Governor I'M
equivocay condemns and he expresses his conviction
that the people Of the Northern States never viii yield
to them.