Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-01-12
VOL. 6---NO. 5. s

The duty of securing the community from losses
continually arising from unsafe currency, cannot
be longer delayed without manifest disregard of
the public interests. The subject is therefore
commended to your early attention.
Miscellaneous.
The Governor refers to the report of the Mex
leo Monument Committe; states that they can
not build for less than $50. 900; that they have
not sufficient funds, and await further legislation.
The Militia Law Of 1858 has not been fully
ested but it is believed TO be, IN the.-nain. an
Improvement on tie laws in force al the time q
its passage. One Of Its best features, and one
that should be strictly enforced, is that of tho
system of self supporting. In contingency
should that department be charge upon the
public Treasury in time of peace.
The Governor urges a change in the mode Of
keeping and disbursing the public monies. After
showing the defects of the present system he re-
commends that provision be made by law that
no money shall be deposited IN any Bank by the
State Treasurer without requiring security to be
first given to the Commonwealth Tor the repay
ment of the sums dcposited-that all checks is.
sued by the State Treasurer shall lie counter
signed by the Attorney General before they
used, and that daily accounts os the moneys re-
ceived and paid shall be kept in the Office of tbs
Auditor General as well the Treasury De-
partment.
The Commissioners appointed TO revise the
criminal code of this Commonwealth, are pro-
crossing with the duties of their appointments,
! and viii report the revised code before the sd
| journment of the Legislature
The various chaIiia able aud reformatory III
| titutions, which have heretofore received Pc
| cuniary assistance from the State, such as the
| State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg; the
| Western Pennsylvania Hospital, at Plttsburg;
! the House of Refuge, at Philadelphia and
| Pittsburg; the Pennsylvania Training School
| for idiotic and feeble minded children; the
I y
/ at Philadelphia, the Northern Home for
Friendless children at Phiadelphia-are rec
ornended TO fostering aid and care, but he can
not recommend charitable associations Of q
purely local character, no matter how useful
| they maybe.
Opinions on National Measures.
The Governor then proseeds from State -
| National measures. He demonstrates the
necessity Of a change in the tariff, and sdvo-
Gates an increase of duties on iron, &C., aud
endorsing IN full thereon the views OF the
President in his last message
The Governor then reviews the Kansas ag-
itation His opinions are sound, and anti
administration; but as Governors opioions on
these subjects are of no particular interest
or importance, we dismiss this portion Of the
message by me re mention of the fact that
he opposes Che Leccmpton Constitution, and
? ! stands colninItIec 10 the COcrine VI Fopuiei
sovereignty in the broadest sense, The Gov
enor thea proceeds to give hit at Seward.
for his heretical theory that all States must
become either free or slave, and says 1t should
:.meet with an indignant rebuke," &C.
The Governor congratulates the people
: that BY various amendments 10 the Constltu
, tion. gubernatorial, patronage has been trans
: ferred to them, but he states that the Execu
, tive is not now so able to maintain the rights
of the State against federal or other encTOsch
. ments, and goes i'll for State rights as the doc
trine OF true liberty.
! The Governor closes By congratulatint
Legislature on present favorable auspices
and thus perorates:-Few important subject
of Legislation press upon your attention
: Prudence, frmness, fdelity-a watchfnl re
gard for the interests of the Commouwestt
n "a jealous guardianship of her finances
= on the part OF the government-are all tbs
;, are required, under Providence, to ensur
the continuance and increase Of our onwar
prosperity Pennsylvania may then, a; L
remote period. rejoice in the extingulshmer
IS of her public debt-the repeal of her onercs
e and burdensome taxes-a fame and cred
c untarnished-a free and popular education
:, svstem-and an industrious and loyal peopl
: prosperous and happy.
h WILLIAM T. PACKER:
d EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
&c Harrisburg, Jan. 4tb, 1853.