Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-07


burg, the Pennsylvania Training School for lido, and
feeble In nded children the Asylums for the Blind and
Deaf and Dumb at Philadelphia the Northern Home for
Frientess Children. at Phi adeIpha-I recommend to
fostering aid and The reports exhibit
detail OF the operations Of noble excellent
charities, during the past year. will be laid before you
cannot recommend appropriations 10 charitable AsO
eiiuons Of purely local character. however praise
worthy the objects and of their founders and
tculaT localities.
The present condition Of the revenues or the General
Government deu the urgent necessity Of in
creased duties upon iOregn imfortnuns The people OF
Pennsy vania have taken lively interest 10 the
proper adjustment Of tariff and they have with singu-
lar unansmy, at all times favored such assessment
Of duties would not only produce revenue but fur
nsh the largest Incidental protection the great
a. manufacturing and Industrial interests OF the country
Had their voice hitherto been potential the
councils Of the naou Is longer prOblemarcaI that
much Of the p"cunlary distress Lat y experienced by all
classes and conditions Of business might have % been
airat tent avrrted. The necste4 Of the government
and To ir1ple now alike demand change-an Increase
| of dut"-dnd take great pleasure inendorsnS the
views o the President Of the United states expressed
in bis last annual message relative the change pro-
posed HIS advocacy Of specific duties on all 'ccnmo-
dites which are general lyod by weghtor by measure,
and which from their feua Gf nearly equal
yluesuch as iron Of different ella, sugar, and
foreign wines and spsrts' has met with he ITty
spouse the great body the people of ihl- State
| It Is be hoped lt Ia views this question will be
av"raby regtrJ" by Congress and that tbe action Of
the e era goyerneut may correspond with the sugges
! tlJls Of the President.
/ When was called uron to assume the Guterna,oria
nearly deierente 10 pubic opinion
aud my oSn feelings after rapid revlew OF events IN
hau-ls Il -ted the people Of P,nnsy lyaLa the
admission oI State into the Juin-Iuto that Con
teicracy OF which she Is member-lgst be 1t all times
subject Of high int rest And believe express their
senilmert a well as my oan declaring that ali the
qualified electors q Territory should have luI and
ia:r upporuhiv to participate selecting delegates
form constitution preparatory 10 admi--ifu State
and, de-fei by them, 'hey -huuii also be allowed
fsme'i."
Subsequent events have confirmed me in these seuu-
meDts The depofabie ci9Pute> in the frst Session Of
the present COHgres-tbc popular teu.ut uluug
their nature novel and alarming, ~ ud all have been
avert-d haI t4e p.O - been secured ia the 1rqialhal
night 10 vote upon their domestic Institutions. I re-
gret TO be comp lied u say that, under IRE
tnces. tins rel franchise has been virtually withheld
from them When they rriusei 10 accept tie eCump
ION Constitution made Tor them by delegates represent
Hg the minority, they explicitly dru.et the priV-
ege OF making Their construction. uH upon
dton not FTevi u-ly eXlc'ei II they 1ccei.d the L.
c1hipon Constitution. they entered the s-terAooi of
states at once. WITH population less lhan ouchaf Of
the existing ratio nf Congressional repre- iatOn. but II
they refused that Cou-ttutiuu they could not he a I
tel the Uuiin with the Of their choce
until they were ready To show 10y formal c-u-u, rat
they hid attained I7I anon equal to that Ihe
results have become hi-touCaL
The last expressive vote Of the people OF Kansas arant
the act pf Couer commonly Known tie IN --h Bi
has Tor time arrcstet Congressional int.rvcntp d -
Peace his Tc-ul,ed from the votes the eoI'e
Lot ftu tie su-sestl1L-o outside ifurrceS. But
I ring tie Angry feelings which It's coHtr.v-r-l has
ar used Tue th'Hry ht- b gu started. Ai ted u ul,
'L,t wI heuc forward Ie the duty OF pro
tr't ~ay,r, the terrtYri-- people tie ri
t-e- ia 70 ia 10 do-u. The warrant Tor tis cNtrIIr-
narl as'unI iH is alleged '" exist 10 the decision Of
the supreme Court of the u-d State iu tie of
bred >rn,t. tnter'auIl a. 90 profound renee
1r tho dvci IONS oi that august -IbGu d. a7d tDtinS
ready 20 obey JLrm, - As.a they tel
have yet l. be convince. 4'y such construct can
be fairly given tleir acton ia the Ease reire1 to-
such doctrine mater how stucil SUI ported.
will sha>e the very pillars OF our constitute nal ihTlc-
II would 81 every tr.s.t ~ to ,r,ste lr0a- ~ III
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