The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-01-29

HhIs. ms E1Aceiiehcy opens With an eXtpss
Of the financial condition OF. the State Traa
ury, and BY a connected summary proceet
until o reference to federal politics and Soutl
ern progress closes his remarks.
II II is q matter Of some qualification to kno,
from the message that the fiscal condition
the State Treasury is represented as being i
rather a salntary state.
There was a balance ID the Treasury on iii
3lst December 1858. to the credit Of the ger
eral fund Of. $621 80. This amount boweye
will be superseded by an estimated deficit fl
the present year Of S2l6.35o, which sonewh3
blights the fair prospect of the future finance
operations OF the State.
The governor thinks there is no necessity
an increase Of taxation to cover this de6cii
the legislature at its present session will
else a proper spirit Of retrenchmcnt
form, and thus make way for a.
taxation 50 much demanded by 4 peop9
lie allndes to the difficulty ,eh has
up between the. Treasurer ana The Audi
holders Of State warrants.
The Treasurer during the last &c
the responsibility Of constructing III
the justice and propriety Of the claimfAs
by the Auditor, and has refused in ny
stances to pay The warrants when his
OF the law regulating their validity
in unison with the Auditors. IL
OF sentiment between the Tired. and
Auditor. has resulted in several instances
mandanlnses being asked aud obtained fra
the Sixth Judicial District Court against
Treasurer, directing him to pay the war;
the opinion Of the Court being that thu
rant Of the Auditor was evidence 4
against the State, and that the Treas,
should not have refused to pay such warrants
when drawn in lawful form. These eases are
now before the Supreme Court.
Ihe Governor regrets this state Of affair
between the two functionaries of the State.
and recommends it to the attention Of tbe
Legislature.
Inc Goycrnor refers to the ambiguity Of the
IL regard to the proper investment Of
OF the funds in the State Treasury, de-
voted to public education, and asks the carly
of the Legislature to correct It.
The Report of the Board of Currency shows
hat our Banking Institutions at this time
present an unusual degree of soundness. The
mount Of coin in their vaults has. been At iii
INES largely in excess of what the law re-
lures and the rates Of interest and exchange
been subsidiary to the great movement Of
'nf cotton and sugar crops, as well as cumn.
atlVe o. the legitimate ~trofts flowing from q
yell regulated currency.
Inc message dwelis somewhat at lenSsfb
'pon the lands contiguous to the Mississinni
s'ver subject to overflow. The present svs-
em q levees are deemed insufficient. and in
Jew q inc disastrous outbreaks and iuunda-
lons Of last spring, can not. be trusted in
me stability which has characterized The
wees built by the Swamp Land Commissioners
referred to with pleasure, not one having been
roken BY the overflow, and in view Of this
fatlfylng event, the Governor thinks If nd
sable to place all levees in future under State ,
,ntrol.
Inc affairs Of The Charity Hospital have \
zen conducted in a manner which reflects inn.
ense credit upon the officers entrusted with G
control. g
inc operations Of The Insane Asylum at II
'chsoi, have been very satisfactory, and
cry ehort has been made 10 contribute to !,
9 comfort and welfare of the inmates. :,
! ne exercises in the Institution for the Deaf a
y h''nu nave been marked with great sue
y, ana presase a career of many beneficial Il
;ults. f.. ST
! rs Governor recommends the adoption Of N
rigorous Quarantine, in order 10 fully test Il
uhlty, or repeal the law establishing it.. re
! ne controversy which sprung up last spring m
The part OF The N. O. Jackson and &. N, T.,
4 TOAD is briefly referred to, and The Gov o,
or thinks that N, Orleans and Louisiana
'aa stand on an equal footing as Stock Oh
ders with The State of Mississippi, he there. 50
; suggests that Mississippi should be off,
" invited to adopt the policy of Louisiana oh
u reference to this Road, ard to accept by Gu
an equal representation in The :,
'fd Of Directors. ntl
he law throwing the cost of criminal, N,
solutions upon The State Treasury infIic,s
annual charge upon the State of more than
o'ooo' and should be repealed. When these pr
anses were borne by the respective mar. ~"
:, they did not amount to more tlon ,Ja,
goo, in view Of this fact and the mora tps
fence displayed by the parishes, in adjust. thu
these claims, as we'll as tue consideration 'no
and reform, the law should be ,
wed from our statute. book. nj
ne Governors ~allusion TO federal politics Se.
The position in which the Western States the
10 The South, as well as his opinions in |
"a 10 The Cuban question, the'dcvelopment s ~
70 south and the seizure of a portion Of to :
hern Mexico are Git and well calculated 10 Cul
g the attention Of future actors on the den
chess board. earn
N FRkNnu ON TnE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE fore
Afehch papers seem to have commented VIII
greater severity than the lGuglish Journals \
President Bnchanan's message Ihp out
thus concludes n iann ort;,to. triri