New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-12
GOVERNOR MORRILL'S MESSAGE.

IL The State 0. Maire, ss appears from the Message
Of the Governor there bss been in last ten years,
az in 20 many other oftte States constantly ncress-
ing amount cf annual expenditure. TDis increase OF
expenses is mainly Attributable to the adoption Of
more liberal policy for the promotion Of edu cation,
agriculture and TIE establishment ard support Of
foInstory institutions. ibis change Of policy las bsen
fer the better, YET attended az il is by an excess OF
expenditure over income, it requires to be narrowly
watched let il mpose tCo severe burden Of taxation.
In the ast ten years tse annual expenditure hss in
tased from an average Of $l3 900 10 one Of $390 o
TIE income for the ensuing year is estimated at
$3sS OOO ana the expenditures i3l 000 nclg ling
sum of $50 0C0 toward the payment of the public
debt. That de eb amounts, in the whole, 10 3-
msde I'D of trust debt which interest is payable r
schools Indian snDuities, &c, $i2i,577 snd public
debt proper $500 500, all Of which is rembursable
prior TO 1876 in annual instslments Of from SjOO 600
TO $50 co., As al Offset to tdis debt the State a.
Land. Office securities to the nominal amount Of
sI2s 600 but not more than ,f Of which be made
available, and that only by applying to them tie
policy of the act of 1856, which required the an
Bua payment Of certain sum or tho forfeiture
Of the land cold. Tne State also owns some
two million scres Of lend; cUt of thefe a million
and half are ft only for settlement and under the
policy at present pursued, or any ether that could
wfely be adopted sll yield direct revenue to the
STATE The other half million acres Of timber lands
might be made 10 yield, under judcious sy stem of
arnual payments snd occasional sales sufficient
,ir euish the public debt There is, also, claim
against the General Government for interest IN the
expenditures for the Boundary quasi-sar with Crest
British from which source s. O00 realized last
year. with the prospect OF additional $4,000 this
year.
To make the inc one and outgces balance either
taxes Inust be laid expenditures retrenched. The
Governor thinks the greatest for retrenchment is
in the legislative expenses which reach sSOO 900
or 10000 annually. He thinks the State would be
better of with biennial instead OF annual elections and
legislative sessions.
Though agriculture s the first interest OF the STATE
yet of its twenty million acres Of land only about four
and q bAlf millions III FARMS ard only about two
millions are what is called improved. These farms
are cultivated by about $1,000 farmers add 10000
I.borers There are in the Counties OF Somerset
Piscstsquis Franklin and Aroostook, at least four
pnhcIs of acdtonal aces, Quite equal, and generally
much suprcr, to any At present IN cultivation. This
is especially true OF the Two millions in Aroo.took
toward which .glgsa atlon IS beginning 10 set AID
which ought to be encouraged To supply Information
on t1e sop.tl, map, On lci u sNdie nas oeeh pre-
pared by the Land As nj, to be placed the Capitol
The amount expended fer schools the past yssr was
$623 500, Of which $i0276l vas raised by local tus-
tor tn excess over the amount required by la~ Of
sji,1l2 The number Of scholars attending Sumner
schools was 1872 lS2 attending Wiater schools Isl s60
Ire value CT school edfces is returned al g. 9o.
Duri the last year s6e 80 spent for school
houses. The Governor reitga,es his recommendation
to sttaoli,h Normal school He also rsiteratss his
recommei for revision OF the militia laws re-
ducng III. puaber Of sctive militia aod providing f1r
cir pay and expenses by snGn TAX those enrolled
bn, rot .ctuady serving.
Tie eec icu frauds lately perpet:sed 10 Aroos;ook
County CT 500 voters annexed to the Safe
by tt atty, bat alike g Grant of ITS language l.~s sad
Institutions. These people seem to require some egis-
s,on for their protection sgar., the as Of schemng
and frsudaleLt politicians, by whom, and anoog them
officers Of the Federal GoTernmsn. the late frauds
we;s cortiyed.
Tie Msssage concludes with protest sgsinst the
new aggressive policy Of the General Government on
the subecs of negro Slavery and lis eItersion.