New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
COY. BISSELES MESSAGE.

TIE Governor Of ILLINOIS does not seem 10 share in
the depression ssid to be felt by many Of the nha'it-
snts of that St,e His firm faith in its resources and
future adv srcemeIt leads him to pass over as but
partial and temporary the evils of short crop and a
sickly season.
The State fnsnces are in excellent cond ton. The
amount of taxable property for 1857 was s4O7
On increase over the year preceding OF upward OF
$50 900 OOO The eps from the taxes of 1851 were
$,S2l ,0l2. The present amount of the State debt,
With principal and of interest. is $ l3S i53.
In be two las, years there have been paid 81 $50 3
Of prize and SIG Of arrears Of interest and the
Governor anticipates that in six years the entire
debt of the Sta,e will b. paid of.
As agriculture is The great interest OF the State the
Governor recommends the continuance Of the annual
allowance Of 81 500 to the State Agricultural Society
whose fars at Peoria and Csnrsa have been largely
st'eLded, and hsve done much good, slso contnus-
torof the annual grant Of $500 to each legally or
gsuized County Agricultural Society, Of which there
now ninety two. He recon- nerds, also grant to
the State Horticultural Society, whose researches hs
deems very important toward ascsItainrg tee
OF, and finding come remedy for, the peculiar III
GEES Of Illinois in the gro~tl o. fruits.
A new Pententiary, to supersede the one al Alton
is in progress ct Joliet which 500 600 have been
expended but it will require for It's completion four
years longer and $40 0O0 1t is, however already in
a condition to accommodate 1872 prisoners.
The Normal University, to supply teachers for tie
State, is going well. The citizens of Bloomington
and McLsan County gave site aud other induce
ments for it, location at Bloomington valued at
Sal 725; aud building is in progress which is to cost
$50 Co., and is calculated to accommodate 500 pupils.
The Governor refers 10 the report Of the Superntend
ent Of Education showing the good progress Of the
public schools. lie again urges School for IDIOTS
and Reform School
A Geological Survey was commenced last Spring,
aud report to tie extent of 300 pages is ready 1t
will take four years to complete the survey. Toe
Governor recommends an appropriation for printing
the report, and also the provision OF place in which
TO deposit the mineralogca specimens collected by the
survey.
The banking system Of the State is declared TO be,
in the main, satisfactory. OF SIX banks closed during
the two years ps five paid the whole their paper out
OF their deposted securities and the deficiency in the
of the sixth was but trng The stocks deposited
with the Auditor by the banks estimated to be OF
the market vslus Of So 4O745, while the circulation
Of these banks ia Sc 205, ,l22 Some eyils however,
the system has, which need correction. One is the
large number Of ragged, torn and mutilaed notes in
circulation another the fact, that Illinois notes out Of
Illinois psss only at discount of per cent more.
The Government surveys of Illinois have been CON-
psted, and the General Government i. reiSy turn
to the STATE The maps snd records deposited
in The SOIveyor Generals Office at st Louie, as son
place il prepared to receive them. The Governor
recomn ends that place be promptly provided.
Sealing goods Of the valne Of s. s at preseot grand
larceny, which subjects the cupdt to confinement 10
the Penitertiay. The Governor Suggests that the
limit be SO leaving trfng efts to BE- punished
by imprisonment in the county jsi', or otherwise.
The Governor sees in the progress Of national poll
tics increased reason at for distinc reiteraton
of Adhesion TO the Union for bold declaration Of
opinions adverse to the extension of Slavery, as dau
gerous to the permanent elevation and happiness Of
the white race, ard for such positive action also as
viii sectually arrest farther aggressions upon the
lavs Of the nation-the spri. Of the Constitution.