The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-01-11
The Message a.: GOV. NisneT.


This clear sta,esnanliAe, practical document,
.licts general approval. 1t would be VI gracious
. .,v tina; it extorts praise from opponents, for
aany political opponents, cordially endorse it, and
or the most part even III Democratic members
Il the i.eg,l1ture do 30 No previous message
# any ,iovernor. has been better received. y,
{, cdp;.ou- foes are di-armed aud thos: Who per
al il finding fault, can ONLY 10 80 by pervertng
It, meaning wich = :. confession o. its sound
le-s. ASIDE from the merits OF the meacures
wlici, it recommends, the Message OF Gov. Wis
claims the virtue of being entirely explicit
q makes M vague, atstract recommendations
DUt states Ia di,tlEc; words MIA: things he ADJ.
- the Legislature to act upon, and the reasons
Or the SAM. 4 second excellence Of the mes
age, is is entire f.aukness AID nerve. There ia
20 thiri-shined ,ifndi.s--t',iugs are called by
heir right names, a:1 such matters as are of
nre-siu : nced, aud neeiiuy cal for expenditure
7poke- of without reserve aud without sub
-'dgr. |; i entirely devoted 70 the corslera-
jlon OF state affairs, and recommends Registry
Law, 10 which none sii object. except those who
hope TO succeed by Illegal voting. Ii recon
| Gl"ri- an alteration Of the assessment rolls in
such manner n 10 i,ox the State tax bv itself
and thus disrrnI tn, false tactics jar opponents
w..p coti"Gnd,uc by design, the State tax. with
| the Township ard County TAX, have deceived tax
T. PAYERS from year to year 1t recommends PROMPT
/! provisions for the exringuishment of the State
debt. Attention is :. 'H-,s drawn 70 the con-t;-
tlronal provision ia relation 20 trades carried on
| NJ the State Prison The Primary Schools should
be mad" iTcr-so saws the mcssage-who aay :
not? Upon the Swamp Lands, the MESA se pro-
poses To- hold the State to the purposes Of the
! giant --dranage-tor the sake Of health, settle
iIeu, ard good faith. Liberality TO the Land
/ Grant railroads. are nc,.lcated Attention is
called to the growing evils of the enormous per
| quiS,s OF the Judges OF Probate An amend
'neut of the Constitution il urged, giving anua
sixty day sessions OF the legislature. The atten.
'on OF the Legislature is called the follow ing
subjects. which require appropriations
| The State Prison
! The Agricultural College
The House of Correction
/ The Asylum for the Insane.
| The ASYLUM FOR the Deaf and Dumb
| A State Road through Gratiot AID Isabella
counties
Geological Survey OF the State.
! \ Foreign Emigration Agency.
This most able Sts;e-paper, fuhls the idea
urged by the constitut or in respect 10 the re-
,urement under which it j. put fort.--it instrut.
The Legislature upon the pressing wants of the
! >ta'e, and suggests the manner in which thos.
wants shield BE- met, while it cou;ain. TO; one die
| ,orial sentiment, not on" expression which should
| afieud the s-lf-vespct Of the Rody to whom IL j,
addressed, it nevertheless is entirely candid and
cxpcit in setting forth the reasons for s co1clu
sions
In the upright, s;raig htiorwar ard manly spirit
il which il is Concerned, without doubt the Doc
umeut VIII be received. referred and acted upon
~ the House ai,i Srnlte. and while II is not prob
at'.e that AL It's views may meet thu opinions o
rvery member, it ia certain that & majority of oo,l
branches vii coincide in tie main. with leading
measures recommended by IT,