The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-06
financial Disorder.

perform the duty eff soldiers yet 50 taras we nave seer
Fthere ha7 been adequate provision made either t
systemise the expenditures to devise tie Mays ant
means requisite to meet them.
! Here III Louisiana large and immediate resources
through stable safe and highly successful banking ys
en-could be placed il rcqustion Tor the pubile ser
vice I'm gra uiies alone from this redun dant soulse
itwoad not possibly be ex0ggeration to set the sun
ready to be advanced to meet the public exgencies a
this time million Of dollars which, too, it's safe e
calculate you'd be augmented BY III least oneait thai
sum from other Incorporated bodies Of this place u
this calculation he correct million and haif Noulo
thus be placed By this city alone AZ the disposal o. te
authorities, which, again at the most moderate esu
mate would be doubled BY the spontaneous Eberaiy o.
the large planters Of the State, 1t would be nPruden
however depend in such emergencies as the lreset
upon the voluntary contributions Of corporations andn
dviduals however reliable in such contingencies they
may be considered, and therefore the meeting Of the
legislature is opportunc for the enactment Of the need
full laws delray tile unusual and heavy demands
upon the State treasury The dcplorahe condition OF
the financial affairs Of this place, with the constant dis
position Of the municipal administration 70 increase its
own embarrassments BY the most prodlga and ndeten-
sbe ontlars, demand immediate attention. otherwise
there goodreason apprehend that between the State
and city and the confusion into which their affairs arc
rapidly falling the people will find themselves very
much in the runousState they "erem when twelve
and half cent paper money bills were considerable
part Of tile circulating medium. As very few persons
HlEGh commence III the uaictdA dbiltN o. llS
legislative body ne would suggest therefore, the pri-
dencc and propricty Of creating financial board TO
hold its meetings i'll this city whose duty it will be 10
devise ways and both for the discharge Of the
ordinary and the extraordinary expenditures OF the pub
Iic Ii such board be deemed as it certainly ought
be- dcsderatum Of these times, it certainly is
necessary Say that the persons composing it should
not be pubic fuuctiunares usually aretaken from
the ranks Of broken down unprinciplcd pattiZans
but selected for their knowledge Of the special matter
given them III charge their integrity and their indepen
dence Or improper influences personal pecuniary and
political Il will Die ready thing for the legislature
having by this agency their work of raising means made
easy . them, to tegsc d ,he practical Intelligence Of
members may suggest the plans submitted to them
making them more acceptable OF perhaps les obiec-
tonab4e than they otherwise would be to those upon
whom and whose ntetess they are designed to operae
lions Will be found We think rather ueonyencntly Ok
pensive ID be persisted ILL., iii as seems probable lie
necessity 81 embodving Of force Of 1--WE or ten thou
sand men appears as urgent tho public generally a.
it seems 70 do to those Id present exercising authority
III the matter Had Tho military organisation we urged
upon the legislature months Nc wth te favor and sD
prevail il mcrlted as this moment every parish il tic
State would have been efficiently organised and such
di positions Of their effective strength could thcn Al
anY moment have been made as thc state Of our do
nestle Or external eati0us might happen ID require
Cur readers Will cc6ec that pt Of the plan proposed
by IL WIS The arinr And drilling Of our iye DEPART
rnent without any other untormiag than tta which
already existed among Tie different companies 1T pres
cnt 90 IL o make The forces thus utilized Al economical
and valuable as possible One or tyo c0npaaieg We
believe acted upon OUT views; but It ala not suit tile
views of those WHO undert IKE to regnateall ourairs
to couatenance their disposition, and the thing vas
abandoned for tie time but il now taken up v those
geho expect to turn it to therown advantage a. novel
proposition This. howeve il of ND consequences nro-
rided tha excellent material thus at hand &c accepted
fire department. Will not stand on cerumonv when the
til need Of their valuable aul patriotic
services.
AZ NJ bare already said however the main thing to
be attended u the public finances III The present mo
meut Taxes id aiI likelihood III ran IN 10 four five
six or even larger per ceatage upon the assessed
value OF property the coming year, aud rs The city
council shows un enormous deficiency under high a.
scs-luent and thu extraordinary exbpndrres of the
State must also De ietrarcd the true policy Il ii once
to tAkc Tho bill BIZ the horns and graphic with him be-
fore III pas Us it, d possion from which VIC cannot
cscane a5d bc entirely 1T Ills mercy True Delta
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Gov LErCHER on CIV MoRGAy-Tha following il .
Gov LetcheFs message to the Virginia legislature Id re-
gard ID Gov Morran's tender Of military aid to the
president: EXECUTIVE DEpArrNENr.
Richmond January III. 1851 (
GENTLEMEN nY THE senate AND HOUSE, or DELEGArrs
have received 4 communication from his excellence
Edwin d. Morgan, governor OF New York enclosing i
preamble and resolutions adopted by the legislature Of
that State
The first resolution declares shat the legislature Of
New York tender 10 The president of the United States
whatever aid III men ani money he NAV require to
enable him to enforce the laws and uphold The authority
of the federal government"
This understand 10 BE- declaration of their read
ness and willingness to sacrifice the men ana money Of
that State in tile effort to cocrce the sayeholding States
70 submission do federal authority The royer6or ana