The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-08
New York Legislature,
RAYMOND ElECTED SPEAKER.
TIuR GovRRNOR's nEssAGE.


Assembly.
4 bon ian. THE A,s mhly met al II
1'clc,k ,hi, morning and WAS called to order Ivy
IlsU,or a. kisl v, Clerk a the last As.om bly,
HoiH'io Bulsid, Secretary Of SAte, admin
iliefot tho cab OF office TO memhrs.
A the mcmbers were present, except Royal
PHELPS O! Now York.
Iho A,rn,bly pfocs,dod 10 eloc' officers.
o. the fret vote Hcnry !. Raymond was
elected Speaker, receiving ~ votes; llorat'o
Sayucus, OF Eiic, JG, ani Thjnas s. Gray, of
Wagcu, l.
j. eastman ~as elected elcik by the same
vote.
Tho following were also elected -
Levi S. G,no, Sergeant at Arms.
Norman II. oprsgue, d d,Orkospsr.
w. IL. { cod iirt assistant doorkccpnr.
Thomas Miller, second assistant doJfksopsr.
The usual Committees were th,n appointed
u inform the Governor and Senate Of tho or.
,ani1Ation Of tho House.
M. Doty, Private Secretary Of tho Cover.
nor, soon afterwards appeared and presented
tho annual MOsssge Of the Executive.
MESSAGE.
10 hs senate aud A. epiblV
In the presence Of events ~, m sHeutous IS those
now surrounding us, We can but tcull, thni mans
strength II weakness, hi, wisdom iuo,-hu.'-, uut
human forecast v uu. k".'. lu ,s'utulnI. tius To-
y.u tho condition 81 q state, a kubwirigr With
feeling. of the pru,uud,,' gratitude the hlr'u,- Of
Almighty G"'l On preserving tlr public health, IN
rewAtdirg the lnhpr of the hushrudngu, iu pros
pcriug tie great industrial aud c'mmrf, id m-
trte-iS and saving the popular miui from AL tuu-
ic.u,ttp disorder. Hit bevuni uur beloved state,
truth, the most painful, tore" themselves upon
u.s. A'futi t"-" uiti'us "u .e itrnis'hi geo
have for generations cuuiiu'l, GUILTY. tri 'ud c .r',
whose I4.ht- We hrNo ttupuluutIy observed tu l
whose .,iuf ntly W. l'd expected, have turu"i
cuidly upon NJ In our trials and with pcrverstv
t,i cau-c- more "i -,rrpW than OF anger, Will not
understand the vital questions underlying ~ dlh-
cuties A. home, the yenr 1861 has been the most
cyeutiul Ia the auuels ui the American Union aud
OF constitutional rcel"n It has Just closed on q
great nation, torn ly Cnll War, and Threatened Ia
IT, very existence.
New york has hccn mo- idle spectator Of the pro-
yrcs4 uf the iusrre uuu. She rcrpuudedtu III" ir7t
summons g. protect the endangered Capital, and To-
day one hundred thou and oi hcr brave sous bear
nlu the banner Of III" Iuun, ii aud near the rebel
huus sutos. Prom her imperial resources vast sup
phes have been drawn for the Wal. Her bhutcr',
aud particularly those of the city Of New York, with
a patriotism AMI Au enlightened confidence which iH
n wonder g. Europe md marvel Ia ourselves IaV"
furnished % most important element 81 ~" govern
mcut. She has freely contributed from her lu.Nc
treasury, we'll In the cities and towns thrpus Do
formally organized action of private citizens ni
through the les, formal means of individual bcnrvo-
louco. The care of the families ui volunteers hns
locu assumed ly municipalities. 10y villages AMI by
individuals. The cord of hrotherh"od hn h'on
strengthened hy our public grief, and this dire call
uuity l1s attended the American peuple sli opp1r-
tunity Ia yiudionte themselves from the calunuy u
national sslislues~,
Durmg the year the administration of urtlce AMI
the execution oi the laws have been prompt aud
universal. Our state credit an index Of abiding
conf lenCe in the Governments never stool higher
than now, aud though drawn upon for the war our
finances will appear from the exhibit which
now submit mr your consideration, are IN satiquc-
tory condition.
There was in the Treasury, ON the ist of October,
1864 g. 2J9jJ1 ~
Received hum 1ll sources for the us-
t'i }"i''''''' 'Io'''E'''' 90
S2O,2l2,bij ~
Payments. ts.....,........,,,.... l7ld',6'3 II
The drlt oi the State, uu october |, 1851, WIS -
Oi Genord Fund Dcbt,.....,.,.,.",t t,6tHb3l 81
81 Canal Debt L..,..........,,......' 2"n'l,"lo 20
Maxim total of of.................S3 So, ,5-T T,2dI ~
Yri,rs Of taxation and disappointment m relation
10 the cost and income of the Ctus will give g. the
cNhihit presented below more than usual int"r,4t.
This shows q guiu In the Canal revenues pf nine