The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-10
Message Of Gov. Morgan OF
New York,

ALBANY, Jan. THE following is di.
gest of the message of the Governor OF
New York to the Legislature
After reviewing briefly the present con
dition OF the country, he says our State
credit is the index of an abiding confidence
in the Government, and it never stoodhigh>
er than now /; and the finances, although
drawn on for the war, are in satisfactory
condition. Forty per cent. of the advances
made by the State have been returned from
the federal Treasury.
The Governor recommends such legisla,
ton on Capital Punishment as will impose
the death penalty in the first degree of muir.
der. He recommends that works on mill.
tary tactics be introduced into all the State
colleges and academies, and drill be made a
part of the exercises.
The banking business of the State is re.
ported to be in sound and healthful con-
dition.
Emigrants arriving at New York have
fallen off IS per cent. from last year and
are les than any year since the organiza-
ton of the Board of Commissioners of EN-
igration:
The Governor recommends that the New
York proportion of the federal tax, $780,.
100000 be assumed at once by the State
and proposes mode for its liquidation.
The condition of the militia is alluded to
and legislation recommended that will con.
form with the laws of Congress and i'm
prove the efficiency of the discipline of the
State militia.
The Governor then enters on a review of
the political troubles of the country, and
the action of the State of New York. The
aggregate number of men raised for the war
in the State, has been l2O,578 the mum.
Der of men now in the field. deducting the
killed, wounded, prisoners, discharged, &c.,
is 89,034. There are now in the State, in
addition, mustered into the United States
service, 14,500 men. New York troops
are scattered over nine States, and in forty.
three different brigades, and under twelve
generals Of division. They have taken part
in every engagement during the war east of
the Alleghanies, and south of Washington.
The Governor alludes to the state Of the
harbor defences and calls for prompt and
effective measures in the Legislature, and for
an immediate effort to obtain suitable ap.
preparations from Congress to provide for
the defence of the coast, and that immedi-
ate preliminary surveys be taken at once to
ascertain what defences are necessary. He
recommends that the State proceed at once
with works looking to the General Govern
ment for reimbursement.
The interest of New York in preserving
peace with foreign nations is enlarged up
on, and war with England deprecated, as
fraught with untold disasters. No mere
pretext of caprice of Court or Cabinet, no
cause whatever, unless it involved national
dignity, if we are denied the positive right,
could justify representative OF the State
conserving to war with any foreign pow.
er, especially at the period when extraor
binary supplies of men and money have
been and will be drawn from us to over
whelm insurgents at home.
The message concludes with the patriotic
declaration that New York will cast every
thing into the balance to preserve the dig.
nifty and stability of the Government.