New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-14

lar shaft Oe slike Valuable In Boston aud Chic6gos
aud the trade between the two sections of The
Northern States flow unimpeded by oppressive and
ruioous rates OF exchange"
Pieuro-pneumoDia has been thoroughly expert.
mepted on by Commissioners with dre AUTHORITY in
the premises. They report that they are satisfied
that the disease is never generated from local causes;
that 1t j. altogether an imported disease that it 10
generally communicated by contact of brealb that
it cannot be eradicated by treatment that thoss
cattle which have apparently recovered are rea "
the most to be feared from the danger Of r-lap.e:
aud MA, by care tho disease may be prevented from
extending from one herd 10 another The di ,ease i
apparently extiuguiShed, aud has no visible foot.
hold in tue State, and may always hereafter DO
manageable If it reappear.
Cultivated crops Of the farm last year were usually
quite up 10 the average aud fruits more thsn over
abundant. Sheep farming is attracting nors atten.
ton, aud promises impoi aDt aud satisfactory resalts
The numDer OF sheep hid decreased constantly until
within tho last ten years, there beiug ia 1910.
6S.2!6 while in 1860 ,he.e were only la, 800 sheep.
The Value OF neat cattle cad borses, however, had
increased from 81, 200 in 1850, to $z73. in
1860.
OF the public schools II, Governor sp,aks with
natural prde and declares that the Rebellion itssk
would have b,en impossible had system Of free
schools peryaded the Union. The policy Of
Emancipation is the discovery o. a new world"
Let narrow partisans contrive Union from which
New-EOglund is rejected. If they will; the Free
eca the wall" Harvard College hes sent into tho
field 43O OF her sons, than IL per cent OF tho
whole number Of Ter living alumni; Amherst, l50,
Williams. III. The interest exhibited by tho 20 po
in Education has never been greater than low, end
tue nuIn6er Of students 10 normal schools aud cob
leses diminished only by enlistments ~ the Army
OF the Union.
TIE subject of founding State University, which
shall DO University in tie right and complete senDs
of the word, is Discussed al great length. Ihe
Governor refers to the Act OF Congress u toe Lass
session, granting 10 each Oh the States pori0h %
the pub ic DOMAIN for the endowment Of college
~ here the leading object sha DO, without excluding
other scenliic and classical studies, aud including
military tactics, to teach such branches OF iearing
Az relate to agriculture and the mechanic aria; and
reci,es the terms OF the act lie mentlons also IN
connection with tie proposed grant the devise Ia
frost OF tho late Benz. Bussey 10 Harvard College
for the founding OF The " Buseey Institution 10
surply u course of instruction IN agriculture and
kindred sciences aud cOnel0ere The history aud con.
dit ON ofagrcuitural and cattle schools III Europe
and America. lie proceeds then 10 pres mt careful
outline Of a comprehensive plan tor University,
combining the resources Of both the grants above
referred 10 and largely aided by endowment from
the State which may thus be established In connec-
ton with the various inst tutons Ilat now cluster
around Harvard College "Two-thirds of an amount
eq ual 10 the sum We annually and wisely expend
in public and private instruction would found pro-
aud furnish the fund which would give
10 Massachusetts University worthy the dream Of
the sihers tie history Of the state, and The capacity
OF her people"
esling and 30 coucse that we copy without aoridg.
meut:
The territory Of Musaclu sets conf isss. Yen know
Of 1900 square miles with Populate IA sV O. soes
ia ares Of the old thern Sae o. tho nirtytee Stses
in the Of 1860 she 10 area the thieth
But notwithstanding the Immense emigrsIon iIcm E
M..aehusett which in 1890 the fourth State Ia
population still the seventh IN 1900 hei population being
the square lie denset and in absolute ucese ~
tie square mite the largest The value OF her products b. the
ceu,u. Of that year WA S28JNO o, eZ5s % 100 each
psr.on 10 tho Commonwealth. not including the Poducs Of
b. our las. year returns tho e.pal invested in hsr is'
b.n.i1r compsp-s was 4 2o the deposits Ia her %
TO, ,ayoes amounted to go 6 70 apa were
,de by depossor The tonnage Of vess. catered
cleared at her Po' the ~. year 81 I W. s
Tho osIi,s iuve,ed Ma'schuset's IN hs railways "bos
m9tvs eowsi ;e shss s.ss. 4. s27sSOi Il The q:
rxe rgth Of these roads 5Ji mi es OF "hien 99 mss
ei with toabe !rscs Their o,a in g OI VIC yen
tueir leaving on hand % aggregate up
ss 90 49, Tho projecs u the capital and nde, devoseA
IN ,x anches of Uses-nney, OF sareItura TN
remens saved luuiber cotton and WOODEN goois
l-aIher add mich IN i5o .noonIed 70 sc
chnses by The dsmand fox Agricultural p'odo
eea,ed supply Der AMY os % s a. =, fs.s II " I' during
Side by side with sbs economical property .tAnds the
diun1ion Of paureri'm O. crms he Iunestol pe.ons
RED la tho Sia.s AnsiI0ases aud hArsioid iaAnd
Hospital 60 1904 than 1t 10 any bu, oHe Of the last
ye ess aud Il! oent less than the humber Ia iSe
Ths institutions was osi "a TO! thss any
vr but oae s c. they opened (n 1870 being 1S.'
80 which s2 30 vi le, than ,heir eKpense In iS'i
IN. Who'll. number u persons Committed TO our jazz and
n1.s OF Corrrc lon H. 1898 IL 500 the number in ,t
was 95. Tbs expense OF the Jail, snd Houses 81 Cor
r.eton ~ 1893 was eZ1I va 'i pu' ~ i's1 haa
ne oue value OF the real and per.Orsl property Of the
OF the L gislaure Was TsS 325 and profits 81
her Industry SHOWN By the product. oil The year. were
per her valuation she pdnted BOOKS to tbs value
gI O h, periodio. Literature snd newspope Duutsed
different phe.ous disseminating more than VOUOo 10
By rbe ,t returns We four thousand hundred and
Ave public schOo attended IN t1e Winter II IJJz by two
hundred aud wentyvea thousand three HUNDRED ard nine
scholars, WIN mean SSei--e ave uIAnee auiihs -
chO year OF one hundred ana seventy eight shoasa-d hs
hnudfe1 uneywo taught by seven thousand two huot
and tyhye Instructors. on whch schools were
Ell exclusive tho expense OF repairing sad erecting sehool
houses amt the money vested in Such property
aid the Of schoo6o L. nearly @loSV9 When We
add 10 tins statement hundred aud eight Bsh 'chools in
heh Latin and Greek taught si1ts-three Incorporated
scademes with thirty hive htnded scholars pays eSoVOv
uitiOu sud nuudTvd aud thnJ ish Pr'ste choo pay
$50 COZ tuition; when We consdef the rxe 80 OF D1d'
uss apparatus hotaIes SLooDooAs ptLes i.scneie .a-
ues like. contained Ia those computations We
probaoy mud al annual su devoted To s oaooon u
tie children OF the people ot the Comm besides We
expenses " colleges and schools oil nedeise Ia" ana
soogy amounting to more han three millions OF d,r''
Wealth and reso frees Ike these must DC suit lcnt
for The establishment Of fund, 10y taxatiOn dona.
tious, and requests, adequate Tor tie plan above
proposed. The Legislature is urged TO lake action
IN the matter at its present session.
The completion OF the releal Of tho two.years'
anne udment" is urged. The condition Of the public
institutions penal aad charitable, favorably rp-
resented, and the establishment oil a hospital Tor
inebrAtes recommended.
Grateful tribute il offered TO the memory Of tho
heroic dead OF MASSACHUSETTS. IL is followed by Q
tribute 20 Massachusetts hersef and 10 the name Of
the State whose purpose is narrowed by no poIcy
OF sectional or territorial jealousy no offers to con-
tribute, through the ioual treasury to the con-
nection of tue Mississippi aud Lake Michigan and
OF Lake Eric aud the hudson by ship canal. The
Message closes with declaration OF tue devotion OF