The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-03
Messase or aoVssaes Renioha. or iNsAs.

York.
BUFFALO, Dec. 2.-Governor Fenton's
message is published in this afternoons
papers. Hes recommends the establish
ment of claim agencies for the collec-
ton of soldiers, claims for bounty and
pay. He advocates that the manned
and disabled soldiers be cared for and
their pensions be increased. The pres
ent national guard now consists of III
regiments, 8 Independent bait lions and
batteries, an aggregate force, officers
and men, uniformed and equipped, of
g, 600. He advocates a general encamp-
ment of the national guard during the
coming season. BE says that the re-
port of the Superintendent the Bank
ing Department shows that on the S0th
of September, 1855, there were one hun
dred and nine banks conducting bust
ness under the laws of the State, with
an aggregate capital of $40, 4S6, $40; that
one hundred and ninety three banks
have been relieved from the old system,
and nearly all been converted into
national banks. The total amount of
outstanding circulation, including that
of closed and closing banks at that
date, was 81, 009, 669, Of which sum there
was issued to incorporated banks not
secured by deposits in the Bank Depart
mentS 81, 136, $50 dollars, and to banking
associations and individual bankers,
S22s,725 90 dollars; decrease in circula-
in cash of 50, Oh, $50 dollars The sys-
tenn of national currency, though an
Innovation upon the carefully devised
and successful banking scheme of this
State, has attracted most of the banks
of the country at large, and seems to
have acquired the favor and confidence
of the people. We discover its
benefits in uniform issue, based upon
the national faith, and in comparative
immunity from the unsecured and I'M
reliable paper which formerly attained
in some parts of the country. The
whole system is founded by enaetments
that contain the wisdom and experience
of the nation which make it the
most complete as we'll as the
most reliable system of banking ever
devised. The Governor devotes some
space to the expected visit of cholera
and commends the views and recon-
mendations of the Commissioners and
health officers; and that an appropria-
ton be promptly made to pay for the
proper structures on water and land for
hospitals; that the quarantine and
health regulations of New York and
Brooklyn are defective and require es-
sential modification. The Governor
embodies in his message and refers to
resolutions passed by the Detroit Con-
vention last July, asking for the en-
largement of the New York locks and
canals and says that section 18th article
9th of the Constitution of the State pro-
hibits contracting debts for the purpose
of internal Improvements, except upon
the passage of a law which shall
be submitted to the people at the next
general election and approved by them.
1t will postpone this question but a
short time, however, If ordered to await
the action of the Convention, which it
is now presumed will be called early in
1867 by authority of section 2, article Is
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law of the State; nor do suppose that
any great interest of this or other
States will be seriously prejudiced by
such delay. fsntt ai-
The Governor disapproves of the prac-
tice of legislating for the relief of con-
tractors upon public works. The mes
sage concludes as follows: IS
In the work of restoring the revolted
States to their appropriate federal re-
lations great questions still remain for
solution, which we cannot ignore. We
entertain the confident hope that en-
lightened craftsmanship will solve these
these difficult problems in spirit Mt
once humane, magnanimous and just,
and on principles which Will commend
themselves to the approval of all the
friends of the Government and secure
the public safety. We must not be un-
mindful of the practical difficulties
which confront us in the settlement of
questions like these, which have impa-
tent and unavoidable delays incident
to the working out Of correction
and the attainment of results when
dealing with organic reforms in the
structure of political institutions to-
ward our misguided countrymen. We
entertain no feeling of bitterness or un-
kindness, and animated by a quality of
generous forbearance we will cordially
cooperate in our respective spheres of
usefulness in supporting the general
our protection. With a firm adherence
to the just rights of all, in spirit of
kindness, all traces of alienation will
gradually and forever disappear. s