Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10
Connecticut.

Ten, HdWleN was luau-uAo"" 80
Hartford on Wednesday last as Governor
of the State of Connecticut, The par
ade was almost exclusively military
one The two branches Of the Legisla-
ture were organized by filling the offices
by Republicans regularly nominated at
a caucus, the previous evening,
THE GovERNOR's MESSAGE
In the afternoon both branches OF the
Legislature convened in joint session,
and the Governor delivered his mr~s;tSe,
He alluded hr,t to the return o. troops
and close of the WAT and Ia connection
with the fact that Connecticut ,Urulshed
66QS three years men over aud above alt
calls made Ivy the government ana con-
plimeuted the fidelity aud sagac'ty OF
Gov. Buckingham which couple his
name with that Of his great predecessor
of the revolutionary era, Gov. Jonathan
Trumbull The whole debt Of the Stat
is $40, 100000, and counting the sinking
fund. the bank stocks owned 10y the
State, the school fund and the cash on
hand. the actual Indebtedness OF the
State above its productive assets Is So
100000, or less than half the increase OF
the grand list for last year, which was
$500 900, 600 against 1921 100000 in 1860.
The estimated expenditures for the pres
eut year are 81, 100000 and the receipts
81 ,625, 000 and the governor recon-
mends that the State commence at once
TO reduce the debt as much as possible.
The school fund amounts to S2Ol6 500
| and its income last year was Sl56,41l, to
be divided among 1880 children be
| tween the ages Of four and sixteen. At
/ tentiOn is called to the fact that there
| are thousand children of soldiers in
the State who need more or less assist
anCe, and legislation is urged in regard
to the proper mode of assisting them.
The aggregate militia force OF the State
is l43 officers and 3945 men, with every
prospect of rapid increase,
THE GOVERNOR ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The closing part Of the message is de-
voted to the discussion of national af-
fairs, and upon these matters Gov, Haw-
ley says:
"The heart Of the nation yearningly
| longs for the day of full restoration
when every State in all its parts shall
| be performing it's natural functions in
| the great system, without external in.
| reference or restraint, and when all eX'
traordinary powers, assumed and WELD
| ed to save the national life, may be laid
| away with the idle weapons OF war
But the nation loves liberty and justice
above all else. The rebellion was ter,
| rible, an Infamous crime, rotten and lep
rous all over with foul conspiracy, per
| Jury and murder, and so history and leg
islatiOn will record and brand 1t. Al
though defective laws and false mercy
may fail to demand the forfeited life o
a single traitor, the country will nevel
consent that any but loyal men shall
receive its favOrS or sit among its rulers
When States declare themselves out o
the Union and bring their citizens will
great unauimity to make desperate wa
during four years upon the republic, ant
then, falling only through lack of phys
ical force, declare themselves in tn
Union, truly devoted to its principle
and entitled Immediately to the eXerCls
and enjoyment Of all their previous pow
erS and rights, we may and do give hor
0rable heed to their words, but it is tn
nations right and duty to examine full
the new organization of those State
learn the purposes of new rulers theret
and test the whole by the legislative aC
ton they take, and by the security an
happiness enjoyed by the steadfastly an
unquestionably loyal among them.