Smyrna times., 1866-01-17
The Message,

The Message,
On our first page we give the message of the
Governor to the Legislature, now in adjourned
session at Dover,
He first gives attention to the financial con-
dition of the State. The whole Indebtedness
ofthe State Except $l70, 900 in Del r. r. bonds,
amply provided for,) is $l,llO,OOO. To pay
this debt the railroad in eleven months has
paid in revenue of $94, 1872 GO, and one steam
boat for three months increasing the amount
to $95, POS. 50. This is the tux of ten cents on
each and every passenger carried. Had all the
steamboats, paid the tax, the Governor esti
mates that the revenue for the year would have
paid the interest on the debt ($66, ,60O) and
about $40, 900 ON the principal.
lie recommends the Legislature to convert
the State Bank into National Bank not be-
cause he likes the National system, but as
choice of evils" between that and liquidation.
The whole amount Of stock Of this Bank iE
$6S0,00O, Of which individuals own 1914. 300.
The Legislature has since complied with the
recommendation. The individual stockholders
will Of course give their consent.
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and strongly recommended. The Delaware,
Delaware d Maryland and Junction & Break
water Railroads are placed under the fostering
care Of the Legislature,
| He recommends an increase in the salaries
of the Chancellor, Judges, State Treasurer and
Auditor
The lay by which negroes are sold into la
very as punishment for crime is recommend
ed for alteration; it docs not accomplish she
object for Which ID was intended since the en-
torcemcnt of the constitutional amendment
The Governor then goes off into the discus
cusSiOn of national matters, and gives his views
of : sound public policy" about the same as
advanced by the reconstructed rebels He
seems to think the late rebels, in accepting the
results OF the var, are entitled to great esteem;
condemns the exclusion Of their representa-
tlVes from Congress, and all that sort of thing.
In pleading for the SOuthrons rights he ig
nores all his wrongs. All the censure contain.
ed in this document is upon the Government
The Governor is SO good Democrat that h.
can not even endorse the President, for mora
effect,
: He alludes to the Constitutional Amend
ment, but of course sees that discussion OIL
the subject is useless now He thinks grea
e injustice must result both to owner and slave
e the former by being deprived of his labor, anc
:, the latter BY being snatched from the care AM
is tender embraces of his loving master. Tim
e can settle this question. however, much bette
l. than our slave-loving Governor,
The message closes with discussion of ne
S gro equality. That men bearing the imprel
ia " of superiority plainly marked by the han
n Of the Creator. should seek to reverse His d,
,e erees, and place themselves upon an eQualit,
is in any respect with an inferior race is SOM
to thing incxplicable to the Governor. There
O. ne danger of the dccrces Of the Creator ber
il reversed by man, and if it is predestined tn,
At the negro shall not have the righ. to life, Iii
II erty and happiness, as other human being
., or that the white man should make himsg
equal with the negro, as the Governor has ve
- cautiously put it,-he can not obtain the
!. rights But that is an open question, notwit
> standing this Executive decision.
n. So far as the message relates to State ma
i ters it will be generally approved The re
:. of the document will not effect national matte
- one way or another.