St. Mary's gazette., 1867-01-10

Tho Message Of His Excellcncy, Coy.
Swann, a synopsis Of which we give below,
will be read with unusual interest by the
people Of the State, as we'll on account OF
the important interests Of which it treats
.s of the marked ability with which II
handles them. It is conservative in tore
and cnunciation and will meet we predict,
tho wishes and expectations of tho great
m.jority Of the conservative people OF o'F
State
The message opens with welcome to
the members Of the General Assembly, in
which connection grateful acknowledge.
nent Is nsrs. to q benchcent Providence
for the bour.iss which have crowned the
year just closed.
The message presents truly gratifying
exhibit Of the financial CONDITION OF the
State His Exccllcncy's figures represent
tho total debt of the State to be Slo,'9o,-
sos, 90 and it's productiva pital S9,.33,-
1923 or within 81 OF sos, II fenough
70 pay of the whole debt. Were the un-
productive capital of the State, invested
In the Chesa peake and Ohio canal alone,
disposed of-aud 35, 900. 900 have been
offered for it-,herc would be. counting
the productive capital surplus IN the
Treasury of $3,944,32 OF, over every
obligation Though he does not distinctly
affirm i. VIC understand his Eycellc"cy to
favor the sale Of the States interest IN the
canal as we'll a. in other public works.
productive and unproductive. in which she
ha. an interest. His argument is, aud We
think it is conclusive, that the financial
interests of the State should not be bound
up with the success or failure of corporate
enterprises.
The message contends that ,he late as
sessment of property will add largely to
the taxable basis. 1t admits, however,
shat the act authorizing it was so unwise'y
conceived and has been SO unjudiciously
executed in some places the work under
it left unfinished in others and the fuctu-
.ting paper standard of value by which all
property is nov measured is SO unjust IN
itself. that it is probable the Legislature
will be forced to east the work aside, and
at a more proptious time order new as
scssmcnt The oyster fisheries arc refer
red to by tho message as an important
source of revenue, if proper system OF
licenses were adopted, and penalties against
piratical Lepredations established and en-
forced
The laws for the collection Of State tax
es in the city of Baltimore, the message
i. contends, needs revision. The point OF
the message is, that State and municipal
collections should be separat'.
The events connected with tho late mu-
nicipal election in Baltimore city and the
removal Of the Board of Police are discus
scd at length and with force and couclu-
svenoss Of argument that leave nothing to
be desired His E1cellcncy propose.
that the Legislature shall sit aside the mu
uieipal election and order new one, and
We hope they will do it. The fact, a, sta
tod by conservative eotcmporary, that
the wrong complained of was done under
color of law" is no reason why it should
be permitted to continue, if it can be cor
rected under color of law" Every body
admits, under the fact, in the case that the
Legislature has the right to VOID the old
and order new municipal election i'll Bal !
tiaorc, and we again repeat, We hope
they will do it. The patient endurance
of wrong" when the wroneed party, IN
addition to his right. has the power to re-
lieye himself. savors little too strongly
of upmanly Submission to 6ud countsnance,
we hope. in our State.
The crowded condition ofour State Pen
itentiary. its deficient discipline and insult
sblensss for Juvenile offenders are referred
to by the message. and legislative re-
vcw Of the whole system Of prison discl-
pilnc invoked.
Reference is made by the message TO
Baltimore, its Importance to the prosperi
ty of the State, the necessity Of improv-
ing the ship channel and the propricty OF
encouraging foreign emigration to our :
State. The value to the State Of our
works of internal Improvement is, also.
noticed. and in his connection high COM
pliment is paid to the Baltimore aud Ohio
railroad. and the fact is elected that this
road has paid iuto the State Treasury
$500 oSs during the past year.
The sale OF the old executive mansion
10 the Unite1 States aud the consequent,
assursl cont;nuapce of tho Naval Acada