Maryland free press., 1867-01-10
Message of Gov. sa.nn.

has determined us to omit its publication.
and in lieu, thereof give our readers a
synopsis merely. '*is ~ f,N'It-
After the customary exordium the
Governor lays hold of the finances of the
State, the subject, at all times, Of para
mount Importance to the great mass of the
people. Those the Governor shows to be
in a highly gratifying condition. The
Funded Debt of the State is shown to be
$1,000, 800, 81, while the productive
assets are estimated at 50, 733, ,125, % lea
wing the actual debt of the State to be yet
provided for only S1.O57 ,673,92. AS an
offset to this the State holds unproductive
assets to the. amount of eighteen millions
OF dollars, mainly in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. For this work the State has
been offered the sum of Eve millions of
Dollars, or yearly rental of three han
dred thousand dollars on lease for twenty
years. Thus it will be seen that without
the levying of another dollar of direct tax,
the entire debt of the State can be liquida-
ted and leave considerable surplus in
the Treasury. This will be gratifying in
formation to the people who have long
borne heavy burthen of taxation in the
hope of some day seeing their State re-
leased from debt and themselves from
taxes.
Upon the other subjects treated by the
Governor we avail ourselves of the fol-
lowing remarks made by the Baltimore
San.--
''In connection with the financial condition,
the Governor adverts to the late act for the as
se;snent Of the property of the State as liEely TO
add largely 10 the taxable basis. The act was
so unwisrly conceived and has been 90 inina;.
ciously executed in some places, the work under
II ieit unfinished III Others, and the fluctuating
paper standard Of value by which all property is
now measured is SO unjust in itself that il is
probable the Legislature will be forced to cast
the work aside, and at a more propitious time
have an entirely new assessment. The oyster
fisheries are also looked to by the Governor Ms
an important scarce Of revenue if O proper sys-
ten OF licenses were adopted, and penalties
against the practical depredatons upon that
great source Of wealth by strangers duly estab-
llshcd and rigidly enforced.
The laws for collection of State taxes in the
c;,v ,r Ral,;,pora GRO sbo,yn - ,,..a ;.L '-'e
Iier.tof,ra tbev have hecn co,lss,aa ,rao.,-
,sme swstom ne in tho conn,;sS e. ,,.osi e. M .ue
and economy The recent ayn.ron % - III a;,s
has shown the importance Of separating the State
from the municipal collections, and for making
iro,;"n Of dis ssnsrtn,ont '''e''' "u"iii'is-
Resent events ron,.ct.d u.;,, H.,
.,ection and the removs, of ' to 'h ia,o
nny;cs mo ELL o,a,ad "a g., .-o n'.e ,o.o VI
m and tho ,rross ;n;ns,;ca ,rh;.h Iu ~
sni,t.rt,,'saS 'snrdoj hr ,ha a,,.i! uiue' .sln
the rcgs,ra,;nn law wa. ~. sr,,sod 'oan. ~, VI
neon,e nf Ralt;mor6 ;s sa, t,,i. u upo" ,ns
s,rnnotv L,v a., H. s,rS eAu
sn,oi f,o,;nn "ss,,I,sa % ~ ,; ui in.lisues Si d
civ Inv ahant one-sanr,h Of !. ooo nyo. aS VI III
yoiers, in opposi,ion 40 and in SronJ 90 81.
known wisbc, of The neon,e of ,ha n;,S = u ar s,r
as the exnerie,c of th,t cIoc, ON hos aoD,., ~ ,a
cd the rercssiiy fur l.us sns.,,,"IL. ,a.,4".:'''
III. nol;ce hnard and ovsrv n,.n,b., :, s.',s
noriis.n ;neu.ncs or ;ntsrf.rnn,a - -. .., ~
b.artIy Rnt the coysrnor nro,"so. 80, AT's ,rs
+ s'r;.,.,r-o shsii n.s IL. ,o,ror pfo - ~. .he
,narv rsmsdy far tha ,vronos nf ,IinP ,,;s;.a,
elsriian hv s.ttiny il aside And or1or;n ;anIapnl M
ol.c,;on rnJnr II. SI,n,r~ ,,o,-o. - a. ~
cinaI character While tbs evil and ,la ,.anf .nuu
are c.r,,;nlv olar;nr .rd IN nro,,o.,,;o ".os
IL may san,;, or sss;ou. .sn,;aa.'..;" on s.Ia',
the nronos.d remedy bs sonronr;a,a Ine.";, M'r;,
not +. h.itsr to snaure rpop prop,' a. ~
o'',or - l., ,hsn 20 radr.ss :, ~ uone utoer
az vor ~ nroc;n;,anc, n. ,;ne, ~ .'s "nIen
Of ,b. ,.rp,,S, nntit accora;n~ t. SnH enuul"noe
ord.r ths nsonls ,,,v redra,es :, ue , .ouss anu
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"a" oa,;nMs sbns. or n,rn;,;,'s, s,SN;s SS ~s"in''
rLa h.;.S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w. sr ~
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por'sH.c p " ."c posPsr't! o' 'he o'a,e, nhu lhe
:o,essy o n,,' .no snip .hanuei "rs
luute'ousl. sc. :otu, anu ihe encouragement oi
lors's" nl,SrHs.oi II ihucn pres'gn IN lne mes
."s. sone reIG.i.'ieha..'oh' oh .n;'
lop,V, suen - ~. es.Ao's"'S oePo' lor eh''-
grahW' reqn'Ins .heih 70 iepor. mere, ana pro
hInl.:ae eo.n,nui.A''on Win 'neih, etcept unue,
nerhh's, "hich hiSy NOT square "i'n personal