The Van Buren press., 1868-04-10

lDunicat his message at IL o'clock to-day.
A select committee was raised. who per-
formed the duty of conducting General Pow
ell Clayton, designated as Governor elect to q
seat on the floor.
The body then. on motion. adjourned %
prepare the hall for the reception of the Sem
ate. When the assemhlagc was again called
to order a body entered from the Senate
Chamber and were seated.
A message was then announced from the
Governor. and James k. Berry. his private
secretary, advanced to the Clerks desk and
read the message of the Governor.
IL says the people have cause TO be thank
ful for the bountlfui harvest of the year. With
the restoration Of the State now about at hand
capital and labor would How In 10 enrich her
1t congrstulates the senate and House on the
s,lcee IS IT the bew constitution. the principles
OF which are announced as founded on tie no.
be axiom prescribed by our Savior: "What-
Soeyer ye would that other men do unto Won
do ye even so unto them" The financial
management Of the State for four years patt,
has been great success, and in the late CAM
pagn the warnest advocates OF the expiring
government were those who had been it. Bit
terest opponents. There Is now over S122t00
IN the Treasury which the old govern uipnt
would leave as u rich legacy to the new one
The Governor recommends the funding of the
old State debt Issuance Off bonds AZ loy.
rate 0i interest and the establishment off, sink
Ing fund TO pay them off and restore our cred
1t, He recommends the creation of the office
OF commissioner oil immigration and survey
or general the county surveyors to be his dep
aties. He regards it doubtiulif the levee sys-
TEN could ever be successful 1t Is a wild and
chimerical notion to think of confninga river
Ike tie Mississippi to defined channel: ca-
mails should bedug to carry the surplus water
to the Gulf of Mexico. As other States were
building leyees, we should cooperate with
them in their system OF reclamation. He
thinks 1t absurd and serious impedment to
the administration ofjustice to refise to allow
parties interested to testify In case and 10
dlsquality persons convicted of Infamous
crimes from giving testimony, and such laws
should be repe lled. Equity courts "a separate
from la" courts are the creation of the dark
ages OF superstition and ecclesiastical rule and
they should be abolished All such irration.
alitieS should be trimmed OF III starting in
the higher grade of political light upon Which
we are abont to enter. t 1hf""'f q
He VAIN against hasty and volnminousleg-
islatlon. and says he iayors internal Improve
ments. The repeal of the bill giving State aid
to railroads. passed over his veto 'by the now
dissolved legislature" is recommended be-
cause the State has no credit and because. ! T
aid was asked for all the projected road. the
State would loan her faith to the amount of
eleven millions of dollars AS the last lcgis
lature did not adopt many ofhs suggestions,
ne submits the questions TO 1t as part of that.
He urges an American education" for every
child. and thinks they should be taught, be-
sides ordinary branches. the principles ofgov-
eminent and how to keep bad men ont OF Of
flee The last legislature rejected the four
teeDth amendment and he deems it only nee
essary to submit /. again to oaloyal egisIature.
The message concludes with commpndation
of the people OF the State. and the new State
officers, to the protection Of Providence.
On motion OF Benjamin. of Pulaski, ten
thousand copies were ordered to be printed for
the use OF both Houses
The Senate then retired, and the assemblage
adjourned until O'Clock p. IN. Is' l.