Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-05
THE KNOXVILLE WING.
Knoxville, Tenn, February 5, 1888.
MISSOURI.
The Governors Message.-..MIssOuFi as
q Free State.

ST. Louis. No. Jan. Q.-The Democrat publishes q
Day advance copy Of Gov. Flstohers message to h
Legislature this morning in regard TO the financial con
dton Of the State. The message says that the opera
tons Of The Treasury for the fiscal year commencing o.
the let Of October Soc shows balance in the Treasury
81 that date Of s5o62805 receipts from al sooIces
sent 90 1867 sos 600 total slIoIo,sI5; disburse
nasnts SI0s53,432; balance OF October l. 1907 soy,
se2 total debt Of the state 80 s4IUOV anneat inier
nuay added onefourh Of the whole State revenue The
numbor Of teachers Of public schools in the State Is g.,
262 ucrease Of s5Ss over the number reported for
1866, and 1892 more than in 1863. The number Of
tcbooihousos s reported at 1000 while there were only
2 500 In 1856.
Tbe Governor doss not discuss national affairs further
than 10 say be relies In confident security upon faithful
Congress 10 preserve 70 all that acquired by the
var or the Union. The remainder Of the message Is
voted 10 the discussion Ct the domestic matters and
tainG the following ceP4Iscn Of the condition Of the
State IN 1868 and present prosperity The third year
Of free Missouri, 90 nearly completed has brougt
With increased prosperity and assurance Of sn greater
progress In the distant future II not inappro-
pirate AZ this time contemplate tho results Of the as
seren and maintenance Of the principles which have
nov controlled the Governments Of these States for three
years and we Ray view them with satisfaction that
viii not fail 10 inspire you with confidence and energy
for the work before you. When the party Of freedom
and progress into power in Missouri the hres Of
civil yet spreading desoatioD through Dor
derE The churches diapidated and deserted the
schoohousss destroyed OF silent and eRantoss. Only
264 schools then existed in the State The State Uni
versty was converted into a barracks the mArts Of
trade without signs OF me- our great rivers bore
commerce. The railroads that were not abandoned
rendered useless carried only soldiers and their supplies
The muEerous guerrilla roamed the farest agricultural
districts, and the farmer sought safety at the military
points. The graves Of murdered loyal and free men
we're srsBn along the highways 0nothrd Of the ooun-
tee Of the State we're without courts officers; many
court houses and public records burned every aV-
Of trade and travel was blocked railroad bridges
were IN eharred and backened ruins and the ears and
steamboats, fred upon by concealed Rebels every
branch Of production was wtbered every department Of
industry sagnated In death like torpoT debt Of $57
900 900 hung u.s. nccumlhng interest at the OF
a million eight hundred and sixty thousand dollars per
population had been reduced 70 about $780,,
000 and the assessed value Of property to less than
s2is00oo0Q, and on credit State at the lowest
ebb. Loyal Miss0uranE dealt the hrst blow that
struck Al treason and met the first desperate Onsets Of
Of Rebellion. The FIRST 10 know war and the last 20
welcome peace, tho magnitude Of losses and the
depth and distress Of people will be fully
measured BY the historian. Such was the condition Of
The State Whon IA obedience 70 the win Of loyal people
expressed through their delegates in Convention pro-
claimed free Missouri Thirty six months have not
Vet patsed The czech ss- -hiah rr~sIaaritr
sAtss aud intslligsais encrgotias Atezy loving n
higra5n has from the older free States and from
foreign countries, And has materially added TO people
Tbs places made waste BY war. We have invited and
cordially welcomed free labor the churches have been
repaired snd 6le6 with worshipers tho prairies IN
The forests and along the rivers spires have risen mark
ing temples and affairs erected and dedicated to
Gtd The increase Of educational facilities Is one
Of the surest proofs Of progress -Four thousand
eight hundred and forty schools filled with
100000 children The University newly endowed Is
being crowded by students and is taking rank with the
krst colleges In the nation. The capital Of the State
School Fund has been than doubled Cties, towns,
and counties have In many instances more than Tebled
their population, The exchanges retound with the
voices Of active Tho steamboats, and long trains
Of bearing productions 70 the markets. The
TrsroE, forests hills and valleys being everywbore
beautihod with neH-mEde homes. Capital by millions,
has ne, and manufactures have arisen and
vocal with busy industry The mines opened and
new and valuable discoveries Of orc have been made
$40 miles Of railroad have been built, without thereby
increasing the State Indebtedness 2p2 miles in procss
of construction, and $50 miles more projected Th'
debt Of the State has been reduced about 81 600 600
Our population hos increased to At least 1900 600, and
taxable property has beoA augmented in alue by i'm
portaiOnB ami by additions consequent general
property TO dollars. Our credit has not only been
restored but raised to standard higher than il has
reached since the inception Of the internal improvement
debt With these fruits Of loyal and progressive rule be-
fore may well DO strengthened in our attachment
70 The principles by which these wonders Of Transferring
ton have been wrought and made firm in resolve to
rress forward 70 new victories frsught with new and
greater blessings, until have laid sure and seadfast
INC foundations upon which wsmay safely rest the fu-
ture Of our state
The shove extract shows the result Of government
administered the principles Of freedom and progress
hst belong 70 thelsh century The terrible
Of war tore through tho bo.ired institutions Of Mis-
souri, and to the careless observer il seemed 70 leave only
ruin IN lie path Bat ideas took root in the reat
sell and glorious harvest Of freedom intelligence and
pFoprey is ripsning where the ruin seemed most con-
plo''. And yOt in mijs is &c, Of mummiei poll
tons who spend their time in weeping and Ensshng Of
teeth the dead aud buried past who mourn tia,
the world eth moves and that the middle ages can MOI
return who shake their Anticipated aprons at the tbrObg
Ing dess Of life. aud progress that like spsees fright
their conservative cid souls and like Bunyans Pope ans
Pagan cit in rheumatic imbooiliiy in their caves lnt
nater and humble the wakensd ideas Of life and pro-
s'''' throng b. you1l never mend til Of you an
burned"