The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-01-09
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

HE 4 GU EHtN ~ . iva s1soS'
The Goyernor's fAnual message, semi
tothe Maryland legislature son FRIDAY
lsst. preschts lqcTa land satisfactory
exhibit Dc the cqnaisisp of the State.
Que of the first and Aost prominent
features OF the Amessaga is the attenN
ton given to the State finances.
The final report Of assessment of real
and personals property liipl the, State
shows an aggregate of s49z,9o3, ~.
which is highly satisfactory exhibit,
! in view of the lussof Fcapital Einvestsl
| ia Slaves before the REORGANIZATION of
emancipation. The Governor wisely
recommends that the public debt should
be extinguished at The earliest practica-
BILE period, aimfdi as the necessity for,
large expenditures in works FIR the
Developments of the resources of the
State has ceased, and sources of reye-
! nue. arei becoming more and more pro
/ auetive, this'may be done without sefi
Gus effort. The financial condition Of
MARYLAND is already in advance ofmost.
Of hepsister States, but the large, itis
! crease in the assessments Of real and
personal property almost double the
basis of5preccdSag yedrs, with h nioaerS
ate tax2woald soon payalof her entire
/ indebtedness. sas1ss 79s 1oi so Ss'' w 8
-" Reference is. next made TO the apptoI
priation 8bys the last Legislature 3df Of
i 500 900 for Southern relief, which, il
.,isIstated, waspdisrribnted soon after the
,adjournment of'the Legislature, itnd Il
great deal Of suffering Thereby tiverfed.
/ Much credit is awarded tothei members
/ of the committee charged with fire duty
of distribution, for the efficiency with
which they discharged their'trust.l Tn
. addition - toe theiaStateil appropriation
more than $4,000 in money and pro-
I duce we're forwarded to the sc5alinittee
from various PORTIONS ofbthe State 10
be included liz the dist i.ation.fdnagloJ
The Governor next proceeds Ito spe.ik
| of eipubiie school systed,ofthe Stare,
I and refers to the Reorganization sof itlie
/ school system as the most important Of
all subjects. 9sT However tobjeetienitble
| may be some of dts "details, 'hei says that'
| the present school system, asiCa whdle,
! comprises much of which theH poop le'
twill be slow to part iwit h, un less6 SOME
| thing better can be substituted l2ad ~
meThe report of the Adjntant General
| is next referred to, ito gshowoin detail
what has been done under theol militia;
Fhw: Among ietbep provisions of the
law, the oath of allegian &C which it re!
4uires'ha been faithfulyeeomplied with
| by the officers; thus 6triumphantly an
.swering the base ISLANDERS about tlisloy-
atty which werezbrought against them
by the enemies Of the State. In the
,enrollment and organ;zation of her mil
litia Maryland is. spoken Of 7asi having
! followed the example yof almost every
| other State ;in1 thee Union, and done
1 nothing in conflict with othee Federal
Constitution. The period at which the
militia was organized, looking to the
unsettled conditioned our domestic 'af-
fairs, indicated Its necessity The work,
(which is now nearly complete, has been
conducted With energy and economy. ,
:, The message refers TO the Commits
sioner of Labor and Agriculture, to
whom much credit is awarded for his
| activity in promoting immigration, but
the appropriations. for the support Of
/ this bureau are pronounced Inadequate
The Governor considers liberal aid ne
I cessary to render it effective, He re-
commends that t, tqreal BE, ors:anizsd
to comprise aslfetileufe ana 1tha fesiosinr-
/ uses of the State, Immigration and IN
Observation-Disclosures. 'phtlic buildings.
The number: Of immigrants Who, arrived
at Baltimore in 1867 is stated at 10 1853,
being an increase. Of /, 454 over the pre-
4 ceding year. OF the whole mum Der,
2.2G3 have settled in this State. : :. ..
An urgent appeal has been received
by the Governor from the foreman Of
the grand jury in Baltimore, pressing
the neeessityof providing a suitabfe
1 place for the reception of Juvenile black
criminals, who are. now permitted, after
{ a short imprisonment i'm j;fii, to 60 free,
/ while whitesboys are confined in the
House of Refuge for term, of years
lissUPon the Question of negro suffrage,
and equality fithe Governor expresses,
4 with ability and power, the sound con
iservativcviews Of the people Of this
| State. He considers it the. verdict of
the people in late elccious That the me-
gro lis to'bei excluded from participating
/ IN the government. aoiNh. lincoln, he
says, recognized this principle in his eff,
forts, in first 1stages Of the war, .to5 pro
vide a home 4orrblack aenigtitnni:s, Where
! they could live Under their own instituu-.
tons. iAIaryiand,o with one4thifa of
] her poi ulation Of this. class, has
watched withlintcnsc anxiety. lest She
might be reduced to the SAME coHtdffioitl
7asi her sister States-in tile Sonth This
l9puDis hmeBt which, WIS threatened her
iwns due mainly to- hei. uniform reproba-
lion Of the eardinalradieal idea'iffi regard
! to- suffrage. 1.-the Z wicked designs
against her have been arrested BY the
Observation-Disclosures The Amcricail
people hapccuttered In reccns elections.
lThe Governor goes on to show that she
is net more obnoxious I'd censdre III IN re-
gard to regulating for herSelftRe eexere-.
ttcise of theright Of suffrage than OTHER,
States. nor in regard to alleged inequal-
+ ity in apportionmeht of representation
than the} United StatcslSenatoansii s ika
r fThe messageieonchdcs. with :.recornl
Imcpdatien fora new goverhnseatsRouse,
-andla brief and eloquent allusioi to the
lsfclioquishmehts by these oxernor of tho