The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-07
Govarnor'g Message.


The Governors message occupies N.Y. Ira
rnace 10 our columns this morn,ns, ~, a..
mention the principal topicss" n''n Il VIC
cusses. ~, ,,oc.roo,
immigration is the frat. The soVerno,
",,nsrda the establishment Of oosTo
Va take charge Of the whole sun'ec.--on'
,,.r,her from csch congressional district
A sslarfed officer to reside mere. A',o' ~
tion to 30 furnished Immigrants. An af
,,ron,,st,on Of say 900. Steamship hn'
Con, Norfolk to Europe. Landowners e
r;ve what they will OF course never give
MOWERS of attorney to sell their lands
which MOWERS Of attorney to be irrevoka
,ae unless with the consent OF the coinmis
sioner.
Tho Governor recommends the equaiiza
.,op of the assessments Of real estate.
good idea. ,,,,s
AS to the asylums he speaks in iau,.a
tory strain. and recommends new one 'o'
the Southside.
The Governor makes anumoer OF RECON-
mcpdations ss to the penitentiarS' ihtehoeo
10 iucrees e its usefulness and lessen the GA
nense Of its maintenance.
lie recommends that the Constitution DC
ca changed rs to require capltatioh lux VI
,.o do;Isrs to be levied, and 10 prohioit
CORY nerson from voting who shall net
have paid the same.
rho congressional land scrip the Cover
nor would have disposed OF according 70
the recommendation be made last year.
The Governor approaches financial ques-
lions with q bold front. he talks as II ne
were every inch Governor. we ADMIRE
his csndor and bis honesty. HIS feeom'
,ocndation as to mileage must have sur
prlsed the members, who have not been
accustomed to such pointed remarks, ana
must have had about 1t flavor OF tne
,rc>ent cold snap. 1t is, however, worthy
If their consideration, though we suspec'
,ha, they would prefer to consider the sub
ioct of the reduction of somebody else's pay
ar perouisites. The Governor has not
thought rs to Reputation. He scorns 70
mention such thing to 8 Virginia Legsia'
,ure ryo seeks to show that the State can
s,s honest without expressing herseh WAN
taxation. His showing Is plausible. In
deed, he almost makes it appear that We
can psy the interest upon our public deN'
without increasing our taxes. we reao
his statements and took courage.
The Governors recommendations as tc
the courts are sweeping. We cannot STATE
them in fewer words than he employs, tc
do Justice to him. His object Is 10 cu'
down the expenses Of The State Govern
,ncnt, His recommendations that the coun
ties shall. by their own officers, assess ane
collect the proportion OF taxes apportionet
10 them by the State, aud pay also the cost
of all criminal prosecutions within theIl
own limits, have goodly seeming, but WI
are too conservative by nature TO take tt
them all nj once. We must turn then
over and over in our minds nun
bar Of times before we shall be pre-
pared to express an opinion In their favor
In TACT, we doubt their feasibility. VIVA
county would pay the thousands o
dollars which 1t IS sometimes necessar,
to cxpeud in The prosecution Of single
great criminal Scarcely one. What would
lie tho penalty If q county should fail to
pay It's proportion OF taxes! Evidently,
return to the present mode of collecting
taxes. Dir. CAMPBELL introduced into the
House OF Representatives at Washington
on Monday resolution proposing that the
Federal Government shall follow this
course in regard to the etatee-apportion
the taxes among them, and let them collect
them by their own officers. The want Of a
remedy for default will probably prevent
the passage by Congress or our Legislature
If such measure.
The Governor proposes to increase the
tax upon oysters and ardent spirits, and to
have stump tax, snd to tax railroad com.
panies. Who will dare say that he is not u
courageous man? Well sleep on these re.
concentrations, too.
The Governor suggests that the Second
Auditor might be dispensed with, and SO q
saving might be effected.
The Governor proposes SO TO amend the
Constitution as to have all our State,
county, municipal, and township elections
in MAY, aud thus avoid conflict with the
Federal Government, which has endea
vored, under the forms Of law, to eontro
the State elections that take place ut the
same time with the congressional elections.
" hen the lazy Of Congress authorizing
this interference was passed we advised the
Legislature of Virginia to do this very
thug.
The Governor makes appropriate refer
cnce to the so-callcd enforcement act aud to
the kukluX law. He characterizes these
outrageous usurpations Of power as they
deserve to be spoken Of, and warns the peo-
ple Of the danger of allowing such men as
their oligina:ors to continue to rule the
country.
Taken altogether, the message is worthy
Of its author and Of the Governor Of Vir.
ginia. 1t Is bold, manly, fearless state.
ment OF his opinions. 1t is, too, unlike
most documents Of the sort !; SO much I'M
like them that almost everybody will read
II. We commend 1t to the earnest consd
Grafton of the General Assembly and to tn,
careful perusal Of the people at large.
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