The New York herald., 1871-06-15

SION snould % appiled 70 many speciat ensW.
menls. There Is need shat o reformation should De
tons OF altferent c ,sses should be made uniform,
governed by general laws, applicaDie 10 al "arss "
TO Gov er ali the craInary subjects for winch special
legislation Is sought. Upon the ad0ptiou oI such y
system iegsMnon o. .s Unc oI msna,lv have hccn
the OCCASION oil IL viii be otherwise determined.
ECONOMY being most essential virtue IN al
States, y The people have ri1ht 10 insist that the
government shall be prudenty and honestly al
ministered. Absolute equality oil burdens aud al
vanlages cannot be eXletcu under any form OF gov.
ernmeni, bt the Inequality 0i ooth - aggravated by
eXtrdya. ance and experience shows, unilormly 10
tne aetrinlen labor. CAPITAL by Its facilities
comOInation, can take care OF ,tse There reason
TO appTenend mat unless the burdens necessarily
imposed or the support OF govern n enr are IN lue rs
moaerate and as UNIFORM as practicable, we shall
real re IN our own experience the wide disparity
Of CONDITION tnai exists between the extremes Of
society IN the Old World. trust tnat IN your de.
hbcaiioas special care will he c1erc sed 10 provide,
so lar as may De, THAI The expenses incident 10 the
support OF government nlay be equally dstrl Iuted.
IL viii not expected or 10 discuss the detiis
OF naJonai politics. Tne administration ol tne
iederat government should be simoe, ccolomc'd,
impartial anu OBVIOUSLY CONSTITUTIONAL. l appie.
lien tnat tue presenI nini Illustration VIII not abide
al these ISIS and tnat tins view 1. not neid ny one
poiica barry alone. IL As my inoere conv ctol tllat
there s gcou ground for MANY co.npants. Il the ca
peiises oi the govern ent are unnecessarily large,
the MOaey Collected here ana disDdrsed else.
where; II extraordinary land grants are made 10
raiirOad corporations Inc lalu Is ours, Dut Tue AL.
roads are not; II one portion oi the people are I'M
Necessarily Ov-faweu Dy the presence vi miutary
force Is we wno pay tile expels 81 Il capital is e-
enpt ron cd ai taxation !! Il. Oh II belongs 10 us,
and it IS peihI.'s, no. extravLsalt W anfm That
most oi tie grievances oi winch The people rRnly
comliai would De ultisaied of wholly removed II
the federal government wouid ooAhne the sphere OF
lis operations WI hn clearly cunsSIutionli lnitS.
IL Is lhe occasion o congra,uia.ton that the Union
restored ana that clu1e.is are entt.ei TO pro-
tec!lon Ia the rgutS guaranteed oJ he constitution;
ana II pehooNeS ali 10 endevor t. cuitlt ac those
relations oi ainity III which the uniou had us oriein
anu wuich must Dc July restored II We woaiu realize
the Obvious advantages the Jnion was designed To
However diverse The intereSts Vi diile lelt
sections OF the country may appear they are reiy
Ilentlcat; aul the utmost nope o me unioa Will
never ue realized until we eel ourselves to be one
people, anu until we are equally Careful OF the good
name ANA equally Jealous o tue rights VI al. Let
cherish with care s1eadG deroslou TO the unoii
and all these scnInents OF fielity, charity and
brotherhood Whicn alone can make me Union
blessed.
But wGile be indifferent TO the policy OF
the geiiera guveInnent, wo III Isl uot f0isct tnat
the theory ol our llstLulons invests t: govern ent
oi TIE etGe wieh those prdc.tcai duties whicn most
Intimately auect The welfare oI its people The re-
suit of the receut election clunot DO rexade as the
occasion vi persona. con sratullGi0l mercy or
Mainly. but as the triumph ot those great principles
Oi Constitutional inertS Ior waicn We nave aiway5
coutended, aud which we nope may be illustrated
Ia deliberations and conduct during the Current
| year.
SENATORS AND DREPIEsENrArIvEs-You arc now
assembled TO discharge the dusea OF the oalces 10
| wnlch toa have boon elacteu. Ih sc viii be per-
formed, trust, with the wisdom and aispasslonae
| temper tner Importance de elands. the Executive
VIII cneeliulIy cooperate III any mea ures tenhin2
to the public good. H. believed tnat The necessary
anu 1t Is noDet tnat 1t may ne done wtn sole reIe-
renee To me weIa.eOl our beloved State.
After the delivery OF the Message Of Governor
Weston, the Legislature, not being In o working
condition, adjourned tall ten O'Clock A. III. TO-
morrow.