Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-10-09
The coIernor's Message.

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Af,sr a vacation Of to years uc an
: again assembled. srreeahly to the require
. mouis Of the Cous,itunon. to dylilrrat
uiih reference to the welfare Of cur 5eloy
ei State, AMI 10 adopt such measures
within our constitutional authority. a. il
cur bcsi Judgment will promote suel
welfare.
The two Last years have been character
ned. IN q marked degree. with the bless
ings Of a kind Providence. Peace AM
quiet have reignei throughout our borders
40 unusual measure ofhealih has prevail
ed. Unsurpassed prosperity has attended
our people, aud crowned ,heir industries
With success The earth Ia. yielded her
harvesis 10 abundance. Moral. religious
aud educational privileges have been con-
tinued to u. The various department $
Of our government. fllei. It i believed,
with competent and faithful public SER
wants, have stcedily aad quietly moved
along in their respective spheres, perform.
ing their duties with diligence, ability aud
fidelity.
STATE FINANCES.
| congratulate nv fellow citizens on the
favorable aud highly encouraging cOndi-
tion Of cur financial affairs. as presented
in the Trcasurer's report. to which res.
Pecifully invite your attention, an abstract
Of which here insert. Under the wise
policy adopted by previous Legislatures.
and carried out with scrupuIous fidelity
by our accomplished aud faithful Trrasur-
er, 1t seems that the time is not tar distant
when the public debt will be wholly paid
aud exIinguished, aud that, too, without
ony severe burden upon the people.
1 would recommend, to your favorable
the suggestion Of the Treas.
irer, of the iuexpedisney of making APP
for aulicipatiugtho payment
IT the immature bonds.
However desirable it may &C to dis.
harge our eutire debt, and however com.
'atibie with the economical habits of the
erple to b" and remain free from a pub {
&c debt, 1t seems to be very doubtful
economy to burden ourselves with onerous |
iXcs Tor the sake OF purchasing our bonds {
large premium, which have only /
w years longer to run. 1t seems TO me
'eclaIIy improper, in view of the fact. t
Iat many Towns in the Stute are still in. t.
'bled to considerable amounts. and there o
re liable to heavy taxation, for debt,
ntracted in furnishing men and other 4
cans of suppressing the late rebellion, it
ID for repairing damages by foods. ri
es, cts, III
LIhe financial statement in the message o.
omitted here aud will be given in the
ports Of the officers.
The redistribution of the United States Il
post money, made necessary by the cen. !,
OF 1870, under the provision of the -.
tute Was effected III a very satisfactory E,
inner by the Treasurer. That officer n
November, 1871, collected of one hun.
I'd aud eighty towns and cores the sum
S0O.O23 Il, and disbursed the same
>ixty-eight towns and cities. ::
1t is apparent that the burdens ortaxa. :,
are still quite unequally distributed. :,
further legislation necessary to remedy -.
evil or is 1t chargeable to the improp. -
unfaithiul. or imperfect execution of r
laws? The subject is worthy of the g.
ious consideration of the General As. ~
ably. "