The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-02
SYNOPSIS OF THE
Governors Annual Message

Gentlemen of the Senate and House
Of Delegates Your session will be
one oflabor to yourselves and Of great
interest to the people, Since tho last
Legislature adjourned, a Constitution
differing in many material points FROM
the old Constitution, has been ratified
by the people, and is now in force. A
Constitution is meant to define and
preserve the rights Of the citizen in
person and property, to establish his
equality before the law, and to guard
him against wrongs, whether attempt-
ed to bc committed by one or many /;
it so organizes society that each may
contribute his share to the general
good-nOt only without detrinent, but
with positive advantage TO himself.
And in SO far as 1t accomplishes these
ends, just so far has 1t canfOrmed to
the highest idea Of popular govern
meu., 10 which all govern, and at the
same time are governed. 1t thus be-
comes the expression Of a peoples
highest idea Of government and social
order, and marks their progress in the
principles Of civil liberty and material
Improvement y Idsem it
my duty to call your special attention
to the law relating to roads. No per-
500 can travel ever considerable
portion Of the State without being i'm.
pressed with tho thought that either
our road system is defective in itself,
or that i. is effectively executed. It
may be that the laws themselves do
not meet or are not ada pied to the ex-
igcncies of the case, aud also that they
ars not faithfully carried out. What
ever may be the cause, the fact cannot
be ignored that the roads arc in bad
condition-eveu some Of the turnpikes
that were constructed lew years ago
have been so neglected that they
hardly deserve to be called public
highways O"lhg 10
the want OF q report from the suPurln'
tendsnt OF free schools, am unable
to present an accurate account Of the
operations OF the free !, school system
during the las year The report has
not been made because, Us | an in
lorIlea, 'ne open! Supetla!enap . !. W
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s s "l ,h 'a,'ea ~ AI t 'so, 'e e ~,
Auu As .s,y ''"s"'u'e s"v oasis wv ,h
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rs4sOI =. VnUe apPAse"' WI" y, us ~, re-
Por1 - nos ,e.u WIN .Is
view view o. securing ens'sncy: AaE Psos''
aug asa'ns. a., pes,'ssnes 10 t"o nan'
aseIl,,eIl. ., 4, 'ne puol.S se,lopls'l ,leoln'
lnehu 'ua. Tue GoIaty court DC aulnoflt :,
co 70 aPpo,n''W ", .ne power o. removal
at pleasure, all tue ohcers mat you
alay aetM M necessary hS; y .or we ma
lnSn' Of .he puol'c scuoo's OF tue 'er''
raj soul.les. =. ,.s.,..
No1 ,s.0, ine alHca''les con-
nec'ca WIN ,,. Tue , es'sollsnmens Of q sy''
, s Oh PuG'' !, insuu ; .na Tue os-
tes's shles it CONTAINS. aims yet i hi, &C. T.
{ tslt in after years IN the general en-
''eh.menn' OIL tue people.
1be regents OF the normal school
have failed to make a REPORT and il
the condition or wants Of Marshall Col
legs. or Of the branches Of the normal
schools at Fairmoat aud West Liberty
II, with master hand. you can touch
and reform the laws in regard to roads,
feitcd lands, you will render to the
people Of the State most signal service.
The report Of the
Treasurer, which will be laid before
you, makes the following exhibit Of
the condition Of the finances:
Balance in tue Treasury.
October l. 1871, Sl2s,677 II
Received during the fiscal
year ending September
~, 1872, 1856 IL
---
Total, Ss70,2SS 9S
Expended during the fiscal
year ending September
~, lsf2, $5SG,7sl 30
---
i'aL.aee in the Treasury,
October |, 1917, Sss9,452 %
Amount due schaoi fund
aud general school fund
octSber l. isi2' S2I3, $50 0s