-want of room was his apology, but the
_ forth their fertilizing streams ofknowledge.
1 temperance has stimulated the friends of
‘ the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, for the
_ eminent which, from the earliest period
' leftists Of the people, each exertinnr its rel-
5
m. _
he turned involuntarily toward the street
which conducted to the nearest outward
city gate, caring not w.liithe_r it led—tliere
appeared to be some relief in locomotion.
He wandered forth in silence for several
hours without object or conscious destina-
tion, and a blind destiny, with sound feet,
had propelled him a considerable distance
upon his direct homeward route, when he
started as if from a dream and was now first
aware ofliis whereabouts. He instantly halt-
ed to consider his future course. Shame
and confusion racked his soul as he reflect-
ed on the disgrace which must attend him
on his return to his native city. Howcoul_d
he encounter the gaze of his early associ-
ates! and how appear before his Meta
without shaming the choice of her heart’!
His imagination had not completed its
gloomy forebodings ere he wheeled about
and fled with as much haste as if he had
already a view of the rampart gate of Bre-
men, and its loafing street-boys were _at
his heels, with their fingers. winding him
up at their noses. His resolution was ta-
ken: he would hasten to a sea port in the
Netherlands; ship asa sailor in some ves-
sel for theNew VVorld, and not return till
he had gathered some portion oftliat for-
tune which he had so early squandered.
It was just after sunset when Frank
reached the small village of Rummels-
burg, in the vicinity ofRheindorf, Nether-
lands. A company of Lykon teamsters
had already filled the Inn, and the land-
lord obsequiolusly commended him to, a-
comfortable tavern in the - next village:
truth is that the. landlord was not pleased
with Frank’s physiognomy; he fancied
that he was some light fingered wanderer
who had an “itching palm” for some ofthe
Lykon frieght in the barnyard. The plea
of extreme fatigue was ofno avail, and our
traveller must again take up his pack and
walk. Concluded next week.
GOVERNOR’§ SPEECH.
Mr. President, and gentleman of the Senate
-—.Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of tlie
Ifouse of Ii'eprese7zlatZve.§—-
It affords cause of mutualcongratulation
as well as of grateful recognition of the
protecting providence of God, that after a
period of intense political excitement, per-
vading the nation, and agitating to an un-
sual degree its entire population, we are
again permitted to assemble, peacfully to
consultfor the common welfare, and to
perform as the Representatives of a free
and intelligent people, the trusts assigned
to us respectivelyby the constitution of
the State.
Although the ardent desires and long
cherished hopes of many of our fellow-
citizens have been doomed to disappoint-
ment and defeat, a recollection ofthe innu-
merable mcrcies with which the people of
Connecticut, by the kind providence of
God have been blessed, should inspire us
with emotions of gratitude.
VVe cannot look around us without be-
holding on every side evidence of health-
ful prosperity in all the leading branches
of industry and enterprise. The past sea-
son was favorable to the Agriculture of
the State, and the toils of the husbandmeni
were repaid by an abundant supply of the
fruits ofthe Earth. Trade and Navigation
have been successfully persued ; and the
depths of the sea have yielded liberal re-
turns to the hardy enterprise ofour marin-
ers. Protected labor in all the diversified
pursuits of manufacturing and mechanical
industry has found steady employment and
fair rumuncration. Our higher semina-
ries of learning have continued to pour
and our common schools to shed their
blessed influence, like the dews of Heaven,
on the minds of youth. Justice has been
ably and impartially administered by our
judicial tribunals; and our citizens,trained.
from infancy to those habits of subordina-
tio_n_, which are essential to the enjoyment
of iiational liberty—have generally yielded
a cheerful obedience to the laws. Civil,
and Religious Liberty have been enjoyed
within our bounds, by citizens and stran-
gers, without discrimination. Under the
influence of a salutary law of the last ses.
sion, the purity of our elections have been
essentially restored, and our political lib-
erties preserved unimpaired. An enlight-
ened public sentiment on the subject of
that glorious reformation to new and suc-
cessful efforts to stay the progress of an
evil which once threatened to fill the the
land with poverty disease and crime.
\Vith a grateful sense of obligation to
prosperity we enjoy, let us enter on the
duties of the session, in humble reliance on
His wisdom for our future guidance and
protection. '
It is our happiness to live under a gov-
of its existence, has enjoyed the inestima-
ble advantages of legislation emanating
from its only legitimate source——the popu-
lar will ofan educated community-—affect-
ing alilie, in its_ operation, the legislatro,
and his constituents. Distinguished as
were its founders for high moral and in-
tellectual culture, their attacliment to the
great principles ofcivil and political libert
, . . Y
was no ess conspicuous. Unlike the duty
which devolved on those eminent men,
our office is not to lay the foundation of a
new government, but simply to renew [he
the agencies for the administration of a
System long tried,.and to bring into careful
peviei-_, its operations as they are tested
rom time to time by our own experience,
or by co_mparison l\‘1l.l) the kindred, though
varying institutions of our sister States.
Controlled as society is, and ever must
be,‘ in a free government, by an aggregate
ofinfluence as diverse from each other as
the varying dispositions, talents, and. in.
ative power in the general movement it
will ordinarily be safer to rely on the pro.
vailing sentiment of an enlightened com-
munity, as evidenced by the system of laws
under which they have long lived and pros-
however plausible, which have not been
tested by experience. _
Legislation‘ in advance of public senti-
ment, even when ilpparently founded in the
highest wisdom, is rarely successful. It
wants that sanction which is more power-
ful than painsxand penalties, 10 Secure
obedience to its commands, and without
which these are oflittle avail. So long as
the administration of the laws is necessari-
ly confided to those who are annually se-
lected from a community with whose
prejudices or supposed interests they con-
flict, it will, in such cases, be. in vain. to
expect zeal or fidelity in their execution.
Among the duties which anually devolve
on the General Assembly, the appointment
ofjudges and magistrates in the several
counties, is one which you will not fail to
regard as of primary importance. It will
doubtless command your early and careful
attention. And in view of the appalling
evils which, during the past year, have
been so severely felt in other States, where
the spirit of lawless violence has. been suf-
fered to triumph over a weak and inefficient
magistracy,I need not remind you of the
imp.)rt,ance to being governed in your se-
lections by a single view of the public
good. An incompetent or unfaithful- ma-
gistrate, dishoners the government whose
dignity and power he unworthily repre-
sents. And it should ever be borne in
mind by those who are invested with the
appointing power, that the best laws, if
badly administered, will not only fail . of
their proper influence on the community,
but too often become themselve.-ii the in.
striiments of injustice and oppression.
I am happy to be able to inform you that
the financial concerns of the State are in
a satisfactory condtion. After meeting
the demands of the fiscal year, end
ing the tliirty-first of March last, a bal-
ance reinained in the 'l‘i'easury of $25,-
300 89. The permanent fund inves-
ted in stocks, of which the income is ap-
plicable to the ordinary civil list expenses
of the government, amounts to $400,400.
A particular statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the past year, will "appear
in‘the report of the Comptroller of public
accounts.
At the last session of the General As-
sembly, the annual appropiiitiori for the
deaf and dumb was increased to $3000;
requires careful consideration and cautious
legislation. V _ _ _
The new system of county jails and
workhoiises, which the several counties
have been encouraged by liberal. grants
from the treasury to adopt,appears to have
fulfilled in its practical operations,so far as
the diminution of county expenditures and
the improvement in prison discipline are
concerned, the expectations of its friends.
It has not, however diminished, but rather
tended to increase the expenses of the
State for the custody of prisoners, whose
earnings are exclusively paid into the
county treasuries, without any correspon-
ding diminution of the charges for their
support. “
The s_iiperiority of the new prisons, as
places of discipline, has had the effect ‘of
increasing the number of the prisoners,and
of lengthening the terms of imprisonment.
The consequence has been that the expen-
ses of the State for their support have been
proportionally increased.
Notwithstanding the apparent diminu-
tion of crime, under the influence of the
Temperance Reformation, the judicial ex-
pcnses of the State, exclusive of the sala-
ries of the Judges, have been more than
doubled within the space of twenty five
years; having risen since 1820 from $12,-
-1-:1l 31 to $31,776 ‘.-‘.9 for the year ending
the 31st of March, 1815. A furtherinves-
tigation of the causes of this increased ex-
than the importance of the subjeci, will
commend the report to your attentive
consideration. .
As the purity and safety of a. Republi-
can Government depend no less _on the
virtue than the intelligence of the people,
while we make provisions in our public
schools for the universal education of our
youth, we should be careful to omit no
proper safeguard, which legislation can
supply, for the protection of their morals
from corruption or from exposure to temp-
tation.
Our laws as hitherto administered, have
proved inadequate to the suppression, es-
pecially i_n our large towns, oftliose haunts
of intemperance, gaming and prostitution,
where the imwary are so often lured to
their own ruin, or led into the commission
the peace of families and the good order
of society.
The demoralizing’ practice of betting on
the result of our important elections, is so
injurious in its tendency, and has increas-
ed of late to so an alarming extent, that in
my opinion some further legislation is re-
quired for its suppression. It not only
renders the performance ofa high political
duty subservient to the promotion of a ser-
ofcrimes which are destructive alike to:
o
T
to believe South Carolina has been led into
this error by popular excitement and hasty
legislation, we mayhope that under the
influence of more moderate counsels and
more mature deliberation, her statesmen
will not be slow to perceive that a differ-
ent course, without impairing-lat all her
dignity as a State, would far better com-
port with her obligations as a member of
the federal Union. To such a‘ result a
recollection of the proceedings in the
Corporation, which is placed by the Con-
stitution of the United States beyond the
power of the Legislature to resume or im-
pair. A general provision applicable to
all future grants, specially excepted, from
its operations, would remedy this incon-
venience. Irecommend this subject to
the consideration of the General Assem-
bly.‘ »
The indications which surround us of
increasing prosperit_y in agricultural, com- . .
mercial, and manufacturing pursuits of Congress 0f1778, before the ratification
our citizens, afford gratifying proof of tllt-),by Soulll Cm_‘0lm€\ _0f llle Old flftlliles Of
wisdom of the Practical Policy of the Na- lconfederadition, rejecting the amendments
tional Government, of which your prede-gpI‘0p0S€(l by lie? dell’-‘,~‘_If1lC’5 011 this VBPY
cessors in the last session warmly expi'css- lsubject ; ‘and of the subsequent decision,
ed their approbation. under the present Constitution, by a dis-
Before the adoption ofthe Constitution ofltinguished judge of the Supreme Court of
the U. States,-the power of selfprotectiongthe United Statcs—liimself a native of S.
-by regulating foreign commerce, and im- ‘Carolina-—can hardly fail to contribute.
posing discrimillating duties on fabrics ofj I have also received, and shall lay before you.
foreign manufacture, though fully possess- , the declaration and solemn protest addressed by
ed by each of the States, was pamjyzed-;,, _Massacliuseits to her S‘iS1t.‘l‘ slates, against the
its exercise by their conflicting regulations. l l‘."Sll.l‘? “ls °li Swll‘ C‘"°ll““' The Calm mld
dignified manner, no less than the profound abil-
It was. om? of the prln,cll.ml Ob-lfcts in the lily, whicli characterizes this appc-al,on a subject
ollglmlmtlon of the, hallollal (fovernmenti jofdeep‘ interest to our own citizens, as well as
to provide a depository for this power, 80 ; to every friend ofthe Union, will commend it I
essential to the prosperity of the people, lam sure, to yourserious and deliberate consider-
whose jurisdiction should be coextensive’t1U,0‘Ii- ‘ _ _ '
with the national limits, and whose regu-, ll”-‘ L-"“°llll"‘5 °llll° S""l°5 Of IVCW l‘l8mF'
Iations would be beyond me cmltrol of-shire and Maine have Lraiismitlcd to n1t'C(.'l'lI1lll
did and selfish purpose, but ittcnds iieces-
sarily to \vea'i;en, if not wholly to extin-
guish the sentiment of patriotism and lion-
or by ‘-'1'lll(.'»l1 every citizen should be gov-
erned in the exercise of the electoral fran-
pcnditure seems to be desirable.
quire that a strict but enlightened. econo-
position we now enjoy, and at the same
time sustain as we ouglit,tliose institutions
seiitially contribute to the welfare of the
people and to the reputation and glory of
the State. '
my be practiced in every department of _ _
the Government. In no other waycan wefcious tendency of this practice is fclt.——-C1100 Ol ll1l3l|‘ll5l‘y _ _
maintain the honorable and independent}The large sums uhicli are frequently sta-llmposed, were emphatically recogni.-.ed
The limited resources of the State re-ichise. lt is not, however, on the iiio-_fC0mm0" ll0llelll-
gtivcs and personal conduct of the individ-
juals engaged in it alone, that the perni-
ilred on the issue of aPresidential Election
.t'onstitute in the aggregate, an iinuiense
loo
- . . resoluiious adopted by the lcuislatures of those
l g ' 0 tv I . I I " ' ' '. D ’ * U
gsmte legllhmou I “as the‘ Crow 2”“ States, expressive oftheii s_\ iiipailiy “Hill '1 hos.
,fel'l°‘l by the People liml“ llle 5°"°ml ‘~llll° W. Dorr, an lllll{ilil‘illll ol Bl one l.~lul:(l, who is
leuislatures to the Cono'ress of the United .-,0“, r.-u[]'(.i-jnn- the .m-1-.im»cm 11-mct-.d‘i} 1 .
, D D . - . D I . i .i L )y I .1,
§States, as a trust to be exercised for their laws olIli:itSi'.1ic, Ll!lLlL'l‘ a c_oiivic'.ion for the
' And it is a rcm'ai'l.'able criiiic cflreason, comniiited in an_ attempt to
‘fact in view of the opinions vvhicli have 5lll£,""-llllllhsé10":;::llIl:1°;'l‘l3Yllzlllllilllllglccgi t 1
-, -_ "1' cse -o icis -enci ' ;
-beeii receritly maintained that the e.\ist- , _ .. , ‘ ‘‘ ll.‘ 9‘ 9
d t, ,1,” fans it nicict-.\prc-ssion oi the s_\inpaIhy of those by
all ‘C 0 ’ “:2” l whom they \\ ere U.(lC[li(‘Ll, Will! a person coii-
‘ _ _ vicicd ofcriuie in anoilicr Slate l.owev(-r much
galltl declared in the second act which \vas:ilie pi'0pl‘iCl_V of such an inierfercnce with the
;p:issed alter the orgaiii.-zution oi the {.-.o\'- |CUUlSt.‘ oi jLas.ice llllglll. have been dcubicd, I
i ‘-’ “ - .
ye,-ment, sliuuld not have dot-iiied it necessary to bring
of learning and benevolence which so es-gfund of corruption. And there is
Tlic adjournment of Congress without Bl” 50 ll"
them jarzicularly to your notice.
l
. . i
lmuch reason to believe that under its b:.irie-j , _ _ I‘ _ _
Eful influence the press has often been i'iiade;(llSlllll"ll£_l' lllc ilmllil‘.-Telllclll °l llle l“-"llll
ltlie vehicle of falsehood and calumny, andillf 1S4-"3': l-'llc0lll'll.$_l"l5 llle ll0P° llllll 35 lllei
from iliis, they not oiil_\ cliixrge lllC auilioriiies
ol .i.ll1Ulll.' lslaii.d, iipoii wl.-at cvitlciiccl know not
——i.\'iili having liaiiiplul upon the Cunsiiluiion of
Happily Connecticut owes no public instead ofbcing a light to guide ll1C‘('.ll.lZel‘lS
debt; Nor has it been deemed wise by in the path of duty, has been prevertcd into
her legislators to inciii‘ the hazard of ein- , an iiistriimcnt to deceive and mislead tl em.
l
State ii aid of the responsibility ofothers. ment of private justice,in my opinion iiccil
Let us hope that the time may never come ;your careful revision. Cur Coiisiitutioii:-.l
to point to the land of their nativity, \vith- for the able and impartial adiiiii'iisti':ition
out fear of the reproach of sullied llUl1-i0f‘.dS1l('C in courts while v e leave the
. -. . .' . -l ’ . .
or or viulailerl ublic faith. dishonest debtor at libeitv to set their
P . .
and that for the lnsaiie poor to $3000. l
am persuaded there are few objects of
public expenditure, in which the people of
this State feel a deeper interest, or to the
have been supported and instructed at the
expense of the State, during the past year,
at the asylum for the Deafand Dumb, is
29. The charge for such is at the rate of
$100 agyear, exclusive ofclothing, which
has in most instances been supplied with-
out expense to the State.
The number of patients who have been
wholly or partially supported at the Re-
treat for the Insane, from the State, is 81.
A large proportion of these were cases of
chronic insanity, which ordinarily a'lord,
under the most favorable circumstances,
but a feeble hope of recovery. The Gen-
eral.tA'SSp1]jb]y “yin be 9-....a,;-_.l .2: lL.u.llA LU(lL
of this number 20 have been entirely cured,
and that with the exceptioii of five who
have died, the condition ofnearly all has
been improved, or their s'.:fl'erings allevia-
ted.
Pursuant to the authority conferred, by
the Resolution of 1813, for the purpose of
of the Retreat to erect suitable buildings
for the accommodation of the insane poor,
I advanced to them on the 6th of Septem-
der last, the uncxpended balance of the
$7,80171, to be reimbursed within that
period by the support of the insane poor,
at the rate of $3 a week, or at such lo\vei'
rate as may be charged for the ordinary
patient at tlicRe1reat.
By the erection oftwo new buildings,
each of the dimensions of 120 feetlong by
36 feet wide, the Directors have. so en-
larged their accommodatioiis, that they
will be able hereafter to provide for the
comfort and safety of all whom it may be
necessary or desirable to send to that in-
stitution.
In administering the fund placed at my
disposal as Commissioner for insane poor,
Ibave supposed I should best fulfill the
benevolent intentions of the General As-
sembly by applying it to those cases of in-
sanity which were probably cui'able,orifin-
comfortable elsewhere.
One new application only, has been
By the report of the Adjiitant~Gencral,gjudgments at ilefancc, by a fraudulent
,and the ziccoinpaiiyiiig abstract 0fl'l‘.llll:1l‘yil coneezilnicnt of his means. Cur laws pro-
,iI'Cl.ll1'l1S, it appears that the number of ofli-,7 vide no iiictliod by uhich the fmiiiluleiit
,lcers, musicians and privates enrolled in,f'debtor can be compelled to discloge, and, ,_ _ _ _ 1 ,
support ofwhicli they more cheerfully con-j the Militia of Conuecticiit at the present 5 assign for the benefit of his creditors, the j S”llll5“-‘lll l'9'<l5°“ (‘ll “'llllll‘*‘l‘-llll§ ll"’”‘ “W Loili ;\t:\\.' ll..mp:1,;,,. Nd M,,;__L. ,,,,, ,,._,,. ,(,h,,,.,_.
. .... .. . , . ‘ V . . ', .i,.,..,,."». .’, . ,.. ‘
tl‘ll3llle- The Dllmllel‘ Of l36‘I1eI“CH11‘ICS \Vh0’ time, is -1-:l,.‘)$)1, being 2,958 more llltlll property which he conceals and iiiijiieztlv f fill-lleb l”l- l'l°‘-Crll” ‘ll lll'll Plllll-“la -ll lb‘-’=l
were ever before returned to his ofii.-e.——-lwitlilioltls. The tendency of much of the
There are in the different brauclies of the recent legislation if this country, has been
service one hundred and fifty companies‘ to create a laxity of morals in relation to
of enrolled men numbering in the aggi‘e- the ful llmeiit of contracts, wliicli unless a
gate 6,771, all of whom are well equipped corrective is speedily arlministered, v ill
and in a high state of’ discipline. The prove utterly destructive ofprivate as well
militia of Connecticut as abody are believ-
ed to be unsurp:is.4ed by that of any OLllCI‘gjC‘(‘.f. were fully expressed in the communi-
State; and I deem it highly iinportaiittliatlcation i had the honorto make the (lt’11C‘l‘11l
its organization should be maintained in Assembly at the last session: “\Vliile no
bi-!l‘I‘:lSSl]’lClll, by pledging the cridit of the; The laws oftliis State for the enforce-,
when our citizens abroad will not be able,’i.luty is iinperfectly fulfilled by provicliiigl
as of public credit. My views on this sub-
,°”"“l"l'.‘." “ll‘l‘ill “Ole "host ulllllel”-ll)", l0 llsiriglit [U be lllttl by an iinp-.ii‘liul jury ofthe vic-
‘adoptioii, becomes enliglitenc-Ll by llll'lllCl'.|1ll:lgL‘, and by the t‘.\'L‘lUE1Ull ol lCSlill'i0!)_\' ii-riding
ie_-{pepjeuce of its benc-[j[5, the I)c1']'“f1nf_-[)t;lU f:5lll.l.vll:ll ll]: ll‘.llL.C(.’ltSt', but gi’l.'.\'(.‘ly E‘.SSE‘l'i. ll’.
C0,,,,m,,,,,cc of me ,,,.(,,(_,,,,;\.e ,,(,1;cy “.3” to I c ihc duty ol Congress l(.)'lt‘2~I.l0re.ll111ilolllcsc
V be regarded as essential to the prosperity l rli-i,h.;‘“.’_,"‘l"l‘,T‘.“,'“° ‘ml llmllwc ‘Ur 1'” r°l°“‘°"".
0,. U - lommw‘ 1.iisdoc.iii.c -up;-cuis io ii.e loo cxiraei'(liii-
:0 l’ ' 4.‘ . _. , ;:Ir_v.uud loo iiiumlt-.-il_v 5lll'.‘\»’t‘l‘.'-SW6 of the rights
ll l5 “OW ‘3VlllClll lo all: llllll llle C-\l$‘-‘ill’ 1 ol Ilic.‘>‘1aiics,1i,-lie si.l‘.'t-it-Ll in pass lll'ilt‘l’illl\'(‘(.l.
Tcies of the Coveriiiueiit may be supplied 1i :‘_’il‘ll{t.'Sl'.l(l(.‘L'tl at lllt‘ very fc-uiidaiiioii of their
§hy a 'l‘ai'Ifl on importziiions .'iil_,-listed t()‘i:idt-pciitleizec, by ii'iv.,.l-;iiig llit: izilcifci'eiicc of
lallord rezis-.mable pi'otec'.ion to.~‘.i:icric:iii lu— l-'°ll.‘-.-"W5 “'“ll ll-9 gUVt'i‘niiiciii of-.1 N:-.'.c iii the
-» l’II' '.-.'..-..C..' ',' ' .
lbor, and l1,,,,,,,.e,.U,.t[O the Pubhc j,,,,j5;i-.\t1t..se oi llLi t.iiii.li..iljmiztiiclioii, ll) iiiallt-rs
,l"’l”l‘~"*ll Selllllllcllls ll‘ these l-lllfls ‘ll ll”-' E the Uiiiicil E‘.lul('S, by deiij iiiglu ilie accused the
lfor the purpose of revenue is no longer _ l"‘”"““l"l=’_",i3”,llj‘.il"“ll l“.l‘." °“"'_ 5"°lll‘l'l:v llllll
= ~ in no any .2iic.;.i::g lllC viii’/zt-iis ul other Slates,
‘ u --wu - v ' ‘ . - ~ ' v " - ‘ I .
“e"e‘“‘“:‘ ' “mm Seems lllcwlme ‘“ M “O or llll.‘ llttililtlul g-..i\'ri'ii::ie:ii. The legislnziirc of
III
U1/t'l'iUUl\'L‘tl l;Ul (.l.l\' the cl-.ir.g-.r.i::s iuidciicy
. I ‘ I ' , . , ‘ . . ,
fol the public lands, viiicli, by the terms of the _ilocii'_iuc iiiey uiaiiuaixi, but the fact that
the ariiclesiii ilieiiaiim al constitution, on which
lof tlic ccssioiis of Connecticut and the, _ ,
Ztliey rely for iis sL!ppr_ul'l, have been repcaiedly
lotlicr ceding States, were grained and re-1 I , d I , l 5 _, _ Y _
.ceivcd in trust for their coninieii benefit. m’,lI1:_:“nU:l£',r‘:ll,":l ‘(‘'’;’”:l “l lllllil Lllllml
! - - .. ' ‘J '. ' -' .o '1't(‘VL‘I' 0 ie wov-
_ ,..-il . . v-_..---- y . . ’ _ ‘ u
,.l)(,ll.l\Ct. as they ilicccssaiily ire of the , L_,_M.”cn, U, ,,g,a,t,.
,. .,. ,,.. ., .. _. _ _
0}‘ lll'*ll.V_ .5"‘lll‘-‘“‘v°_ l"‘j(,’_llll°] ,3 H lll?” tlfl-‘pl .fi£'S0lt1i10ll.§.llil1\(’, dl:-0 been pas.-ed by the rep-
,' ll0lli_ l lell 'l'(’P0-lloll U l_ l9 -1‘-‘ll s 0 l 19 il'CSL'llli\1l\'t.'S of inc fcuple of hlioilc Island, and
' iiiblic lands would maleriull ' relieve the ll'i1liSI]'ll‘.l((l to inc b* tlit-Iixc-ciitii‘e oflhaiSiaie
il. l V - .- . .
:1udebted States from embai'i'assmeiit and -10 llslillll lJUUl‘0 l‘UU- 0-\‘lIrt'SS=IN._r In strong and
lt~u,.niSh ,,O- those, “,1,,'cj., like 0,“. (,“.,,, a,.0:llJ(.llgll.'.l1ll.l('fl‘llS,ll1L'll‘ St'llS(.‘ of the iiuproprieiy
'free from debi, the iiieaiis they require for-
its full eflicicncy, and its present state of
discipline at least preserved unimpaired.
Although our country yet continues hap-
pily at peace with the woild, and tlic_ poli-
cy'Ul Ll t: IL‘-(l|llIl“__.; 1.-‘inn.-y\..t... ,,....u...‘1,._:_;ul;
cause it has been so long repressed.
The alarming outbreaks of popular vio-
tion to the laws which has pi'evaile;l in
extensive regions ofthe country; the grow-
five years’ appropriation of 18-1-2, bcing'open violations of the pubic faith ; the em iiidividuzilenterprise.
ge,.p,,,.S,,;t of SCj,e,,.,eS (,fScCn'(,,,,,1 ,,ggr,,n_ when j,,d;c;{,,,Sjy ,.,_,§_,,,j,,,e,j, jmvc been ; syuipalliy which have licretofore kept l‘.S:(lL‘Sll‘lll)lt3 it may be llllll some more siriiiszciit
dizement by liirge poriioiisofcitizens ofthe ; higlily proinotizze of the public _r:ood,and by :4“ lllllll’-‘ll lle"l’l€': ‘Vlll ll” l"‘Jl‘l’l'€‘l‘ (ll5SC‘\’0I‘€tl- H
U. States, and the 1nezisui'cs adopted by the} the diffusion of bene‘its not otlierwise at-‘ll “'35 ll’ ll“? ll9‘~‘P llll"5l‘3l)" llcll by lllc coll‘-
wise and prudent government cannot over-
loo‘~'.
it is worthy your consideration whether
the burdens it imposes upon the citizen
soldier may not, in some respects,be light-
vice.
imcnt on entering upon the duties of his
1 I‘ ' o
,0ffice. llicre is reason to believe that
. , of this iiileifcrciicc in their local conccins, and
Pool‘ llelllol Sllolllll l.lll(l9l' any Cl"Clllll5l‘l'l‘§ . . j . I . .i'epelli'iig as cziluinuious and lllfilllllll", the rose-
(.;(.s, be (,x,,(,sc,1 m ,,,,pr,S0,,,,,e,—,t 0,, ,,c_ tlieir purposes of popular ctlucatioii, iiilei'- ‘’
count of his inabililv,there can be no rloubtilllll lll'llll'”"°ll'l°lll5a llllll 0lll°l' Ublccls ‘ll ll
lilmt (lit: i-ans ui-gm”... L... ...., r.........i, 1h;,tlllbel'fll (lOn‘iesti(: policy.
l,lllU obligation which the goveriiiiieiit llllfi‘ lll°“3‘ llit‘ tlnlin-"I-1' ilm wales in this
;luuons ofi\‘cw llarnpsliirc. Jusily proud of
,lll(.‘ll' lriunipliant vizidicaiion ofilie great princi-
lple.-s ofconsiiiuiioiial liberty, and tlieir success-
'iul lll1llnlL‘i;1lllC(_' of the slip-rt-inucy of the laws
-Pnilflti f0l‘dthe benefit of the appropriationlthe provisions of the law in regard to the
0‘ he 9 u"l1ll°ll Ol llle ,l3l”l<la and II l1H'gejpreservation of public arms distributed for
Pall Of llle Sum appropriated for that pur-~ the use of the militia, have in some of the
‘have been seriously affected thereby. This
shall be ascertained that grievances still
pose remains unexpeuded.
The number of prisoners now con"ned
in the Connecticut State Prison is 19-1-, of
whom 176 are males, and 18 females.
'1'liere were received in tli_e Prison durinor
the past year, 57. O
.The entire expenditures of the establish-
ment _within that period have been $10,-
982 6:), and, the earnings of the pris-
opers have amounted to $l9,234« 58, lea-
virig a surplus of $8,301 93, of which $6-
173 3) accrued during the first three quar-
ters, and $2,128 54» during the last quarter
of the year ending the 31st of March last.
Complaints have been made for some
years past that the mode of employing the
convicts at mechanical labor in the prison
has brought that institution into injurious
competition with the citizens engaged in
similar pursuits, and that their interests
subject has before been brought to the no.
tice of the General Assembly, and was re-
ferred to an intelligent Committe. i
A change was subsequently made in the
employment of a portion of- the convicts,
which removed in part at least the
grounds of complaint. If on inquiry it
exist, which can be remedied without det-
riment to the public interests, it would
seem to be desirable that a further change
pered, than upon any speculative opinions,
towns been very imperfectly observed-—
;Many ofthe arms in the Arsenal, also ap-
pear to have been materially injured. The
gpreseut incumbent has applied himself
7with diligence to the duties of his ofiice,
and I recommend’ to your favorable con-
sideration the suggestions his experience
and observations have enabled him to make.
The subject of popular education, al-
ways of vital interest in a Republican
Government, will never cease, I trust, to
occupy a prominent place in the delibera-
tions of the General Assembly of Connect-
icut. Blessed with a munificent lund
amounting to $2,051,423 77, which distrib-
uted during the past year $117,730 20
among the 1,968 school districts into which
our territory is divided, the people of this
favored State have a solemn trust to per-
form, involving deep responsibility to fu-
ture generations as well as to the present
for its faithful execution. . It will never be
fulfilled in its spirit until the standard of
education in our common schools is ele-
vated to the higliesl: degree of excellence
which the ample means at our command
enable us_to attain. A committee appoin-
ted under the resolutions of the last ses
sion, to take into consideration the state
of common schools and the interest of ed-
uc_atIon generally in Connecticut, will sub-
m1l3l° YOU the result oftheir in-vestigations.
should be made.. The subject is one which
The intelligence of the committee, noless
[may be cliscouragr-(l and restrained.”
f It has from a very ‘early period been the
Union; the_rccl<less spirit of insiibordina-i_r_rr-aiit acts of iiicorporatioii for the accom. : ll“? 3111195 ~\'lllCl1°0ll"l’°5‘
iplishment ofactsof public lllllil‘.',\V‘lllCll by
greason of the miigriitude ofthe expeii-ziiture
Such corporations,
jrequiring great care and circiimspection
, for the protection ofiliepuhlic. The stut-
\Vhile under these circiimstances, it is , ute of 1837, extending to all who lYll9,'lll.,f1S-llllld Cllf0l'<30 them-
our duty to encourage and siistaiu the mi-,‘sociate for the tmnsiiction of any lawfull
[ma as the best ,-e',;,,,,ce of ,1 free pe()1)lC,ébE1Sil]0SS1 the ,.ig.[,, ,0 ,,SS,,me at pjC,,su,.efassiiii'ies to‘ violate at pleasure the riglitsdiitioiis of every State.
ithe privileges and immunities ofa corpo-
‘ration, was considered at the time of its
gpasszigc, as an experiment in legislation.
by many ofits. friends have doubtless been
to
the successful prosecution of the biisiness
for which they were formed, have not un-
frequently, been made the instruments of
fraud and injustice. Individuals have been
encouraged to engage as corporators in
ll"“'e”ll.l’ llllcllll-"a lllele ls “)0 much reaS0nlllSSllfl1Ctl.lO aclniinisterliisticc to -.ill,sho:iltl lc0nrudC"“c3" ""“° ls "llllc l“‘ll°l'lll“l lllll" “ll” '*l55‘lll"ll l’l' ““‘llCll.l' '-‘ml lFt'1\’='0n, it is not
to fear that the elements of war are but - be ful lled according to its spirit, and at ; lllc l7l"359l""lll"ll Of lllc ”“’Sl ll‘-‘llecl g""‘l
temporarily at rest, and that the calm , the same time, as far as may be pi'actica-illlllll 1“ l1lllll€'ll' l'9lllllUll5 l0 C“-Wll Mlle!‘-
which is now enjoyed may be only thegble, so that by their silent operation and Olll 3l0l'10ll5 lllllllll llsclla illlll all ll”? l“0‘l
precursor of a storm the more violent be-lgcnerai policy, fraud and improvidcucel““3'll"ll3 ll‘l0l"35l5 ll lll'°l9-“ls: l"-‘Sl ll'l1lllll.Y ' have been éxieiisivcly pmciicud oflaiciu foreign
l3'l.ll‘[ll'lSll1g' ihai llic[:C0j)l.t'Ol.1’ill0tlelSlflll(l should
lccl ih-arilicir t‘.\'11;'llplt: in lllls respect is wor'.h_v
ul Iuzllduoii, 1‘ZtlllL‘l‘lll‘d'.l of rc;;i’oach.
in \'IL‘\\’ oi the frauds wliich are known to
l0 . S " ' g ‘ V] ' l ‘. ‘< .v . J I -. ' . ’ -
. n its obserniiice ll,‘ under the excite t:oLl‘..1llt,.°, l.i_\ the bi,,,,,,,,.,,, of ,,,,,,,,(_,.S and C,,m_
‘ment of local jeiilou.-ics, or in the pursuit lll11.Slt1ll1t3 guise 01\’ull.l;il:‘il'_\ irnigi':inrs,in large
encouraging the President and (lll'CCl0I‘Sl lencc in several of the large cities of lhelpolicy of the State from time to time, to’0l St’-liciiics of SCL'llU“'-ll “$l"lll‘ll’3°lll9lllalllullllms I” “'9 Ulllml l-"l“ll‘=‘r ll“ all-‘~'l"l.l’ ll“
-0 i-, 51,3“ c,.c,. bc_ been full by many Clll'zIt.‘ll.’<, both iiaiivc and
adopted, that the laws lll "rel-.iiiou to for-L-igr,cis
lit.‘lt.‘i1l.(.‘l‘ ariiving, shall be so ameiidcd as to en.
sure :1 more ellcctual disci‘ii.iiiiiaiii;n between the
:(:Otl'l{,‘ fuitlilcss to their federal obligatioiis,
jor l1'ltllili.’l‘ClliI to their pci'foi'iriaiicc, the
ing disregard of the claims of justice, and ‘theyinvolve,excee:ling tlieordinzirylimit ofillcellllfl ‘ll C0ll'llll0l'l llll9l"35l “lll '~"°‘7ll ‘-'9<'l-‘5C ' viiiuciis and ltlLiUSll‘lUUS iuiiniunuii and the
3 )
I - .
to ;- ~ -;. :.' .
E be L iciishcd, and the loiids ol iii.ili..il ll.\ll.[)-.illLtl cr.i.iiiial or pauper. But liowevcr
regtilaiioiis slioulil be adopicd bv tlicgovcriiment
‘ol the L-riiicd Statics for the aiiaiiiiiit-iit of this
,0l:_]t_‘cl, 1 am not aware that any power ufexclu-
late Congress in-pursuiiiice tliei‘cof,for tlie;t:iin:iblc,li:1ve amply repaid the cominunitv 2 Vellllllll l°°iPl‘e"e‘” lllls l”'ml“'3m ‘l"”lSel': Q‘ .' 1; I . K. . .
acquisition of foreign teritory, regai'illcss,l'or the special .‘1.'lV.’llll:l9_‘(;‘S coiiferred by by removiiig all occasioi.s for collison lie-"mu “H M] i H’ lirmmcc 01 "me lcglslallon lo
alike of the national C0l'lSilll.1l.l0l1 ; ’l'i"eai.y,l their Cl'ltl.l‘18l'S. The 9_'l‘f‘lnllll_2’ of an lllcor-ll\\'€C‘ll the members oftlie coiifeder:ic~,.~
stipul:itinns,aiid the eminent liazard ofivar, f poriition was formei‘l'.7regardei_l as an ex. their legislative prcceetliiigs,
are fearful indications of evil, \\‘l\lt'll tr-,1on,lj,m-,-y c_.,-c,.(.,iSe "Of S0,.e,.c;,_,,, ,,0We,«,§tlie compromises and guarantees of thc_uicu uflliu :L'\'t’rul towns in this Siatc.
lll all proper (2i1:t.’L:' may now be cxciciscd under the
that we one act for the ll.tl2l.llSSlU1l of l3lll‘dlJl[:1I1lS,‘ by select-
jconstitutioii, and the cstablisliiiieiit of tliel '1 he terms on which foreign as well as
l.ludici:il tribunals of the Union to secure D=1llV<3 Cllli’-C115 3”? flllmlllell l0 llle enjoy‘
,‘ment of the elective franch’se, are pro.
Any member of the coi°ifedei‘ar-y which scribed of course in the fundainental regu-
_f’tl_ius giiaraiitced to other States or theirl By an ancient law of this State, modi-
‘tllll.-.‘ellS, or to impair them by l.lll‘O\\'lllg:le(l by the act of 1824-, no alien, even
’llnpC(lll)'1t.‘lllZS in the way of their legal viii- though he may have declared his intention
cued without detriment to the public ser-l Altliough many of the bene”ts anticipatedWllclllllllla ls equally exposed to the imputa- llo become 71 citizen of the United States,
"lion ofa dishonorable violation of thejis cupiible of piircliasing 01‘ holding land
I i s .- A - - . - - - _ . , . , . , . _
bl , lhe. Report of ti.e Quarter Master Gen-, rea_li7.eil, it niay wejpbe ques,,0,,ed “.],c,j,_ V pul')llt.. faith, as by. an. open disregard of _ in _f..oiinccticut, without a special - license
cura) e, uerle of such a character that the; eral \Vlll detail to you the condition ll'l~el‘ its general opei':itidn htisbeen salutary. ll” P‘3Clllllal'Y 0llllg3ll0“S- F01‘ lllmlglli ll'°'l'l ll” S“’P‘3l'l°l' C0111‘!-
patitnts con (1 not be safety kept or made=which he found the affairs of that depart-s Corporations with capitals inadequate
in tlieoi'_\,', the permanent laws ofthe Unioiil At the time of the enactmem of this
may afford redress to the huinblest citi-ilaw, no person could be admitted to the
:zens who have been injured by their vio- 'privileges of an elector until he had ac-
Ilation, reclent occurrences have rendered quired a legal settlement in the State
it too evic eiit that when the infraction ,'1‘l'iis ualilic. ' ' - - ' ' .
"their rights is directed or counleniinced constiqtution dd!zilojbllcfclpbjisfliiabjigopllt
confer, is l’L‘i|Ul:"t'.Ll in ail-Jiiion to that which in.
rash i,nP,.m,;de,,t S,,eC,,jmiO,,s, by the ce,._1heau1horiiy of 3 slate the contest “.3” ‘continued unchanged until the amendment
tainty that in the event of the failure of Ollllllllllll’ Prove llolleless Of l-N’-1‘-Elli, if not 0l'183-9, Which substituted for a lerral set-
‘ z:
their project, they would be able in agreat
measure escape the personal consequences
of their temerity. The application ofthe
principle ofiiidividual responsibility, as in
ordinary partnerships, to be holders of
fraught with so much evil, as to induce its
abandonment. Adequate capitals afford
a much safer guarantee to the public; and
there will be little reason to distrust their
sufliciency, when the Legislature decides
on every case where coporate powers may
be needed instead of conferring on indi-
viduals the right of exercising at pleasure
this important prerogative ofthe sovereign
power.
.Any desirable degree of uniformity, in
regard to their ordinary powers and obli-
gations, may be attained by a general law
applicable to corporations that may here-
after b vranted, rendering it only neces-
sary to"insert in their charters such spe-
cial provisions as the exigeney of each
particular case may require. '
In many of the ancient Incorporations,
and in some recent instances, apparently
thro’ inadvertence, grants have been made
without the usual reservation ofthe right of
alteration or repeal; whereby a ‘contract
agent of that Commonwealth, to test the
honorable observance.
absolutely destructive to the wealrer par-
ty. And though a foreign Government
ginay effectually interpose for the protec-
,tion ofher citizens from similar oppres-
; sion,tlie States of this Union are disarmed
ithemselvcs to indignity,
to discourtesy~or violence. ,
- Ihavereceived from the Executive of
{South Carolina, and shall lay before you
lthe preamble and resolutions adopted by
the legeslature of that state, directing the
expulsion of a distinguished citizen _of
Massachusetts, who came there, as the
constitutionality of a law deemed injuri-
ous to her commerce and oppressive to
her citizens.
The deliberate determination of a State
to refuse obedience to the decision of the
judicial tribunal of the nation in regard to
the constitutionality‘ of her laws af.
fecting the people of other States would be
too palpable a violation of the national
compact, to be seriously justified. It is
diflicult to.perceive how the prevention by
force of a resort to those tribunals, can be
regarded as any more consistent with its
has been formed between the State and
If, as perhaps there may be some reason
jtlement, a stated residence of a you]; It,
:is worthy ofyour consideration, in view;
of this charge in the policy of the State
and of thelacilities afforded by the natudi
ralization laws for the acquisition of the-
transfoymble stock, has genemny been by the constitution, and thereby rendered jrights ofcitizcnsliip, whether the public
found, wherever it has been adopted, to be f incapable of interference without exposing interest would not be promoted by a repeal
and their agents, T
of the prohibition of the purchasing or,-
iholding of real estate by resident aliens,
fafter duly declaring their intention to
‘change their allegiance. A foreigner who,
. voluntarily identifies his interest withlours,
by the purchase of land, is certaenly no;
less likely to become a valuable citizen,
than if he had no stake in the soil to at,-.
tacli him to our institutions. -
By a resolution passed by a majority of,‘
the House of Representatives, and duly
Published with the laws ofthe last session,,_
another amendment of the consitution is.
proposed, making the color, age, residence,
and moral character ofa citizen, whether-
native born or naturalized, the only sub--
Jecli Of enquiry in ascertaining his quali--
l'l<5i1_tions for an elector.
The respect due to the enlightened mem-.
bers of the convention who framed the-
Constitntion, should induce a cautious. ex-.
ercise of the power of amendment ;_ but
not that blind veneration for the work of
your predecessors which would wholly ar-
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