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NUMBER 4
SANDERSV1LI.E GA., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 1866
siiing inf the Government during the political^
»ards years 1866 and 1867, must, necessarilyH
urthy be provided for. I include the-exp^n-fi
tl a - S 'S of 1867, because .if resort be had top
■hope taction, the usual resource for rei>-Jp
rabie porting government, tlVaE tax nivtaflbew
■i.son- imposed and collected in the present*
veri- year. The arrearages of the past, and®;
free- the regularly accruing expenses of the®
a re- present, year, can be met only by the*
cienfc- sale of valuable property posso-s-d by
nsid-1 the State, or bv loans predicated on
w far | her credit. The former alternative 1
pun- may dismiss, as an expedient without
us a blunder in the legislation lay it before you for consideration.—
hief exemplar. Such an idea You will, I am persuaded, $el no hes-
ibly posses the minds of a few itation in incurring such a debt as may
having peculiar intellectual , be necessary for the purpose: in view
d idiosyncracies, but surelv, j of the assurance furnished by its past
:r control the action of tlie | operations, that the road will soon work
of the-United States. Then j out i:s own redemption, and then ro-
. be s > uncharitable as to hare 1 some its suspended function of feeder
uspieion. Being recognized ! to your treasury. Nothing now is
ion-makers for the Union, we ■ needed to make it a source of revenue,
ere long, legislators in the j than solid-, permanent improvements,
I have said thus much on the I motive capacity corresponding to its
because of the disquiat it pro- j position in connecting lines of railroad,
i the public mind, which I j and skillful management, All this
in aid in allaying. , Georgia can supply, and will, without
illtT OF THE COMMISSION. - hwMWWrjT <W*y. X*n»
J SI. HSOLOC&,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
advaircjN
TKRUS, $3 00 p.-r a tin urn in
Chough there
■cut localities
e;rin : .c. wc hsu
have occurred, in da tier—
shocking exhibitions of
witnessed
no genera
•or concerted disturbance of public t ran-
cpMlitv. Doubtless this-experience will
awaken in all hearts renewed gratitude
to, and trust in, an overruling Provr-
dtuieo : and encourage persistent effort
to recreate, from our recent chaotic
•condition, social order, and prosperous
■domestic economy.
Within a week after your adjourn
ment,'his Excellency, the President of
the United States, was pleased to re
lievc of his trust his Excellency the j
late Provisional Governor, and to re
mit the government ol the -State
( Is of the chosen
duces in me
would fain aid in allaying.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission appointed by the
Co ivention which met in October last,
to -orepare for your consideration a
code or system of laws for the govern
ment and protection of persons recent
ly- emancipated from slaveiy, .arid, for |
other purposes, have reported, and I
transmit a -copy of their report here- |
i tie jasi ineguiv,.:^ wumnuii ^ no
Wiih . favorable opportunity for
present consideration. Although I . attack, ^
should derive from it incalculable per-1 history o. pumtivejusticj? in the
suggestion, that the
this great publie interest
transferred to a Board of Commission-
. -i i era, to be elected bv the people or
w,tk \\ lUioot dwelling.upon us pro-1 by ’ the General As3emb i Jv . iglijharg-
t ing the responsible duty of‘‘giving you
| 1 ira limb to time information of the
Nj just and liberal, as it should be, to the j state °f dm Republic, «ni of nco.it
° f freedman. Ii is safe, as it should be. >»<=ndm g 1° J°“ r cons,derate such
sonal relief, 1 cannot concur in the United States, and in Great Britain,
that the management of from which country our ideas of jui is-
‘A.biild Vie prudence, civil and penai, have been
mainly derived, clearly developes,
through a senes of years, a preqeptible
visions in detail I take great pleasure
in commending it, as a whole, to vour
j most favorable consideration. It is
Georgia into the iian '- , "7 l . I to the citizen. It extends no'political
agents of tnc pcop e. .ns j rights to tlie former, but it gives ample
1 security to his rights of person and of
the wis-i P ro P ei 'W- Like-a great majority of the
)
measures as I may deem expedient-,” I
recession from sanguinary and degrad
ing punishments. For these have been
substituted uunishments of decided se
verity, but redeemed by their connec
tion 'with reformatory appliances-.—
Chief among them is that of solitary
a-isly a cheering advance
rative peli-cv. and illustrates join the j
I wholly
kindness of liis purposes, Hnu
dom of your patient waiting and pro
dent action.
Dunnu nearly the *be.« «< litical
vour absence from tlie Gapitai, -diet 1
Congress of tlie United States has like
wise been in reexss, ami there have
therefore been no decided demonstra
tions o! the policy' that will be |)u. - aed
by th t branch of tue Federal Govern
ment. But enough has transpired to
justify the expectation, taut not many
mouths wi
\v i 11 be represented
'bip.se before our people
in the Halls o[
Congress. As surely a> tue laying of a
foundation gives promise of a super-
stricture, just so surely are wc guar
anteed an early rest 'ration to all our
rights as members of the Arn-rican
Union.
[n popular g vaimm mis, tnc liig lest
legislative funct
Vr Altering a ^
History furnish s no record of a people]
nor only permitted, but urgently in ,
vited, to part cipa ! c in the exercise of !
this Irg'i function, actually cxercis ng]
it, ami Die
States which never admitted, or have
mg since abolished slavery, we are
averse to investing him with
rights and privileges. For
that very reason, we are under the
highest conceivable-obligation to pro
tect him in his rights of person and
property, and to aid, by all just means
his advance in civilization. This aid
we give him, this advance we effected
for him, whilst in slavery. Why
should it be withheld now ? Whilst we
insist • upon occupying, in relation to
those persons, the pos tion of the gov
erning class, let us fully' and fairly
m-et its responsibilities.
W ' tin.- original report, I also trans
mit a copy of it with rdt -rations sug
gest vt by i he commissioners themseives
upon revisi >n. I involve for the pro-
ireful
- • i duct of their labors careful examination
ton is that of training! , , r - ,- . •
‘-'I di v-sn-d ofall lingering prejudices, en
written consiitnuon.—; , ■ • , ,
gen ired in a system which has passed
from us forever. The commissioners
have earned vour gratitude, as wed as
the compensation suggest-.d by the
the
In'
wring out of ii. A i am .mdiiici
Coustinilid t of the United S
been proposed bv tiie Congrez
(J./..VV »
oloa.su r
I. i--h it will.be .i-o a r
to make.
i’ZRM & ATE VN j‘i-3 RAILRja!),
Tnis verv valuable item of State
property nas, as you are wed aware,
I'ilrl \V
shali yield
morbid delicacy
reproached with
neither to suggestions
nor to fear
s 0 f confinement at hard 1st -or, for a term
f be in r apportioned to..the chatacter of the
power. lit offejico. This r which makes the Peni-
lust of —.. ,,
discussing the relative merits of the tentiary system-^ has byen generally
present and the proposed schemes for adopted in the States of tne u nion, and
the management of tlie road, both of seldom, if ever, abandoned after tr,a .
which have been brought-to iheexpe'r- Ls introduction, always makes a veiy
imental test, the former fin is abundant marked cnange of system, and I am m-
snppori in the fact, which I think will clined to tniuk that tlie disappointment
scarcely be contested, that the greatest so often expressed m Georgia witn its
success lias been achieved under it.— results, has been occasioned mainly by
But I rest not the argument on this ' unreasonable expectations enteitameu
alone. With a Board of Commission
ers, you will have divided responsibili
ty, divided counsels, bickerings, crimi
nations and recriminations, and the in
evitable loss of respect for the immedi
ate controlling authurity. Be thatau
thorny vested in one, or in many, he or
they exercising it must be so compen
sated that other avocations may be en
tirely abandoned, ami the whole time
given vo the work. If there be several
inadequately compensated, each will
such as moral and religous oral teach- .questions are, to wnat extent ana in
ing, impressive and well directed read- j what form it shall be used. I accorn-
ing—been applied with sufficient^ p.any this communication with a tabu-
judgement and persistency ? The j iar estimate of money which will be re
solitary element of the convicts impris- j quired for the years 1866 and 1 G7.|
onment is doubtless, very potent, be- j amounting to $806,880 lor 1S6G, and!
cause very bitter. Its stringent en-1 to $791,455 for 1867, which I think!
forcemeat to restrain bad influence, j will admit of no material reduction.—B.
and to conquer obduracy, would be]Superading to this.sum,so much as j'ou®
eminently proper ; whilst its judicious I may determine to expend in tlierccoii-B
relaxation, as a reward of good eon- struction, and refuting of the Western 1
duct, and earnest effort at amendment, ] & Adamic Railroad, and the Peniten-d
might be very salutary. j itentiary, and such other appropria-A
The tendency in such institutions, as i lions, as it may be your pleasure to®
in schools for boys, and higher semina ; make, for the relief of disabled soldiers,!
ries of learning, is to one unvarying j for the suffering-families'of- those w.hop
disciplinary cours, regardless of differ- ] fell in the war, which present strong,
ence of traits of character, or in degrees ' claims upon our humanity and ourl
of depravity. It makes the daily admin- gratitude, and for anv other purpo-es,p
istrative routine more easy, and hence you will be enabled clearly to estimate
the strong temptation to it, but noed- the necessities of the State. We may®
ucator of the young ever achieved dis- at once assume that the whole outlay!
in money which you may determine to*>
make in they political year now cur-i
rent, which will terminate on
in its inception. The wit.of man
devise no scheme of punitive justice
which will prevent Commission of
crime—-under any system the criminas
(inlander will inerease with increasing
population. If the system which hal
so long existed in Georgia lie abandon
ed, what shall replace it? Iain aware
of no other suggestion than a return to
that which preceded it. About thirty'
.years since, th? General Assembly of
Georgia made this experiment, but the
whipping post, aud the
tlie exhibition in
jok to some other employment to ! ^ ene3 the
supply his deficiency ot income, and to i piH° r J^ and the exhibition m open
ms associates to supply his deficiency I court of the red hot brand, jurningin-
of attention to their joint trust, and ! han.V in to human flesh, produced m
’ a erreat interest will receive little ! one year such a revulsion of popular
suiter
The t
upon
duto-iincut from the war.
rovernmeut of tlie United States,
i ax ing jio-session of it, through
»hc mode . ju'cscribed by that ilistru
m -ill. io tiie E gisiatures of the several
States, and its adoption d •pended upon
the concurrence of the Legislatures ol i the military authorities, made such re-
thrcc fourths of those Stales. Tuese* pairs as were lice assary to make it
bodies ass mod, seriatim, as they came' : available for their own uses, but these
into session, to act npoit it - those: were not of a permanGiit or substantial
States which had never sepq ruled or j character. When delivered to State
attempted to separate themselves from; authorities in September las', not only
the Union, and whose governments j was the condition of the road, itself
therefore had never suffered disorgan- j bud, but there was an almost entire
iz.ition, acting first. A point was: destitution of rolling stock,•machine
reached when a concurrence cd the req-1 shops for repairs of locomotives and
uisite number had not been attained, cars, materia, to be used in them, pr-
aud ocsaiblv might not be. At this dmary supplies, and fuel. The report
juncture, State,
situated
as was of the Superintendent (which will be
Lreorgia, were one after another getting ' laid before you as soon as. received,)
again into an o ganiz^d condition ; and will inform you that he purchased of
their legislatures, upon their ass un-_,the above enumerated from-the United
ace, were distinctly invitvd, by Fed-; S.r.at-.s jjov.• r.iimuio,■ pomM
a very considerable quantity,
the cost of which was little short of
were distinctly invitvd, by Fed-; Stare
oral authority to take action upon this stater
very imrp.-taiit amendment.
thus
faithful supervision. All cannot be
aOeq'uaieiy compensated for the yie'ld-
i:ig of their wnolc time, without in
curring etrermous expense. This. !;ow-
ever, is the least substantial objection.
It wilt bu conceded that capacity for
the management of so vast a business
can only be fully ascertained. by trial.
Whoever may be entrusted with it, or
however appointed, should be subject
to removal instantaneously that inca
pacity, or infidelity, -was developed;
and usually the powers of appointment
and removal are placed together. The
people, in the nature of tilings, could
not exercise the removing power.—
The General Assembly arc not in ses
sion pne-aixth of time* in an average
of years, aud wh«ti m ieeess, cannot
convene of their own pleasure, and
therefore are unfit depositories of the
removing power. If tiiis were separa
ted from tlie appointing power aud
vested m the Executive, (supposed to
be always in place) difficulties still
present themselves. First, there would
human
ich a revulsion of
feeling, that' their immediate successors
undid their work, and restored tlie Pen
itentiary. It may well be questioned;
whether our constituency would noxv
look with more equanimity upon such
proceedings. In making the change
under consideration, the crimes now
punishable by confinement in the Pen
itentiary, must be divided into two
tinguished success under it, and prison
discipline so conducted, must fail like
wise.
Should you determine to adhere to
C!lu | the system, much will have to be done
to repair the material injury sustained
by the institution, into which, doubtless
your committees will enquire, as well
as into its general management, to
which I am as much a stranger as any.
and more than many of you.
The' question will probably arise,
whether if it be contined, it shall be re
built here or established anew at some
other point. There arc certainly ad
vantages in having such an institution
at the seat of government, which wii
readily occur to the reflecting mind,
and one great objection heretofore ex
isting to the lacality, viz : its inaccessi
bility. by .railroad travel, and transpor
tation; is overcome already, and doubt
less it will, ere long, be still more easy
ofacce-s. There may, however, be
a ivantages, in some other locality,
commending it ;o preference. Of this
you, in your wisdom, will better de
termine. Should y<5u dermino to lo
cate it elsewhere, I respectfully suggest
that the present site, with necessary
of November next, must be borrowed^
unless you not only
barious sanctions of an exploded code.
To the latter I have already alluded.
In reference to the former, it may be
well to consider tlie probable efficiency
of the proposed penalty. Statesmen,
jurists, and publicists, of this day, agree
in thebpinion that certainty gives more
efficacy to punishment . than severity.
Where trial by jury prevails, no reli
able estimate can be made of the cer
tainty with any proposed punishment
will wait upon ciime, without consult
ing public opinion, regarding its pro
priety. We are not without soom
resort to taxation,
but materially advance the payment of
the tax.
Looking to the year next ensuing.
(1867,) it will be necessary to deter—
nine during your present Session,
whether you will provide-for its wants*
1 >v levying a tax during the present'
year, or whether you will put that bur
then also upon the credit of the Si ate, 1
amt give to your constituents, in theuci
reduced circumstances, another jre
exemption' from state -taxation
must be borne in-mind that there 1
upon the statute book, an unexecuted
law, requiring the payment of a tax iti y
the year recently ended—unexecuted, f
because of the disorganized condition |
of the Government. I recommend the, §
remission of this tax, arid the imposition oi
of a moderate one to be collected'during ^
the latter part of the present year, when |
the fruits of its operations shall have »
oeen partially realised. In the tabu— |
lar estimate, before referred to, I have %
for convenient reference set forth a
Classes -Ue more aggravated added to repairs to the buildings, not destroyed, statement, made up from the report of -
the list of thos'e entailing capital pun- and the addition of others, involving the late Competroller General show- M
ishment die other remitted to the bar- nn inrern PTn^nHiinrA m?a4it. t ino* enmo . , o
not all of them,
Georgia, not only
coiurenviice. A
t e danger ol antaiiuisms —iditu tnr u»> «*}-;’
tween the Executive and the Legisia- • iiie number of crimes now subjected
live Departments, or between" the I to capital punishment, in Georgia, is
l ii£«.ta- Oav rctvUvjTr-Tjf l»] Irt test.
j — J - X J ’ ‘ ^ uuu^ci \JL U-I.TV « « -« c:
Most
among whom wat four hundred thousand dollars. A 1tho’ _ A , . _
acted but gave their this purchase involved the assumption ‘ former and the great body of the peo- ' comparatively small ; yet it is perfect-
proclauiation has of a large discretion, when it is con - pie, which would' be unfortunate:—| ly notorious, (using^the mildest form of
iidered that there was at the time no Sccoud v, vacancies made- should be I expression) that in such cases, the
speedily filled, but this could- only be ;character of the foreseen punishment,^
done by giving to the Governor the j m^ryeioUsly increases the difficulty of
power or appointment for tan interval , satisfying jnn_-A that tuc ^accused has
ionger or shorter, according to circuiri- I ccmmittBd the crime gim-r 6 E : oo*!;
stances; aud thus by a free exercise of j evident is that feeling, that your ex-
the power ' of removal, he might at j Etmg code, provides as one test or the
last draw to himself in a gcod degree, I qualification of a juror, before he is put
where on a credit, and therefore not at tl^at of appointment. This, too, would j upon the accused, the question “are you
all - and that even in its dilapidated occasion jealousy and dissatisfaction.; conscientiously opposed to capital puish-
state, the- road, in the short space of. To my mind it seems abundantly clear,! ? Ibis test, as all know, ex-
two months, yielded a nett income ex—; that system is the best, for such an j eludes from the jury box, many good,
eroding one-half the amount of the j enterprise, which most certainly fixes
purchases* —the wisdom of the act will ; personal responsibility, and mosteftec-
be fully exemplified. j tualiy secures prompt removal, for iu-
But large as is this outlay, it falis far | capacity^ or faithleSstfess. This is
nas
gone iori.ii, anneimcmg formally, that
the- |!ro[vj:;ed arn'cii-Jment had been higher authority emanating from the
adopted by the Legislatures of three people whicircoukl be consulted— that
fourths of the States, the names of without the property purchased, the
which are set forth. In this catalogue road, so necessary to commerce and to
are embraced Georgia and several the supply of the wants of the people,
not recently represented could not have been operated—that it
could not have been'' purchased else-
no large expenditure, might be used | ing what sum's different rates percent,
advantageously, as a labor prison for upon the assessed value of property in
persons of color convicted of certain i860, (other than slaves,) wil 1 yield,
crimes. Public works-GLfeuitable des- Owing to the late period of your or~
criptions, such as the tafia ing of leather ganizution, and the circumstances sur-
and the Icfwer and more easily acquired founding you in your brief session no
j mechanical arts, coming within the appropriationofmonevforthecml’es-
! purview of the report of the com mis- tablisbment, in the current year Has
j sioners, herewith transmitted, might be been made. The first quarter has Vory
j advantageously established there. nearly expired; and to meet its de-
I By act of the General Assembly, mands it will be necessary to appro-
approved December 6th, 1862, the priate a sufficient sum, before a <mne-
Executive was authorized Lo establish, . x»I **ppypi iatian~acr~ca.Tf be mavcrretT
in connection with Messrs. Devine, and indeed as quickly as possible the
Jones and Le^. o. Card Factory, for the amount of which can be deducted 1'rorn
supply of a want sdreiy felt throughout the estimates in the general bill
the State. The connection was form-' Discouraging as is°the present aspect
ed and the factory established or* the of our financial affairs it may safolv
Penitentiary grounds. As in the be affirmed that you may make the
other Stat
in Congress, but now prepared an 1 dc-
scrous to be so represented. Strike
l he:r names from tiie catalogue of the
proclamation, and it would have no
constitutional basis upon which to rest.
If those-States be not in the Union, the
E d-ral theory upon which the war
was waged is wrong—and they could
not rightfully have voted on the adop
tion of tbo amendment. Yet
, their short 0 f what must yet be-expended to | attained by having all the responsibil
\o.es were disainctiy.solicited, have repair the damages, and put the road ity of superenteudence centered in one
been counted, and have given it the , in a condition to meet the deman ' ‘ '
.... - | — -V — V-F up
dcaiten sanction. ! on it in the transportation of passengers
Shall it be said of a Confederate: and freight. S-veral of the largest
Republic, that Certain States were in bridges were destroyed and must be
tin: Union for one purpose, and out of rebuilt. Three of the temporary struc-
it for all others—that whilst invited tortures erected to supply their places,
■participate, and actually participating, i have been either swept away or greatly
in the making of fundamental law, j damaged by freshets duringyour reees?,
they were incapable of participation in'
the most trival act of ordinary legisla
tion—that whilst they, with other
but. as I humbly convene, sadij' mis
taken men. I submit whether, in the
face of such clear' indicat ions of public
feeling, it be expedient to swell the list
of capital offences, by the addition of
ininot one's. The horse theif might I
well prefer to go before the country j
with the penalty of death impending, j
rather than with tlie milder one. affix- i
od by the present code. This view 1
. . , ascertained, including its funded debt, ,
the appointment of an agent or agents, interest upon it in arrear and the tem
with fui] authority to settle all ihatters horary loans effected recently to put'
ryn account between the parties, and to ; the governmenYagain in operation falls
aiviae me asset?, and make sale of sueh ] short of three miffions, fiv*e handretU
as may be alloted to the State. [thousand dollars. If to this were add- ^
The Penitqnitary, if continued inj ed two millions five hundred thousand ;
operation, will doubtless need the ap-j dollars to repair all repairable d t-na-
propriatibn of more or less money to ; ges, and meet present necessities with-
exliriguish in whole or in part the j oul irnporing 'heavy burtibns Yon a
amount due it by the State, as .stated ] people temporarily exhausted by pro- i
m the report of tiie Principal Keeper, : tractcd war, tlie whole amount of in-
and to which your attention is invited, debtedness would be six million dol-
Stat.es, ordained that certain thirigsjue
done by .the National Legislature, th«y
ean hiive neither part nor lot in the
dome of them ? Imagine the criticism
upon republican goverom nt. which
■such a state- of things would evoke
bom monarches of the old world.—
Let us not anticipate this result. It
warnicl be too great an outra :e upon
(he exclude i States—too disturbing to
the solr-respect of the actors—too dam-
U li-irirt tO 1 For, u. A ._ -- -
iilgff a crime agamst thcm.at least too
more than half the aggregate salarie
so that no trains can now run continu
ously between Atlanta and Chauanoo-
ga. Daily communication in both di
rections is indeed maintained, but at
much trouble and .expense, and with
greatly diminished income. The night of three commissioners, placed at the
trains are now unavoidably dispensed lowest rate that would command very
with. I doubt not you will be mlinon- moderate ability, would doubtless se-
lshed by this unfortunate result of the cure one Superintendent of bigh ea-
necesdty of making, speedily sueh ex- pacit-y. Hoping that the great impor-
|®nditure as will effectually prevent its tance of the subject will be regard d a
recurrence. sufficient reason for giving it so large
- Tiie funds necessary to the object a snacaJoi rG• ^ Mierfertruroil
—and all the responsibility of his ap
pointment and continuance in office,
centered in another, himself immedi
ately accountable to the-people.
Tue qualifications for superintend : b^ght be extenciect, bty^-yi
ence aud management of such a work i ly follow toe train of thought
are by no means common, and cannot 1 My recommendation, therefore,' is t
be secured without adequate compe i- Hat instead of abandoning, you address tion of "the Government
sation. Dick of quiu ilioation. cannot ^ yourselves,, with the light of experience thus far, met by temoorai
led bv the mere innI r.iidie.af.ion tn «1-ia tvArl.- r>f Imnrv.,.;,, ,i- »i. - .. * 1 .
be supplied by the mere multiplication to the work of improving the system,
of employees. Less tliao~one half the One of its
aggregate salaries of five, and but little : thepr
format'
is wholly denied to it bv its opponents,
STATE FINANCES.
The financial condition of the State
demands serious consideration, and
wise action. The currency, in the
treasury, when hostilities ceased, is
utteYy worthless. The functions of
all officers of the State Government
having been, for several months sus
pended, no tax has been collected,
during the political year just ended.
The expenses incident to a re-organiza-
have been,
by temporary loans, and
these are now
very nearly exhausted.
of its greatest recommendations, For all practical purposes the treasury
retically, is that, it tends, io the re- may be Said to be empty.
atum of the convict. -Tiiis merit From what has already been said it
i.MLr 1 re L l... M. • . i ■« - *
necessary' to the object _a_sjiaca_ui
nius.t,he.4^'.<(PnA : if*iT ! i i am- I'ilFnTihed with that very little, if any cbange.be niado
an estimate of the probable cost, I will in the present system, and that the ' to the hardest labor, and to the greatest mankind, and the necessary expenses
The truth fairly stated, probable is,
that in this respect it has accomplished
less than was expected. The practical
question is, may ir not be made to ac
coinplisli more? _ That many convicts
will Dmvi‘ii.rtiirljF^nCT—‘riiAiuneeS, t!-ilS
( will be indicated very soon after their
i admission. These should be subjacted
is apparent that during the year upon
which we halve entered, large sums
must be expended, in the revival of
important interests. In addition 'to
these, the arrears due unnn ti^—-v ''
d for several
•A—'ueot, unpai
years, a portion of-tt^;principal of that
debt, matured, while we haKre been cut
off from connection with the rest of
lars. The annual
SI a
interest upon this
sum. aim the annual appropr ations for
the support of Government, upon the
scaie of .estimate here presented, would
not exceed eight hundred thousand
dollars;
From the earnings of the Western
and Atlantic Rail Roadxput in good
working order, and from a tax^of one
eigut i of one per cent, upon the prop
erty of our people, (these estimates
being put intentionally low.) we
may safely cJculate on am in'ebme of
one million-and fifty thousand'dollars
snowing a yearly banlahce in the
treasury of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.- This annual sure
plus might be treated as a si ..kino-fund
for the-public debt, as follows. If the
debt be r ised to six millions pfdollars
(and it may fall eon^jn..-.■ i ■ rJ-
g di Loose matured within the'
inst tour yeam, and unpaid; iu funding
me arrears of interest on the ' funded
debt ; and to meet the .pressing neces
sities o. the State, will amount to three
CONCLUDE^ ON
changed circumstances of the country, embarrassment only temporary. The ' i
it will not be desirable to either party entire indebtedness of the State clearly *
to continue the connection, I advise ascertained- inMnMi'orr a Lu \