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hcn iho latter counn i taken the pu'ilio interesli aro sure lo sulTcr. I tuny have erred ; j uch is the lot ut luunaii nat'ire. Insiancta ! may have occurred in which I hive tucii suli- ; jeeted to censure. As to these, 1 have only to ' ay that acting from the lights before im, I j uppossd I w.n doing riht. I could not al-1 ways see what othere were able to discover nf- j tcrtheact wos perlorined, and by which they i

were enabled to torm a uiilerent. ami in oil

income, the balance muet be restored by i The true jniaciplea of economy in tho ada corresponding excess of Our receipts ministration of public affairs, are essentially i,.. i tlie same as thote which obtain in individual over our ex-penses. e hae been lured . UBnsaclion8- Na ,)cnditure 8hould be in. to the embrace of our debt under tin Hat-! curred for ofTicial services or otherwise, unlew tering guise of credit, and we can only tound necessary or usc (ul, and then at the lowbe extricated bv the joint aid of industry j est, n"u"t compatible with lull and intrinsic . ii i ,i I value, and ainple abililv of nerlormance. Teaand economy. W e would again seek the ! ted b'v th;g a l urltccLrv Lflice"if Vny ancient Und marks ot Irugality and re- are found to cs st. should be abolished. Ths

probability, a more correct opinion, and thus publican Simplicity trom wnicll 100 many publtc service .iou;J, in all cases not b pro-

not O..S- havp nnwlttinn v Btraved. ' ,."U,IC" u.v lllu i-onmuucn, ue connucu m am

te- bands as iray consist with its prompt and efiicicnt pirfon lance, and public officers sho'd be held to the i'rictest accountability. txctss.ve If, .Atior. i -f The in creased burdens thereby imposed upon tha treasury, is but one of the evils growing out of it. The laws, by frequent changes, become complex, vague and uncertain. This unfits them in a yrta! measure, from be'in; a known and sale rule of action in a community. It is of tae greatest importance to the welfare of the people, that the laws should be generally known ruul well understood. For this purpose thev shou'd be maturely considered in their inception, and he tully tested by time and experience. This would tend greatly to ensure harmony and certainty in their execution, and check a fruitful source of litigation, which tends to foment evil pass.ons, to excite pocial discord, and operates at a heavy tax on the community. Sj strongly impressed have many been i with these evil consequences, that the Constitutions of our tester States provide for but one session of the 1 21 flat tire in every two years, unless in eases of unforeseen emergency. No small number of our own citizsns have re- . prctted that n similar provision is not found in the Cor.s'itutioa of this State, Without dis- ' cugjiin.' the correc tness of this opinion, which ' would be as useless ns it ii iimpproptiate, it : may be remarked that the evils alleged a gainst annual sessions by its opponents, might, in a, ixreat measure, be avoided bv limtiing tha sessions to t be shortest period actually necessary , for the discharge of the pi'blic business. This

remark, hovever,is not intended to prevent a

scrutiny inta the conduct or public

have unwittingly strayed

Labor is the prime source of wealth in a Slate. ISo community can prosper without it. Commerce and trade, tha

i censciousness ol havin endsavored to uusinesg of which, is Only to exchanga duty. 1 shall always feel a deep inter- i j products and commodities of he v ellarc and prespenty ot the State . ,.

our place ior inose 01 anouier, uigiuy advantageous as they are to a community, cannot exist without the life-sustaining breath of labor. All callings, therefore, governed by a provident forecast and wise estimate of their truest interests, owe to it their countenance and respect. It is gratify iug to sea from recent indications, that these opinions are gaining ground in unexpected quarters. This 6hould serve as encouragement to the advocates of truth under adverse circumstances, proving as it does, that sooner or later, her rights will be vindicated, and her supremacy acknowledged. Our position, soil, and climate, as well as the habits of our people, all point to that branch of labor which is devoted to agriculture, as cur chief reliance for lasting wealth, and returning prosperity. This calling should rank with us, the

censure has been beetowed on ma for

cerning what was, at the time, beyond the reach of my vision. 1 retire to a private station in society without personal regret at the decision which places me there: carrying with

me the

do my

st 111 the tv ellarc and rrespenty

of Indiana, and 110 one will more regret than

myself anything which may fasten a lasting etatn upen her character. That your deliberations may be characterized by wisdom and moderation, and promote the common welfare, add to the happiness of the people, secure their prosperity, and tend to the perpetuation of our beloved institutions, is mv sincere prayer, a! the close of hi v official duties. SAM IT. L niCGER. KxncvnvK C'ui.MBUt, Dec. 5th, 1843.

YVH1TCOMBS i.wna itAL adsk; Fellow-Citizf.xs : In conforming on the present occasion with a usage (auctioned by revered exsmples in the history of our country, of attempting tho expression of my thanks for the distinguished prooT of confidence with which I have been honored, language is too feeble to convey the emotions of my heart. Rut if words are powerless for this ob

ject, where shall I find terms adequately first in respectability, as it unquestionably

expressive ol my sense ol the honor is the titst in importance. I he princi c 1 ... 1 r .1.- : 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 .

c imerreu, aim 01 ine weigniy respousi- pal, ami inueetl UiG almost only assist- , thorough

w"i iujjiuovi., iiiiiiiiv.iji.u wiv-j sau ir y ailt-; WlllLil CUIl Ub ICUUCtCU tU 11113 vital ftClUULP, U'ljUHUU iWtiu us uit at,i jyai.n.w Uie unexampled embarrassment and difli- interest, the removal of indirect imposi- tlir-m, as well as to the people, oulties in which the affairs of our beloved tions, the more dangerous and op pressive j of uca.rrwi'soSo StSn State arc at present involved: ; because unseen and stealthy m their op-: jsa frimfui theme, and has not failed to oecuConscious that the duties of tho 6ta-1 eration, is beyond the reach of State leg-! py a very laree space often, however, too tion assigned to me are far above my tal-1 islation. Still, something could perhaps nulch ,:Pn raP"- Itis ' L' acknowledged eats I should holy despair of their sue-! be done by encouraging individual effort j j l -hpoh" thi..tferbur i!e" d cessful accomplishment, did I not fuel, j for improvement in the various branches ; thCro a solitary laborer. I should be most hapthat, next to the protecting care of Prov- of husbandry and by providing for the py, if by an appeal to the Country, I could idence, I can best repose in the wisdom, I procurement and diffusion of recent and ' a""5' it to just sense of the magnitude and patriotism, and zeal of the other public ' useful intelligence upon this sub:ect ! npo"anc of the subject, and exe.to it to a . : -1 11 1 1 iii.iiiBim.i- ur" "J"-1" . correspond in-, action. Encouraging advances functionaries provided by the constitution , throughout the entire community. '1 he have already been made in preparing and maand the laws, here and throughout the imorovements already made in this de- turing our system, and he who would propose

State, for an efficient aid and cuidance in 1 -artment of industry bv the united enter- 10 revolutionize it, would propose a measure of

our joint efforts for the common welfare, prise of some of our citizens, gratifying Not having yet entered upon the func- as they are it is hoped 5re but an earnest tions confided to me without access to of what may yet be done, when the hand the fiscal, or other archives of the State of labu' is unshackled and when individ

ual emulation is excited by suitable ex

am pie

very doubtful utility. The action in faror of nl 'ir-ation. to be rfleetntil 1u1l.l9Ctxrsn.uf usi lo a combined action of the legislature and of public sentiment. The wiser course would seem to be, to add to our present system, where it is deficient, improve it whore it needs correction, and bv a comprehensive view of

j our wants, our habits, our means and our con-

It is to be regretted that a crowing distaste ' dition. to ;ive it a more perfect adaption.

exists in so many quarters agftinst this nursery j A mind highly enlightened by knowledge, of virtue this sheet-anchor cl our common ', and allied to a heart imbued with the moral prosperity, as exhibited 111 the increasing mini- virtues, would, to a great extent, be unavailbcis of o.ir youth who are crowding the ether in. to its possessor, unless accompanied with professions to sick a livelihood on tha ncci- ; a republican self-respect, a confidence in its den t of human life. I own powers, and a spirit of self-reliance fer

The tailuro of the state to meet its indebteu- 1 thought and action. Kverv prison gifted with

ntss has proceeded, net tiom any want of mi inclination to preserve tha public faith not

from tho absence ol a strong desire to satisty

t:ic naht ol suffrage should cherish a deep tclt conseiousness of tho d ut y imposed upon him by the spirit of our free institutions, to examine, si ft, and weigh the leading questions of public policy, the measures proposed for the common welfare, the fitness and qualifications

of those aspiring to public trusts, and the con-

and the regular message, enjoined by the constitution having already been submitted to the present legislature by my predecessor, it, is, at this time, beyond my power, satisfactorily to exhibit, as. indeed it would be regarded inappropriate now to submit, specific recommendations for co-ordinate action. As the powers delegated to the Executive, however, are calculated to affect interests of vital imnortance to the whole

people, I may be permitted before enter-! a!1 iust cIf'"ni aai!13t bjt flJm w,ha, is oU' 1 1 . . . , . c 1011s on the slightest reflection, an absolute inmg upon their exercise, to give a brief abllltV)a wantof physical means to accomplish view of some general principles, which ; the obiect. As an earnest of our intentions ill

in mv iudrment. lie at the foundation of thia respect, our citizens nave steadily borne, duct of those intrusted with the management

our prosperity, and should regulate the , ,or scv,Lial tars 'a3t? Rnd ' urinS I'e,,0td ol of onr public affaire. jm;I,;c.i;,, r - ,..,i; x,ra 1 rsat ll,P:c9;011. imposition oi heavy tax- Nor ran omit tie expression a thia administration ol our public aflairs. I ,,ot OIl!v t0 ineet tlie ordinary expenses of ... ,,., .V. . j f Our Slate, in common with the rest of the state, but for the gradual nlLrpuon of or t,me .f the necessity, on the one hand, of the Union, and especially of the western ilar.e domestic debt existing mo's.ly in the ?"dlnfrl:"""fn , ., r 1 j 1 . ! shaoo ol current Treasury notes. These tax- cable and constitutional means the right portion of .Ms experiencing the distress , ahcaijv 1((l(rJHMn wcU be BUS. offrec suffrage, and on the other of shieldund embarrassment consequent upon a , ,ailieJi and a" furt!u.r aUdit,or, would tend to inff lhis ineslimable privilage against all system of overbank.ng, and its natural J ndu. encroachment; whether exhibited progeny, OTer-trading and deceptive inec-, discouraging immigration. 1 ue p men m ( , - - , ... . vy ? : ,rx .7 f 1 ' , I the interest alone, on th Slate debt, therefore, in the shape of fraud, illegal voting, or iililinn I ho wealth nl a pnmtveni V. ... 7 ..... . . 1 . . . .

........... - ..w .. v...,. v.. - . - " ' it is concluded, on all hands, is bevond our consisting essestentially 111 property of j power to accomplish by direct taxation, which the currency is but the representa- j Plans professing to look beyond our own litive, it is evident, that an undue increase "lils a:ul resource s for relief, have been pvopsr .1.. I. nn. u.. r i sed, which, asule from their questionable conof the Ut cr by means of a paper c rcula- , slitutl0aalltv, an eiaminut.o!i into all tl.e.r

tion, Willie It ennances tlie nominal price Urni-is and consequences, will demonstrate , . , a -r of the former, does not really increase t. he a"s delusive in he end, as they are sPe-1 wh'(,.h 18 the essential principle of a reits substantial value. The tendency or cious ... abearance The .lightest reflection publican government. 1 he forms, in.i.i.rii,;n. ; i. ,.i..ii.i,.ir will sautlv anv intelligent mind that no relief deed, of our rce institutions might conSdu. ;? bv I Jni tV flit ifiJn, n ca" bc rd !r0"! thcr r"1"' WHhoUl i ' to bui lhpv would be de.tiindustry by creating lalse notions Ol a lull equivalent direct or indirect in return. I . . ,, , , ,.

wealth, and to timnt to andilen arnuisi- It is sueeentible of nroof.that the original debt I lule 01 du lorce d,ul v'l'"i'y-

tions by means as delusive in their re- -80, ,1ar f'oin '"S lessened in the operation ,, J . . would at least be paid by the btate (if that insuits, as they are contrary to a primary dccJ weie I)tactlcUle) with heavy additions, law of the Author of OUT being. j h will be remembered, that among the cau-Ttnrs.-ttiw tc wcUI of oommuniiv ses which led to Tiy elevation to the office of is, in fact diminished in proportion to the Chief Magiatrate ot Indiana, luutancw -r , ' . . ,, . 1 ,', lief, on my part, through mv instrunieutahty, fictitious wealth occasioned by every un- ,.ave nol ,oullJ n place5 and u would be unjust due increase of an artificial currency. ' to excite in the mind of the public creditor, or

of the citizen, any false or delusive hope. -Next to the discharge of our obligations our duty should be to give a frank and explicit statement of our actual condition. It is my anxious wish, as I doubt not it is the ardent de

sire uf every citizen who regards the character

lawless violence. Vain, indeed, is the establishment of our free governments, if such abuses are suffered to exist. The ballot box would, in that cast,

cease to reflect the will of the majority,

These extremes, by their reciproc?l action, continue to diverge until tlie violated laws of production, currency and trade, are vindicated by a re-action, end

ing 111 extensive rum ami distress

Having just pledged myself to the

support of the constitution of Indiana, and the constitution of the United States, by the most solemn of sanctions, in the r, ...,... of it.;., nssemblage of the public funtionarics and of my fellow citizens, it only remains that I should announce my intention of being governed in the discharge of my duties by confining myself slrictly within the scope of the powers delegated, by regarding the affairs and interests of Indiana as the first ob-

Th...m..lrn,nnn.lhi..nmsi....el. ol th,s Coun.n, to use every practicable cxer-, ject ol my care ana solicitude, and of

y 1 . J r, 1 turn to meet all just demands against it, and 1 1 jealously devoting my nest energies to emergencies is, an increase of bank pa- stm cherish the hope, that with .lowly return- t,,e rommon welfare And ! b ,MT, per, one, at least, of tlie original cause ing prosperity, an arrangement may yet be , . e of the evil. But.it i, evivent, that this made tou'chi.uall cl.i.,..Btha. are .us, and e-; renew the expression of my hope ,..i.i i,.,i ,.:i ,n;, ,i, j.. quitablc, and comporting with the honor and , that in this new and untried sitution. I could but temporarily alleviate the dis- . ' . . ... , muv . f ., .

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, ..v. ..v, ... . .... ... operate wun ine icg.siaiuie ui uie onii; 111 of its speedy return, in a shape still more whatevermay be practicable for theuitainin'cut aggravated and frightful. A few may ol this desirable object. , 1 1 1 : 1- , For reasons already advanced,! defer to a nave derived advantage from such a con- filter occasioIli lhe express,.,, of my view, dition of affairs, by withdrawing them- ,110re fully on thia momentous subject,matured selves from the vortex of speculation at a as I trust they may be, by a carelul examinafortunate moment. But the gains of even tio" o ,l aftuy M7 official position shall have

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ers for the future.

JAMES WHiTCOMB.

ities and from my fellow citizens generally, that indulgence and support, of the need of which, I am deeply conscious. But above all, I implore the guidance and protecting care of Almighty God, in whose hands are the destinies of nations, whose blessings have been so largely

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. T ' r "u ' , 6 V'T.") Y . r i-'1. UCBl",v lively, and to whom we owe lasting gratnotwilhstand.ng the contrary assurances undivided and faithful atten .on to ever sub- fS0L.

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DUt prove disastrous to uie community j may be addedt ,liat ,ll0uld our hopei of as a whole. But disappointment is not , ronef be postponed, and all plans for our extrithe only evil consequence of a failure of cation fail of the effect which every lover of deceptive plans for relief. They serve, hi,9 country so ardently desires, et those, , r c i i . -.lj whose official position has not enabled them to by encouraging false hopes, to withdraw recommend ,nv Bchem8 0f relief whatever, attention from what is really feasible, calling for the action of the State councils, and They tend to relax individual exertion, whose administration of our financial aflairs, Nor are the consequences referred to, has not, to soma extent,at least, been crowned j A, . ., f i ,i . f ft i with the destred success, those, 1 repeat, wilL ! the worst evil found in the train of false be ,.now bow ,0 rebuke ail ilUb a j'rU 0fl .n.l; . .) --i. i.,. ..i.i. ti,... 1 .l

eicuiii aiiu ici.nici3 Dioe;eiiciiieill. m iicy criticism. . are followed by violated and crushed faith, ' It would be useless now to go into an exafaiwant of confidence,, immorality, and nation of the mismanagement of some of the . , r , , ' , 'public agents in the negotiation of loans, by

crime, as lovers 01 poou oruer, anu as . ri r, r 1 1. !

patriots, jealous of our good name at disposed of without first requiring their full va-1 home and abroad, we should unitedly j lue in hand, as enjoined by law. j task our best energies for a remedy for'. "aJ this amount beeii faithfully received,. .i , . r r . .judiciously applied towards the construction the past, and a preventive for the future. Jof ,ome of ,he more imporUnt o(- our pu-Dlic Notwithstanding the late signal failure to ' works, the profits then arising would sensibly ecure a promised return of prosperity, liave relieved our burdens. and while other projects as spacious as .But BSat,e .f "'j"?9 j8 "ctantly . . .,... j i i V.i ... acknowledged and deplored, it should at least they are unsound, are, and doubtless will tprvc , ren, I;d us of a remaining duiv-yet continue to be plausibly, and even ear- clearly within our power the observance of a liestly recommended, thcie remains a rigid and systematic economy in every departremedy, plain, obvious, reliable, and : n,u"t ot th' 5,,,e gv,c,"'t. We should in it, il. K r 11 tine respect, irnitate the same fiugality, hi. h within ine reacn Ot all. mrrn nrcr-ssitv has imposed upon the grea? Our consumption having exceeded our mass of our suffering fellow-etti;.ns,