Excerpt from Message of His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Communicated to the Two Branches of the Legislature: January 5, 1831 The proposed amendments to the Constitution, which respect the season for the annual organization of the Go verament, and the ratio of representation in the popular Branch - the mode to be prescribed for taking the valu atlon of the rateable property within the Commonwealth, affecting the proportionate contributions to the public tax es, 'and by a rule of the Constitution, a corresponding apportionment of the Delegation to the Senate - and the question of renewal to the numerous Banking Corpora tions, of their legal capacities, connected as the operations of these Instltutlons are with all the business concerns of the Community, are subjects of reference from a for mer Sess1on, which have claims to the highest considera tion. There is enough, in either of them, in whatever manner it shall be disposed of, to stamp with memorable impression the deliberations of the present Legislature. It will be happy, indeed, if in their delay hitherto, that knowledge of public sentiment upon these measures of direct popular bearing has now been obtained, which will secure to your decisions upon them, the sanction of an ultimate approval by the People.arrangements, will withstand any attempt at alteration. These are conservative prmc1ples, without the influence of which, change would be wrought upon the slightest occasions. But when great and enduring objects of ame lioration and improvement are to be effected, patriotism and true political sagacity will dictate a surrender of re spect for usages, however sanctioned by authority 01 made familiar by time, in subserviency to the advance ment of the public welfare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Message of His Excellency Levi Lincoln: Communicated to the Two Branches of the Legislature, January 2, 1828 Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: Having re-assembled for the dispatch of public business in the Legislative Department of the Government, your attention will naturally be first directed to those subjects which were presented for consideration, at the commencement of the political year, and to the measures which were then postponed, to await this more convenient opportunity for mature discussion, and a deliberate and judicious disposition. The present time is preeminently favorable to a faithful and successful discharge of official obligations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Message of His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Communicated to the Two Branches of the Legislature: January 6, 1830 The prejudiced, can longer resist. It has been said, with probable correctness, that the newly invented Steam. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.