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fuch oppofition from the people IN
that vicinity, as induced him TO de-
CIT, before the bulinefs was accom-
pldhed.-This letter will ALTO be laid
before you.


The Treafurer informs me, that
the Directors of feveral of the IN
corporated Banks in this State, neg
leaed laa year to have the weights
ufed in their REFLECTIVE Banks com
pared, proved and fealsd by the
Treafurer, or by perfon fpecially
authorized by him, in the manner
required by the A dditional Act tor
the due regulation of weights and
meafures, pafed on the 9th ofMarch
1904. If thofe requiGtions are un-
neceaarily burdenfome, you will
doubtlefs amend the act !; but if they
are ufeful and important, you will
probably take meafures for carrying
it into full execution.


In letter directed to me by the
Infpedor of Beef and Pork, he fug-
geits, that the Infpe6tion Laws of
this State are very imperfect and
that fome of the additional acts
which have been made to regulate
the fyitem, have tended rather to
perplex and embarrafs, than TO i'm
prove and explain it. This fubje6t,
! prefnme, will receive from you that
degree of attention which is due TO
its importance.


In free States, where the mind is
neither fubdued bv force nor awed
by terror, even the appearance of u
nanimity is not to be expected. But
whatever differences Of opinion may
prevail among our fellow-citizens,
we, as agents of the Commonwealth,
have one and the fame intereft 10
purfue, and are bound by the mott
folemn Obligation to purfue it inva-
riably. Our confituents have a
right TO expect our warmeit zeal,
rot for the fuccefs of party, but for
the public good. You, Gentlemen,
/ truft will have this object con-
family in view, and infead of con-
fulting private in,ereit, or gratifying
partiality or refentment, will be rea-
dy to agree in all cafes where the
general welfare of the State is con-
cerned.-Such an example in the
Legislature will have the happieh
tendescy in every part of the Com
to abate the fervor of
political diaentions, and prevent or
reprsfs thofe internal feuds, which,
if long continued, admit Of no recon-
citation and which in other coun-
tries have proved fatal to almoft eve
ry free Government.


CALEB STRONG.


Tune IT, 1906.