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extensive and fertile part of the State, could not fail to greatly enhance its value and promote its rapid settlement.

The Resolve of last year for the benevolent purpose of providing for the instruction of the indigent deaf and dumb at the American Asylum in Hartford, has been carried into effect, and eight persons, in addition to the nine placed there before, have been designated as suitable objects of that charity, all of whom, excepting one who declined going, are receiving the benefits of that laudable institution.

During your present session and after Congress shall have established the next general apportionment of Representatives it will be necessary to decide the manner in which Electors of President and Vice President shall be chosen and also to district the State, for the choice of Representatives to Congress.

The annual report of the Treasurer will furnish you with a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the State for the past year. During that time, the sum of one hundred thirty two thousand and two hundred dollars has been received on account of the Massachusetts claim for the services of the Militia, the sum of seventy nine thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars has been redeemed of the debt due from the State and twenty eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars has been loaned to Banks, or invested in Bank stock agreeably to the act for that purpose.

As the State is authorized to appoint a Director in each Bank in which it has taken stock pursuant to the act of the last session, it is necessary that provision should also be made by law specifying the manner in which each Director shall be appointed.

It has been suggested, that much inconvenience and liability to mistake may arise from the practice of submitting accounts against the State to the Legislature, for the purpose of being then audited and settled, It is believed that