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[Governor's Message]

enable them to become more useful and influential members of society, as well as give them, under Providence Superior advantages, through this life, and a greater opportunity of making themselves acquainted with their prospects in another Magistrates and officers of very grade may do much by precept, and their country claims of them much by example, towards establishing and confirming correct moral principles among the rising generations. And our youth some of whom are hereafter to be the depositaries of the power, which we now exercise, have every inducement to moral rectitude and persevering industry which can be afforded in a free government established for the benefit of all, whose honours and emoluments can be claimed exclusively by none.

The operation of wholesome and salutary laws is not more effectual in preserving the public peace and affording individual security, than is the influence of correct habits formed in early life and strengthened by all the partialities resulting from early education. Such habits become a law of themselves, ensuring the observance of the rights of others and a performance of every duty, arising from a connection of civil society. Industrious habits, especially when accompanied by moral principle, rarely fail of securing private esteem, and are indispensable in those who prefer claims to the public patronage. There should be no sinecures in the government; no man appointed to, or continued in office, unless he will devote to its duties his personal attention, and will not only assent in profession, but conform in practice, to the principle that the office is created for the benefit of the people and