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NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



NEW JERSEY. 



their country, and that we receive as a priceless 

 treasure those who are permitted to return to us 

 bringing with them the prestige of victory and the 

 example of their heroic deeds. 



3. Resolved, That we take a just pride in the patriot- 

 ism, perseverance, and wise counsels of the statesmen 

 who have administered our national Government 

 amidst the difficulties and dangers of the rebellion, 

 and confidently refer them for their reward to the 

 gratitude of the nation and the records of history. 



4. Resolved, That we have full confidence in the 

 ability, integrity, and patriotism of Andrew Johnson, 

 President of the United States ; and while under the 

 peculiar situation of the country no one can antici- 

 pate the exigencies which may arise, believing that 

 he will be fully equal to every emergency, we pledge 

 to him and to the Government our united action and 

 earnest support. 



5. Resolved, " That with proper safeguards to the 



Eurityof the ballot-box, the elective franchise should 

 e based upon loyalty to the Constitution and Union, 

 recognizing and affirming the equality^ of all men 

 before the law," and that in the reorganization of the 

 rebellious States, both justice and safety require that 

 ample provision be made for the protection of the 

 freedmen. 



6. Resolved, That we ask the attention of our Sen- 

 ators and the Representatives in Congress, to these 

 resolutions, as expressing the sentiments of the 

 people of New Hampshire. 



An additional resolution endorsing the dec- 

 laration of President Johnson, " that the States 

 that have been in rebellion are still States, or 

 in other words that the Governments of those 

 States are not destroyed but were only in 

 abeyance, and that when the rebellion was 

 suppressed, and the laws and the Constitution 

 revived, neither the President nor Congress 

 has any authority to prescribe the qualification 

 of electors of those States," was rejected by a 

 large majority. 



The financial condition of the State was thus 

 exhibited in the message of Gov. Smyth to the 

 Legislature : 



Funded debts and trust funds $1,G23,S73 44 



Notes duo the current year 2,355,000 00 



Total debt, represented by loans $3,978,873 44 



Interest due the current year 258,000 00 



Total debt as represented by loans, with cur- 

 rent interest $4,236,873 44 



Outstanding obligations estimated by the Au- 

 ditor 700,00000 



He estimates the demands upon the treasury 

 the current year, including floating debt, in- 

 terest, outstanding claims, and expenditures, 8,575.050 00 



Deduct estimated receipts 932,100 00 



Leaves to be provided for the current year $2,642,950 00 



The Finance Committee of the House of 

 Representatives reported toward the close of 

 the session that, on July 1, 18G5, the actual 

 debt of New Hampshire would be $3,703,625.82. 

 The amount of deposits in savings banks at the 

 date of the last commissioners' report was 

 $7,831,335.72, being an increase of $167,577.26 

 over the previous year. The banks of discount 

 were stated to be fast surrendering their State 

 charters and passing into national associations. 

 The public institutions and schools of the State 

 were reported to bo in a prosperous condition. 

 From the printed report of the condition of the 

 common schools in 1864, the following statistics 

 are obtained : Number of districts reported, 



2,328 ; number of scholars four years of ago 

 and upward, attending school, 83,401 ; average 

 attendance, 52,826; number between four and 

 fourteen not attending anywhere, 3,440 ; num- 

 ber of male teachers, 759 ; female teachers, 

 3,262 ; volumes reported in school, district, and 

 town libraries, 71,411 ; school houses unfit for 

 their purposes, 509 ; unsuccessful teachers, 163 ; 

 money strictly used for schools, $244,263.62 ; 

 amount for each scholar, $2.90 ; visits of citi- 

 zens, not including strangers, 82,665; number 

 of academies and permainent schools reported, 

 61. 



During the recent civil war New Hampshire 

 furnished 33,427 troops to the national armies. 

 Of these 11,039 have been disabled, and 5,518 

 fell in battle. 



Of the resources and products of the State 

 the following account is given by Gov. Smyth : 



In some branches of agriculture we have already 

 reached a comparative degree of excellence. In 

 wheat-growing our average yield per acre is 12i * 

 bushels, and is larger than that of Maine, Maryland, 

 Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Iowa, or West Virginia. In corn crops 

 our average yield per acre is 20f bushels, and is 

 larger than that of Maine, New York, Maryland, Del- 

 aware, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Kan- 

 sas, or Nebraska. In potatoes our average yield is 

 164 bushels per acre, and is larger than that of any 

 other State this side the Rocky Mountains. In rye 

 crops our average yield per acre is 14J bushels, 

 and is larger than that of Maine, New Jersey, Ken- 

 tucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, or West 

 Virginia. In the hay crop the average yield is one 

 ton to the acre, being larger than that of Maine and 

 equal to each of the other New England States. Of 

 beef and mutton we produce all that is required for 

 home consumption, with a surplus for other mar- 

 kets. 



The heavy growth of timber in the northern part 

 of the State, must be a source of revenue to the 

 owners for many years to come. Our minerals are 

 also attracting more attention. The variety of ores 

 existing in our soil is not surpassed by that of any 

 Atlantic State, embracing iron, zinc, copper, lead, 

 silver, and tin. It is quite probable that most if not 

 all these ores may at no distant day be mined at a 

 large profit. The slate quarries of Littleton, ap- 

 parently inexhaustible, and the rich lime-beds in 

 that vicinity, suitable for mechanical and agricul- 

 tural purposes, only call for enterprise to develop 

 sources of wealth and employment. 



NEW JERSEY. This State had its full 

 share of the general prosperity, as is evident 

 from its increasing revenue and the condition 

 of its finances. During the fiscal year ending 

 November 30, 18i>5, the receipts of the treasury, 

 including the cash balance of $139,273 on hand 

 at the close of the previous year, were $595,- 

 811, the disbursements for ordinary and ex- 

 traordinary expenses having been $430,850, . 

 leaving a balance in the hands of the treasurer 

 of $164,461. Available assets, the property of 

 the "State fund," consisting of shares of vari- 

 ous railroad, canal, and other stock, etc., wcro 

 also in the treasury, amounting to $575,486. 

 The receipts of the " School fund " during the 

 fiscal year, including the balance of $47,992 on 

 hand at the end of the previous year, amounted 

 to $170,214. The disbursements from the fund 



