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Governor's annual message reviews finances and reforms
The governor lauds national prosperity and electoral stability, details 1852 treasury receipts of 4.56 million and expenditures of 4.13 million, outlines debt cancellation schemes, North Branch canal funding, and a five million loan. He urges restraint on new public works, supports centralized corporation law reform, and pushes currency stabilization including removal of small notes and improved agriculture through scientific farming schools.
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House of Representatives
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Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
New York
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North Branch Canal
Portage Railroad
Western
Columbia
North Branch
Commonwealth
Messrs. Harris & Co
C. H. Fisher
Philadelphia
Duncan, Sherman & Co
George Peabody
London
Great Britain
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John J. M’cahen
Paris
Pennsylvania
Penn
M’cahen
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Canal Commissioners
Columbia Road
Portage Road
Columbia Railroad
Public Service
State Improvements
Pennsylvania Railroad
State Line
California
Australia
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Congress
James M. Porter
Edward A. Penniman
J. Ellis Bonham
Esquires
Supreme Court
George Washington
Patent Office
Washington
United States