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KkNNSYI.VA.MA ExBCI TIVK CIIAWBF.n, i II ARB ism ro, t'a , Jan. 30, 1866. t ye ,Si nut* oiuf J/ott.-t of li-tpi'i'M n/ i lin.s of flu (+n)mOrurraffh of }'• mis'/f --withi: (KN'i'r,KMK.v: —We have cause to Ix thankful to Divine Providence for the hS-.-ings of peace within our borders, abundant crops, unanimity anion;; our people. and that thus this Uommon \o*alth im- lieen enahll to do her full .iuty to the country, to herself and to jm-iCrity. i apprised you in toy message of the .'Ttlt November, and delivered to v, ! at the beginning of your session, of the necessity under tin* pressure of which 1 wu-compelled, for the restora tion of my health, to sojourn for a time in a warmer climate, i returned from ('aim refreshed and invigorated, and have re-utiled the discharge of my pub lic duth*-. I cannot omit to acknowl edge. with profound gratitude, the kind, em-iderote and affectionate course which you pursued during mv con straineci ahsence. A heavy addition has been thus made to the debt which 1 already owed to the jieopleof t-he( 'inn monwealth and their Representatives. The balance iu the Treasury, Nov . ts6t. * $1,942.2(13 63 Rs'eif.o during fi! year, ending Nm . 30, 1865. 6 219,989 67 I>*l in Treasury lor fiscal rear end ing Nov. 30. 1865, 8.102,193 30 the payments for the seme period have hcen 5,785,525 16 Balance in Treasury, Nov. 30. 1865, 2.373,668 14 the operations of the sinking fund, during the or ending on the first Monday ot September last. a.- ;ted in uiy proclamation, wore as follows: Aus'Uut of debt reduced, $740.51 l 26, as follow* Five per cent.. $436,824 62 Coupon loan. , 230.1M10 0" War ioan, 76.400 00 Interest certificates, 2.DOS 64 L'lmestie creditors. 578 00 The discrepancy between the reduction of the public debt, as shown by the statement a- the close 6 the fiscal year, and that in my proclamation at he :i i-eof the pinking fund year, arises from the to r, tiia, the ooe closes on the first Monday of Sep cuicer. the other on the 30th d ty of November Amount Of the public debt ot Cenusylv aula, as Jt ' ■"••I on December 1, 1864. 639.3i9.btt3 94, Amount redeemed at the state 1 reasury. during the fisc *1 year ending with Nov. 30, 1864. vit: Five per cent, -tucks. $1,703,517 88 four and a half per cent, stocks, 20.600 00 Domestic creditor certificates. '76 00 Military loan, act of .May 15. 1861. 179.250 00 1,903,345 88 Public deb*. December 1. 1865, $.".7 476,2.>8 06. Asses in the Treasury : E"iids Pennsylvania Kail road Co., $5,700,000 00 R uds Philadelphia and Krie Kail mad Company, 3,500.000 00 Interest on bunds Philadelphia and trie KiilroaJ Company. 1 050.000 00 Cash in Treasury, 2,373.668 14 13,623.668 14 I. (abilities iu excess of assets, 23,852,589 92 Liabilities in excess of as-ets, Nov. 30, 1860, $25,408,168 94 1. ihilities in excess ot wets. Nov 10, IM4, 23.852.589 92 1 . iruvement in conditiou ot the Irca-iiry, since Nov. 30, 1860, 2.55u,5,9 02 lly the report of the State Treasurer, will lie observed that the extraordi-, try expenditures growing out of the tr. not refunded by the General Gov 3inent, have Ihhui $1,028,t>27 21. I bis eludes the direct tax paid to the U. S. ,v die States, which is not re-imbursa ■■ In the balance is included the 371,474". t:l paid to the militia, which, .ith a good portion of the remaining j xpendirure, is clearly due the State : r "iii the General Government. I'll' l iiKt—ityof extraordinary ex jwii ■ifures having ceased with thesUppres i 'if tiie reliellion, measures should taken to examine our resource-, and ieve. s far as possible, the heavy bur i- in which our people are subjected. It ha.- I wen the habit of late years, to |'|>rt)priate freely, annual sum- for the U;p>rt of local charities; antlsuchap '|iriatioiis are almost every year in- i •"I in number aiidaniount. Houses, : " luge, institutions for the deaf and Riband for the blind, lunatic asylums hese ajipear to me to be proper ot> ,v !> of stale bounty, because a few of; "a art sufficient for the whole State, j to leave them to In* provided for ; the local authorities would, in fact, '"depriveof protection tiie unl'ortu classes for whose benefit they arc -ited. Rut mere hK-al charities, how i" meritorious ami effective, should, iiiiik. be left to the support of thelie • 'icvcient parties who establish them. | k h unjust that the people of theUom-, !i| ; iwcalth shall ce coerced to pay tax- i ■• in order that part of the money so l "I may in* given to the support of; •"'1 ''harities, conducted by private as ; Lition-, e-jiecially when it is remem r-,l tiiat hitherto but a small pro[Mr ':i"f the private charities in the State " av asked for such appropriation. ' recommend, therefore, that no ap-1 "'tpriation he made for charities, be . 'Hd the institutions* which 1 have I've specified. Ihe icxes ut pn-ent laid on eorpora "e unetjual. and to a certain ex "3l tiwreby unjust. 1 recommend the ;"jjeet to tiie attention of the I i,j ;1 . mm.h inoncy a.- may l** ue "■•trv to effect named purposes, some without clearly designating by "'"n the money is to be expended, or P'\ s die accounts are to Is- examine without having the exact sum JWM, the purpose sjiecifled to asHt* i 1 iin< d designating the "" r by whom the money is to be ex- • . * - ■■ ........ " 7"'•• '• -• J w** --- - BY MEYERS & MENGEL )iended,and providing rhattheaeommts ,-lialt be settled in the Auditor General's offiee in the usual manner. .Notwithstanding the large expendi tures by the state for military purposes, since the breaking out of the rebellion, the condition of the Treasury is now f>2,AV),77P 12 better than it was then, and I am proud to he able to state fur ther, that on the Ist day of December, I*l si, tile State debt was *4ll2,U'Jb III* less than it was on the Ist of January, IHfil. These are truly gratifying facts.' 1. nder these circumstances, it may lie pos-ihle, with entire safety to our finan ces, i< reduce or even repeal the ordi nary state tax oi two and a half mills on real estate. The tax of one-half mill laid by the act of May hi, Iktil, was by that act expressly pledged for the re payment of the loan of &i,ooii,(joo, there by authorized, and of course cannot be repealed or reduced until that repay ment shall have been made, i recom mend this subject to the careful and de liberate consideration and judgment of the Legislature, and if it should In found that the tax can he repealed, i recommend that all laws authorizing the levying of local taxes on bonds, mortgages, loans and all property of that kind lie also repealed. Such are - peal would largely encouragethe in vest ment of capital in this State, ami add immensely to the wealth of the State, while the local authorities would lose very little, a- 14 is notorious, that from tin- difficulties of assessment, they re ceive very little from these sources. In case of such repeal, i recommend the adoption of some effectual measures for enforcing correct returns of such ob ject-of taxation, with appropriate pen alties for the neglect or refusal to make them. 1 make these recommendations be lieving that it will lead to more equita ble local taxation, and to greater econ omy in their disbursement. Many acts are on our statute hook-, incorporating companies for various purposes, which companies have never been organized or gone into operation, i recommend that all such acts be re pealed by a general law, and thai pro vision 'oe made that in future every act authorizing a corporation shall in-come void, unlos the corporation shall or ganize and use its franchises within a limited time. .Since my last annual message the war against armed treason has been brought to a close. Of the large contributions made by Pennsylvania to the National army but a few of the men now remain ill the service. The spirit which ani mated our people at the outset of the reiiellion has never flagged; and weean look back with pride and satisfaction to the part taken by thi-State in aiding to maintain the unity of UieGovernmenl, and in its defence against theas-aultsof it- enemies. hi my first inaugural address, I took occasion to declare that Pennsylvania would, under any circumstances, render a full and determined support of the free institutions of the Union. The pledge so made was based upon my knowledge of the -oli* patriotism of her citizens. At that time danger threat ened, hut no one anticipated that it would break forth so suddenly, northat it wutjkl giuw t> suc-ii fWtriut propiir lions as it in a brief time assumed. My contidenee in Pennsylvania, in her even, yet stubborn will, her ability and resources, has been fully justified | by the manner in which she has done her duty duringthelateeventful period. On flit- request of the President of the United ."states. I made a communication to the Legislature on the Jlth day of A pril, latil, setting forth that military organizations of a formidabiecharacter, which did not seem to be demanded by any existing public exigency, bad lieen formed in certain of tiieStates, and that, whilst Pennsylvania yielded to no State in her respect for and willingness to protect, by all needful guarantee-, the constitutional rights and constitutional independence of her sister States, no contemplated attempt to resist the en forcement of the National law could meet with sympathy or encouragement from the peopleof tliis Commonwealth, and asked for authority and means to organize a military bureau at the capi tal, and to so amend and modify the militia laws as to give vitality and en ergy to the military organizations of the' State. <>n the 12th day of" the same month, i signed a bill providing for the purposes indicated in my message. it will If remembered that this patri otic action of the Legislature occurred before it was known that hostilities had actually commenced—and is Iflieved to If the first official action by tlm au thorities of any State, or by the Nation al Legislature. The tirst call made by the President for troops to aid in suppressing the re bellion, was on the loth of April, 1861. for eeventv-five thousand men; and that of this number, thequotaof Penn sylvania was settled at fourteen regi ments. to serve three months, unless sooner discharged. With unsurpassed alacrity and earnestness, volunteers an swered to this call, in such numbers as manifested the intuitive conviction of the people, that the monstrous wicked ness which had conceived an armed re bellion against the < Ymstitution and the : laws, could not be suppressed but by a i colossal force. Major General Robert Patterson was assigned, by the General Government, to a command, which included the for ces raised in Pennsylvania. Within a| week after the call of the President. ! communication with Washington was I almost entirely cut off. Gen. Patterson, i prompted by the necessities ot the .—it— | nation, made, on the 2-ith of April, a < I requisition upon me for twenty-five ; additional regiments of infantry and ! one of cavalry, to he forthwith muster i ed into the service of the United States. Under thl- requisition, I accepted from ; amongst the many pressing to headtnii ' ted into the service, a sufficient number i of companies to fill it; care being taken i to allow to each county, &- nearly as j possible, a fair representation. Only i eleven regiments, however, in addition to the fourteen called for by the Presi i dent, were organized and mustered into the service, liefore the order tf General | Patterson was countermanded by him, j under instructions from the War De i partment. On the Uth day of May, 1861, the Secretary of War, in a letter communi cating tiie plan of organization, for three year regiments, confirmed the revoca tion of the order in th<- following lan guage: "Ten regiments'are assigned to ! Pennsylvania, making, in addition to tht- thirteen regiments of three months militia, already called for. twenty-three regiments. It is important to reduce, rather than enlarge this number, and in no event to exceed it. Let me earnestly recommend to you, therefore, to call for no more than twenty-three regiments, of which only ten are to serve during BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1866 the wttr. and if more arc air; ady called for. to reduce the number by discharge." The twenty-five regiment- raised a ahove stated, comprised 2nj>7! men.— The ardor of our people wa- uuahated. Many of thecom panics, under my order, had arrived in camp at Harrisburg, and others maintained their organizations at home at their own expense, and by contributions from their neighbors and friends. in tin critical condition of the coun try, antl anticipating thai, in case of reverse to our arms, the borders of Pennsylvania would be the portals to | the rich granaries, manufactories and i ston houses of the North, i deemed it my duty to convene the Legislature, that adequate provision might he made i to enable me to render the military power of the State as available and efii eieut its it should he, for the eoiumon ; defence of the State and the General Government; and accordingly, on the ; 2oth of April, IStll, issued my proelama tion, tailing for a meeting of the (Jen era! Assembly, on the JUH-h 6 men, and tlie whole expense of raising, clothing, sub sisting and paying them, until their; entry intothe United States servieq, was SSbf>,444 >7. They were encamped in ditferent part- of the Slate.excepting two of the regiments, commanded by Colonels UhtiVle- J. Kiddle and Seneca i. rhe Secre tary of War expres-cd his gratification and thanks for the prompt response; from Pennsylvania. The wisdom of the Legislature in providing for the formation of this; corps, for the interests of the State and nation, was fully shown by subsequent events. Most of the men who tilled its rank- ltai .'wen suivpLsi b.v me umtci thecal! for twenty-five regiments, which was afterwards rescinded. They had lefttheirfaniiliesand homes under ;i deep -ense of duty to their country, and to have sent them hack unaccepted would have caused -erious ; difficulty iu making future enlist- i meat-. By act-of Congress of 22d and 2fth of July, Isfll, the Presi'lent was au thorized to call upon the several States for volunteer- to-crve for three years. Under this authority requisitions were made on thi-State, and fourteen regi ments were promptly furnished. In the meantime authorities had been granted by the President and the \Y ar Department to a nuiniwr of individu als to raise regiment-in different part.- of the Stale, which seriously interfe red with the action of the.state author ities in filling requisitions regularly made under tiie acts of Congress. The embarrassments arising from thi- conflict of authorities Iwcanie at length so serious that I was constrain- j ed to call the attention of the President I and Secretary of War to the subject, by a communication, dated the I-; of Au gust, is'll, and on the 25th of Septein-! Iter following, an order was issued re quiring these independent regiments to report to the Governor, and placing \ them under his authority and control.; Acting under this order, many of the independent regiment- were tilled up, others consolidated and seventy-three regiments, with an aggregate strength of 89,04-s men were promptly sent for ward. During the year ls(j2 a draft was or dered by the General Government, which was executed under the s tate authorities. Of the quota of the State, under the call of July 7, IH>2, forty-three regi ment.- of volunteers, aggregating s!>.- men. were put into service, and un der thedraft, ordered August 4th of the same year, fifteen regiments, contain ing an aggregate force of 15.000 men, organized and sent forward. During thosame period nine independent bat teries of artillery were organized in the State, with an aggregate strength of 1,30b officers and men. it will be remembered, that the ar dor and proinptne— of our people, un der such trying circumstances, in press ing the troops forward, was such a-to call from the President-especial thank-, and to request me to express them to the people of the State. During the year isr,;;, forty-three thousand and forty-six i4.',olfi) men were furnished for the service, princi pally to till regiments in the field which had been reduced by the exigencies of the war. During the year 18fi4. under theva riou- calls of the General Government, thirtv-two regiments, two battalions and eight unattached com panics of dif ferent arms of the service and for va rious periods, were organized and sent to the field, aggregating, with re-en listments in the field, amounting tolT- S7<>. an aggregate force of 01.70J men, furnished for that year. On my suggestion, tin* policy consoli dating our reduced regiments, and till ing them up by the assignment of now coin panic- was adopted, and in ISiiO, under this system, besides organizing three entire new regiments, seventy five companies were assigned to redu ced regiments, by which they were a - gain tilled to the regimental standard. These three new regiments and seven ty-live companies, with volunteer re cruits for regiments in the field, repor ted by the superintendents of that ser vice,' amounted, in the aggregate, to 20,7!>0 men for this year. In the month of September, 1%2, af- ter the s<\*ond disaster at Bull liun, it became e\ ident that the enemy hud a dopted an aggressive policy, and \va ahout to invade the Northern States through Maryland and the southern border-of Pennsylvania, Under the -auction of rhe President of the t iu ted States, on the 11th day of that month, ! issued my prociamatinn,Csdt ipg into immediate -erviee fifty thou sand of the freemen of this State, fa der this call twenty-live regiments and four companies of infaptry, fourteen unattached companies of cavalry, and four batteries 01 artillery were imme diately organized and to tiie i>:.r der, the water portion advancing be yond the State line into .Maryland. (.ten. John r. Reynolds, at tijat period com manding the Pennsylvania Reserve <'ore's, was temporarily assigned, by the Secretary of War, t<> the com mand of these troop-, bj whose order they were returned to Pennsylvania, and by niy proclamation, disbanded on th< 21th of the same month, in ac knowledgment of the service- render ed by the men of Pennsylvania, Major General McClellan, conmoaiuling the Army of the Potomac, by letter dated the 27th of September, i>U2, acknowl edging the service and thanking the State, uses the following Rmguagc: "The manner in which the people oi Pennsylvania responded to your call, and hastened to the defence of their frontier, no doubt exercised a great in fluence ujkui the enemy;" and the Governor of Maryland, llis Exceilen cyA. W. Bradford, in an order dated September I s, i2, used the following language in regard to these troop.-: "The readiness with whicii they cr-.-ed the border and took their stand In side the Maryland brigade, -how - that the bor der is, in all respects, but an ideal line, and that in such a cause as now unites us. Pennsylvania and Maryland are hut one." in the month of June, 1 sffff. it again became evident that the reb ! army was advancing Xorth, threatening also Die western border of Penn-ylvania, and on the 2ffth of that month i again is-ued my proelaniation, eal • ing the militia of the State into immediate ser vice. In the Department of the Mo nongahela, tive regiments of infantry, one company of cavalrx and one bat tery of artillery, lor ninety day.-' ser vice, and one battalion of infantry, one battalion of cavalry and one battery of artillery, for six months. United states service, were organized. In the i . \. < 'ouch, severally detailed by the War Department. The details of the services of the mi litia on these occasions, as well as the generous a—i-tancc rendered by the militia of the States of Mew York and New Jersey, have been fully recogni zed in previous messages. Acting under orders, they did not hesitate to cross the State lint* and en ter (>hio and Western Virginia, in the west; and in the east, they defended the line of the Susquehanna, were at Gettysburg, before the udvarus of the . Army of the Potomac, defended Car lisle -atectSsfully when attacked by a superior force, made long marches, pa tiently suffering great privations for the want of sufficient means of trans portation, crossed into Maryland, when ordered, and attacked the enemy suc cessively, and saver! the Capital of their State from de-iniotion. When thehis tory of the rebellion i- truly written, no part, which relates to Pennsylva-' nia, will reflect more credit on the pat riotism, courage and fidelity of her people, than their prompt answer to the call made for military service for domestic protection. It is a record of w inch the great body of the people are a party, and of which they may all he proud. in July, |s<>4, a rebel army again crossed the Potomac, threatening the -outhern border, and inarched to Wash ington. Under the pressing demands of the National authorities, all the organized troops in Pennsylvania were immedi ately sent forward. The rebel army was'defeated and driven back. Arris el column, of three thousand men, had, however, cros-ed the border, and, on the doth of July, burned the town of Uhambershnrg. hi my mt--age of last year, i stated in detail the movements of the enemy, and the' circumstances attending the destruction of that bor ough. Although the people of all the southern border suffered much from an nual incursions of the enemy. Cham bersburg is the only town entirely de stroyed within our border,'and. it's iielieved, in any loyal State. The citizens of the town were sud denly reduced to poverty, and for a time, were sustained by the active be j ncvoience of the people of ot her parts i of the State, aided by an appropriation lof one hundred thousand dollars from I thet'oniinonwealth. They have strug gled energetically to revive from this calamity, hut it i> now feared that few iof them will be able to -awed. 1 -uh j init, therefore, to the wisdom of the j Legislature, whether it would not be ! proper to extend to that people some I additional relief. j The number of troops furnished the j service from Pennsylvania, during the j relied ion, may be stated as follows, i viz: During the year 1861 130,591 j Do Jo 1862 71,100 j Do do 1863 43.016 j Do do 19(51 91.701 Do do 1805 ' 25.8W 302, 281 This statement is exclusive of mili tia and enlistments for the United States navy. i refer, tor more perfect details of all the military of the State, to the reports of the Adjutaut General, of the other military departments ol the State, and to my previous annual messages. This brief military record would be imperfect, if I failed to com mend the fidelity, zeal and industry ol the military departments of the State, and to express my personal obligation-; for the ready obedience .And constant' support i hnvi uniformly received from the chiefs of the departments, and offi cers of my personal staff. An approximate judgment of the n nnnintof labor performed by these de partments, and in the otliee of theScc retary of the Commonwealth, may be mnde, when it isstmed thai over ;'or-:y three thousand itff.ffOb, military eom inisplons were issued'during the war. The first request for troops from ihi.- SUite was dated at Washington,on the loth April, lsffl, and on the 16th the telegraph announced to the War Dv parrment thai ever l.iDff men were at Ilarrisburg,awaiting marching orders, j It i- our proud privilege id have it remembered, thai the lirsfc military aid from the loyal States, which reach- ; ed Washington, was the force of Iffo Pennsylvanians, who arrived thereon rhe Isr 11 day of April, and that, when the Capital of the nation was tiie sec ond time threatened, after the battle of Bull Bun, the regiments of tiie Penn sylvania Reserve (orps were the first I troops sent forward. From the beginning of th- war to it- close, the State lias never faltered in its support of the Government. Proceeding in the strict line of duty, the resources of Pennsylvania, wheth er in men or money, have neither been withheld or squandered. The history of the conduct of our people in the held is illuminated with incidents of bero ism worthy of conspicuous notice; but if would be impossible to mention them in theproper limits of a message, with out doing injustice,or, perhaps, making invidious distinctions. Arrangements are in progress to have a complete hi— : torvof our regiments, such as has ocen contemplated and i- provided for in an act of as-emblv already passed: and on tiii.- subject 1 commend the report of the executive military department to your favorableconsideration. it would i* alike impossible to furnish a histo ry of the associated benevolence and of the large individual contribution.- to the comfort of our people in the field and hospital, or of the names ami ser vices, audi tiines,of our volunteer sur geons. when trailed toas-ist in tin* ho— pita! or on the battle field; nor.is it pos sible to do justice to the many patriot ic Christian men who were always ready to responu when summoned to the exercise of acts of humanity and benevolence. Gur armies were sustained audi strengthened in the field by the puti - otic devotion of their friends at home; and we ran never render full justice to the heaven-directed, patriotic, t hris tian benevolence of the women of tiie State. During the war 1 had occasion, from time to time, to communicate with the Legislature on -übjocts hear ing upon the interests of the met reo resenting tin* Htatein the armies of tin' Republic. it is with a sense of unfeigned gnu- i itiuie that 1 acknowledge how cheerfui ly and promptly .the Legislature and the people acted upon my suggi'siions. ■ whether for the support of the govern ment, the enlistment and organization of troops, or for the comfort of our Don- . pi* -ibv-ifiv in tb" netu. Without this generous confidence and liberal support, tiie labors of the K\e •- i utive would have been in vain; the treasure that has been expended would have been wasted, precious lives'lost j would have beeu an empty sacrifice, the bruised heart- of kindred friends would have been witiiout solace: the strong men. whosehealrh has been bro ken and whose bodies have been ma im ed would have been monumentsof iier oism wasted, and the honor ol tiii great Commonwealth would have been degraded amidst tiie fallen ruins of the institutions of The Hepuhlic. The report of the H on. Thomas H. Buirowes, -hows the gratifying result, under his active management, of the system adopted by the State, for the I maintenance and education <>: tiie or phans of our soldier-. Hi-report ex hibits the feet, that 1,242 orphans are now actually admitted to me schools, , and that l.Mfi applications in ail have been allowed, and orders issued for their admission, many of whom have been admitted since his report. R will also be seen, that tiie largest appropriation, that ever will he required, will lie for this and the twoensuing years.and i at then the amount will tie gradually re duced. i have heretofore commended this charity to you, and I deem it iiii neeessarv to add another word, in ask ing a continuation of an appropriation, which is to provide for and educate the best blood of the skate, and support the living legacies which have been be queathed lis by tin* men who laid down their lives for the country. When we remember tiiat every sort of public and private pledge that the eloquence of man could dovi-e <>r utter, was given to our soldiers as they went forward, that, if they fell, their orphans sho ild be come the children of the State. 1 cannot for an instant suppose, tiiat you will hesitate to continue an appropriation, 1 which is to bio s their little one- , pro viding comfortable homes, instead of leaving them in want and destitution, many of them to fall victims to vice and crime. At the time of the invasion of til- North, in Miff, by the rebel army, the President made a requisition on me for militia to serve during the emergency. The men came forward promptly, to the number of.'lff,fib's, of whom upwards of 2b.U'o refused to be mustered into the service of the United Stales, in '->n • sequence of circumstances of prior oc currence not necessary to be here sin- j ted. In this embarrassrhont, the emergen cy being very pressing, after consulta tion with the President, he authorized and requestedmetocal! them on behalf i of the State, and for the defence of the I State, tin- United States paying all the j expenses of their clothing, equipment, ! subsistence, Ac. It was, however, al-' leged that there was no appropriation | for their pay. To remove this difficul i ty the Genera! Government applied to hanks and other moneyed corporations j in Philadelphia to advance the amount of the pay, on 5i pledge that, when Con gress met, the passage of a hill to reim burse them should he recommended. — These institutions declined this propo sition, hut expressed their willingness to make the advances if I would pledge myself to recommend to the Legisla ture the passage of such an act in case Congress should not provide for reim bursing them. Under these circum stances. I received from the Executive of the United States the pledge which iie had proposed to give to the hanks, Ac., ami upon that I gave the necessary pledge to them, and they advanced the rebuffed funds Accordingly. The fol lowing telegram from the Secretary of War wiH show in part the ground on VOL. 61.—WHOLE No. 5,334. i which I acted: WASUINOTOX, July 22. 18G3. % mi -Extern wy, Gov. A. G. CTT.TIX: , Your telegrams. respecting the pay of militia eallc-1 ou: un-Dr your procla mation of raeif.'h F I;I x ituvebeen re- , erred to die President for instructions, and have b en under his consideration. | He directs me to say that, while no law j or:ipprooriationauthori/.osthepayineiu ! in h- General Government of troops ; thai have not been mustered into the | ' service ofthe United States, he will re- i commend to Congre-t to make an ap-; proprlation for die payment of troops i called into Hkif -orviee to repel an sic- ; tual invasion, including those of the State of i Vnusylvania. if, in the mean- ; tint'. you can raise the ne.-es-ary amount i as Ims been done in other States, the appropriation will be applied to refund | ■ the advance to those who made it. Measures have been taken for the pay ment of troops niu.-temi into the b'ni- ; ted States orvlee, as soon as the mustoi . and pay-roils are made out. The an- \ swer of this Department to you, as Gov- i ernor ofthe State, will be given direct- j !y to your -el i" whenever the Department ! i prepared to make answer. (signed EDWIN M. STANTON, I Secretary of War. When Cougri-s met, the Executive i i ofthe T aited Scales did not recommend j the passage of the neet>sary act. I have j understood that the -object was tailed j oi the attention of the proper commit- j ree, by the Secretary of War, 'out, as i the Pr>iSi nt did not send a message j explaining the circumstance- of the cit.-e, nie appropriation failed, .as the j members ol'Congrms had thus no means ) of explaining to ilieir constituents tin | difference between thi-ease < which was j in substance a titan to the United St.-ugs ■ upon the pi- 'ago <>i the Execuiivi^w ,: i its repayment, and the case of the vol- i urttary expenditureof money for niiii- I tary purposes by Pennsylvania and j most of theotheir Slates. i will add. tiiat the men came into j the S ice for thg emergency only, and J on tie faitii that they should be bringihesuycet again j be,ore Congress, and obmin repayment : of tiii." sum, t-jsl, i7ti -U j with interest on tiie same, which the j < a.: Government has thus far so un-1 i warmutably with held. Great injustice nas been done to prl-1 vate soldiers wtid Want into service I under the provisions of the act of Con- j gre-s, by refusing to pay them the tub . bounties offerer! by tiie.terms of that I ac- the following letter, which I ad dressed to the Secretary of War, suffi ; ci< ntlv explains the position of this af • fair: EXECUTIVE CLIAMBER., ' I HOrrisbftrg, Pa., June .J, 1865. J Sua Pinae arc iwo siibiect- unnccV-! Ted wi.b til.' di-.-harge of Vt-itinmer.-j ; which are of - > much importance that j ! I fee: justified in calling. our attention I to tiiem. f-'ir-'. The men are being paid only j ! to the day of their arrival at the place j i they are to be discharged. This will; ! cause them to losea few day-' pay de- j ' pending principally upon the prompt-j ne- and disposition of tiie officers oi I the United State- having the matter in j charge. !: is a matter of littie moment j '■ to the Government, but the men feel! j it to be an inju-t. -e, and if, under the acts of < 'ongre-s, they can he paid until j dischargi d, ; tliinx you will agree with ! them. Second, in circular No. 2b from Pro- ; vo.-t Mar-ic.d General's office, dated Ju ly "ihiii: r which thevoiun'e ers ' now to be db-barged were ivus'-d," ir ' i- stated '.hat tiie bounty provided by j law i- as follows: "For recruit-, including Yep re-en tn • tiv-.- recruit-, white or colored, sloe." J Ami it is further added, that the i.rst ins.alimen: of tiie' aunty will be paid w lieu the recruit i- mustered in as fol lows: " i'oa recrnii v.lioeulisted in thecrmy i for one year, On the-e terms tiie men enlisted, and theyar - of opinion that they are enti tle'! to tiie remainder of their bounty j when discharged from service. !i i- pro, a-ed,hiiwever, to pay them hut a pari of this remainder, because the Govenunent does not requi.etiieir , services for the fuil term of their enlist- i mi!:, and Appears to bea breach of con-! tract between the Government and the : men. The bounty was held out by the I Government a-an inducement UieitfM, \ not as additional pay tor services to be: reudcted. Tin men became entitled to j i. by the fact of enlistment, and could i only forfeit what remained mqiaid by' -ome misconduct, of which such fori'ei ! tr<- sho.ii I'■ a legal penalty. These matter- are ereating much unpleasant ■ feeling among the men, i need not ■ say to you, they naive behaved gallant-; !y and the country owes them every-- thi ig : ami ii It can possibly be avoid.- J ed they ougiit ,:ot to be sent home tin-1 dor the ftv ing t'nat Lie Government,! when their service- are no longer re-' quired, takes the first opportunity to treat them unjustly and violate its con tract with them. 1 assure you that unless these difficui tie- are relieved there will be created a . general discontent Which will be inju rious hereafter; and it is my fervent desire for the success of your adminis tration which leads me to bring them directly to your notice. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. G. CUBTJX. TQTJLIE PRESIDENT. The refusal has been persisted in, un ' der an opinion of the Attorney Gener al qf die United States, a copy of which ! was sent to me. ] recommend that the Legislature j make proper efforts to have thi- injus ■l tice corrected. Thereport of David Wills, Esq., pres ident of the .Soldiers' National Ceme i tery, at Gettysburg, herewith transmit | ted*, -how- tiie present condition of.the t cemetery. As tiie battle of Gettysburg j resulted in a glorious victory, anil was i in fact Hie beginning oi' the end of the war and occuindon the soil ofthoUom , nionwealth, 1 think it would be well ; thai it should be commemorated byan -1 historical painting, to be placed in the Capitol of the State; and 1 recommend i that the Legislature take measures for ' that purpose. 1 The State of Maryland has proposed j to her sister States that they unite with 'j her in establishing a cemetery for our soldiers who fell at Antietam. 1 here- with transmit copies of the Maryland statutes, ami other documents 011 this subject, and recommend the passage of an act heartily accepting the proposi tion of the State of .Maryland. All the State- having promptly and generousiy responded to our proposition to have a cemetery at Gettysburg, it would seem proper that we should reciprocate, and unite in this. The duty is made more sacred when we remember that mou nt i Vonsylvaniu's sons fell in that lattlc than those Of any other State.* The report ol'the State agent at ash ington, herewith transmitted, shows that under his efficient nmnagomi ntthe ciaiprs of our soldiers are prornptiy ex amined and paid. Every eflort has Utn made to apprise our officers and flien that their ennuis will be collected by the State agent, (Col. Jordan,] without ex pense to them; yet it is feared that many of themcoutinue to employ pri vate ciaim agents, whose fees bcarLtuv iiy on the claimants. Since my last annual message I have expended of the secret service lundthe sum of lour thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and twenty cents, out of which 1 have paid my pi r .-onai stuff and other extraordinary ex penses. No appropriation is required for the increase of this fund, I invite your attention to the reports of the mil i airy < lepart ments of iheState, to Uie reportOf the superintendent of common schools, which exhibits the prosperous condition of our system of public education, and to the report of die Surveyor General, and recommend toyourfavorubleeonsideration theman y excellent suggestions made by that officer. 1 commend to your earnest consider ation the suggestion made by the JSur geon General in h s report, herewith transmitted, 011 the propriety of legis lation for the protection of our people, by proper sanitary measures, from the ravages of the cholera, which is now approaching our shores. 1 commend to the wisdom of the Leg islature the subject of providing for the relief of our many maiiued and wound ed.-oidiers. IV ssibiy tiiis might be done by continuing and enlarging the acts providing for boards of relief in the '..vi ral counties. 1 recommend the a doption by the Legislature of this or -ome other plan for doing justice to the class of men in question. By the joint resolution of May IG, !B<>l, authorizing me to give flags to our regiments, it was made the duty of the 'Executive to receive tiie flags when the regiments returned. This has not been hitherto done, inasmuch as they have not vet ail been mustered out. As soon .isthis . hnl! have taken place, the flags will he received with appropriate cere monies, and 1 recommend tliat the Leg islature make provisions for causing ihem to be hung in the new library. i refer to the suggestion of Brigadier >; nera! Todd, Inspector General, on the subject of the militia. 1 arji not preps recrto make any recommendation on this subject, as 1 observe with great pleasure, tliat Congress is proposing to establish a uniform system throughout the United States. The arsenal at i [arrisburg is decay ing and unsafe, The arm-and muni tions of the ittate there deposited are ol' the value probably of a half a milion of dollars. 1 recommend that provis ion be made for repairing it, or that a new■ ar-enai he constructed in this vi cinity, for the purpose of securing their preservation. since my last annual message, the late President of the United States has fallen a victim to the most foul and base a-.sisination recorded in history. It will afford me pleasure and i will hear by unite with you in any expression >f indignation o.t the crime, and tit' ap eeiatioa oftße public virtue and ser vice- of its vietim, Abraham Lincoln. My uniform course, during the late war, was to avoid the discussion of the policy of the General Government, while giving a hearty support to the national authorities in ail their meas ures to suppress the rebellion. I shall continue to pursue the same course dur ing embarrassments necessarily connec ted with the entire restoration of tiie country. The principles expressed in the message of the President, at the commencement of the session of Con gress, will receive my cordial support. Luring the last five years the people o; t his State have suffered deeply front Pie calamities of war. Thousands of her men have been slain, and others arc maimed and broken. Almost ev ery family has been stricken, and ev erywhere therearewidowsand'orphans, many of them helpless and in poverty, it is a subject of sincere congratulation, that peace has at last returned. i am not aware of the existence of any difficulty with other nations which mavnotbeamicablya justed, and tin re iore venture to express the hope that long year-of tranquility and happiness are before us. A. G. Cuutix. TWO KUGJTA IXSTEA3 Of OSE. An amusing incident is related of a woman in Jbiugiand whose husband, a - Thy man, died suddenly without i tug a will. The widow, desirous < . earing the whole property, cOn cs a led her husband's death, and per suaded a poor shoemaker to take his p., e while a will could be made. Ae ro- dinglv lie was closely mu filed in bed as if very sick, and a lawyer was called to write the wiil. The shoemaker in a feeble voice bequeathed half of all the property to the widow. "What shall -e done will the remainder?" asked the Sawyer. "The remainder," replied he, "I give and bequeath to the poor little shoemaker across, the street, wiio lias always been a good neighbor and a docrving man," thus securing a rich no p sifor himself. The woman was ; hunderstruck with the man's auda cious cunning, but did not dare expose the fraud; and so two rogues'shared the estate. F.nwix Fouuest.—By the by, a good joke is told at the expense of one of our citizens. A most rantankerous Repub lican, who owns a large interest in the opera-house, wrote to Mr. Forrest, at Dayton, urging him to visit Columbus. Mr. Forrest replied that his visit to the West was omy at the urgent solicitation of an old friend, whom lie was anxious to oblige—Hon. Clement L. Vallandi gham—who also urged him to visit Co lumbus, and hence he would accept the osier.— Columbus Cor. Cleveland, Ohio, Plaindealer. Tin-; shoe businessisexceedingly pros perous, because every pair is sored be fore it is finished. Wirv is the punishment of the birch practiced by some pedagogues? Be cause they are of opinion that it makes dull boys smart. —lie olutions have been introduced in the Georgia Legislature recommen ding the President to grunt a general amnesty. —The smail-pox is spreading among ! the negroes in Louisiana. —There are twenty three thousand negroes in Washington.