ALTOONA, PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1862 •ST The Message of Governor Curtin lias crowded out several news articles in tended for this week’s paper, but we imag ine that the message will bo as acceptable as anything else we could give. - Organization of the Legislature, The Legislature of this State met at Harrisburg on Tuesday last, and effected an organization -without difficulty. In the House the Republicans find Union Demo crats coalesced and elected John Rowe, of Franklin county, (Union Democrat) Speak er, and F. W. Rauch, of C'arbor county, (Republican) Chief Clerk. In the Senate, Hon. L. W. Hall, of this county, was chosen Speaker, and George W. Hamers ley, of Philadelphia, Chief Clerk. In the election of Hon. Louis W. Hall to the Speakership, the Senate has shown a proper appreciation of this gentleman’s merits and claims, and answered the gen eral expectation and desire. We arc sure his brother Senators, who by’frequent and various intercourse with him, have had the best opportunities of estimating his abilities and public services, would not have chosen him to this honorable position, unless he was in every way worthy of it. The brilliant parliamentary qualities he displayed heretofore, fully justify the ex pectation that he will preside with distin guished ability. His constituents whom he has faithfully and worthily represented in his Senatorial career, thus far, cannot but be gratified by this new and unmis takeable proof of his rising fame. On hiking the chair Mr. Hall delivered the address which we subjoin, which is most aptly conceived and expressed—full of no ble and patriotic sentiments, to which every loyal heart,will respond: Senators I thank the kind partiality which has raised me to the dig nity of your presiding officer. I accept the honor with diffidence in my ability to fulfil your expectations, but with the determi nation so far as in me lies, to give to the duties of the position my industrious and impartial efforts, and I claim, as I have no doubt I shall receive, at your hands, indul gence towards myself, whilst you exercise forbearance and courtesy towards each other. 1 cannot but be impressed with the liveliest emotions of pleasure at this generous confidence on your part, anima ting me anew in the discharge of public .duty: I yet feel how idly I would employ your time in felicitating myself upon the attainment of civic honors, in this “awful and rugged crisis,” when above all per sonal considerations, the salvation of the Republic should engage all our thoughts. We meet in stirring times. An epoch in our National life is upon us. Events of vast importance in quick succession cluster fast, decisive, perhaps of our des tiny, perhaps of the destiny of mankind. For let this government be overthrown from within itself, and who can ray, but that its great underlying principle, the capacity of man for self government, shall be thrown aside for the future, by the peo ple of the world, as a failure. Our State is. inseparably' linked with all the others. Wc share a common fate, either of disgrace and ruin, or permanent power and glory. All other questions of political economy, or governmental policy, are merged in the one great issue of Na tional life or death. For what are all other interests worth, without a govern ment that can maintain* l itself.' What other public calamity' can be compared to the National overthrow ? Wars have vis ited our cotmtiy in times past, waged by the savages of the forest, and the self-styled “mistress of the Se;is.” Pestilence has, at various times wasted us; public credit lias gone down, while succeeding waves of financial revulsion sweptthe social state. Yet, blessed by a benign government, our country has outlived them all. Put where is the hope of resurrection from the grave of National disintegration ! We cannot be too deeply, anxiously, impressed with the conviction that unless we conquer in this struggle, all is lost. There can be no peace unless we conquer peace. If wc should even tender the olive branch, a thought which cannot be entertained for a single moment, the rebellions States would disdainfully reject it. All the sac rifice that may be made in this war, all the treasure that may be expended, all the evils that are inseparable from it, and which the humane croakers for peace arc con stantly aggravating, arc light, in compari son with the untold evils which would fol low a triumphant rebellion. But if we could even agree upon a peaceable sepa- | ration, how long would peace continue? The disloyal Southern States intoxicated with success, would be more aggressive, domineering and unscrupulous than ever Before. An eternal conflict of jarring in tefests would entail Interminable internal; wars upon alt our posterity, whilst our I weakened, divided; demoralised condition 1 would constantly invite the aggressions of ! the grasping potentates of Europe. If this government has not the power of subduing a rebellion, it Ims not the power of pre serving itself. It is nowon its great trial. ; Now is the time for the solution of the grand problem. European monarchists point to this country as the last great ex- ; amplification of the impossibility of a per* j manent republic. Do they predicate the ! failure of our country on the mere fact | that civil war exists ? What Nation in ; all liistory has been exempt from it ? Is ! it peculiar to Republics? Then, whence ! the civil wars that from-her earliest his- . tory until recent reigns, have time and j again, ravaged and scourged the British ' Empire ? Why is it, that England safely moored in that quiet cove of blest tran- ; quility, a limited monarchy, has been fre- i quently tom from her moorings and tossed : madly in the seas of revolution? If aj monarchy be the symbol of strength and , perpetuity whence the War of the Roses? ! Why has the blood of monarchs in France 1 so oiten glutted the sayage vengeance of | internal tactions? Civil war indeed exists. A war on our part, to put down an un- I natural, ungrateful, matricidal, Hell-born | Rebellion. Long plotted, it has been j hatched at last into wicked life, and seeks.- with treachery, falsehood, theft, robbery, arson and murder, as its allies, to dissolve this blood-bought Union, our priceless heritage from our forefathers. The mag- ! nitude of the contest, the tremendous con- j sequences of discomfiture, can hardly be j exaggerated. But who doubts the result ? j Superiority of strength, numbers and re- j sources, and the invincible will of a united i North must triumph. As certain as Truth | and Justice sit enthroned in Heaven, there | can be but one issue from this eontlict. 1 The North may have to spend profusely j her treasures, and her patriotic sons pour i out their life-blood like water, but the i Government must and trill be sustained. The omens arc auspicious. Hitherto the Rebels, immensely inferior to the Loyal- I ists in numbers and aggregate wealth, have far excelled us in energy and vigor. We ! were slow to appreciate the true,state of the case. Nor is it surprising. True to the Union and the Constitution ourselves, hereditarily and proudly loving the one and religiously venerating the other, we were loth to believe it possible that men were so lost to the glorious memories of the past and the bright hopes of the future, as to recklessly and diabolically conspire to over throw both. Six hundred thousand free citizens —volunteers marshalled on the battle-field in defence of the government, atfords an evidence of .strength which the world has never before witnessed. Let monarchists contemplate the incredibly short time in which this immense armv has been raised, the discipline to which it has attained, the spirit of undying devo tion which animates all, and learn the les son of our Republic's strength. The noble State which honors us with seats in this Chamber, has been true to her traditional renown.. More than 100,000 Pennsylvanians are Inow in the field, and wherever they have; had an opportunity of facing the foe, their actions have shown them as martial in spirit as they are dis tinguished for discipline. Of such gallant spirits, ready to die for their flag. Pennsylvania may well be proud. We know that their names and deeds will illus trate the brightest records of this unhappy war, and that they will never desert the post of duty, until victory' wreaths its laurels around their brows, and the re stored bond of union shall be, “ Unbroken as the sacred chain of nature That binds the jarring elements in peace. The present session will doubtless be one of great importance. Whatever public affairs may demand our attention, (it is needless for me to surmise what they may be) it becomes us to lift ourselves above all personal and party interests and to act in that grave, dispassionate and dignified manner, which should ever characterize a Legislative body. From my knowledge of the Senate, I confidently anticipate that the peculiar duties of my position will be rendered light and easy, by your cordial co-operation in the maintenance of.strict order and the careful observance of parlia mentary rules. Again I thank you, Sena tors, for the honor you have conferred upon me, and doubt not that, mutual prudence and patience will enable us to transact the business of the session pleasantly to our selves and to the welfare of our constitu ents. At noon on Wednesday the Governor’s Message and accompanying documents were received and read, but we have only room to-day for the GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Pepresentalivcs of Vie Ojinmonwcalth of Pennsylvania : Gentlemen’: It has pleased Divine Providence, during the last season, to give ns abundant crops, unbroken jicaee within onr borders, unanimity among onr people, and tints to enable this Commonwealth to do her full duty to the country, to herself, and to posterity. For these blessings we have cause to be grateful. . The balance.in the Treasury on the 30th Nov., 1860, was $081,433 OS j The receipts during the fiscal I year ending Xov. 30,1861, were | as follows; : From ordinary sources, $3,017,045 57 ! From temporary loan under Act . of April 12, 1801, at G per ; cent.'interest, and uegutia i 1 ted at par ;.. , 475,000 00 ; From 6 per cent, loan under i Act May 15,15G1, also uogo- I. tinted at ijir 2,612,150 00 1 From Society nf Cincinnatus... 500 00 ; From United States o» account i of military expenses 606,000 00 i From Fay Masters and others, i refunded. 32,229,45 m . , . . . : —: 0,740,525 02 Total into Treasury for fiscal' year cuding Nov. 30,1861 $7,424,958 10 And the payments as follows: For ordinary purposes . $3,144,450 34 For military purposes, under Acts of April' 12. 1861, and May 15 and 16,1861: 474,873 85 1,708,462 08 170,535 51 2*53,872 0+ For amount of loan under Act ot April 12, 1861, repaid. Le*riH£ balaace is Treasury, Not. SO, ISOI, $1,56],G05 ~,i I*UBL3C DEBT, FENDED' AND'UNFUNDED. Ueceired ftoin temporary loanj under Act April 12,1861 Hepaid as'aboito' Outstanding Nov. 30,1861 Received.froa loan under Act of May 15,1801 Amount of public debt, tiiinlrd and,unfunded, Nov. 30. 1860, 07.909.517 50 Paid during fiscal year 101,331 42 Sa7,*CS,SHS 08 Remaining unpaid, CesclnMve of military loan* above men tioned,) Nov. 3Uj 1801 nCCKXPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF MILITARY LOANS. llqceipts from military loan, under Act April 12, IS6I *• *• Way 15, ~ From i’ay Masters aud others, refunded 22,229 45 Paid for military expenses, as above Paid lor redeeming loan, Act April 12, IbOl Unexpended of military loans KKCIUi’TS .VXD EXPENDITURES OF ORDINARY Balance iii Treasury, from or dinary sources, Nov.3u, 1860, C 83.433 08 Kecciveil from ordiunry sources during fiscal year Paid for ordinary expenses, as above Unexpended of ord’ry revenue Received from United States Government, on account of military expenditures Received from Society of Ciu cimiutus Balance in Treasury, ns above, It will lx; observed that the fiscal year ends on the 30th of November, and the sinking fund year on the first Monday in September, which accounts for the apjiarent deficiency in the amount of debt paid as stated in the Treasurers report, and bv the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. The State has on hand a surplus of uniforms and equipments which cost about $190,000, which the United States have agreed to take and pay for at cost.— Arrangements have l>cen made with the general government for the reimbursement of the military expenses of the State since the 27th of July last. The bills as paid are forwarded to Washington and partial repayments have already been made. It will be observed that the receipts from ordi nary sources of revenue for the year 1801 have de creased, but as payments have been made on some of them since the settlement at the end of the fis cal year on the first ot December, and more may reasonably be expected in addition to the payments to be made by the National Government as here inafter stated the balance available in the treasury will be largely increased. It will also be observed that it has not vet been found necessary to call in nil of the loan'effected' under the act of the 18th of May best. In some items the ordinary revenue of ISGI was in excess of that of 1800. The loan authorized hy the net of May 15th, 1 SOI, tv;Ls tak.cn at par. This occurrence, most gratifying under all the then existing circumstan ces ot embarrassment, affords triumphant evidence of the confidence of the jieopie in the stability and integrity of the Commonwealth and of their de termination to support the Government. The operations of the Sinking Fund during the last year have been as shown by my proclamation of sth September last, as follow : Debt redeemed from 4th September, 1800, to Ist Sept. 1861, $OOO,BOl 01 Of Stock 10an5...... .$300,050 00 “ interest on certificates, 3,330 01 w relief notes, ‘ .-..421 00 I refer to the reports of the State Treasurer and Auditor General for the details of the financial affairs of the Commonwealth. The reports of the Surveyor General and'Style Librarian will exhibit the state of the Departments under their care. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund during the last spring received from the Philadelphia and Eric (late Stmbury and Erie) Railroad Company forty bonds of that company for $lOO,OOO each, and a mortgage to secure the same executed in conformity with the third section of the act of March the 7th, 18(il. Thatcompanv has also de posited itt the State Treasury its bonds to the amount of five millions of dollars, in accordance with the oth section of the same act. On the oth of May last I granted my warrant authorizing the State Treasurer to deliver to the said company one thousand of said bonds, being to the amount of one million of dollars. Tins warmht was issued in conformity with the law, the live per cent, bonds mentioned in the liftli section of the act (except those belonging to the State and now in the Sinking 1* uiul) having been previously surren dered and cancelled, and satisfaction entered on the Record ot the Mortgage mentioned in said fifth section. Having received notice from the company that the bonds so delivered to the com pany or their proceeds had been appropriated in accordance with the provisions of the law, on the 21st of June last I appointed John A. Wright as Commissioner to examine and to report to me whether said bonds or their proceeds had been ap propriated to the purposes required by tiie act. — His rcjiort hits not yet been received by mo. It is understood that arrangements have at last been made under, which the direct railroad con nection between Philadelphia and Eric will be completed within a short time. It is impossible to estimate too highly the importance of this great work to the Commonwealth, and especially to Philadelphia and Erie and the hitherto neglected counties near its route west of the Susquehanna. Hy the act of the 21st April, 1858, for the sale of the State canals to the Sunburn" and Erie rail road company it was provided that if that compa ny should sell said canals for a greater sum in the aggregate than three and a half millions of dollars seventy-live per centum of such excess should ire paid to the Commonwealth by a transfer of so much ot suclt bonds and securities as said compa ny should receive for the same and payable in like manner. The company sold the canals and reported that the share of the profit on such sale, due to the Commonwealth was £281,230 of which £230 was paid in cash and for the remaining £281,000 the Commonwealth received coupon bonds of the Wy oming canal company to that amount, lining a portion of bonds for £OOO,OOO issued by that com pany and secured by a mortgage of the Wyoming canal, formerly called the Cower North Branch canal. Th(tso bonds hear an interest of six i>er cent. ]ier annum, payable semi-annually on the 13th of January and July, and the interest was I slid by the company to January last inclusive.— The interest due in July last has not been paid.— Judgments having been obtained against the com pany on some of the coupons for the unpaid Julv interest, a hill in equity was filed in the supreme court by a bond and stock holder in which such proceedings were had that by a decree made on the 2d September last the property and affairs of the company were placed in the hands of a receiver. A plan has been suggested for the assent of the stock and bond holders which contemplates a sale of the canal under lawful process and a purchase of the same for the purpose of forming a new coin piny, of which the capital stock shall he one mil lion of dollars, divided into twenty thousand shares of fifty dollars each, of which each assenting holder of a mortgage bond for one thousand dollars shall be entitled to eighteen shares, and each assenting holder of fifty shares of stock of the Wyoming ca nal company shall be entitled to nine shares. Of course no officer of the Commonwealth had author ity to assent to the proposal or in any way to af fect her position. It is believed also that the plan is not one that ought to be assented to by the Com monwealth, and that under all the circumstances, if the convenience of individual parties requires a change such ns proposed, the debt due to the Com monwealth ought to be first paid or fully secured. iJ suggest that die Act passed Bth of April 18G1, entitled, “An Act concerning the sale of railroads, canals,&c.," should he modified so that in all cases in which a debt may bo duo to the Commonwealth by the company as whoso property a public work may be sold, the' purchasers thereof shall not be 375,000 00 5,8732552 38 475.000 00 375.000 00 100,000 00 2,612,150 00 $37,805,516 08 475.000 00 2,612,160 00 3,110,379 45 2,353,872 04 375,000 00 2,728,872 04 $300,507 41 UEVKNUE, 3,017,045 57 3,009,078 '65 3,144,480 34 551,508 31 600,000 00 500 00 $1,561,606 72 -$500,801 01 entitled to the benefits and privileges conferred by ; dercii It to encamp at that city, where it remained the Act unless they shall have first paid the debt i until the-80th of June. The National Govem due to the Stale, or secured the same by their -Bient declined to muster the regiment into service, bonds to the Commonwealth secured by a first i as all existing requisitions made on the State were mongage on the work itself. " , i more than filled. I commend the subject to the immediate consid- j Much apprehension existed in the Western and oration of the Legislature, as an effort may be ' South-Western borders of the State,, and it was made at an early day to enforce a sale of the canal, deemed prudent to retain the regiment at Pitts and some provision by law to protect the interests burgh to meet any emergency that might arise.— of the State would in that case lie necessary. i After the passage of the Act of 15th May, 1861, The wicked and monstrous rebellion which broke i it was expected that the regiment would form part out many months ago, has not yet been quelled. ; of the Reserve Volunteer Corps; but ns the men Every sentiment of loyalty and patriotism demands ; had been a long time from home and remained its effectual suppression. ' inactive in camp, they declined entering the -ser in my messages of the Oth and 30th of April vice, and were subsisted and paid np to the 30th last. I set forth at length my views of the character of June by the State. Two regiments have since and objects of the contest which is still pending, been enlisted from the same part of Pennsylvania Subsequent reflection has confirmed me in the cor- at the city of Erie, one of which has been at rectness of the opinions then expressed and to Washington, in service, since September, and the which I refer. In addition it ought to be under- ' other is now ready for marching orders—and it is stood, that looking to the variety and character of I due to the Ist Eric regiment to say that most of her products and industry, her material interest the men arc now in service, alone would render the preservation of the Union Further requisitions for sixteen regiments of from present assault upon it. indispensable to Penn- infantry and two regiments of cavalry were shortly sylvania. She cannot afford to have a foreign afterwards made by the War Department. Of power below or above or hounding her on the Del- these, sixteen have already been raised and are aware, tire Chesapeake or the Mississippi, and she in the service of the United States, and the re will never acquiesce in such a result, whatever maining two are in the course of organization and may be tlic cost in men and money of her rcsis- ready to march. tanee to it. In addition to the requisitions on the State, the On the Oth of April hist I directed the attention War Dejsirtment had given authorities to numerous of the Legislature to the necessity which existed individuals to raise volunteers in Pennsylvania, hut for an improved military organization, and on the as that system was found to create much embar 12th of the same month the Act entitled "An Act rassment, a general order was issued by the War for the better organization of, the militia of this Department on the 25th of Septemliec last placing Commonweath'’ passed, appropriating the sum of all such organizations under the control of the §500,000 for the purpose of organizing, equipping Governor, and shortly afterwards a requisition was and arming the militia. On tire 15th of April the made on the State to* increase her quota to 75,000 President by proclamation, called for a military men. Those independent organizations, as thev force of 75,000 men, of which the quota assigned were called, thus became Pennsylvania regiments to Pennsylvania was at first sixteen (afterwards and, as completed and sent forward, form [«rt of reduced to fourteen) regiments to serve as infantry tire quota of the State. or riflemen for the term of three months uh- The State regiments have been numbered, and less sooner discharged. This call, was enthusi- the last to this date is numbered 115. Two of the ustieoliv responded to by the people of Pennsyiva- three months regiments have continued in service nia. The first military aid from the loyal States, under the later requisitions, and retain their origi whicir tire Government received at Washington, nal numbers. Deducting the remaining twentv was a Pennsylvania corps which arrived there prior three three montlis regiments, there are ninety-two to the 19th of April. On that day the (sassage of regiments in service and preparing fork.’ We other corps from this and other States through have also in service and preparing, twenty-four Haltimore was Impeded by force and during nearly companies. two weeks afterwards the communication between The following table of the existing Pennsylvania Washington and the loyal States was almost entirely volunteer force is given for information cat oft'. On the 19th I received a request from the War Department that the treops preparing in this State should be clothed, armed, and equipped, subsisted and trans|)ortcd by the State in conse quence of the then inability of the United States. Tliis request was of course complied with, and twenty-five regiments, (being eleven regiments be yond our quota,) comprising 20,175 men from Pennsylvania served for the term of three months under the President's proclamation above referred to. As the famishing those volunteers with sup plies was necessarily under the circumstances a hurried operation, and as complaints were made in regard to them, and frauds were alleged to have been perpetrated, 1 appointed a board of commis sioners to investigate the whole subject. A copy of their report with the evidence taken by them has been already laid before the public. It is the intemion of tne Auditor General to open the ac counts of such parties as ajipcar by the testimony to have been overpaid and this course has already been taken in two of those cases On the expiration of. the term of the three months men in July last, some eight or ten thou sand discharged Pennsylvania volunteers were thrown into Harrisburg, without notice, and de tained here, waiting to be paid, for an average time of some ten days. Their tents, camp equip age and cooking utensils had been taken from them at Williamsport, Md., and they arrived here destitute of all means of shelter and of prewiring their food. The Commissary of the United States furnished uncooked rations, and under tiie circum stances of emergency I deemed it necessary to make arrangements for aiding in the cooking and baking of the rations, and also for furnishing meals to such of tiie regiments as arrived during the night, or under circumstances requiring instant relief. The expenses attending these operations amounted, so far as ascertained, to $7+1.20, and I recommend that tire Legislature make an appro priation to pay them. It ought to l>e stated that these expenses would have been much larger, but for tire liberal and patriotic efforts of tiie citizens and especially the ladies of Harrisburg; their free handed hospitality and generous aid to our wearied and hungry soldiers, deserve remembrance and gratitude. At the special session of the Legislature which commenced on the 30th of April last, I recom mended the organization of a reserve corps, to be armed, equipped, clothed, subsisted and paid by the State, and drilled in camps of instruction, in anticipation of the exigencies of the country, and by the Act of the 13th of May last, such a corps was directed to be raised, and a loan of £3,000,000 was authorized to defray the expenses of that and other military operations. Men more than suffi cient in number to form some ten regiments of the Reserve Corps had, previous to the 13th of May, been accepted by me, in pursuance of a call on the (afterwards rescinded,) fur twenty-five regi ments, and were then already asscmbled'and subject to my control. Most of these men volunteered for the Reserve Corps and were immediately or ganized. The remaining regiments were rapidly rccruitcd and the Corps was thus completed, and George A. McCall, of Chester county, was com missioned as Major-General, and assigned to the command of all the forces raised or to be raised under the provisions of the last mentioned act. The regiments composing the Reserve Corps were instructed in four camps in different parts of the State, until they were taken into the service of the baited States. Two of these regiments, under the commands of Colonels Charles J. Biddle and Seneca G. Simmons, and two companies of Artil lery under, the command of Col. Charles T. Camp bell, at the pressing instance of the War Depart ment were sent, on the 22d of June last, to the relief of Col. Wallace, at Cumberland, and re mained for about six weeks there and in Western Virginia, engaged in active operations. .towards the close of July the whole Corps was called for under requisition, and taken into the service of the United States. Within four davs after the disaster at Bull Run, eleven regiments of this tine body of men (armed, drilled, clothed and equipped, and in all respects ready for active ser vice,} were in W ashington. The regiments and companies from Western Virginia mid the two remaining regiments making the whole number of fifteen, soon joined them there, and they are all now in service tinder the command of Gen.’McCall, who has been commissioned ns a Brigadier Gen eral by the United States. These fifteen regiments contain fifteen thousand eight hundred and fifty-six men. and constitute a division comprising three brigades, a regiment of artillery and one of cavalry. 'The whole expense of raising, clothing, equipping, subsisting and pav mg “ic Reserve Corps, (including the expense of establishing and fitting the camps of instruction, of recruiting and supplying regimental flags, and the expenses of the campaign .of the two regiments and companies in Maiyhmd and Western Virginia which were all defrayed hy the State,) has amounted to ijbo.'i,-Hi.B7 ■ This docs noUnelnde the trans portation on rail roads, as the separation of that account would have been a work of great labor nor docs it include the pav of the two regiments during the campaign, but it does include all the expenses, which were heavy, of teams and trans portation not on rail roads, for the two regiments on the campaign above mentioned. Twelve regi meats of the Reserve Corps were paid, subsisted to the average date of 22d Julv. The two regiments in Western Virginia were paid by the State to the date of their depirture from Harris burg on tliat expedition. The cavalrv regiment vyas not paid by the State. It will be’ perceived TM the whole average expense per man was §03.05. 1 reviews to the 31st of April last, n regiment had been enlisted in the city of Erie from North western 1 ennsylvania. When the call was made on me on that day, for twenty-five additional regi ments, the Eric regiment was ordered to march to Harrisburg. The call was rescinded, however, before the regiment reached Pittsburgh, and 1 or- REGIMENTS IN SERVICE G 6 regiments of infantry, of which C wore riflo regiments* 11 regiments of cavalry. 1 regiment of artillery. COMPANIES IN SERVICE. 7 companies of Infantry 70T G •' ** cavalry 578 G « “ artillery 930 t 2 221 87,177 Enlistments in other than Pennsylvania organize tious, estimated, (the officers of which are Ih course of being commissioned) 0.100 Total in service REGIMENTS PREPARING FOR SERVICE 12 regiments of infantry 1 >u “ cavalry.. 1 “ li artillery COMPANIES PREPARING FOR SERVICE. 1 compauj of cavalry 4 companies of artillery In gervice j Preparing for service Pennsylvania's contribution ; ; 10u.G15 Ksclusive of 20,175 three mouths men now UiebuudvU. The regiments preparing for service are incom plete. Those that may not l>c filled i.y the Kith instant, will be consolidated and sent forward. Of the regiments in service, the 11th and 15th regi ments of Infantry arc at Annapolis ; the 28th, 29th. 21st, GGth, G9th, 71st, 72d, and IGGth regiments and one company of Infantry are in the command of Major General Banks;'the +sth, 50th, 55th. 7Gth and 100th regiments of Infantrv are in South Carolina ; the IStli Infantry are at Hattcras Inlet; the 108th Infantry and 11th cavalry are at Fortress Monroe; the 77th, 78th and 79th Infantry, the 7th and 9th cavalry, one troop of horse, one squad ron of cavalry and two battalions of artillery are in Kentucky; the Blth and 110th Infantrv" arc in Western Virginia, as are also three couqianies of Infantry, four companies of cavalrv. and live com panies of light artillery; the 87th’ Infantry are at Cockeysvillc, in Man land ; one company of artil lery is at lort Delaware; all tiie remainder of tiie volunteers arc at or near Washington. Upwards of 300 volunteers from Pennsylvania are now pris oners, but as arrangements’have been made for tbe exchange of prisoners it mav be exjioctcd that they will soon be released. In compliance with the joint resolutions of the Ifitli of J lay last, I have procured regimental fiags for the Pennsylvania volunteers, and have .present ed them in person to most of the regiments. In other cases, the regiments being on or near the Potomac, I have requested Mr. Cowan, Senator, and Messrs. Grow and Wright, members' of the House of Representatives, from Pennsylvania, to 1 present Uem in the name of the Commonwealth. The General Government requested that the States would abstain from purchasing arms, as their competition was found injurious in the market, and in view of the large expenditures of monev in arm ing and equipping the volunteer force of the State provided lor the defence of the National Govern ment, I did not purchase anv as authorized by the -Sth section of the act of the 13th of May, 1S(!1. Ihe State has now quite as many arms as arc ne cessary to anti all her volunteer’ organizations in existence; hut, influenced by the threatening asjicct ot oty relations with foreign, governments, I have directed the Adjutant General to procure arms as soon as it can he done on reasonable terms mid without injurious competition with the National Government. Anns have been distributed among the border counties to all the organizations that have been formed to receive them. 1930 arms hav e been thus distributed I have also addressed a letter to the commissioners of all the Itorelcr counties, offering arms to them as soon as military organizations shall he formed to receive them. Be sides thus complying with the requirements of the 2 rth section of the Act of 13th May last, I have ■ deemed it prudent to offer live thousand anus to such military organizations as may be formed in 1 hiladclphta on a plan to he approved by me as Commander-in-Chief. .Muskets and rilles to a considerable extent have been furnished to the Pennsylvania volnnteeis from the State arsenal. Others have Iteen sent by the United States autho ntics to unn them before leaving the State In some cases regiments have gone without arms un der assurances from the War Department that they would lie armed at Washington or other near de signated points, and that their immediate departure was required. It was thought wise in these cases not to insist on the arms being sent before the regi ments marched, as this would have imposed on the government an umneccssary expense in freight, and would have been productive of delays which might have been seriously detrimental to the pub lie service. Forty-two pieces of artillery with lim hors, caissons, forges, ammunition wagons, harness and all the necessary implements and equipments were furnished by the State to the artillery regi ment of the Reserve Corps. Ten of those were purchased by the State, and their cost has been re tundod hy the United States. Diligence has been | used in collecting arms throughout the State and i repairing and altering them in the most approved ' manner. I The State has now _G3 pieces of artillery, of which 17 need repairs. 2G,753 muskets and rifles, some of which are in the hands of mechanics being repaired; 1910 ore in the hands of volunteer corps through out the State; 1930 in the possession of County Commissioners, and 1,000 with the reserve corps of Philadelphia. In addition to this the city of Philadelphia has 9 pieces of rifled artillery, and 1,976 muskets and rifles. The Sate has also in the arsenal at i ' 1,966 sabres and swords, and "’Elarj 1,937 pistols, and the eft f of Philadelphia k„ 440 sabres, and * w 326 pistols with the necessity acboutreiw There is also in the Arsenal at Hnrrijli large amount of accoutrements and * fer artillcrv and small arms. Tlte Adjutant Geiwrnl is successfully in collecting arras throughout the State expected that the nmnber above stated «-i* * largely increased. Probably, at least. 3 030 ’* kets and rides and several pieces of still be collected. - .’• *3 ....The care which has been bestowed upon ■ comfort of the volunteers,’ and the goodneV ,? sufficiency of their supplies of all kinds, and ? excellent arrangement of the Medical Dqtina"’ under the control of Surgeon Central Heniv n Smith, are proved by the livct that more titan’*'* ’ 000 men have for various, generally s i lort , at Camp Curtin since the I Oth of April la.it ,■ that down to the Ist January Inst, there died u forty-nine moil at that camp, viz., forty-fiinr jV, ’ sickness, two (belonging to regiments ‘fiuini States.) who had liecu injured on railroads Av, accidentally killed in Camp Curtin and une ,ii! in Harrisburg. To facilitate the making of allotments of .j„ : pay by onr volunteers in the field for the supon? their familcs at home, I appointed Hon. jy,j’ r ’ Cowan, Thonuis E. Franklin and E. C. lhin,'~' Es<]s., comiuisioncrs to visit the cnni]is of our n*. on and South of the Potomac, and also James aiid.M. AV. Beltzhoover, Estjs., conunissioncN* visit those in Kentucky, and elsewhere in the tern country, to call the attention of the tnxijs ;• the system of allotment- and encourage them adopting a practical plan for earn ing it iutouf.v. The several rejioits of these commissioner,,,'. highly satisfactory. For details ot* the several subjects connected TriiV. military operations of this State, I refer to the rrpciia tie; A.ljut.mt General, thirteen General, Quarter y v .j Gouerah Oomniissar.v General and Fayuiaster ('■ which accompany this uiessarre. Tho duties »ttij>oscJ ou iuo were so onerous that it ueHcseary to invite tho temporary aodstanco men on my staff to ui.l nic to perform them. lu this capacity Cols. Thomas A. Scott, Gideon J. jjv: and John A. Wright contributed their valuable s .. r ,| from the middle of April until they were called nwJV! other duties. Ctd. Scutt remaining until Ik* hrciaii.'/* uecU'd with tha War Depaatnumt, Col. Hall until Hie - .*' of dune, and Col. Wright uutrl tho '23d of duly: f.iM l ' time thus devoted to the sorvico of the State llu-v'bve •'* fused to receive any compensation. ’ , " c ' Cola. Joseph D. Potts, A. L. Uuascdl. J. Brown Parkin-, Ctai- Biddle were in service tip to the *Jnth of , ‘ The Department of Telegraph and Trnn.-TKirtati.ia ■dor the exclusive controj of Col. Potts, The «v fi t,. ni 7.' economy of its management show how faithfully aLj he fulfilled hisofMce. It is but just to all these "euil, "' : that 1 should hear testimony to the untiringzeal'-in.i'io 3 ity with which their duties were performed. > '1 in- (junta ot the Mate havilg been more liian iillai -- ht-r military force organized. I was enabled, m, the Mh . December last, to dispense with a personal stall nul r" temporary arrangement which had been made f', r it,., ployment wtis then closed. 71.180 12.000 1,077 51.95 G By the lotli seetb n of the art of the lath c f j[. 1T I was anlhoriicri to draw my warrants on tlu-Tre ou'r, (*' n sum not exceeding $--M,lHJti for compeimtiuu ta-ml,j .' eons as might be required to serve the country in ami's' ry capacity, ate. Of this fund I have drawn fc,7 Treasury $5,500. out of which 1 paid the compensaiJ*’ my personal Mall, abo other expenses ol the milium C liartment, and the actual expenses of persons mini,.rib', temporary serviee, none of whom received any i‘ m i • compensation. and expenses of the commis-ion, aravr i' to investigate alleged frauds, Ac., and the expni.,4 ,V tahlishtng military patrols on the Maryland lin» and '••”* on secret service. My account is settled in *l' Ll , , the Auditor General up to the first of December. Oii" • day 1 had expend' d #(1.400. and except some iucoiisiik-rp” payments made since, the balance remains in my b:o’ The report of the Uuditor General will exhibit tUt-K of the account. 93.577 13,092 1,136 1,07? — 15.305 On account ol military expenditures hv the Stater,jp. half of the Caitcii States, ns far as the same had th ;i ascer-amed and settled by theaceonntingdeparinumt.L.-' was made up to the first day of September. seuted on the PJth nf that month at the Treasury Into-, meiit nf the I, nited states lor settlement and alloKe c ■ The sum of $.106,00(1 has been received from the Tnl-ui Department on that account. Tlie repayment by tie oral Government of the expenses! attending the er-iie-s lion and support of the Reserve Corps, may net lie irciii ded ter by any existing act of Conerc.sd. As tle w .0.-. scs were incurred by the Slate for the benefit of tUeGea-r al Government, and have been productive nf result, ni-a important to the w elfare and even safety of the coun'n i* would be right that an act of Congress should bo pa-s’.-i providing expressly fir their repayment. It lies witlu'." I Legislature to adopt the proper means for directin'* thei*. tciitioii of Congress to this subject. ° I Assurances bavo lieen received from the Treasury Depot- , niciit licit tirs exam iaation ot the military accounts if lb* 1 Mato will be proceeded in without delay, so that the Sab may r, e.-ive a credit for the balance due, in lime to are It the same towards the payment, of her unotacf tlisiliml t:tx. tho completion of this arrain'i-DH-iit, iftb* btatc siiall aasume tho direct tax for this year, a s avic,'.:( fifreeu per ceut will acerne to her, "and no prvjteDt increi of her taxation will be nocosHarj. Whether Ibis cre-Jiile given or not. I recommend that the naymentof the dirat tax be assumed by the State. In case (ho State assumes the payment of thistoitbrP shunld be such revision of the tax laws us will equitably apportion the burden among the vari‘W.3 i.'! :- now »ul>|cct or that cun properly bo made taxation. The saving of {ifUt-u per cent, to the pt-cjlici the State by the assumption is a matter worthy of thr-cgtl t but a more important consiilvnition is Uiat it \\vill mat’-' you to represent all the varied interests of tho C-ra-> wealth to apportion the tax in such a manner a* rot v? equally i»i*ou all. Our.revenuc laws had iajpc.wtl-cr«J And personal property as its full prcpoiti.m bet little r.:,r than onc*third of the taxes needed for the ordiuarr ditnre* of the govermm-nt. Uy the act of 15th May U>r, the tax on this species of property has already bo.-u i'J* en ased one-sixth. Should the State refuse to assure-; ih- I nib-d States tax the whole burden of it would fill a;-.:i thebe intortats, interest- too, most unCireraMy affoefed It . the war, whilst other kinds of propertv ui>*l eourres \ of revf-une, judged by our laws able to par cputlyt*- tbirds of thb present revenues of tho Stab-,* wmild nvil* called <>n to contribute one dollar of additional tax. Ihe ma.itia system of the Common wealth is very feet. 1 recommend the establishment ©f a cormmvi.a.'v frame and report a system more adequate to tho of the tunes. I earnestly recommend to th« that provision be made for the military instruction -.ifyccii* The appointment of a military instructor in tho schools, in a short period give teachers to thfC* ”<• mon schools who would be competent to train tho b y-' 3 attendance on them. It would in my opinion be v«i* ; ' L| to ptvvide for the purchase or‘easing by the of a building fo£ a military school, aud for employiDC-*-- petont instructors at tho expense of the State, jv;B*t- :2 the pupils to defray the other expenses. No papil be admitted to this school without having passed a iL*’’ ongh examination on mathematics and all fitting of instruction except the military art proju-r. i . re?r--' ! * fully urge this subject on your early consideration. of material, perhaps, vital importance. I have taken measures to direct the cClch-nt the (Sencrai Government to the fortification ofthov*? approaches on the sea-boanj and the lakes, and arnr*r monti are in the course of being effected which it isi^T* 4 will be satisfactory In their result. I scud with thi- n* sago a copy of a commimication from Gen. Totten, chi- tho Military Kngincer Departmentat Washington. 1 also rept r eaent«‘d to the Secretary of the Xutv ty for lloating defences on the IMaware. and suranco that they shall be prepaid at the carli-^t mcrjjfnt. I have had a correspondence with the authentic & some of the citizens of Krie on the subject «'f the dthr le-s condition of that city, and the part of the rtat-'h’-’ dorlng on tho lake. On examination it-is found that are no defence on the lake, and that the ordnance id city of Krie was witlidrawu by the National Gnr.-irx.-r*. in the summer of The Secretary of the request made, dire rted that the ert-w of the United steamer Michigan should not be dUlttiuled, as I*-f' usual, and that vessel will remain in the harbor of w-’ during the winter. Should tho National expectedly fail in its duty of providing adequate at our assailable points, Kast and West, I earnestly mend that the legislature take promp measures J’' r * ' puri>ofle. We should bo admonished, by recent indicat’-- trom abroad, to be prepared for our own dofrnco, | ns for tlie suppression of domestic insurrection. , In selecting the site for a National Armory, if lie good bo alone considered, Pennsylvania will be red, as she affords the combined advantages of a eition, abundance of material and skilled mechanic i- 3 people of nndoubtwl loyalty, - 1 commend to the attentiopof of the Superintendent of the Public Schools, the s^:' | ing state of which, and the rapid progress ofaducah* 3 subjects of just congratulation. _i The reports of the Lunatic Hospital at - of Western Pennsylvania, of the Houses of Ucfug« - Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, of tho Institution® Deaf and Dnmb and for the Blind,'and the Northern for Friendless Children at Philadelphia, nnd of r“*‘, syivania training School for Idiotic and Feeble Children at Media* show that these meritorious cnar • j aro well administered, and I recommend that the c 0? nance and aid of the Commonwealth be con tinned to mn-- Under the joint resolution of 16ih May lost, era have been appointed to revise tho revenue law*. names will bo forthwith submitted for the advice ana sent of tho Senate. It Is hoped that the coram isaJy>- I will be able to report daring tho present session« * | Legislature. Considering the great'labor | and the vast importance at the present time of an »£) '• '• efficient performance of the duties of the commi^Jv s I suggest that the compensation provided for by rotation should bo increased to on adequate atuuuo • I . It was evident. Ions; since, that it would be | 3 j for tlie banks to continue so redeem their j coin, in the CaCe of the large issues of paper, the ; f ; for which was imposed on them and tlie £ oYer ?®T tf aj , tho exigencies of the times. No surprise, thcreior^ 1 frjt at the suspension of specie payment by tne .*• i which took place on Monday, the 30th of Ikce /";i e v )0 i Uoder the circumstances, I recommend that tn<7 j Ueved from all penalties for this breach of the »*• -, T . | Pennsylvania has made great efforts to Juppcjj 10 . { . : erument. She has given more and better clothed.* r ■ ter equipped men than any other State, acd o« ; ceeded her quota of the military levies. The bob* ™ 1 best citiwus, young men of ddocation and o WDI 0 % 1(5,038 93,577 16,638 ■ of h*r volantwr regimoßt*. Thrii {“iilM-l to quell the present iueurteci raloii, *nd they wilt not tolerate a {h,S»olntioo or recoMtroctfcm ofU-^ Kxrctrrtvi Cumin. 1 UarrWmrg, Jan’y S, IWI-J The Likely Hea The Christian Advocate ant commenting upon the prohs war between tlie United Stat Britain, closes the article wit which we publish below, ai believe to be about correct, the extract with the remark no immediate probability of England. It is but the fro and the dregs at the bottom ciety that desire a war—the class which is really the ru not desire a rupture. The facturers air indeed suffcriiv. war relieve them? The sp oristucratical institutions of envies the success of our would it not he inexpedien factory to rush into an 0 millions to undertake the tl* humbling the young giant o We must honor the pror which England defends her generosity in offering an m her flag, hut we object to tl the menace in which apolug tion arc sought in this 01 when generosity should eh actions of thasc who prof friends. We are well couv wo Aid not have acted so delij in other ciivumstuncct., or if go, she wouhl have paid * impudence. Without mor give the extract above all ml Again we -predict there will Ik- CliTuti’aiiity of Great Kritain dm iw self-interest will. They have war vessels, of which I.M are sfea ing in reserve; hut how can they here? They have an unity of not cost something to tran-)sirt t they not meet a foe? Our ana half a million, and unr navy L'lG \ could easily he inereaseil. Tra shown very inneh activity in our should fight with dilfeivut spirit enemy. Tho British might swvi from the seas, and destroy onr sei in doing so, destroy not a little Meanwhile tlie Americans coni commerce of Great Britain in evi her colonies; for while she is )m obligations from eonnnissionin could set afloat a Beet of thousai The strength of the British Ki coimnerce and Colonies—would in war. The wants of Great Br a sale for manufactures. War once her chief granary and eh great strength of the United Sit own boundaries, and war would 'ojnuent. It would convert IVt great forge to supply us with irut California, into a great mint, t West-with manufactories to snpp consume its surplus com, while lions would become white with lerior green with sorghum, and minated, n protective tariff w Great Britain out from conijuT and looms. As to the termination of sm-h lie that the Union would lie di t«, too, that the British Emphi It is more- probable that ('ana than that the South would la* n side both the French and the At would sympathize with us. whii slave population could he freed Should the South anticipate u-- grocs enough to turn their amis But. this is not all. While Bi with us in front she would lie 1 both flanks. Ireland, which through English statute tmoks ; through the crowd—by her hlo< cally illustrate the 'beauties o France on the other side, would In 18a8 a British noble said to mercy of Napoleon. Ilecould s hottrs with force enough to land he could control the arsenals; i tho arsenals he could inarch to 1. inarch to London he could rna for no British ministry w ould tak of continuing the war while so 1 population and wealth of the cm cmy’s feet.” If that was wits tr it not be so when Ivor navy shoal No cry would ho so popular to London !” Russia too might men; while Austria, Britain's a he kept busy by Hungary an us from such a war! If the come, i let not Protestantism i -opposite sides of the Atlantic ta the battle. Since Adam was placed iu I was never more pregnant of res ;at Washington. Since Israel of the Red Sea, never was belt sublime deed than now. May rod, and our Miriam her cyml hung upon the cross never w as higher greatness than now. It Ihe Calvary of man's {olitiet may we. not hope that our cross Idem not of death, but of resnn