i
ME^ISE.
mt
Start? and finite of Sepre
of-fR« t2onm6n*ia&h of iFsan-
QtsTunttn: fEho past ha*
m new cause of thankfulness
Iroighty tor the: moral and
blesmngs /whlch ho bu bh
»on as.< , V;'H.-v'**-. ■
■tetitatf&s
syti>ania:
afforded i
to' the -i
material
mowed a
The balme
: ; not. ao,
j Receiptsi dt
ing N6t.
c-ia tiel Ttmistt ' ..i.'vk
-1862, 2,172,844 It
irinrfiscfclyemrend
-80, 1868^. | 4^*B9. «1 «
(wary for JW
Jot. 30, 1«6», 6,462,296 76
its for lie seme W- :
e been.... 4.314.964 06
r ToUVin Jr*
ending,N
Ihepayme)
.tiddbiTi
Balancis in,
, - 80.’ *BO3 i
Tnr operation* of tbe linking fond daring,,
thetast ;eu b%»* boon thownby the Procla
mation of ihe Slhday of Soptotttwr U*t, M
- ■'' : f ■! -'J- 'v■ -I
.-AmVlof debt "Commonwealth ,1 ■ ,
nduc(d|,» <9M»720 -4o
"Im’t of public debt of Penn- -|
aylraniaiaa it etood oa the
• let of Deo. ........4
"3 deduct amount redeemed at .
daring tbe
let a! year, ending Nor. 80,'
1808, eiat !-1 - 1
Bper eentatocka... $888,499 78 -
■ tfperet. ietpeke...-, 00
Belief n0t**;........... -109 00. .
DOmCetiP ered’reeer. 8126
: Public debt Dee. 1, 1863... r _sSl
| Funded debt, eias I: j :
6 per cent 10ane,5400,630 00 ■.
’ Fanned d4bt, fit£ j
' 6pr el Idane, 36,709,966 id
i. Funded debt, eii: 7
’ 4J per ct-loane, 1268,200 0O $3
! ■ Cnmnded|debt,eiH ,
V Relief notea ineir-|: r!
\ e01ati0n............. $97,261 00 :
i Inter's! certificate* ■ i"
outstanding...... 16,366.61 ■
• ' Inler’at certificate*. « •/'>
unclaimed I .4,448: 88
1 Domestic credit’!*’ ' ■
' certificate*.724 92
iTreMurr NoremW , i ,_ .■
3.1*7.83! 70
~ , r ~ $36,496)656 T 8
Military »aa pr Am MljK.Sl, $3,000„(XK) 001
totilin'lt;btednes*.-.;.. $39,496,596 78
By, the act of May 15th] 1861, an
thoHnng the military loan | of 13.000.-.
000, a tjpt of oiio balrmill was laid on
real and personal property, : to furnish
a fund for redeeming theflame. I re
pommend thatj the lOprnmiksipneri.of
the!sinking fond be directed to invest
the proceeds oif the. tax ini the State
|oan,fio Ibat.itjmuy be drawing intei-
Nest, to ; be ini li.Ke manner itikested. rtr
• that tiley shotfld apply such-proceeds
- directly lip the purchase of certifleatea
.. >« the military loan, and dance 1 each
; eerliCt atofl. as shall be purchased.
.Us afc Bn*.. .
■*- ■■ t' I .■ - ii'
ftCtlNp OL'R, tMtXREET Jjf SPECIE.
f AlthoLrW-CHr Jfinance* »''e still in l *
' healthy.’ccmdition, it i» to
; Invite tH« serious atlentiop of the Le
i gi«lHiun| to ibeffconsideraMon of the
.means of maintaining theiii nniriipair
ed ia‘ fu|tufe. By the f(ct of 12th of
,J une, 1840, it was providaL that the
• intcrc-t jim the State IpiinflhoutU, al
, Wa;. a be] paid ini specie or |ittp equiva ;
"dent it.athat in
• the* Treasury sjibaid- be hf less Value
than .6p;i;|e. the mfferenc|o r i revalue ]
should he lt(.c*rt»iiit!d';a t nd bonified.to j
the lipv «fpor T who should thereupon
issue' firs; warrants to the agontspr
bmikM aiiliiorized to pay such interest
on bohalt of tnoCbmmonwcalth,. to
allow such difference to; parlies -ro
i Reiving tine interest, or gtl the option
", ofthe parties to' jiay thesame in
. specie, :'J -j-‘;
J ] By |lie]aet of It th Apt it, 1862; it
was pmvided that for thopurpose of
. paying in specie or its cqvivalent, all
interest ihatshouldlhereal ier,be°duo
by ;tho Commonwealth, as -required
, by the f cti of 12th Junc, 1340, the sevj
oral bankswho should.avail themselves
of the provisions of that act, (of 11th
I | April, 1362,) and who sbon'drefase to,
1 I «deem[tbieir [ notes in specie, lit ,dq-J
•loand. at any time within lien days
upon or]: after the time when such inL
teresv should become dtio', 'should
thereafter, when required |by the State
Treasurer; by notice in writing, pay
into liie; State Treasury in' proportion ■
I ta the capital stock paid m ofeach
bank, their ratable proportion of such
’ - premium for gold Or its equivalent,hs
j,. should baye been actually paid by the;
.StatJ. : |i ' (ij ' ',|V v- I• ■
By the act of the SOtb January,
1863, W wsW provided that,toe■Statjei
'frehsufer should exchange] vvltn the
banks ("an amount- of currency [suffi- ;
cient to pay] the; interest ,on the Stlate
' ■ . debt fallihg due oh the first days of
- February and August;]lB63, for the
. same amount of coin, and should give
to the banks specie certificates Of #x
i, change] not transferable] pledging the
faith of] the. State to return said coin
iii exchange for notes current at the
time, on or befoVe the first Monday of
March,[l364, leach certificates to bear
interest at the rate of ii per cent, per
annum; . ] ‘ •. '• j • ; N, I,
Under the provisions of the ket' ef
{ , 1862, certain pafiks paidtinto'the!State
Treasury 1140,768 30, as an equiva
lent for coin for the „a]ymehtB-of in
. terest oa the public debt. [ Uhdor the
act of 1863, specie certificates have
, bebn] given to the banks, amounting
in the Whole to $1,968,904 97; which,
; Writhftbo'Wecyuing. interest, -will fail;
‘"■ /’due for the mrst Monday Of March
irexti ' [I ) f
f] • A e the prof isiona of his act were
of a temporary character, the' only
, actsnqw in force on the subject are
those qf 1840 and* 1862] above] men l
, tioned, under which it wril_be the!
duty of the State autl]orifies\to pay
the interest oh the first j off February,
, 1861;, kqd lhereafter, iii coin cr its 1
equivalent, and! look to the banks that
may bb liable, under the acjiof 1862
• . for reimbursement iof the premium
, paid by the x (Jomnu)r. wealth. j -
' I«» ft* face of all difficulties, this
i Commonwealth, iactuated by a aenti
oef *. its peqple honor;has
hitherto paid lUiotereaiiucoinoif itfc
■j I '^isten^lcirCumsitaicea
Sake necessary to consider howl tb
if extent of her just | oblige ;onf
y Theexigorciesof lhe times Imve Joi
gelledj the .(ioverniawntiqf the Unite
ifitcfl'.tn large amounts of ttfea;
: \0 for,circulation.*whitohlai
not.rifdWaaable in. iwis., su'd; wkli
n-1-- ;
I. i
''-.1.
,448.211 .83
1951,817 M
1,496,696 78
1,478,816 46
$117i780 83
C<!i'
iotraihe gMtraassofcur cimdatiog \
.medium.'' ■; { -.-I '■■■'■
It isour duty as a lpyat,St«te-~iti*
our interest as a State whose welfare,
and eveti safety, depend emphatically
upon' the maintenance of the credit
and thejsttocess of the military
atrOBS of the General Government?-,
to do nothing itc impair its credit or
dmbknass its measnret. On the con
tra|rb..we row? it to ourselves and to
our pdtterity to give an attire support
: to *t& exits' quell the monstrous
rebellion which is still raging, and
thus restore peace to our distracted
country. It is our own Government,'!
andwe yould not, without glross inde-i
cenojvkttempt to refuse its currency
in 'payirient of taxes and other debts
due to the Commonwealth/; j
/ Ir 1840 the case was different. The!
difficulties then arose from the snspen
«ioo of isptfrfO ’pay ments by our State
banks, mare Ideal wttdpri vats cprpor*
jaions. and tWeStkte Very properly by
the act of thatjrcar, intended to pro
Vide against loss to itsrbreditbrs by
reason of such etfSpSWiidns. 1 An exi
goncylike the present coftld not then
hare been foreseenby the .Legislature,
and it is to bt inmed therefore that
they could not pkve intended to pro
vide for it.. We!derive Our system o;
public loans from Europe, and the true
extent of onr obligation is" to be as 1
curtained by ttwrring to the knowr
established practice of European go
vernmenta prior to thb dates when
our loans were' [effected.i 1 teean, of
course, such of thoae governments aa
were held to baye maintained their
national credit 1 ■ , : 11
’ It is believed jto have been the' dntl
form practice of such governments to
.he-' inter « in paper'currency
pay their interes. - pape. .
however deprecated oaring a legatf
eedsuspensior. tf apecie payments,'—
Anobservablo nalance of this is, at
forded by thee of the British
Government, which, during-twenty■
4ve years, fr0n.'1797 to 1822, during
which the bank was prohibited by law
from paying ou ; Coin forany purpose,
pnid lbe interest on its public debts in
bank notes, whhh.donng agreatpan
of that time nt a heavy discoui t.
sumo times amounting to thirty p3r
cent;\ or; thcret boju. Their| nccasd
tios then were greater than otrs
grtjjnotyJ/'ll j {■' /'■• =
i Among oursolveg, at; .the; preseht
tinfe,Slassaphasetl's (Whose debt-is Ipe
lieyed to vtrv small) pays the in
terest in coin. Ohio and Indiana "phy*
in currency. • Jb Ncw/York lt is -not
known what V’li be. donoL Her be
gislature, 'by; concurrent 1 resoluticn,
ordered" 7 the. it tcres| to be paid in
coin to foreign stockholders, ih Apr. • i iare t * c : - -*K
last. .: I i •/. |, <■ nuajj account* of,the |exp
At the present'fate of premium oh fund In Auklitoi
gold, the/ sum Decennary to pay on an office, to which the Uegnni
amount sufficient 7 to discharge ,the an The unexpeotlCd
hnal inte': oh the State! debt would how]4, oil 98. ; A further-i
be more . a 11,000,000, and to meet b® in aJ like
this, adduiohai taxation ip that ex- Out of this fond 1 haf opa por
tent would be nndvoidable. sor.si whom S found [it to
The jdehiand on the Treasniy, for the militaryj^partm«it,
other necessary purposes must proba- and [the expe/nees of which
bly be such asl to,render it imbrue ent f was compelled to atWash
to throw any part of this expendt are. to the ihterert^and
on the existing ■ surplus. To borrow **™wo of Theoo>-
hinney from-.lyear- to 1 year to paw the tinugnee oftoisageopyandMtahltan
inter.oston pint loans would,ofcoqrae, ™ en t °.i the we«l
he wbolly inadmiesiMe. To leave the are of rital- importance Is them.
act of 1882 jn force, apdAUemtlt to recommend thepasaage ofanactau*
throw the paymoht of this/! large! pre thorinng the appointment o! agents
mi urn annually on the. banks, would at Washington and Nashville, and de
be not only «aVantly untusf,bnt quite fchg their duties, whmh should m
impracticable. o f elude the collection [of all bounties,
I recommend the whole subject to back p*y, pertsions, etc., due tq/Psnn
the carethl and immediate consider*- aylVanrtrn*. ! On .this snhjectMI 7 refer
tion of the Legislature. Sopie egii- fc Co ‘°,
lation ought to be had on it before the ne VP- Bidd|e Roberts, late Agent pf
closu of the present month. In my the Slate./ atWashington^,, herewith
opinion the Commonwealth willhave^commSmcated, and commend ittoyour
fulfilled her obligations by providing caroful examination.j - , .
tor the payment of her interest in-the . iraxcAU. to* vofcfxß* ifUiriK.
currency of the Government. If the ' i | i, : a - , .
Legislature should think fit to efritin- thejfc.ion oft tWStale during
pay! it hr com, it will be thfir dd- * h# '“few lh ®, P ™ dent . mad ®
rJco-Dy-fonhwith the heavy kaxes *fc: for H fc
necessary for thatrpurpose * f V made ac ll for volun-
I roustv if, passing, obseWe th'at the “>'!«* for u l 4fc encfl „ of th «
plan adopted by, one of tbe Stiles'of fcl®- a
paying coin to ffcign. fcl cuWoy» uh P pon, P t
to domes# lohn .holders'* appiarsto nc -- ™ ll % £ h “ < ,n > er ß* D
on.no legitimate principle,. \ J d aild Ba^lHt « d .bis f.fc, a..dfc<i*d;
bam kino and bank
At the close of the last session, nine that purfce hud been rifade by; Con
teen bills, reviewing the charter* of gress, the Presidentaiul Secretaryiof
pertain bank* for another period of Wif Ipfcaimwi -if'-the. nioney should
five y.ears were presented to ipe, /Of bejadrofcd from -othcr/dnsf ters ,-ia
theß« I hire (for roMons ,whi?h y will rocoihmetiqSl repn-yment
be hereafter communicated.) withheld onjthe meCiing'of Cpngrieis. liiji un
roy signature from one and approved defstood that Btfc.lh.tive bten already
the remainder I have been ! led to taken to fulftl thie
sign them'' By the cansiderations of the babkefceerfully and
that tbe banks pf the Commonwealth readily adyancedkhn n'eoefcfy fi/nd»
piy a Ihrge rpvepuo which to th|e amount : of
can ill afford to L lose, and that .in the prorr isa.to.rßcbtnincnd Leg!s
present Coridilion of the country it fature an appropriation iomay tlmn!
would be impolitic to drive ao -much in lease Cpiigross 1 should laiffc mako
capital oat of active oae or |force it odk ,f I <nakb the roconi-i
intc new employmahts'. i ’; i \■ mendatlon mosl pmphai cully. Shout'd
IF the Banking fctem al- fc Wpec'emaryi jf will hereafter, in‘a;
ford sufficient ■ inducement#, capital spec al message, giye’th|e detail* and ;
will voluntarily take that direction,—fcrf.-sp Wl|<nco relating to tliis -sub-l
It is properWobperve that the char t jdii '. New York .\nd Nek Jeyacy.under!
let]*, of most of the bsnksr in qhbStion: ti:w ; Prcsident's^alksent regiments toi
expire at an early: period,; while in ih. <>uh defence, fjbr Which our 1
copsequenco of the invasion of tbenhiaiiks ■aije'duef ti' itdse States, our
State, daring the last summer, they i good neighbors. A } ; • r v
could aot halve been reasonably ex- fcl 3LI cn ME Nx ttsbcbq cim*
peeled to give the necesMary notice of |T , > _ xfcV r -
.renewedapplications forfc;ch*B*ler— vij. •• ! ] ‘ - /
I recommend the extension of iho ■ the -battle at SrUysburg, ini.
time daring which the banks ,fcf c b vo.uoisefs fijdm wghteen;
relieved penalties for..Dotpaying States; including fcßmylva,i.i». were!
their obligations in eoim ' li J '.appeared jto m'o proper,
.. . . ■' ' : jj\ tltaV nil those State* should? tin ito .jii,
PUBtiIC ; OFfIGEftSi- UrtLitblitihinjf u CGlllCtrv oh th'fi in
The increased expense* ofjlivingin- cll fb<*ir solrtieea who had fallen in
rite attention to Ihe salaries of onr 1 iipnorab'y inter
public officer*. Tboae'of.(bkS*eret»-t|rjS.*‘ • Mvcorduigjv appointed David.
Iry of‘ the Commonwealth, Auditor! my agent,
General add State Treasurer and of tprougb hun.ia vy a s pVroha*
tne Clerkn ln their employment are, ktJcosi «f 8 r ,4j70 87i *nd, the con
in my opinion, too tow; especially as ![*Jl anC9 !* ®® ? 0 :th u O')mraon wealth,
the exigencres uf k the times have On communicating wiih the anthori
gredtly enhanced the labors and re- of the other Siateii. they ajlread
sponsjbilitieß of all, and in-the case *v *^ ree d to become Jpartics to the
of the heads of those departments; i / »J r * n g ( ' m «’ | it, andjon the 19lh day, of
> enfo roe a constant- attendance at Hat - Ust.the cemetery was ded
c nsbarir which WMfct fornierlv re- with appropriate ceremonies in
- aairtd. . * the pm.noo of the/President of the
• v United sfcm, ihw Gojrarnort of the
, BOARD or MiUTAxr CLAIMS Statee oonoAraed And pther high offl
Under (be Aot of 16tb April,' 1862, *«*•
and its supplement pa*sed 22d 'April, if * of DooembCr, on
1.888, • Adjutant- tUe inritatioa -jMr. jWilHs^oommtß-
imaater-Qencral Md i Commissary
{General have been acting I m the
Board of Military Claim*. They bar*,
Up to ithia time, approved claims to
|the amount of
otberi' bar* beak already presin ted
to | the ftortbtf *tnoont of 1(882,120,
289, which bave&t yet been noted on.
Under the Act of 22d April, 1868,
(BL lii; 629,) <b*e Coart of {Common
Fleas, appointed three appraisers to
ascertain ‘ the -.damage j done. tn j the
conn ties on the Southern j border by
the militia called into abnrice in j Sep
tember,'lB62, by. the Andeijon i Cav
alry in the same month, and by tbp
Rebels in theirraid on [11(0 lOtb and
11th of-October, 18621 | f ,1 ■
Tbd Appraiser* have not ybvdom-j
pieted the perlormancej of their da |
ties. IWhen their report stall have
been made to tbe| Court of JCdihmon
Pleas,*and alfitmed, or. in
part, by that courtl.it!w_ill be,the du
ty of the Governor to claim tbs Pay
ment of the *mopnls fi)oth [the {Gen
eral Government,' and lon failure to
secure tbe same, then | to report to
the next Legislature, recommending
such action as bo may deemj just and
propet. j
|Tne expense* of thtLTi
tipn and Telegraph DcpUr
ring .the past year
' lows :j- '
Paid (out of appropriation madt
by MiUtawrLoan ael of.lwjljk
Cnp»id (the’appropri*tion being.
exhausted)
Outstanding liabilities; estimated
1 " I 'f " ‘ '
.. r» i . v '• -> ■. ■ ' I -
; These expense* have be
incurred in keeping! up [the
correspondence of ‘ the mi
partmcnls »n'd in the trar
(jf jii-k and wounded r and
bodies of oar volunteers;
seen Iby the : report d£ kh
Transportation! hefowHK
rated. -1 reqoraiuend x
lion tjo'ir.eel the
to carry on tlie
"jail
fficifenp]
irvice jof t
naan
COM. . I'o MIUTAF.
BcMhe tlurteanlh (sect:
act of the ,15t h of Hay, 18t
of 520,00.0 was Apuropriu
expended by! the Govern
• cc'hilensHliouj of HUchiper
mii;hjt| -to serve! ftht
wealth, in the trilU’iry. *>
of llj estate jit G
j and'for the ek prose.-} inch
busiiiretta iu .which thei mt}
ployfd- I'
■ 1 lit ■cordinj'to law
■j
■l-.i r
L/ I 1 -
burg and; ptan tor/ iu
whichf «ouwu»iq«i&*-
Tb. aXpeTWSa attaadiag th« OStyblisb
meat of t bisOMwtiry, including tb#
cost pfibiiiSttud of iwmo*f%|tba
bodies Of.UiwUlaiavhKTe thin utf ;*•<
mono ted p 16,109,88, and: ua uppro
priotioo v«UJ*required to,pay imm 1
expenses, auw-.io meet bar portijodtf
those xttOadiog iu future ablate
nonce It witiT ipfNr by Um : pro
ceedings jojf tbe commissioners that
their one proportion of tbe Mtttup |
already incurred ore to be refunded
by tbe account tbey\
were madia. '"lit ia just to say thstMr.
Wills basidisoburgsd his delicate pod
important duties with fidelity andto
my entireEsoUijpotioo. /.--|T;|i! '
oauar op raanuzaor ywJNTEEai.. -
The act! foi , ths-rclief orfamilies of
volunteer in 'service moy require
some revision. | It is! alleged that in
some ports of the State the county au
thorities are batkwaid in executing
the law. jlf tmi be. so, the members
from the different b'dhnties will be a-,
ware of the.: T*C& and ' ill! be '
ready toj WMte pile 1 '
riienta its may beproi
I commend tour
of the .Legislature t
relief of' poor omha
■ ;r
is,
:d,
. by
ig other- natural
i provide Wp.tlijein.
inorabjy received.
aritf fostei*ed as o&ildren.ofthe Coin j
hioh wealth! The 150,000 heretofore j
given pV the PetiosyltahiM Railroad
Coin piny, referred .to In my last anh
nnal- message; is still
knd I recjdrnrnend that this sum, with;
silch other means os the Legislature
may .think fit, be applied Ur this end,
i a such manner aa may be thought
most expedient and effective. | in 1 an;
licipaiioii of the adoption of a more
pertecl tyfitsm/1 recommend that
provison be.made for securing ;ihb ad
mission of such children Into existing
educational establishment* to be there
clothed, [nurtured/ and instructed at
the public expense. Ii -makythis re
commendation earnestly .feeling asi ur
ea that jn doing so, I/ropresent the
wishes 6T the palrioMc, |Uie benevolent
and the State, j; |' '
the lotll rKtma, or east TEXititaaix
I invi£p>the. attenlion of the Lcgla
”uFe>tb the 4&ndilidh i of the loyal
> of fiait Tennessee, which ••
yted to' be mostidoplpra
i—appeals with Irresistible
I'* ' Jg ~ £ our ■, sympathies j
f "pUnse of justice.—
Is ' country has been laid |
• con tending armies of the
it and tbo rebels'. .Fouri
orgies have passed over;
st, I destroying difj ciWying
had been gathered for the
gaunter, *°d now tbe : wo
iil3fe* ara laft icT state df
‘epresentotions made by sun
tlomen of the highest respect
from that State, are of the
sri rending character; Stai
ictuaVand present, now exist,
in the midst of affluent anon-
«n*porta
;menl da
m as fol
u....- ‘ ■
115,658^87
16,764 79
' 6,000 00
$34,'439 66
an »malnly
nccewary
litary 'de
rtpOrtalir
lend
the
ill be
yVUM ttf
coinmuuit
ipprdpriai
r, unii also
SUlde.Hift
ihf'- AGENTS
cn bt. the
>l. the m
led to. ho
or I for the,
nxii’rt as ■ tic,
(JorfitpHn
■HaHrzatici;
xverntnent,
ent to th>
;ljl be bin
settled an
(indttiire of
i vGenoral’s
tare is re*
balance i{*
uni should]
manner,
id th
■ese:
(blrciS
•ml *«
Thetr «
waste by
Governs
times la
that dls
off. nil tj
‘men and
deHolatil
TbM
dry gen]
lability]
most ha
▼atioor
Can we
dance, tor a moment hesitate u to
what oni actios dm[) he towards the
people whose onlyifcrimo ban been
their loyalty and devotion to thttior
eromenll’ 1 Even if a portion ofcour
charity should reach theslarvirg fam
ilies of those In symyathy- wi ih* the
rebellion, better it should, than that
these v^svoted, sellfacrifidng people
who have; so unhesitatingly; adhered
tothV Government, be left ,to: suffer.
vV HeneW pestilence and famine Jis
tressed! the people of an portion lot our,
country, Wjif have always been ford
most in* jelihving them, peo
pie ofj Eei.nsylvania have i extehiled
thieir'optn-handed benevolbhch j and
Soad charily to (he starring people
'foreign countries, Shall it pe| said
thsttije appeals of thess people for
bread tell upon-the heart’ of J*ennsyl
sylvauia ,in win, and that’! efy jwho
have so recently j g’veu : thanks for
our great have . noj re -
lief for them,', in their extremities
I commend the aubjocVthrpngh: you
toi the people of the State, as worthy,
thevirnraediale .attention ard active}
exertions oLtbe. chain table andliberal.
REVISION Of OUB REVENUE LAWS.
I should be glad if fne Legislature
Would make a general revision bf ,our
Revenue Laws, with a view tptfieir
productiveness. I It oUghl
to Mkobserved that for a periodof
more fhantwenty years.-no milerial
change has been made ih the Revenue
liawa of thi Dnr
n.g that tia »ve
grown into r dd
Dp mailb to:b» on
of the public ra
tion should, e*s
equally opot »m
-plpynieots c ng
‘-nch i rev’ision, 1‘ recomiuenu, .iO t|ie
consideration 'of • tfio Legislature, thO.
following suggestions connected with
’the subject: ■; •j- : j'[ ";'[;!
Recommends taxing certain s, roads.
[ I. There aVe several companies in
the’ Slate Which, in-addition to large
mining privileges,, have, tbq control of
the routes of transportation, by which
alone the products of.the mijnesofin
dividual* in their respective', districts
can reach a market.; These companies
thin enjoy substantial n\onop6lie«, by
means of .which. they, not only receive
the fur profits of their own property,
but are, enabled to make additional
heavy gains at the expenses ' of indi
viduals. In my opinion, such privile
ges ought hsver to have been
but as they exist it appeals to be just
that the dabs of . companies which en
joy them, should pay thevefor an addi
tional speoit(otax. -, - j- ; V j-!•, ,
!. mxvxiini ynesi rAtaßfxo Linos.
2. Very large seme arc due' to the
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alfh.
»e «Ue mi
per fc. .am jllll *pi .shell
continno to be taje Am Hen on . the
labd till paid,isnd hbaklnoVbe divested
by any judicial or Other sale whatever.
1 also recomtoendllthc adoption of |a,
sageestion contairijedin the Surveyor
General’sreport that a specific iaxbe
laid on ell impatepted . I
RXCOMMXNDS TAX ONLOANSAMB RAIL
' xoad ktaum.
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8. |By existingjawa municipal cor
porations areyeqpired to deduct and
pay into tax pnqll
loans, qpntractod ;my ifipni, It is be
liovecKh(H; a large addition! wpuUP
accrue to the revenue by the extension
of this provision j to; all countiesand
to alLcorppratinns private or'public
I recommend tbit it be sbextended.
| 4. A tax on the; grossJreoeipUof nil
railroad and cahajl companies would,
ijt.U believed, be brbductiivpi and notj
oppressive.' '')A. r ! J !
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J;i rHILAD^LMIAi AND tRTX BONOS. , ■
'satisiaclory , reports accord • i
Slight, 1 1 have drawn | my: warrants
foi the delivery jto the Philadelphia
and Erie i Railroad . Company of iin
cther million Of the .bonds deposited
in the State Treasury. | Four 1 raill|(|nß
of said bonds ‘ have therefore
-now delivered. TSero can bo no y§a
sonabledpulu ofthe Work. and. wh|m
completed, itijis Confidently exposed
that the boj&ds by. the Slate, iio
cured cntne road' for 13,500.000. will
become good lictbrtat paying seo||ri<>
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XXVISION OJ' TMI MILITIA LAWS.|i
1 ;'' ' ' ' i"; Isj. 'J S •• •
I renew most earnestly the recom
mendation made in my la<t amjial
message of a|, re Vision {pi the roi|tia.
taws They are as present sbamMul
ly defective* indeed, if by a' mfj|tia
law is jli iwl intended to '
vide for sd Enrolling and organising
the military, fpree of the State th||t[ili
may bo put iito service when reqeir
ed, we may besiid lb have no iniptia
law. \ Jn ea:h o: the last two yeqr* I
b'fvd'.VeenJ obliged' to call 6nt|the
militia!, hat in fact obeyed
thle were volunteers, ami, vfitb
some exceptions, were wholly j n|pt«
gtiniebd. BO tbat almost in face Iriflihe
enemy,,tibia hal to be ‘consumed in
distributing tb« ir.cn iatocorapaniee
and regiments’ in |electing omqers,
and. in other pnlparslions for, effective
organization. , ■ ,1 j,
>- oca wMitaTtviaia'. szomiKta. . |
“Id the report! of \the -Gen*
wilt befoand jk list of the Penn*
evlvanit; rOgiminisjandj aj slatein'ebt
ihowing the sejveral armies
partmenU I*l wticjh they are now
serving. In this ponnection. l ing*
gest the-ppopr ejty-of legislative. au
thority beingigi '0n r for/ the prepare
(tionof a 1 history of each' of oor r»-
gimentsand oth* r organisations, to
be-preseived among our achieves.
The necessary document's are now ac
cessible, and as they may in limej ,be
lost,pr destroyed, itnb making of such'
a record as I propose should not be
deferred. It is dde alike to. the living'
and the dead thatj this subject (mould!
be promptly acted on. ; y ;• jj
sbtDitas BHotirln be Allowed tovote.
I -recommend j that. the proposed
amend mortis to the Consti'.utior,, giv
ingtb citiaensl in the public, service
out of thb Stale, 1 the right to vote be
passed, prohiptly [and submitted to a
vote, of the people at.as early a day
as possible, so jihal such citiaena may
eaeroiie their rights of suffrage at, all
fuMre /elections, j This-would be only
doing justice to the brayemen who
are perilling their lives in' out 1 do
/fence.*' [ •' .'-I. S' '!
It is 'highly important that 1 we
should replenish the ranks of pur re
giments inthefield and supply the
places of . those volunteers whoso
terms wilt soon expire and who j'may^
| decline farther service. ,I am haptiy*
jto lay. that a large proportion of our
| regiments are re»entisting. Efforts
j are , making, by , myself and by the
[peop|e |i|» .virion* portions.of the
i Stite tp procure a sufficient number
ipf voldnteersJ and with, a promise of.
i succesti, provided a reasonable tirae.be
j alloWed for the purpose. Meanwhile,
i persoha. profess) dgHp be officers and
agents. fVotn (some other, States are
most improperly; endeavoringJjljp se
duce ouy ci into tboir service by
extravagant bounties and pi onuses. ;
- HO EKLIBTJIEBTe IV>a OTBgg STATES.
The 12th station of the apt of 15th
Hay, 11861,’ prohibits;,anjK volunteers
frcm leaving the ''State, without the
authority of Ihe jGbvernpr. and! now
rscdtDmend < the > a lawx im
posing’penalties by- fine add iropris
onment on all; individuals whi shelf
endeavor to procure or aid anil' assist I
in piocuringjany pereonln this State'
to enlisff in the volunteer sereioel of
eny other State,. Maby of oar oban
tiec and towhships have tiled their
quotas at a; lari* expense, -and |n
otMre they are in ooprseof doing the
wpae by offija of Ifberid bpaniiee end
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1 1 rr*
\ proTl«Qiii.fb'r, the i ftmlliM of eoleap.
tandH, jsnot right that these:
»tle
torftrtw>y hoo beyond oor.bpic'i
jjsp'#onyfis we kn not, .la
t||eee Wrcf|Bstappee'~o€»r boqptiee hy
'tSei; withoat the injustice tpf
NnMllitf tbeqnuatiee land town#
•hips which have
MBS^asmSs
:‘l N ’ -1! KU V
.two ranturr mu to :»* xn&xmp
' -• I fed; it to.bw 'say duty to call your
attention to ttaphrnldoas prieUee of
fefring{ many WUs io| be harried
through atthe close of the session.—
During the last ten days I of the lest
seaaion, 890 bills were printed for
my signature, many of them of the
most important character. The
whole numbeir of bills preseiited-to
mb during'the session was 716. In
this bsbit list only
hire passed without en ppportupily to
either Hoo.se for aprbpcr considers*
tion of theip but thhjEx
ecdtivej U .compelled either to"sigrt
them Withdot exsminatioh,.or tVhold'
them over’’ perhaps' to the
convenience; It 1 may often hk|mpn
that a bill noi approved by reasonof
-* single obnoxious platMef might it
there were' time, berenamed,. commit ;
ling the revision.
| In (joiinecliox wfth the subject of
jLbgisjistSoD, 1 roust refer fo snot kerf
mischief. General; laws h%yp been
IpaSied tO/give. relief in certain ca>ea
whichffonnerly required-a special act
in ! ; 1a.j8.;, v ’4* fdr ir.stance the
of liirida by executors, adminis
trators and trustees,'the adoption of
children, the creation ofmlning and
manufacturing corporations and so.
forth. ’ These lawswerC passed to
ensure an examination in each caso as
wpuld enable justice to be done, to the.
parties aad to the public, and.also to
save the time and expense consumed
in ,private legislation They have
hitherto effected neither purpose, put
I do seriously urge br» the Ltkislatute
the consideration, that jwhos.v.ef "bp
plies' for a special act under such cir
cumsta rices muqt eit beep fear the re
sult of an iropaftial jinquiry or (if the
application he for a {charter) must de
sii}® the omission' or insertion pfsome ,
provision, contrary to what the Legs
'■stature has determined after mathrel
consideiation to be just and legitimate.
I refer ‘to Auditor .General's 'ind
State Treasurer’s reports for tl>s de
tails of lour financial affairs,’and tolhe
report of the Surveyor General. Adju
tant, General, Quarter master Gonemi,'
Commissary General, Surgeon Geijer
al? Agent at Washington, Chief Trans
p jrtatifm and Telegraph Department,
and I Superintendent of; Common
Schools in regard ip their soyet-alids*
panrnents. , !.,
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i invasion or ocr state Braxx.i
I f ./.( I i. , ; /'I ■L.
lij May last.it was- bslieved from
information received, tbpi General {Lee
intended to invade this Slats - 5 Com
munications on tbs subject were tin'
rrfbdiatcly sent to 'Washington, tjrg
iegjthat proparationi fir. active de
fsr.eeshould not bedolayed. Aceord
iitigly. the War Department' erected
two duw military deparimenla. vic
The Department of the Monongabela,
including that portion ef tb® State
lying west' of the mountainsj to hs
commanded by Itajor-General Brooks,
and tho Department of the Basque
[ hinnat comprising the remainder of
I the State aad to be commanded by
Maj.-Gen. Couch. Early in Jut®,
Haj. Gen. Coach arrived, at Harris
burg and assumed command of" bis
he! has aintje exer
cised With the soldierlike promptness,
energy and discretion!which.were to
be expected trail) bis.known character.
I The rebelslbaving actually entered
(he .State ip,'ronte force, and the:ap->
prdach of.their whole army beipg immi
nent, the gi|Cyidnnt made .a requisition
for militia this and some) of,the
neigh bon hg'SJUV**. and several ’regi-:
ments from New York and
»ey were promptly sent.;and oar| own .
volahtfeer njiliiia beg|in to assemble,
hut some embarrassments arising, the
President asnbnicd l<» X call py the
Executive of the State. Which .was ac
cordingly ipade, , Urider' the|>e.( call#
5,166' of the men oil | PeniWylyani*
were assembled in ibc , Department of
Brooka and 31.422 in Jliat of
Gan. Coach. •. . ■ '|;| , I _li • ; S
To give (he details, or evenj a;*am»
radry of the.ope rations which ensued
wdutd be impracticable within the
limit* of a message.. ;flt ia unpecsssa*
rylto do so, sill
the adoption of measußs for j)reserv
ing th®.'history- of our several j regi
merits and other organisations, and
in that history to which I pave refers
red will bis recorded.;- It is 'diio,!how
evsr. to lhe men who:, came tbi ward,
that f should f.»y\iiow that they |made:
lohg’ahd laborious , marches in parts
'of this and other State* which 1 Had
been plundered.by the rebels, suffer
ed great pnvsUbr.s', Wei*® frequently
in conflict with the and on all!
occasions acted ;in obedience' hf> milita
ry discipline and orders, ahdi with
coarnge and endurance. ) :
: If ome'of the militia called'fn
anii in ISSS, wete killed' find
difiialiled. In islt these cases, where
tKere, are ho jawe( ifor the relief of
!these menyor their!.families, ! (oedma
mend the enactment of a | law fqij
that purpos. | The campaign pn pur j
•oil was closed' by the- victory of
gained jby the vekeraii I
Army of the Potomac under the com-
Mima 6t Ma|pr-Gtnera!| Meade, the
officers and men of which ’ displayed
kjl their aecastbmed va'.of and endur
lancein {the donfliot, md in the forced,
and rapid marches which .immediate
ly proceeded ii. \ . ■.
Oh* C**T TO ;-OINe. MXAbX AND EXT
. ,'E HOLDS-, /" ' I-.
| Under Divine Providence, (o them'
and to the B ili(ary" geniue and uh|-
■uitHUeM energy of Genera!
iud the prom ntneae and sell escrifib
tug gallantry *f General Reynolds,
we sre indebt »d; fqr sudoese pa: that
'iMbml
C9D«
m
bm
fas*
imad
the
record
imMit
tot of
>f tbe
toney,
int Of
'the
| the
■ 'the
filing
•heU
<w to
idßkar
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. ** t oB *
Mur fell in: the rvrj front'„*.?•
only toy
Kfl*fv ® B " or y- w/ttOTer^Jl
sp»- boeoatftnjr time deeim .
memor»te the nitoea of* p»tr:of®”i
-»trne[ le»rleM, loyal cititen » n ~
dl^^^MlbandftrtUyidMerreJ^'
Hiseorrmog companions in
oi.imtheright, oftEerahelre,
ing ■% mohMsent to him on the
ob whUh tajM!. sod it wottld ■
erell tq inlerlere with their •
teatloo..Bat I hope
latnre will pUcp', .nporr
theSUto'somo
I of .the. public
•oiTivir.g (
It wonld
atrauito'
whir'
•inci
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J «g«l.
jate tewinvony ■
lo tiijn amj •
jer..f' - . .■■•-
rija*t tti
•Upiriiof ourpej,*!®
- evinced in every
war commenced. ■ Not onir
they-ent 277,409 ,me„ for tf), '
.eneral an<| special service' ot the
Government, and ■ supported with
cheerfulness the burden* of lax«: f ,. : •
bot. our storehouses; and depots •!)»; ’
literaliy loveiflowed with conifiJ!
and necessailes, spontaneously 4 1
shera, iandef tl, e i I
care of thousands of women, (faithk i;
unto death.) for Hie sick and wound*}
and, prisoners, as w p n { aB for'ohr
armipeln the field. T/rir patriotic
benevolence seems to Jbi. mexhaußti-
We. | To every new call the response
becomes mom and more liberal. |
j STT^?tnt| TO RICHMOND PUSOXXBaj ■
{ When] intelligence Nras received 1 of
the barbarian starvation of nur-pm
uners in 'Richmond,' the garners of
tte. whole State were instantly thrown
open', andjimfijroVahy: similar moye,
ment had been made l\
was already employed on belialfot ;
ptr people in efforts [to, secure the
admission through the rebel lines ; ~f
the abundant supplies provided for
the relief bf our suffering brethren
Those bf[bar hitmens who have;f»lien. [
(dtp ithe habit pf disparaging oar
great Commonwealth and Dn*ur.|Tvwd |
ejffbrts of [her people, should blush..[
I when they look bn this picture. .
' | THB BBBaLUOS MOST BK cSrsnjD. ■
j-T|»at.thiisf nnnptnral rebellion ! . j '
be,speedily and effectua/lr
we Jie^—all—rindey the dbiigati'/h, '
the r one paramount duty -\W of
vigorously- supporting obt Uwimv.*,: '
merit in itS' measures tc. that
To full "vxtint-of my official ; f ’.
individual ability it shall he so va\ii :
ported, and I rely heart|!y<'bn Sjnut
co«bperation. !j .am> ready , tor ■ ill
proper measures it*.
,prtri—to encourage its upholders—tn
stimulate i by ' publfo 'liberal i!.i{
themselves and,* their Umilie-c | the
men who i,give it to jsrs>>r,sl
■ service—[in every mpde to invigorate
i lls aetjibrik yfe are'fighting the grost
I battle of- ;GoD—of-truth—right—
of liberty, ~ _ .1, p _:[
[ *jjhe klmighty has no
cap favor;our savage; and dagenefst*
enemies. /1. }ifp people 1 can submit to
Jtemtbml disipemborfnent without
becoming 1 , contemptible’- in its -ova
eyes and in those of the .world. [But
!it.ip not only against i.di»«
memberment that we g te.s trig cling,-
but against the destruction u?\vW,
very groundwork of our.whclsljiulilp,
cal) system. a The ultimate •,
truly at issue is. the possibility [it 'lit
permanent existence ofl[« power
[Republic.; That is the questiouitc,:! i
jnow solved, and by the |U«ps{it]R(’>
Gold, w® mean that it,shall notHa b
daultj if it be rot solved favora'bfc.
! 'l We hove .during, the past yonr!ciSi» r
|manjr - strides toward such a' Jntii'a
and'to aU human appearance V-k a ?
proach Ilf completion. But wh itcver
reverses may happen—• whatevor hlc jl
and. treasure map still he requirfi
wnateverj sacrifices may be nuk sNsiy
—|herf will remain We; ino tnrai>V
deierminktioh of bur people i> fight
ont this thing to the end—te'|i vnfr«
/ TVy
have.-.worn that pot jone star /Tl! b*
ijeft from the, constellation, kor, in
clustered brightness,’be dim nl d
treason and savagery, and t? ,i- will
keep their oath. .
il U l '
Speech of Mr Stanton- •
j, kt» dinner given to the;
3i£nton Hospital, in Wnaliinglon on
pUrietmH, Secretary Stanton
jriet addreee, in which b£ «ai<l: V
I hope that when the neit
anniversary of the,day you ar.-po*
celebrating : ocean, this,' war J 1 *
ended, 1 ind yon will have returned to
ypqr home* and your fireside*
Von shall have' to returned yoa will.**
rl * I m -tV
c'onnidenMi j*s honored ; gne<li oi »•
nation./ Yaj» hava perilled your li^ l
c|n thebatoe-fioid, or yob h ava surf
ed in, camps fr6m the ravage* of d*
ease incident to groat ’armies, Bi •
whethor yoa have "been wiqnded ot :,
attacked by aioknei*. yob ate 1 • ( IP|
I entitled to consideration at the B*?
of yout country. If you bate
|k> wonnded in batUe, or, eoff^ 0 .
sickness, l \will see that you o*v*
proper ,reward given yon. . ■ . ■
1 “Soldiers. If yon cab and tb"
bellion, with the extinction of
wi|l it not-he a great triumph ? •
will,at the.epd of this great r * b -‘ ‘ (ll ,
when ’making a review of it, b* T
satisfaction ot knowing tbatyo“ .
aided the Government ,of the P nl
| States in disobe|;ging the dap V. •
onmbent on it .when it was ,n :
and yon will fartherm or * a ' x J*f
the! feeling that you bye
aidH to make the country -- 7 j
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