IBj Unqttim IS PUBLISHED KVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY j, R. MRBORUOH AM) JOHN LITZ, ON JULIANA St. j opposite the Mengel House BEDFORD, PENN'A. TERMS: * -j.OO a year if paid strictly in advance. If il paid within six mouths 93.30. It° not pnid within the year $3.00. IralfiMtMai & Cards. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. jso. H. FILLER J. T. KKAGY. IMI.LER D KEAGY f Have tortned a partnership iu the practice of the law. Attention paiu to Pensions, Bounties ami Claims against the Government. office On Juliana street, formerly occupied by hno.A. King. aprll:'6s-*ly. I Oil A PALMER, ' Attorney at Law, Bedford. PA,. Will promptly attend to all business entrusted to his care. Particular attention paid to the collection of Military claims. Office on Julianna st., nearly opposite the Men gel House.) jnne23, 'BS. ly I B. CESSNA, J , ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cffice with Jo us CESSNA. on Pitt Jt- opposite the Bedford Hotel. All business entrusted to his care will receive faithful and prompt attention. Mili tary Claims, Pensions, Ac., speedily collected. Bedford, Juno 9,1865. J. B. DL-RU0KR0W....." JOHN LUTZ. DVEBOKROW A LUTZ. .R/ ROK.vi: I> .IT L.I W, BcßroKn, PA., Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to their care. Collections made on the shortest no tice. They are, also, regularly licensed Claim Agents and will give special attention to the prosecution of claims against th Government for Pensions, Back Pay. Bounty, Bouuty Lands, Ac. Office on Juliana street, one door South of the ' Mendel House" and nearly opposite the Inquirer office. April 28. 1865:tf NSFV M. ALSI P, fj ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Will faithfully and promptly attend to all busi ness entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin ing counties. Military claims, Pensions, hack pay. Bounty, Ac. speedily collected. Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors south . fthe Mengel House. apl 1, IS64.—tf. M. A. POINTS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDPORD, PA. Respectfully tenders his professional services to the putdic. Office with J. W. Lingenfelter, Esq., on Juliana street, two doors South of tho • Jieugle House." Dec. 9, 1864-tf. KIMMELL AND LINGENFELTER, ATTORNEY'S AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Have formed a partnership in the practice of the Law Office on Juliana Street, two doors South of tho Mengel House, aprl, 1864 —tf. TOHN MOWER, ►J ATTORNEY AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA. April 1, 1884.—tf. DEXTIST*. C. a. J. G. MINNICH, JR. DENTISTS, BEDFORD, PA. Office ill the Bunk Building, Juliana Street. All operations pertaining to Surgical or Me chanical Dentistry carefully and faithfully per formed and warranted. TERMS CASH. jan6'6s-ly. DENTISTRY. 1. N. BOWSER, RESIDENT DENTIST, M OOD BEKHV, PA., will spend the second Monday, Tues day, and Wednesday, of each month at Hopewell, the remaining three days at Bloody Run, atteud ng to the duties of his profession. At all other imes he can be found in his oltice at Woodbury, excepting the last Monday and Tuesday of the same month, which be will spend in Martinsburg, Blair county, Pcnna. Persons desiring operations should call early, as. time is limited. All opera ions warranted. Aug. 5,1864,-tf. I'HISKIAXS. \I7M. W. JAMISON, M. D., \Y BLOODY Res, PA., Respectfully tenders bis professional services to the people ol that place T.ud vicinity. [decS:tyr F. H. PENNSYL, M. D (late Surgeon 56th P. V. V.) BLOCDY RUN, I'A., Offers his professional services as Physician and surireon to the citizens ot Bloody Run and vicin ity. declilyi* DR. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully renders bis professional ser vices to the citizens of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residence on Pitt Street, in tbe building formerly occupied by Dr. J. 11. Hofius. April 1, 1864 —TT. I L. MARBOUR*, M. D., <J . Having permanently located respectfully tenders his pofessional services tc the citizens ofßedlord and vicinity. Office or. Juliana street, ipposite the Bank, one door north of Hall 4 L'al incr'B office. April 1, 1864—tf. IIOTELH. t) ED FORD HOUSE, ) AT HOPEWELL, BEDFORD COUNTY, PA., BY HARRY DROLLINGER. Kverv attention given to make guests comfortable, who "stop at this House, llopcwcll, July 29, 1864. BAXKEKS. a. w. icrr o. s. SHANNON r. BRNRDICT RUPP, SHANNON 4 CO., BANKERS, BEDFORD, PA. BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. COLLECTIONS made for the East, West, North and South, and the general business of Exchange, transacted. Notes and Accounts Collected and Remittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE bought and sold. apr.ls, 64-tf. JEWELER, Arc. IOHN KKIMUNI>. 'J CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER, in the United States Teiepraph Office, BEDFORD, PA. Clocks, watches, and all kinds of jewelry promptly repaired. All work entrusted to his care warranted to give entire satisfaction. [nov3-Iyr DANIEL BORDER, T'ITT STREET, TWO DOORS V. KST OF THE BUD FORD HOTEL, BEBKORD, PA. WATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL RY, SPECTACLES. AC. He keeps on hand a stock of fine (Jold and SiL ver Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Refin ed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold WATI-H Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best 'luality of Gold Pens. He will supply to order JN y thing in his line not on hand. MR. 28, 1865—zz. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. IOHN MAJOR, O JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, HOPE WELL, BEDFORD cot STY. Collections and all business ftrtaining to his office will be attended to prompt ; . V - W ill also attend to the sale or renting of real '■'■' tale Distrust ents of writing carefully prcpar Also settling up partnerships and other *C *•■■ Ap | |—tj. jXYEXTO. 8* OFFICES. U'EPINEUIL & EVANS, 'Oil Kiigineers ami Patent Solicitor*. SO. 435 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. Patents solicited—Consultations on Engineer 'g, Draughting and Sketches, Models and Ma itincry of all kinds made and skilfully attended '• Special attention giren to REJECTED CA and INTERFERENCES. Authentic Co -1 of all Documents from Patent Office procured. • ft- Save yourselves useless trouble and expenses, as there is no actual need for tersonal interview with us. All business with ' offices, can be transacted in writing. For , it"urination direct as above, with stamp closed, for Circular with references. IBtMorft Juqtuvn', DrRBORROW & LI'TZ Kdltor* and Proprietors. MESSAGE OF ANDREW G. CL'RTIN, HOVBKNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. To the Legislature, January 30th, 1860. LXF.FTTTYE CHAMBER, ) HARRISBURG, PA., Jan. 30, 1866. j To (he Senate and House, of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : GENTLEMEN —We have cause to be thank ful to Divine Providence for the blessings of peace within our borders, abundant crops, unanimity among our people, and that thus this Commonwealth has been enabled to do her full duty to the country, to herself and to posterity. 1 apprised you in message of the 27th of November, 1865, and delivered to you at the beginning of your session, of the neces sity under the pressure of which I was com pelled, for the restoration of my health, to sojourn for a time in a warmer climate. I returned from Cuba refreshed and invigora ted, and have resumed the discharge of iny public duties. I cannot omit to acknowl edge. with profound gratitude, the kind, considerate and affectionate course which you pursued during my constrained absence. A heavy addition has been thus made to the debt which I already owed to the people of the Commonwealth and their Representa tives. The balance in the Treasury, November 30, 1864 $1,942,203 63 Receipts during fiiseal year, ending November 30, 1865 6,219,989 67 Total in Treasury for fiscal vear, ending November 30, 1865 8,162,193 30 The payments for the same period have been 5,788,525 16 Balance in Treasury, Novem ber 30, 1865 2,373,668 14 The operations of the sinking fund, dur ing the year ending on the first Monday of September last, as stated in my proclama tion were as follows; Amount of debt reduced, $745,811 26. as follows, viz : Five per cent $436,824 62 Coupon loan 236,000 00 War loan f 76.400 00 I nterest certificates 2.009 64 Domestic creditors 578 00 The discrepancy between the reduction of the public debt, as shown by the statement at the close of the fiscal year, and that in my proclamation at the close of the sinking fund year, arises from the fact that the one closes on the first Monday of September, and the other on the 30th day of Novem ber. Amount of the public debt of Pennsylva nia, as it stood on the first day of December 1864, $49,379,603 94. Amount redeemed at the State Treasury during the fiscal year ending with Novem ber 30,1865, viz : Five per cent stocks $1,703,517 88 Four and a half per cent. stocks 20,000 00 Domestic creditor certificates, 578 00 Military loan, act of May 15, 1861 179,250 00 $1,903,345 88 Public debt, December 1, 1860 $37,476,258 06 Assets in the Treasury : Bonds Pennsylvania railroad company .. $6,700,000 00 Bonds Philadelphia Si Erie rairoad company 3,500,000 60 Interest on bonds Philadel phia and Erie railroad com pany 1,050,000 00 Cash in Treasury 2,373,668 00 $13,623,668 14 Liabilities in excess of as sets 23,852,589 92 Liabilities in excess of assets, Nov. 30, 1860 $26,408,168 94 Liabilities in excess of assets, Nov. 30, 1865 23,852,589 92 Improvements in condition of Treasury, since Nov. 30, 1860 $2,555,579 02 By the report of the State Treasurer, it will be observed that the extraordinary ex penditures growing out of the vrar, not re funded by the General Government, have been $4,028,627 21. This includes the di rect tax paid to the United States by the States, which is not re-imbursable. In the balance is included the $671,476 43 paid to the militia, which, with a good portion of the remaining expenditure, is clearly due the State from the General Government. The necessity for the extraordinary ex penditures having ceased with the suppres sion of the late rebellion, measures should be taken to examine our resources, and re lieve, as far as possible the heavy burdens to which our people are subjected. It has been the habit of late years, to ap propriate, freely, annual sums for the sup port of local charities; and such appropria tions are almost every year increased in number and amount. House of Refuge, Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb and for the Blind, Lunatic Asylums—these appear to me to be proper objects of State bounty, because a few of them are sufficient for the whole State, and to leave them to be provi ded for by the local authorities would, in fact, be to deprive of protection, the unfor tunate classes for whose benefit they are de signed. But mere local charities, however meritorious and effective, should, I think, lie left to the support of the benevolent par ties who established them. It is unjust that the people of the Com monwealth should be coerced to pay taxes in order that part of the money so raised may be given to the support of local chari ties, conducted by private associations, es pecially when it is remembered that hitherto but a small proportion of the private chari ties in the State have asked for such appro priation. I recommend, therefore, that no appro priation be made for charities, beyond the institutions which I have above specified. The taxes at present laid on corporations are unequal, and to a certain extent thereby unjust. I recommend the subject to the at tention of the Legislature, with a view of a revision of the system. Within a few years, acts have been re peatedly passed directing the expenditure of as much money as may be necessary to effect named purposes, sometimes without clearly disignating by whom tbs money is to bo ex pended, or how the accounts are to be ex amined. This custom is very recent, and has already led to abuses. I recommend that the_ practice be correct ed. and t hat no appropriation be made with out having the exact sum appropriated, the specific purpose to which it is to applied, and designating the officer by whom it is to be expended, and providing that the ac- A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POL ITIOS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS. counts shall be settled in the Auditor Gen eral's office in the usual manner. Notwithstanding the large expenditures by the State for military purposes, since the breaking out of the rebellion, the condition of the Treasury is uow $2,556,579 12 better than it was then, and I am proud to be able to state further, that on the Ist day of De cember, 1860, the State debt was $492,938- 55 less than it was on the Ist of January, 1861. These are truly gratifying facts. t'nder these circumstances, it may be pos sible, with entire safety to our finances, to reduce or even Tepeal the ordinary State tax of two and a halt' mills on real estate. The tax of' one half mill laid by the act of May 16, 1861, was by that act expressly pledged for the repayment of the loan cf $3,000,000, thereby authorized, and of course cannot be repealed or reduced until thsit payment shaft nave been made. 1 recommend this subject to the careful and deliberate consid eration and judgment of the Legislature, and if it should be found that the tax can be repealed, I recommend that all laws author izing the levying of local taxes on bonds, mortgages, loans and all property of that kind he also repealed. Such a repeal would largely encourage the investment of capital in this State, and add immensely to the wealth of the State, while the local authori ties would lose very little, as it is notorious, that from the difficulties of assessment, they receive very little from those sources. In case of such repeal, I recommend the adoption of gome effectual measures for en forcing correct returns of such objects of taxation, with appropriate penalties for the neglect or refusal to make them. I make these recommendations, believing that it will lead to more equitable local tax ation and to greater economy in their dis bursement. Many acts are on our statute books, in corporating companies for various purposes, which companies have never been organized or gone into operation. I recommend that all such acts be repealed by a general law, and that provision De made that in future every act authorizing a corporation shall be come void, unless the corporation shall or ganize and use its franchises within a limit ed time. Since my last annual message the war against armed treason has been brought to a close. Of the large contributions made by Pcnnsylaania to the National army, but a few of the men now remain in the service. The spirit which animated our people, atthe outset of the rebellion, has never flagged ; and we can look back with pride and satis faction to the part taken by this State, in aiding to maintain the unity of the Govern ment and in its defence against the assault of its enemies. In my first inaugural address, I took occa sion to declare that Pennsylvania would, un der 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 solid pa triotism of her citizens. At that time dan ger threatened, but no one anticipated that it would break forth so suddenly, nor that it would grow to such fearful proportions as it in a brief time assumed. My confidence in Pennsylvania, in her even, yet stubborn will, her ability and re sources have been fully justified by the man ner in which she has done her duty during the late eventful period. On the request of the President of the United States, I made a communication to the Legislature, on the 9th day of April, 1861, setting forth that military organiza tions, of a formidable character, which did not seem to be demanded by any existing public exigency, had been formed in certain of the States, and that, whilst Pennsylvania yielded to no State, in her respect for and willingness to protect, by all needful guaran tees, the constitutional rights and constitu tional independence of her sister States, no contemplated attempt to resist the enforce ment of the National law could meet with sympathy or encouragement from the people of this Commonwealth, ami asked for au thority and means to organize a military bureau at the Capital, and to so amend and modify the militia laws as to give vitality and energy to the military organizations of the State. On the 12th day of the same month, I signed a bill providing for the purposes indicated in my message. It will be remembered that this patriotic action of the Legislature occurred before it was known that hostilities had actually com menced —and is believed to be the first official action by the authorities of any State, or by the National Legislature. The first call made by the President for troops to aid in suppressing the rebellion, was on the 15th of April, 1861, for seventy five thousand men; and that of this number the quota of Pennsylvania was settled at fourteen regiments, to serve three months, unless soonerdischarged. With unsurpassed alacrity and earnestness, volunteers an swered to this call, in such numbers as man ifested the intuitive conviction of the peo ple, that the monstious wickedness which had conceived an armed rebellion against the Constitution and the laws, could not be suppressed but by a colossal force. *lajor General Robert Patterson was as signed, by the General Government, to a command, which included the forces raised in Pennsylvania. Within a week after the call of the President, communication with Washington was almost entirely cut off. General Patter on, prompted by the neces sities of the situation, made, on 25th of April, a requisition upon me for twenty-five additional regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, to be forthwith mustered into the service of the United States. Under this requisition, 1 accepted, from amongst the many pressing to be admitted into the serv ice, a sufficient number of companies to fill it; care being taken to allow to each county, as nearly as possibly a fair representation. Only eleven regiments, however, in addition to the fourteen called for by the President, were organized and mustered into the service before the order of General Patterson was countermanded by him, under instructions i from the War Department. On the 14th day of May, 1861, the Secre tary of War, in a letter, communicating the plan of organization, for three years regi ments, confirmed the revocation of the order I in the following language : "Teu regiments ■ are assigned to Pennsylvania, making, in ad -1 dition to the thirteen regiments of three month- militia, already called for, twenty three regiments. It is important to reduce rather ihan enlarge this number, and in no event to exceed it Let me earnestly recom mend t. you, therefore, to call for no more than twenty-three regiments, of which only ten are to serve during the war, and if more are already culled for, to reduce the number by discharge." The iwenty-five regiments raised as above | stated, comprised 20,979 men. The ardor lof our people was unabated. M any of the companies, under my order, had arrived in camp at Harriaburg, and others maintained their organizations at home at their own ex pense, and by contributions from their neighbors and friends. In the critical condition of the country, and anticipating that, in case of reverse to I our arms, the borders of Pennsylvania would BEBFORIX Pa.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1866. bts the portals to the rich granaries, manu factories and store-houses of the North, I deemed it my duty to convene the Legisla ture, that adequate provision might be made to enable me to render the military power of the State as available and efficient is L should be, for the common defence of the State ahd the General Government; and accordingly, on the 20th of April, 1861, issued my proclamation, calling for a meet ing of the General assembly; on the 30th of the same month. In my message to the Legislature at its opening, I recommended the immediate or ganization, disciplining and arming of at least fifteen regiments, exclusive of those called into the service of the United States. The legislature acted promptly upon this suggestion, and made full proviso s for its effectual accnmplisl>">wt The result was the early and complete organization, clothing and equipment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, with its thirteen regiments of infantry, one of light artillery and one of cavalry, under the -supervision of George A. M'Call, who was selected to command it, with the commission and rank of Major General. This corps contained 15,856 men, and the whole expense of raising, clothing, equipping, subsisting and paying them, until their entry into the United States ser vice, was $855,443 87. __ They were emcarn ped in different parts of the State, except two of the regiments, commanded by (Lio nels Chas. J. Biddle and Seneca .(i. Sim mons, and two batteries of artillery, under the command of Colonel Charles T. Camp bell, which, at the request of the War De partment, were sent on the 22d of June, 1861, to the relief of Colonel Wallace, at Cumberland, Maryland, and remained for about six weeks there, and in Western Vir ginia, engaged in active operations. Towards the close of July the whole corps was called for and taken, on a requisition, into the service of the United States. Within four days after the disaster at Bull Run, eleven regiments, in all respects ready for active service, were in Washington and Balti more. The; troops sent to Western Virginia were re called, and with the other two regiments of the crops, forwarded to Washington. On the 26th of July, 1861, the Secretary of War expressed his gratification and thanks for the prompt response from Penn sylvania. The wisdom of the Legislature in provi ing for the formation of this corps, for the interests of the State and the Nation, was fully shown by subsequent events. Most of the men who tilled its ranks had been accep ted by me under the call for twenty-five regiments, which was afterwards rescinded. They had left their familes and homes under a deep sense ofduty to their country, and to have sent them back unaccepted would have caused serious difficulty in mak ing future enlistments. By acts of Congress of 22d and 25th Ju ly, 1861, the President was authorized to call upon the several States for volunteers to serve for three years. Under this au thority requisitions were made on this State and fourteen regiments were promptly fur nished. In the meantime authorities had been granted by the President and the War Department to a number of individuals to raise regiments io different parts of the State, which seriously interfered with the action of the State authorities in filling re qu sitions reg tlarly made under the acts of Congress. The embai rassments arising from this conflict ot aut norities became at length so serious that I wiu constrained to call the at tention of the President and Secretary of War to the subject, by a communication, dated the Ist of August, 186J, and on the 26th of September following, an order was issued requiring these independent regi ments to report to the Governor, and plac ing them under his authority and control. Acting under this order, many of the inde pendent regiments were filled up, others consolidated, ani seventy three regiments, with an aggregate strength ol 89,048 men, were promptly sent forward. During the year 1862 a draft was ordered by the General Government, which was ex ecuted under the State authorities. Of the quota of the State, under the call of July 7, 1862, forty-three regiments of of volunteers, aggregating 4*3,383 men. were put into service, and under the draft, order ed August 4th of the same year, fifteen reg iments, containing an aggregate force of 15,- OW men, organized and sent forward. Dur ing the same period nine independent bat teries of artillery were organized in the State, with an aggregate strenth of 1,358 officers and men. It will be remembered that the ardor and promptness of our people, under such try ing circumstances, m pressing the troops forward, was such as to call from the Presi dent especial thanks and to request me to express them to the people of the State. During the year 1863, forty-three thous and and forty-six men were furnished for the service, principally to fill regiments in the field which had been reduced by the ex igencies of the war. During the year 1864, under the various calls of the General Government, thirty-two regiment s. two battallions and eight unat tached companies of different arms of the service and for various periods, were or ganized and sent to the field, aggregrating, with the re-enlistments in the field, amoun ting to 17,876. an aggregate force of 91,704 men, furnished for that year. On my suggestion the policy of consoli dating our reduced regiments, and filling t hem up by the assignment of new compan ies was adopted, and in 1865, under this sys tem, besides organizing three entire new regiments, seventy-five companies were as signed to reduced regiments, by which they were again filled to the regimental standard. These three new regiments and seventy-five companies, with volunteer recruits for regi ments in the tield, reported by the superin tendents of that service, amounted, in the aggregate, to 25,790 men for this year. In the month of September, 1862, after the second di aster of Bull Run, it became evident that the enemy had adopted an ag gressive policy, and was about to invade the Northern States through Maryland and the southern border of Pennsylvania. Under the sanction of the President ot the United States, on th. 11th day of that month, I is sued my proc imatiou. calling to immediate service fifty thousand of the freemen of this State. Und r this call twenty five regi ments and four companies of infantry, four teen unattacf 3d companies of ctvalry, and four batteries of artillery were immediately organized and sent to the border, the great er portion advancing beyond the State line into Maryland. General John F. Reynolds at that period commanding the Pennsylva nia Reserve Corps, was temporarily assign ed. by the Secretary of War, to the com mand of these troops, by whose orders they were retunied to Pennsylvania, and by my proclamation, disbanded on the 24th of the same month. In acknowledgment of the services rendered by the men of Pennsylva nia, Major Genera! McClellan, commanding the Aruiy of the Potomac, by letter dated the 27th of September, 1802, acknowledg- ing the service and thankiug the State, uses the following language: "The manner in which the people of Penn sylvania resiponded to your call, and hasten ed to the defence of their frontier, uo doubt exercised a great influence upon the eneiu.', and the Governor of Maryland. His Excel lency A. W. Bradford, in an order dated September 20, 1862, uses the following lan guage in regard to these troops: "The read iness with which they crossed the border and took their stand beside the Maryland brigade, shows that the border is, in ali res pects, hut an ideal line, and that in such a cause as now unites us, Pennsylvania and Maryland are but one." In the month of June, 1863, it again be came evident that the rebel army was advan cing North.threatening also the western bor der of Pennsylvania, and on the 26th of that month, I again issued my proclamation, call ing the militia of the State into immediate service. In the Department of the Monon gahela, five regiments of inlantry, one com pany of cavalry and one battery of artillery, for ninety days' service, and one battallion of infantry, one battallion of cavalry and one battery of artillery, for six months' United States service, were organized. In the Department of the Susquehanna, twenty-three regiments and five unattached companies of iufantry. and two unattached companies of cavalry, for ninety days; one battallion of infantry, one battallion of cav alry and four independent batteries of artil lery, for three months ; three regiments of cavalry, two battallions of infantry, and three independent batteries of artillery, for six months' United States service, were or ganized. There were also organized in this depart ment, for the "emergency term," eightreg iments, one battallion and a number of unat tached companies of infantry, two indepen dent battaries of artillery and two compa nies of cavalry. In the Department of the Monongahela. the troops under this call, were commanded 1 by Major General W. T. H. Brooks, and in the Department of the Susquehanna, by Major General 1). N. Couch, severally detailed by the War Department. The details of the services of the militia on these occasions, as well as the generous assistance rendered by the militia of the States of New York and New Jersey, have been fully recognized in previous messages. Acting under orders, they did not hesitate to cross the State line and enter Ohio and Western Virginia, in the AY est; and in the East, they defended the line of the Susque hanna, were at Gettysburg, before the ad vance of the Army of the Potomac, defend ed Carlisle successfully, when attacked by u sup trior force, made long marches, patient ly suffering great privations for the want of sufficient means of transportation, crossed .into Maryland, when ordered, and attacked the enemy successfully and saved the Capi tal of their State from destruction. When the history of the rebellion is truly written no part, which relates to Pennsylvania, will reflect more credit on the patriotism, courage and fidelity of her people, than t heir prompt answer to the call made for military service for domestic protection. It is a record of which the great ho i.v of the people area party, and of which they may all be proud. In July, 1864, a rebel army again crossed the Potomac, threatening the Southern bor der, and marched t< Washington. Upon the pressing demands of the Na tional authorities, ail the organized troops in Pennsylvania were immediately sent forward. The rebel army was defeated aud driven hack. A lebel column, of three thousand men had, however, crossed the border, and. on the 30th of July, burned the town of Chatnbersbnrg. In my message of last year. I stated in detail the movements of the enemy, and the circumstances attend ing the destruction of that borough. Al though the people of all the southern bordei suffered much from annual incursions of the enemy, Chauibersburg is the only town en tirely destroyed within our border, and, it is believed, in any loyal State. The citizens of the town were suddenly reduced to poverty, and, for a time, were sustained by the active benevolenec of the people of other parts of the State, aided by an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars from the Commenwealth. They have struggle! energetically to revive from this calamity, but it is now feared that few of them will be able to succeed. I submit, therefore, to the wisdom of the Legislature, whether it would not be proper to extend to that people some addit'mal relief. The number of troops lurnished the ser vice, from Pennsylvania, during the rebel lion, may be stated, viz : During the year 1861 130,594 Do do 1862 71,000 Do do 1863 43.046 Do do 1864 91,704 Do do 1865 25,840 362,284 This statement is exclusive of militia and enlistments for the United States navy. I refer for more perfect details of all the military operations of the State to the report of the Adjutant General of the other military departments of the State and to my previous annual messages. This brief military record would be imperfect if I failed to commend the fidelity, zeal and industry of the miltary departments of the State, and to express my persona! obligations for the ready obedience and constant support I have uniformly re ceived from the Chiefs of the Departments and officers of my personal staff. An approximate judgment of the amount oflabor performed by these departments, and the office of the Secretary of the Com monwealth, may be made, when it is stated that over forty three thousand (43,000) mili tary commissions were issued during the war. The first request for troops from this State was dated at Washington, on the 15th April, 1861, and on the 16th the telegraph announced to the War Department that over 4,W0 men were at llarrisburg, awaiting marching orders. It is our proud privilege to have it remem bered, that the tirst military aid from the loyal States, which icached Washington, was the force of 460 Pennsylvania, who ar rieved their on the 18th day of April, and that, when the Cap tal of the Nation was, the second time thi atened, after the battle of Bull Run, the re.: uueuts of the Pennsyl vania Reserve Corj , were the first troops sent forward. From the beginning of the war to its close, the State has never ialtercd in its support of the Government. Proceeding in the strict line of duty, there sources of Pennsyh ania, whether in men or money, have neither been withheld or squandered. The history of the conduct of our people in the field, is illuminated with incidents of heroism worthy of conspicuous notice; hut it woud be impossible to ment ion them in the proper limits of a message, with out doing injustice, or perhaps, making in vidious distinctions. Arrangements are in progress to have a complete history of our regiments, such as been contemplated j and is provided for in an act of Assembly j already passed; and on this subject I ooui- VOLUME 39; JiO 6. tuand the report of the Executive Military Department to your favorable consideration. It would be alike impossible to furnish a history of the associated benevolence and of the large individual contributions to the comfort ox our people in the field and hospi tal, or of the names and services, at all times, of our volunteer surgeons, when called to assist in the hospital or on the battle field nor is it possible to do justice to the many patriotic Christian men who were always ready to respond when summoned to the i exercise of acts of humanity and benevo- I lence. Our armies were sustained and strength- ; ened in the field, by the patriotic devotion of their friends at home; and we can never j render full justice to the heaven directed. | patriotic -christian benevolence of the wo- | men of the State. During the war I had occasion, from time ' to time, to communicate freely with the j Legislature on subjects bearing upon the ! interests of the men representing the State j in the armies of the Republic. It is with a sense of unfeigned gratitude that I acknowledge how cheerfully aud promptly the Legislature and the people acted upon my suggestions, whether for the support of the government, the enlistment and organization of troops, or for the com fort of our people already in the field. Without this generous confidene# and lib eral support, the labors of the Executive would have been in vain; the treasure that has been expended would have been wast ed, precious lives lost would have been an empty sacrifice, the bruised hearts of kindred and friends would have been without solace, the strong men, whose health has been broken and whose bodies have been maimed would have been monuments of heroism wasted, and the honor of this great Com monwealth would have been degraded amidst the fallen ruins of the institutions of the Republic. The report of the Hon. Thomas H. Bur- TOWS, shows the gratifying result under his active management, of tne system adopted by the State, for the maintenance and edu cation of the orphans of oux soldiers. His report exhibits the fact, that 1,242 orphans are now actually admitted to the schools, and that 1,846 applications in all have been al lowed and orders issued for their admission, many of whom have been admitted since his report. It will also be seen, that the largest appropriation that ever will be required, will be for this and the two ensuing years, and that then the amount will be gradually re duced. I have heretofore commended this charity to you and I deem it unnecessary to add another word, in asking a continuation of an appropriation, which is to provide for and educate the best blood of the State, and support the living legacies which have been bequeathed us by the men who laid down their lives for the country. When we re member that every sort of public and private pledge that the eloquence cf man could de vice or utter, was given to our soldiers as they went forward, tnat if they fell, their or phans should become the children of the State, I cannot for an instant suppose, that you will hesitate to continue an appropria tion, which is to bless their little ones, 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 inva. ton of the North, in 1863, by the rebel auny, the President made a requisition on me f >r militia to serve during the emergency. Tlie men came for ward promptly, to the number of 36. 588, of whom upwards of 25,000 refused to be mus tered into the service of trie United States, in consequence ofcircuni:tances ofprior oc currence not necessary to be here stated. In this embarrassment, the emergency being ve y pressing, after consultation with the President, he authorized and requested me to call them on behalf of the State, and for the defence of the State, the United States paying all the expenses of their cloth ing, equipment, subsistence, Ac. It was, however, alleged that there was no appro priation for their pay To remove this difficulty the General Gov ernment applied to banks and other money ed corporations in Philadelphia to advanoe the amount of the pay, on a pledge that when Congress met, the passage of a bill to reimburse them should w recommended. — These institutions declined this proposition, but expressed their willingness to make the advances if I wouid pledge myself to recom mend to the Legislature the passage of such an act in case-Congress should not provide for reimbursing them. Under these circum stances, I received from the Executive of the United States the pledge which he had proposed to give to the bauk,&c.. and upon that I gave the necessary pledge to them, and they advanced the required funds accor dingly, The following telegram from the Secretary of War will show in part the ground on which I acted: WASHINGTON, July 22, 1863. To Uis Gov. A. G. CuRIXN: Your telegrams, respecting the pay of militia called out under your proclamation of the 27th of June, have been referred to the President for instructions, and have been under his consideration. He directs me to say that, while no law or appropriation au thorizes the payment by the General Gov ernment of troops that, have not been mus tered into the service of the United States, he will recommend to Congress to make an appropriation for the payment of troops cal led into State service to repel an actual in vasion, including those of the State of Penn sylvania. If, in the meantime, you can raise the necessary amount, as has been done in other States, the appropriation will be ap plied to refund tbe advauce to those who made it. Measures have beeu taken for the pay ment of troops mustered into the United States service, as soon as the muster and pay rolls are made out. The answer of this Department to you, as Governor of the State will be given directly to yourself whenever the Department is prepared to make answer. (Signed) KDYVIN M SI ANTON, iSecretary of War. When Congress met, the Executive of the United States did uot recommend the pass age of the necessary act. I have understood that the subject was called, to the attention of the proper committee, by the Secretary of War, but as the President did not send a message exp laiuing the circumstances of the case, the appropriation failed, as the members of Congress hue thus no means of explaining to their const.ueuts differ ence between the case(* was in sub stance a loan to the I. ni ed States, upon the pledge of the Executive for its repay ment), and the case of tip; voluntary expen diture of money for mil iary purposes of Pennsylvania aud most of the other States. 1 will add that the men came into the ser vice for the emergency onl >, and on the laith that they should be discharged as soon as, in uiv judgment, the emergency should have ceased immediately after the battle of Get tysburg, which commenced on the Ist of July, 1863; yet the men, against my urgent and repeated remonstrances, were kept iu the service long afterward and used by the United States for various purposes. The last of them were not discharged till in Sep [ tembei. liATFS OF ADVERTISING. All advertisements for less than i months li cents per line for each insertion. Special notices one half additional. All resolutions of Associa tion, communications of a limited or individual interest and notices of marriages and deaths, ex ceeding five lines, 10 eta. per line. All legal noti ces of every kind, and ali Orphans' Court and other Judicial sales, are required by law to be pub lished in both papers. Editorial Notices 16 cents per line. All Advertising due alter first Insertion. A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers. 3 months. 6 months. 1 year. One square $ 4.60 $ 6.00 SIO,OO Two squares.. 0.00 9.00 10.00 Three squares 8.00 19.00 90.00 One-fourth column 14.00 90.00 35.00 Half column 18.00 25.00 45.00 One column 30.66 45.00 86.00 I recommend that the Legislature adopt measures to bring the subject again before Congress, and obtain repayment of this sum amounting to $071,470 43, with interest on the same, which the General Government has thus far so unwarrantably withheld. Great injustice has been done to private soldiere, who went into service under the provisions of the act of Congress, by refus ing to pay thern the full bounties offered by the terms of that act. The following letter, which I addressed to the Secretary of War. sufficiently explains the position of this af fair: EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, 1 HARRISBURO, Pa, Jnne 5, 1865. j Sir:—There are two subjeeta connected ; with the discharge of volunteers which are , of so much importance that I feel justified : in calling your attention to them. Piret. The men are being paid only to the day of their arrival at the place they are to be discharged. This will cause them to lose a few days pay, depending principally upon the promptness ana disposition of the officers of the United States having the mat ter in charge. It is a matter of little mo ment to the Government, but the men feel it to be an injuetice, and if, under the acts of Congress, they can be paid until dischar ged, I think you will agree with them. Second. In Circular No. 29 from Trovost Marshal General's Office, dated July 19, 1864, "under which the volunteers now to be discharged were raised." it is stated that the bounty provided by law is as follows: "For recruits, including representative re cruits white or colored. $100." And it is further added, that the first in stalment of the bounty will be paid when the recruit is mustered in, as follows: 1( To a recruit who enlisted in the army for one year, $33 33," On these terms the men enlisted, and they are of opinion that they are entitled to the remainder of their bounty when discharged from service. It is proposed, however, to pay them but a part of this remainder, because the Govern ment does not require their services for the full term of their enlistment, and appears to be a breach of the contract between tne Gov ernment and the men. The bounty was held out by the Government as an induce ment to enlist , not as an additional pay for services to be rendered. The men became entitled to it by the fact of enlistment, and could only forfeit what remained unpaid by some misconduct of which such forfeiture should be a legal penalty. These matters are creating much unpleasant feeling among the men. I need not say to you, they have behaved gallantly, and the country owe# them everything; and if it can possibly be avoided they ought not to be sent home under the feeling that the Government, when their services are DO longer required, takes the first opportunity to treat them unjustly and violate its contract with them. I assure you that unless these difficulties are relieved there will be created a general discontent which will be injurious hereafter; and it is my fervent desire for the sucees of your administration which leads me to bring them directly to your notice. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, A. G. CtTRTTN. To the President. The refusal has been persisted in, under an opinion of the Attorney General of the Uni ted States, a copy of which was sent to me. I recommend that the Legislature make proper efforts to have this injustice corrected. The report of David Wills, Esq., president of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, at Get tysburg, herewith transmitted, shows the present eonditiou of the cemetery. As the battle of Gettysburg resulted in a glorious victory, and was in fact the beginning of the end of the war, and occurred on the soil of this Commonwealth, I think it would be well that it should be commemorated by an histo rical painting, to be placed in the Capitol of the State: and I recommeud that the Legisla ture take measures for that purpose. The State of Maryland has proposed to her sister States that they unite with her in es tablishing a cemetery for our soldiers who fell at Antietam. I herewith transmit copies of the Maryland statute, and other documents on this subject, and recommend the passage of an act heartily accepting the proposition of the State of Maryland. All the States hav ing promptly and generously responded tc our proposition to have a cemetery at Gettysburg, it would seem proper that we should recipro cate, and unite in this. Tbe duty is made more sacred when we remember that more of Pennsylvania s sons fell in that battle than those of any other State. The report of the State Agent at Washing ton, herewith transmitted, shows that under his efficient management the claims of our soldiers are promptly examined and paid. Every effort has been made to apprisa our officers and men that their claims will be col lected by the State Agent (Col. Jordan,)with out expense to them: yet it is feared that ma ny of them continue to employ private claim agents, whose fees bear heavily on the claim ants. Since uiv last annual message I have ex pended of the secret serv ice fund, the snm of four thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and twenty cents, out of whieh I have paid my personal staff and extraordi nary expenses. No appropriation is required for the increase of this fund. I invite your attention to the reports of the Military Departments of the State, to the re port of the Superintendent of Common Schools, which exhibits the prosperous con dition of our system of public education, and to the report of the Surveyor General, and recommend to your favorable consideration the many excellent suggestions made by that officer. I commend to your earnest consideration the suggestion made by the Surgeon General in his report herewith transmitted, on the propriety of legislation for the protection ol our people, by proper sanitary measures, from the ravages of the cholera, which it now approaching our shores. I commend to the wisdom of the Legisla ture the subject of providiug for the relief ot our many maimed and wounded soldiers. Possibly this might be done by continuing and enlarging the acta providing for boards of relief in the several connties. 1 recom mend the adoption by the Legislature ol this or some other plan for doing justice to the class of men in question. By the joint resolution of May Id, 1861, au thorizing me to give flags to our regiments, it was made the duty of the Executive to re ceive the flags when the regiments returned. This has not been hitherto done, inasmuch as they have not all yet been mustered out. As soon as this shall have taken place, the flags will be received with appropriate ceremonies, and I recommend i hat the Legislature make provision for causing them to be hung in the new Library. I refer to the suggestion of Brigadier Gen eral Todd, Inspector General, on the snbject of the militia. I am not prepared to rnaxe any recommendation on this subject, as I ob serve with great pleasure, that Congress is proposing to establish a uniform system throughout the United States. _ The arseual at Harrisburg is decaying and unsafe. The arms and munitions of the State there deposited are of the value probably of half a million of dollars. I recommend that provision be made for repairing it, or that a new arsenal be constructed iu this vicinity, [COJiCU'DED ON Fl'l'RTH PAGE.]
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