@iu |§*4for4 IS PIBLDUKL EVEIiY FRIDAY MOHNI.V& 1. K. M BBORBOH U*P JOHN l\ TJS, ON JUL. LAN A St., opposite the Jlengei House BEDFORD, PENN'A TEBMLS: 92.00 a year if yat4 btricUy i advance. If not puiti within nix month* 82.50. If not fmitl within f lie year 85.00. grcffssioiiai & §u,t>iuuss <£nls ATTORNEYSAT LAW. JH. LONGENECKEIt. . A I TUUNEV A'F LAW, BE CORD, PA , AH h•' tness cutruste'i to hit cat., will receive pro nipt I '.Mil tioa. / .; 0; n :: with H. L. RVSBBL, oopcaite ;hu Court House. Oct. 16, 'fifi.-Cin. 8. r. MS VERB ... J W. PICKKRSON MLVr.r.S * DICKF.RSON, ATTORN i'.VS AT LAW, Br.nronn, PESN'A., Office same a., formerly 0.-vupieJ by Hon W. P. Schell, two doors- cost o.' the G*kU* office, ki.l pr. ctioe in the sever > -urt- of ILJforJ county. Pensions, bounlu nmlbak ; -y obi. neU ana the EHuebase of Heal jNi.itc alteniwl .. * May IJ. 'o6—• lyr. J OHN" 'C. KEAGY, , _ * ATTORNEY AT LAW. ISSUFURD, PKNS'A., Offerg to iive satisfaction to all wuo uiay cn tnist tLoir lego! business to him. Will collect moneys -n evidences of de . -rod • ~ec uiy pro cure bounties an 1 j enslon.- to soldiers. t.eir Wid ows or hclis. Office two Ho rs west of Telegraph office. a P rll: 6®*ly. J 15. CESSNA, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office with JOBS CESSNA, OL Julbuma street, in tie office formerly occupied by King & J Or Jan, and jccontl" ''7 Filler A Koapv. All business entrusted to his care will '"cAe faithful anJ prompt attention. Military t laiuis. Pensions, Ac., speedily collected. Bedford, June 9,1865. J* M'D. *• R. KERR STIARPE A KERR. A TTORNE iS-A T-LA If. Will practice in the Coaru of Bedford and UA joining counties. Ail busii ISS entrusted 1 ■ their care will receive careful and prompt attention. Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, Ac., speedily col lected from the Government. Office on Juliana street, opposite the ban,ring house of KecJ & Schcll, Bedlord, Pa. marlrtt I OIIN PALMER, fj ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will promptly attend to all business entrusted to his care. £3, Particular attention paid to the collection of Military claims. Office 011 Julianna st., nearly •ppo: itc the Mengcl House.) inne2:l, 'Co.ly j. B. nrßßonttov <■. JOB* LUTE. DURBORROW A U'TZ, ATTORNEYS AT l AW, BBBFOI-.D, PA., Will attend promptly - J all 1 usini T intrusted to their care. CV llecti. ti ic 1c on tic shortest no tice. They aic. *!-•, rc-'-.'arly lice Claim Agents a> tv. -d give petial .. tentioafco the prosecution o. lain. 'a. ...1. • lovcrnmc..,. • Tensions, B • V- Pay, L unty, Bounty ' an 1-, Ac. Office on Jul' ma -. ■ uc >r Sor-b ••{ the •Mtm-IHvUSo" and nearly pp -rite the I ; "'-cr office! _ April 28, 1865U }rtsFY m. a,SIP, t( i U ATTORNBY AT LA 7 . Ri.ni-our, 1 A., Will faithfn'ty ar.J pr -aptly •>'< t<l to .ill busi- I BOSS entrusted to hie care fa Bedford and AUM juv, Bounty, & ' -1" tilye'".o't •!. Ofii c with ' Mann A Spang. 11 ' ; " Ire, t, 2dc rt. uth : oi'ihc Mengcl House. ',■ ' A I . A. WfNT?, IVI ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEPT D, PA. Rcspectt'uily tenders h,- i ' ■; ■ " c i iiCCS j to The public. Office w J • ■ E 1., #ll Juliana -trctt, t c *'•>. •>: the j "Mcnglc Bon-c. ' | To!IN MOWER, J ATTORNEY AT LAW. BBUFOB!), PA. April I, 1?'":.—-: KIMMF.LL AND LTNGKNFELTER, \TTORNEYS AT L AW, BK&FORD, BA. Have formed a partnership in the practice of the Law Office on Juliana Street, two doors South of the Menge! House, aprl, 1864—tf. DENTISTS. — C. H. niOKOK.. j- G. MISSIUt, JII. 1 ■ r : v : . XJ Office* 8* All operatioa *} rrtalning rgleai or M ckanical Dsntistry careful!/ and fuitlifaily per-i formed t .d >■ arractcd. TERMS CASH. Tooth POWOCTF ar,d Warb, excellent ar j tiles, always on hand. jan6'6s-ly. DENTISTRY. I. N. BOWSFB, 111 ' KN-T DSKTIST, M'oon- BKRRY. Pa., visit.- Bloody iluii hrce f ea -h month, c innienciiig tvith the aeooml Tu*.- lay of the month. Prepared to \ all Dent.il oper ations with which he may be favored. Terms within the resuh of all and btrirtly cash csrrpt la/ special contract. Work to be Fent by mail oroth- YTise, must be paid for when impressions are taken. auirs. '64:tf. PinHKIASN. Dlt. GF.OKGE C DOUGLAS Respectfully tenders bis j rol service* to the people of Bedt rl and vicinity. Residence at Maj. Wasb&baughV stairs. aui7:tf WJM. W. JAMISON, M. !>., W Bi.< vIU s. PA., Respectfully tenders his professional pcrvi-e* to the people of that place and vicinity. [dc< lyr OR. B. F. HARRY, Respectfully tenders his professional ser vices to the citizen. of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residence ..n Pitt Street, in the building formerly occupied by I>r. J. 11. Ho£u*. April 1, IS64—tl Jr. MARBOI run, M. r>., • Having permanently located rcspc tfully tenders hi? pofessional service- to the citizens ofßcdford and vicinity. Office on Juliana street, opposite the Bank, one d r north of Hall & Pal mer's office. April 1, 1864—tf. JEWI'.iA B, *vc. A BSALOM 0A1:1 UK, Jt\ CI. . A 0 ■ .i'rl, iAK Bl .tiv , ,* F ]'*. C.'-xskt, ft'utchc- .'ulry, Ac., p, - Jini:v-J. All work •: tri ,;:> 1 r ] to gh c aucfactiou. s. He al. o koej r nnlum l and ; rut 11/ iit if ::£S, CLOt A'.V, . . j '/; |. ~ / ■ I W Oficc with Dr. J, A. mvi :T\ iNIKL lioilPl H. !'■ i i,, I*o ti- n.irEL, I'a. IV.MCUMAKLH AM- IX iiV- KL KV, SPECTACLEc. AC. Hckeept .Tt hr.'.'l a - .-MofC ue (i -M r i U ' rver Wat.. . . ,fj }M fi - !t D, , 1 V l * l ' G'/IS.-. • • • - > t | Hit G]JU (i. '.i Chains, Breart Pin", ringer Wait . b - : 4|3i diijf of lioldPtr.?. He will sapj 7 t p'tr pit, tliint' tn his line not . n hand. ' "T M. LKHMAN, tl .Ji'STicii or rat rK.v'K urn r r i>< COAL DALE. Will prnnivi!;/ attend to nil colic• i. it. intrusted rto hint. I> ill •' ■ execute ah i tnisnei.ts „I ■ w tiajj *' h . f h. fiI'KBOKROW d: LI TZ Editors and Proprietors, IPOfftH. VO t*. THE BItIBED LEGISLATOR. BY \VM. B. COKWAT. Of uil lhc crimes, with which tbe Tempt er's art. Has blacken'd and defiled the human heart; The meanest meanness, and the vilest wile, The basest baseness, and the deepest guile, That ever tinged the conscious cheek with shame, Destroyed a character, or damned a name, The crime of crimes—is clearly that which must Result, per se, from VIOLATED TRUST ! Though trusts are various, (as all agree,) Tu weight—extent—importance and degree, Yet stiil the principle involved in each, ; (We care not what Dishonesty may preach) The principle is recognized as just, That EVERY fairly delegated trust, Which, as a trust is mutu'lly believed, As such imparted, and as such received, ■ Despite of all the arguments that wave, The scruples from the conscience of a knave, However deep in subtle tactics skilled,) SHOCLD BE IN TRlTil AND HONESTY FULFILL ED ! This is the doctrine, Equity proclaims, Sustained by learn'd and venerated names, And this the doctrine, to which Truth has given The broad, approving seal of righteous Hea ven, Destroy this sacred principle—and then Can justice dwell among the sons of men ? Conld peace aad order, here consent to dwell. Or would not Earth, itself, become a Hell? Of all the trusts, which can to men be given, (Not to include the Miuistry of Heaven) Those trusts are dearly greatest, which re late To man—considered in his social State ■ Those PCBI.IC TRUSTS, which always must em brace, The weal, or woe, of thousands of his race, These trusts are truly sacred, and as such, Corruption's vile, contaminating touch Cannot pervert them, without spreading ill, Beyond the basest purpose of the will. Sad ills —ah.,' —which in their scope must urge Their dire 1 ... to tlu ri latest vi rge Of that soe y, through w! h th■ 1 spread, Like bitter we or: rom a : tair. read. The Legislator, borecY sa - IRK, Direct —or . the- all " tribe Of eausuistii juiiibi rs aould unite Their deepest skill—"t. prove the black i s white, That Legislator violates !;!.- trust, Becomes defiled—and ceases to be just ! 'Tis true, no man can dee:u it very strange, When mere opinion* undergo a change : But when opinions plainly manifest The FACTS and PRINCIPLES on which they rest, And TRIMS are THI S confided—clearly then. Opinions TEST the HONESTY of men ' ! ! : Tis true, the bribed apostate may pro claim, A host of facts to palliate his shame, Fact?, well prepared, to meet his wretched vase, And mitigate the horrors of disgrace. Yes—he may prove—or try, in vain to prove, That scruples rose, reluctantly to move His artless inind—which bad —alas ! to strive, Against the fact, that two and two make five! Thus to u concilia ions" he was "forced"' to come, And darkly wrote his artful letters home ; To prove his conscience is not made of flint. He droj s a sly preliminary hint : Suggests his "doubts.'' which finally prevail, An 1 then he halts, in '"matters of detail He deprecat' 3 the Spirit of the times, And speaks of''party"'as he should of crimes, 110 ioodifies his motions, day by day, As, for a total change he paves the way, Is anxious still t o justify his views, And still defends himself, though none ac cuse ; And when he hears the biting— taunting jibes, This sensitive recipient of bribes lletorts—and plunges deeper in the toils, And proudly hear:- his infamy and spoils ! ' Before high heaven, lie plays his frantic" pranks, Abhors c rruption! —and supports the Banks' Still for " democracy, " he rants and raves. Vilest of hypoc-rite-:!—and worst of knaves! Appeals to his " •omtitwt i's —ah why ? Vortkey confirm his damning infamy ! ! if that base n-.au detestable appears, On whom the orphans tries and widows' tears Make uo impression from whose callous heart, No sigh of pity or remorse can start; Who Lastly cheats the mute confiding dead. And drives the orphans forth, to beg their bread, In sorrow and in wretchednes.; to roam, Expelled by 1 u i>. from happiness and home ! If fraud like this, must ever be despised. Can greater au Is—though artfully disguis ed, Be lo.v i ' Let orcd ? —because The fraud i uii j —not it: breakin i laws Has been < 1: J? T .if this be true, The world: ... • it.tegr: .-die:: Is that 1 ■ n- dp end' t;f ■■ ■ ri. Who fittA in th- h .-glen. 11 he not ba.-.cr L-; >■ claims, Who wraps a Cm in devouring Ibmes'' And if a wvn !i aAN —who his guilt can tell V ! hat lights t'.t torch and niter — ll All is icrfi!'' And so the .Legislator:—ll he would fake every ill, and countervaiing good, V, hieh man esijoya, or suffers, here below, And justly balance human weal and woe, ; We must pr. claim that man to be the worst, j The most dttestible—the most accursed, ] Whose action- tend—directly by his will, To have on stales the greatest weight of ill ; i The bribed apostate, who on States would draw, 1 lie greatest cues, in the forms of law! Ihe sit 1 i f'crt <hi villauy imparls A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS May reach ten thousanh times ten thousand hearts, Ah think of THIS! —in weighing public crimes, Which injure other men, in other times! Ah think of this!—with jealousy and fear, Nor deem the writer wantonly severe ; Crimes which to sorrow, slavery and scorn, Doom freemen's children's children, yet un born. These are no trifles—"trifles light as.air," As bribing Bank Directors are aware j If these be trifles, why did Freedom's son, The great, the good, the Godlike Washing ton, Devote his lite to vigilance and toil, To rear a Temple on Columbia's soil ; Beneath whose high, and bright, and hallow ed dome, Freedom might find a shelter and a home, Where every lovely virtue might appear, Bright as their native heaven's unclouded sphere, Whence Peace and Order might protection draw, From Truth —and Justice—Liberty and Law 1 If these be dreams, or trifles, if you will, Ah! why did Warren bleed on Bunker's Hill ? The Judge— the Magistrate—vie. dont des cribe ; Nor e'en the Editor —who takes a bribe ; The difference in this brief view, The evil each — within his sphere, may do, The principle's the same —'tis understood, From Libel-suits—to gallant Cilley's blood ; Pure blood!— by bribes and base corruption spilt, Whilst bribing Bankers flaunt in pride and guilt! In pride and guilt ;—Whilst lo ! the widow's tear! And hark 1 the orphans' wailings—strike the car! Ah ! who but God, can estimate their pain ? They cry to Heaven !—nor will they cry in vain I The man who takes a bribe would strip the dead, Or rob the orphan of his crust of bread ; So lost to justice—equity and right— This man would steal the aged "widow's mite Is well prepared for every kind of fraud, Would sell his country, or betray his God, ■ "age the palace of the King of Kings, Or strip the ■ ling from an angel's wigs 1 On ad events — not gassing —do reflect; | S'rc-i n!—hi firm, aid stern, and sreum- ! lo pamper vulgar— artificial wants, Let ov'ry idle —vain —and vicious drone Lire 'f he can—but TRUST NOT such a one : Iten ber wkr.t Time's faithful record saith. That Carthage fell—and fell by "rvxic FAITH !" The man who is unfaithful to a trust, However small—is vitally unjust, And he who is unjust —in little things, Would be a villain in the Courts of Kings, Present a bribe ! —and down his virtue falls, In Courts—or camps—or Legislative Halls ! The bribed apostate ! —Ulot his hateful name From each and every scroll of honest fame, Let no man trust him:—None forbear to shed, Contempt—and deep dishonor—on his head: Let scorn still point her linger ad her jibes, And say —JEST'Behold the consequence of Bribes! Let guileless children—as he passes by, Shrink from his touch, and shudder at his eye ; Let lovely woman loath him with disgust, And shun him—like the reptile in the dust; And, whilst he lives, let Infamy alone, Claim the Jlribed Legislator —as her oxen ; Until he dies—and sinks into the grave, To poisou worms, that feed upon the knave ; There—'midst the storms—let hideous Furies, foul, Hold nightly revels—and in concert howl 1 Let hh ng serpents make that spot their home, And be the watchful guardians of his tomb; And when he goes to Hell, let Devil's stare, And ii.-k him—who the Devil sent him there? And feel the insult —deep, severe and keen, To see a fiend—-pre-eminently mean 'Midst bet or Devils, rudely ushered in. A foul —appalling prodigy of sin : And in Hell's fiercest —hottest—furnace cramm'd, Let him be damned!—-superlatively damn ed ! And why not damned—for such transcendent crimes? Yea—damned eternally, ten thousand times! '!— liBENMUTto, PA., March 28, 1838. MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR ANDBEW G. CURTIS, To tlo S< note and House of Representative* of th< Commomoeedth of Pennsylvania: We have reason to be thankful to God, for the blessings of peace, abundant crops, that industry has been rewarded, and that ♦ hostile Commonwealth has been able to do iter full duty to herself, to the country and posterity. The condition of our finances is as fol lows . Dalau ein reasury. Ne ve tber . i 1865.. $2,87 ..068 14 Recc.pts dUi iiig fiscal year % ending IS ovcmbci 30, 1 oT. 5,839,608 54 Total in Treasury for fiscal year ending November 30, 1 >'o6 8,303,336 08 Payments ibr satnc period have been 0,403,303 41 IJulauoe in Treasury, De cember 1, 1860 1,741,033 27 Amount of the public debt as it stood on the first dav of December, 1805 $37,470,258 06 Amount reduced at the State Treasury, du i in' the fiscal year ending Nov. 80,1866, BEDFORD. Pa,. FRIDAY. JANUARY 11. 1807 5 per cent. loan $1,828,5a3 26 41 per cent. loan 25,000 00 Relief notes.... 020 00 Domestic cred itors' certifi cates. 26 65 — 1,854.205 'JO Public debt December, 1, 1866 .'55,622,052 16 To wit, funded debt: C per cent, loan $400,630 00 5 per cent loan 32,073,192,"9 4] per cent loan 213,200 00 6 per cent, loan, military, per act May 15, 1861...... 2,820/50 I*l Unfounded debt, relief notes in circulation. so,ozo oo Interest certificates out standing 13,080 52 Interest certificates un claimed 4,448 38 Domestic creditors' certifi cates 119 67 35,622,052 16 j Assets in Treasury: Bonds Pennsylvania rail road company $6,600,000 <s i Bonds Philadelphia & Erie railroad company 3,500,0n0 Interest on bonds of Phila delphia and Erie railroad company 1,225,000 l0 Cash in Treasury 1,741,033 27 13,086,033 27 Liabilities in excess of as sets 22,536,018 89 35,622,052 16 Liabilities in excess of as- I sets, Nov. 30, 1861 $28,148,060 36 Liabilities in exeess of as sets, Nov. 30,1866 22,536,018 89 Improvement in Treasury since 1861 5,612,041 47 The extraordinary expenditures, during the war and since its close, in payments growing out of it by authority of acts of Assembly, have amounted to upwards of five millions of dollars, which, added to the actual payment of the indebtedness of the State, and money in the Treasury for that purpose, shows the revenues, above the or dinary expenditures, to have amounted to 5/0,012,000, which would all have been ap plied to the payment of the debt of the Commonwealth in the last six years. A careful attention to the revenues of .he C >m : mv. tlth, with such ju-t and. Pr lent change as may be required in • future, nd a wise economy in expenditure, will, in yjudgment, ensure the entire payment? of il public debt, within the period ol i iocn y<:u\s. The time fixed for the redemption of 823,- 108,626 24 of the indebtedness of tbe Com iu£?acai'n iia,i.. 6 i-rnired, I r>-■•mmend ! Dial provision be made foi in P p,Eruption, by making a new loan for that purpose, pay able at such periods as the prospective rev enues will justify. I recur, with much satisfaction, to tbe ! wisdom, prudence and economy of the rep- j resentatives of the people, in the manai. - j mcnt of the finances of the Commonwealth ! during a period of much embarrassment. 1 uncertainty and distress, and congratulate you and them on the near approach of the entire liquidation of the public debt. Since my last Annual Message. I hare drawn from the Treasury, two thousand dollars of the fund placed in the hands of the Governor for secret service and other extraordinary expenses, which I have ex pended, in payment of my personal staff, and for other purposes, as heretofore,except five hundred and sixty-three dollars and for ty eight cents, which I have returned into the Treasury. I present, for your consideration, the amendments to the Constitution of the Uni ted States, proposed to the Legislatures of the several States by a resolution of both Houses of Congress, passed on the lGth day of June last. I was glad that it was possi ble, without delaying the final adoption of these amendments, to ascertain the opinion our people unon them, at the general elec tion, in October last. By the election of a large majority of members openly favoring and advocating the amendments, that opin ion seems to me to have been abundantly expressed. Indeed, the amendments are so moderate and reasonable in their character, that it would have been astonishing if the people had failed to approve them. That every person, born in the United States, and free, whether by birth or manumission, i citizon of thq United States, and that Li State has a right to abridge the privileges of citizens of the United States—these are principles which were never seriously doubt ed anywhere, until after the insane crusade in favor of slavery had been for some time in progress. What is called the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the J>rcd Scott ease has made it expedi ent and proper to re-assert these vita! prin ciples in an authoritative manner, and this is done in the first clause of the proposed I amendments. I ho right ol prescribing the qualifications of voters is exercised by the respective States, under the Constitution of 1780; three-fifths of the slaves were counted in ascertaining the representative population of the several States. The amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in all the States and Territories. Though it was for merly otherwise in most, if not all, of the old Southern States, yet for many years past free Negroes have not, in any of these, been permitted to vote. At present, there fore, the late slave States would be eutitlcd to count the whole of their former slave population, as a basis for representation, instead of three-fifths thereof. That is u> -ay, they would have in the existing ratio about twenty more members of Congress than they bad before slavery was uooli bed, .nd the free States would lose the uiie numbc: making a difference of bout forty tomb -t of Congress, or, say, eo six i of •e w . e body. In other word . tin rca nof the rebellious States, ihesuppr ~ion oi which has cost us so many hundreds of thousands of precious lives, and so many thousands of millions of treasure w- lkl be rewarded by giving them a vast inert ase of political power. This absurdity, tin .-a cond clause of the proposed amendments, de igns to prevent, by the just, equal and moderate | provision, that in future, the representative : population of each State shall be ascertained i by making a proportionate deduction from the whole population thereof, if its law- ex clude from the privilege of voting, any m citizens, not criminals, of the age of twe,. one years. I have yet to learn that any plausible objection can be offered to such a provision. The third clause of the proposed amend ments excludes from Congress, and from the College of Electors, and from all offices civil and Military, of the United States, or of any State, persons who, as functionaries I y the United States, or as Executive or •judicial officers of any State, have hereto fore sworn to support the Constitution of the Lnited States,and afterwards violated their oath by engaging iu rebellion against the same, unless Congress by a vote oi two thirds, shall have removed the disability of airy such persons. The fourth clause affirms the validity of the debt of the/nited States, and prohib its the payment of the rebol debt, or of any claims for the loss or eman cipation of any slave. j The fifth clause provides that Congress J ■'"hnil have power to enforce the provisions of" the other clauses by appropriate legislation. I hat these wide and moderate provisions will meet the hearty approbation of the Legislature, I cannot doubt. If proposed ?f eac !' Douse of Congrc s anil ratified by three-fourtns or tue 1,7.^!.. laturesof the States, the Constitution pro vides that they should stand as adopted amendments of that instrument. A question has been raised whether the States lately in rebellion, and not yet resto red to their privileges by Congress, are to be counted on this vote —in other words, whether those who have rebelled and been subdued sball be entitled to a potential voice in the question of the guarantees to be re quired of them for future obedience to the laws. So monstrous a proposition is, it appears to me, not supported bv the words or spirit of the Constitution. The power to suppress insurrection, includes the pow er of making provision agaimt its breaking out afresh. These States have made an unjust war upon our Common Government and their SisterStatcs, and the power given by the Constitution to make war on our part includes the power to dictate, after our suc cess, the terms of peace and restoration. The power of Congress to guarantee to every State a Republican form of Govern ment, would cover much more cogent action than has yet been had. The duty imposed upon Congress, to provide and maintain republican govern ments for the States, is to be accepted in the broadest meaning of the term. It is not a mere formal or unnecessary provis ion. The power was conferred, and the duty enjoined, to preserve free institutions against all encroachments, or the more vio lent elements of despotism and anarchy. And now that treason has, by rebellion sub verted the governments of a number of States, forfeiting for the people all the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, in cluding even those of property and life, the work of restoration for these States rests with the National Government, and it should be faithfully and fearlessly perform ed. By their passage by Cor -rees. and the declaration of the pc pie of 'he . : eh lions, the faith of the atic pi ..cd i the amendments and they will be fairly cat ricd out. and their nefit given to the rebellion.- State-. IJ r win . the mend meats shall have passed iuU. the organic law, should the poop! lately in rebellion persist in their re'jeot;,.ii, jiiul in continued disobedience, and the olxstruction of the n-coutif.ii -f the rati n:il law*-, it lit be an admonition to >he nation that the . and force of treason still exist among a peo ple who enjoy none of the privileges of the government, save of its tolerance. With their rejection, all hope of re-eonstructlon, with the co operation of the rebellious States, on a basis that would secure to the Republic the logical results of the war will have vanished, and the duty must then devolve upon the government, of adopt':, the most effectual method to scour" for those State- the character of governments demanded by the Constitution. They are without lawful governments — they are without municipal law, and with out any claim to participate in the govern ment. On what principle of law or justice can the rebellious States complain, if after they have rejected the fair and magnanimous terms upon which they are offered brother hood with us, and a participation in aii the blessings of our freedom, and they have refused, if the government, in the exercLe of its powers, should enter anew upon the work of re-construction at the very founda tion ; and then the necessity will be forced upon us to discard all discrimination in fa vor of the enemies of our nationality, to give us and them enduring freedom and impartial justice. The Constitution has defined treason, and has given express power to suppress insur rection, by war, if necessary. It has not provided, in detail, the terms to be granted after such a war. How could it do so ? It would probably not be contended by the wildest partisan, that these States had a right to be represented in Congress at a time when they were carrying on open war against the government, or that Congress was not then a lawful body, notwiihstan-'.- ing th>. ir exclusion. llow then have they regained the right of representation ? Sure ly not by simply laying down their arms when they could no longer hold them. The United States have the right, and it is their duty, to exact such securities for future good conduct as they may deem sufficient, and the offenders, from whom they are to be exacted, can have no right to participate in our councils in the decision of the ques tion of what their punishment shall be. Practically, common sense determined the question of their right so to participate, when Congress proceeded in the enactment of laws after the surrender of the last reb ! military force. It was determined again, when the now peuding amendments were proposed by Congress. Tf two-thirds of Congress, as new constituted, could lawful ly propose those amendments, then three fourths of the States, not excluded from representation in Congress, lbrra a sufficient majority to effect their lawful adoption. It was determined again by the forma! sanc tion of both the great political parties, when Congress by an almost unanimous vote, declared the rebellious States without the right of representation in the Electoral Co! lege in 1864. We ought to go on resolut ely and rapid!) -A ith all measures deemed u eessa to the future afoty of the coumry, .hat til i urtsof it ma;, at tin- carle day, lie rest 'lO just and equal -. ivile: -s. The annual report Hon. Th uias 11. ! Burrovres, Superintendent of the mainte nance and education of the soldiers orphans, will exhibit the present condition and the result thus far of that undertaking. Nearly three thousand of the desiitute ehil dreu of the brave men who laid down their lives that the nation might live, are now not only comfortably provided for and guard ed from temptation, but are receiving an education which will St them to re-pay the State. The appropriation made for ibis purpo-e at the last session, has been sufficient meet all expenses of the financial year ■ t closed. And I recommend whatever propria!ion may bo neoo sary, to eortinue and perfect the sy stem under whie the schools are conducted. There can bo no doubt that the appropri ation wili be made. Were I to select any ¥011! If K 40 ; HO 3 State interest which I would more warmly commend to your prompt attention and lib eiahty than another, it would be this. AU 1 eiinsylvanians arc proqd of it, and it lies near the hearts of all true men. Owing to their greater destitution and want of information on the part of their relatives, the orphans of our colored sol diers may require some special attention. 1 erbaps authority to the State Superintend ent. to use, fbr a short time, the services of an agent, to ascertain their numbers and claims, and bring them into the schools that may be provided for them, will be sufficient. 1 he whole number in the State is not large, ol whom a few have already been tempora rily provided for. I recommend that provision be made for the maintenance of sucb of our soldiers as are in poverty, and bave been so maimed as to prevent them fromseen ring .a livelihood V lUrLto, by renting buildings at once or such other mean as you may deem wi.-e and proper, until the arrangements propo sed by tue National Government for their support are completed. They are probably few in number, and it is due to the character of the Commonwealth, that they should not remain in, or become the inmates of poor houses, or pick up a precarious sub sistence by begging. Patriotic and charita ble citizens have done much for them, but speedy and proper relief can only be given tneni by the sj'stematic aud continued be nevolence of the Commonwealth, The Leg islature can alone afford immediate relief to all of this class of our citizens, and in thus exhibiting gratitude to heroic and faithful men, who did so much for their country, the burden will M equally on all her peo ple. J By our existing laws, juries are selected by the sheriff arid commissioners of the re spective counties. As these officers are generally of similar political affinities, the system has -always been in danger of being abused for partisan purposes During the last six years, it has been frequently so abu sed, in many of the counties. Jo secure, as far as possible, the adminis tration of equal justice hereafter, 1 recom mend that jury commissioners shall be elec ted in each county in the same manner as inspectors of elections are chosen, each citi zen voting for one jury commissioner, and the two persons having the highest number of votes to be the jury commissioners of the respective county, to perform the same duties, in the selection of jurors, that are now imposed upon the sheriff and county commissioners. It is impossible to provide, in all respects for the increasing and changing interests of our people by the enactment of general laws but to a large extent it is practicable to re lieve the Legislature from special legislation whi' is demandcd and o" ipie so much of its : : on . a! legi- ion is generally pass without iu consi'l uion, much of it at : close r. the sessi and is chiefly obje<: nablefi ithe par ity with which newer- end pri ■ "e are ec 'erred I again recommend, the pa sage of gener al laws, wh n it is at all practicable; and in thi- connection, recommend tlv pa-sage of ar TO •! law. regulating railroads now cxis itu • Old .j; n persciou of new companies so that so far as possible there may be just uniformity in the franchises granted, and equal facilities afforded to the people of all sections of the Commonwealth. There are at this time, in the various prisons, a number of pci -ono under sentence of death, oineofthem for many years, and as it has become a custom that an incoming Governor should not issue a warrant of exe cution in cases unacted on by his predeces sor it not unfrequently happens that in many ease some of which are recent, while SMne punishment should be inflicted, that of death may appear to the Executive to be too severe. 1 earnestly repeat my recommendation heretofore made, that provision be made for tho reception of such persons into the penitentiaries, who may be pardoned on condition of remaining a limited time there in. I reappointed Hon. G". 11. Coburn, Su perintendent of_ Common Schools, on the I expiration of his term in June last, and he continued at the head of that Department until the first of November, when he resigned, and I appointed Col. J. P. Wiek ersham. It is due to Mr. Coburn to say, that he fulfilefl all the duties of his office faithfully and efficiently. It appears from his report, that there were in the school year of 1-05, 1,863 school districts in the State; 13,146 schools; 16,141 teachers, and 725,312 pupils, with an average attendance of 478.066. The total cost of the school sys tem, for the entire State, including taxes levied and State appropriation, was for the year 1866, $4,105,258 57. The increase in the number of school districts was 26; in the ! number of schools, 222; in the number of children attending school, 19,932; in the average attendance at school, 18,945, and in the total cost of the system, $581.020 02. I invite yonr attention to tho valuable sug gestions made in his report and that of Col. Wicker sham, and commend our system of public instruction to the continued fostering care of the Legislature. 1 herewith present the reports Col. F, Jordan, Military Agent of tho State, at Washington; of Col. H. 11. Gregg, Chief of Transportation; of S. P. Bates, .>n military Kintory of our volunteers: of trustees of the Soldiers, Gettysburg National cemetery; of theproeeedings and ceremony ofthc return of the flags, on the 4thofJulyat Philadelphia, and of Col. James Worrell, commissioner ap pointed under an act relating to the passage offish in the Susquehanna, and invite your attention to them, and the reports of the Surveyor General and Adjutant General. The Agency at Washington should in my judgment, be continued. It has proved very useful in all respects and especially to our volutecrs and their families. Four thousand six hundred and ninety claim- have passed through the Agency du ring the pa-t year, and three hundred and eleven thousand seven hundred and three dollars have been collected fromthe Govern meut and transmitted to tbe claimants free j ofVirgr , . p be nc- • •urf to itiuue the office of fofTre -p na SIT ,is there are un set i aceouiu withraiir. i companies and the 1 .lional' vernmciir red duties to be pcrfi ... din .1, . ureval a.. J care of bodies of the dead, Which r quirt it. Au addi tional appropriation will be required for this Department. f earnestly recommend, iu ..osticeto the in ing and th- dead, that our military history lie pushed forward vigorously, and that money for that purpose be appropriated. The trustees ofthc State Lunatic hospital ropre ent that it is impossible lor them to I accommodate aud care for the number of patients committed to them under the laws regulating admissions into the hospital, and earnestly recommend that provision be made for increased accommodation. .... i need not sav that the institution is carefully *ad economically managed, or to refer to the great good it has produced; and that I cordially unite in the statement and r, ounuendations of the memorial herewith presented. KATES OF ADVERTISING AU adrertuemeatg for lee* than 3 months 10 f. er I i"? f or e^h Insertion. Special notice* onehaif additional. All reiolntiens of A-rocia tion, communication* of a limited or individual interete and notices of marriage* and death*, r.jc ceeUing five line*, 10 eta. r , er line. All legal noti * of every kind, 4llu all Orphu. *' Court md otner Juduiai ealee, are required by law to be puj hahed in both ppe r . Editorial Notice* 15 cent* ' Ail Advertising duo alter first insertion. A .iberai discount made to yearly advertise.-.. . a months. month*. ] yeer Une tquaro | 4.50 $ 0.00 110.l i Two square* 6tUO , JM 16 00 three squrai d.oo 12.00 2010 One-fourth column 14.00 20.00 35.00 Half column 18.00 25.00 45.00 One column 30.00 45.00 80.00 I invite your attention to the condition of the Arsenal. It i- too small—unsafe as a depository for the large amount of valuable military mate | rial to oc kept in it, and is, in all respects, ™ente„t and not adapted to its pur- Much inconvenience was experienced du ring the war for want of sufficient room and safety, and I recommend that ground be procured and a now and commodious arsenal be erected in or near the Capital of the State Since the adjournment of the Legislature I drew my warrant on the Treasury for five thousand dollars, appropriated to the Na tional Cemetery at Autietam, and appointed . lajor Leneral Jno. K. Brooke, trustee to represent the State. Before the warrant was drawn I appointed Colonel Wm. 11. lilair and Captain J. Merrill Linn, who ex amined the ground and made a full investi- U r M,? f r which accompanies mis message, it wm ne noncoa that they report seven hundred and ninety seven bodies of I ennsylvaniansthat will lie removed into the cemetery, and recommend'an addi v.°„ appropriation, in which 1 most cor dially unite. I cannot close niy last Annual Mesa"e without renewing the ex nresson of my grati tude to the freemen of the Commonwealth lor the hearty approval with which they have cheered the labors of the Executive cc- To have earned such approval by my official conduct, during the last six years must always be a source of pride to myself and children. \\ ithout tho consciousness that 1 was endeavoring to deserve their ap proval and without the hope that I should succeed in attaining it, I must have sunk under the responsibilities of my position, it was only a reliance on Divine Providence and the active, resolute, hearty support and zeal of the people, and their representatives that encouraged me during the dark and terrible crisis through which the country has passed. I tried to do my duty to my country, and know I was at least faithful to lier in her deep distress, and I conceived that duty not to be limited to the merely putting of men into the field to suppress treason and rebollion, and maintain tlie national life, and doing of everything in my power to sustain the just war forced upon us. I felt also bound, so far as I could, to protect and promote the rights and comforts of our volunteers, after they had left the State, to aid and relieve the sick and wound- and to care for the trausmission, to their bereaved families, of the precious bodies of the slain, and the maintenance and education of their orphans as honored chil dren of the country. To have been the Chief Magistrate of this great Commonwealth, during the period through which we have passed, and to have •arned and maintained (if indeed I have done so) the confidence and affection of her people and their representatives, are >ruitc enough to satisfy the highest munition, and in my retirement from ue high trust rivi n me. 1 pray God that the State may continue to grow in power ate! strength, and h . people in prosperity and happine-s. zx. D. CUMTN. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, > U'lrrkburg, Jan umy 2,1 Sf>7, ] ADVICE TO "GREEN" SKATERS. Now that the skating mania has broken out with violence, an exchange takes occa sion to print the following directions for new beginners. 1. Never try to skate in two directions at once. This fea: has often ; been attempted by new .beginners, but never i successfully. It always ends in sorrow. 2. Eat a few apples for refreshment sake while skating, and be sure to throw the cores on the ice, for fast skaters to break their shins over. Fast skaters are your natural ene mies, and should not be allowed to enjoy themselves peaceably, 5. Sit down occasion ally, no matter where—right in the way of the rest of the party, if you want to. There is no law to prevent a new beginner from sitting down whenever he has an inclination to do so. 4. When you meet a particularly handsome lady, try to skate on both sides of her at once. This is very pretty, and sure to ereate a sensation. If the ladv's big brother is in sight it is well to omit this. 5 ; Skate over all tbe small boys at once. Knock em down. It makes great fun, and —they like it. 6. If you skate into a hole in the ice, take it coolly. Think how you would feel if the water was boiling hot. 7. If your skates are too slippery buy a new pair. Keep buying new pairs till you find a pair that are not slippery. This will be fun for the dealers in skates. 8. In sitting down do it gradually. Don't lie too sudden: you may break the ice. 9. When you fall head long, examine the straps of your skates very carefully before you get up. This will make everybody think you fell because your skate was loose. Beginners always do, you know. 10. Wear a heavy overcoat or cloak until you get thoroughly warmed up, and then throw it off, and let the wind cool you. This wll insure you a fine cold that will last you as long as you live. 11. After you get so you can skate tolerably well, skate yourself sick immediately. Don't be reasonable about it; skate three or four hours—skate frantically —skate till you can't staDd up. Do this every day, and it will be .-ure to make you sick at last: and then you may die, and that will be an excellent thing: it will bo such a good example to the rest of the young peo ple. A few simple directions for lady skaters are added: 1. If you wear tilters on the iee be sure that your calves are properly adjus ted. The spectators along the "bank are generally critical. 2. Scream prettily in passing an air hole, and give the arm of Charles Agustus a frantie squeeze. It makes hiiu feel his oats, in a protectional way. 3. If your skating partner is eligible, and your foot is pretty, don't hesitate in asking him to adjust your skate straps every ten minutes. He will rather like it. BOOKS. —Give us a house furnished with books rather than furniture' Both if you can, but books at any rate! To spend sev eral days in a friend's hou-e, and hunger fw something to read, while you are treading on costly carpets and sitting down upon luxuriant chairs, and sleeping unoh down, is as if one were bribing your body for the •ake of cheating your min i Books are th e windows thiough whhh thcsuul looks out. A house without' ok : • a room without windows. A book is $ >od company; it s full of conversation without loquacity. It talks to you, not through the ear, but an other way. HAVE the courage redo without that which you do not need, h >wever much your eyes may covet it. Have the courage to wear your olu clothes until you can pay for new > nes. Have the courage to obey your Maker, at the risk of being ridiculed by man % Have the courage to prefer comfort and propriety to fashion in all things. 1 lave tho courage toaokmiw'cdge yotir ! i noranco rather than ! ■ ■-'! credit 'or i knowledge under fah-e ptei-u
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