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Our prices for the printing of Blanks, handbills, etc. are also increa.ted. MESSAGE A -312.C1. - 1.,1-rt1321., GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA. To the'Legislature, January 30, 1866 EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, PA., Jan. 80 7 1866. 'To the Senate and House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Penna. GENTLEMEN—We have cause to be thankful to Divine ProVidence for the blessings of peace within our borders, abundant crops, unanimity among our people, and that=thrts this Common wealth has been enabled to do her full %tatty to the country, to herself and to posterity. I apprised you in -my messr c, e of the 27th of November, 1865, and &livered to you at the beginning of your sessitm, of the necessity under the pressure of which I was compelled, for the restor ation of my health, to sojourn for a time in a warmer climate. I returned from Cuba refreshed and invigorated, and have resumed the discharge of my public duties. I cannot omit to ac knowledge, with profound gratitude, thi3 kind, considerate and affectionate course which you pursued during my constrained absence. A heavy addi tion has been thus made to the debt whinh I already owed to the people of the Commonwealth and their Repre sentatives. The balance in the Trcas- nry, Nov. 30, 1864. • $1,942,203 63 Receipts during fiscal year, ending Nov. 30, 1865. 6,219,989 67 Total. in Treasury for fis cal gear, ending Noy.. 30, 1865. 8,162,103 30 Thepayments for the same period have been 5,788,525 16 Balance in Treasury, No venther 30, 1865. The operations of the sinking fund, during the year ending on the first 311enday of September last, as stated in my proclamation, were as follows : Amount. of debt reduced, $745,811 26, as follows, viz: Five per cent Coupon loan War. loan Interest certifica'os Domestic creditors The discrepancy between the redue top of , the public debt, as shown by theigfaternent at th 6 'close of the fiscal year, and in my proclamation at the close of the sinking fund year, ari pei: 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 Penn— sylvania, as it .stood on the first day of December, 1864,5:39,37903 94. Amount redeemed at the State 'Treasury during the fiscal year ending with November 30, 1865, viz: Five per cent. stocks. 81,703,517 88 4 and per cent. stocks. 20,000 00 Domestic creditor certifi- eates. Military loan, act of May 15,1861 Public debt. Dec. 1,'65, $37,476,258 06. Assetsin the Treasury : Bonds Pennsylvania rail road company. .$6,700,000 00 Bonds Philladelpbia and Erie railroad company. 3,500,000 60 Interest.on bonds Phila. S.; Erie R. R. company. 1,050,000 00 Cash in Treasuty. 2,373,668 00 Vabilities excess ofassets 23,852,589 92 Liabilities in excess of as sets, Nov. 30,1860.' 826,408,168 94 Liabilities in excess of as. sots, Nov. 30, 1865, 23;852,539 92 Improvement in condi. tion of Treasury, since NOV. 0 9 , 1800. By:the report of the State Treasu rer, it will be observed that the extra ordinary expenditures growing out of war, not refunded by the General Government, have been $4,028,627 21. I.lls includes the direct tax paid to the -United.States by the State, which is not re-imbursable In the balance is Included the 8671,476 43 paid to the .which, :with .a- good portion of .the remaining expenditure, is clearly Aug the State from the General Gov ,ernnaent. The necessity for extraordinary ci' penditurb having ceased with the sup pression of 'the late rebellion, measures should be- take❑ to examine our re sources, and relieve, as far as possible, the heavy burdens to which oar,po.o, ple - are subjected. It has been the habit of late years, appropriate, freely, annual sums for the support of local charities; and such appropriations are almost every year increased in number and amount. 116iises of Refuge, Institutions for the Deaf and DuMb and for the Blind, Lu natic Asylums—these appear to me to be proper objects of - State bounty, be cause a few of them are sufficient for ;the whole . State, and to leave them to i be provided .tor by the local authorities mould, in fact, be to deprive of protec tion, the unfortunate Masses for whose. hendt they are. designed. But mere ;locale harities,however meritoriou sand effective, should, I think, be left to the 'eupliort•of the benevolent parties who established them. It is linjact that the people of. the botainonwcalth Should be coerced to pay taxes in order that part or the money no raised may 100 given to the ~......e2 CO 1 00 WILLIAM LEWIS, . Editor and proprietor•, \TOL, XXIL support of local charities, conducted by private associations, especially when it is remembered that hitherto but a small proportion of the private chari tics in the State have asked for such appropriatkm. recammend, therefore, that no ap propriation he made for charities, be yond the institutions which I have above specified. .The taxes at present laid on corp. rations are unequal, and to a certain extent thereby unjust. I recommend the subject to the attention of the Legislature, with a view to a revision of the system. Within a few years, acts have been repeatedly passed directing the expen diture of as much money as may be necessary to effect named purposes, sometimes without clearly designating by whom the money is to. be expended, or how the accounts are to be. exam ined. This custom is very recent, and has already led to abuses. I recommend that the practice be corrected, and that no appropriation be made without having the exact sum appropriated, the specific purpose to which it is to be applied, and desig. rutting the officer by whom it is to be expended, and providing_ that the ac counts shall be settled in the Auditor General's office in the usual manner. Notwithstandino• ° the largo expendi tures by the State for military purpo ses, since the breaking out of the re bellion, the condition of the Treasury is now 82,555,579 12 better than it was then, and I am proud to I o able to state further, that on the let day of December, 1805, the state debt was 8.492,038 60 less than it was on the Ist of January, 1861. These are truly grat ifying Lets. . Under these circumstances, it may be possible, with entire safety to our finances, to reduce or oven repeal the ordinary State tax of two and a half mills on real estate. The tax of one half mill laid by the act of May 10,'61, was by that act expressly pledged for the repayment of the loan of 83.000,- 090, thereby authorized, and of course cannot be repealed or reduced until that repayment shall have been made. I recommend this subject to the careful and deliberate consideration and judg• men t of the Legislature, and if it should be found that the tax can be repealed, I recommend that all laws authorizing tlfe levying, of local taxes on bonds, mortgages, loans and all property of that kind be also repealed., Such a repeal would largely encourage the in vestment of capital in this State, and add immensely to the ,wealth of the State, while the local authorities would lose very little, as it is notorious, that from the difficulties of assessment, they receive very little from these sources. In case of such repeal; I recommend the adoption of some effectual meas ures for enforcing correct returns of such objects of taxation, with appro. priate penalties for the neglect or re fusal to make them. , 2,373,668 14 $436,824 62 230,000 00 76.400 00 2,005 5G 578 00 I make these recommendations, be lieving that it will lead to more equi table local taxation and to greater economy in their disbursement. Many acts areonn our statute books, incorporating companies for various purposes, which companies have never been organized or gone into operation. I recommend that all such acts be re pealed by a gdrieral law, arid that pro vision be made that in future every act authorizing a corporation shall be come void, unless the corporation shall organize and use its franchises within a limited time. 578 00 179,250 00 1,903,345 88 Since my last annual message the, war against armed treason has been brought to a close. Of the large con tributions made by Pennsylvania to the National army, but a few o the men now remain in the service. -the spirit which animated our people, at the outset of the rebellion, has never flagged ; and we can look back with pride and satisfaction to the part taken •by this State, in aiding to maintain the unity bf the Government and in its defence against the assaults of its ene mies.- 13,623,668 14 In my first inaugural address, I took occasion to declare that Pennsylvania would, under any circumstances, ren der a full and determined support of the free institutions of the - Union. The pledge SQ made was based upon my knowledge of the solid patriotism of lam. citizens. At that time danger threatened, but no one anticipated that It would break forth so suddenly, nor that ft would grow to such fearful pro pOrtions a& it in a brief time assumed. 2 . A55,579 02 My confidence in : Pennsylvania, in her even, yet stubborn will, her ability and resources. have been fully justified by the Manner 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 commu nication to the Legislature, on the 9th day of April, 1861, setting forth that military organizations, of a forurida m. iii. 3 character, which did nut, sewn to be demanded by any existing exigency, Lad - been formed in certain of the States, and that, whilst Pennsylvania yielded to no State, in her respect fur and willingness to protect, by all need. ful guarantees,the constitutional rights and constitutional independence of her sister States, no contemplated attempt to resist the tinforunnent of the Na tional law could meet with sympathy or encouragement froM the pimple of this Corn mon twnalth, and asked for au• thority and means to organize a mill tniy bureau at the Capital, and to so amendand modify the militia laws as give vitality to e Inity and energy to the mil• itary organizations of the State. On the 1:;:tli day of the same month, I signed a hilt providing for the purpo ses indicated in my message. 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'.,4 tb, , „.. , ~ -, • ---'' V / f't ' ''-- 11 . . ‘., f✓.,~. t II . . , t, -- ~, .. ~...~~5,.,e-~pty:Y~s.~..ri+f_.'~itM ~-~ae,...ry.,r,r_.r --~-, .. ..._. ,_ .... _._.. _i_ - ~ 3►~iiii~ ~.,. - _.ti .. ~.... ~. HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNVJSDAY, FEB I 'I: . r.VRY 7, 1866 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 re bellion, was on the 15th of April, 1861, for seventy-five thousand men; and that of this number, the quota of Penn sylvania was settled at fourteen regi. merits, to serve three months, unless sooner discharged. With unsurpassed alacrity and earnestness, volunteers answered to this call, in such numbers as manifested the intuitive conviction of the people, that the monstrous wick edness which had vneeived an armed rebellion against the Constitution and the laws, could not ho suppressed but by a colossal force. Major General Hebert Patterson was' assigned, 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 WaShingtan was almost entirely cut off. Gen. Patter son, prompted by the necessities of the situation, made, on 25th of April, a requisition upon me for twenty five additional regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, to bo forthwith mus— tered into the service of . the United States. Under this requisition, I ac cepted, from amongst the many press ing to be admitted into the' service, a sufficient number of companies to fill it; care being taken to allow to each county, as -nearly as possible, a fair representation. Only eleven regiments, hoWever, in addition to the fourteen called for by the President, were or ganized and mustered into the service, before the order of General Patterson was countermanded by him, under in structions from the War Department. On the 14th day of May, 1361, the Secretary of War, in a letter commu nicating the plan of organization, for three years regiments, confirmed the revocation of the order in the following language : "Ten regiments are assign ed to Pennsylvania, making, in addi tion to the thirteen regiments of three months militia, already called for, twenty-three regiments. It is impor• tent to reduce rather than enlarge this number, and in no event to exceed it. Let me earnestly recommend Le 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 called for, to reduce the number by. discharge." The twenty-five reguncnts raised as above stated, comprised 20,070 men: The ardor of our people was unabated. Many of the companies, under my or. der had arrived. in camp at Harrisburg, and others maintained their organiza-' tions at home at their own expense, and by contributions from their neigh bors and friends. In the critical condition of the coun try, and anticipating that, in case of reverse to our arms, the .borders of Pennsylvania would be the portals to the rich 'granaries, manufactories and store houses of the North, I deemed it my duty to convene the Legislature, that adequate provision might be made to enable me to render' the military power of the State as available and efficient as it should be, for the common defence of the State and the General Government; and accordingly, on the 20th of April, 1861, issued my procla mation, calling for a meeting of the General Assembly, on the 30th of the same month. In my message to the Legislature et its opening, I recommended the immo diate organization, disciplining and arming of at least fifteen regiments, exclusive of those called into the ser vice of the United States. The Legislature acted promptly up on this suggestion, and made full pro visions for its effectual accomplishment The result was the early and complete organization, clothing . and equipment of the Pennsylvania _Reserve volunteer corps, with its thirteen regiments of infantry, ono of light artillery, and one of cavalry, under tho supervision of George A. McCall, who was selected to command it, with the commission and rank of Major General. The corps contained 15,856 men, and tho whole expense of rdising, clothing, equips ping, subsisting and paying them, nu dl their entry into the United States service, was $855,444 87. They were encamped iu 'different parts of the State, except two of the • regiments, commanded by Colonels Chas. J. Bid dle and Seneca G. Simmons, and two batteries of artillery, under the com mand of Colonel Charle,s T. Campbell, which; at the request of the War Be. partment, were sent on the 22d June, 1861, to the relief' of Colonel Wallace, atCunfiberland, Maryland, and remain• ed for about six weeks there, and in Western Virginia, engaged in active operations. - Towards the close of July the whole corps was called for• and ta ken, on a requisition, into tho serV'ico of the UniEtd States. Within four days after the disaster at Bull Run, eleven regiments, he ail respects ready -1;t- ac. tire service, were in Washington and Baltimore. The troops, scut to Western Virginia were recalled, and with the other two re g iments of the corps, forwarded to ashington. On the 20th of July, 1801, the Sec— retary of War exprosuml his gratifica, Lion and thanks for the : prompt re sponse from Pennsylvania." The wisdom of time Legislature in providing for the rormation of this eorps, for the interests of the State and the nation, was fully Town by subse— quent events. Most of the men• who filled its ranks had boon accepted by rue under the call for twduty five reg iments, which was afterward rescinded They had lett their families and homes under a . deep sense of duty to their country, and to have sent theta back unaccepted would have caused serious difficulty hi making Cu VO enlistments. , .13y ;lets of Congress of 2ild and 25th --PERSEVERE.-• July, 1861, the President was author ized to call upon the several &tilts for volunteers to serve for three years.— Under this authority requisitions were made on this State, and fourteen regi ments were promptly furnished. In the meantime authorities had bee; granted .by the President and thd War Department to a number of individu— als to raise regiments in different parts of the State, which seriously interfered with the action of the State authorities in filling requisitions regularly made under the acts of Congress. The embarrassments arising from tins conflict of authorities became at length so serious that I was constrain. ed to call the attention of the Presi• dent and Secretary of War to the sub ject, by a communication, dated the Ist of August, 1861, and on the 25th of S'eptember folldwing, an order was is sued requiring these independent reg. imonts to report to the Governor, and placing theta under his i authority and control. Acting undouthis order, ma ny_of the independent regiments were filled up, others consolidated, and sev enty three regiments, with an aggre gate strength • of 89,048 men, were promptly sent forward. During the year 1862 a draft was ordered by the General Government, which was executed under the State authorities. Of the quota of the State, under the call of July 7, 1862, forty three regi ments of .volunteers, aggregating 40,- 383 men, were put into service, and under the draft, ordered August 4th of the same year, fifteen regiments, con taining an ag,4regate force of 15,000 nice, organized and sent forward. Du ring the same period nine inqpendent batteries of artillery were organized in the State, with An at strength of 1,358 officers and men. It will be remembered that the ardor and promptness of oar people, under such trying circumstances, in pressing the troop forward, was such as to call from the Presidont'dspecial thanks and to request me to express them to the people of the State. During the year 1863, forty three thousand and forty six (43,046) men were furnished for the service, princi pally to fill regiments in the field which had, been reduced by the exigencies of the war. During the year 1804, under the va rious calls of . the General Government thirty two regiments, two battalions and eight unattached companies of different arms of the service and for various porkis, were organized and sent to the field, aggro , rating, with re enlistments in the field, amounting to 17,876, an aggregate force of 91,701 men, furnished for that year. On my suggestion the policy of con solidating our reduced regiments, and filling them up by the • assignment of new companies was adopted, and in 1865, under this system, besides organ izing three entire now regiments, sev enty five : companies were assigned to reduced regiments, by which they were again filled to the regimental standard. These three new regiments and seventy five companies, with vol unteer recruits for regiments in the field, reported by the superintendents of that service; amounted, in the ag gregate, to 25,790 men for this year, In the month.of September, 1862, af ter the second disaster of Ball Run, it became evident that•the enemy had adopted an ag g ressive policy, and was about to invade the Northern States through Maryland and the southern border of Pennsylvania. Under Om sanction of the President of the United States, on the 11th day of that month, I issued my proclamation, calling to immediate service fifty thousand of the freemen-of this State. Under this call twenty five regiments and four eom- Panics of infan try, fourteen unattached companies of cavalry, and four batter ies of artillery were immediately or ganized and sent to the border, the greater portion advancing beyond the State line into Maryland. Gen. John P. Reynolds, at that period command ing the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, was temporarily assigned, by the Sec• 'retary of War, to the command of these troops, by , whose orders they were returned to Pennsylvania, and by my proclamation, disbanded on the 24th of the same month. In acknow ledgment of the services rendered by the men of Pennsylvania, Maj. Gen. G McClellan, commandin g the Army of the Potomac, by letter dated the 27th of September, 1862, acknowledging the service tnd thanking the State, uses the folio wing language : "The manner in which the people of Pennsylvania responded to your call, and hastened to the defence of their frontier, no doubt exercised e great in fluence upon the enemy ;" and the Go• vernor of Maryland, Ills Excellency A IV. Bradford, in an order dated Sept: 20, 1862, used the following language in regard to these troops: "The readi ness with which they crossed the bor der and took their stand beside the Maryland brigade, shows that, the bcr dor is, in all respects, but all idcr.ldine, and that in such a cause as now unites 10, Ponm;ylvania and Maryla!nd are hut, one." In the month of June,lS63, i•t again }meanie evident that the i•e4pl army was advancing north, threatening also tiro western herder of Pennsylvania, and on the 2Gth of that month, I again issued 'my proclamation, calling the militia of the State into immediate ser vice. In the Department of the Mon ongahela, five rcirinients of infantry, one eonquthy of' cavalry and one bat- . Nry of artillery, for ninety days' ser vice, and one battalion of infantry, one battalion of Cavalry end ono battery of artillery, for six months' United Stator• service, were organized. In the Department of the Susquehanna, twenty three regimenta and five unat tftehed companies, of infantry, :Ind two unattached cc wpanies of cavalry, fur ENNIO ninety daysi . one battalion of Infantry,, ono battalion of ,cavalry, in dependent four batteries of artillery, for three months; three regiinents of cav alry, two battalions of . infantry and three independent batteries of artillery, fur sir months' 'United States service, were organized. There were also organized in this department, for the "emergency term" eight regirnents, one battalion ancl number of unattached companies of infantry, two independent batteriei of artillery . and two companies of cavalry In the Department of the Mononga hela, the troops under this call, were commanded by Major General W. T. IL Brooks, and in the Department of the Susquehanna by Major-General D. 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 rec ognized in previous messages. Acting under orders, they did not hesitate to cross the State line and en ter Ohio and Western Virginia ; in the west; and in the, east, they defended the line of the Susquehanna, were at Gettysburg, before the advance of the Army of the Potbmac, defended Car— lisle successfully, when attacked by a superior force, made long marches, pa tiently suffering, great privations . for thewant of sufficient means of trans. portation, crossed into Maryland when ordeed, and attacked the enemy suc— cessfully, and saved the Capital of their State from destruction. When the history of the rebellion is truly writ ten, no part, which relates to PennVl vaults will reflect more credit on the patriotism, courage and fidelity of hdr people, than their prompt answer to the call made for military service for domestic protection. It is a record of which the great body of the people are a party., and of which they may all be proud. - In July, 1564, a rebel army again crossed the Potomac, threatening the southern border,and marched to Wash ington. Upon the pressing demands of the National authorities, all the or ganized troops in Pennsylvania.were immediately'sent forward. The rebel army was defeated and driven back. A rebel column of three thousand men had however crossed the. border, and on the 30th of Jiffy burned the town of Chambersburg.' In my message of Idst 3-ear I stated in detail the move ments of the enemy, and the circum stances attending the. destruction, of that borough. Although the people of all the southern border suffered much from annual incursions of the enemy, Chambersburg is the only town entire ly destroyed withinour border, and it is believed in any loyal State. The citizens of the town were suddenly re duced to poverty, and for a time were sustained by the active benevolence of the people of other parts of the State,. aided by an appropriation of ono bun. dred thousand dollars from. the Com monwealth. Thqy have struggled en ergetically to revive from this calami tv, but it, is , now feared that few of them will be able to succeed. I submit therefore to the wisdom of the Logis lature, whether it would not be proper to extend to that people some addi tional relief. The number of troops furnished the service, from Pennsylvania, during-the rebellion, may be stated as follows, viz During the year 1861, 130,594 do do 1863, 71,100 do do 1863, 43,040 do do . 1864, . 91,704 do do 1865, 25,840 3¢4,`334 This statement is exelusive of militia •iud enlistments for the U. S. navy. I refer fur more perfect details of all tho.military operations of the State to the reports of the Adjutant General of the other military departments of the State and to my previous annual . mos- sages. This brief military record would be imperfect if I failed to coin mend the fidelity, zeal and industry of I the military department§ of the State, and to express my personal oblhmtions for the ready obedience and c nstant support I have uniformly received from the Chiefs of Departments and officers of mypersonal staff'. An approximate judgment of the amount of labor per formed by these departments, and in the office of tho Secretary of the .Com, monwealth, may bo made, when it is stated that over forty three thousand (43,000) military commissi o ns were is sued 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 Do-• partmont that over 4,000 men were at Darrisburg, awaiting marching orders: It is our proud privilege to have it remembered, lhat the first military aid from the-loyal States, which reached 'Washingtom•was the force of 400 Penn-• sylvanians, Who arrived there on the 18th (lard April, :Ind that when the capital of the Nation was the second time threatened, after- the battle of. Bull Pun, the regiments of tho Penn sylvania Deserve Corps, Were the first troops sent forward. .From the he ginning of, the war to its close, the Stotts has never filtered in its support of the Government. Proceeding in the strict line of duty, the resources of Pennsylvania:, tV4OLLIC.r in men or mo au, have neither been withheld or squitialered. The history of the con. duet of our people in . the field, is illu minated with incidents of heroism wor thy of conspicnons notice; but it would be impo , .zsible to mention Own' in. the proper limits of a message, without doing injustice, or perhaos making in, vidious distinctions. ilrrangenients itro in progress to have a complete history of:our reginiums, such as has been contemplated-and is vrovided•for: TERMS, $2,00 a year in advance. • in an ttet,ofAs,senibly, already passed; and on this subject I commend the re, port of the Executive Militnry.Depart- Men t to your'faVorable - consideration. 'lt wmuld be alike, iMP - ossible to fiirnish a history of the associated benevolence find of the large individual contribu. tions to the comfort of our people in the field and hospital, or of the names and services at all thlies of our volun teer surgeons, when cancel to assist in the hospital, or on the battle field; nor is it possible to de justice to the Many patriotic Christian men who wore al ways ready to respond when ilummon ed to the exercise of acts of humanity and benevolence, • - Qui!" armies 'Were sustained and strengthened in the field, by the patri otic devotion of their friends at home, and we can never render full justice to the heaven directed, patriotic—chris• tain benevolence of the women of the State. During the wan had occasion, from time to time, to communicate freely with the Legislature on subjects bear ing upon the interests of the men rep resenting the State in the armies of the Republic. It is with a sense of unfeigned grail. tude that I acknowledged how cheer fully and promptly the Legislature and the people acted - upon my sugges tions, whether for the support of the government, the enlistment and or ganization• of troops, or for the cora% tort of our people already in the field. and this generous confidence and liberal support, the labors of the Executive would have been in vain ; the treasure that has been expen ded would have been wasted, pre': &ions 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 Corn mon wealth would have been degraded amidst the fallen ruins of theinstitu tions of the Republic. The report of the Hon. Thomas IL Burrowes, shows the 'gratifying re sult, under his active management, of the system adopted by the Senate, for the maintenance and education of the orphans of our soldiers. His report exhibits the fact, that 1,242 orphans are rigly actually admitted to the schools, and that 1,846 applications in all have been allowed, and Orders issu ed for their admission, many of whom have been admitted since his report. It will also be seen; that the largest_ apprepriation, that ever will be requir ed, will be for this and the two ensu ing years, and that then the amount will be gradually. reduced. I have heretofore commended this charity to you, and I deem it unnecessary to add another Word, in asking acontinuation of an appropriation, which is to pro— vide for and educate the best blood of the State, and support the living jegtv, cies which have been bequeathed us by the men who laid down their lives for the country. When we remember that every sort of public and private pledge that the eloquence of man mild devise or utter, was given to our sot- dims as they went forward, that if they fell their orphans should become the children of the State, I cannot for an instant suppose, that you will hesi tate to continuo an appropriation; which is -to bless their little ones, pro viding comfortable homes. instead of leaving them in want and destittition, many of them to fall victims to vice and crime. • At the time of the invasion of the North, in'lBo, by the rebel army, the President made a requisition on me for militia to serve duritig the emergency. The men came forward promptly, to the number of 36,588, of whom up wards of 25,000 refused to be mustered into the service , of the United States, in consequence of circumstances- of prior occurrence not necessary to be here stated. . In this embarrassment, the emer gency being very pressing, after con sultation with the President,he author; izod and requested me to call them on l'behalf of the State, and•for the defence of the State, the United States pay ing all the expenses of their cloth ing, equipment, &c. It was,howover,al leged that there was no appeopriation for their pay.. To remove this difteul- ' ty the General Government applied to, banks and other moneyed corpora tions in Philadelphia to advance the amount of the pay, on a pledge that, when Congress Met, the passage of a bill to reimburse them should be recom mended.—These .institutions declined this propositipn, but expressed their willingness to make the advances if .f would pledge myself to recommend to the Legislature the passage of such an act in case Congress should not,pro vide for' reimbursing them. Under these circumstances, I received from Executive of the United States the pledge whichhe heti:proposed to give to the banks, &c,, and upon that I gaVo the necessary pledge to them, and they advanced the required funds ac. cordingly. The following telegram from, too 'Secretary of War will show in part the ground on which I acted ;.: WAsnimorox, July 92,1863; To Jlie Eveellency, Gov: A. G. Your telegrams, respecting the pay Aof militia called out under your proc, lamation of the 27th of Jane. limit: been referred to the President tor in structi3ns, and have been under his consideration. lie directs zoo to Say that, while no law or appropriation authorizes the payment by the Gener al Government to troops that have not boon mustered into the service of . the United States, he will reanninend to Congress, to make an appropriation for the payment ortroopsinto , State. service to repel an actual inva— ian, jricluding, those .of the State Of. • Pennsylvania, -If, in the meantime... r iaa_M JOB PRINTING OFFICE.. 9[lllE icGLOBE JOB • OFFICE" .18 ji the most comptrto of gpy.ilj the country, end le s ee:ems the moot ample facilitie's for promptly"executing in the best style, every verteti of Job Printluit, such lIAND BILLS, r . • . .! VP.O.GAA3Imr.S., • • BLANKS; POSTEP.R CIRCULARS, • BALL -TICKETS;: ", LABELS; &C;, •ie ; CALL. A"1) ETjANME BPEC9a3B or AT LEWIS' BOOK. STATIONER.ICh MUSIC. STORA, Nn 32, you can raise thenecessary amount, as; has heen.donein other States, the lip propriation will .be applied•to refund the adVance to those who madeit: Measures have been - taken for the payment of troops mustered into.th§. 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 giv en 'directly to yourself:whenever the. Department is prepared to make an: (Signed) E D WIN M. , STANTC).,, • . , Secretary of:War. . When Congress met, the _Executive of. the United States not recom— mend the passage" of the necessary act. I have understwl that the subject, was called to the attention °Mho proper coMmittee, by the Secretary of , War, but, as the President did not'send a Message explaining the circumstances of the cause, the appropriation failed, as the members of Congress had thus no means of explaining to their coil. stituents tho difference': between the . case (whicb , waS in substance a loan to.. tho United States, upon the pledge of .the Executive for its •repayment.),, and: the cause of the voluntary expenditure of money for military purposes' of Penngylvania and most. .of the .other , ' States. • .. . • I will add that the men' came jute the service for the ernergendy only,. and on the faith that they.should.be: judgment, the as. soon as, in My tho emergency should have ceased:, The emergency ceased immediately. after the battle of Gettysburg,.whichi. commenced on theist of July 1863. i. yet . Oe men, against my urgent and repeated remonstrances, were kept in: the service long afterward and used by, the. United States,:forvarious:purpo,' see. The last of • them'weriknot.dis.." charged till in Septetaber. .• • • I recommend ,that the L'egislature, adopt.measures to bring : the subjeet: again before Congress, arntobtain payment of this. surn;: ;amounting to; $071,470.43, with interest prj the saute;-; which the General Government thus ; . far so unwarrantably:withheld:. Great injustice b,cm :been ~don.e.,to, private soldierii, whO sent intdservico, under the provisions of ; the; fict;;Of Con, , ress, refusing:to pay' thetillim full Congress; offered by tho:terms:ol: -that act. The following letter ; wbith.: I addresse4: to the Secretary orWa.r, sufficiently expiains,;thp . ; ppsitiott ofy: this al:fait: : BNEcemn .ITAILRISBURG, 5, I:865. ) Sin:-There: are :two subjects cork", nected with the rlischarge of. mcoltru-, tiers which are of so ;Athol' iipportabccr. that I feel jnsLifiod.in calling your tit'‘ tendon to thorn. . - : First. The mon are being paid on.- .. ly to the day of , their arrival at the: place they are to be diseharged. ,Tbie. will cause them .to loso :fow days. pay, 'depending pri neipally upon, the proptness and disposition of :the United States having, they matterin , charge. It is a matter of little um; mont to the.Governmoot, but , the , .men. feel it to bo an injustice, and if, unden the acts of Congress, they cap be paid. until discharge - J:l,, I think you . will agreo.with them. Second.• In Circular No. 29 from Provost Marshal General's Officedated July 19 ) 1564, "under: which tke‘i-el! unteers no* to be discharged were raised," it is stated that the:,bounty by law is as follows : , . "For recruits, including representa tive recruits, white or colored; And it is further added, that the first instalment of the bounty will be paid when the recruit is mustered in, as follows; c.-To a recruit who ,enlisted ; in the army for . one year; .583,8&' Qa these terms the men ,:enlisted,, and they are ofopinion.that they. aro entitied . to the remainder of their boun ty when discharged from service. It is proposed however to pay them but a . part of this remainder, because the go-, vern merit does- not . require their servi , , ens for theitill term.of their enlistment and appears to he a broach or the con, tract between the Government, and the mon, The ,bomity out Government the overnmerit as an . indueemo44. to enlist, not as an . additional pay :for services to be rendered. The men be-, came entitled to it, by the fact of en listment, and,. could only forfeit what remained unpaid by sortie misconduct,. of which such forfeiture should legal penalty. These matters are ere sting much unpleasant feoling among the mon. I, need. not say to you they have behaved gallantly, and the coun try owes them everything ; , sand-if ean,possiblyho avoided they ought not. to bo sent how under the teeling,that. the Goverrithent, when their fierviceii aro no longer required,. takes the'first . opportunity. - to' treat-them .minjukly and violate its contract • 1 assure you that - grOcss those, d.iffi- 7 , collies aro relieved tliere,will.bc..erca• tod a generairdiscontcht - lybipl? will be injuriolls.horcaftor; and it is my.p . r,, vent de§drofor tho.success pt . your ministration whichlC:l4 mu to bring . . thorn directly to - your notice. A. Q. Chuang. 'foll.) President. . The refusal has been persisted in, tinder an opinion . of.tho tiorOey Gen aral:of the United States; a :copy of which was sent to me; 1 recomiooml, that the Legislature malie proper ef,', Corti. to have this • injustice ttoxiNetpd,.. The 'report of Ilzyici : - p!'esiderat.of the Soldiers' National Ce metery at Gettysburg, herewith trans mittedi shows the presentconditiOn. the cemetery. As the, battle,ol.•Gai!' tyshardresulted in a giOr/011.4, yielo t ry( and .was„in•thet the begiOning ofthe . • end of the war, and oecurrect::oti the,- soil of the flommonwealt.h..ctliiitix would well that: it'.:filandAJfe,t;tio m:, , morat e d :bye an ".1 tot..i,en:Ult Ao be p!Lieed cbe c.;11,40 of the'Filat BILL HEADS,