gjSICAN _VOLUNTEER. tED EVEUY THURSDAY MORNING, ■: BV . ? . * KENNEDY. 'V'»l '!&s>■&:■ : f Dollars per year if paid strictly r, injadvance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if paid months; after which Three Dollars ,slift$ J eliarged. These terms will bo rigidly ad hered td In every instance. No subscription dls , I • . .Afifldclates-Arnmcs Thompson. William Strong, JohiV Mi RCad, Daniel Agnc w. county 6x>'ficers. Hon. James H. Graham. .■ flgew—Hon. Michael Cockihi, Hon. CTitTty'hStliftrfcr ‘ C. E. Maglaughlin. . ■ tjpystiyßtiDmry—Samuel Shireinan. .l^erteatodißecorder—Ephraim Cornmau. \ l W. North. ' l Jacobs. JiCormt# Treasurer-r-Levi Zelglcr. t tCOroner-r-Dq.yid Smith. Cdniinissloilerß—John McCoy, Homy fGparisiAlexj’P.' Meek. Armstrong. vAttbrripy-^-M. C, Herman. . . PbbrHouse Directors—C. Hartman, W. Wherry,, ronatnan Snyder. ;Steword^Henry Snyder, ;AuditorSr-rD. B. Steviek, J. A. Heberlig, Chris .aanTllett.'. Jail—Dr. S. P. Ziegler, i. v Physician to Poor House—Dr. s. p. Ziegler. i?: •l^^^Y ! B6ro)lJaH OFFICERS. 1 uv ) TjCMetßurgess—John Campbell. , . ■.fAdsiatan’f Burgess—\Villiam J. Cameron. r ‘ : ’. Td’fftfCbdhcll—Eastward, J. W. 1). Gillolcn, 'y- 'Cat>Ziegler, Geo, Wetzel, Chas. U. Holler, ' .ißatnet SpßTman; West Ward, A. K. Reem, John M. Black, S. D, Hillman; Clerk, Jas. '!' - «£'J3brough Treasurer—David Cornmau. ’ • iVrtSUghLjOMtablc—Emanuel Swartz; ard Con i' 1 Ward, Andrew Martin ; Westward, ; l - ‘^atties-Widher. !'■ 1 Noaker. K> rH Auditor—A. IC. SUcaler. N* Andrew Kerr; Ward Collectors, • ■ Jacob Goodyear; West Ward, H. 11. •*- ...rstoetCi bmmlssioner —Patrick Madden. * Jraubeftbf the Peace—A. L. Sponslor, David ; v ‘Smith, : ,-Wbrm. Dehuil', Michael Holcomb. :-;^Xamp-Elghters—Alex, F. Meek, Eevi Albert. « CHURCHES. i-i.Pirst Presbyteriau Church, northwest angle of '' Centre Square. Rev. Conway P. Wing, Pastor.— i’jh Services every Sunday morning at 11 o”dock, A. iiMVaua 7/o’clock, P.M. ,n - Second Presbyterian Church, corner of south . Hanbyer arid Pomfret streets. Rev. John C. Bliss, 'PastorJ 'Bbrvlces commence at 11 o’clock, A. M., ;:ahd7:o’olbck,'P. M. , . i/ftSfjphn’s/.Church, (Prot. Episcopal) northeast ' ftntiebf'Cbritro Square. Kov, F. J. Clcrc, Rector. .. “‘ A. M., and 7 o’clock P. M. ' Church, Bedford, between .:MalnAndlk>uther streets. Rev. Sami. Sprcchcr, ,r >. Church, Louther, between 1 ' , ‘ . Hanpyetand Pitt streets. Kov. Samuel Plilllps, 7. at 11 o’clock A. M., and U o’clock --Pl&ibiiistE. Church, (llrst charge) corner of nit/.Main-ivnd Pitt streets. Rev Thomas H. Sherlock, at li o’ciock A. M., and 7 oclock r . r '7- omMetfcttdist E. Church, (second charge) Rev. S. L. fviv r»,)Bowmarif Pas tor. Services in Emory M. E. Church * atIRSWpCk A. M. and V/* M. God Chapel, southwest cor. of West Jufraebfc ! ,antfChapel Alley. Rev. B. F. Beck, Pas- at 11 A. M., and P. M. • 7^Bf*‘iPri t 4 ci£,s Catholic Church, Pomfret, near ' }U sjastrstreet.' Father Gerdemau. Services every Sabbath, at 10 o’clock. Vespers at 3 P. M. Tost.: w v wQbrman. IjUtueran Church, corner of Pomfret '\;aaoKßbdford streets.’ Hov. ICuhn, l*ustor.— 7. at 1 o clock P. M. , , changes in the above are necessary, persons are requested to notify us. DICKINSON COLLEGE. i ~ M, Jolmsuix, H. 2>., and of Moral Science and -Biblical Eltera o D. Hillman, A. M., Professor of Math [illt ; fK. ; Stayinan, A. M., Professor of the Latin ° Stench Languages. Graham, LL. D., Professor of = A. M„ Professor of Natural Science and Curator of the Museum. -'Rev. James A. McCauley, A. M. Professor of the Greek arid German Languages. - Rev. Bernard H. Fadall, D. D., Professor of Phl losophy and the English Language. . , Henry C. Cheston, A. M., Principal of the Grammar School. , . , AM. Trimmer, Principal of the Commercial lJi Assistant in Grammar --i School, and’ Teacher of Penmanship. I(r j; !; .. !. ' * I'l; IJ -t rd/r. ** I jiu; - f, 'l'r tBOABD OP SCHOOL DIRECTORS. mul’ ilk'-J ■ - B. Comman, President; James Hamilton, H» '•Saxton, R. O. woodward, Henry Nowsham, 0. P. v Hdmerlch,"Sect,y; J. W. Kby, Treasurer; John ' -Spahr, Messenger. Meet on llio first Monday of •each, montlx at tf o’clock A, M., at Hducatiou Hall. Jriv-,) J; fa ft .■COKPOBATiam ) ( - r iu 'Carlislejpeposit Bank.—President, R. M. . •dergon;' Cashier, J. r. Hassler; Tellers, L. A. , d Cashier, Joseph Holler; Tellers, Messrs. , ~,s ;r.^gmead;Orr, and Brennoman; Directors, Samuel Hepburn, William Kerr, John S. Steritt, W. B. Miulln. John B. Leidig, Isaac Brenneman, W. P. J ,.Sadler,, ?.*&;. . . Cumberland Valley Railroad Company.—Pres i,U' U‘ -Frederick Watts; Secretary and Treos u,v,i , urer. M. Biddle; Superintendent, O. N. -Lull. Passenger trains three times a day. Car muc.- Rale Accommodation, Eastward, leaves Carlisle , !r :;Vv <5.65 A, M,* arriving at Carlisle 5.2 U P. M. Through l-i iLv tiMiifliEasEward, 10.10 A. M., and 2.-1 U P, M, Wcst • ■oUfptiStat«b3STA M., and 2.55 P. M. .. ]Qas and Water Company.—President, p ‘VDerQU^lTodd: Treasurer’A. L.Sponsler; Super* .*'l '’inlendeiiwGeorgo Wise; Directors, F. Watts, E. , t Henry Saxton, R. U. Woodward, J. B. ML Penrose, Peter. Spahr. ■ SOCIETIES. jjjs ;• * * * ComlWlknd Star* Dodge No. l‘J7, A. Y. M., meets 1 I.,,;;; ontthe.2a.aud Ith Tuesdays of ov '.liit.l Lodge No. 200, A. Y. M. ( meets on the I, and. • ■' thixdThtnsday of every month, at Marion Hail. iq ; iu : 1 . Carliflie Lodgo No. 91,1; O. of O. F. Meets Mou . !,[ -day at Trout’s Building. ’ Tl;;- Cettet£Lodge No. 53,1. O, of G. T. Meets every ,f ii;,; i n e’yening In Rheem's Hull, 3d story. ' : ' V FIRE COMPANIES. . ' 'Tbe.dTiiion Firo Company was organized in lll, ‘ ■ ‘ ?U789. .Houfee In Louther between Pitt and Hano * veXT'fltrQstfl* * l ] '': j :■", h'Thfc t Qn?nberland Fire Company was instituted H i "' February 4 18, lyoit House in' Bedford, between •‘VI, A Malnoud Pomfret streets. D ‘ < ; Will Fire Company was instituted In i House in Pomfret, near Hanover , iiiii- Hook and Ladder Company was uiof v in l&jy, House in Pitt, near Main st. - .... AND despatch.' •3» JOB PBI;^iNG OFFICE •V lii‘ 5 VOLUNTEER, has i tl"' : supplied with.the most modern spoci ’iC" 1-1 ,bj f - : sh. rr ; Type Issued from the Eastern Foundries, iu*aa>',f 'g{!^®j^( Connec,,lon wittl tllc Jobbing Oflloo of tho which has boon united with It, com isl 1 li’i .greatest variety of JOB TYPE to be rvr o any Olllce In Southern Pennsylvania, ijp'J;: iyoriciinjn, in taste and promptness, cannot /'OyiiO,excelled lu the County. AVfl.aro now prepared to execute all sorts of “ fll Usually done lu a First Class Olllce, such scVCh^Hfi^W^i BILLS. ■ ' GTUCULAHS, MIOOKAMMES, ,1 ilvi-as-; business gauds, IB*’ INVITATION GAUDS. BILLS OF LADING, r Pamphlets, alv IN COLORS . PLAIN PRINTING, nii^ti"'>^^Wi PXliNTlN(3 op EVERY description, notice and reasonable rates. ZflhdiAttty ' Orders sent by mail, accompanied by tUo jsMli,wui bo promptly attended to, ' --I •. BANK CHECKS, LEGAL BLANKS, BABER BOOKS, BY BRATTON & KENNEDY MESSAGE OF ANDREW G. CURTIN. GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA To Tire LICfiISX,ATUUE, Jaxitauy 30, 186(3. PKNNSYIA'ANIA EXKCUTIVK tJHAMHKR, ] liAuuisnuiics, PA,, Jan. 30, ISUtJ. ) To the Senate and House of ltof)rcxcn(u(ivcs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: . 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 thus this Common wealth has been enabled to do her full duty to the country,, to herself and pos terity. I apprised you in my message of-the 27th of November, 18(15, and delivered to you at the beginning of your session, of the necessity under the pressure of which I was compelled, for the restora tion of my health, to sojourn for a time in a warmer climate. 1 returned from Cuba refreshed and invigorated, and have resumed the discharge of ray pub lic duties. .1 cannot omit to acknowl edge, noth profound gratitude, the kind, considerate and affectionate course which you pursued during my constrained ab sence. A heavy addition has been thus made to the debt which I already owed to the people of the Commonwealth and their Kepresentativcs. The balance in tlic Treasury, No vember 3D, 1801. $1,9-32, 203 03 Receipts during fiscal year, ending November, 30,1805. 6,210,089 07 Total in Treasury for fiscal year, ending November 30, 1865, 8,102,193 30 The payments for the same period have been, 3,788,520 10 Balance in Treasury, November 30, 18(35, The operations of tho sinking fund, during the year ending on the first Monday 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, NVar loan, Interest certificates, Domestic creditors, The discrepancy between tho reduc tion of the public debt, as shown by the statement at the close ot the fiscal year, and that in my proclamation at tho close of the sinking fund year, arises from the fact that the one closes on tho first Monday of September, the other on the 30th day of November. Amount of the public debt of Penn sylvania, as it stood on the first day of December, 1804, $39,379,003 94. Amount redeemed at the State Trea sury during the fiscal year ending with November 30, 1865, viz: > Five per cent, stocks, $1,703,517 88 Four and a half per cenl. stocks, 20,000 00 Domestic creditor certificate,' 578 00 Military loan, act of May 15, 1801, 179,250 00 $1,903,315 88 Public debt, Dec. 1, 1805, $37,170,258 Assets in the Treasury: Bonds of Pennsylvania Railroad Company, gG,700,000 00 Bonds Philadelphia and Eric 11. 11. Company, 3,-500,000 00 Interest on bonds of Philadelphia and Erie R. H. Company, 1,050,000 00 Cash in Treasury, 2,373,008 M Liabilities in excess of assets, 23,852,530 92 Liabilities in excess of assets, Nov. 30, 1860. S2G,-WB,IOS 91 Liabilities in excess of assets. Nov. 80,1805, 23,852,589 02 Liabilities In excess of Ossets, Nov. 30, 1800. $20,108,108 91 Liabilities in excess of assets, Nov. 30, 1805, 23,852,589 92 Improvement in condition of Treasury since Nov.Bo, 1800. By the report of the State Treasurer, it will bo observed that tho extraordi naryexpenditures growing out ofthe war, not refunded by the General Govern ment, have been $4,028,627 21. This in cludes the direct tax paid to the United States by the State, which is not re-im bursable. 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 extraordinary ex penditures having ceased with the sup pression of the rebellion, measures should be taken to examine our resourc es, and relieve, as far as possible, the heavy burdens to which our people are subjected. It has been the habit of late years, to appropriate, freely, annual sums for the support of local charities ; and such ap propriations are almost every year in creased in number and amount . Houses of Befuge, Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb and for the Blind, Lunatic Asy lums, —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 provided for by the local authorities would, in fact, bo to deprive of protection the unfortunate classes for whose benefit they are de signed. But mere local charities, how ever meritorious and effective, should, I think, be left to the support of the benevolent parties who established them. Hon- I recommend that the practice be cor rected, and that no appropriation be made without having the exact sum appropriated, the specific purpose to which it is to be applied, and designat ing the officer by whom it is to be ex pended, and providing that the ac counts be settled in the Auditor Gener al's Office in the usual manner. Notwithstanding the large expeudi sures by the Sate for military purposes since the breaking out of the rebellion, tire condition of the Treasury is now $2,555,579 12 better than it was then, and I am proud to be able to state furth er, that on the Ist day of December, 1865 j the State debt was $492,938 66 less than it was on the Ist of January, 1861, These are truly gratifying facts. Under those circumstances, it may bo possible, with entire safety to our financ es, to reduce, or even repeal the ordina ry State tax of two and a half mills on real estate. The tax one-half mill, laid by the act of May 16,1861, was by that act expressly pledged for the payment of the loan of $306,000 thereby author ized, and of course cannot be repealed or reduced until that repayment shall have been made. I recommend this subject to the careful and deliberate con sideration and judgment of the Legisla ture, and if it should be found that the tax can be repealed, I recommend that all laws authorizing the levying of local taxes on bonds, mortgages, loans and all property of that kind be also repealed. Such a repeal would largely encourage the investment of capital in this State, and add immensely to tho 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 measures for enforcing correct returns of such ob jects of taxation, with appropriate pen alties for the neglect or refusal to make them. I make these recommendations, be lieving that it will lead to more equita- ble local taxation, and to greater econo my in their disbursement. It is unjust that the people of the Commonwealth should be coerced to pay taxes in order that part of the money so raised may be given to the support of local charities, conducted by private associations, especially when it is remembered that hitherto but a small proportion of the private charities in the (State liavo asked for such appropria tion. I recommend,' therefore, that no ap propriation •be made for charities, be yond the institutions which I have above specified. The taxes at present laid on corpora tions are unequal, and to a certain ex tent thereby unjust. I recommend the subject to the attention of tho Legisla ture, with a view to the revision of the system. Within a few years, acts have been repeatedly passed directing the expen diture of as much money ns may be necessary to effect unified purposes, sometimes,without clearly designating by whom the money is to be expended, or how tho accounts are to bo examined. This custom is very recent, and has al ready led to abuses. Many acts are on our statute books, incorporating companies for various purposes, which companies liavo never boon organized or gone into operation. I recommend that all such acts bo re pealed by a general law, and that pro vision bo made, that in future every act authorizing a corporation shall become void, unless tho corporation shall or ganize and use its franchises within a limited time. Since my last annual message, the war against armed treason has been brought to a close. Of the large contri butions made by Pennsylvania to tho national army, but a few of the men now remain in service. Tho spirit which animated our people at the out set 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 of the .Government and in its defence against the assaults of its enemies. In my first inaugural address, I took occasion to declare that Pennsylvania would, under any circumstances, render a full and undermined support of the free institutions ot the Union. Tho pledge so made was based upon my knowledge of the solid patriotism of her citizens. At that time danger 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. 2,373,088 M $-130,821,02 230,000 00 70,100 no 2,008 (51 578 00 My confidence in Pennsylvania, in her even, yet stubborn will, her ability and resources has 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 communica tion to the Legislature, on the 9th day of April, 1861, setting forth that milita ry organizations, of a formidable char acter, which did not seem to be demand ed 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 will ingness to protect, by all needful guar antees, the constitutional rights and constitutional independence of her sis ter States ; no contemplated attempt to resist the enforcement of the National law'couhl meet with sympathy or en couragement from the people of this Commonwealth ; and asked for authori ty and moans 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 or ganizations of the State. On the 12th day of the same month, 1 signed a bill providing-for the purposes indicated in my message. It will be remembered that this pa triotic action of the Legislature occurred before it was known that hostilities had actually commenced—and is believed to bo the first official action by the au thorities of any State; or by the Na tional Legislature. The first call made by the President for troops to aid in suppressing the re bellion, was on the loth of April, 1861, for seventy-five thousand men; and that of this number, the quota of Penn sylvania was settled at fourteen regi ments, to serve three months, unless sooner discharged. With unsurpassed alacrity and earnestness, volunteers an swered to this call in such numbers as manifested the intuitive conviction of the people, that the monstrous wicked ness which had conceived an armed re bellion against the Constitution and the laws could not be suppressed but by a colossal force. 13,023,608 11 2,555,579 02 Major General Bobcrt 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 Washington was almost entirely cut off. General Patter son, prompted by tho necessities of the situation, made, on'the 25th of April, a requisition upon mo for twenty-live ad ditional regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, to bo forthwith mustered into the service of the United States. Under this requisition I accepted from amongst the many pressing to be ad mitted into the service, a sufficient number of companies to fill it; care be ing taken to allow each county, as near ly as possible, a fair representation. Only eleven regiments, however, in ad dition to the fourteen called for by the President, were organized and 'muster ed into the service before the order of General Patterson was countermanded by him, under instructions from the War Department. On tho 14th day of May, 1861, tho Secretary of War, in a letter communi cating the plan of organization for three years’ regiments, confirmed the revoca tion of the order in tho following lan guage: “ Ton regiments are assigned to Pennsylvania, making, in addition to tho thirteen regiments of three months’ militia already called for, twenty-throe regiments. It is important to reduce, rather than to enlarge this number, and in no event exceed it, Lot me earnest ly recommend to you, therefore, to call for no more than twenty-three regi ments, of which only ten are to serve during the war, and if more are already called for, to reduce the number by dis charge. The tweiity-flvc-regiments, raised as above stated, comprised 20,979 men. The ardor of our people was unabated. Many of the companies, under my order, had arrived in camp at Harrisburg, and others maintained their organizations at home at their own expense, and by contribution from their neighbors and friends. In tho critical condition of the coun try, .and anticipating that, ill case of re verse to our arms, tho borders of Penn sylvania would bo the portals to the rich graincries, manufactories and store houses of tho North. I deemed it my duty to convene theLbgislaturo, that ade quate provision might be made to cna- CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1866. bio me to render the military power of the State as available and efficient as it should be for the common defence of tho State and the General Government; and accordingly, on the 20th of April, 1861, issued my proclamation, call ing for a meeting of the General Assem bly, on the 30th of the same mouth. lu mjr message to the Legislature at its opening I recommended the imme diate organization, disciplining and aiming of at least'fifteen regiments, ex clusive of those called into tho service of the United States. The Legislature acted promptly upon this suggestion j and made full provi sions for its effectual accomplishment. The result was tho early and complete organization, clothing and equipment of tlic Pennsylvania llcscrve volunteer Corps, with its thirteen regiments of in fantry, one of light artillery and one of cavalry, under the supervision of George A. McCall, who was selected to com mand it, with tho commission and rank of Major General. This corps contained 10,806 men, and the whole expense of raising, clothing, equiping, subsisting and paying them, until their en try into the United, States service, was $805,444 87. They wore encamped in different parts of the State, excepting two of the regiments, commanded by Colonels Clias. J. Biddle and Seneca.G. Simmons, and two batteries of artillery, under the command of Colonel Charles T. Campbell, which, at the request of tho War Department,' were sent on tho 22d of June, 1861-, to the relief of Colonel Wallace, at Cumberland, Maryland, ami remained for about six weeks there and in Western Virginia, engaged in active operations. Towards the close of July tho whole corps was called lor arid taken, on a requisition, into the service of the United States. Within four days after the disaster at Bull Bun, eleven regiments, in all respects ready for ac tive service, were in - Washington and Baltimore. The troops sent to Western Virginia were recalled, and with the other two regiments of tho corps, forwarded to Washington. On the 27th of July, 1861, the Secre tary of War expressed his gratification and thanks for the prompt response from Pennsylvania. The wisdom of the Legislature in pro viding for the formation of this corps, for the interests of the State and tho Nation, was fully shown by subsequent events. Most of the men who filled its ranks had been accepted by me under the call for twenty-five regiments, which was afterwards rescinded. They had left their families and homos under a deep sense of duty to their country, and to have sent thorn back unaccepted would have caused se rious difficulty in making future enlist ments. By the acts of Congress of 22d and. 25th July, the President was authorized to call upon the several States for vol unteers to serve for three years. Under this authority requisitions were made on this State, and fourteen regiments were promptly furnished. In the meantime authorities had been granted by the President and the War Depart ment to a number of individuals to raise regiments in different parts of the State, which seriously interfered with the action of the State authorities in fil ling requisitions regularly made under the acts of Congress. Tlie embarrassments arising from this conflict of authorities became at length so serious that I was constrained to call the attention of the President and Sec retary of War to the subject, by a com munication, dated the Ist of ‘August, 18(11, and on the 23th of September fol lowing, an order was issued requiring these independent regiments to report to the Governor, and placing them un der Iris authority' and control. Acting under this order, many of the indepen dent regiments were filled up, others consolidated, and . seventy-three regi ments, with an aggregate strength of 89,018 men, were promptly sent for ward. During the year 18G1 a draft was or dered by the General Government, which was executed under the State au thorities. Of the quota of the State, under the call of July 7, 18G2, 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, contain ing an aggregate force of 15,000 men, organized and sent forward. During the same period nine independent bat teries of artillery were organized in the State, with an aggregate strength of 1,358 officers and men. • It will be remembered that the ardor and promptness of our people, under such trying circumstances, in pressing the troops forward, was such as to call from the President especial thanks, and to request me to express them to the people of the State. During the year 1803, forty-three thousand and forty-six (43,010) 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 vari ous calls of the General Government, thirty-two regiments, two battalions and eight unattached companies, of dif ferent arms of the, service and for vari ous periods, were organized and sent to the field, aggregating, with re-enlist ments in the field amounting to 17,870, an aggregate force of 91,704 men fur nished 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 new regiments, sev enty-five companies wore assigned to reduced regiments, by which they were again filled to the regimental standard. These three new regiments and seven ty-five companies, with volunteer re cruits for regiments in the field, report ed by superintendents of that service, amounted, in the aggregate to 25,790 men for this year; In tiro month of September, 1862, af ter the second disaster at Bull Bun, it became evident that the enemy had adopted an aggressive policy, and was about to invade the Northern States through Maryland and the southern border of Pennsylvania. Under the sanction of the President of the United States, on the 11th day of that month, I issued my proclamation, calling into immediate service fifty thousand of the freemen of this State. Under this call twenty-five regiments and four compa nies of infantry, fourteen unattached companies of cavalry and four batteries of artillery were immediately organized and sent to the border, the greater por tion advancing beyond the State line into Maryland. (lon. John If. Rey nolds, at that period commanding tin; Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, was tem porarily assigned, by the Secretary of War, to fho command of these troops, by whose order they were returned to Pennsylvania, and by my proclamation disbanded ou the 24th of the same month. In acknowledgment of the ser vices rendered by the men of Pennsyl vania, Major General McClellan, com manding tho army of the Potomac, by letter dated the 27th of September, 18152, acknowledging tho services and thank ing the State, uses the following lan guage: , “Tho manner in which the people of Pennsylvania responded to your call, and hastened to the defence of their frontier, no doubt exercised a great in fluence upon the enemy;” and the Gov ernor of Maryland, His Excellency A. W. Bradford, in an order dated Septem ber 29,1862, used tho following language in regard to these troops: “ The readi ness with which they crossed the border and took their stand beside the Mary land brigade, shows that tho border is, in all respects, but an ideal line, and that in such a cause as now unites us, Pennsylvania and Maryland arc but one.” In tho month of Juno, 1863, it again became evident that tho rebel army was advancing North, thoatening also the western border of Pennsylvania, and tho 26th of that month I again issued my proclamation, calling the militia of the State into immediate service. In the Department of the Monongahela five regiments of infantry, one company of cavalry and one battery of artillery, for ninety days’ service, and one battal ion of infantry, one battalion of cavalry and one battery of artillery, for six months’ United States service, were or ganized. In tho Department of the Susquehanna twenty-three regiments and five unattached companies of infan try , and two unattached campanies of cavalry, for ninety days; one battalion of infantry, one battalion of cavalry, and four independent batteries of ar tillery, for three months; three regi ments of cavalry, two battalions of infantry, and three independent batter ies of artillery, for six mouths’ United States service, were organized. There were also organized in this De partment, for the “emergency term,” eight regiments, one battalion and a number of unattached companies of in fantry, two independent batteries of ar tillery, and two companies of cavalry. In the Department of the Monouga hela, the troops under this call were commanded by Major General W. T. H. Brooks, and in tho Department of the Susquehanna, by Major General D. N. Couch, severally detailed by the Wax- Department. The details of the services of the mili tia oji these occasions, as well as tho generous assistance rendered by the militia of the States of New Yox-k and Now Jersey, have been fully i-ecognized in previous messages. Acting under orders, they did not hesitate to cross the State lino, and en ter Ohio and Western Virginia, in the Westj and in the East they defended the hno of the Susquehanna, were at Gettysburg before the advance of the Army of the Potomac; defended Car lisle successfully, when attacked by a superior force; made long marches, pa tiently suffering great privations for the want of sufficient means of trans portation : crossed into Maryland, when odered, and attacked the enemy success fully, and saved the capital of their State from destruction. When the his tory of the rebellion is truly written, no part which relates to Pennsylvania will reflect more credit on the patriot ism, courage and fidelity of her people than their prompt answer to the call made for military service for domestic protection. It is a record to which the great body of the people are a party, and of which they may all bo proud. In July, 1801, a rebel army again crossed the Potomac, threatening the •southern border, and marched to Wash ington. Under the pressing demands of the National authorities, all the organized troops in Pennsylvania were immedi ately 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 July, burned the town of Ch'ambersburg. In my message of last year, I stated in detail the movements of the enemy, and the circumstances at tending the destruction of that borough. Although the people of all the southern border suffered much from annual in cursions of the enemy, Oharabersburg is the only town entirely destroyed within our border, and it is believed, in any loyal State. The citizens of the town were sudden ly reduced to poverty, and fora time were sustained by the actiycpbenevo lence of the people of other parts of the State, aided by an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars from the Com monwealth. They have struggled en ergetically to revive from this calamity, but it is now feared that few' of them will bo able"-to succeed. I submit, therefore, to the wisdom of the Legisla ture, whether it would not be proper to extend to that people sonic additional relief. The number of troops furnished the service, from Pennsylvania during tin l rebellion, may be stated as follows, viz; During tho year 1801 do do 18(52 do do JStM do do 18(U do do IStio 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 reports of the Adjutant General, of the other military departments of the State, and to my previous annual mes sages. This brief military record would be imperfect iff failed to commend the fidelity, zeal and industry of the mili tary departments of the State, and to express my personal obligations for the ready obedience and constant support 1 have uniformly received from the chiefs of the departments, and officers of my personal staff. An approximate judgment of the amount of labor performed by these de partments, and in the office of the Sec retary of the Commonwealth, may be made, when it is stated that over forty three thousand (43,000) military com missions wero issued during the war. The first request for troops from this State was dated at Washington, on the loth of April, 1801, and on the Kith the telegraph announced to the War De partment that over 4000 men wore at Harrisburg, awaiting marching orders. It is our proud privilege to have it re membered that the first military aid from the loyal States, which readied Washington was the force of 100 Penn sylvanians who arrived there- on the KSth day of April, and that, when the capital of the nation was the second time threatened after the buttle of Bull Bun, the regiments of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps were the first troops sent forward. From the beginning of the war to its VOL. 52.--NO. 33, close, the State has never faltered in its support of the Government. Proceeding in the strict line of duty, the resources of Pennsylvania, whether in men or money, have neither been withheld nor squandered. The history of the conduct of our people in the fieltl is illuminated with incidents of heroism worthy of conspicuous notice, but it would bo impossible to mention them in the proper limits of a message with out doing injustice, or, perhaps, making invidious distinctions. Arrangements are now in progress to .have a complete history of our regiments, such as has been contemplated and is provided for in an act of Assembly already passed l ; and on this subject I commend the re port of the Executive Military Depart ment to your favorable consideration. It would lie alike impossible to furnish a history of the associated benevolence and of the large individual contributions to the comfort of our people in the held and hospital, or of the names and servi ces, at all times, of our volunteer sur geons, when called to assist in the hos pital or on the battle-field; nor is it pos sible to do justice to the many patriotic Christian men who were always ready to respond when summoned to the ex ercise of acts of humanity and benevo lence. During the war 1 had occasion, from time to lime, to communicate freely with the Legislature on subjects bearing upon the interests of the men represent ing the State in the armies of the .Repub lic. . It is with a sense of unfeigned grati tude that 1 acknowledge how cheerfully and promptly the Legislature and the people acted upon my suggestions, whether for the support of the .Govern ment, the enlistment and organization of troops, or for the comfort of our peo ple already in the field. Without this generous confidence and liberal support, the labors of the Execu tive would have been in vain; the treas . ure that has been expended would have been wasted, the precious lives lost would have been an empty sacrifice, the bruis ed hearts of kindred and friends would have been without solace, the strong men, whoso health has been broken.and whose bodies have been maimed would have been monuments of heroism wast ed, and the honor of this great Common wealth would have boon degraded amidst the fallen ruins of the institutions of the Republic. Our armies were sustained and strengthened in the field by the patriot- ■ ic devotion of their friends at homo; and we can never render full justice to the heaven-directed, patriotic Christian benevolence of the women of the State. The report of the Hon. Thomas H. Burrowea, shows the gratifying result, under his' active management, of the’ system adopted by the State, for the maintenance and education of tho br-. phaiis of our soldiers. His report ex mbits tho fact, that 1,242 orphans are now actually admitted to the schools, and that 1,846 applications in all have been allowed, 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 tliis and tho two ensuing years, and that then the amount will bo gradually re duced. I have heretofore commended this charity to you, and I deem it un necessary to add another word, in ask ing a continuation of an appropriation which is to provide for and educate the beat blood of the State, and support, the living legacies which ■ have been be queathed us by the men who laid ddwii" their lives for the country. When We remember that every sort of public and - private pledge that the eloquence of man. could devise or utter, was given to mir soldiers 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 he,si-, tate to continue an appropriation which is to bless their little ones, providing' 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 invasion of the North in 1803, by the rebel-afmy, the President made a requisition on me for militia to serve during the emergency- The men came forwarcl promptly, to the, number of 36,508, of whom upwards of 25,000 refused to be mustered into'the service of the United States, in conse quence of circumstances of prior occur rence not necesary to be here stated. 11l this embarrassment, the emergen cy being very pressing, after consulta tion with the President, he authorized and requested me to calf them on behalf of the .State, and for tile defence of the .State, the United States paying all the expenses of their clothing, equipment, subsistence, &c. It was, however, al leged that there was no appropriation lor their pay. To remove this difficul ty the General Government applied to banks and other moneyed corporations in Philadelphia to advance the amount of the pay, on a pledge that, when Con gress met, the . passage of a bill to reim burse them should be recommended.— These institutions declined this propo sition, but expressed their willingness to make the advance if I would pledge myself to recommend to the Legislature the passage of such an act in case Con gress should not provide for reimbursing them. Under these circumstances I re ceived from the Executive of the Uni ted States the pledge which he had pro posed to give to the banks, d-c., and up on that 1 gave the necessary pledge to them and they advanced the required funds accordingly. The following tele gram from the .Secretary of War will show in part the ground on which I acted ; ]50,501 71,100 •18,010 1)1.701 23,810 BG2.2SJ Washington, July 22, JSO, r J. To Ills Excellency, Gov. A. (>. Cuiins-: Your telegrams, respecting tlie pay of militia called out under your proclama tion of the 27th of June, have been re ferred to the President for instructions, and have been under his consideration, lie directs me to say that, while no law < >r appropriation authorizes £ho payment by the General Government of troops that have not been mustered into the service of the United States, he will rec ommend to Congress to make an appro priation for the payment of troops called into State service to .repel an actual in vasion, including those of the State of Pennsylvania. If, in the meantime, you can raise tiie necessary amount, as. has been done in other States, the ap propriation will he applied to refund the advance to those who made it. Meas ures have been taken for the payment 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 yon, as Governor of the State, will he given directly to yourself whenever the Department is prepared to make answer 1 Signed] Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War Wlioii Congress mot, the Executive of the United States did not recommend the passage of the necessary net. I have uncferstoocl that the subject was called ADVERTISING TERMS. AuynunsKMKNTs will he liiM-rleil at Ton Cent's I"‘‘ ‘‘ne for the Ilrst Insertion, nnd live cents per no.' for ouch subsequent insertion. Qunr lerl> • bull-yearly ami yearly advertisement* In- Herteti at a liberal reduction on the above be ileebmpaiifod hv the «« w*V. ;V H ‘“ T* 1 any length oMlnic sp< elded for mibUcutlon t tbey wlll ho nrnuimu*! until ordered out and charged accordingly. ■IOII PRIXTIXd, < *au us, Haxdiulis, Giiujituuls, and every other description of Job ami Card Printing executed in the neatest style at low prices. to the attention of the proper committee by the Secretary of War, but as the President did not send a message ox plaining the circumstances of the-case, the appropriation failed, ns the mem bers of Congress had thus no means of explaining to their constituents the dif ference between this case (which was in substance a loan to the United States, upon the pledge of the Executive for its repayment,) and the, case of the vol untary expenditure of money .formili tary purposes by Pennsylvania and most of tiro other States. I will add, that lire . men came, into the service for the' emergency only, hud on the faith that,.they .should he dis charged, as sooii as. in my judgment, the emergency should have ceased. The emergency ceased immediately after the battle of Gettysburg, which com menced on the Ist of July, 1863; yet the men, against my urgent and repeated remonstrances, wore kept in the service long afterward and used by the United States for various purposes. The last of them were not discharged till Septem ber. 1 recommend that the Legislature adopt measures to bring tho subject agai n before Congress, and obtain re-pay ment of this sum, amounting t0'5671,- 176,43, with interest on the same,.Which tho General Government has thus far so unwarrantably withheld. Great injustice has been done to pri vate soldiers of the act of CPngress, by refusing to pay them the full -bounties offered by the terms of that act. The following, letter, which I , addressed to tho Setretary of War sufficiently ex plains the position of this affair: ■ Executive Giiamdee.- 1 Harrisburg, Pa., June 5,186 p. j Sin :—There are two subjects connect ed with thfi discharge of volunteers Which are of so much importance that I feel justified in calling your;attention to them. First. Tho men are being paid only to tho day of their arrival at the place they are to be discharged. This will cause them to lose a few day’s pay, pending principally upon ; the prompt ness and disposition of the .officers of the United. States, having the' fatter in charge. It is a matter of little moment to the Government, but. the men feel it to be an injustice, and if, under,the acta of Congress, they can be.paid uptil dis charged, I think you ‘will 'agree with them. ■ Second. In. Circular! Ho. 29 from Pro vost Marshal Gen’emTa .Office, dated, Ju ly 19, 18G4, “ under which the volun teers now to be discharged were raised,” it is stated that the bounty provided by law is as follows: ; “For recruits, including representa tive recruits, white or colored,' $100.” Audit is further added, that the first installment of the bounty wilj,;be paid when the -recruit -is, mustered,in, ,as fol lows: ‘ “ To a recruit who enlisted in the ar my for one year, $33 33;” • On these terms the rhen'.enlisted, and they are of opinion that they, are enti tled 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 Government does not require their services for tho full term of .thpjpeiilist inent, and appears to be a breach of the contract between the : Government and the men. The bounty was held out by the Government as an .inducement to enlist, not as,additional .payffir. services to he rendered. .The men became enti , tied to it by the fact ‘of 'enlistment, and could only forfeit whAt remained unpaid by-misconduct;.of which.such forfeiture should be a legal penalty. These mat ters are grpating much unpleasant feel ing among tho. men! I need’ n6't say to you, thdy have behaved''gallantly, and tho country owes them everything;-and if it can possibly be avoided,, they ought not to be gent home ..under the feeling that,the Government, when their servi ces are no longer required, ■ takes the first opportuntty'to treat them unjustly and violate its contract witit.them.,, . , 1 assure you, tliat.qnless these,difficul ties are relieved, there will he’created a general discontent, Which Will be inju rious hereafter; and It is my fervent'de sire, for the success of your administra tion which loads me to bring them di rectly tp your notice. Very respectfully, your immediate servant, ; To the PRESIDENT The refusal has been persisted in, un der an opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, a copy of which was sent to me. .• .. ; I recommend that the Legislature make proper efforts to have', this injus tice corrected. ■s 1 ; 1 The report of I)avid-Wills,'Esq., Pres ident of the. Soldiers’ .National Cemete ry, at Gettysburg, herewith'transmitted, shows the present condition of the Cem etery. As the battle of Gettysburg re sulted in a glorious victory, and was in fact the beginning of the. end of the .war, and occurred on the soil of tlie Common wealth, I think .it would be. well,that it should be commemorated by an histori cal painting,'to be placed in the: Capitol of the State, and I recommend that the Legislature take measures lor that pur pose. ' ’ ; ' The state of Maryland has proposed to her sister States that they unite with her in establishing a cemetery for our soldiers who fell at Autietam. I here with transmit copies of the Maryland statute, and other documents on this subject, and recommend, the passage" of an,act heartily accopting.the proposition of'the State of Maryland.” ' All the States having" promptly and "generously re sponded to • our proposition to have a cemetery at Gettysburg, it would seem proper that we should reciprocate and unite in this. The 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 Washington, herewith transmitted,. shows that under Ids official riinnage nient -the claims of our soldiers are promptly examined and paid. - Every ell’ort;has been made to apprise our of ficers and men that they- claims will be collected by the State Agent jCql; Jor dan), without expense to them; yet it is feared that many of them continue to,employ private claim agents,.whoso fees bear heavily on the claimants.! Since my last annual message lhave expended of the secret service fund the sum of four thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and twenty cents, out of which I have paid my personal staff and other extraordinary expenses. No appropriation is required for the in crease of this fund. ;:ai 1 invite your attention to the reports of the Military Departments of the State, to the report of'the Superintend ent of Common Schools,'which exhibits the prosperous condition - of our system of public education,- and to the report of the Surveyor tieneral, and recommend to your favorable consideration the [CONCLUDED ON EOtJETH PAGE.I A. G. Curtin.