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VOL. XXXII. WllOUi NO 1C39
CTHAUFIKLI), V. WK DMiSDAY, JAN 15, IRC2.
Ill
dor' 9
irj. SI
JIB ST NKTJAL MFFFAOE OF
OOVERWOR CURT1M.
To lit horortxlle Hevate andllimuvf Hep
rt(ntittivt ry ui l cmmonwenun y irmuyi
iwnie. Oenti.imin It has pleased Divine
rro idt nc, luiing llio lat seascn, to
giveus abundant crops, unbroken peaco
within cur lordeis, unanimity among our
. unil ll.ua In oriel, la ll.ll ( OrillllOll
KPftlth lo do licr full duty to tbe country,
to herself, and to posterity. For these
blesings ne liuvo cause to be grateful.
The balance in tlie
Treasury on the
30th Xov. 1800,
wiih
The reoeipts during
$631,423,08
tbetiicul year end
ing Nov. 30, 1SCI,
were as follows:
i rom ord'y sources, 3,019,646 57
From tempr'y loan,
under Act of Apr.
12, 1801. at C per.
cent interest, and
negotiated at par 475.000
Frcm C per cent.
loan under Act
May 15, 1SCI, ulso
negotiated at par.
2.612,150
From society o: Lin
cumulus. From United States
on nc't military
expenses
From Pay Master!
and others, refun
ded. 500
006,000
32,523 45
6,743,525 02
Total into Treasury
for fiscal vear end
ing Nov.' 30 1861 7.424,958,10
And the payments as follows :
Fororo'ry purposes $3,141,480 31
Fot military cxpen'
ses,
Under Ads April 12,
lbGl, and May, 15
and 10. 1HGI.
474,873 85
1.708,462 08
170,535 51
2,353,872 01
For Am't loan under
Act April 12,1801,
repaid 375,000 5,873,352 3S
Leaving balance in
Nov. 30.
ISO I.
riBLIC UEUT, FiNtiED ANO
lieeeived fiom tem-
51.551,605 72
V NT l St It).
porarv loan. under
Act Apr. 12, 1801
Kepaid us above,
Uuii'tuiiding Nov. 30,
1361,
475,000
375,000
100.000
100,000
liec'd from loan un
der Act May 15,
1861,
Ain't of public debt,
funded and uni
2,612,150
funded, Not. 30
il ,009,847 50
raid during fiscal
year,
101,331 42
37,808,516 03
Roni'iining unpaid,
(exclusive of in'li
taty loans above
mentioned,) Nov.
30,1861, 37,868.516 08
KECIIITS AN t EXFSNPtTURSS Of MILITARY
LOANS.
Receipts from tnili
tary loan under
Act Apr. 12, 1861 475.000
" Mav 15. 2.i2.150
From Pay Masters
and others ret'un -ded,
32,220 45
3,119,379 45
Taid for militnry ex
penses, n above, 2,358,87201
Taid for redeeming
loan, Act Apr. 12, 375.000
2,728.87201
Unexpended of mil-
itary lonns, $390,507 4V
HCtlPTS AND CXI'KNblTl'lES Or ORDINARY
RCVENl'E.
Balance in Treasu
ry, frcm ord'ry
sources, No. 30,
1860. C81.4C3 08
Hece'd from ord'aiy
sources during fis
cal year. 3,017,045 57
3, 0J 9,078 05
Paid for ordinary
expenses, above 3,144,480 34
Unexpended oi or-
diriary revenue,
554,59831
600,000
500
Rec'd from United
rStates Gov.on ac't
military cxped,
Rec'dfrom Societyof
Cincinnutus,
Balance in Treasury,
as above,
? 1,551.605
U will be observed that the fiscal year
endion the 30i.h of November, and the
sinking fund yeur on the first Monday in
September, which accounts for the appa
rent deficiency in the amount of debt
raid as stated in thu Treasurer's rfport,
and by the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund. The Slate has on hard a surplus
of uniforms and equipments which cost
about $190,000, which tho United Stales
have agreed to tuke and puy for at cost.
Arrangements have been luude with the
general government for the teinibursei
meet of the military expenses of the
State since tho 27th of July last. Th
bills as paid are forwarded 'to Waohingto
and partial repayments liave already been sented to by tho Commonwealth. und that
made It will be observed tlmt Ilia re. , under all the cirojmsiauccs, if tho con
ceipts from ordinary sources of revenue lenience of individual parties required a
lor the year 1301 have, decreased, but a
payments have been made on some of
them sinco the settlement at tlin end of
I the fiscal year on the first of December,
and more may reasonably be expected in
j addition lo the payments to be made by
I the National Government as hereinafter
(stated the balance available in the lra
urv will be largely increased.
It will also b observed that it has not
yet been found nocossary lo call in all of
the loan ellecleu under the act
of tho
13th of llftf last
In some items the ordinary revenue of
1801 was in excess of that of 1SC0
Tho loan authorized by the act of May
15th, 1801, was taken at par. This occur
rence, most gratifying under all the then
existing circumstances of embarrassment,
atlorus triumphant eviderico of tho confi
dence of the people in tho stability and
rntegnty of the Commonwealth and of
their determination to sjpport the Gov
ern men t.
The operations of tho Sinking Fund
during the last yoar have h-en as shown
by my Proclamation of 5th Seplembor
last, as follows :
Debt redeemed from
4th Sept. 1SC0. to
1st Sept. IS61, $300,801 01
Of stock loans, $300,050 00
" interest on certi
ficates, 3,3?0 01
" relief notes, 421 00
$300,801 01
I refur lo tho reportsof the Slate Treas
urer and Auditor (Jener il for the details
of tlio financial nil'airs of the Common
wealth. Tho reports of the Survevor
General and State Librarian will exhibit
the stale of the Departments under their
cure-
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
during the Ust spring received from tho
Philadelphia and Erie (Ute Suubury and
Erie) IUdroad Co.npany forty bonds of
that Company for $100,000 each, und a
uiortgiigti to secure tho ramo executed in
confor ini'y with the third section of the
ucl of March the 7th, 1361. Thai com
pany has also deposited in theStatc Treas
ury us bonds to tho amount of five mill
ions of dollars, in accordance ith tha 6th
section cftho same act. On tho 9th of
May last I granted my warrant authori
zing the Statu Treasurer to deliver lo tho
said company one thuusand of said bonds,
being io Ihe amount of one million of dol
lars. This warrant was rsiueo in conform
ity with tho law, the five per cent bonds
mentioned ia the tilth suction of the act
(except thoso belonging to the State and
now in the Sinking Fund) having been
previously sur rendered And cancolled, and
tutisfuclion entered on the Record of tho
Mortgage mentioned in said fifth section.
Having received notice from tho company
tlmt the bonus ?) delivered to tho compa
ny or their proceeds had been appropria
ted in hCCorUance with the provisions ot
the law, on tho 2l.it of J uno last I appoint
ed Jobn A. Wright as Commissioner to
examine and to report to me whether said
bonds or their proceeds had been nppro.
priated to tho purposes required by the
act. His report has not yet been leouiv-
ed by mo.
It is understood that arrangements have
at last been made under which the direct
raihoad connection between Philadelphia
and Erie will be completed within a short
time. It is impossible to estimate too
hiiihlv the importance of th'u great work
to the Commonwealth, and especially to term of three months under ine x rosi. j Xationnl Gavernment tleclir.cd lo muster
Philadelphia und Erie and the hitherto ; dent's proclamation ubove relerred to. As luo regiment into service as all existing
neglected counties near its roulo west or H'e furnishing those volunteers with sup- requisitions made on tho State wero more
the Susquehanna. Ij lies wus necessarily under tho circum. UlBn fl,.cJi
Bythoftctof tho 21st April. 1858. for stances a hurried operation, and as com- Much apprehension existed in tlio Wes
tlie sale of the Stato canuis to tin Sunbu- plaints were made in repaid to them, and j t0rn a1(J $oulh ffosern borders or the
rv and Erie railroad comnanv it was uro- frauds were alleged to have been p'-rpe- StU( an j it was (i(.orr)ed prudent to
videdihatif that company should sell fated, 1 appointed a uusiu mm.....
said canals U a greater sum in the uggre. sioners to investigate tho whole subject
gate than three und a half millions ol dol- ! A copy of tho.r report with the evidence
furs, seventy five per centum of such ex-kca by them has been already laid be,
c.s should be paid to the Commonwealth ' fore the public. It is the intention of the
byu transfer of so much of such bonds ! Auditor General to open the accounts of
an securities as said co-npany should re - .such parties as appear by the testimony to
ceivc for the same and payable in liko have been overpaid and this course has al
,nanner ready been taken in two of those cases.
The company sold the canals and repor- On the expiration of iho terra of
ted that the thare of the profit on such the threo months men in July
s ile. due to theConimonwealtli was $JS1.- '""t. some e'sht or ten thousand disdiarg
250 of which S50 was paid in cash and ed Pennsylvania volunteers were thrown
for ihe remaining $281,000 tho Common-i into Harrisburg without notice nnd do
Wealth recoived coupon bonds of the Wy-1 tained here, waiting to bo ;iaid 1 for an av
oming canal company to that amount, be jerage time of some ten days. 1 heir tents,
ing a portion of bonds for S'JOO.OOU issued camp equipage nnd cooking utensils had
by lhat company and Secured by a mort- been taken from them at illmmsport.
gugeof the Wyoming onal, formerly call- MJ, and they nrrived here destitute of nil
ed ihe Lower .North Rrancii canal. These mean tf shelter and of preparing their
bond beur an interest ot six per cent.1 food. The Commissary of the Unite,
per annum, pavublesomi anuuully on tbe Stales furnished uncooked rations, and
15th of January an 1 July, and the inter-'; "der the circumstances of emergency I
...i,l i, ih friintmnv i.i iMiin.-irv ' deemed il necessary to make arrangements
hist inclu.ive. The ir.terest'due in July1
l,..t l.n tu.t hcpti it iid. Judgment hav-
ing been obtained againot the company on , to such of the regiments as arrived during , 5,a;0f n10 War Department had given nj
someoflho coupons' f.x the unpaid July the niglit or under circunis'.ttnces requir- i t,nrities lo numerous individuals to raise
interest a bill inequity wu. filed in the ing iitar.t relief. The expenses attending volunteers in Pennsylvania, but us that
supreme court bv u bond and slock hoi- i these operations amou ited so far as ascer- ,vstem was found lo create much embar
der in which such proceedings were hud tained to $744 0, und I recommend that r'rn0r.t, a general order was issued by
that by a decree made on tiie 'Jd Septem-1 the Legislature make an appropriation to tje vur Department on the 2.r)th of Sep
berlast the property and atlairs of the P".V them. It ought to Le stated lhat , l0her last placing all Mich organizations
company were placed in the hands of a these expends would have been much i unUt.r the control of i ho Governor nnd
receiver j larger, but for the liberal nnd patriot ic eS 'I0I ty a;ter a requisition was made on
Apian has been suggested for the as- Torts of the citizens and especially tho la- iie Stat to increa-e her quota to 75,OnO
sentof the slock and bond holders which'
.' SI I t UWIIU V'l'4 St!
contemplates a sale of the canal under
. . ...
imr.ii ..,,1 '.t1A ......
for the purpose of forming a new coiupa- j
ny.of which the capital stock shall be oue.
million of dollars divide! into twenty
thousand shares of filly dollars each, of
which each assenting holder of a mort -
gage bond for one thousand dollars shall
be entitled to eighteen shares, and each and dr. lied in camps ot instruction, I r
nsseniing holder of filly shares of stock of anticipation of the exigencies of thecoun
the Wyoming canal company shall be rn-. try. and by the Ac of Ihe 15' h of May
titled to nine shares. Ol course no officer Inst, such a corp was direr' ed to be rais
of the Commonwealth had auihority to ed. and a lcen of S3.000.000 was authorix
nssont to the prnpjsal or in any way to af- ed to defray the expenses of tlut an 1 nth
I feet htr r-!ition. It is believed also that ' r military preesrations. Men more than
tho plan is not one that ought to be as-'sufficient In number to form some tea
change such us proposed, tlio debt uue io
j the Commonwealth, ought lo be first J aid
or fully secured.
1 sujipeht that tho Act passed 8th of A
prii, lt01, entitled, "An Act concerning
the sale of railroads, canals, '.," should
be modified so that in all cases in which a
debt may be duo to the Commonwealth by
the company as whose property a public,
woi k may be sold, the purchasers thereof
shall not be entitled to the bonefiu and
privileges conferred by the Act unless they
shall have hi'ct pirn! the debt uua to the
State, or secured the same by their bonds
to the Commonwealth socured by fi'st
mortgage on the work itself.
I commend the subject to the immedi
ate consideration of the Legislature, as nn
effort may be rnado at an early day to en
force a sale of the canal, and some pro is
ion by law lo protect tho interests of tho
State would in that case bo necessary.
The wicked and monstrous rebellion
which broke out many men '.lis ago, has
not yet been que'.led. Kvery eenlimeiit
of loyally and patriotism demands its ef
fectual suppression.
In my messages of tho 9th and 30th of
April last, I si forth fit length my views
ot the character and objects of ihe contest
which is stilt pending. Subequent re
flection has continued me in the correct
ness of the opiuions then expressed and
to which 1 rcler. In addition it ought to
be understood, that looking to the variety
and character of her products und i indus
try, her material interest alone would ren
der tho preservation of the Union from
tko present assault upon it, indispensable
to Pennsylvania, oiie cannot pd'ord to
'iave 8 foreign power below or above or
bounding her on the Delaware, the Ches
apeake or tho Mississippi, and sho will
never ucuuiesce in such a result, v hatever
niny be the cost in men and money of her
resistance to it.
On the 9th of April last I directed the
attention ot the Legislature to the nvces
ally which existed lor an unproved milis
t irv nrrflii iz.ilion. find on the l'2lh ol the
mme month the Act entitled "An Act for
the better organization of the militia of
this Commoiirteulih" passed, npprnpria-
ii. o ...... f -.iifi nun tr il r,:ia
IIIIU UlC fHISI VI I'livv'iu iiu. fui ".-u
of ortfaiiizinrr. efmii.iiiinr and uruiini; tho
milim. Vn the lull ol April tlio ircsi -
UntlielJth ol April the iresi-
dent. I.y proclamation, called tor a null-
tary force of 75,000 men, of which the quo-
I assigned to lVrinsvlvsnia w t K't
sixteen (afterwards reduced to fourteen)
reciments lo serve as infantry or ritlomen
for the term of threo months unless soon-
er discharged. This call was enthusiast!-
cally retponded to by the popple of Tenn -
eylvania.
1 ho nrsi military aiu noin tne
loyal States, which the Government, re- were paid, subsisted, ic, by tho Suite to
ce'ived at Washington, as a rennsylvania tho average dale of the. ".2d July. The
corps which arrived there prior to the l'Jth two regiments in Western Virginia were
of April On that dsy the passage of oth- I paid by the Suite to the dato of their de
er corps from ibis and other States through j pnrture from llarrisburg on thutexpedL
Bdtimoro was impeded by lorco and du- t uon. The Cavalry regiment was not paid
rinw noni lv livo week afterwards Ihe comi bv the State. It will bo nerceived rliat
uunication between ashington and the
loyal States was almost entirely cut oil".
,Ou the 19th I received a request from the
Wai Department that the troops piepa-
ring in this State should be clothed, arm-
ed, equipped, subsisted nnd transported
by the Mute in consequence oi u uie.i
, inability ot tno unueu ouiua. i uu rc
quest was of course conq
l-iien nn, aim
! twenty-live regimerus, iueing cieen t -
, ments beyond our quota. j compii.-.ng -o,
175 men from Pennsylvuniu served for the,
for aiding in the conking and baking of
the rations, und also for furnis.nng inea.Si
dies Ot UarrisOurg ; tueir rreo nanueu
... 1 i
! hosmtal.ty and generous aid to our wea.
.1 ,1 I-. ,.ri n il 1 ull iiUtrvt r..1nm
neJ and hnncrv eonners, uesorve reinem-
brance and gratitude.
At ihe special session of the legislature
which commenced on the 30ih of April
last. 1 recommended the organization ol ai
1 reserve corps, to be armed, equipped,
1 clothed, subsisted and paid by the State. I
regiments of the l.eservo Corps hud, pre
vious to ti e l.nh or Muv been accepted by
me in pursuance of ft cull oil tno (after
wards rescinded,) (or twenty livo regi
ments, and were then already iissembled
and subject to my control. Most of iheto
men vc-lutitenred for the Reserve Corps ami
were immediately organised, Tho re-,
maininu regiments were rapidly recruited
and tho Corps wus thus completed, and
George A. McCYII, of Chester county, was
commissioned us Major General, und as
signed to the command of all tho forces
raised or to be raised under tho lust men-
tioneu aci. j ne regiments composing tho
Reserve Corps were instructed in lour
camps in dillorent parts of the Suite, until
Ihey wero taken into tho cervmof the
United Stales. Two of these regiments,
under the commands of Colonels Churles
J. Riddle and Seneca Ci. .Simmons, nnd two
companies of artillery under the command
of Col. Lharles T. Campbell, at the pre.
sing instance cftho War Department wero
sent on the 22d of June last, to luo relief
ol Col. Wallace, at Cumberland, and re
mained for about six weeks there, and in
Western Virginia engaged in active oper
ations. Towards tho close of July tho whole
Corps was called for under requiaition.and
Uken into llio service of llw United
States. Within four days after the disus
ter ut Rull Run, eleven regiments of this
fine body of men (ai med, drilled, clothed,
equipped, and in u.l respects ready for ac-
uvu service,; were in nsningloii. Die.
regiments and companies lioni Western
Virginia und ihe remaining two regiments
making the whole number uf fifteen, soon
joined them there, and they are nil now
in service under the command ol General
McCull, who has been coinmi-,ioned us
a lirigadio- General by ihe United Stu'.os.
The lif.een regiments conlurn fifteen
thousand eight hundred ami fifty six
men, and constitute a division comprising
three brigades, u regiment of Artillery and
ono of Cavalry. Tho w hole expense of
raising, clothinj.equipniiijr, subsisiins and
paying the Reserve Corps (including the
; expense of establishing and fitting the
! e.iiniis of inslruil it.n. nt reci-iiiiin-- nml
supplying regimental flags, and the ex -
pe.'.ces of the canij.aign o''
llio two regi- I
mcnlii.ni Ntnn ,, Mui.l,.r,.l r,
in
, vwi..., V! ... i i i . ..... ..ti i
i " riuni ll(,Pil,l, I'liltli ntIO U1J UCii rltU
bv the Statel' has amounted lo at.S.'i.444.
j. tins does not include tho transporta -
(. Uiis does not include iho transport
I lion on Kail Itoads, as the separation
trial account would have been a work of
jgienl hilor, nor does it include the pay of
the two regiments during tho campaign,
but iidoes include all the expenses, which
were heavy, ot teams and transportation,
j not on Railroads, for tho two Regimunts
I on tho campaign above mentioned.
i i weive regimenis ol llie Keerve Corr.s
the whole average expense per man was
;J53,G5.
rn-vicm to theSlst of April last, a reg
! iment had been enlisted in Erie from N.
; Western l'ennsvlvanin. When the call
' wns mii,a 0ll m'e oil tial of twerjtv.
llV0 additional regiments, tho E
no regi
; m(nt wgorjer8i t0 march lo ILirri.-bu:g
, i JC C!,n wa, r0sciodtd. however, befort
,ue regiment reached Pittsburgh, and I
Prdered it
remained until tho 30th of June. Tiie
retain the regiment at Pittsburgh, to meet
nny emergency that might nrise. After
llio passage of tho uct of the loih of May,
1801. it was expected that tho regimect
wculd form part of the Reserve Volunteer
Corps ; but a? tho men had been a long
time from home and remained inactive in
camp, they declined entering the service,
and were subsisted arid paid up to the 30th
of June by llio State. Two regiments
have since been enlisted from Ihe same
part of Pennsylvania at the city of Erie.
ono of winch lias neen at, Washington in
service since September, and the other is
now ready for marching orders anil it is
due to the first Er.e regiment to say thnt. Muskets and rilles to a consideiablo ex-mo.-t
ol ( lie men are now in service. I tenl t(ive oeeIJ furnishcd lo the Pennsyl-
Furthor requisitions for sixteen regi- v.uljft volunteers from the State arsenal.
ments of infantry and two ofCuvalry were j Otltrs have been sent bv the United
shortly afterwards m ide by the War De- 'sllUes ftuli, ,,-jties to arm them before lea
nartuient. Of these, sixteen have ulrr ady ;,.., ,, rn .nmr ,.as0s reaimenia
! . , . . . r.i
Kaaii rni-pd mid Are in I Iih aprvieft ol t lift
: . .
lT.,,.Aa Sfulm Dttrl Mm ramain.tllT t.rrt npd
y , . . . c
in ine course oi organization nn iieany
rendy to march.
ln addition to the reinisi:ions on
the
m(,. q ,nse independent organizations,
i lis I t 11
they sere called, thus became l enn-
I :.. A1.i.,n I a an. iil lAmnal A.I mill
sylvania regiments and as completed and
sent forward form part of tbe quota of the
State.
,, , . . . i .
Ihe Stale reg.men shave been number.
ed, and the last to this date is numbered
115. Two regiments of the three nirntbs
men hnve continued in service under the
later requisitions and retain their original
numbers. Deducting the remaining 23
three months regiments, there nre ninety
two regiments in service nnd preparing for
it. W e have also in service and prepap
ing twenty four companies.
Thi fMluwiog table of ths eiUtinj FenntjlTi.
Ii vDlotwr force is glvsn for informitioa :
rroimknii is arriving,
61 rojjimfn.a of iufimtry of wliioh 0 woro
r'.flo rotf'ini'iil. ,
11 rcKiinent of ff imlry,
1 regime-it uf uitillory,
rt.1s
rV.:.ii
l,t'7
COMPANIES 1M SKltrrCR.
eonijiHDiet lufuntrjr,
' cavalry,
" srtillory,
tot
678
830
2,221
67,1-7
Eu'itmnli In other than Ponniylvunia
orfrnir.zationa, estimated, (Ilia olhocrs
of which lira ia cour: of being cor.
missioned,) Total ia semco,
i:!,s:7
nrsiMBTS PHr.rAni.so rort scnrrcE.
12 regiments of infantry, 13,0112
1 do " cavalry, l.Uifl
1 do " artillery, MJ77
COMPANIES PRCPARIITO FOR SERVICE.
15,305
1 companj of cavalry,
4 suuipauiea of artillery,
109
Mi
733
18.0.IS
In lerTice, - (iS,.'j77
Preparing fur service, - - 10, "28
Pennsylvania's contribution, IOH.GIj
Excluiive of 21',". 74 three uiontbs iiion now tin- i
bun 'led. I
Tho regiments preparing for service are '
ineomph'te. Those that may not br fill
ed by the loih instunt will be ccr.solidut-'
ed and sent forward. Of '.he regiments in
service, the 1 ltli and 15th regiments of i
Infantry are at Aunapoln ; theCSih. Jth,
2 1st, 00th, O'.ttli, 71t, 72d and lUOtii rgi ,
merits and one compf-ny of Infantry
are in tne commuiru oi ;unior vienerai
M
Ranks; the 4'th, 50th, SjiIi, 70th nnd
1001 li regiments of In antry are in South
olim; the lSth Inlariry are at Ilatteo'
Inlet; the 108th Infantry nnd llih
C'avaliy ure at Fortress Monroo ; the 77th,;
ifcth and i 'Jlh inlantry, the atiand J tlx
Cavalry, one troop of horse, ono squadron
of cavalry, two Latnllions of artillery ni o
I." . .1. .. . . t. . l I . I. 1 1 I A I.
in iveniucay ; t nu -tin mi' i i iui u eiwu-
1 u "re now in Western Virginia,
uro
also three companies of inlaiiiry, four
ico.l Ktniesui ua-,;iiij,
t;vo companies ot
Muni ai'tiUiTV i tne pom i p. i a n t ry are ni
' .. . . .
s Cocksryavillo, in Maryland; one company
1 !
are at Eort Delaware ; all the
0f remainder ot tne voiuiueers ureal or near
Washington, ipwurus oi oiw voiun'.eers
from reunsy lvnula are now prssonei-, bul
as arrangements have been nnde for the
exchange of prisoners it may bo expected
that liny will soon be released.
In compliance with thejoii; t resolutions
of the lOt'v of May last, I have procured
regimental flags for the Pennsylvania vol
unteers, and have presented them to most
of the regiments. In other cases, the re
gimcnts being on or near the Potomac, I
have requested Mr. Cowan, Senator, and
Messis. Grow and Wright, members of
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u:e iiouse oi nej resen iiuives n oin i ttin
syivanir, io present ineiu in iuc nauio oi
the Commonwealth
The Generil Government requested
that the States would abstain from pur
chasing arms, as their competition was
found injurious in the market, and in
view of ihe largo expenditures of money
in arming nd equipping the volunteer
force of the State, pioviucd for Iho de
fence of tho National Government, 1 did
not purchase eny us authorized by Iho
28th section of tae act of the 1 "th of May,
1j1, 1 ho Mate has now quite as many
arms as are necessary to arm all her
io arm a.i ner voi
...
unteer organi.itions in existence ; but in
fluenced by the threatening aspect of our
relations with foreign governments, I
have directed the Adjutant General to
procure arms as soon as it can bo done oil
reasonable terms and without injurious
competition with the Nationul Govern
men'.. Anns have been distributed
umong the border counties to 'ill the or
ganizalions that have been formed to re
ceive them. P.I30 nrms have been thus
distributed. 1 have lso addressed a let
ter to the commissioners of nil the border
counties, oll'ering arms to them us soon us
military organizations shull be f.. trued '.o
receive them. Resides thus complying
with tho requirements of tho 57lh section
of the Act of 15th May last, 1 have deeui
Lj jt udont to oiler five thousand arms!
to such military organizations as may be
formed in Philadelphia on a plan to he
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iijivo gone wii'iuiii-' """'""i" : ann anoyance, llie um ol ;0u0
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in.m i ue i nr er'u.i..ni. ".. i.n
,vnlli(i , arm0ll nt Washington or other
I i,u.r 'ti lled nuinls. and th.il
their
niiinodiate tiepuriure was requiieci. it I ses at tending tho on: mix ition on 1 su i
wa? thought wise in these rases Hot to in- i j.ort of 'ho Reserve 'Corps, may' not l
sit on the nrms being sent before the 1 provided for by any existing n.:t cf Cor.
regimrnts marched, us this would have'gress. A ihe-n oxoensd wero inrurre'.'
imposed on the government nr. unneces-a- by the State for tl.o benefit of tho Geutrr..
exper.se in freight, und would have been ; Government, nnd have been productive r .
r.rodt
been
roductP'e
of delays whieli might nave;
cai-i,,iwtv rlrt riineislal to the Pubi'l
aerviee. Fortystwo pieces of arr.,iery
wiih limbers, caissons, forges, KUirr.uni
tion wagons, harness and all I bo necessa
ry implements nnd equipments wero fur.
nished by the State to the Artillery regi
ment (if the Reserve Corps. Ten of these
weie purchased by the Stftto, nnd their
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i-urfc iiaa ..veil inilllurtl vy l..u v. 1 1 u e 'J
S(u(e!i miglfnx ,m, becj used in inU
lecling arms throughout the State and
repairing und altering them in tho most
approved manner.
The Ftats has now 82 rhen of artillery, of
which 17 no.l repairs i 2S.70-1 mu?k, ani r.fls,
snrue of which ar in the hands of insehaoioi b
iiig repatrej ; l,tf 10 ar in th handi of volun.
ter corps tlirt.ughout ths Slats 1,9 CO in the
poMSMion if ooa nty I'ommitsionsrs auJ 1,000
with ths redf rr corj a of Pbil llihia.
ln addttiin lo thu hi city of I,hi!a'phia hai
h. ! Mi-
lit 1.
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Intra it 'i in ll. nr
lsruo nt:'i, .Dl uf in c.nrr. ti
iiili.' Ii
ii'h mil i
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tor Hr.i.l. ry n ml hiki!1 i.i'u;.
I Tie; tljuluiii (Jci.e.al is ftci'r
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IU roll.ii nn urai t ' i r . n ; I. ... 1 1 !. .
ex.prtcl tlnil thj ihuhIi. r i..,vo
lurely incrcnlfil. Pr.l.;it,lv, utl
'0, llll'l
li'il t ui i.(t
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acts nuil rill's nrl mi vend
will Mill be c.'llocti i.
I'k'tc; tf lul.i', 'j
TIk care whieli t.m liocn ni-.iweii pun tlm
contort tf tl:o v.itiiiilwrii, i; -id !'::,.- ,, ul
u!lii:ii'iiey of Ii. eir S'..,i;cs uCnll l,in..j. .:. i
s:cl!int I'.rnuiii.i'htf . I" t ; , . ,r. ., 4J, ;. ,, r ,
un.l'ir t!.a , -n r-.l n' Hu: nn (,. ..-( j, ,,-v
Si;..ill., urn provt"! by t!. f.n ! r T. n i n. i'. - .'.V
I III) lut) i have been lor vici.mf. pn,t-.-!"v .1
l".'U'i(ls ut Cnmp Cunin r,m . 1 1 1 - Mh .f A ). . 1 1 I.. ,
JunJ t',.,1 Oown to tlio lit o! .Inii;...iy it, .'ii:.:. -
jiii'M i.ui .oriy-iiiiR. men ni I.i.,t " in
) ty-four t'rei'i .icl;iio--, two (l.-li...),
inenta Irum i i.;..r ,-i.itt s ) :,., I t.l
J'
(in nn I. r.n .11, iwo aicioVril
I O'jrtin n nil ouo fhnt in lu.r
I.W.I
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To iacillaie tho in;.':ii:e ,1 e.ll
1 thuir pay by our vuhnt'' - in
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ll e
!
. T i
lor 1 1.0 support of thou- !:,) . ,
l l 'joinied ill)!). Ivljr,,,. (',nv
R. l'lanklin n?:d ,'. C. Jf'iic-fi. i.
niissioi:-i-s to visit 0 ca.'1'.j..S ( I' I
on and south ol ihn i'.ii.Min.-, i
James r.u k ,'iini M. V ",c!i:'.!i, :,. .
coiiitnisiioners to v i - j t I ho-e in Jl
and elsewhere irr the western (
call tl.o attention of ih tn,.,;.,
t
tem ol uil'itnu'-ut and to enc
.i-ric
tl
in u'J.iting a practical plan
it into rdiect.
The several reporls r,f thr
loners are higl.sy antifaetrv.
or cl
SO Cu '
'USs-
I or detain on the seveml u', :;'t ron
neoted wiih dm n.ililaiv fr.M j'j. c
mis Male. 1 le.er to r . n ,,. t.- r tK.
i
Adjutant Generul, Suryf on C'er.n.'l.
; tei Master General, C'oniri,is-.;.i'y Vj.-m-lrd
und 1'.- ymusier lroner.il which asc-iiiV
this Mcssao.
Tho duties imposed on mi wercpTOu-
rrous lhat I found it necpsjary to ir. !'..
tho temporary assistance of g 'l'.tlernca i.ir
my stall to aid ma to perform t'l"-1
f . , ' '
i n inn c i.acily, l.'ols. i hotua i A f ' --' f
Gideon.). R.tll nd Jolin A. Vii--!t,
tribiited their Valuable servirt v !'r,-;i t
iuki. lie ol Anrii until (hev tv,....,. .-., I
way by other duties. CU-.ro-iH iea;
irii until he brc.imn eonncelp I I, i ,,.
War Department. Coi. Rill n-Tiit;,.
tin'
oi June und Col. right, uotil il;r- ,,l .,f
July, for I h I imp I h.i-it i u;e io i. ;e r;'
i Ice ol the Sluto they have rcftr-.oi? to re
ceive any coinpfiis.ition.
Cols, .lo.-eph I). Potts, A. L. nfli, .7.
l!ro n Parker und Craig Riddlo v. p:' ii-'
service up l. ihe oijtli of lh-( mber- Tin
Depnituicnt of Telegnipli und 'I'j nr.-nni i
Dtion wm under the exclusive '-or, I:,'.,' oi"
Col Tutts. The tyslein (.lid economy oi
its management show how faithfully and
well ho fullilled his ollice.
It is but just lo all these gcr.tlemcn thr.t
, ......
' ".'""in "ear lenimoriv Io l ie ii .-itn .
- zeal and lidciity Willi which tueir d it:
were perlornied
. ..v 'uuiau, me oiiuo iiaving neon mor-
than fillfd, and her military Voice organ
ized, 1 was enabled o;i the twentieth oi
December lust, to dispi-nso with a perso ih!
stilf, nnd the tempoinry nrlangelle;,,
which had been mado for i s employment
was then closed.
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ry the l.jih section of
15th of Mav. 1801. I was
the Ait of Hi
unthorlzod to
drn v my warrunis on the
sum not exceediiv $20,000 f
rea-ury tor n
or .".Cimnensa-
lion to nuch persons ns mi
it bn ivon :rrd
.
... me i;,iuniry in amintiry cap,,ci;v.
Ac. Of this lund I have dr.iwi from the
'iie.istiry jS,5U0, out of which I paid the
compensation of 'ry porfonal M;i!i; h!st
other exf.enses of the military depart
ment, and Ihe actual exponses of per.on ;
employed on temporary servicu, none o!
whom received any fnrthor coniper.s.V.ion.
nnd expenses of the commissions appoint
ed to investigate alh-g,.. irii'id.. ic., am1,
tho expenses of ef tn 1I i -liin jr military pa
trols on the Maryland line an I five bun
died dollars on secret service. My ac
count is settled in tho of.ice of Ihe Audi
tar Generul up to the 1st of Drvomber
On thutday 1 had expended ?0.4i 0. a.-.!
except some inconsiderable payment
made since, tho balance remaics ill my
hands.
Tno report of Iho Auditor General wi.i
exhi1 it the ilems of the account.
An account of military expenditures li
the Stale on behalt'of the Unifd Sla(.
far ii3 thesun.e had liien been u-ortaine '
and fettled by tho accounting depart
ments here, was made up tj th Jlst dsv.1"
Septf.mber.lt'Ol.tirid ne-.:ne.i n 'he 12
of Ilia, ir ti t li at the Treasure I".-ii.
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. -.ivii u.t li.h'i ,:uilt'J I'll -
...in .... ....
'i 'i 1 1 if l. ;,(' i .-unes p.. -e tlei;icr
oJ, Ir.-
j ueen rec.dvea lioni liie
ireu.siii-y Dcn.ir!-
tiKiii on in n
by ti p General Gnv r.miM.i r.l .
l"i"v I'll i(i-ll. nuruu. I. , n -,-,,v niev
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rt.su moH !M..0,.,a:)l l0 ,10 Weirarft nn:;
even safety cf the coun'ry, it would t -light
that an act of Congress should b .
pa-ted providing c.-piessiy fur their re
pavmcnt. It lies wiih the Regislaluro I
adopt tho proper means for duocing th"
u'lenliori of Congress lo this fu'.ijHCt.
Assurances have been received from th'
Treasury I)epni tment liiat tho examina
tion of tho niilitury accounts of the Stat
will bo proceeded in nithout dely, so thu'
the State niny receive a credit fur tho b".l
anco duo, in time to apply the sanio to
wards ihe payment ot her quota of the
direct tax for this year, a saving of fifteen
per cent wi'l nocrue to her, and no pre
ent increase of her taxation will bo -tiecc-
sary.
Whether this credit bo given or not, 1
recommend Ihnt the payment cf the J.
ret tax o aniumed by the State,
!' i ifCi'H of iiHid i. r t x 1 1 ry, nml
ruiu
Tho cluto jns ill ,r i:i 0:(- hrcnti
I, !li ii o u ! i unit "t it., .nn' I.S j
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