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0. B OOo'dlaNDER, Edir and Proprietor!.
PRINCIPLES, not MEN.
TERMS 50 Per Aauura. if ptiii in a3vanca.
vol. xxxiv.-wnou: no. noi.
CLEAUFII'LD, PA., WED.VMSDAY, JANUARY JO, li',GL
NEW SITvI! S-VOL. IV.NO. 27.
I GOVERKOR'S ME63AGE
5ft. lit Srnutt and Iluuse if Hpns(nUtlva uf
tht Commonwealth ' I'tnneihwnia :
, Gentli.mkn : The past yoar Inn nfl'oruod
In new cmi lor thankfulness to the Al-
' filial ty for id nmritl mid iih t et in ) bk-sB-ll.gs
which he lias bcntue'wd Upon 11-,
" The balance, in the Tieasiuy on Xovem
tor 30, 'i',2. wni ja.lT2.H4 10: Kcceij.t
duriig li t jl year ending November od,
' tY.'j. I.-v'0.Ij 1 05 : ToihI in Treimury lor
rlniil ycr ending Nov. u", IW'3, 'j, 402,
2'Jj T.'i ; The pay munis for 1 he same pci iod
have boon -1 .; !.S,Uu4 ().' ; I'daneo in ho
;lreusury November Z0, f J, I 17,3,". 1 7.
T.e oporatiomi of l hi; Sinking I'jikI dur
in th l i-t jour have been shoan by my
I'lucliMHtiiioii of the 8'.h day of Septem-
trT lust, as follows: Ainoiiiil of debt, of
Commonwealth reduced, !fJj 1,720 40 as.
.follows; Cvupoii loan act, May 4. 162,
f 100,0(10 in.); Five per cent, STW.710 5'i ;
Four Lid oin-!iill hi' i'e:.t, 0 !,ooii (:(j ;
lie lief notes cancelled, !fli(I.') W j lniiii'.'
tie creditors' :-it ihVates, Sl3 00 ; Jijtoio.it
orltfiaati:s paid. 5-27 W ; Total, r-'.'u 1.720 40.
amuuiH o; i uciie ueiu oi i fiiiisyiynui.i i jiii'seni couiii not iiien iiavo been lore-; ol IKul) l.i.t Ki ; ITpaul (the appro
Mit tool on the 1st day of Deceuibef, j neen by the Lepixlnture, nud it is to bu prialion being i xhausted) 51 5.7C4 7'.' ;
' lfl'j'J, 10.4 IS. 213 i'2 ; L'ducl niiiounl re-i inferred therefore tint t hey could nut , Oulsuidin habilil ies, ei imatrd ut 55,
!'( ined ut the Statu Troesury iluring the hav,: inteLdod to provide for it. ; U0U 00 ; Making in nil -h IA'2Z (iti.
.imI jeiir, ending vviih Nov. .'0. lG.'viz ; j We nVfive oursvstoin of puhlic loans I'h.ese ex pontes in e lioen mainly in
y, v p j'or cent f lock", Stf.11.-!'.)'.! 7S ; Four j from Kuropv". nnd the true extent of our j cuned in keeping up the necessary cor
ai.d .'uilf per cent stocke, $03,000 00 ; ' oblication is Id be aiicerlained by referring : ropondence of llienillilarv di'i ;it ! Is.
Ittlmf liotec. oo j 'finest lc creditors (
ri;ii.'.,tr'!. Making fOil lilT H ; ;
p.. i.e. .l!it eceiiibef I'.t. Js0't, S;;ti, I'JO,-;
,fl;. TS Fun.'e.t Ocot, viz: o per cor
loans, fl00.fi!'1 1 00 ; Funded debt, vi.: j.
r cent loan", $iio,7o'J 4") ; Funded
tel.l, vi!: 4J per cent l.vuis, S20H.200 00 ;
To!al lu'idetl lebt, 5f!f Vo7i,M0 45. Un
funded iK.bt, vi. : U.'licf note in circul.i
tior.. T'."?.'-)! 00 : Interest perl ilieates un-
ulaiuieii. 1.4 13 3S : Poineutic creUito;
rr'ilicHtes, fi 24 ; 1 olal unlunuea deiit , ' ot 'ins is allonle 1 hy the course ot the (iuvt-.nior lor the enmpt nsntion el nuh
f 117,7m) !j : Total iunded and unfunded j llriti-h (Jovc nnieiil, which, dunng twiui-! person1! as lie plight require lo serve the
debt, S.'t'vl'.Hi.Ci'.io 78 ; Military loan per t-!ivn years, I'm m J7'J7 to 1 .-'22, during 1 Commonwealth Ji) the military organi;:a-Ai-t
of May 1 Olu, 1 SO 1 . 5v, iioo.uhu (JO ; To- which the bank was prohibited by Lev t ion of the State or the Ci iicnd (jovein
.t,.il indebtedness, jiJ'J,4'J0,5'J0 73. from payim out coin for any purpose, j tin m, and for the expusea incident to
I'.y the act ol 13lh May, lSOl, author-! I"1''1 1,10 iidcif't on its public debts in i the business in which they might be ctn-
hing the military loan of f.J.OW.OOO, a tax j
h oc ...ill w:.s laid on tlhI and ner-
onal property, to furnith a fund for ie-' -ones uinonniing to 30 per coin, or there
4lei.!i)iug the name- 1 reeeommeiid that J hboiit. I he:r ni cessil us then were great
h eoniini.ioii. is of t he h in k .iil fu mi be ' ours are now.
sJ.MC'.e ) lo invest llie proceeds ol the tax
in State loan, so that il may be draw ing
interest, to be n like manner invested, or
that iliey should apply fui li proceeds d -
'rreilv to the puichase of c ei titiciiies of
. 1 . . .
military loan, and cancel bucn eti ( m-
Ctalt-s as sliait he purciiaseu. ;
Allliouith our linanee are mill in ft '
iie d liv condition, it is m ee-nary to invite
the serious attention of thu Legislature to
the c oi-ideraiioii of tho ineiins of main-.
tauiili ' tlicm ur.iinpiiit'od in future.
p. i M.rt ..et of lsili Juno. ISM, it was
tirovided that th intcri
-t en thef'tato
,.,.ns t hou'd .-.l.v ays be paid in specio or
f.. ;....y...i ....ti ll-.il. whenever tlp
funds in tho Tieasiiry should be of less
,,lne than soon.', the ddleience in value
houl.l be Hsceitaiued and certified to the
(jiivermii, w ho should thereupon issue UU
warrant to the agents ot banks mil hoi i.cl
to pay such interest on behalf of the Coin-
tiiuu .v;.ltli, to 1 low biich tldViMcnce to
t.arlies receiving lbs interest, or al the op-
linn of tho purlieu to pay thu same in
i ...fio. i
''. ' I'.y the act of 1 ltli April, 1802, it whs '
fividc I that for tho purpose of paying
' i.i spi .-ie or its equivalent, all interest that
Vlioi.ld thereafter be due by the Common-
"t ealth, as required by the act of 12t.h
June, iftl. the neveral batiks w ho shmihl
4ivail tnein
selves of the provisions of that
ct, pit ll'U April, l'j-.j .'(111 no biiouiti
rtu-e to iT.leem their notes in specie, on
demand, at any time within ten days tip
son or alier thulium when such interest
. i . . . ........ i .-.i. ..i. .... i
lii'il.l become due, should thereafter,
swlin reouired bv ti c Stale Treasurer, by
I 1 ' . . . ...
notice in writ ing
n.iv tninilw. Stnift Tieas-
wry, in
l uiu in
j.roporn in P the capital Mock '
of each biink-their ratable piopor-'
til ll of
mi.Ii
e ! . a-
premium or UOul or US
iiV.f
!U-I
':.i. ly
I!.' tti
lln
,St:ue.
ol tho 30th January, ls.03, it
the military loan, and cancel bUCll ctllin- none, in-r i.egisiai ore, oy cuiieni iesr
' - . . i i...: ... u i i ... t . n:.i
w.w piovidetl tint thn State Tre.iurer were preseutml tome. Ut thesa 1 have
lioiil l e:;clung'. with the banks an (for reasons w hich will bo hereafter cutu
Mini uet of currency sulliciont to pay tho 1 inuiiiciited ) withheld my signature from
in'. ' .st on the Slate debt falling due on ! one, and approved the remainder. 1 have
the tiiMi. dys of Februaiy and August, j been led to sign them by the considci a
ivr.l forth.. t.ino am. Mint nf coin auditions tint the banks of thu Coiniuoii-
liilltl give ti the b auks specie cert ilieates
Hif exehtr.ge, tiot transiVrable, pledging
the i'nith uf the State to rr'uril e dd coin
iu e ihAiigo for miles curii'iit at the time,
mi or before -the first Mombiy of March,
lv.il, such M-riiCciieH to bear intcrcit at
Alie rato of 2 A jser cent, per tinnutii.
I nuer the Mftviirni ol tliei act. ot im;
certa'.n tanks paid iutn the State Treasury
$1 -U'.TCrt iJit 8s an (iiivtilent for coin for
the payiueut cf i(.ty?ret on tho public
fleet
Under the ct of l0t, specio certifl-
eaten luve t ren jivei to tlieliaiik.auiouiil
inj; iu tUii wh'tU to Sfl.'JuS ,')i)4 07, which, I
tilli (L toe ruing iuteiest, will fall due un I
the Drfct Mondiy of March next.
. An the provifciou of (hi net, were, of a
temporary chariK'ter, the only nets now
in force on the "abject are those of IS 10
n.l J KC2, olove mentioned, under which
it will lai (La duty of the.Statouuthoiitie
' to pay llie iuU-reit on the 1st February,
1S64, uud tb-sreafier, in coin or its equivn-
lent, and look to th- Sank tliat may bo
lisbla under the act of 1802 for reimburso-
nient of th preiuinia paid by tbo Com-
inontveallh.
5 Iu (ho facaofa'd t'ua difGcultie. this
i Couimnnwealth, actuatetl by ft nentimenl
t whlcli doe it ropIe honor, Im hitherto
! I-aid it interest in coio or its equivahmt.
Existing circumstances make ii necossa-
7 in eonnJer now the fair extent of her
jut obligation.
i he exigencies of the times have com
relled the Government of the UnitoJ
State to issue larco amounts of Triiurj
nole for eireulauon, which art r..t r -
deemallo in coin, and which form tho
ut ml must of our circulating r, odium.
It in our duty us a loyal ."me it is our
inteicst hi a Slate whose welfare, nnd even
safety, depend cinidintio.illv upn thn
loiiiiiien.inee oi me credit, anil ineiiipcei
of tlieiniliiniy operaliiim of the (iii,enil
' iovernillt'lll In On rmlliirwr In imt.:iir 114
on (lit or einiinrrnKi it-i nieasiires.
On th''
uonir try, we owe it to ouielvei nnd to our airy in the katuo niontli, mid by tbe rebels mm. It is ii'iened tint in some pnrH ot
poi-terity to pi vp an active support to m in their raid on tho lUth &nd 11 in Onto- tl,i Stnto the county uutliorilies are biick
oM'orli to niKill the inonntrous rebellion hpr. 1S02. Iirml In ntmiiinii iL !., irn.i.l.
ivhieh in mill iiijinp, onrl thug
n-Mioio ,
peace to our distnioled country.
It is our own (tavern incut, and we 0011 Id
not. without eross indecency, attempt to,
refuse it ctirioncy in payment of taxes
and other debu due lo tho Comnjoii
wenlth. In 1S40 the ene was very different.
The dilliciilties then arose from the sus
pension of fpeeie payments by our State
bunks, nieie local and private corpora
lions, and the Slate very properly by the
act of (hat year, intended to provide a
gainst loss to Ms creditors bv reason of
sucli usj. elisions.
An exieencv like the
sent could
to tho known e.'tiu.l uhiut jiraclic.-' ol
Kuiopei goveintnehb' prior to the dates
when our losns were elt.'clcil. I menu of
(nurse FUCIl OI UlOse govet iihi'miih us nvi'
held lo liave maintained lii.cir national
ciedit. , Iprialionlo meet tho delieirncv, and also K - I , nurtnicd nr l inslrueted at me
It is believei! to have rHv.n t li 0 i'nif(rm j to carry on the service of this dep:irtment j pi.bln- expen-e mske this n -eon. iieui
praclico of tuch govern nieti Is to pay their . heiea!(er. i dat ion ei'ineily, f. iing assured that in
inioiest in pTper cuiieney, however il'- By the. thirteenth faction of the act of doing no, 1 iepieen tho wi-hc ut the
predated, oui ing a legalized suspension ill
Biicce i.av ments. An o -erval, e inslaiiee
of!
"'UtiK note, niuch ilunng a great part ot
that tune weie al a heavy iliscount. fon.e
Among ourselveu, at the present tune, :
Massachu. oils (w hoso debt is believed lo i
bo very Miiall) pays the inierebt in coin. ;
t H.io and Indiana pay in cuiieney. In i
New York it ii not ki.oivn what will be
i I I ... t :. 1 I ..
none, iu-i i.i-tisini nte, uy tunmi n;i-
luinm, oioeieti ine imeiesi in un p.tiu in
coin to foreign stockholders, in Apt il last,
At tho ptesont rale of premiuru on gold,
the sum neces-iy to pay on an iinoiinl
sulll'-ient to discharge the annual interest
jonlheStido debt, would be mote li nn
!rl.oi'0,00'J, and to meet this, additional
taxation lo Hint extent would lie unavoid-
ablo. The dcmaniU on tho Treasury for
other iii-ces-aty purposes must probably
b.; such as lo render it imprudent to throw
nnv pari of thin expendituie on the ex
isting surplus- lo bonow money irom i
year to year to pay the interest on pat ',
loans would, of couiso, he wholly inad-j
missihle. To leave tho act of 102 in
force, and to attempt to throw lhopay-
nient of this large premium annually on
the banks, would be not only ll igianlly I
unjust, but ipiile iinprHclicable. I recout-1
mend the whole, subj.icl to the careful and j
immediate consideialion of the I.ege-bi-
lure. S me legislation ought to be had on j
il before the close of the present nionl h. i
In my opinion the Commonwealth will !
have fuilille l her obligalious by provitiing ',
for tins payment ol her interest in the
currcnev ol the iioverumeiil. ll the
Legislature slioukl think fit to continue 1 Rident and Secretary ol War prnmised if
to pay it in coin, il will ye thoir duty to the money should beadvati.'.-d Ii oui oi her
levy f irlhwilh tho heavy taxes necessary quarters to recommend is imtnedia'e re
for that purpose . 1 must in passing ol- pavtnent on thu meeting of Coivrc-s. It
serve that the plan udoplod by one ol the
. . r . 1
Slates of phviiil' ctiin to (oreiim. and cur-,
rency to domestic loanhol.lers, appe irs to
me to lie wholly unwise, and fuunded on
llti ir;iiiiu;iir in iiiiiiiii ,
At the closu of thu bistnession. nineteen
hills renewing ilio charter.-) ot ceilain
hanks lot another period of live years,
j wealth pay a largo revenue which ' iho
' Stnto can ill allord to lose, ami then in
j the present condition of tho country it
would he impolitic to drive eo mudi oapi- loyal volunteers from eighteen Males, in
tal out of active use, or forces il into new cludinir I'ennsvlvaiiia, were en -aged, it
, employments
II the .Nattoiinl banking vlctn allord
suflicient iuduccmeiiis, capital will volun-
tarily take that diroclioti. It in proper lo
observo that the charters of most of tho
hanks in question expire at an early peri -
od, while iu consequence of tho invasion
of the Stale, during the la-t summer, they
could not lii'vo been reasonably expected
to give the necessary noiico of ruuewed
applications fur ie-charier.
I rectiinuienil an extension of the time
during which the batiks are now relieved
from penalties for not pa) ing their obli-
gist ions m coin.
The iiiere.isetl eTpen-ps of living invite
atienti. . n io Hie t.i'nries of our public olli-
cers. Those of the Secretary ol llie Com-
uionweulih, Auditor General and Stato
Treasurer, and of the clerks in. their ctn-
ploytnent, are, in my opinion," too low,
especially as the exigencies cl the times
havo greatly enhanced the labors and re-
spoiisibilitios of all. ami, in the case of
the heads of those departments, enforce
a constant attendance id IlHrrisburg, which
wa not lormerly reqiiired.
Under the ect of lOth April, lthVJ. and
its supplement, passed 22d April. 1PG3.
the AUjuiani nenerai, ifiiaiieruiaslerden-
era! and Commissary General have been
I actirlff M the Board of Military Claims,
Thoy have, up to this time, approved
' oIi to the amoutt of $166,414 el, tnd
otheis h:ivo Uon ulrpuJy preinloJ to tho
further auioutit of !joo-,l'J0 2'J, which
liuvo not ot boon juried on.
Undor the act ol ' 22d April, lfijj, (I L.
J,) the court ol coiunion pleat nppiint-
eu three uppiuioers to u-cn liiin t.'io O.im-;
auo donn in tho counties on t ho Soni hei u
Inirilor 1. ll.o imlliii.. .nl!...l ii.m k..t'..i.. I
in Sfpluiuber, lt02, bv liiu Anderson c iv-;
Tho appraisers have r.ot yet completed
, I lio ptitoiniiiULV ol their ilulirs. heu
noir tejiori Muni iiavo lioon
i . . i
twill. to ttiC
i , i- i i (! i 1
court ol common pleas nnd .Ihniied. ,
viioi. oi in pun, i.y i..at court, il will 0
the duty ol llie Uoveruor lo claim the,
i payment of tho amounts from Ihelieneral
t liovernnu nt, acd on failure to secure the
same, then to report to the next Legisla
ture, recommending bucIi action ua he may
deeinjjat and proper.
Tho expenees ol the Ti ansporlat ion nnd ,
TeleL'rapli leiartinelit, dnrin.' llie liasl 1
Year have lioen as follows: iaiitlouliM
upproprni! ion made bv MilitAi v I.oau act
and in tho irauspoi lation ol ni 1 au.l
wounded and the de ul bodies of our vol-
unteiis. as will bo su n by tho ir-pert f.f
the Chief of Traiisportai ion, hi I ;-.vi;!i ,
communicated. 1 lei ommenrl tin ;i j i.i o-
llie bth May, IMil, t he sum ol ?'0.0ou
eas ai icopi lated lo he expciv e.l tv the
t lo he
ployed
I have, according to law, settled nr.nual
accounts of the expenditure of ih is f jii.1
'in tho Auditor General's ollice. lo w l.ich '
'the l.e"i'laturo is refeired. Tho uuex-
penuen oaitince is now ?, t a un-
thcr sum fthould be appropriated in like i
manner. Uut of this innd, I have paid
the persons whom 1 found it necessary to (
employ in the military department, nnd
Mi., iiviiiiqc ril lint ii,inniv tr il tel. I Ivna
v......... ;
t'"'T""1" ""l"u"s" " " , (-:'''"
attend to the interest ami welfare of our
volunteers. I ho continuance ol this u- j tte a9 t0 wlll(, ,. action shall be towards
gency, and tho eftablishment of a similar , ,l0Pj,i ,vhoso only crime has been
one in the west, aie ol vital imj orlnnce ,,;,. v ,,iai,y ,,, devotion to theUov
to them- I recommend the pastage of an '(,inmP't ? .;VPn jf a portion of ourchari
act authorizing the appoinlmcLt of agents , v j., ,,:,! r,,ul., t.(. Marvin:: families of
ut Wndiington and Na'hville. and dilin- jn sympathy with the rebellion,
ing their duties, which shoul.ni. dude the u.,. it (,;)Ul,i n,lin ti,;ii (,(.,0 d. voted,
collection ot all bounties, bai k lay, In ,1,, wll0 havo mi uii-
eions, Ac, due lo 1 ennsj lvuuia
On this sdhjeet I refer the Legislature
to llie report ol Colonel K. Hiddte l.oliPiis,
ngent of the Stale, at Washington,
herewith communicated, and commend it
io your rarcful examination,
On the invasion ol the State durins the
Ust sumuier, tho President 'made a cad
for militia, aid wi'li his nseii', I snli.-c-
mientiy made n cull for volumeer miliiii
for the delencc of t'oe State. Under lln sn
calls, men were a-scml.lt d nnd organized
with promptness, alter the reality of the
cmPtvencv came to be understood by our
people. The General Govet nim nt cloi bed
mid subsisted this force, and agreed lo pay
n .but rs no iipiuopriatioii tor that pnr-
pose had heen made l.v congress, iue ; re- j
' is understootl that steps have been. already
' . . . .. ii. .. ...!.. I hl' .1...
taken to lu hi ihn pledg
Svci ul cl tho
banks ciieei fully and readily advance I the
; necesary funds to the amount ot .'i'i I,
ti o H ), oi hi v .itmiur ...
reeoinmet.u i.i
thn I.enUhiture an .ipproprialion t i re-pay
them in case Conines should fai' to make
ono. I accordingly make that recommen
dation most pun halicallv. Should it bo
necessary, I win tiereaner, in a special
uicssukp. civo the details and c irrespun-
deneo relating lo this subject.
New York tin. I Net Jersey, under tho
President' call, sent reimenis to assist
in our defence, for which our ihaeksaio
due to those Slates, our go' d neighbors,
After the battle of Gettysburg, pi wli.cli
appeared to me proper that all those States
should unite in est iblis
ing a cemetery on
soldiers who had
the spot, in which llicir
fallen it that conflict, should be honorably
interred. I accordingly appointed I avid
, Wills, Ksq , ol Getiytdiurg, my agent, mid
through him, i :te nj purchased at a
cost oi 2.475 87, and the conveyance
made to
the Comnioiiwexlth.
'Jn chill
moiiic.ilitig with the authoi
ies of tiie
other States, they ail readily agreeil to
become parlies to tho at r.uigement, and ie tnw
on the l'.Uh day of November last, the 2. Vciy large sums are duo to tho C'om
cemetery was dedicated with appropriate mon'.vtul'.h (or unpatented lauds, l'or
cerenionies in tho presence of tho l'i csi- biaia'ice, cleineiicv and liberality have
dedt of tho United Stale, tho Governor.!
of tho States concerned, nnd other high
oflicers, Siute ami National. ()i the I'Jili
day of December, on the invitation of Mr.
Wills, commissioners rejiresenting the
States interested in tho cemetery, met in
Ilntrisburg and agreed upon a plan for its
improvement nn. I care in Iho lutiire, nnd
the npporiiouuient of the sum of money
required, to the several Stales, which is
herewith cciunuisicated, The expenses
atienciing the estaldishinenl of this ceme-
lety. includinc the cost of the, file and of
removin.. l.A.li... .f thn uhiin have
thus far amounted to $5,203 38, and an
apnror.iintionirilIhArf.iiiiiis.diortavthe.se
exuenses. and tn meat ir nmtinnof tlinse
attending its tuture mointenanee. It vtill
appaur by the prooeedings of the comrnla -
tinner thiit their ti pro) oilior. of the
iApen' :i!ri.ailv iniunoil nio to Lc lo-
Iio.ih it by the S:iIi m on wli i i.c iounl
(hoy were tnnlo. It U i u-. t to s:iv tli.it
Mr. H i'Ii h'n ilischars 'd his deli.' ilo un 1
oil. nit duties witii tiihlity nntl tn my
c-n i ii e fiitijfai'lio'.i.
ri... o..i I.... il. . r....:i:... x ... l
I iiiurn ivi iiirn-c u i I'll VI 'l-
ur.t'M s in ("ot vli'e ninv rrouiro foino i;vi-
the members from the. different roumi.w
be- i.xssre of the f:(t, nnd will l o r.:o.-t
,
leadv to luakii such Iji tier enact iiienlH as
. i
may I v ptoper.
I conimcnd to the prompt attention of
cm l.cgiflalure the bul ject of the rcliel of! nuo by the extension of this provision lo circumstances, niu.-l either h-ar the re. uiC
poor oi pluum of our anldieis who have ' all counties, and to all corporations, ,ri-. of r.n iiii( ai 'ial in.uir or (il the n pplict
eiven, or s-hall cjve their lives to tl.u'valo or public. I recommend tint it he 1 tion be for a churl, r) niJst desire ii? n
conntiy during thiscii-is. In my opinion, I so ex tended. 'mis.-ioti or insertioii oi wmu provision
their niainii-iu.iicn i.r.d r.lucat ion should! 4. A tax on the cross tcccii'ts of nil contrary to w hat (lie I.egisliitui o ha? d.i
be l.ruli.leil lor bv the Stt. railim'' railroad nnd ranal Piiini.nnieN wool. bit is ' teiniliietl ufle! tu.ituio cOIiiltTUl!OU lit
other painral I'ivukIj of ability lo provide
I hem. thev should be honorable
caved and fostered as children of t!it
(.'oniiiion'.vealth. 'i he "nl.ot.Hl bcrcfoforc J
given by tbu I'tr nsyU aiiia lailioad coin-'
any, lelellt d to in my !;
ka'of h; Mil! uriapjiiuj.ri ite
tnelid that, this i-uni, vi
means as the I.e;is!ntuie
st anil'ial un e
I, and 1 recoiis
ii s.:.'l; oilier
may think tit,
i e ap plied to tin ciiij, in such mmitier us
ii.nv lie tiioiicht Host expedier t and el-
lective. in tnii icipatioii ol the iu..ipion
of a more i ci :'.-cl ..stem. I n commend
that .roviion be made for teeiirin;? the
admission of such chiluien into oxting
edu.-alion tl eslab'.ishineiits. to be there
pitti u. tie, the bci
'.cut iilal tho g"wl, tf
l.o Mat.-.
1 invite llie alleoticii of the I..
.;i.-hiture
to the condition of 'he o al pi op!.
'Hast 'I ennessee, ahieli is repusiii'ed
"I
to
, be most deph labie, ana appea'tj w i: h I "'e
si! iblc (oi ce :i'ii- e to ( ur .-y ti. a'.l'i', s ilid
.your sense of jusiice. 1 !,i :r vuioli; e-vui-tty
has bi 'ti lai I na.-'le by ti." ciinteiidii'
arr.ii.'.r ol the (iovi I lonelil end the rebels.
Four t iiuoj large ui uli. s h:n pa--cd over
that oisti id, d.'.-troy ing oi eai nine oil all
that had lien jathcied for the iiiiuoiuh-
nig winter, ami now the women anu cn:i-
droii ai o k II in a blalc oT desli'ution.
'j , representations tuado by pundryl
!eUt,men t, tJU 1 est lespectability,
f,.nr ii,.,t st..i. .r.i.- s i..... .
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rcntillig can: acici . man ai itni, in i u o aioi
present, now exist' ian wo, in me miasi
,,- ..in,.,.,,. ..bun. lance, for a moment be.-i-
lesitatimjiv
adliei i d
to fuli'er.
to the Govern-1
V honour pes-
incut, 1
ft
t
ence and tanme di-.trcsscd I..0 peavi
pie of any portimi of country, wo havej
alw ays bi in loreniort in rebel ing them,
and t he people of i'enii-', lvrn i.i hav.i rx-
t.'i.iletl tlu ir open harnieil benev. lelice .
nod broad starving people of foi eign PMuu -'
tries. Shall it be said that the appeals uf
the-e p. ople f.r bread fell upon I uu ileal I
of rpnn.-y Ivaida in vain, and tint we who
have so riivntly given thank'; for our a
luil dance h ue no relief for them in their
:tremilies '! I commeiitl the subje. et
1 hi oiigh ;.('! to the people 01 the Slate, a
worthy t he lniu'.eu itae attention and ac
tive cxci tions of the charitii' le and the
ibeial.
I should bo !..d if the Leg; d.ature
would m.t'iu ii g. neiai levision ol our tev
enue laws, w ith a view to their inere.i-ed
pi o liictiveni sn. It might to bo observed
that for a period of more than twenty
.. ....... 1 ..1 1 1...... I..
venr. no material chance has been made
in t be l even ne la vs of this Commonweal ih.
1 'tiling that time some intci .; ts have Cers an i agents fton "nine nt her States are
grown into new importance, and should most improperly itiidenvot ing to seduce
ho made to bear their just proportion of rur rilizens into Ibeir service by extrav
tho public expense, since all taxation ag.int bounties and promises.
fchoul'J us far ns possible, press equally up-: The twelfth feet ion of t linnet of 15th
on the properly and ennploy ments of our
people.
Failing puc'l revision
I recommend to
the consideration of iho Legislature the
following suggu.-dioiis c.otiiiecled with the
Btl';p"Ct :
1. There are several companies in tho
Shit' which, in addition lo large ruining
pi ivilt'cr-s, have the con-rol of the routes
of tian.spoition, by which alone the pro
ducts of the mini s of individuals in their
respective di-tricts. can reach a market.
Thesrf companies thus onjiy substantial
meiiop.ilies, bv means of which they not
only i-eci-iv.. tho I'.itr pro'iis of
proper I v, but nre enabled to
dfi'cal heavy giins at too expense of in-
.i;.;i...lu I.". . t.
ought never to have, been gtaritcd, but as
thev exist it ai'pca:
s to tie ju-t inai ino
w hich enjoy them,
cb.s
.r
should pay tin refor
nn additional specif-
been in vain tried in the numerous at-
tempts to procure, at least a part ot th is
debt, from the larger portion of (huso who
r.t o indeb'e i on that account. The con -
tinuar.ce of this state of nll'tirs is unjust to
the Comnoiiwp;lt!i, nnd to the vast ma-
joritr oi her people .vho have honestly
paid for their lands. It has become un -
endurable. I recommend th.it tho I.egis-
laiure pi-ovido that the Survcyer General
shall tile on record, in the court of com -
mou leas of each county, a description of
the buds nihject, to the lien of the Com-
moiiwealth tor purchasa moncv. and a
sintoment ol tho amount of principle and
interest duo to the commonwealth, tosetli-
cr with the patent fees on each tract, and
I ten per cent, on the amount so duo, for
1 the labor and ooet of making and filing
each stiOeinent ; and the n;xi;repnto itnniint
thus stiile 1, for o:u l. tiin t, hha!l bo hold
to ho tho amount now due thoieon la tho
Cim:nonive:i!tli, which .shall hoar interest
at the rate ol twelve per cc-nt. per annum,
till paid, ard shall continue to bo l!:e li;st
lien on llie laud, till paid, nnd shall rot
lie dac-lcd by any judicial or other
. b.i tever. I also l .-coin in cirl the adop
tion ol a Kcpu'en'"!! contained in tin;
i.r-
vevor lien i ral's report, that a upcciHo tux
bo iuiu on all unpuienieu ianus. :
S. Ity exi.ting laws mnnicipnl corpora-'
...I ...... i.. . 1 I
ui'in i:n: 'Mini u ti'iiiHH I. iiiim l'J n'
.i. . i. n I ..... 1
10 l 1 1 . iii t sii v viiu 1'i.v i hi nil iii.uis uui- i
tract! bv them. It is believed that '
larte addition would accrue to the reve- j
1 b. lieved, be productive and nut oppu-
le-'i.n. :
Upon sn' isfaotory report, accordir.u lo
law, made by Colonel John A. V light, I
have drawn my warrants for the delivery
to th
c ll
i I i.ihiitplphi't and brio railroad al. (oai tei master Coueral, t.onuHisiy
iit-.y of another million ol tho bonds , Wtiicral. Sui genu lieiu ral, At;cntut V.'asli
ited in the Stale Trcamrv. Four j ii:gion, (.'I. oil ' ol Tr.tu.-poi taiion and Tola-
1"
millions ol sai l Loiuls have therefore hceii .
now delivered. '1 lu re can be no reason- t I I'ommun rschool, in regard lo theil uov
able d uilit of I he early completion of the ! era 1 de in imel.ts.
wm k. nnd, when comj.letod, it U cotili-j Jn May ,i- it was believed from infor
dently expected that the bends held by j mat ion lecuved, thai Cm, I .on ituended
the Stiile, secured on the mail Inr :-:i.fii!0, j to invatle tins Slate ('ominiinicationg on
000, will become go.al intercbt-pay inj be-tho t-ul.ject wero iuMuedut'ely dent to
cmiiifs. j Wa-liMiglon, urging that preparations for
I i. new most eurnoftiy the recornmcn-, effective, uel'en. o should not bu delayed.
dat ion made in n.y l.il nnr.ual mesf-age
ol a rcvi'iou ot the miiilia laws. J hev are
al present shamefully .!.;lcc!io. Indeed,
if by a militia la.v is meant a law intended
to provide for po enrolling ami organizing
the militnry force of the State tlu.t il may
bo put into servko when reijuireil. we
n'ay be Faid to have no militia law. In
each of the he t two ye ns I have been
obliged to call out the militia, but in I'v;
the.-u who oh. Me. I the call weio voluii-teoi-j,
nod, with a few exceptions, v.-"i'
ihollv
1. so tb.at idinn-t in 1
LCe
of the cnemv, time had
in diviribuliiii the m
to he coi'sumi ill
I
u ii.to comrauies
and lecimenls, in elcciinir oil;.; is.
and m
other prepa ) auoiia icr ci;ecu,c crgan.z.i-
tion.
Iii the report, of the Adjutant General
will be found a h.-t of the l'cii'p ylvania
ou toe
st veial armies nt-d deparimeids iu which
tiny ate now seiving. In this connec
tion I suggest llie propriety of Legislative
nuthoiity b'.;ing given for the preparation
of a l.i.dory of each of our regiments ami
other organizations, lo be preserved among
out an hives. The necessary documents
nre now accessible, ad as they may in
time be lust or destroyed, the makit.g of
such a record as I propose should not be
deferred. It is due alike to the l ying
and the dead that this sad ject should be
promptly acted on.
1 recoinim ml lint the prop--ctl nmend
ir.onts to the ( onstittitioii, giving to cili
.ns in tho public service out of the Sta'e,
the right to vote, be pa-ted jromptly and
submitted ton vote of the people. I;1, r.s
eaily a day as possible, so that such citi
zmis may ex. rcHe their right of suffrage
at all future elections. 'I bis would be on
ly doing justice to the brave men who aie
periling their lives in our defence.
' It is hi-h!y important that v.o should
repb-nish the ranks of e.ur regiments in
. the field nnd supply tl.e places of those
volunti't r.-i whose terms wul soon expire
' a: d w ho may dei line further service. I
' am happy to f iy that a bi'ge proportion
of our regiments nre re-cnli-ting. Fllo-ls
tire making by myself nnd by tho people
in various portions of the State to procuie
n soflicieiu number of volunteers, and
' with a promi-e of ucces, provide'! a rea
sonable lime bo allowed lor tho purpose.
Meanwhile persons professing to be otli-
May, lS'til. prohibits any volunteers from
i leaving the State vithou. the aiiilioriiy i t
' i,0 Governor, nnd I now recommend the
pnssngo nf a law impoing penalties by
fine and imprisonment nn p.ll Individuals
who t hull endeavor In procure or aid, and
nsit in procuring any person in this
stale to enlist in tho volunteer service o!
nnv other S'.ale. Manv of our counties
nnd to'vr.ships have (11 led their ipiolns at
n large expense nnd in others they nre
in course of doing the same by oilers of
liberal bounties nnd provisions f e r the
families of voluntrcrs. and it is not right
their own (lftt theo patriot io efforts should ho em
make nd- bmrassedly interference fron beyond our
boiders, especially as wo cennot in these
. . (ii. I....... I... 1 1. s;. ...
without tl.e injustice of compelling ,lc
counties nnd tow nsnips wnicn nave al-
rrad contributed largely in tint way, to
assist in paying, by taxation, fur tho d-
.' tti.if.nev f.f others."
I fee! it to lu my duly to call your ut -
tention to the pet nicioiis-syai'tico of leav -
ing many bills to lie hunietl through at
the close of the ftpssn. Iiuiinthe last
t,n days of t he list session, throe hundred
ond ninely Jells wero presented for my
: signature, many of them of the most itn -
1 j.ot mnt character. Tl. w hole number of
bills presented to me during iho session,
j was Fcven hundred and fifteen. In con-
: sequence of this habit, not only are lulls
.'paced without nn opportunity to either
i House for a proper consideration of their
! provisions, but the F.xectitivn is compel!-
ed tit her to sign them without examina-
tion. or to hoi I them over perhaps to thu
! i.nt.l!. inennvonh.ner.. It mav often hap-
i.ni.ii
pen that a til! not approved by reason of
a single obnoxious clnnse, mtgiii n inem
were time, be re-passed, omitting the ob-
jectionable proviion. In coutiecttOD
with the sulijeot of legislation, I must re-
til.1
1 to
chief, ncuiirnl l.tns
tivo relief in certuin
C i-rt w
.1
toi'l.'Cl l V
le(uncii ft special
not in each
an-. As tor in. tunc
t.io
Rule cf lum i s by
and ti v.- tees, thi
executor, iniir.lii.sii aters
adaption of hi!.J.;cu, i ho
pvealini: ol.uiitiii'.
l- Mel l::air,;!.ictliiii. '
co i poi ;. i ions, ni.d mi
f J t i j . The ia
weie pas
I in ill 0;
i d to i n.-t:.
ii
an ( ahioh a
nablo i.oticn
l ras
r...uld
I.) he done to the parties und to tho pub-
lie, anil also to fuvo the liaie ami e.i'cuso
con?uiaeil In j riva Icgi-hifwn.
Thev l:iil.i i!;i fl'..ctel nrithnr
.
nil 'i.e.-e bin I On kPriian.lt; iii.c .... l!m
i i - - n -
UUurc the coiisidw a; ...... t:,!t tvl.o-
over i.-plii s for a special :u L mulcr such
h-'iiiiimto.
Im'...- I., it... A n.lilnr (lenei id's and
State Trensuicr's. tepoits lor the delnilg
of our fin. uncial uli'.ii :', an lo the l'.-;.'ort
of the Surevoi General, Adjutant lieuer-
crupti Depai tnictit. anil Siipci':nleiidant
i A. conlingly the War ejariui lit erected
two new mil.Urv dt partuioiils. viz : I tin
Ih-jiarl intuit of tie) Mciinonguliela. in
cluding that portion of the Slate lying
west of the tnouii'ains, commanded byMu-jor-General
iJrouki . and liie Depar'.iuftiil
uf the S.is,ue!.'aniia, com pi isii.g tlio.ie
mailuo r of the State, and to be cuiumatid
cd by Majnr-'ionernl Cuuch.
Kiuly in June, Major-'oucr-l Couch
al rived' at Hai l i.sbiu g ami as.--utiu.l eom
ma.n l of bis d. p;u tmeii!., which ho ban
line exerc.
d v; ill: tho PuMar liko
t,i oiirolnoss eneriv and discvr.. ou w r.'.cu
were to bo expected trom un uiiowa ou;-
. . . ... .
iicti r.
rebels haA:;:
actually enter
acd tin; .vpn
I
tho
of
.Sta'o in soruc fore;
j their wlioi
ai nv
eii'.g immir.ont, ilia
President maile-a K'.iuifiuuri )'s'.i;,iii'ii
n-oin
llii . antist;.... ... -. ... ....-w . ...
Slates, and ev.-lal regiments uOlu c'T
York and New .Jersey were promptly -cut,
ami o-Ji-oivn voluntc-.-r miii'ia le-g.oi (".
sombied, but son.c em1' tiT H-miT's arisms
the Picsith nt nsenled I a c.-.lj by tho
l.xecuiive ol the Slate, which was i-.ccor-dinrly
made. I'r.der these c.ll ; 4, IM of
the iiien of Pennsylvania were usi. .uhle.l
in the department of Gef.ernl Iln.oks, and
13.422 i:i that of General Couch. To give,
the de'ails, or even a summary of tho
operations which ensued, woti'd hi iiu
ptrc!icab!ow;lliin the hurts i f a inc: -age.
It is ui'.moes-niy to do no, a- I havo re
commoM.lcd tho adoption of measures for
pr.-ervcring the history of our bcveinl
reuiments and other organ. z ttion, and itl
that hisiorv tho events to which I have re
fer! cd will be rccortb'.l. It is due, lo.'wcv
er, to the nun who earne forward, lii.it I
.houl.l s ty no-.T that they made long and
Lih'iiious "march; s, iu p'i.i'ts ofthis nnd
otiier Stales wiiichlcd been plund"! e.d
bv lb
it
ret
t pnv
ilion s.
and '.vera Ir eqip'nt.'.y
cnemv; Mid on al o.
in cintlict win (oc
,i-..-im;3 need ill obe
li. .wp t o i.i i i :arv i -'CiPiii'.o unci oi'ic;s.
and with eotir-ige und e i ltd an. e-
Some of tho nit! ill ciiled in 1H2 nnd
in I'1!",, wcra killed and oihers omti.led
In all these ca- cs. w hero th-;re ai o urj I i-v?
tor
iir-s
for
the rcliel oi those men or li.cii' lumi
, I let.ouuiieiid the tiiac'.uent of a lavv
tint porpoi.'.
The camnu'.i?n on our soil wai closed by
the victory cfGetiy-jbur, g'liii'ai by lie
vctotan Armv of tho rolomac, uuder thj
command of Major General T.ie.iJ.i, t ej
odicors and men of which "iisp'.ay l t!l
their accustomed vulor and en'birar.ee in
the conflict, and intho fotccd :nd i q i.i
matches which immediately ptcvdeU it.
Under livine 1'iovi len'c. U i!i. ;.i aid
to Urn military genius and unsurpassed ' :i
ergv of'ieneral Meade, and iho prmopt
nessmitl self-sacrific;ng gillautry ol ieil.
Keynolds, we are indebted fur bucce.b on
that bloody field.
We are "proud to claim Gercrals lle.vle
end Reynolds as eons of our oa t: l'uimsyl
vaiia. The fust lives to enjoy the inor.t ireciou
! of all towards, the grateful cppreemi nn
of his countrymen. The latter It II to t ho ve
ry front of toe battle, and we can only p .y
homag.) to bis memory. W hatever hon
ors have brjen at any time devised to com
memorate tho virtues of a patriot of..
true, fetrless, loyal citizen and solJier a, ho
has abumlantly deservect
uniiiiiiitiiifii.iiiiii niiu..nn.i..ii,i
I the I ighl of t hemselves erecting a tuoiiil
riu nt lo him on tho field on which ho led
' and it would not be well to inlerfmo will.
'lheir pious intention, l'ut I hope thn
' the Legislature will place upon liio rce
ords of the State same Appropriate to
tiuiony of Ihc public gralitu
OJ Oil I UN"
Ids surviving commander,
1 U would be unjust to omit referrin;
' pain to thn loyal spirit of cur peoplp
w hich has been evinced in every modi
' since this war commenced. Not mil-
have lhy oent 277, lo'.i men fur genera
ant! pecial service of the Government
ami I supported with cheerfuluess tho !ui
dens of luxation, but our slorohouses an
depots liave literally overflowed with com-
forts and necessaries, spout an oojsly con
tributcd by theui.uiid'jr the active cat
of thousands of our women. (fi.llhfuly unt
deal h,) for the sic!: nnd wounded a?i
prisoners, iu nwi m rir ouranuin in w.-
field. Their patriotic benevolence seirri
lobe inexhaustible, '7hon intelligwuir
ntt received of the UvrUrisn starvatiot
lor to unoi I. or
h.ivo been Ca-isi