(S®E>, iKBISESSSIKE is SWSi JFJffi&SSSSSUsSj, ■Whole No. 2777. I Cash Sates of Advertising. iministration or Executor's Notices $2 00 published in both papers, each 1 60 it-ruTs Sales, 12 lines 1 00 j Each additional line S stray. Caution or other Nonces, not exceeding 12 lines. 3 insertions, 100 ivern Licenses, single. 1 00 If more than one. each 60 ;gister's Notices of Accounts, each 60 flu public sales published in both papers, a dedue >n of 25 per cent, on all matter over one square. All other Judicial Notices same as above, unless the ice is fixed by law. 12 lines of burgeois, or 10 lines of nonpariel. makea j uare. About 8 words constitute a line, so that any ] ■rson can easily calculate a square in manuscript. Yearlv advertisements wili be inserted on such rms as may be agreed on. in all other cases 12 lines constitute a square, anil 11 be so charged. Post Office. Mails arrive and close at the Lewistown P. j | . as follows. AKRIVK. y Eastern through, 5 20 a. in. ; " through and way 4 til p ra. ; I Western " 11 " 10 53 &. m. j I Bellefonte 2 30p m. j Hg| Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and ! JgEaturdays, 6 00 p. m. j CLOSE. E Eastern through 8 00 p. m. j " and way 10 00 a. m j Western 3 00 p. m. | tßeliefonte 8 00 Northumberland (Sundays, Wednesdays a%!md Fridays) 8 00 p m. j f Office open from 7 00 a. m. to 8 p. m. On from Bto9 am. is. COMFURT, P. M. : Lewistowu Station. I Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: | Westward. Eastward I Express, 12*19 a. ui. ■Baltimore Express, 4 24 a. m. ■Philadelphia " 5 20 " a. in ■ Fast Line, 551 p. m. 349 " ■ Fast Mai! 401 " 10 53 " ■ Through Accommodation, 2 35 p m. ■ Through Freight, l<> 15 p. m. 120 a m ■ Fast " 349a. m. 855 " B Express " 11 00 235p ra ■ Stock Express, 440p m. 820 >al Train. 12 45 p. in. 11 25 a m ■ Union Line, 7 15 " ■ L cai Freight, 7 00 a. in 0 45 P m I Galbraith's Omnibuses convey passengers to ■ and from all the trains, taking up or setting them al all points within the borough limits. I - - "IT Attorney at Law, [ tiffice Market Square, Lewistown, will at ■ tend to business in Mltfiin. Centre anil Huuting- Hdun counties do 1 , 2b . 2?., 5. ICI.T.2ZS ■ / \FFERS his Professional services to the ■ Y / citizens ot Lewistown and the surround- Hing country. Office in the Public Square op ■ posite the Lewistown Hotel. jan!3—6ui* w Large Stock of Furniture on Hand. V FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds •of Furniture. Young married persons ■ am) others that wish to purchase Furniture ■ will timi a good assortment on hand, which ■ will I -• sold cheap for cash, or country pro ot-pn in exchange for same. (Jive me ■ a call " alley street, near Black Bear 110 ■ tel. leb 21 Jacob C. Blymyer & Co,, Produce and Commission Mer chants, LEWISTOWN. PA. teKt-Flour and Grain of all kinds pur ■ chased at market rates, or received on storage ■ and shipped at usual freight rales, having ■ storehouses and boats of their own. with care. ■ ful captains and hands. Plaster, Fish, and ■ Salt always on hand. sep2 AM3ROTYPES AND The Gems ol the Season. I r |MIIS is no humbug, hut a practical truth I A The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholder B are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS TRUTH I FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and ■ DURABILITY. Prices varying according B to size and quality of frames and Cases. Room over the Express Office. Lewistown, Augost 23, iB6O. T 0 B A C CO! Genuine Orient;* 1 Turkish. Im. Turkish. Uose, Favoiite, Ln ion, Kiss-me-quick, Seat'ar latti, &c. Xo. 1, i and 3 CUT i DRY, very to jr. PIPES, TOBACCO-BOXES, C IGARS, I and in fact everything that belongs to his line f business, at very low figures. Call and examine for Yourselves, and save I tn -ney by buying at the Cigar and Tobacco I Store of E FRYSINGER, not 11 Lewistown. Pa ft'ilar and Will it w Ware. I pUBS. Churns. Buckets. Butfer Bowls, i Clothes, Baskets. Market Ac., I fur sale by J. B. SELHEI.MEK. UOVEILNOR'S MESSAGE. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ) IIAKKISBUKO, .VUG 9, 1804 J To the Senate and Mouse of Represe.nt.a --t. res of ike Cummonirtullh of I'ennsyl en nia : GENTLEMEN: — I have called you to- t gether in advance ol your adjourned ses sion, for the purpose ot taking some action j tor the delence of the State. From the commencement of the present rebellion, i Petina. has done her whole duty to theGov eminent. Lying as her southern counties do, in the immediate vicinity ot the burd ! er, and thus expo-ed to sudden invasion a selfish policy would have led her to re . taiu a sufficient part o! her military loice lor her own defence. In so doing, she , would have tailed in her duty to the whole country. Not only would her men have j been witheld from the field of general oper ations, but the loans and taxation which j would have become necessary, vouid have j to a large extent diminished the ability ot j her people to comply with the pecuniary : ! demands of the United States. She woulu also have necessarily interfered with and : hampered all the military action of the Government and made heisell to some 1 exteir, responsible tor any failures and | shortcomings that may have occurred. In j pursuance of the policy thus deliberately j adopted, this State has steadily devoted her j men to the general service. From the be , ginning she has always been among the ; I first to respond to the calls of the United i | States, as is shown by her history ln>tu the j | three month's men and the Reserve Corps |to the present moment. 1 bus lattlituliy lui .lling all her own obligations, she has a right to be delended by the nuiiongi S force, as part of a common country Any ! other view would he absurd and unjust. I She of course cannot complain when .-be -utters by the necessary contingencies ol j war 'ihe reflections that have in too ! many quarters been made upon the people ' of her southern counties are nu.at untound | ed. They were invaded in 1862, when a | Union aruiy much superior to any force of | tl e rehe s, (and on which they had of course a rUht to rely.) was lying in their i immediate v.cinity and north of the I'oto j | mac. 1 hey were again invaded in lß'6o. | I after the defeat of the Union forces under j ! Milroy, at Winchester, and they have j ' again suffered iri 18114, after the Uete<: ot i j the Union forces under Crook and Averiil. j llow could an agricultural people in an ' I open country be expected to rise suddenly and heat hack hostile lorces which had on ; feated organized veteran armies ot the ! Government? It is ot course expected 'hat thetnhahi j s taiits ot an invaded country will do what is in theii power to resist the invaders, and j ( be t acts hereinafter stated will show, i j think, that the people ot these counties ; have not failed in this duty. If Peim.-yl j vatiia, by reason of her geographical posi j | Hon, has required to be defended by the l national iorce, it has only been against the j j common enemy, it has never been neces j | sary to weaken the army in the field by j ; sending heavy detachments of veterans to ! save her cities lrom being devastated by i small bands of ruffians, composed of their ' own inhabitants Nor have tier people ! been disposed to sneer at the great uiassps ot law abiding citizens in any other State who have required such protection. Yet w ten a brutal enemy, persuing a defeated ! oody if Union forces, cresses our border j and burns a defenceless town, this horrid barha-ity, instead ol tiring the hearts ol ail I tht people ot our common country, is ac j tuiliy lu some quarters made the occasion I of mocks and gibes at the unfortunate ; sufierers, thousands of whom have been j rendered houseless And these heartless scutis proceed trout the very men who, when the Btato authorities, forseeiug the danger ! were taking precautionary measures, ridi i culed the idea of there being any danger, ' , sneered at the exertions to prepare lor meeting it, and succeeded to some ex eiit in thwarting their efforts to raise forces. 1 hese men are themselves morally repon r sitde for the calamity over which they now I i chuckle and rub their hands. r It might have teen honed—nay, we had a right tc expect —that the people of the j loyal States engaged in a common effoit to i preserve Government and all that is dr-ar to freemen, would have ibrgotteu, at | least for the time, their wretched local 'jealousies, and sympathized with ail their loyal tell or citizens, wherever resident j within the borders of our common country ii should he remembered that the original soutce of the j resent Rebellion was in such jealousies encouraged for wicked purposes |by unscrupulous politicians The men who lot any purpose now continue to encourage them, ought to be heid as public enemies —eneuttes of our union ami our peace, and | should be treated as such. Common leel ings—common sympathies —ire the neces , | sary foundations ot a common lree govern j meat. 1 am proud to say that the people of • j Pennsylvania feel every blow at any of her I sister State-, as an assault upon themselves, and give to them al! that beartv good will, j the expres-ioii of which is sometimes more ! important under the infliction ol calamity than mere material aid. i It is unnecessary to refer to th-' approach ' of the rebel army up the Jjheuandoah Yal- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1864. ley on the third day of Jul}' lust—to the ueteat ot Gen. \\ ailace on the Monocacy, their approach to and the threatening ot the Capita!, or to their destruction ot prop erty and piiiage ol the counties ot Mary land lying on the border. These events have passed into bistoiy and the responsi bihties will be settled by the judgment of the people. At that time, a call was made upon Pennsylvania lor volunteers to be mustered into the service of the United States and "to serve tor one hundred days in the State of Pennsylvania and Mary land and at Washington and its vicinity." Notwith standing the tinbarrasmerits which compli cated the orders for their organization and muster. six regiments were enlisted and organized and a battalion of six companies. Tlie regiments were withdrawn lrom the 8. ate, the last leaving on the 29iu day of July I desired that at least part ol this force should be confined in their service to the States of Pennsylvania and Mar; land, and made such an application to the War De partment, as the proposition did not meet their approbation it was rejected and the general on er changed to include the Slates named and Washington aud its vi cinity. No part of the rebel array at that time had come within the State. The people ol the border counties were warned and re moved their stock, and at Chambersburg and York were organized and armed tor their own protection. 1 was not officially informed of the movements of the Federal armies and i 1 course not ot the strategy ot tin ir c iiiunnders, but it was stated in the newspapers 'hat the rebel army was cn>- y , ur-ucu alter it Had er sued the Pot mac mid was retwing up Hie Valley 01 he Sheiiaudoatl. Repeated successes ot out troops were also announced aud the people oi tins State tiad just cause to believe that quite sufficient Federal force had been tlirow 11 bo-ward tor its protection upon the line ol Ihe Potomac On Friday, the 20th oi July, he rehei brigades ot Johnson and McGauslanJ, con sistlug ot lrom 2.5iJ0 to o,UU<J luounieu uicu, with six guns ero-sed iti: Potomac at Clear Spring Ford. 1 hey commenced crossing at 10 o clock, a. 11., -lid marched directly on Mercersburg. There were but 45 me.l picketed in that direction, under the command of Lieut. M'Lean, I S A. and us the enemy succeeded in cutting the telegraph cotiitiiun cation, which from that point had to p .ss west, byway ol Red ford, no liiturinatioii could be sent to General Couch, by telegraph, who was then at Chauibersburg. Ihe head ot this column reached Cham' er.-nurg al o o clock, a m on Saturday, 1 lit doth 1 he rebel brigades id Vaughn and J ek son, bum eiing about iJ.UUO uiounteo 11.e. crossed the Potouiae at about the same time at. or liear \\ liliaui.-port —part of ihe command advanced 011 tiagerslowri the main body moved on the road iead.ng from G illiainsport to Greencaslle. Aiiothei rebel column of iulantry and artillery ciossing the Potomac simultaneously at Bhepp udstown, moved towards Lei terstiurg Gen, Averiil, who commanded a force reduced to about 2,6U0 men, was at ilagerstown, and being threatened i • front by Vaughn and Jackson, on his right by McU'ausland and Johnston, who also t ireatened his rear, and on his le't by the column which crossed at Sheppardstuwn,. he therefore f 11 back Upon Greencaslle. Gen. Averiil, it is understood, was under the orders of Gen. Hunter, but was kept as fully a-ivised by Geu. Couch as v. as pos sible, of the enemy's movements on his right and to hts rear. Gen. (Juuch was in Ch on hers burg, where his entire force eon sisted o; 0U iulantry, 45 cavalry, and a sec tion of a battery of artillery, in all, less than 15U men. Ihe six companies ot men enlisted for one hundred days remaining in the State, and two companies oi cavalry had, underorderslrom Washin ton,(as 1 aiu unofficially inforu ed,) joined Geu. Averiil The town of Chambersburg was held until day light, by the small force under Genet al CoLch, during which time the Govern ment stores and train were saved. Two batteries were then planted by the enemy commanding the town, and it was invested by the whole command ol JotinsoD and McLansLnd. At 7 o'clock, a. 111 , six com panics ot dismounted uien, commanded by- Sweeny. entered the town, lolUwed ly mounted men under Giluiure. Ihe mat. force was in line of battle—a demand was made fir lUU,Ih.HJ dollars in gold, or OU'J, OdU dollars in Government funds, as ran sum. and a number of'citizens were arrested and held as hu-iages lor its payment. No offer ot money was made by the citizens ot the town, and eveu if they had any inten tion ui paying a ransom, no time was •allowed, as the rebels 'uminenced imme diately to Guru and pillage the town, aisre* gar ling the appeals ol women and child'en, the aged and nfiriu, and even ihe bodies of tiie dead were not protected from their brutality. I' would have been vain for all the citizens of the towu, if artued, to haye attempted, in connection with Gen Couch's suiuil force, to defend it. Gen. Couch with drew bis command, .and did not him.-elf leave until the enemy were actually in the town Gen. TVverill s command being within nine mile- ot Chambersburg, it was hoped would arrive in time to save the town, aud efforts were made during the night to communicate with him. In the meantime, ttie small force of Gen Couch held the enemy at bay Gen Averiil marched 011 Chanibcisburg, but did not ariive until alter the town was burned irtid and the enemy had retired. He pursued and overtook them at M'Connellsburg, in Fulton county, in time to save that place front pillage and destruction. He prompt iy engaged and defeated them, driving them to Hancock and across the Potomac. I commend the houseless and ruined people ot Chambersburg to the liberal beuevolence ot the Legislature, and Bug gest that a suitable impropriation be made lor their relief Similar charity has been heretofore exercised in the case of an accidental and destructive fire at, Pittsburg and I cannot doubt the disposition of the Legisla'ure ><n the present occasion On the filth day of this month a large rebel army was in Maryland and at various points on the Potomac as far as New Creek, and as there were no adequate force within the Btate I deemed it my duty on that day to call for Thir;y Thousand \ olunteer Militia, for domestic protection. They will he armed, transported and supplied l>v the United States, but, as no provision is made t<>r their payment, it will be necessary, should you approve my action, to make an appropriation f r that purpose. Feeling it to be the duty of the General Government to aflurd full protection to the people ot Pennsylvania arid Maryland by the delence 4 the line of the Potomac, I united with Gov. Bradford in the following letter to the President, dated July 21st, A. 0. 1804. STITK or MARTLAND. ] EXICLTIVE DEPARTMENT, i- ANN APOLIS. July 21. 186J ] His excellency, Abraham Lincoln, President 1 f the Uni ed States— -Bik : 1 lie repeated raids across the P .to' i 111 ac river made by portions of the rebel army, j and the extent of the damage they have sac j ceeded so frequently in indicting, have mst j injuriously Htb-cted the people ot Maryland and Pennsylvania, in tne neighborhood of j that river, and many of them, it is believed, j a- tiie otiiy sc urity again-t suet. 1 >sses in the iuune are se>i u-iy considering the propriety j < 1 abandoning their pre' -nt homes and seek- ' ing safety at the North. It seems to us that not merely in this sec | tiorial aspect of the case, but in its national 1 relations, the security of this border line be tween the loyal arid rebellious States is an object justifying and requiring a disposition 1 of a portion of the National force with an 1 especial view to its defence. The Potomac can only be crossed in its ordinary state of water at tn me five or six fords, and we pro pose to enlist from our respective States a volunteer force that shali be sufficient with 1 fie aid of the fortifications which the force itself can speed.iy construct, to effectually guard them all. We csk the Government tha* 'be recruits so raised eh&it fie credited to the quota* of! s- vera! Slate- on f| > • hli i-:-t m fe, and ue armed, equipped arid supplied as other volunteers in in service. We ate aware that as a general rule well founded objections exist to tin* enii.-rui t of a lorce to be exclusively 11 -ed for l.ouie or local defence, but we regard such a service as we now suggest as an exceptional case, and the complete protection of this part of our fron tier as of admitted national importance. Soon after the outbreak of this rebellion the importance of a special defence of the re gion bordering on the uppt. Potomac was recognized hy the Government, and the Hon. Francis Thomas of Maryland was authorized by it o raise three regiments with a view to the protectio-. of the counties on either side !of that river. ? hese regiments were raised | hut the subsequent exigencies of the service I required their employment elsewhere, and j 'hey iherefore afford at present no partiou 1 1 ir security to that region beyond other troops | in the service. The necessity, as we think, for some such | peculiar pr< vision has now become eo'"t'"iou a I that we would, with great respect, but most j t-arnestly urge upon Your Excellency the ex I pediency of acceeding to the suggestions we j nave made, arid we will immediately set about raising the forces required, and we have no doubt they wili be promptly procured. We have the honor to be. with great respect, your obedient rvants, (Signed) A. W BRADFORD, A. G. CURTIN. The following letter from the Assistant i Adjutant General, da'ed August Ist, A D. 1864. is the only reply received by me up to this time : WAR DEPARTMENT. ) ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. V WASHINGT >N. D. C , August Ist, 1864. j His . EXCELLENCV, the Governor of Pennsyl vania, liariisuurg, Penn'a. SIR : —I h tve the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the joint letter from yourseif and the Governor ol Mary land, dated July ! 21-t, 1804. asking authority to rai-e a voiun ' ter free ir. your respective Slates, to be ex i clusively used for home or local defer.ee, and j f..r guarding the fords of the Potomac. In reply, I am directed hy the Secretary of I War to inform you that the proposition has been fuliy Considered, and that the authority a-ked for cannot be granted. In this connection please see t'-e act of Con gress. approved February 13. 1862. as pro inolgatpd in General Orders No. 15, series of 1862. from this office. I have the honor to remain, sir, Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, THOMAS M VINCENT, Assistant Adjutant General. MEM —Similar letter sent His Excellency, the Governor of Maryland, this date. How the reason g : ven for the refusal to act on this proposition, can be made con sistent with the enlistment of men for one , hundred days, to serve in Pennsylvania, EEEKTCLnsr OKKTSSFS:* ipassysjo Maryland and at Washington and vicinity, it is hard to perceive. On the suggestion made by citizens of the border count". . tue iu:iuw;ug conima -1 ieatiun dab d 22d July. 1864, was made hy Major Gen. Couch to the Secretary of War: (Copy ) HEADQUARTERS. DEP'T. SCSQITEB ANNA IIARRISBCRG. Pa., July 22, 1864. Hon EDWIN M. BTA.NTON, Secretary of War: SIR: During the recent raid into Mary iand, the citizens of Chambersburg turned out wit 1 a determination to stand by the few soldiers present, and hold the town agtinst any cavalry force that might assault it 500 citizens of York, irrespeetite of party. Aolunteered, were armed, and went down to the Northern Central railroad to guard the bridges or hold their town. This is stated in order to show you that the"b<>rd< rcitizens" ate beginning to retJ ze that by united aetit n they have the s rengih to protect themselves against an ordinary raiding party. Eu closed, I invite your attention to a letter ad dressed to the Governor, together with his endor-ement upon the subject of forming a special corps from the six border counties most exposed. If lU.OoO men can thus be organized, its existence would be a protection and give confidence. I am informed that the general sentiment of the people in th s question is in favor of something being done at once, and as a milita ry measure, think it will be of essential service to the General Government and recommend that the War Department encourage the move ment by actoorizing the loan or issue of uni' forms, provided the law in question is enact ed. It is believed that the new militia law of this State will practically T r<ve of no value, excepting that an oornlitnent will probably be made. I m sir. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, D. N. COUCH, Major G-n -ral Oomd'g Dept. HEADQUARTERS, DEP'T SUSQELII ANNA. HARRISBIKG. Aug, 4. 1864. A true copy respe-tfuily furnished for the inf rmation ol His Excellency Governor A. G Curtin. JNO S. SCHULTZJC, Assistant Adjutant General. On the same day 1 approved in writing of the proposition, and expressed my opin ion that the Legislature would pass an act in accordance with it at its adjourned ses sion on the 2od of August. Lan 1 irnish ed with an official copy of the tallowing re -1 ply, dated August 1, 1864, to the proposi tion of Gen. Couch. (Copy.) WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 1, ipG4. S Major Gen. D. N. COUCH, Commanding, &e., Harrisburg, Pa. GEN.: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 22d of July, rela tive to the United States providing uniforms 1 for a "Special Corps" of militia from certain 1 border counties of Pennsylvania. in reply, I am directed to inform you that the subject has been carefully considered by 1 ths* Secretary of War, who cannot sanction the is.-ue of the clothing in question. I am. General. Ye v resoecifully, Your obedient servant, TIIJM t*- M VINCENT, Assistant Adjutant General. IIEADQC.V.;TERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQCUEANXA, Harrisburg, August 6th, 1864. A true copy respectfully furnished for the } information of His Excellency, Governor A. j G. Curtin. JOHN S. SCHULTZE, Assistant Adjutant General. In each of the three years, 1862, 1863 i and 1864, it has been found necessary to call the State militia for the defence of the ' State, and this has been done with the as • sent and assistance of the General Govern ment. From the want of organization, we ! have been obliged to rely exclusively on the volunteer militia, and with tew excep tions to organize them anew for each oc j easion. This has caused contusion and a j loss of valuable time, and has resulted in sending to the field bodies of men in a great measure undisciplined. The militia bill passed at the last session is I think lor or dinary times the best militia law we have ever bad; but under the existing extraordi nary circumstances it seems to require modifications. 1 suggest that the assessors be directed to make an immediate enroll j ment, classifying the militia as may be thought best; that the officers be appoint ed by the Governor, on the recomendation, approved by him, of a board of examina tion, composed of three Major Generals for I each division, of whom the Major General of the division shall be"one. the other two to he designated by the Governor, from ad joining divisions, or i'i sQch other mode t as the Legislature may think fit; that in aM c ises the officers shall be selected by pre ference from officers and men who have been in the service, and shall have been j honorably discharged by the United States, and that efiectual provision be made for drafting the militia when required. The ; recomendation in regard to appointments ' is made to avoid the angry dissensions, and, too often, political jealousies which divide military organizations by the election of officers, and to secure tl e services of ihe most deseiving and competent men. The election ot officers, in the volunteer j forces in the field bas been found to be in ■ jurous to the service, while promotions by seniority, and appointments of meritorious ' privates h is produced harmony and stimu lated to faithfulness. In the enlistment of new organizations the plan adopted of granting authority to officers to recruit | companies has beeu found to be the best I policy. I also recommend that the Gor- New Series—Vol. XVIII, No. 42. ernor be to form (cither by the acceptance of voluuteers or by draft in such parts of the State as he oiay deem expedient) a special corps of militia to consist in due proportion of Cavalry, Artillery aud Infan try to be kept up to the luli number of fifteen r g ments to be styled "Minute Men," wl.o shall be sworn and mustered in to the service of the State for three years who shall assemble for drill at such times and places as he may direct, who shall be clothed, armed and equipped by the State, and paid when assembled for drill or called into service, and who shall at all times be liable to be called into immediate service for the defence of the Siate independently of the remainder of the militia. As this Ibrce would be subject to suddeo calls, the larger part of it should be organ ized in the counties tying on our extreme border, and as tha people of these couuties have uiore personal interest in their pro tection, the recommendation is made to authoiize the Governor to designate the parts of the State in which it should be raised and save the time and expense of transporting troops from remote parts of tbe State and the subhistency and pay in going to and from tbe border. A body ot men so organized, will, it is believed, be effective to prevent raids and incursions The expenses ot clothing, arm ing and equipping such a force cannot be correctly ascertained, but the Quartermast er General has been directed to mako ap proximate .estimates for your information, will bo independent of pay and subsistence. The State should provide at least six four gun batteries of field artillery with all lie modern imt roveuients. The suggestion has been frequently made by unreflecting persons that the State shojbl raise a force and keep it permanent ly in the field for her defence. Apart from other considerations, it is to be ob served that, tbe expenses of such a meas ure would be quite beyond the present ability of the State. To raise and maintain an army of fif teen regiments would involve an annual expenditure of more than ti;:cen million of dollars, and any smaller force would be inadequate. Tbe plan which I have above proposed would, I think, give to the State sufficient protection, and, if the Legisla ture should think fit to adopt it, the ex pense can be readily provided for by loan or otherwise. Having an organized force under the control of the authorities of the State, and mustered into service for domestic protec tion, we would not, as heretofore, lose time in arranging for transoortations and sup plies with the National Government, when it becomes necessary to call it into the field. When thoroughly organized, it should be in all its appointments an army which could be increased by draft made from our enrolled and classified citizens. The plan which I have above suggested is the result of reflection and experi ence which I have had during the last three years, aud I have felt it to be my duty to submit it for your consideration. Of the purpose of providing for the effec tual defence of the St te, 1 of course can not doubt yovr approval. If the Legisla ture should prefer the adoption of any other plan more efficient, and economical, than the one which I have herein propos ed, it will give me pleasure to co operate heartily in carrying it into effect. In accordance with the act of May 4, 1864, I have appointed for the £a*teru Armies Col F. Jordan as Agent at Wash ington, and Lieut. Col. James Gilliland as Assistant Agent at that place; and also for the Southwestern Armies Lieut. Col. Jas. Chauiberlin as Agent at Nachville. These Agents are now actively engaged in the performance of their duties, and it is de sirable that our people should be aware that a part of them consists in the gratuit ous collection of all claims by Pennsylva nia volunteers or their legal representa tives iD the State and National Govern ments. Volunteers having claims on eith er of these governments can have them collected through these agents without ex pense, and thus be rescued from the extor tions to which it is feared they have some times heretofore subjected. Having re ceived information from the agents of the State that our 6ick and wounded were suf fering greatly from the want of comforts and even necessaries, I have been recently compelled to call on the people to contrib ute supplies mainly in kind for their relief, and it gives tr:e pleasure to say that this appeal has been cheerfully responded to, as have been all my former appeals to the same end. It seems impossible to exhaust the lib eralities ot our generous people when the well being of our brave volunteers is in question. In my special message of 3<>th April last, I stated the circumstances at tending the advance by banks and other corporations, of iunds for the payment of the militia called out in 1863. In conse quence the Legislature passed the act of 4th. May, 1864, authorizing a loan for the purpose of refunding, with interest, the amount thus advanced, in case Congress should fail to make the necessary appro priation at its then current session. I re gret to say that Congress adjourned with out making such appropriation. The balance in the Treasury being found
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