News Items.
The ten new regiments from 'Ohio, authorized
by the War Department,. will be MAIO
for the field in six weeks. f
of A Rebel sp with plane on h mom. viitlions.
portions of the Union works, was • tpi, capfgred ,
near City Point.
F . ? k t,
—Four more of. the St. Alba udders
thought, have been deteetect*Serir thefinlontsem
to the national army In the recruiting camp et "-Kew
Haven, Conn.
Greet discoveries 01 silver have Just been made
In Washington. territory. _very_ extensive .rind rich
mines - bkvln been found' on- the - Western slope of
the Cascade Mountains. The ore Is exerodlngly rich.
yielding i ertatitailrlet,alitoutetvertiettrulr%Latamit
to the to of ore. Miners arc flocking to the ground
almost in crowds. ,
In Maine a hay prelim has been, used for the
Pressillgrof pine shatinffl thrldnilting.' >They make
I.e rY. l, lot; PiLesi'and pea he sawed Into blocks like
timber. A bout alundiatinibeii of aliistlnge can
be :AA in.f ePatsh_e&an-mtifPfrk - 4910M4Ofrul.
when once preesathe spring ts - ap tagen trona { hem.
—The tint °Moffat:it •Otrificaltailktaton, of New
Tork..was the issuing of a proelaniation urging the
people of that Slate to exert every energy to 1111 the;
quota of troops reeitircd4Y"the laatsmit oftlie Pres
ident so as to avoid the draft which will take place
on the 11th of Februayyln itildistriets where there'
maybe deffelenelm
—4 private letter from the fleet off Charleston'
BaYi refugees from Charleston and other ports In
South. Carolina, state that all the inhabitants who.
could do ad haveremovul into the country. Groat
distress prevails. St-Steely any flour and 'other Del
cessarlea can be obtained at any price. Sherman's
eneeesA'areasions general alarm. "deters' blockade;
runnels In Charleston harbor arc waiting an oppori.
tangy to escape. Many , pasiengera for Nassau hays
already , engaged bertha. There is little business th
Charteeton, other than connected with bloek.ado.
running and Ltvar Walters.
--The Inauguration of Reuben E. Fenton as Gov.
emu. of -New York in place of Horatio Seymour,
whose official term has expired, took place at Albany
on Monday. Gov. Reymour,• In receiving Gov. Fen
ton, made s brief- address, setting forth the ha
pervance and responsible character of the ate; to
which Governor Fenton replied, expressing bin de
termination to strive to-advance the Interest of the
grwit State, to promote the welfare and honor of the
people, :and also, to the extent of bin Executive ou
t 11011$-end influence, faithfully 'maintain the national
freedom and unity, and perpetuate the liberties of
the people.
—Geoige D. Prentice . , of The Loutsrille Journe,
has . returned from a five weeks' residence in Rich
mond, where he meeni to avert justicefrom lilt eon,
a Nfajor In the 'Confederate Anny, who has been on
rrt for murder. Prentice states that the puha.
men In that city are unanimous as to the policy of
freeing axe analog the slaves. Their scheme of
military emancipation embraces a donation of bounty
lards, and the prospect of the Ireedom of the fatallea
or the slaves Who tight
The friends of Rev. If. W. Beecher, et Peekskill
and vicinity, who were recently edified by that
gentleman's eulogy of the apple as a fruit, made him
a New Tear's present of a huge apple-pi; two and a
halifeet In diameter, and cooked most deliciously.
—The Richmond Examiner, of Dee. 19th says:
An ntinsual number of negroen absconded in the
direction of the Yankee lines on Sunday night. Yes
terday over a dozen cases were reported to the po
llee, In one instances whole amity of negroes tak
ing with them their master's horse and Wagon. It
is not Improbable that some undue Influence has
been brought to-bear upon the negroes, and that
. their running away may be thbranalt of the mactilna,
thous of secret Yankeengerrts in our midst" Thd
poor. negroes see their time coming, and are not
illlng to wait until the door is thrown wide open.
—A private dispatch 'from a reliable source at
Nlontnail States that there Is a perfect pante In Cana
da among the railway managers In anticipation CPI
non•intercourie with . the rutted States, which is
expected unless the government takes prompt ae
t ion to allay exelternent on the borders. Should the
...iteeintheity treaty he - abrogated, which IS almost
r certabkaud Indeed ehauld .never have been ileg° -
let• the.Arst place, the railroads or Canada will
not be Worth a straw. per share.ot their stock, and
will bankrupt a large potion of the present Ca
nadian taillionues.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
. .
• St.VATE.
The Senate was mated to order at 3 o'clock, p. to
The medeatialtrof nav members were received. •
The Democratic members, through Mr. Clymer,'
presented -a . protest against being sworn Into ohletb
by the Speaker thlr. Terrell) unlit he (the Speaker).
bed been first re.eleMed to othee for 11.• IM. The Eiett‘r
ate refused toallow the protest to be entered on the,
reconi.
The:mei:Debts elect were then sworn, and Win. .1,
Torrell-was elected Speatter.
Turrell made an appropriate address.
110178 E OF REPRESUNTATIVES.
TCVADAX, Jan. 3, 1863.
Pttrsaititt to the requirements of the Constitution,'
the Molise assembled today at 12. o'clock, and was
called to order by the Clerk of the Rouse.
j e
The Secre ts of the Commonwealth was intro
demi, and p nted tfie eleetion certi fi cates of the
mernbers of t , Row of Representatives. •
The . -cant ed election. case of the candidates for
membership from the distriet composed of the count.
ties of Somerset, Bedford and Fulton elicited con.
sidetable'discussiorit hut was finally decided by a
majority of the -members.VOthlg In favor of the
clerk staffing telhe roll or the' House" the two can
didates receiving - tire Wheat rubber of votes, Mr.
Moies . „l„ Rois, - ZOI Sotnerset county, and Mr. D,. B.
Arbastong, of Bedford: Remarks were made on'the
uh)ert: by „ Messrs. Brown, Pershing, SPClure,
Sharpe and'others. ,
The IfcniSe — then proceeded to the election of
Spliiker: , -
Mt Brown nominated Mr. A G. Olmsted, of Pat
tereoupty.
Me.-Srtzler nominated Mr. Geo. A. Quigley, of
Philadelphia. The following is the result :
Arthur G. Olmsted receird GO votes. George A.
Quigley reteived
Mr. txtikaed tvrit m imeeived the highest number
of votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker.
Ork entering. upon • the discharge Of his defiles be
addrtmed - the prodse briefly.
M. 'Qiigley then adtaiiii•itered the oath of Office
to thelipealmr. -
A'resiittrtion was offered theta committee of three
bnayipotatCd to waittipon the Senate, -and inform
that body that the Donee is ready to proceed to bre
einem Agreed tn.
Mr.-Alletaan (Dauphin) offered a resolution that a
committee of these. in conjunction with a commit
tee from the Senate, be authorized to wait 'upon the
GOtepitor and infOrrir him that the torte: 'attire Is
really to proceed fo buslues.. Agreed to.
The Rouse then adjourned to meet this evening•at.
' SaVartinsat a 'Union City. '
.
The litayeir'oftavarmale, at the retraest of the Al
dermen and a lame number of the citizens, called a
mectir.glYeeember2a.th, 1%4, to take Into conilder
allon matters ppecrtaining to the present and future
welfare of the city. At this meeting, ; bleb was int
nimenailv atten ed, the follouirur resolutions, re
ported Ej• a committee,were unanimously adopted:
lf7,eroit, by the formes of war, and the surrend-
Ct of the city by the ed. 711 authorttles,Savarmshlpass
es Once More under the authority of the United
States : and, tridrear, we believe that the interests
of the city alit be best subserved and promoted by
free and Lull es - pp:mien of our clews in relation to
ottepresent condition, we, therefore, the People of
aartuaaM, failmteling assembled, do hereby re,
soli%
1 we'accert the pp<ition, and In the lan
guage-of the Fresident. cif the United States, seek to
bate"peace bylaring.dou'n cur arms tint submit
ting _to the national authority under the
leacin:- all .questions which remain,: to be
adluated.by thelieacelni mm.na of legislation; .con
ference anti votes."
.7teltfred. th That laying aside, all ditimettem and
bur)lng bygones in tiro grace of the past we Will
'use am best endeavors once more to bring back the
prosperity and commerce we once enjoyed.'
That We do nolput ourselves .In the
positien of a conquered city asking teems et tbe
con,qtrs, but we claim the Immunities and privil
eges, ern:blued in the Proclamation andllessaze of
the Tr. sinicat of the ',tilted States. and in all the
legislation of Congrms in refereriee toa,poolda eltn-.
ated AS 've are, and ;whilewe own on our part a ,
!Viet obedience to thehrtra of the United States,Uo
nsk, our per6olll3, flees and prop
erly reccemized by those laws
Oohed. 4. That iverespeetfoUy reque4 Br
ceJieaey Governor, to call a Convention of the
poople of Georgia, by any constitutional:mans In
itialsaiser. to give them an opportunity of voting
upon this question, whether they wish the war,be
tweetillielwrisectloniCof the obuntry
litibfried, - 5.- That 314.-Gen. Seerrnan bavinglslae
eartmatilltary Corlimaudered this post BilM•Genl•
OsariVisbo has; bride urbanity as a gentletnan and
HU uniform kindness to otrr citizens, done alt In his
power 'to 'protect them and their property from ltr
tett kandi.injuey,„lt. is the tusanimene dmire of all
*soft ' , that Imbeallovred to remain In his present
position; -and ' that-lerlbe rearm:us above Stated the
Meeks of , the , sidles; ate hereby tendered tci him
did theroineersiundenits etommsnif. , • • .
eirfeaulesdol Tludwaviiitial copy :of these
thanstweent to the President or the United states;
ttareayartor et litetegis; Gese- Bhermas) , sind to'
aids - Abe 4T:weer AtgAsta, Columbus' 3ditoonand
4128a1L4
4#ll44esifii) /tiog tsisVattedi
l'n :" W erael trlNNTA t tgelet t rev i dta ll94s :•
elirtco, otNint Ect ages' from that eiq
Mety, iniboad• tided isAit. foul feet, bele:lethe
rite:6C The bodirytakin" ecomplete!ttate• of tee. :
serest itiri;eeet ritettrikieai had lein be Do ,
elittaa for zasiOrtrit* o perinpie, for egeft-, Tee
ikifeObrdry,likelba* of:a tifumalty,' ktval tt is
ejliltat Vim. if Laftbiet . sattrated Vita briat - atack:l
iftartbettaa•
attAf - Witsetaltet the - Plated 'that , aayit lab:Mr
tWaraafaliicality: Parf<irittierli tkiti and a radi
trchillirefotid, a*.hy, and'alaw tarde distant a'
yiagit ladrlafraCeaanntam siieWere dislatered.
UPriippoiltiOn tsar els calla! iall•bieh , arai +nice'
dAY*,:aud - yortaded ttA
*am " tuoiltkir %VW
by the lets&uttxidthe, bottom; •
WI weir Ikeztatatto. . fat ma
Immonloweinmpom
Ansi tpublitan.
slit in&
A Unionof States nono.can rarer;
A Union of and a Union of laude,
And the rag of our Union forever:7
CIRCIMATION 3,100.
H. H. FRAZIER EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Montrose, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1865
rir The mu/stray is now biomes. Arninu hare ken
raison, soar is levied toaceomplish it. There are old" two
Licks to the question. Zen/ man twist be for the t tatted
&Wes, or against it. There Call 66 pa neutrals in :his
war—only patriots ashy:Rms.—STEP/IEN A. DOCOLAS,
• at Chicago, Aprllll, 1661.
What right has the North LLVEII fled 7 What jus
tice had Urn denkett and mho: claim, founded in in,-
We and right, teas been withheld? Can tither qf you to
day nano one single ad of wrong, deliberately and pur
posely dona by the Obeernment at waganyfon, of which
the &Yeah hae a iiilld to complain ? I ehoilenye the an-
Incer.—HoN. A. EL Syramtwe. 1861.
TILE POSITION OF JEFF. DAVIS
When the rebellion was precipitated, the lead
ers wheehad devised its - plans and prepared the
people of the South for Its bloody purposes,
were sanguine of success. Indeed so certain
were these miscreants of triumphing, that they
had actually arranged what States of " the old
Union" should be appropriated to their control,
where they would live4lnd rule the Yankees as
the petty' tyrants of the old world govern the
masses under their domination. Jed. Davis en
couraged this aspiration in his tools. Davis had
cajoled himself with the faith that he could set
up a throne in the South, which would be oc
cupied by himself and a long line of his descend
ants With this purpose in view, the arch-trai
tor labored incessantly to connect his Dame
with all the Operations of the rebellion. Tie al-'
lowed no campaign to be arranged without
seemingly controlling its details. He acquiesced
in no expedition of a rebel gunboat, unless he
was Permitted to direct its course. The rebel
Congress could not move in any enactment un
less he was first consulted. Thus Mr. Jefferson
Davis hoped so .to identify his name with the
progress of the rebellion, that at its anticipated
success, -Its glory and its benefits would alone Le
retlected,in himself and enjoyed by his family.—
He wished not only to be regarded Bathe foment
er of treason, but as the - bastion:tent wraith pro ,
melted alone the success of rebellion. With '
these qualities established and recognized, and
rebellion a success, Davis expected to wear a
crown and hold a sceptre. We are satisfied be
Would have done so, had it not been for certain
contingencies growing ont of the operations of
the Federal army and navy. But alas for Jeff.,
he cannot escape his responsibility. As he was
anxious to control all movements of the rebel
lion in order that he might monopolize the ben
efits Of its success It is now becoming apparent
that his followers are forcing on Jeff . all the odi
um of a Confederate failure. The Richmond
papers are indulging in very rough abuse of
"President Davis" They blame Jeff. for Hood's
disaster and Hardee's necessities. They re
proach him with having interfered with the
well digested planaof the rebel army and navy
°Meese, and thereby Invoked defeat on the rebel
MUM. Indeed, just as Davis labored and hoped
to centre in his person and cluster around his
name, all the credit and glory of rebel success,
so is, he now feeling all the crushing weight, odi
um, disgrace, and reproach of rebel Marc. lie
is now undoubtedly the most unpopular ono to
the rebel Stack ,IVIO wilt doubt that this is
ape of the logical-results of treason?
R'HAT.A CIISIV GE
Governor Help his final message to the Leg
isfature of rassouri, .siesws that his sentiments
have undergone a complete revolution relative
to the u domestie institution." Wheti he was
chosen, or rather when as Lieutenant Governor
he sneeceded Gov. Gamble, he was conser
vative" on the question of slavery as the rabidest
owner of the "'stye' .could,./lesire. His eyes,
however, have sitacf been opened-,-_ very widely
opened; inasmuch that in the message referred
to, he looksmpon the institution as dead—as the
cause ofall'onr troubles; and counsels the Leg
islature to adopt each measures aS may be nee
many, , with the assistance of the Constitutional
Convention, to-which the delegatee have been
recently, elected, and which would shortly as
semble, so ns to give it a sudden and not even n
decent burial. Not a word does he say of grad
ual or even compensated emancipation. He
refers to the late election as the will of the peo
ple on this great disturbing question, whichean
not bo ignored or disregarded.-But the change
is not only with Governor Hall; it Is with the
masses of the people, who lusve, by their action,
announced the doom of slavery without' even
benefit of clergy.—Missouri, =der the ban
ner of Freedom will, within ten years, become
One of the Dimmest States of the talon.
MTIAT EVS.A9P. PEOPLE CAN DO
La a ease tried is Near-York; in which a lady--
who had been placed in the Bloomingdale asy
lum by her relatives, on very sufficient grounds,
sued for daniagesi one of the evidencei offered
as a proof or her tionrUlneas was u plcce of poet
ry, comprising' several stanzas beautifully' and
and touchingly written, The defence summoned
Dr. Brown, if the asylum, to show that a per
son Might Is' insane, On many subjects, and yet
be compeleitt to write .well. In reply to the
counsel% cilm , tion on this head, Dr. B. said, " I
suppose tini binit reply I can give to that quea
lion is to state that Adler's German and English
Dictionary, which iettsed - rtit a standard text
book in the pritachisicollegia , in this country,
was written in the Lluonalligdale Lunatic Asy
lum, by a person of insane Mind ; L might also
mentiorth iinrnber of the standard text-books
which were wriiten in thatl-insiltufima; and
will stace aita conclusive feet, that one 'of the
iriiiiiinetvsParoM4S hlCao;l7Ork Is. principally:
gifted-in the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum,
Mid the leatthai editorial is - written thrr.s or tont'
tlines a weckby a plasm of unsound mind con
fined'. in that institution!! -" •
, ':. iiev,ants is viadtrara.- -
karii has left itle, 61tertlifiNii Valley, :ad bio i
imps troaKbecapy a anti pottian it Wayndebor49,
VitZti4 - 94 1111 / - rl 3l NPor.tiAlf.: tat nce a Iricy
mond. 04 cavalry, under Stoneman and Bar.
:briNA/ 1 . 13 1*W treiiiiitertiiii - ialPttbio P4t •
vaniti of Me-robels atifialtville, int was preekano.
-i-' *lf rt i4;: /1116, to , *e 11 . 30 lete4 :01 4r:ierious
4 snusicuinsikialiwateri - virdiia. - 1
1 3 emwtioatonspb.rgyietly wapling, wale&
ing:_ .a l 4l4i3ielotkiiithiphas - 110; "yet Paie;l4l
new Datiorrebet earth *prim haveTistbeen re
-1 gil l ikrati*g ir,Cirn 044)4h im:tlM' l ames,
i
aver to Ant (Mile canine - NA timinar.
Um 01ire.bel Port taniaaa captured by Qea.
, i r
Sherman last - ber....i.Aese works were
evidently eons ... "eilwifit(view to preventing
w surprise, to tender the rebel defences
Sithplele . Aoticien the fikain of forts beyond
#ort4tiolk , . am slid-t i e tillredoubt on th? ritt,
Cr. '` ,i 7l a ~
Tke rebels ere helininglo,discuss the propriety.
I:itcnakilleckinitai LeisiniStary dietatotOmd
1 iljto fierce' dennielations of Divis continue.
rsa .
PROM EUROPE.
The - steam-ship New-York, frorw&mtharrepton
Dec. 31st, and the Etna, from Liverpool Dec. 21
and Queenstown Dec. 22d, arriinid at - New-York
January 3d t bringing--lour days later newa—
The President's Message had been received and
. • ,
printedotud rariOnsiy tominentet on by the
English press. Parliathent would Meet early
iirrebrnary;':"The Coiling - of' the new Atlantic
cable on board the ship Amethyst was proceed
ing. Charles Conti, the Corsican, had been ap
pointed private Secretary to the French Empe
ror. The Ministerial crisis in Spain has come
to an end. All effats to form another ministry
have failed. The Pope has issued a bull con
demning all modern religions and political er
rors having a tendency hostile to the Catholic
Church, and exhorting the Bishops to confute
them. The bull wits signed the Bth of October
last
PARTIES TO SETTS IN CIVIL CASES.
In an act of Congress passed July lust, it is
provided that In the Courts of the United States,
" there shall be no exclusion of any witness on
account of color, nor, in civil actions, beetles ,
he IS a party to Dr interested in the issue tried."
This has been the ptactipc ht England for sonic
years and founi to work advantageously. The
latter portionig also the practice in two or three
of our own States, among the rest Kentucky,
where, so far as anything is known to the con
trary, it has proved satisfactory. In a little
while, the whole enactment will be adopted
throughout the Union. •
:ICONTRAIRAND
The Government is determined to break up
the business of publishing news for the iuformn•
(ton of the enemy, as was dono in the case of
the expedition under Admiral Porter. The
.7)ln , s and Coinmerrukt Adeertiter, of New• York,
have reeelved'iNarning from the War Depart
ment, and if again guilty of a like transgression
will he suspended. The parties who sent the in
formation from Washington are under arrest.
and, it is reported, have already been sent to
Fort Lafayette.
TIIE DIFFICULTY SETTLED
The correspondence between the Brazilian
minister and Mr. Secretary Seward, relative to
the capture of the Florida, is published. The
Brazilian has accepted the American's explana
tion, and the difficulty is practically settled.- -
Mr. Seward has managed the affair with su
preme propriety and ability.
GOVERNOR'S !WEN SA GE
We print Gov, Curtin's message to the ex.
elusion of several communications and some oth
er nuttier intended for this number of the Repub.
The message treats of topics or crest in
terest to all our citizens, and will he generally
rend.
LE,GISLATIVF:
After this week we shall resume the publica
tion of an abstract of the daily proceedings of
Congres.
The Blair Mission to Richmond.
WatiumotoN, Tuesday, Jan. 3, lea.
Fume's P. Blair, motor, and Montgomery Blair re
turned yesterday afternoon without peace. Mont
gomery Blair went North by rail last evening..
All that is known of their mission is this: the
President. was fully apprised of the motives and
purposes that Induced the elder Blair to desire to
go to Richmond, but he declined to make himself re
sponsible for the Journey.
He woutd,Aant glee a written authorization of it,
nor otliclally promote It, but he told Mr. Blair lino
he slirmld allow Gen. Grunt to net on his own sense
ul dnty end-policy in forwarding him to Richmond
Jr refusing him a passage through our lines.
It is understood hem that when the Blahs reached
Grant'a headquarters a telt.zram from the Secretary
of War was there ahead of them, apprising the General
that their mission to Richmond was selta.,uned
and without the authority of the President, and star
gesting, In the spirit and tailorof thtreVWeh, if not
Co words, that the mission had better be stopped.
The Matra stayed at Headquarter . * two days, and
then-retraced their way home. It was understood
that. Montgomery was not to go into Richmond with
his Other., that he was to await his return at City
Point.
To strip this mission of all diplomatic ehardeter,
a rumor hae been pushed to-day that Mr.'illair sim
ply endeavored to get to Richmond to recover por.
dons of his political correspondence taken boat year
by Breekinridge ream his manakin et Silver Spring,
and which was of so delicate a character that merry
to ilving politicians and decency to dead ones recital'•
ed that it should be recovered and suppressed at all
bazuuls.
Ibater dispatches state that neither Stanton nor
Grant Interposed any obstacles to the mlssioni
A Successful Raid into Alabama.
NEW ORLEANS, DM. %, 1864.
A force of about two thousand men including the
Twenty-tlrst Zane Cavalry, First Alabama Cavalry,
Fourteenth Now-York Cavalry, and thrt regiment,
of Colored troops with two pieces of artillery, under
command of Colonel G. D. Roldnson, of the Ninety
seventh Colored Infantry, lett for a mid into Alabama,
to Fever telegraphic and railroad COlllllllll/iCUI ions at
Pollards, anc , to destroy such property and stores a
might be found there.
Pollard on the IGth nit., the place Was
bread to be evacuated ; and Vie railroad depot. in
cluding strain of eight cars, mostly tilled with grain;
the milroul storehouse , tilled with grain and gov
ernment property; quartermaster's and commiswary
stores; ordnance budding, and 2000 stand of anus; a
trestlework and a number of miles of railroad, were
destroyed by oar troops; which bang scrompliabod,
the expedition started to return, but were met at
Little Esenmbia by the enemy under Cul. Armistead,
who opposed their cro,stag rho bridge.
The Colored infantry made a successful chars:,
led by Cul. Robinson, 'Who fell shot through tie
thigh when half way across the bridge. After Rob
inson was wounded the command devolved upor.
Lieutensuieolonel A. B. Speeding, Second Maine.
A second attack was made by the enemy, which was
repulsed and the rebels scattered through the woods
with heavy loss, Including Col. Armistead, their
leader. who was hilltaL Seven of the enemy's IlAIZ.•
Were captured, and the expedition was lint again
moles el during its return. Our total loss during
the time the expedition was out wa. estimated at
killed, -wounded and miming.
RESOLUTIONIAUT PrNSIONERIL—Ortbe twelve en
maihing Ilevointionary yentdoners whose names
were'published In the beginning of last year, eeven
have since died. The Survivow, are:
Leirine7CO3•k, ealistesi at Hartford, Mass.; Is now
about ninety-.l,ght year , of ii•M, and resides in Omen
don„Orleans county,. N. Y. 'Samtrel Downing, en
Haled Carroll manly. N. it., la dbont ninety-eight
years 'Of age, - and resides in Edinburg, Saratoga
county, N. Y. William HutelaingA, enlisted at BeTsv
Cattle, Mn., (then Nast achtmetts); is now one hun
dred years. old, and reside. in Penobscot, 'Hancock
county; Me. Alexander Maroney, enlisted at Lake
George, Now York,. as drummer hos 'Yates,• now 'Arita
ninety-four years of age;' resides in Orlean.
county, N. Y.; dames Barham, tubstitute for a
drafted man In Southampton, Vu.; Ming in the State
of Missouri, and in the one hundred and that year of
bie age. The number of artglual•applications on be
ol• widows of Bevolutlizary tiddlers, adtullted
daring the decal year, W 93 teu, with a yearly amount
of petitions equal tcifft2
MIL YAMADA! AND SPiarruausat.—Mr. Famday,
in answer to a spiritualbrvitatioe has runt thc fol
lowing ..Moinnmirbtle reply: PI am obliged by your
eourteonainvitation, but really I have been so Masp
pointed by the manifestations' to ;KWh my notice
has at diffettmt times been called that I am not mi.
eomaged :to give any Mom attention to them, and I
thtielore leave those to which you tiler to the lumds
of-the professore et Imentemaim• If apirit comma ,
olcations not: utterly worthless should. happen to
sten' into activity, I will trust-the spirits to hod out
for Merest:Ws how theycan. move my attention. I
ant tired of them." _ - . • •
Nom:mum:llr TIM AIpLZON.—A innst important
dh,covery,lattcore sottam that of the alle”ed, smarm
orthe Nste haS Suit tieen In4dc ntiotith America.—
Rh Mat the great Riser Aniazon has been foned - to
benivigable troM one end to the other; that, to fact,
a near route has b'een - openkd between the Atlantic
ao4. the 1;u-inc. The Merfme, a ?MOM steamer,
which Ivas sent to f. , lore the Ap3azon , has arrived
fmm.Rayro, :Mont WO miles from lame. Tbs An'
onatav ri,mted more thin ,Ont) miles of rho Atnardm
ProPrr, nbd 000 of .14gYmall gisid ti;e Paohltaftly
ersa P,h4th Vielkileas*t.ony-itntlin!,canous.
Atit, mm* aferairaz iitabltW x*ll Wig%
aa it bcd irmaderail 11:1=17.
- -
Groi-Ornoi. of Pennsylvania.,
To k theJ3enizta and Itrhi,uxof Tiveseneatives'F
During the put yeat the people of- thi+ Com-:
monwealth have had reason to be gratefel to
Almighty God for many hies-Sings. The earth
has been fruitfid, industry has thriven, and with .
the exception of the injury suffered, by the citi
zens of some of our border counties, through the
disgraceful barbarity of the rebel forces which
ravaged parts of them, and burned the town of
Chatnbersburg,we have no public misfortune to la•
ment. The year chasm with a train of brilliant
successes obtained . by the armies of the United
State ,„±, inspiring hope in every loyal mind that
the accursed rebellion will won be crushed, and
pence be restored to obr country.
The balunec in the Tretoury, Nov. 30,
1863, 'vu' $2.147,5n1 70
acceitne duringluenl,year encbug Nov
30, ISO 4.
Total lu Treasury for fiscal year endlug
Nov. SO, 1861 $6,880,G44 72
The payments for:Oc same period have
4,X5141 INj
been
Baku - cc-4o Traisury, Nov. 80, 1861.... 81,88:A3 03
The operations of the sinking fund duriug the
last year have been shown by my proclamation
of the 27th day of September last, as follows:
Amount of debt of Common
wealth reduced 1038,563
AA follows, ilz
Fire per cent. loan of the
Commonwealth S'AIS,SM3
Interest o.rtitleatee redeemed all 47 W 8,469,10
The fiscal year accounted for in the statement
of the Treasury Department, embraces the time
from the Ist of December, Itt63, to the 30th of
November, 1844. The sinking fund year coin
tnencial the first 'Monday in September, 1863,
mid closed the first Tuesday September, 1864.
This will explain the diserepauey betWeefi 'the
statement of the Treasury Departmentata to the
reduction of the public debt of the State, and the
statement embodied in the proclamation relative
to the sinking fund.
Amount of public debt
of Pennsylvania, as It
stood on the first day
of Dec. lrtxt, 4,496,896 78
Deduct sung, redeemed
at the State Treasury
dering the &eel year
elating with Nov. 30,
Dint, viz:
Five per Cu IL storks... $104,72:2 73
Four and u-bull per cent.
stork.; 10,CM)0 00
Interest eurtllleatts.... 2,270 11 110,942 84
?Uhl lc debt I)eceml per 1
Funded debt viz :
Biz per cent. loans ordi
nary E,-100,04/ 00
Five per cent loans ordi
nary :z,r,03,...= 72
Four and a half per cen
trim loans, ordinary
•,:53,_00 00 30,3tR,003 7'2
rufded debt viz:
liebet notes in eirealu
tiorr
Interest ccrlitleAte. , utile
standlno:
Interest certillent.i un-
claimed
Domestic creditors' cer
titivates
Military loan per Act
loth, May,
Total public debt, Dee
1, lbtit.
The Cornmorprealth holds bonds received
room the sale of Public Works, amounting to ten
million three hundred thousand dollark, ($10,300,-
000 00) as co 110 ws
Pennsylvania Railroad Company bonds. 14,800,o(x)
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Com
pany boucle. 0,50 0 ,b00 00
These bonds are in the Sinking Fund, and re
duce the public debt to $29,079,1303 9-i.
The ttIN on tonnage imposed by tile acts of
30111 April and August, lag, .hrtat yielded
something less than was anticipated. I recom
mend a revision of these acts for the purpose of
rendering this s"urec of revenue more product
ive, and emending other defects in those bills.
The revenue derived from the tax on banks
during the year amounts to $13139,603 67, but un
dkr the enabling act of the State so many of our
banks have La come National banks tinder the
-,et of Congress, that this source of revenue may
be considered as substantially extinguished, and
it n ill be n/ cesvary in some way to make up the
deficiency from other sources.
The net of Uoneres3 ClltiOrio taxetion by
the Sotte of the stock in the Rational banks in
the Linda of the holders, out exceeding the rate
of taxation imposed on other aimilar property,
nod-part or The aerlclency may bo ,her provided
The amount of debt extinguished by the Sink
ing Fend during the year Is tionitt ally drat,
which is to be accounted for by the ..itraordinary
expenses which hate been incarreil. Seven hurl.
trod and thirteen thousand dollars .($713.(#00)
have been paid to refund to the banks the money
advanced by them to pay the volunteers in ser
vice during the triVasion of the State to
186&
t)ne hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) have
been distrihnted among the inhabitants of Chant
hersburg, suffering by the rebel destruction of
their town. About two hundred thousand dol
lars (2 , 10,0001 have been expended under the acts
providing for the payment of extra military
claims, and to addition to these extraordinary
outlays, the amount appropriated to charities
was last year larger than usual.
In my opinion this natter of donations to char.
itiss is tasi running into a great abuse. Douses
of Refuge, and Insane, Blind and Deaf and Dumb
Asylums, appear to be proper subjects of State
bounty, because their objects are of public im
portseee, and to be 'useful, and well and mono.
mica/1y managed, it seems to be necessary that
they ale till he more extensive than would be re•
paired for the wants of a particular county. But
lit on: system, ordinary local charities are left to
the care of the respective localities; and to give
the pubfi, money for their support is really to
tax the inhabitants of all the counties for the
benefit of one.
The national taxation is heavy and must prob
ably be made heavier, and the local taxes author
ized by unwise legislation and paid by our peo
ple are excessive. In view of these circumstan
ce., we should endeavor to avoid increasing
their biarde , s by making undue appropriations
for any purpose.
It being alleged that the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company has dot in various
particulars obeyed the law by which it was in
corporated, the Attorney General (on the sug
gestion of parties claiming to be thereby injured)
has tiled an information in equity against that
company, seeking an injunction to prevent a con
tinuance of its past, and the persistence in its
intended illegal course.
Some my last annual message, on the report of
John A. 'Wright, EN., that the linnbury and
Erie railroad was finished, I ordered the bonds
remaining in the treasury to be delivered to the
company.
It is a subject of just pride to the people of
this Commonwealth, that this great work is com
pleted, and whilst it opens a large: and wealthy
part of the State to the commerce of the seaboard,
and 'mites capital and enterprise within our bor
ders, it secures to the Commonwealth the pay
ment of the anms due her from the company.
In my special message of 3001 April last, to
which I refer, I communicated ki the Legisla
ture, in some detail, the ,circumstances connect
ed with the advance by hanks and other corpo
rations of the funds to pay the volunteer-militia
of 18U-.3.
It is not necessary here to recapitulate them
at. length. The case was peculiar, and It Is be.
lievcd none quite like It bas occurred. The call
for volunteers was made by the authorities of
the United States, but it being found that men
could not be got under that call, the form of a
call by the State authorities for the defence of
the State was, with,the assent of the President,
substituted. The United States agreed to furnish
the ainut, subsistence and suppli42, but it was
alleged that Congress. bad made no appropri
ation covering the pay. In this slate of things,
the emergency being great, the'BecreterY of War
telegraphed me, thus:
Wountaroar t July 2;2d,1803,
7 . 9 Hie &agency, doe. 4. (1. Curtin:
- Your telegrams respecting the pay of militii,
called not under your proclamation of the 27th
of June, have been referred to the. President for
instructions. and have been under his consider.
ntion. Ile directs me to say, that while no law
ok appropriation authorizes the payment, by the
General Government of troops that have not
been mustered into the service of the United
States, he will recommend to Congress to make
an appropriation for the pameat of troops called
into State service to ire an - Acing tumid:xi,
itielndint thosb - orthe 'ot- •
If in the utantime l au' Was Um =mg
DEM
artninnt, put has been done !pother States, the ap
propriation will be applied 14 refund the ad-
Vance to those who made It;. pleasures have
been taken for the payment of:trotaps7raloatered,
Into the United States serviat; BS stititi,llS the
mutera and pay rolls aro madocut Theanswer
of thls department, to you sa Governor : of the
State, will be given directly to Yourself, Affirm
ever the department is prepared to make answer.
(Signed) EDWIN 11 STANTON, •
Secretary of War.
The hanks and other corporations refused to
advance the money unless I would pledge my
self to ask an appropriation from the-Legislature
to refund It. It - will be - noticed that the pled°
of the President is clear and ,distinet, but, not
withstanding.the money was 'paid send the ac
counts settled and placid in the hands of the
President before the meeting of Congress, no
such recommendation as promised me was made,
arid for that reason the bill introduced , for that
purpose failed. The men were raised and placed
under the command of 3lajoeGenertil Couch and
the other U. S. officers in this Department, The
troops were held 'ln- service longer than the ,
emergency for which they were called nut re
mitted. Several of the regiments were marched
immediately into distant parts of the State, by
order of the officers of the army stationed
Pennsylvania, against my repeated remon
strances. They were retained, as was alleged,
to preserve the peace and enforce the dram—
Nearly, if not quite, oneffinlf the money was paid '
to troops thus held, and after the emergency had
cleared. Finding that the appropriation was
likely to fail In Congress, I laid the matter before
the Legislature, just prior to their adjournment,
in May lust, and an act of Assembly was Imme
diately passed to refund the money out of the
State Treasury, which, as above stated, has been
dime: I ought to say that the appropriation by
Congress was vigorously supported by all the
members, from this State, in both branches.—
Baying dose everything in my power to pro
ehre the paytueut of this just claim of the State,
L now recommend that the Legislature take the
subject into consideration with a view to induce
proper fiction by the President and Congress.
- By the act of 22d August, 1644, I was author
ized to cause an immediate enrollment of the mi
litia to be made, unless that recently made by
the United States should be found sufficient, and
to ratite by volunteering or draft a corps of fif
teen thousand men for the defence of our South
ern border. The United States enrollment be
ing found very defective,
I diretted an enroll
ment to be made, which is now„in progress un
der the charge of Colonel Lemuel Todd, whom
I appointed Inspector General. A draft by the
United States was that in progress, and it was
not thought advisable to harass our people by a
contemporaneous State dealt, even if a draft had
been practicable under the present law. Volun
teers could aot he obtained, there being no boun
ties, and the men not being exempted by their
enlistment in haat corps from draft by the United
States. Fortunately the United States plated an
army, under General Sheridan, between us and
the enemy, and tiles provided effectually for our
defence. With such adequate protection as
proved by the brilliant campaign of that army,
I did not think it right to incur the expense to
the State of an independent army, and the with
drawal of so many of out people from their
homes and ptirstiits. Meanwhile arrangements
have been made with the authorities at Wttah-
Melon for arming, clothing, subsisting and sup
plying the corps at the expense of the United
States, mud an order has beets gtVen by the au
thorities of the United States to furnish such vol
unteers in the carps as may be drafted by the
United States, The corps so privileged not to
exceed 5,0 0 0 men during the winter, andl have
already adopted measures to that end. There
may occur irruptions of irregular bodies of the
rebels, and it is well to be provided against
them. The number proposed to be so raised and
put into actual service, will, in my Judgment be
suntelem, awl a regard to due economy, requires
that no more than are atufficient shark. ha placed
on pay. The remaining 19,11 i% will be organized,
and ready for service in case of necessity. I in-
Vile your immediate attention to the very able
report of the inspector General, which sets forth
the defects in the law which he has distsaVered
in his preparation for carrying it into practical
effect. _ . _
4,759,312 02
11 1 39,379,6 1 X11:14
47,251 00
MIS
OEM
i 24 32 11A,510 21
86,370.603 WI
.1,000,000 00
C 39.379,603 94
$10,300,000 00
The State agencies at Washincton arid hi the
South-west, are in active and butcesfol operation.
I communicate herewith the reports of Col. Jor
dan, at Washington, and Col, Chamberlain, a nnul
for the South-west. The provisions of the law
requiring the agents to collect moneys due by
the Cubed States to soldiers, have been bent -
cent. A. reference to their reports will show, the
magnitude and usetulness of I.IIIS branch of their
service. I desire to invite tile attention of all our
volunteers, ofticers, soldiers and their familial to
the fact that the State agents will collect all their
claims on the Government, gratuitously, as I
have reason to believe that many are still rga.s.
rant of the fact, and are Beatty imposed upon by
the esorbitaht commissions charged by private
Claim agents.
tinder the act of the 6th of May, 1861, 1 ap
pointed Hon. Thomas 11. Burn - meg to take
charge of the arrangements for the education of
the orphans of soldiers. I erintrallaieate here
with a copy of his report on the subject. Ela
has disoharged his duties with commendable
zeal, fidelity and efficiency. I earnestly recom
mend that a permanent and liberal epprepriation
lie made ro support this just and worthy scheme
of berieficellee.
I recommend that an appropriation be made
for pensions to the volunteer militia men, (or
their famitics,) who were killed or hurt in set ,
vice in the years 1562 and 1663. As soldiers
sometimes arrive here who are insane, and who
should be protected and cared for, I recommend
that provision be made for their being placed in
the State Asylum for the Insane, at this place,
and kept until notice can be given to the author
ities of their respective counties, who should be
required to remove and care for them.
feel it to be my duty to invite your serious
attention to the evil= growing out of the system
of passing nets of incorporation, for purposes
which are provided for by general laws. We
have passed acts authorizing charters to be ob
tained without special legislation. These acts
have been generally prepared with some care,
and contain the provisions which the Legislature
thought necessary to protect the Commonwealth
and her citizens. If the general laws are not
found to answer such purposes, they should be
amended and perfected. If any company desires
to be incorporated with greater privileges than
are conferred, or to be relieved from any of the
conditions imposed by these act ,_it appears to
me that it should be required first to obtain a
charter under the general laws, and then apply
to the Legislatirre for an act making the changes
which are desired. The attention of the Legis
lature will thus be drawn to the specific object,
and a judgment can be formed of its propriety.
I would also observe that great evil results from
the habit of granting privileges to a corporation
by a inert reference to some former private act
relating to miler corporations, sometimes without
even giving the date of these acts. All these
practices are bad, and although they may some.
times be pursued by parties having no bad inten
tion, yet they certainly onginated in the design
of surprish ' , Lie Commonwealth into grants of
privileges which it was known could not be ob
tained if their extent were understood, and they
are often followed now for the same fraudulent
purpose.
I strongly recommended the repeal of the act
passed the 18th day of July, A. D. 1863, entitled
" An act relating to corporations for mechanical,
manufacturing, mining, and quarrying purposes."
Its provisions are found to he practically so nit
consistent with the duo protection of the citizens
and with the just policy of the Commonwealth,
that it ought not to be allowed to stand longer
on our statute book. I approved the act in griefs
tion with great reluctance, and subsequent reflec
tion and observation have satisfied me of its mis
chievous character.
I also recommended the repent of an act passed
the 22d day of July, A. D. 18111, entitled " fur
ther supplement to an act to enable joint tenants
and tenants in common, and adjoining owners of
mineral lands in this Commonwealth, to manage
and develop the same."
This act allows foreign corporations to hold
three hundred 'sem of land in this State' for
mining purposes. It was passed, it is believed,
for the purpose of enabling companies near our
border engaged in the manufacture of iron, to
hold land us ore banks. But tinder the idea that
the stoking of an oil well is mining, it is believed
that companies have already been organized un
der the laws of other States, and that more will
be, for the purpose of holding lands and carrying
on the oil business In this 13tate. It wOultibe
better to remove all doubt on this question by
repealingthe act. These companies, being for
, eign corporations, are not within the control of
our laws to the extent that they ought to be for
the mimeses of taxation and regulation.
The immense development of wealth In some
of our western counties by the discovery of oil,
has added vastly to the resources of the. Com
monwealth. . -
I have made eflorta to ascertain the value of
this product during the last year, but have failed
to.proeuring information anhiciently accurate to
justify, sue m estimating its amount." It laid
.
ready vast, and, is rapidly Increasing,
4Tbm:codas:none andinanufactureao(she }gain.
Jaye become so 41inseltled ,asui 'lllatcolat that.
isms iMiwg *del bp taw AA Itp VOA%
ascertidninent of them, act that their extent may
be genera, known, arid also that the necessary
taxatiort'may be Intelligently imposed. I re
commend,fer thettiS prtrpolto.lhe.4MtOn ti ora.
Bureau, of which the:Atidlibrirtintral Ike
Treasurceshall lie Melniks& itratt: i the f 4eatilif
whichshall be neneforncer, be - -,atylS-d Coni
mlssioners of Statistics, or designated 'by any
other appropriate titlg.. . : v
The Act of 211th of August. PP:milling 6)l '
the voting of soldiers, shmild be carefully-exam
ined, with a view to its amendment, and, indeed.
a revision of the whole election laws would
acetn to-be-desirable with a view In the WO es• -
gentle! objects of, I. The admission of legal and
exclusion of illegal votes at the rolla; and,.
2. Faithful and correct returns of the votes ac-
tnally polled. I communicate herewith the opin-
Icin of the Attorney General on thi , conflicting
returns for the 16th Cungrusional District, which
wlii shOw some of the practical diffientties which
'arise uhder the existing system, Without on
dertskiag to „recogillienii,.the adordion_of any
part cider plan, I submit the whole subject to
your careful and earned „Oonsiderittlon, in the
hope that 'Your wisdom will be able to devise
some measure which Will produce the result so
essential to the existent% of n free government :
that votes shall be fairly taken in the llftt In
stance, and fairly tsaunted and returned after
wards.
I have endeavored since I came Into office to
exercise as cautiously as porJble the power con
fided to the Execntlye, and avoid usurping any.
I I I shall endeavor to persist in this course to the
I end.
A new call has been Made by the President
for 300,090 men this renders it proper that I
should invite your attention to the evils which
have resulted from abuses of the system of local
bounii-s which was begun, in an emergency, by
the voluntary and generobs loyalty of our citi-
ZODS, before the passage 11q Congress of the en
rolment art, and " has since been continued by
sundry acts of Assembly. The result has been
to the last degree oppressive to our citizeus, and
unproductive of corrftponding benefits to the
Government. In sonic counties and townsh,ips,
it is believed that the bounty tax during the last
year exceeded the'average Mantle derivedfrom
the land. The large. Stints nettled in some places
in the nempeUtlon or inen, have demoralized
many of tut twbple, and the most atrocious
fractir, Connected with the system have become
common. The men of some of the poorer coon
ties have been nearly exhausted by their volun
teers being crodtled to richer localities psyche
heavier bounties. The &Indent as practiced low
ers the +aerate of the hitiy itself, by putting Into
the ranha men actuated by merely mercenary
motives, and who are tempted to desert by the
facilby of escaping detection, and the prospect
of new gains by re-enlistment, a process which
they expect to be able to twat an indefinite
number of times. 01 the number of men fur
wham bounties have been paid, it is believed
that not one fourth have been place in the ranks
of the army, and even those who have joined it,
have not probably on an average received for
their own useVone-half of the bounty paid for
them. ulmmenshellms have thus been appropri
ated by cheats and swindlers, in many cases be
lieved to be acting in complicity with tigencles
of the Government
An effort NVELat . made to ph - met:Mt some of the
punks Conceited in Stith tnitids under the act
of Assembly of 1411 August last, and they were
hound over by the Mayor of this city, but after
the witnesses bad come here on the meeting of
the court, they disappsenred from the public eye.
I recommend the whole Atib3ert to your careful.
comddetallon, that the system may be purged
of these evils.
I am of:tidally. informed that the quota of this
state, under the recent cell, is 66..99% hut I am
not informed ofithe principle on which the dratt
is to be made.
It appears Oen tile — President's proclamation
that it is made chiefly to simply an alleged de
ficiency in former calls. lam surprised at the
amount of tbisl large deficiency, and can only
amount for the difference between the number
of men furnished by the State and the deficiency
alleged to exieein the assignment of the 'pres
ent quota by the assumption that the 'nee never
reached the army, although enlieted and Mus
tered after the paYrilent of bounties by the lo
calities to which they were supposed to be cred
ited. It is peobable that there are very few
counties in the State which have not paid large
bounties for a ntimber of men sufficient to till
their former quotas.
Tilling the local bounties at the lowest aver
age of tour honred ,dollars, and it Is believed
that It Can be demonstrated that the people of
Pennsylvania have thus been robbed of more
than twelve millions of dollars during the past
year. This estimate does not include the money
fraudulently taken front men tsbo haVe actually
gone icte u,e eervice.
The continutinee of. these monstrous and un
paralleled abuses cannot be tolerated.
Certainly more men are termite? to aid our
gallant soldiers in the field in crushing this re
hellion and every consideration of patriotism
and eeregard for our blithers who fire now In
Ihe face of the . enemy, obliees us to spare no a
lert to raise the necessary fume,
In June lnet-I gate letters to is temirnittee of
the risen society of Philadelphia, requesting
that the members of the committee might be al
lowed to visit and examine the prisons and poor.
linuses througlionttbeCommonwealth. I trans
mit with this communication a copy of the re
port made to Inc by the society of the results of
their Inhere, and commend the same to your at
tention with n view to the adoption of proper
measures to reform the abuses which have beets
found to eklet,
In connection with this subject, I again call
your attention to the expediency of providing
for the reception in the penitentiaries, of persans
convicted of murder In the first degree, and who
may be pardoned on condition of serving a
limited term therein. It has become a custom
that an incoming Governor should not Issue a
warrant of execution In cases left enacted upon
by his predecessor, slid It not tinfrequently hap
pens that in eases which are recent, while some
punishment should. ,be Inflicted, that of death
may appear to the Executive to be too severe.
The result is that there are at this time, in
the various prisons, .some eighteen or twenty
persee s nnder sentence of death, and who may
lie there for en indefinite period of time.
The vast amount of additional labor which
has been Imposed upon the Secretary of the
commonwealth by the existing state of affairs
renders It absolutely necessary that the clerical
force of hie department should be Increased.
The making out of commissions for our large
army of vol unteers In the field, and the prepara
tion of election blanks required by late to be
sent to the army—the receipt, filing and record
ing the returns of the soldiers votes—the enrol.
men t of the yearly Increasing number of Acts of
Assembly, mid of charters obtained under gen
eral laws and the making out of letteni_patent
for them—all these, together with the previous
heavy duties of the office—form an aegregate,
the weight of which mast nliiinately break ]down
his few subordinates, diligent, faithful and en
during es they are. I recommend, therefore,
that prevision be promptly made to meet the
necessities of this mtge.
it is a subject of just congratulation that not,
withstanding the distracted state of the country
our system of common schools continues to flour-
Leh. The report of the Superintendent, which I
herewith transmit, shows that there has been an
increase of scholars during the past year. It is
important to sivurterie teachers a suilieient num
ber:of men of suitaill.reducation and ability, and
with a view to this
_object, I suggest for your'
consideration the expediency of Junking out of
the school fend itself some provision for the sup
port of such teachers as shall after a given term
of !melee become superannuated or disabled
while in the perforrnane of their duties.
Of the fund placed in my hands by the Acts of
I tell of May, 1861,, and of the 4th of May, 1834,
and to be appropriated in my judgment mili
tary service, I have expended in the last year
$6,124 68 in support of the agency at Washing
ion—op until the iffith of ?flay last, for my per
sonal staff and other military service, an Recount
of which hi settled, in • the taw of the Auditor
General. ' -
No similar appropriation Will be required at
this session. .
A, bill was lath:4lElml anti passed the House
at the last session of the Legislature providing
for the appointment of a commission to ascertain
the damage done to the cauntiesof Bedford,
ton, Franklin; Cumberland, York and Aditils,
by the reberarmy
,failed in the
&Untie for of time. •
,I commend to your_consideralluithe proprie
ty of the painage.of tmch a bill _during the pres'
ent session. It is just to the peopleof these coun
ties who liatalselfeted, its Well as to the Govern
ment that,these damages Should be fairly 'neer
tathed'ond fheevidence 'perpetuated, whatever
may be the iiewle be fattener' future eensidera.
lien by the tt,ulletl States or Stale Government
114) to,the propriety of paying such claims, .
.Major• Genera Hancock has been authorizer]
by the . War' Department b raise a corps of
veterans, :to be called
- the. First Crepe. One of
the regubitions is that 'application bythe Gar
mot, (COW Stite,. recruiting ofliceni will -be
deitignat for such State. -Atm been request,'
ed.b7.43l3otelailaneeekl6 l maktisedgspolkil.
ilandat 11115 re bit4Mo (WM4 to altoply vt%
the request. It appetite to
til S , thet th • Male!
of mentabsed on the plats" iited 'lsy th e War
Departs's — eat wouldprobablE, tbd retitled to
thGeOkr Prov:Sof-a /§1 , Oat own lewd' for the
atale& avoltiatet* haft shrieked of General
„Batatneir•tvbeiter tkef pmpoted corps Is to form
porter thireg army ortirthevOltipieer fame,
self the 'maxi under willtf • act of Congress le
is to:b. raised.; He hits referred that totnmuni
.tatfon, 't4e Visf-Peranments'Alona which I
have as yet reeelved ho ansWerto it; j
The following letters have •passedl between
General Hancock and myself on this staled:
_ -
ILuttimituno, P,a.,,Dee...* 1861. •
• tirezrili :74 ;receitel.yent , litter at-the ma.
ment of my departure for Philadelphia on Mon
day last. I returned this mornitsg and hasten-to
reply.
Thiving no knowledge clfrtliii oligisqlzstforf of
the carps you are to cOmmantl-thap whit'ap;
pears in the newspapers and orders t 441.181.-.
obliged if ou ivilllnfotvl"rti~'lift t -re
garded a, a part of the regular army, pf theynl
ted States or partolthe itolunteer serticei
IF it is a part of the army of thp trotted BtAtei
I certainly have Ito contteetioh with It,, as Oov
en3or of (ho State, .If It is organlredf as volun- '
teera, be pleased to inform me under !what set Of
Congress.
I need net say, General, that I would be most
happy to (loan In my power personallyand offi
cially to raise a !tree tts he cotntnatatied by you. _
Can We not tuitegoil two or three right:lents
Pethityitiahla, In the usual manner , ac
cording to acts of Congress, for your corps, - Of
course, I would consult you in thel selection of
officers and only commission where you oppmre.
I cannot understand the Importance of my
asking that persons be sent to Pennsylvania to
I Induce veterans to go to the Distriet hr cobbibbh
to enlist. I certainly Will' do , nothing to , =tig
ress the plan proposed.
We have benefits, by general and 'special leg
islatiou to Pennsylvania, which attach to the
volunteer and hts thr)ily. While Ltvtll do noth
ing to deter the veterans of the State from en
tering your vorps, I hesitate to edtanett myself
with a mode of eattgitheof which may. deprive
thrhi of Mich benefits, unless it is my duty un
der the law.
1 ant, General, very respectfullY;
Your obedient eervant
A. G. cturfur.
Major-General VTErirta,44)l3.llAFteop'4.
licatX(oArcriThs PtitsieOttra;' i-
VirAsursevrox, D. C., Dee.'3l, DAL • •
To Hif Ersdleney, Hon. A. 0. Cuirrus;Gorernor
of l'ennel i kania :
Sin; —I have the honer, to acknowledge the
receipt of your emanattidriation of the 29th
and haVe related the , same to the. War Depaii,
merit. I thank you for your kind expression of
personal good will, and regret . that there should
be any occasion on yonr part to-lend your offt-.
cial Influence, 'us Governor, to the ritishitiofthe
corps as proposed by the War Department"
It Is not within my province, perhaps; to
cuss the plan of or,ganizat ion, as I nut acting un
der the direct orders of the War Department,
and my own views, Therefore, are of no prattled
moment. I may gin however, that I have no
knowledge of the organisation other than what
I have derived from the rollers and circulars of
which I mailed you official copies Dee. tlthi
I cannot see how volunteers fur thhr corps
from your State lose any of the advantageS at
taching to those for other organizatibtur.
They are credited torthe localities whew they
or iheir familie.s are domiciled, and coUttt.olllbD
quota of your State..
It should be borne In mind that. this is en eiruft
to get men into the service who are not subject
to the draft.
I have the honor to l'Cuifit; very respectfully,
your obedieht servant
• 'WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,'
Major-General IT. 8. Volunteers, commanding
First Corps.
.
The only act of Congress for raising volun
teers that I am &ware of, requires that the UN,
and line offitera shall lie, commissioned by the
Governors of the seteral States. Thii'men id
this corps are not to be formed intei,prganlia
tions of the respective States, and It is
that Its officers shall fic appointed bythe genet;
al goyeretnent "I know of no act of Congew
e
or of Assembly under which men ireised will
be entitled to pensions or their fami
este - bet
I.e
fits from the nited States Mr State oyemment
In addition, I will observe that without apy feel* ..
log ofjeulousy, I am still not ready tn.. partici
pate actively in transferring to the Llilicrl States
Illegally the right of appointment vested In the'
State, end which the State authorities call 'exer
cise with more discrimination.bySmson Of, bait
ing a greater familiarity with the merits :et the:
citizens of their own State, than 'the:Halted '
States authorities can possibly have. I'will
transmit ant' farther communication- that I may
receive on this subject. • It will he perceived by
reference to the correspondence,thet I have offi
emit to raise, in the manner provided by Taw, .
two or three regiments oflteterans for - Hancock%
Corps. My riciire is to assist the oOverronent
In every legal music in.reizing men, and especi
ally to facilitate an ofticer—a native liensYlvarli
an—so distinguished as General Henpeck, In his
efforts to organize a new corps. .. -
I shall throw no obstacle in his way on the
present occasion, but I emnot, certainly, be ex- ;
petted to invite a violation of law' in carrying I
out a plan which sacrifices the rights 'of the
State under existing laws, arid would leave the
men unprotected by them, so for an conceroSl
!inure provision for their -comfort :and that' 9ii
their families.
. .
I will further observe that. It appears '4 the
report of the Adjutant General, herewith trans.
that the State, irader the system estab
lished by law, has put into the tuflitarY.'set i vicei
of the United States since the commeneeme
of the war, the following number of tnen,',riz
Trotsto arra Otto &reins during ISO:"
Organttations for three rears'
Oroudzations for one hundred days'
term
Ortrimit.ilions for one year term
Volunteer manna
Drafted men and Rubttitutea. '
Recruits fur regular army '
Re e.liahnents of iltastavivirnirt reinu.
leers:
Infantry '
Cavalry •
•
Artillery
Accredited to other Mates
91,701
.Z•eop, Ao.t into the irrrice °Ph? Male &bar tines the
nannienameni of the rebellion, tact uelinq the mintly
dap' militia in the depuenueette of eh dfonatigahrtet
and Su.. nehanna in 1863 :
Doling the year 1 861 1.V,591
•
do. do. 1863 ' 71,100
do. I do. 1863. (4046
do. do. 11461. 73,8ezi
Re-enlisMtent of Penaeylcania v01tudeer5.....17,878
. -
33040
The twenty-sire thoisand Militia:of 1863 are
notincluded in this statement.
the attention of the Legislature ,to the
Report of the Surveyor General, -herewith . pre
sented. nod commend the suggestions Made by
that (dicer to your contddaratton.
This Message is accompanied by fall • reporht
of all the military departments. They. exhibit
the large amount of service Performed during
the past year, atd contain a full history of ail
the n d litary operations'of the State. • --Many val
uable recommendations are made in theta to
proniote , tbe efficiency of, our volunteers, and
the comfort of the sick and wounded, which I
recommend to your earnest , and Immediate at
tention. It affords - me great Satisfaction ,to
bear mytestimony to the ability, diligence. and
fidelity of all the officers in these several de
partments.-
Before closing this message I desire to advert
to the delay which has sometimes occurred in
the passageof thegenemlarot eco rtatieriblil: It is
necessary that this bill should me law. as
otherwise the action of floverrimeht would' be
stopped. To delay its presentation to the Exec.
naive as was done at the last regular session—
till a late hour :Of thelnlght before the morning
fixed fer,the. field adjournment, is to-dew:lva
the people of their right to have ail hills sublull•
to - ilie'revhdon of the .Legislature before becom
hag laws, In case the Executive; sheiuld not ap-
PrOelliont. -If there had Items dote 't should
probably have returned tbe.apprapilation 'DK
of Lust year for revision, as when I leidthe cp
portunity of delibemtely.cianlining it, I found
provisions which I enuld not • have: tiPPlViredi-t;
but that opportunity was dented Cue 'berme the
bill had-become a law, and in,fsetialt the Legit
haute was on the-point of adiburnmeit, the only
question presented to me was whether - that bill;
should be a law without amendment or the maxis;
shies of the Government remale unprovided_ fer,_
seldters in the field still
sheds lustre on,-the coallitOtiWealtilf and,, that
their malt la appreciated - 1w a generous peopkr
is shOwn by the contlnued atutcheerfd,ll.Wl.
ty with whlch , the men and.utortten ot the Ellate
contribute of their mearnt.for their comfort 11314
welfare. .Idaythe blessing of. God he on-those
brave metwrm bevestood by_ the country thre
the dark hours of tier visa,• -
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