■^^inirfiSpLGonity iLgitkoflfa BY I£. H. COBB, i, , ifij PnbliEbederery Wednesday morning nSd-xnduiato ncEcribersat ONBjDO|tLAdt'ANB pj3?Ji:£ Ojfes per year, always IN ADVANCE.' ; -,i' M’ ' .jjwpaperjß sent postage free to though they may receive tbeir’mpil at p(i|;; T o& fesllo -cateS in counties 'immediately adjoining,, 'ht cppien ■ icnoe. ’ , ... - , ' lan AosT/crpy la the Official paper ; and circulates in every neighborhood Ibprcin. Sub- 4 eoriptions being on Eya%m, U;fci.rca lates among a class most to the interest'cgjod.Tß it sere to reach. le'rma to advertisers aslibetsi-ps thi h: of fered by any paper of eoual circolationNceitiiarn Pennsylvania. ’ • » ‘f 1 ps3~h. cross'on the ' margin of a pajjerj djijotes that the subscription is about to ispireif; 11 pS~ Papers will bo stopped.when the fubseilotion time espircs, unless the agent or’iJerg'tlteir cnlttinji once. ■ , 4 . jasss sm. IOWBEI & S. 'F. WE<slim, .1- TTOEKBY &■& COPXSELLORS at S‘AW, <?QL .will attend the Courts of Tioga. Potttrand rlcKesa counties. , . [Wcllsb'oro, Jan. I, 1001 S. - i - Sl * TtOR'XEY & COOKSELLOR kTTA'W, lOu. Condersport, Pa., will attend the several Courts in Fetter and. .McKfan counties. All busies ia en trusted to Ills care will receive prompt aftent?o'{.' Ho has the agency of large tracts of good * * land ■snd will attend to the payment of- tases on it n {lands -in raid counties. Jon.-2S, Js 13.* . ?—->Vi • BICKIKSOM HOBSB, ?'! COKSING, ST. Y 54aj. ■A. FIELD; •aO UESTS taken to and'from the Dfpi jfree IX of charge. - * [Jan. I, 115(3.} , PBSMSYIiYAWSA. HOUSE 7 ,’' CORKER OF MAIN STREET AND THE ATB'-tTE, - WfeUabdro, Pa. ■J. W: BTGOXY,, THIS popular Hotel, haring -bee-o and re-furnished Ahroughout, is now open iu the public as a Crst-ciass house, . [Jan* 1, iZAAK WALTON HOUSEj.! Gaiiss/Tiogn Comity, Pa. ; j ft. C. YERMILYEA Propr'ctor. THIS is a new hotel located within ceEB of the best fishing und hunting gi-onf.'in Northern Pennsylvania. Ko pains will be spa'r*a for the accommodation of pleasure vectors and 'tiO-lTa'v eliing public. . ■ ■ [Jan. I, ISijS.] **> WATCHES, CLOCKS • AjlfH JEWELBI! Repaired nt BT73jI>AR,D , S db CO'S. STORE, subscriber, in tbe befetaanncr, and at ns low prt-?«isas tbe same work can be donb-for, by anyfirgt rate prac tical workman in ibe State. - "• * TTellsboro, July 15, 1853, A. Iv. HAS }Y. WELESBORO hoTSL. .' U. B. HOLIDAY, ; .Hropi etor. TEE Proprietor .having again taken pijs3os|jmof the above Hotel, it ill rparo no pains to ; isure the comfort of guests and,the traveling puhllisi.At tentive waiters always ready. ’ Terms reasonable. TTellsboro,'Jan.2l,_lS63.-tf. . - A.' FO“Si EV 9 Watches, (Jloohs, Jswelrv, REPAIRED AT OLD PRICES. j. POSH OFFICE BUIFDIJ®, . NO. •'■s, UNION- BLOCK. ? "Welkboro,- May 20,1563 J 3. 11. EEiACB, '• : ■:, , BARBER & HAIR-DRESS SHOP-OVER C. L. VnXCOX'S STOKPVf NO. 4, UNION BLOUXO June 24, 1863» - ' 1 - /. . FLOim AND PEED STCJWB. .WRIGHT & BAILE¥ ; HAVE had their mill thoroughly, tefyired and aro receiving fresh ground floors feed, meal, Ac., every, day at their store in town. >' , Cash'paid for all kinds of grain, ■ TYEIGHX <t Wellsboro, April.lSG3. .-.r- . Wool Carding and Cloth Dre?(lag. THE subscriber informs his old customers and tbs public generally that be is prepared to card wool and dress cloth at the old stand, tJW c wiling ■mson, having secured ibe services of Mr.lL 1 EET, -a competent and experienced workman, in tending tp give his personal attention to the I Uf-fjaess, ho will warrant all work .done at his shop. o. *■} Wool carded at" five cents per pound, ifld Cloth dressed at from ton to twenty cents u per color and finish. J» I. JAOKS&K. Welisboro, May fi, IS63—tf. BABBLE SSiOff*. .;. lAM now receiving a STOCK, of ITAL ',AK and RUTLAND MARBLE, (bought wUh J fcash) and am prepared to manufacture all kind^of TO MB-STON EfS; t and MONUMENTS at the lowest prices. HARVEY ADAMS ia my authorized agent and trill teU Stone ;yl the same pjicds as at the shej).- WE HAVE HUT OEE PRICE: . . Tioga, May 20, 1663-ly. . A. D. :;o£E. JOHN A. BOYVi T\UALERIN DRUGS AND MEDIO NES, JL/ Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Dyes, foaj <, Per fumery, Brushes,-Glass, Putty, Toys, Pac'cy goods, Pare R'incs, Brandies, Gins, arid other Liquors for 'medical use. Agent for the sale of all the .beat Pat ent Medicines of the day. Medicines 'warranted gen uine and 'Of the ■ '* best quality; • Physician's Prescriptions accurately cottf aonpded. Ehe-best Petroleum Oil which is superior to 1 kyxtber nr burning in Keroslne Lamps. Also* all o>ltr kinds ■ Oils nsaaUy kept in a first class Drug j FAYCY DYE COLORS in package. hl./cady impounded, for tbo use of private fatojilis * Also, r ure Loaf Sugar for medical'componndsj' Wollsborb/Jane 24, 1863-ly. ! ‘| * Insurance Agency;. THE Insurance Company of North AmericfifhaTe -appointed the undcrugned an agent forlioga County and vicinity. j Ah the high character and standing of this C >mpa nygire the assurance of full protection to of property against the hazard of fire, I con ,• pfidence a liberal share of the business of- tl b county. I This company was incorporated in 1794. Lis capital j is $500,000, and iU asscsts in 1801 as ' Ist Jan. of that year was $1254,719 81. J PLATT, £Secsta_ry. ARTHUR G. C0 7 * m > Office Of the CempaZf Z ? Z Walnut Street , : . A* arm. Bdeliieri Centra I A£ e7l! ®f E 5I ‘ - ‘ rjrl«fcnic,jPa. '. j JOHN W. CUfiKNESF, :j : Agcatfor Tioga Cocaty, Pa, ft , July 15, 1563.. ' fi. STATE NOBMAE SCBOOj^ r.For the sth District, Pa;] jV - 1 ; manifietd Classical Semiflafy- T-CV. W. D. XATLOE, a. SX PrinijipaJ. Me. „ Assistant. 'Met-H. S. Tavloh, .X'rtSXplroES, A. ....Aggistaiyt. - Assistant, and'Xeacher in Model SciSool. Assistant, and Teacher of Mheid. ,i The Fail Term of this Institution trill 'ipsa-Sept. 2d- The Winter Term, Dec. 2d. the Spring Term, ■March 16th, 1564, Each term to continue., ,t| Srteen steaks, 1 " hj - A /formal School Course of study for ((rail embracing two years, is adopted. j Students for the Kormol Coarse, and ton ‘the fplosai •Cl'"eparttnent, areesoliclted. . ,'| . a°r particulars, address Ecr, W. I>. ncla, lidga County Eenna. Bend for a Cf.TCaljir.' . „ - w; cocAßalh, . Presidentef the Board otiSCronees. WM. Secretary, , ■ . • 'X, n ; > -Hmefidd, Au®yt,S,:|B6f, , liU. YOE. X. GGY.- GUETIFS "MESSAGE.' To the I Senate and Home of Jleprcseniafitet of. Penn aylvania: .... Gentlemen ;--Thei past year hts afforded as" new cause of thankfulnessto the Almighty for" the moral and material blessings which lie has twstowed upon us. ; The balahco in the Treasury, : . November 3D, 1662, was $2,172;844 ID-: Receipts dating the,fiscal year end-’.- ing November 30, 1863...;..- 4,280,401 65. Total in Treasury for-fiscal year en^ r . ; Jug 1 November 3.0,1803......h.h., 75 The-payments for the eame‘‘period " : ■“ ' . have been.. . 4.312,964,05 Balance in Treasury, November 30, ■ 1893 .....h.....:...,;....;.;...;... : 2,147,331.70- The cfpefations.'of the sinking fund during, the last-year have been shown, by my Procla mation of the 8 th: day of-Saptemberuiast, as’ follows: ''... Amount of debbCommonwealtb ret' ' 3 ' I; '' ' I ducod .. .... ... ....; $<154,720 40 As follows, viz,: , r ~ *" Coupon bean Act, May . “ * . ‘‘ 4, 1862., 100,000 00 ‘ ? ' ' Rive per 'cent! : '790,716 60' ’ ' '' Four and ono,hal£ per. -• cent...'.:.. ..'..'. '63,000 00 ‘ ~ \ Relief note’s canceled.... 963 00 '/ ’ . ■ Domestic creditors' cpr-.’ J '** 1 •tlficatefe.,.' 33 'OO :J ‘ '' Interest certificates paid 27 80. . •JProft' |etor. IPropr^etor. Amount of public debt of Pennsylva'- ’ as'it stood dn 'iho Ist day of De- " ; '• ' • • ter; 1-362 :..w:.'.:..;...:.;540,448,218* 82 amount redeemed at tbe State- ” ; during the fiscal year, end- • ing VUh November 30, 1863, viz’ ; ' ~ Five per cent "stocks,..’ ;858,499 78 Four and’.a half per" cent : *' ■ Et0cTi5..‘,.‘..i....r.63,000 00 ' ‘ i;>i - m Relief, DotQs.,,.-,..*............ -MOO, 00,. , ? w Domestic Vrcclitbrs’ certifi- " cates...,. 820 ' -’* ; $95!,617 04 Public debt December Ist, 1563.........539,400,696 78‘ Funded debt, viz: 6 per. . * •.. cent loans. .$400,630 00 Funded .debt, viz: 5 per ; - cent 10an5....... ,’...36,700,980 45 ; - .. . Funded debfc> viz 1 1 A £ per * ■ cent loans. 268,200 60 -o ; : . \ r—: r 536,378,816 45 Unfunded -debt, viz: . . .il , r Relief notes in circulations97,Ssl 00 • * - . , Interest ,-ccrtificatea out, “ - * 5tanding....;..'.;,;,,.;'.,;.'.: 15,356 63- - - Interest certificates un**v : . . //y -claimed t i 4,443 88 jj Domestic'creditors* certifi- ' •[ - ; .j. 1 , 724*32 > . r - . $117,78f1r53, *-f~rV2 - * „ 78 z Military Loan per Act of May. l'stb* ’ - <1861*,:. v > ,$5,000,05(j 00 Total indebtedne#p t „4,.. ! ;.nit. 78. THE MfLJTAftY REDEMPTION FUND-f-COIN PAY ..MENT.OF STATE INTEREST. By the act of the 15th of Way, 18G1, author-. ising the military loan of $300,000,000, a tax of one-balf mill was laid on real and personal property,.to furnish a fund for redeeming the same. I recommend that thcTEomniisEionera of the stoking fund be directed to invest the pro ceeds of the tax .in State loan, so that it may be drawingiinterest, to hoin like-manner ini vested, or that they should, apply; such proceeds directlyto the purchase pf.the military loan,, and cancel such certificates aa shall he pur chased. Although our finances are still in a healthy conditionfit-is-nacessary. to invite the serious attention of - the Legislature-to-the considera tion of the means of maintaining them unim paired in future.- By.the act of 12th June, 1840, it was pro vided that the interest on the State loans should always be paid in specie or its equivalent, and that whenever the funds in the Treasury should be of bo less value than specie, the difference , in value should be ascertained and certified to the Govenor, who should thereupon issue his warrant'to the agents or banks authorized to pay'such interest bn behalf of the Common wealth, to allow such difference to parties re ceiving the interest, or at the option of the par ties to-pay the same in specie.- ...... By the act of .11th April, 1862, it was pro vided that for the purpose of paying in specie or its equivalent, all interest that should there; after be due by the Commonwealth, as required by-'the act of 12th June, 1840, the several hanks who should avail themselves of the pro visions of that act, (of 11th April, .1862,) and Who should refuse to'redeem their notes in spe cie, on demand, at any time within ten days upon or after the time when such interest should become, duo, should thereafter when required by the State Treasurer, by notice in writing, pay into the State Treasury, in proportion to the capital stock paid in of each hank,, their rateable proportion of such premium for gold or its equivalent, asshould have been actually paid by the State. By 'the act of the 30th January, -1863, it was provided that the State Treasurer should exchange with the hanks an amount of.cur rency sufficient to pay the interest on the State debt falling due on the first day of February and August, 18G3, for the same amout of coin, and should give to the banks specie certificates of exchange, not transferable, pledging the faith of the State to return said coin in ex change f?* note 3 current at the time, on or be fore.lhe'first of March, 1864, such cer tificates to bear inte». a “ ra * e °f per cent. per annum. ~- Under the provisions of the aC? °f 1862, certain banks paid , into the State Treasury. $140*i768,30 as an equivalent for coin fur the payment of interest on the public debt. Under the act of 1853, spejie certificates have been given to the banks'.'amountingin the whole to $1,968,904 &T, which, with the accru ing interest, will fall due on the first Monday of March nest. As the provisions of this act were of a tem porary character, the only acts now in force on the suhjeotare those of 1840 and 1862, above mentioned, under which it will be ithe duty of the State authorities to pay the interest on the Ist February, 1864, and thereafter,-in coin or its equivalent, and look to the banks that may he. liable’under the act of 1852 for . reim bursements of the premium paid by the Cora jpsmweiilt^,,, . -.Tit > liWi; &e£otm* ■WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG IJNRIGHTBI),, AND HNTIL “MAN’S XNni}s£A!NlTY' TO MAN”" SHALE CEASEj' AGITATIONrMEST CONTINUE.'; WEILSBOBO, TIOSA COUNTY, PA,, WIiDpSBAT lIOSNING.: JANUARY 20, . 1564. fl ()L C r THE DUTY OF STATE FINANCES TO TOrTED STATES CURRENCY— CURREN'CV 'PAYMENT NECESSARY.' ' In the’face of all' difficulties,' this Common wealth, actuated by a seriti.ment which does its people honor, l(as ‘hitherto’:paid its interest in .coiri-or'its equivalent. ‘ ’ 1 'Existing circumstances mate it necessary to, consider now-the‘fair extent of her just, gatitms.- i ' • of tlia times' have'completed 'the-Government of the United 'Stales to issue, large amounts of Treasury notes for circula tion,'which -are not redeemable in '-coin, and which form! the great mass' of our circulating -medium. ' ‘ 'r. ■ It is our-duty as-aidyul Stato—lt is our in terest ns a State whose welfare,-and ; even safe ty, .;depend .'emphatically 'upon- the -mainte nance of ! the. credit and the. suoedsß of the military operations :of the' General Govern ment—t o'- do nothing to-Impair its-i-credlt, or embarass its measures. ' On the’ contPa :ry,vwe " owe'it to ourselves iand' tb our f pos terity to give an'active support to all.its'efforfs -to quell the monstrous rebellion which is still raging, and thus restore peace to our distracted country.". ■ h . ; -.lt is onr owAGovernment; and we could not,' ■without gross indecency, attempt to refuse it's currency in payment of tases und'iitberldebts' due to the Commonwealth. , In 1840 the case-wns very different. The 'difioiftties then ■ arose .from euspension- of spe cie TpayUients : by ons-Stata hanks, mere 1 local, and ;private : corporations, and the State very proporly, by the act of that year, intended'toi ipfdvsde:against loss toils creditors.by reaSon of suoh suspension. l An exigency like the ,'present, could hot then haveibeen foTseen .by the Legislature, and it is to.be inferred there fore that they could not have intended to pro wide for it,. y $954,720 40 ' ’We'derive our system of public-loans ifrom : Europe, and the true,extent nfour obligation is-to-be ascertained-by ‘referring to the known established practice of European governments prior to'the dates when oor loans were effected. I mean, of course, such of thoee-governmentsas were - held’to have- maihtained<iheir national -credit.-! - ; i.-.ii/ ,r ‘ - It is believed to have been- tho' uniform prac tice of such governments to pay their interest' In- paper currency phowsver depreciated,’ du ring- a legalized suspension of specie payments. An-observabloTinatanco of this is .-afforded by ■ the -oOurse of the British Government, which, during- - twenty-live; years, from 1797 to 1822, duaing which the bank was prohibited by law IfroW-paying out coin for any purpose - , paid the interest on its public debts in bank notes; which dnjing.a great part of- that time were at a heavy discount,-sometimes,amounting to 3Q psr;cebt, or thereabout. 'Their necessities them were not : greater than'onrs are now.. Among ourselves, at the present time, ‘Mas sachusetts (whose debt is believed- to be very small) 1 pays- the interest in coin.- Ohio and Indiana pay in currency. In New York it is not known what will be done.■ Her Legisla ture, by cSncurrent resolution, ordered the in terest -to be paid in coin to ibreigaustockholders, in April'last. - ; r LOANS AND TAXATION TO BE AVOIDED—THE At the present rate of premium on gold, the sum necessary to pay on an, amount sufficient to discharge the annual inferesi on the- State debt •would be more than $1,000,000, and to meet this, additional taxation to" that,extent would be unavoidable. The demands on the Treasury for other necessary, purposes must probably be such as to render it imprudent to throw any part of this expenditure on the ex isting surplus. To borrow money from year to year to pay the interest on past loans would, of course, ho -wholly inadmissible. To leave the act of 1802 in force', and attempt to th’rqw the payment of this large premium • annually on the banks, would be not only flagrantly un just,' but'juita impracticable. I recommend the whole subject to the careful and immediate consideration of the Legislature. Some legis lation ought to be. had on .it before tbo closeof the present.month. In my opinion the Com mon weath- will have fulfilled her .obligations by providing for the payment of. her interest in the currency of the Government. If the Leg islature should see, fit to continue to pay it in coin,, it will be their .duty to levy .forthwith .the heavy taxes necessary for that purpose-. I most in passing observe that the plan adopted by one of the States of paying .coin; to foreign, and currency to domestic loan holders,.appears to me to be wholly unwise and founded on. no le gitimate'principle... • "At the close of the last session, nineteen bills renewing the charters of certain banks, for another period ofrfive years-were presented to-me.T \Qf these I have-,{|qr reasons -which will be hereafter communicated,) withhold my signature from one'arid approved the remain der. ■ I have been led to sign them by the bon-, sideration that the banks of the Commonwealth pay a.‘large: feJcnrie (nearly $400,000), which ■the State cun ill afford to lose, it would-be im politic to drive so much capital out of active use or force it info new employments. ' ■ .If the national Banking system afford euffi : cient inducements, capital will voluntarily take that direction. , lt;is proper to observe, that the charters pf most, of the banks in question ex pire at an early period, while in consequence of the invasion of -the -State, during- the last summer, they ebuld not have,beeh reasonably pxpeoted to give the necessary notice of re newed application for re-charter,. -1 recommend an extension of the time du ring which the blinks are; now relieved from penalties for not paying (heir obligations in coin, ' ■ 1 RECOMMENDS INCREASE OF OFFICE WEARIES—• ..The increased expenses of living invite at tention to the salaries of onr , public officers. Those of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Auditor-General and State Treasurer, and of Clerks in their employment are in my opinion, too low, especially as the exigencies of the times have greatly, enhanced the labors and responsibilities. of all and in,the case of the heads of these enforce a consent im BANKING SYSTEM, WAR DAMAGES, &C, 'TI I,' jitteAdajnce .at-Harrisburg, which was not fbr- M.erljrequired. ... Under-the act of April 16th, 1862, and its feuppT&merit passed- April '22d, 1863* the - Adju - tapt General, Quartermaster General and Cqm miasary General have been noting pa the Board tary. Claims.. - They. have,'up.to this approved claims to the amount of §l6O - and others have been already’present bd tobtlie further amount of $332,120 26, which bane not yet beetrao’ted.oh. *• ‘ '• Unger, the; act of 22d April,;' 1803, (P.'.L. ;529,) the Court of Common . Pleas appointed throe .appraisers to. ascertain .the damage fione in the counties oh the southern'border by the militia’called into' service in ‘September, 1862, by Vuo'' Anderson • Cavalry in'the same month, and by thq rebels.in their raid on thq.-iptlvand 11th of October, 1862., The appraisers have not yet.completed the performance of their duties. When their port-shall', have been made to' the Court of '.Common Pleas and affirmed, .in whole oc in part, by that,Court, it will ; bq.the duty of the (Joyerpor to cl.aim the payment of the amounts from the General Government, am/’on failure to secure the same, then to report to the next ■Legisloture/recoommending such aotion os he; may deem, just aad'.proper. . . 1 ; The expenses of the Transportation and;Teh egraph Department during the past year have been as follows; . ‘ Paid (out of appropriation " by Military Loan Act of 1861)'...513,058 87 Unpaid (the appropriation- being < exhausted-).;..................15;764 79, , Outstanding liabilities estimated : . ~ i, 'at.;. - - - 534 ) 423~68 These expenses'have been mainly incurred .jn keeping up , the necessary correspondence of. the military departments and' in the.transppr ' tatidri’of sick and wimnded and’ the dead bodies’- of bur volunteers, as will be seen by the re- - port of .the Chief of Transportation; iherewith communicated. ' I recommend ar> : appropri ation .to meet the .deficiencyand also to oarry ;on tbe.sorvice of.thisdepartment- hereafter.. . .-By .the thirteenth section of the.act pf the 15 tU of May, 1861,-the aura,of $20,000 was ap-- propriated to ,-be expended - by-' the Governor-, frtr the compensation of such .persons as he might require, to servo the Commonwealth in‘ , the. military organization of ithe-State or the General Government, andiforlhe.exponses.in cident to the business in which they might be employed. ■; - • ' * i ~. - . ' -1 have, according to law, settled annual.ao couiits.of the expenditure, of this-fund in the. Auditor-General’s office, .to which the Legisla ture is referred. _ The unexpended balance is l now $54,521- 98. ; A further sum. should be ap-- propria, ted in like manner.—Out of this fund I. have paid the persons whom I. fimndii neces sary to.employ,in the military.dep.artment, and the .expenses of the,agency which r I, was com pelled to establish at Washington to aftend to tho interests and, welfare of our volunteers. The continuance of this agency and,the estab lishment of a similar,one in the West are-of vital importance to them. . I recommend the passage .of an apt authorizing the appointment of agents at .'Washington and Nashville, and defining their duties, which should include the collection of all bounties, back pay, pensions, etc.,’due to'Pennsylvania. i. On" this subject I refer the Legislature to the report-of ColoneLß. Biddle Roberts,' late Agent oUthe State, atf Washington, herewith commu nicated, and commend it to your careful exam ination. " ■ - PAYMENT OP THB MILITIA, On the invasion of the State during the last summer, ( the .President made a call for militia, and with his assent I subsequently made a call for volunteer militia for the defence of the State. Under these calls men were assembled and organized with 'promptness, after the'real ity of the emergency came to be ’ understood by our -people, ' ' The General Government .clothed and subsisted this force, and agreed to pay it, but;; as 1 no appropriation for that pur pose has been made by Congress, the Pres ident and Secretary of War promised if the money should be advanced from other quarters to recommend -its immediate payment ori the •meeting of Congress.' It is understood that steps have -been already-taken to fulfil this pledge.' Several, of the banks'cheerfully and readily " advanced- the necessary funds to the amount of $671,476,43, on my promise'to rec ommend to the Legislature -an appropriation to repay them in case Congress should- fail to make .one. I accordingly make that recom mendation most emphatically. Should it bo necessary, I will hereafter in a special message,, 'givi'-thjj details and correspondence relating-to ■this.subject - . .» , - . ' . ■ New ‘Fork and New, Jersey, under the Pres:' idenl’mcall, sent regiments to assist in opr de fence, for which our thanks ate due to those States, our good-neighbors. .... - ; ; . • THE GETTYSBURG CEMETERY. After the battle of Gettysburg, in which loy al volunteers from eighteen States; including- Pennsylvania,'were engaged, it appeared tome proper that all these States should unite in es tablishing a cemetery on the Spot in which their "soldiers, who had fallen in that conflict, should be honorably interred. I accordingly appointed David Wills, Esq., of Gettsburg, my agent, and through' him, a site was purchased at a best of $2,475,87, and tbo conveyance made ,b the Commonwealth. On communica ting with the authorities of the other States, they all readily agreed to become parties'to the arrangement, and on. the 19th day of Novem ber lasti_thb Cemetery was dedicated with ap propriate ceremonies in the presence of the President of the United States, the Governors of the States,’ concerned, ond other high offi cers, State and national. .On tho 19tb of De cember, on the invitation of Hr. Willis, Com missioners'representing the States interested in thb Cemetery met in Harrisburg and agreed upon a plan for its Improvement and care in the future/and the apportionment ,of the sum of money required, to the ae’veral States*, which is here*with communicated. Tbo expenses at • tending the- establishment of this Cemetery, including the cost of the site and-of-removing & R ,r TO ;; h the todies of'the slain,"have tli«> far amounted •td $5,200,'38, and an appropriation' will be‘re quired to pay these expenses,"anti to’meet our Lportion-of those attending-its future mainten ance. , 'lt-wili appep by the proceedings of the ■Commissioners sthat-their -due proportions of the expenseaalready incured. are to be refund .ed by the States, on whose .account they were made. It is just to say that Mr. Wills has discharged Kia delicate and impbrlsbt duties with fidelity and to my entire satisfaction. ’ THE FAMILIESaVd OP.rnASS.'oP SOI.DIESS/ The act for the relief of the famiiies of Vol unteers in -service 'may require some revision.. It is alleged that in some parts of the State the cobfity authorities ‘are backward In executing itbe law. : If,this be sdi. the .members from the -.different counties will be aware of,;oe fact, and will'be .most ready to makesuch further en actments, as may be proper. _ Xcommend to thii .prompt attention of the. Legislature-the subject of the’relief "of poor or phans of our-soldier's who.' hate given, or shall, ■give, their lives to the during this cri-, sis. In my opinion, their ; maintenance anil, education should be provided' for by the .State. Pailing'other natural friends of ability to pro vide, for; tHemi they should,ho honorably re ceived . and . fostered • ass children of, the Com monwealth.;. The $50,000 heretofore given by the Pennsylvania. Railroad Company, referred lo in my last annual message, is still unappro priated,'and I recommend that this sum, - with siichlblber means as the Legislature may think fiti.be applied to this, end, in, such manner ha ~may; p eithought roost expedient,and effective. In anticipation of the adoption of a more per-, feet system,! recommend'that provision be’ malle for •sechring'the admissirn of such'chil dren intu existing ’educational establishments, to be. there clothed, nurtured and instructed.at .tfyeqpubllc .expense.- ,1 make this racommen tipn earnestly,feeUngassured that in doing-eo, I represent the wishes of the, patriotic,' the be ■'nevol’ent andthe godSpf'the State. ■ APPEAL POK THE SUFFERING PEOPLE OP EAST TitN- ■ ! " - LESSEE. ;. .- ' • ,I,inyite. the attention ,of ; the . Legislature.to the, condition of the loyal people of East Ten nessee, which is represented to be .moat. deplor able, and appeals With irresistible' fqrcaalike to your sympathies and your sense of Justice. Their.wbole coantry.has.benri lud'wasto-by the contending armies of; the Government and the rebels.-- Eourjifnes; have., large passed over that district,destroying or.e.arrying off all tha_t had heen' gathered for the approaching winter, 1 and now the women and children' ate deft in a state-of destitution. • •• . The representation.madevby.sundry.gentle men of the-highest respectability; ifr.qm that State, .the. most heart-rending.character. Starvation,, 'actual -and present, ' now exists. Can’ we, in'the''midst‘of afifoenfr abundance, for ' a Moment ILsoltato It* In wtalnop action shall be towarda’tho people-.whose only crime has been .their loyalty and devotion.to the Gov ernment? Even if a portion of. our charity should reach life starving ‘‘families qf those’in sympathy - ' with 'the rebellion,"better it should thaw that tfiose devoted, self-sacrificing people .who have so, unhesitating adhered td the Gov ernment be left to suffer. ■ Whenever pestilence and famine distressed tho’ pcople of any por tion of our country, we have-always been fofe mosfr in relieving them, and' the people of .Pennsylvania have extended their-open handed benevolence anil broad charity to the starving people of foreign countries. Shall, it be said that the appeals of these people for bread fall upon the heart of Pennsylvania in vain) and that wo whd have so recently given thanks for our.abundanoOrhaye no relief .for them in their extremities,? ; I commend the subject through -you (o tho people of- tfie State, as worthy- the iramediateattehtlon and active exertions of the charitable and the liberal. ' ' ; RECOMMENDED REVISION 3P REVENUE LAWS, 'I -should" be glad if the Legislature would make' a. general revision of our Revenua Laws, with a view to their increased productiveness. It ought, to be observed that for.a period,of more than twenty .years, no material change has been made in the Revenue Laws of this Commonwealth. Luring that 7 , time some in terests have-grown into new importance, and should be made to.bearthir just proportion of the public expenses, since all taxation should, as far as possible,. press equally upon the property and employments of our people. Failing such revision, I recommend • to the consideration of the Legislature, the following suggestions-connccted -with the subject: 1.. There are ,several companies- in the State which, in addition to large mining, have the control of the routes of transporta tion,by which alone the'products of the mines of individuals in their respective districts can reach A:market. .These companies thus., enjoy monopolies, by means of which tbey.not only receive the fair profits of their own property, but are enabled to make additional heavy gains at the expense off individuals. In'my Opinion 'srich 1 privileges ought never to have beemgranted, but as tbeyiexist, it appears to ,be just that the .class of companies, which en joy -thorn should pay therefor an additional specific tax. 2. Very large sums are due to the Com monwealth for unpatented lands. Forbearance clemency, and liberality have been in vain tried in the numerous .attempts to procure the pay ment of at least a part of this de.bt, from the - larger portion of those who are indebted 6n that account.' The continuance of this state •of 'affairsis unjust to the Commonwealth and to the vast majority .of her. people who have honestly paid fur their lands. It has become unendurable. I recommend that the Legisla ture provide that the Surveynr-Generat-shall. file on record in the office of the Court of Com mon Pleas of each county, a description of the lands subject to the lien of the Commonwealth for purchase money, and a statement of the amount of principal and interest now due to the Commonwealth, together with the patent fees on • each tract, and ten per cent, on the amount so due for the labor and cost of mak ing, and filing, such statement, and the aggre gate amount thus stated, for each tract, shall be held to be the amount now due thereon to this Commonwealth, which ’thall beat interest Rates of Advertising. Advertisements will be charged slper Jqasreof 18 lines, one or three JuMrtioiis, sod 23 cent* for every subsequent insertion. AdvortiaemenU of leas than 10 lines considered OS'S, "square, rates wiiVue charged for Quarterly; HhJf-Ye-arlyaa<iTe*fly advertisements: ,! i.r aj M. 21; I refer -to the Auditor General's and'State Treasurer’s reports foipthe details of out finan cial affairs, abd ’the reports of the Surveyor General, • Adjutant, General, . Quartermaster General, Surgeon .General,- Agent .at:Washing ton, Chief of 'Transportation- and; Telegraph. Department, and Superintendent of Common Schools, in regard to their several departments. TBS isTASioijr of fnc state — a-- noire kbst-’to ■ 1 'CEJT. BETNOID3. ■ In'May last itr was believed'from information received,'thafGeneral’ Lee intended- to invade this State.’ Communication's on the- snbjbct 'Were immediately sent 1 to Washington, orgihg that preparations fer-effective defence should not be delayed; - - Accordingly tbajWar Depart ment erected two now military.departments, viz:-Tba Department of 1 -the MonongahCla, including that.portion of the-State lying -Test of th^,mountains to be commanded by Maj-- Gen. Brooks,land the Department of tKA Sus quehanna,'., comprising tbs remainder, of the State, an'd'to.be commanded by Major-General Couch.' 1 - ‘ t , Early ip, June, Major-General Couch arrived at Harrisburg and assumed, command ofbia department,'wbsch He has since exercised with the soldier-like' promptness,' jion which were.to Ije expected from bis kbotlm character;.,'’ : ’ The rebels bavipw’actually entered the State ’in' sonic force, and the approach of their whole army being' imminent, the President 'madd a requisition for inuitJa from this and soma of the neighboring Slates, and several fV'ua, A r Vnrfe »nd IS’inv Jersey were promptly sent, and bur own volunteer mmtid‘.'DSgan-'i'b assemble ; but some embarassmdnti arfshfg, the. President absented to a call 'by tbeExacu tive of the State, which wak accordingly made. Under these caris,s,ls6'of the men of Pennsyl vania were assembled in 'the. Department’of General Brooks, and 31,422 of General Couch’. To give tbe details; or even a summary of the operations which ensued, would'be im practicable within tha limits of a message. 1 ’lt Is unnecessary to do so, as I have recommended the adoption of measures for preserving" tha History of our several’regiments and otheror ganizations.’and in that history tha events to which I hate referred wifi be recorded. • It'is doe, however, to the rneh who came forward, that I should say how that they made long afic; laborious inarches in parts of this "and other States which had been plundered by the labels, suffered great privations,- and were frequently in conflict with the enemy; and on ! all occa sions acted in obedience to military diacfplih-j -and orders, and with coiirage-’and endurance! Some of the militia called in 1862-and In 1863 were killed-and: others disabled. In all these cases-where ..there are ,no laws for the relief of their families, I, reconjmgnd, lha en actment of,a law for that purpose. , ' , Tho campaign on out soil was closed by the victory of Gettysburg, gained by the veteran Army of the Potomac, under the command pf Major-General Meade,, tho officers and- menpf which displayed all their accustomed endurance in the,conflict, and in the forced and rapid marches which immediately preceded it, ■ Dnder Divine .Providence, to them and to the military genius and unsurpassed energy,of Gen. Meade, and the promptness and seff-sae rificing gallantry of Gen. Reynolds,' we are In debted for success on that bloody field. i. We are proud to claim Generals ,Meade apd Reynold? as , sons of Pennsylvania. , The fiat lives to enjoy the most precious of ail rewards, the grestful appreciation of his countrymen. The latter fell in the very front of the .battle, and we can only -pay homage- to bis memory. Whatever honors have been at any time devised to commemorate the, virtues of a patriot—of a true, fearless, loyal citizen and soldier, ho lias abundantly deserved. Ilia surviving compan ions in arms claim, tho right of themselves erecting a monument to him on the field on which he fell, and it would not be well to in terfere with their pious intention. But I hope that the Legislature will place upon the records of the Swrtesorae appropriate testimony of tho public gratitude to him and his surviving com ■ mander. • i • ; - 3 aoxins. . 6 jxostbs. IZuastm* I'Square,., .'.....'..53,00 ' $4,50 ' $8,09 “ fo. ...; 5,00 6,50 ' 1 J '3,90 ? • ; r,09- ; • • 50,09 i Column,a.oo • ■ . 9,59 : - . 12,1-0 f 15,90 V, 20,09.. . ,?5*OP 1 , .-•25,00 ’ ■ ,-35,00 40,00 Advertisements not having the number of inkr tiort Paired-marked-apt,* them, still-ha ttht&Led until oruersa o-at qharsed accordingly 'k ■' Posters, Handbills, JJilf Heads, Uucr-tfesdi!, and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Jnstices’. Constable's and olbqr ISI/AHES, conatantly-ea hand, t at tha rate of twelva per east, per annum, till paid, and shall continue to be tbs first lien pn tbs land, till paid, and shall not be divested by any judicial or, other sale-whatever. I also reccominend the adoption of .a suggestion con tained in the Surveyor-General’s report that a specifio tax be Isjidpn all unpatented lands. •3. By, existing laws municipal corporations are to deduct. and. pay into the Treasury! tha tax on all loan? contracted by theta. It is be lieved .that'a large addition would accraa to tha revenue-by this, extension of 1 this provision to all cbjanties arid to all corporations, private-or public. ’ I recommend that It be so extended.'' f 4. A tax on Iho gross receipts 'of rail road and'canhl companies would; it Is haliavbd, be productive and not oppressive. 1 ' Upon 1 satisfactory reports, according to law, made by Colonel John] A. Wright;-I hive drawn my warrant: ‘ for' the delivery to fha Philadelphia -add -Brie "Eailroad Coinpaby’of another million of the bonds deposited ill fho State Treasury. " Pour- millions of said bonds have therefore 'becn»how r delivered. Thero’dan be no reasonable doubt of tha early corripletior. of the work, and, when completed, rt'W confi dently expected that the bonds held by the State, secured on the road for $3,500,000, trill become-good’intefesf-paying securities. BILITIA LAWS, &C. I renew most earnestly the -recommendation made in toy.lnst ianrunl -message of a revision of the militia laws. They are at present fcharaefully defective. Indeed, if by a nulitc. law is meant a law intended to provide foi so enrol ling and organizing the military force of the State that it may be put into service when required, we may be said to have no militia law. In each of the last two years I have been 'obliged to call out tho militia, but in fact those who obeyed tho call wore volunteers and, with some exceptions, were wholly unorganized, so that\almost in the face of the enemy, time had tu be consumed la distributing tba men into companies and regiments, in electing officers-, and in other preparations for effective organic ration. . In the report of Adjatent General vdli
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