Qi)ettgrapi.
INVefrer, flout that standard sheet I
Where breathes the foe but falls before usl
Whtu ill'iiedran'e soil- beneath-our feet,
vtd,loreedosn's haruner.iitressalng o'er usl
Vft P,1.411,' 9.111
raE .1314101.1-.-THt CONfirifthidß:--ANIr
VHS EINFORCEMENTi Of- VHE LAW.
I=M=MUM
Thursday Morning, Januury" 0,
,11862.,
PEOPLES' STATE OENTILLLtONMITTEE.
A meeting of the members of the Peoples'
State Central Committee will be held at 0:w
-ady's HarrisbOrg, on • •
- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY -22 d, 1 3862; --
to Aiterifthie itie time u 4 place for holding a
:State-Crowtrention tiAtotitibiat&State-candidates,
and to transact such other business as - may be
presented.. A full attendance is requestid.
• .; -AWL 11...ticCLURE, Oh Oripan
Igo, W.Tfiadimunar, t
Joni M. Suzuwai "'"`""ri—
•
I.IRST ANNUAL MESSAGE OF QOV. AN
. DREW . Q. OtlßTll►t,
A plain and practical public document, such
eels the first annual message of the Governor
of Pennsylvania, aduiltsof no review. It is a
statenaent pf facts, which cannot be criticised;
an elaboration of tenths and, principles which
can he pondered with more benefit by the pub
lic'whan left to their own judgment, than if
we,,,Were to Indulge In a lengthy analysisf
all its points and arguments. In the entire
meseage, Gov. 'oo,rtin confines himself exclu
` altiely to the offi cial builnesti 3 Of Penneylvanitt.
The financial grains of ihe state are healthy,
and. the fact. that, in the midst of the pressing
demands on the Treasury, it bag' not been
'forrnd micesiary to call in all "the leen effected
under lbe act of las t May„ and that the. ordi-,
nary.resources of the year 1862 were in excess
•of- those of 1860 - is tr cheating evidence of the
econetny . of the adminiitration, and the watch
which its resoasces . are
ful,eare with gu arded.
In this connection we may also state, that the
operatians . of the sinking lurid for Ithe past
Year ending with September, have beenv ry
satisfactory, and that $300,801 of the public
debt have been paid. • •
Teo sale of t h e public works, with the re
celPts in money and bonds; is also a subject for
detailed Statement itt the message, and one too,
' Which is presented' in a'lucid and compreben
• siVeptyle. These works • were iiing a . source of
' carruption in the government of. the state; in-,
.viting fraud la 'procuring, and malfeasance in,
ofth3e, so that their sale not only put an end to
”' the ;neat :notorious syetent of ;ebbing, the
( treasury, but it has also to some extent rid the
.ptilitiaiotthe , strita of a nuisance •in the , shape
of meaeocnteteixottronage.
We greet business, tentnre of the message, is
,),4regemwe,4? •the slaveholders' rebellion in
. the seed?, and the connectiemi of tJle. people of
Peatitylvania with the eflorts- of the. national
Adininieteatien to crush that , rebellion and
, bring 410 participant; ..to punishment.
, The deyetton..of the people_ f ,f,enusylvania in
thieparticular, is now made ,a matter of docu
mentanribisebry,•and this message of Goirernor:'
0 curtitiwill. be preserved among thearchieves
of ,the,gtate as the proud record of the chivalry
1 ,.01 its citizerie their dauntless adherence to
the nation in the hour of its danger, land 'their
, ---boundleee -enthusiasm -when called - on to, 'de 7
feed the:holm:the authority and the perpe,
tufty of the national government. No Penn
sylvanian can peruse the facts of thievortion of
the message, without an eraiition of pride, and
the fact that the first military aid which the.
governuient received when the capital was
menatexl by a traitor foe, was hurried forward_
by the enthusiasm of the people of Pennsylva
nia, will also hereafter be regarded
as one of our proudest boasts.-." . The
mein filets of this feature of the 'mete
shim have already appeared in unotfid'al
statements in these columns, but the figines as
they are uow,presenteci in an official shape in
,the, message, are made more interesting and
important. As it was no doubt presumed that
this portion of the message would be jealously
ecaluted *by the authorities, eateemen and sol
diers of other states, its preparation is marked
with much care - and 'ability, It shows in its
lidhclusion that Penosylvania has actually, in
service ninety-three thousand five hundred -and
snenty-sseen men, with sixteen thousand and
thirty-eight men being disciplined, making a
tot4l of one hundred and nine thousand six hundred
and fifteen men, exclusive of twenty thousand
one hundred and seventy-five men now die
banded. Thee° are gratifying results, but there
are details connected with their "establishment
presentedliy the message,, which must be care
fully examined to arrive at a just appreCiation
of. what has bran accomplished by Penneelva
- l3althls June/kir — le: a a
It is not necesitry, for us to enter further'
on an exhibition or condensation of thi de
tails of the message, because it is damaging to
the truth to attempt the abridgement of -offt
-Pinl facts and figures. We therefore must con
tent ourselves by repeating that the metstige'hi
a just tribute to the imposing position of ~Penn'-
' eylyanhi in this crisis, and that, as a state:
paper, it will attract the attention of ,the peo
ple beyond, as it will command thil resipect
find' admiration of 'those within - the limits of
• itsinsylvania. It is 'equally vigorous as the
subjeots , it discusses 7 plain and practical as they
faetwit'presette--and dieting-Moled for a pa
liviedistn 'of tone and temper,, which accord
With .the loyalty and enthusiasm of th'e people
of the ICe.l* l oo 3 .tatei -
/ , B :ktnite*.. the editor e_the New
tortibagy ritiVes, taw been -elecSpeaker of.
tht loitr Muse by the New YorkluieMbly:
=MEM
REPORT OF THE STATE TREASURER.
The most difficult, responsible and laborious
position in the government at the present time,
is that which imposes the care of public funds
and the duty of financeering for the safety_ of
Tr -uit armies, cons tg:t
:sly the'
may achieved -
Ions& are praii
)y, nothing that
Soldiets may plan,
to.no Atr.pora
fint tnirit - 7
service. In this respect and at., this time plr-,
ticularly, the duties of hose — who gultrd the
- 63iiiirfes - of -- tho - etatea and — the nation -- havebeen greatly increased within` the last year. Not
only the nation, but the states have added lin
rxtenselY to their expenses and expenditures,thne
increasing 'the ` &Mei of the Treasurers Of, all,
and making the business of financeering
"lc
tgreatirevinsibility:andllab4.lfje l ,
We print the report of the State Treasurer of
this afternoon,
,and ask for it the
careful perusal of the, peopleintit because it is ,
a mere exposition in figures of the
:condition of, the r.4'.)r that ilt ;describes the
extent of the public credit and the public , re
.sstrim3,hut because it Is in i tgrery iparticula r such
- err exPotitibnlfif,thefinatiatti c thidition of the,
state, as: te.ebove the creditor of the common-:
wealth the safety of his investment, and guatd
. those who have' the- authority, to use those re
sources by appropriation and•dieburament.
We caundt:refittitt frOniyalluding, personally
to fron: • Henry *idle, thus briefly 6-
furring to the able report of thefitate Treasurer,
and in this Cliusdon Ire do .not presume to in=
terfote with theditty:Of the ,Ikiiiisture any .
farther than to ohservel that the selection of the
present state treasurer is as:essential to the sue
vess and prosperity of the statei'as is the healthy,
condition of its finances • or the sacred piaktiOn
of its credit.. ~ . „
OLD•SPLEEN ON NEW SUBJECTS.
The.nridg
old Breckeetngtui in, this city, not
. ,
satisfied with,having: exerted all its influence
in behalf of the•rebels,= is • now' determined to
vent its spleen on those Independent Demo crate
of the llonss Who haip been true to their obli
gations-and their pledgee, iumniting with the
Republicans to organize the-Atmee on a Union
basi4l In a chatatterittie article, the Patriot
.
end Mien assails honeetmeo
of
fused to obey the mandates of a small 'though
desperately:eqrrupt cliquitmf Democrats in the
thereby saving theor i gtinization that
body from falling, into the bands of a eet of
men who sought the power that they 'night
nsd it.to desparagethe efforts Of= the people of,
Perinsylvanb, to crush: rebellion, if not
,pc : .
Wally, to wield the influence of 46gislitiVni-in'
gieing .ttid and comfort to their old allies, the
traitors of the sonth . end tlie - bnaution anemietl
of armlet, 'religious and political, liberty. It
charges John: Rowe with being no.Dentocrat
because he accepted the support of a. body of
'men elected on Union 'principles, _and hoast
ingly, eishost;tbat, the men, who arrogantly
refused to .encept- any union ' With , their
colleagues ofqhe House tp edited -P au„ orguil
tion of that body on Union prinCiplee, are the
,honored representatives of the Delhociatie per
tyorbom it aPplaudelOitheir ceurtiqe. ,.
No respectable' men in Onmuulty re
gards the utterances:of those whe iii.nitrol the
Patriot and 'Union as of the the leastimPorta — pi;
but for fear that its base , mierepreitentatiWntiM
reference to the organiestion of the go use r meg•
have any influence in, circles wln.re its &ale
city is not knoWn, we will mention ,fref.4...
credit of the truth, that the organization of
the: present Legislature witallicted Ihy influen
ces alike hondrible and just. John Rowe was
elected Speaker because he is an honest man
and au experienced legislator_ His record is"
es fair as that of the men who control the
Breekinridge organ--his
that Of those who noir, diOjiiiice him, and hid
,patriolismand devotion to thesiineerican UniAir
'qualities more eminently' wortty et the BM
lotion than the denunciation of the' Men' who
so wcintodirkssellidm through the columns of.
the PM4of:- 'The itprreentativini oettie people
have seen lit.,td. &rust
1 14 m, nudguirefore be can
ifford iteet"fre secret sympathizerswith tree;
eon, who *tempt to impugn his Demme/my,-
Por4emPt. : .
THE MIRK 01? TER Roam
The' re-election Of I C4t. H.-11. Ruch this
morning, as the 91,,,erk.a_ttke House of Repro
.sentallyes, two a triuniphiof :which he - can be
personally proud,and politically gratified. His
known Republican enthirsiatim—his ardent at
tactiiii4.4 for the llniort-his I nniginpromiaing
hostilityt9 thObe- OP: An D4Y, Holing oppose
the war to crush out thealave• holder's rebellion',"
havtroadelimaunan of such positive mark,
thaWilure aluriltqe4lllll4 ie it election,
whatever the -compromises might be, which
wettheitsimmile on other candidates. But the
very independence and radicalism, which we
feared would injure Capt. Ronoh, have tended
to enlist the . sympathies of the,bold,men in the
HouSe, and after a skiiited
himself,the Chief Clerk of the Wanie of gem
sentatives, if anything, with *mewed honors,
and the increased confidence of members.
Asa porno:Lai fiiend, we, highli,reloice at the
election of Capt, , . Bauch;. as a triumph, it does
,bim , great personal credit, and aslwiesnit, it'
will add greatly‘ to the . 111/CCeei 44 ittie economy
ofiegisiallon, during the wasefon just; organ-
Tna Ware:rearm ; Bran asserts that the fee
port of the disloyalty of Ad. 'Gen.: 'l , Airenzo
Thomas, which filled that citir;wltyillaiaay . and
cons tarUation a few days since, was concocted by
the friends of Gen. Fremont, as a revenge one
the Adjutant General for the; pint he 04(6
in the recent inveetigaticiend expolien.se of
frauds in .0 0, :fVeSeIrP Silfria47.•PePaFtannit:
A large number of :speculators andcontractors;
who have been
,frnetrati,d in thcirOCCoOtitithie
on the NetiotialTraninei 14 ! t1e:3, ,tkiOnoe - of
14e Ad.i U*4 Citeneral,Are now in. Waildngton
city determined to destroy' him, asiciAo Become
plish this evil , retioldtioiril m ve . Tibaited'etorteil
in to regard' hie tishi4lit't4434t,ea,
first effort, however, wam a dgad failure;
4 •
I
Wrirrilr"l-111n1WIlra.r.M (114191..1.!r41
ANNUAL RIEUNWV , -;
HENRY D. KOCIREI
To the Senate and Owe of "R Cation of the
Commonwealth of peaneYleasiaW
GENTaikm :—ln obedience to the require
ments otthe Act of 16th March,.lB32, in refer
enceltrigik_Departinent, tieiewith submitthe
NW ng report for the_ Etitarjear ending alb
- .
vember 30th, 1861 : -
The disbursements and
et:gentle', money,
~to give enconr
inexpetio of, those of unysoreyious yfeir iu the
hieWriteur Slat& wk,Landrtep
hellion agoicuttlieSieneraLGoveniment, reit),
the-part of ac - nrimberaf the Soillhe* States of
the
D nion, rendered it necessary fee the Presi
dent to call upon the loyal States for aid to
assist WM sustaining the Goirernmen%liersi&t.
Italipe the tbdionilandahAoldinithe okiagdffit.
lion the' laws. Ifi response td that call,
;Petmsylvaniuliss most , lncibly d4'¢ne ;her duty,
as is • attested' by huridtvr thbitstmd of her
brave.iialOal:ll4she who ale- now in the field,
smitaining het"hbristirand reisistbartlitteoxem
ment ist.cßsikkig 414 k-ibis traitorous rebellion.
Ajtippint and sustaining such
force,:-"grAtqt wbuxstate,llo
iiiirblved - tic litgepeo tdrboT - Money, and
cauidulLtheiiiaskie of labor and expendi
ttuo of this Department to which I haire
"Presimilog,that,itivilrliq'thore eatilfeedoty tit
hivethe ordinerY receipts, said ,dlibursements
of tile Doki l itikent shOwesepwtte and distinct;
r fika the Inejexper l i4 I ropectfully ito4t ,
'AVailabl6 balanCe in theftniasury
at the..464e; Of 'the' &ea year
, 50A861..
Reeelpbt into thu,geogral fund for
tkie*t ful4l.Yet.4-1 8,611,,645 OTv
. $8,699,078 65'
Pay,men"ordinary appro- .
piiationa and general expenses of ,
State from December Ist, - • •
'lB6ls,,:to'Novemlier 80th, 1861 t
.783,1441,480 84
• •;; • • • • • •
4 1 .14,1414, 14141a03, c .of i tht genegpl,,,
fun Notetnikr`Sk c i664,v8 . 4
By comparing the reheipta Into .-the general
fund for the last yealr;.with - theleteipts for the
preceding yeariltafill beseenithere is a falling
off or deficiency-of - $d61'81:174.'
This delicidncy- , is.mainly on the following
items, viz :1,-,
Tax op: bank dividends.
Tax: on real and .personal estate. '
Interest onirailrbad and canal bonds.• '
The. deficieney on account of taxes- b . to be`
attributed ,Aot "-financial embarraseMente - 944 .
:great deprnesion of business, caused by the war,
in which our Government is engaged;
• On- - the-12th of April last, the Legielatuti by
"-An. Act for the better orga nization of the
Militia of the Commonwealth,' authrirized the
Governor tb,negotiate: temporary-leans to the
amount_ of five .. .lrndred thousand dollars to,
cakrybutAliA pro*ions .of that, act Under
tide act teinporarylpfne wept, ohtained from tins
banks t iefhiladelplue to the amount of 8470,-
DO: On the 16th of May following,: another, ,
act- was Ruajede tuAraa, , : tea Loan and to ' provide
OarorinuigtheStatie;.._*.thraroons of this
tßietovicniciinut Lst. - , sa ; maw 'au
thorized uto honow on the faith of the Common-,
wealth, any Bum hot eic&ding - t!hree Willem of
dollars; nod to Mime. the bonds of the - Ormlnott-
Wealth for the same at six per_ centumi interest
t t r
per annum, and reimbursable at any, e altea
expiration piration of ten. yearte.frOm A . date :
'providrd, That no certificate shorddbe negotlk",
ted at lets than its par value
of." 1 There, ei.ug
doubt upon the minds of 'some the, members
'Pf . ,The*Sigiri.e . ; rtekloratlni.riflinai of
Auto govercnumt, whether & @taper Joent
„low
could at the - I
-time be negotiated, at par, - th e
Governor anthorined by , 4 1111:001xth seztion of
the Act 416tti'cif May, `,`Tar, the payment of
members, .&c., to advertiselfor is for the
loan-or any part thereof, and , ken to the
mil :
highest and best "biddris." 04. ' i0n...0f
these- wo acts by gentlemen con e t - aliji
fmancialmattersr as well'airbr:the on. At,
landert.l bp,t*L'lntodweiii4; it -was
. _ . ecilehhfthordasnaldonfer` an poyfet_to
`b' a' a.ctilrwillara u ex - is/ta
itiVllt-th4Femtti!# *itijttistenoe,
thiba or . tie nation
threatened,
and Govinrimegt td; voritindeatitiikthic then ree
-1 isting, seoing.m. the mkrket. et IA pia Cent be
low par; lkseeMacitalkiket-Wandertake
the inefotiati9n pf Av + 3 kite
~ Om ,ai ;Ito • tok!
' , Mlle. 'ailfthiti ethifteney', ti-thlPconsent - 1.4
the Governor, .I called upon two:of theprong
tient Banking Houses of Philadelphia, i Maws,
Drekel, ' and. Jay '' Cboke & Co., and. .• after
consultittfori — ifitli - theni, - th ey , With
.tittl esidattluowlat WC' ' under
the negotiation
~evex in„ e face of
all the' difficultils - sgrronnding it; and to the
the 'credit of Peatuaylvanitt be lt said, ithat in
thy dark hour of our country's trial, and in th 4
midst of-an excitement such as the country had
cl i k
never before known, with the . credit' of the
General Gov e rment " rapidly falling in e mar
ket as it then "was, threcitizens = and rporate
institutions of our•Cornmonwealth"mol4 nobly
responded to - the fervent and patriotic peal of
thcaejtentleme n, and„:Yindicated the; loyalty
and Patriotism of our people
,by subscribing to
this loan at pits pii-value; and setting a mast
noble example for her sister. States, yho were to
-follow her in like appeals-to their own titisens.
In.thie connection I cannot forbear ek ressing
the thanks which;are due to the,ank* of the
Commonwealth for the promPtuess and liberali,-i
ty with which.they responded to the eall , :kur : i
this loan. But for their subscriptions the loildE --1
never could have been negotiated,,end I deem
it but an act of justice that this acknpwleolv
-WO. aboultkixt..4ll49 '34';' their ffaluable mitt
ince to the state an the emergency then exist
ing. ic(m.991T+114,1130 to b 9 PVA' ll to say
that in con!requenpe
„iMd
.Of # d doubt as to
the power of ttie Governorier " e IOW
CTL ? thji'g",o*,,,,,k.t , ,,,wpfr/red such eminent:
Perv4cak-rie negooanon. of ill ban, they
44'11 errecellect, any' annm' on.* rem*
Iteration for their or services. brviinfh
of these facts, and' ' oSnsideration of .he in
*Amble services rendered the State by thein; it
is - to - be hoped - that the Levslature will make
r . , mpt pro - 3dihm: fiir:trui giy tient /Moir com
mission by authorising the Governor tir'draw ,
hie warrant the same: ; -;
, , ,
The receipts and expenditures for Military" or
War-purposes up to the end of the fiscal year,
Nolember 80, , 1861, are as folknOs, viz
Amount recoiled under taitio-
raudoan, Act Hof 12th April,
1861:: .... ... 1... .... ..
mount received under Act of
16th Miry, 186'1:1-' 2 :-: - . - .. .
titiii refueledo.7; I`,:a.puttetr
and o thers " ' •
State.-,- - Trawrin
Jikallari 8, 1861
Expended under
• Aot 12th April,
1861'..'474,873 86 '
pcpended -- .l.urde4r;
„Kai 3 a 4 N;
... 1,7.08,462 68
F l xpOile,4 nosier
*Act 16111 hisy, p
11361. • 170,585. 61
Amoifin diemp0•.,:.:13.1/31119.t0-..'-..-..
•.,:.:13.1/31119 . to-..' - ..-.. 000,000 I
3101)&4 7 ;C4i. azkoooNea
1.. $7v.04
fre>lo/.X.1
l3elsuure. on hand unexpended.
Aoyfißale; 11 .9 1 h# ; 15541,4 ab 411
• _A-de account of receipts and c xpendi
tures and in the report of the Auditor
G etke rop Amount outstanding against the
ethApionwealth, November 30th, 1861, of the
leati9ohs, viz:
Trinnilikaty loan, Act 12th April;
1861 Snoo,oll* 00
Wei loan, Act 160 May,44361. 2,612 4 150 00
--
Amount_of , priblic...,.. t ebt funded 4 r.
and unfunded, y ember 30 3 , :
,
1881::: - ) ...,...-- . 37, - 969,847 60
Aim - ilia-pad dug gc.th6 fiscal -
year ending ending November 80th,
1861 101,331 42
..
•
moral dutiefkoflh.
Amount of public debt ,
jWifof 311thi ,
1861 137,868,510_08
—Bffefeirence-albeirportoftbe - f , tuinalssiov:
ers of :the ,Silikkiog ;I:and, it will appear that
s3oolVl:py ore,o zublir debt was paid during
the * l nc; gaup' t ; is y oft
*Fa . u , 1 : - "kr nrequired, by
law to rehe`goi,:teniU governor.
On the f t li" r an account was
Ofese - nteil to the Oenerolgovemment of expen
.ses-incurrediry our State for war , purpoSes, up
to the let of
. thati t
fionb, anzounting to about
$1:51A;000.00.1 . -
One -25th of November . following $606,-
000.00 was 4efflnOd•to the Stat#, pei f %,4o per
den 910 amo4t thui3prited.
he* wimatiereforb of
the Treasury on the
-80th:ofNcrvetnber;4861,. as follows, viz :
lialance of general fund
triuixi)endea balance war loans
Alnonnt. • refunded by General
•‘. Government:: ....
.;
,600,000 00
Catlifidm the society of , •
• nail
$01;483'08'
,
The se.mi-annual interest on the State debt;
which , will , be' due and payable'on the Ist of .
next itireititf`ielli to nearly one million.
N. It Jo gratifyingte know that the Stet& will be
ready, and premlitta usual i to meat the interest
bil t het oVigatiens.
Hove muciLef the b alance in the Treasury
may yet be tagnirbd to meet expenses of our
militarytekrittichlig t 4 #apciiiiiiilb to say, but the
ei blibi li t Y 11" hit k q 4ealms44. balance will,.
sufficient for all those purposes, unless the
StatErshould receive a future 'requisition from
the General Government fo,r , more troops. If,
44e.ferthei:riXiuhatihniihall be made upon, us, . '
1 the refunded-balance in the Treasury will then
lid alicable the Aiefenses of our Btatepthe
redemption of, meeting the direettax-:
Of the gene Gorivignment, or each other pur
poses as iu ite whitlow of the.l.egislature, may
.ileenr most prbper:'''' " '
*we'd bfeeegreles Optiroved Augest sth,
mal t • a direct tax of twenty millions.
of dollars was. levied against'all the States of.
the Orden., The &note of ','ennsylvaida, under
bi g Act, $140,1,111, 33. Two modes of pay
ment of this. tax to-. the General Government
are presented - by the provisitons of the Act. One ,
that . it 'm4the,"pgd tizens of each
Ste4,diitiet, t 9. cOilectonctoisi appointed by the
General Government; and the other rnode - , - that
the 'Stittvirday assume' and pay the taxJ and
coiled it herself from her own citizens. '
I woutkrespeottolly urge upon the Legisla
ture. the .assumption andpayment of this tax
by opr Ststa,: i for!. 'two reakink : First:!! The.
fhooleAciti`Of CloAntioniit tax :ballectors
our,people would. be 'distasteful to our citizens,,
who would undoubtedly ranclrftrto ppy i tlie
) tKfciOt . :: ol9 '4: Side' , a 6 119.511 0 8. Jo the usual
;SectindlY.Aeoa — use, the adoption of
.that course will save about thOu-'
aitairdollattiote' the'litata;tes,'an, allowance of
'titre& tzir cent. is ilideby die . 4dCti all s , •
bA will mamma the collection of said tax:—
tinder the-!apposition that the State-will
anznittethelitir, tabirld'itititectfillly„suggest a
mode, jtymblobAut. t oitizens may be relieved
from the payment it for• the coming year.,
By a"pitSitict %the 68d section of the Act afore
said,' it Is allowed 'that:thin tax maj be ~c paid
anifiittitied ti'kciltale‘tir` lie part by the release
Id any State dilly executed, tb the United States,
.of any llitulastecl and deteithiniiit claim of such
State of amount sgainat the United.
States.'t It is . . .further iprbvided " that in alga'
of each relonse;:snolilitate shall be allowed they
same abatement of the amount of such stamens.
would be:allowa& in case of the payment of the
same in money." • •• - •.•
I woUld'respes Wit prope that the debit. 'of,
our Bath 'against the 'Ueterar,Gotermikent
l'inilitaty'ciiPelisai be "deterininal" as-soon alit
can hedone, and that the -Legislature shall an- -
ithortste l a relapse to be made of such 'claim 'to'
pay the strimont•of our State tax aforesaid.
Thts would relieve us fiCainiposing this tax
upon. our citizens for the present-year i and it -is
to be hoped that by the tithe would be no
ciapay. to levy such tax for any "succeeding'
year, that the.existing war and rebellion may_
be crushed. out and•the general business of the
I menirrwil I harz . recovere&fr2m its present-de.
StOn and:filuinefirtOtiaiiimstnent, and Our
&genital:A*4oo to pustain the bitt o
114 a text!. ;.. • ;41 F
i,ii•Adsconnactioa I cannot but express the
hope.that our 'Representatives in Cori - grass *ny
be recpiated 'therf4ikligdfil, r 6s',takesstich
action as gill luit!the exptinsai unhly
war and Mbellion upon the traitors who com
mence&and are now hustaining that they be
retoented`tatinpeort such' nesaproti . bitorigress
as eluill,..autliorise the seizure :and canfischiitia.
, far aa it can badeps constitutionally, of 'the
property of the:rebels engaged in this retail*
airy the war!debt of the qtciyariiment, and
thus relieve the loyal citizens_ and"iheir
dren ~ 4 thacrimig.Ntrjleetin which
".they i otherwise have to sustain for years to
come. - ,
The:Stake' le 'kola? ( Ilf bOlaa of the Wybinim;`
CeneLPoTPaton to the eilPottot.of.s2Bl,ooo 00.
Upon.thnoe s bonds the, integet was punctual
ly Paid ' op . to - the 18th"ieJanuary last.—
, ul,y. the, con:many default iu its in
• - dui ttit aaffirsy'Rt
inpaidrt -acing informedi that some' action
'meg Ataut to be taken by the bondholdenV
it 4 reerganise •the' company day sAle iof the
*male tanks , the mortgage, loaddattiled. a let
ter to the trustees of thentortgake op the 80th
Of Septeinier;'retfuestini that they would take
no : action in •reference: to a sale without first
notifying me es the representative of the inter
est of the State id the *metter:" . .They referred
MY letter to C. H. Clark, Esq., ettorney:foi 'the
bona-holders who inforrusa me - by - letter that.
'
he Nee..l`l4 r iutE6llleaL by the large'hobia
holders to treat with .'the Sabi for the bonds,
she holds, and' theta . anetheir disks
that the interests of the-Shite should.be properly
wotected,?tot the -Mme extent m other bond
holders." Isubsequently Wei tux in tenfiew With'
Mr. Clark?zturd't ttelertilined from him that-in
consequence of ignite, having ;been, ihistitut
fingitost: compenv. ,alreMiVer had been iF . tt,
pointed, and a plan muttered bet*MAtho stock
ititniii-hiachilAciiiaganiaWthe company,
and, that application would be made to the Cor#t
to geat a decree of isle.. The action con.-.
plated -would result in a substitution of Stock
fOr the 'bonds held by the State, and pi reduc
tion or lothi of about ten per cent. of the
amount of her bonds. I declined to act for ; the l
State in the matter, for the . reason, that Iliad
'
4" t c°l4l ll- 42 =OV IY1se
nick% e'Stittelhe .
&mita kerelainti I .'oli:teeth' eifecircum
stances, I Would retipectfaMpedniiinetal imme
diAildn'thellktitef tie Legislature to .
protect the ialtereste , dfithettiate in this inattei.'
,Abthedsatitssion bf 41M Uglahtliwiean sot
wee koppel__loo
_change theltiaine tif_tßlinbary.
.Maroadtkwapanpand-to-ffiellitiththii
. c94 l l4tifill
a ....taw, t.:,, •
47E4.100 00
2,612:150 00
32,,229. lie
$8,119,979 48
43
EMI
i - 4 - 1 -
NEE
Ikthuii.e . Treasury
All the provisions of this act binding upon
either the State or Company relating to the is
suing, delivery, and cancellation of bonds, have
been fulfilled by the respective parties, and the
State now holds all the bonds of the company
as specified in said act,oxeepting onemillion'of
the bonds authorized-Sy the second section,
which were delivered:to the Philadelphia and
Erielfailroad complety on the 9th of May, last,
under's warrant aMis Govet nor as tintlimized
by the sixth sec*? of the act aforesaid.
lifylexperiencfdii this Department for the last
yearsas satistiedi me of the necessity of a
thigh alteralion and revision, s otour revenue
laws The btrthen "br taxation under our
present system is certainly unequal and unjust.
Whether this arises fromepriadency of our,.
, - aar y- on-the Tort of asses
sors, collectors, and other officers in enforcing
their provisions, I am unable to say. -When
thelact.is stattd (.which WS& alluded to by my
- prixiettalreflirliiiilas - Tieporiltriiit he valuation
of property of aiFkinds in•our State, ineluding
, money at interest, tax on offices, Ste , is one
that of Ohio, and two thirds
lessi,Lthan _New."/ York; it must evident
to every one, that property in our State
is either assessed at a mere fraction of its
value or else that a very large prpportion
aprciperty eiteapea taxation altogethef. It has
f.;0 111, the - theist Of zhiinsylvaiiii-Lor years, that
our rich agricultural domain and our immense
mineral Wealthand restonrees, constitute us one
, of the richest States in the Union, and yet ac
cordfng to the valuation of 'our property for
:taitable4urPottei; are-comparatively one of
the poorest. From facts which have come nn-
der my own obserfation, I am satisfied that a
4.FlL*ktliattmrt'Of.; od.r.toßeelthy citizens escape
taxation almost entirely by reason 'of having
their.wealth mainly, if not exclusively iobonds
and, mortgages,- ground rents; and other se
curities which-they fail to-return- for taxation,
and which cannot be discovered by our assessors
under the: present system, thus throwing,an un
just and-nneqtral amount of taiation upon real
estate and other' isdigible"prOperty, and upon
those citizens who are faitliful,,and just in, the
'return! they Mike of their means and wealth.
This state of things should not , exist ; every
,citizen of this. Commonwealth is protected; alike
inhis;person -and his -property by our Govern
ment and its laws, and should paYa'fair proper
tiOnate share of the expeaies, op ile Govern-
Merit from 'which ho receives such orfition.
By a joint,resolutiori of,the last Legislature the
Governor was authorized. to appoint a board of
commissioners "to revise, collate, and dijest all
acts and statittea. relating. to or touching the
revenue thitt 4 coturrdssiim. wait ap
'pphated; and it,h3 to bolo:pea, theywill be ready
to report some basis of. action during the present
seetilom ~•,. • •• • ••-• • • 1: . -
•
. •
$2,74160 00
664,698 31
390,507,41
500 00
_ beg. leave respectfully •to refer- to aaatiker
affectirigthelonor end credit'Of tint:State, and
to which reference was made bymy predecessor
hi s butt,repert tO the law taxing her
own liana At the time.our citisens responded
to the call 4 of the &ate and.gave bar the use of
their money, It was with the express agreement . .
and understanding that they were to receive.
interastlcirthe same °liberate of five percent.
per anhifia." Surely this obllgation on the part
-of the State should have remained sacred and
inviolable, and I cannot but think that she suf•
fered . iirl* cliirrecter and reputation; when,
- without timsent of theletftf*Whoie money she
bbb,in .0 0 shti repudia r obligation by
MbiainethittoWiattchf interest's ill lower by
taxation. I cannot but express the hope that
the State will do that jrstroil'to her creditors
.Ibielk-tbe v. 4 a F lea exp 4 by repealing
' 146 - .tallif-ter.ellin, &ler o w n honor
and x o
,Ciqullmbiectot voupteeck, f a t e - r est on loans
wthe - DlMVilled rettsidneltahroad Compa
ng one mbicluwould : elso-„majore the Ulm
tidn"ofilie %I Wilke of fattest
layet•due•to the-holders , of that loan and the
leitkandAionor-of thaState havirig:been pledged
for in4idaras 4611 as in all other
matters, set h er eitinens an example of unim
peachable giicol faith, by , making an appropria
!tick &pay the iximitee of ;Shill interest.
TMy predecessor:hits t aly - aid, olt, would
greatly PhtiPtifY the aecennts in this department
the amount of State taxes assessed was charged
tlireetaY totho oowaty,' 'and he might hive added
it would also save a large amount to the State,
for -in some counties- the 'taxes have been accu
mulating, for years„until in , the aggregate over
tbsif a million remains -unpaid.
,These taxes
-are handed down afroin'yetit year to new
treasurers as they 'are — appointed, and some
counties are. now behind more thanla whole
years assessmen t . 4 to !; t e howl that this
ettibjeet will =alio receive. the attention of the
Board. of Commissioners appointed on the reve-
herewith.l :Sulerditt — bies giving in detail' the
operations of this depariMent for the bat fiscal
year,- tiagether with estimates.. of the receipts
and expenditures t fot 4 thiv - presenl,7year ; 831 of
which-are respectfully taftifnittM•
RENRY D. MOORE,
' .
,:4.1/a/01 Treasurer.
fanuarY 7 thi •
enusTlvalux Legislature
:I 1 /.1.4
IMPORZIRD Bapszsigir. ROB THIS TIELINERAPX
•
The Senate was called to onleieat 11 o'clock
fr -AAL
PMTI§IY readin - Place fx - hill entitled a
_ _
Supplement to an act relating to au act extend
ing the charter of-the Pearisyliiiiiiiilikit Manu
facturing Company.
Mr. BOIJWITER, one to authorize Wm. G.
Freeman, administrator of the estate of Wm.
Colernan; late' of` Cornwall 'binnahip, lobanon
county, tusell certain real estate..
• Both the 'shove' bills were laid', dh the table,
no„ standing committees having yet been ap-
F' A join t resoingo3L,,,to, purchase Legislative
I Manuals . and l'iudoreir Digests was contdered
ant ado . • ' " • , -
" Mt' °fere& the following, resolu
tion,was adopted
_
inived, That a: committee of three be ap
iliolnted. on thepart of the Senate to act in con
junction lidth a libikiltir cominiitee on the part
pi the House of atepresentatives, (if the House
Appoint such committee;) to contract for
the nl3lloatinnpa* Legislative Record, if
deemdeeme3 atkisable,at a price not to exceed that
for similar publications at former sessions,
andithat the contract,qf made, be submitted to
the Seniat for aPliroVal.
Mr. CRAW -
4JR&WFORD, • frotiirthii - committee ap
pointed liriYanjtutctierilfith Rtififl ar '6 mm itt ee
of We Ifouseld inform ItWt iGoivirner•that the
General Assemblywas organized,: nade a report,
after whiyh the Govemoei faulted mpirsage was
reed, and the Senate adjmned: .
.
HOUSE .REPtB.ENTATIVE6
The HOuie was called to order at ll'o'clock
A, .IIL .1. a •
. . 3 I i • H: I rumba
tioll44lraiimatiDohieselitedtthe petition of
citizens of HedfoTd_ o onnty contesting the right
of Geo. W. Hbinznomr... to p,,seitt _in the House
) 1 1 1 16 3 4.11itikehtative ,
13.HPADS, .presented the petition of cid
-zees of Adams county. oontestirigthe right of
Jona l3usai to el seat la the HouseA K , the repre
,Vhfili_e,
xua.petitiona l were accompanied with
lute Ustlakresolutkim, , theit in*to! case of—Mr.
Honeartrunt, fixing 12 M. 14.:401:0; and that
'in Utah& fa' 1 o'clock P. 11.
ItOznunroat,aa ethatime.doi drawing the aim
mittees to ttg and
itk,e T brlD l Ide1 de t t e
on24e the a4&.;P.
i
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8
SENATE. .
, ro:
Mr llYtiN t
lutiou provi• , in g II I '
mittee of three by
the publication of a Daily L4islati,,'"i'
and report the smut: fur the att.
House.
The resolution was laid over arkki ti,._' ,
On motion, the House then
election of Chief Clerk, Lieu' '
h•
lows :
Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Ann,.tr P
Beaver, Beebe, Bigham,
(Mercer), Busbey, c hat lima,
Crane, Dennis, Dougherty. Elliott
land, Gable, Grant, \
•..
ry, Hoffer m us
, Hoeholder, Ilan Mae:
r.
Lehman,. lir 141•'oy,
ter, Ross, (Luserne,)
Sellers, Shannon, Smith, (Chester. , II
s
adelphia,) Strang, Trary, win 11.11 I
Warner, Wildey, Williams, and
voted for Mr. Itkucti
Messrs. Banks, Barron, Soileal, ~„
thumberland, ) Caldwell, Cr a i p, •
~,
Donley, (Greene,) Donn, Ily. ; 1 '; „ ;;i, •
Duffield, Early, Gaskill, Graliatt,
Hess, Hoover, Hopkins,
kins, -(Washington,) Josephs, EMI,
bar, Lichtenwallner, MCull h . \
Manus, Nieman, Pershifig, Pete
Quigley, Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads. i
"lowland, Ryon Tate, It i „ 1 , 1 ,.
Wakefield, Wearier, ICiml y, W„
ler-4ln voted for Mr Zi,i,ilSti
-Mr. &Ott --1, voted fur 11r
Mr. Worley---1, voted (.11. Mr
II
Mr. ROUGH havilig recta \ ed the r
ber - of votes east, was dOl 141,1 ;1,.;r,
&Worn into office.
The : Secretary of the C,,,,,, n.
,r•
troduced, and pi-, tir• aw e . • • ._,
the Governor, which was I,y I - ,
theT h fo e ll C o h wi ie n f g poi
Caleprkantitutni
,•,-
Assistant Clerk--E. S. 'Apr;;;,
Transcribing Clerks- 1'
Niles, Robert Brown, Jame,
The above named gentler:e h i ;
were duly sworn into otlie,.
officers, Sergeant cersl:wuse th en
hi a c t h -et r nus—E it l'iLle
pointed Jimues_ th sui e fo o l ra k , wi3g a., tist s . t iti l t r . , . b.,
Hutchens, John W. Rli,Lt
Door-Keeper—Caspe r ci
the following assistants
Geo. W. Gettys,
B. Pox.
Messenger.—S G. Blanchard.
7.;;Pcistmaster—EL A. W 00,111, 1 1..,.
All the above name , loilicer-..
'lion of the Messenger, Mr. I l lak - 1..i I
-and- were-duly sworn into
The resolution from the • e
Ire the appointment Of a ' pint H
tract for the publication o; a I •
Record, vas taken up and
Speaker announcing that thi. n Pi. •
infttee on the part of the
on the journal:. The the, thrti
filarrieb
Io Ihta any, January 6 . h,
yrthe Rev. P. Maher. Mr Vi,
bah Own s to VIAS MARY b 1 11-i4; Otlit if
obsniesburg, Pa..
New abncrtigcnicutt-,
FOR RENT,
A Two Story Brick
agna back btuldlng 4
to the imuer of Second W.&
on lbellrat day of April Li X
)as-*
BOARDING—Mem
L re, or otbe- n:
Wilt find a pl.as nit apart.n. .;
accord doorfetau Front
84Lead•
ALMANACS! ADI A
8E14.6 GERMAN A NI)
MANACS in every .I , l,lity
BERGNER'S CU l' I
CHOICE LIGHT READING
rpHE SIITHERLINLK,
"Rutledge," Price $1 2 •
• Also new editions of
RUTLEDGE—uui term with •
SL2S.
BElTLAll—twentplifth r Ii i u_
EAST LYNNE—A new
TOR TIDLER'S GROUND. be I .
FOR BETIER, FOR WOUSE..;-..
Together with all the w
.publiahett at
BERGNER'S CHEAP
BRANT'S HALL!
FOR THREE EVENN; ti`
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and 5AT1.7., , ‘
9th, 10th and Ilth, ft,;2
Also Saturday aftern.. , a
THE WORLD RENOWNED PEA& i
OCALISTS, HA lIPN IS »n
From Niblos' New York, m''t res: ear
of their chaste and novel eniartal,di
Hall. Having cl xsed a recce-slid
aad Academy of Music,
Used.
The Company will appetr
SWitzS
introducing their
Two HUNDRED -10 L. - t Br.
Tho only Silver 13e113 ever in 'eel irtiiro
,! • '
The evening's eittertuntn,t.t v;,.1 •-,n ,
neloal mu,io upon the B. ,:s. 0.,
Duette, humorous and therac u r.-1... i .• e , ,
t',..,,:r•L ,-
.
For Further Particulars sce
----
Tickets 25 cents. Ohildrati 15 ~ `„c,
,
Doors open at el. Conitances“-
_____
A Grand Idatinee will Be Oran
for the accommodation of Fa,.
dreg admitted to the ItAinee f)r
LEN N
'...:..----------------
NOTICV .
HARRISBURG BRIDGE i ._,.
THE President and Director., ~1V.,211',
rilliburg iirid..e (.....ni,.iley bac, .1, ,>
dividend or s:xri CENTS' per ,u.,re 4.,11,0e ,' p,.
.!,
et said eempny, (sevllirtbk PO C.,ST ) i.i . : I' I ',
Year j al/li hilVe. dtreel,ll lb.. ,111.1 , 1.0 Of P. e , a '' ' . '.,.
floe, w tbe stockbol.lers or their .e 3.1 rt la., ci :.,
let the 16th Just. 1 W.o,i : •
ir.s -r ''
.—......... ..
.
E2lllrislurg,i, 1..,.,..
____
Mo. 1 MA.CKERAL in Kit s: 1 ' 34 .!;.,...
4.1 ngE6 and barrels, at 012 goy tiroicry iod. 0
iftaretere, Frorirand Afiraot streets ~,,.,„.s,
el? NICiIOLS s boo,•-•
OS
• '