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AXXITAL REPORT
HENRY D.
v
1U U U It Hi,
State TrraMurer,
KEAD , JANUARY 8, ItMll
To the Senate and House of RqnesenlattiYs of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Grktlsmem : la obedience to the require
ments of the Act of loth March, 1832, in refer
ence to this Department, I herewith submit the
following report for the usual year ending No
Tember 30th, iStil :
The disbursement and general duties of the
Department for tlie past year have been largely
In excess of tbe of any ptevious year in the
hist ry of out State An unholy war and re
bellion against the General Government, upon
the part of a uunibrr of the Southern States of
the In ion. rendered it nec sk-itv for the Frejq
dent to call upon the loyal States lor aid to
assist him in sustaining the Government, main
taining the Uuiou, and upholding the Constitu
tioo and the laws. In response to that call,
Pennsylvauii has most nobly d ne her duty,
M is attested by a hundred thousand of her
brave and loyal eons who are now in the field,
sustaining her honr and assisting the Govern
ment in crushing out thiit traitorous rebellion
The arming, equipping and sust-duiug such a
large force as this by our Mate, has necessarily
involved a large expenditure of money, and
caused the vast increase of laiwr and expendi
ture of this Department to which I have alluded.
Presuming that it will be mure s itistactory to
have the ordinary receipts and disbursements
ot the Department bhowu seitarate ana distinct,
from the war expense. 1 resectfully report -
Available balance in the treasury
at the close of the fiscal year
ending Novemtwr 30. ISoT .... $obT,4-tt 0M
Receipts into the general fund for
the last fiscal year 3,017 645 6;
Total .. 3,099,078C5
Payments of the ordinary appro
priations and general expenses of
the State frura Decetulier lt,
18tX, to November JUth, 1861,
inctnive $3,144.400 34
Available balance of the general
fund, Novemlwr 30, 1801 $064,598 31
By comparing the receipts into the general
fund for the last year, with the receipt for the
precediug year, it will be seen there is a falling
on or deficiency of $4bl.6U ,4.
This deficiency is mainly on ihe following
items, viz :
lax on bank dividends
Tax on real and personal estate.
Interest on railroad and c-uial bnds.
The deficiency on account uf taxes is to bv
attributed to financial embarrassments and
great depression ot business, caused by the war
in which our Government is eugaged.
On the 12th of April last, the legislature by
An Act tor the better organization of the
Militia of the Commonwealth," authorized the
Govern to negotiate temporary luans to the
amount of five hundred thousand dollars to
carry out the provisions of that act. Uuder
this act temporary loan were obtained from the
banks in Philadelphia to the amount of 475,
000. On the loth ot May following, another
act was passed, "to create a loan and to provide
for arming the State " By th provisions of this
act the Governor and State Treasurer were au
thorised "to borrow on the faith uf the Common
wealth any sum not exceeding three millions of
dollars, aud to issue the bunds of the Common
wealth for the same at six per centum i liferent
per annum, and reimbursable at any time after
the expiration of ten years from their date :
Provided, That no certificate should he negotia
ted at less than its i ar value." There being
doubt upon the minds of some of the memliers
of the Legislature, as also of the officers of the
State government, whether a six per cent loan
could at tnat time be negotiated at par, the
Governor was authorised by the sixth se tion of
the Act of 10th of May, "lor the payment ot
members, &c, to advertise for propyl for the
loan or any part thereof, and allot the loan to tlte
highest and best bidders" On examination of
these two acts by gentlemen conversant with
financial matters, as well as by the lion. At
torney General of the Commonweal h, it ws
decided that they did not confer any power to
negotiate the loan at less than its par value. In
this situation of things, with a civil war exist
ing agaiust the Government, its very existence,
as well as the capital of the nation threatened,
and Government sixes under the panic then ex
isting, selling In the market at 15 ir cent be
low par, it seemed almost useless to undertake
the negotiation of our State loan at its par
value, lu thiremergency, by the consent ot
the Governor, I called upon two of the promi
nent Banking (louses of Philadelphia, Messrs.
Drenel. and Jay Cooke & Co.,- and alter
consultation with them, they agreed, with
tha assistance of this Department, to under
take the negotiation ev.n in the face of
all the difficulties surrounding It; and to the
tha credit of Pennsy lvania be it paid, that in
this daik hour-of our country's trial, and in the
midst of an excitement such as the country had
never before known, with the credit of the
General Government rapidly falling in the mar
ket as It then was, the citizens and corporate
Institutions of our Commonwealth most nobly
respouued to the ferveut and patriotic appeal of
those gentlemen, and vindicated Uie loyalty
and patriotism of our people by subscribing to
this loan at its par value, and setting a most
; noble example fur her sister States, who were to
follow her in like appeals to their own citizens.
lu ths connection I cannot forbear expressing
the thanks which are due to the banks of the
Commonwealth tor the promptness and liberal i
ty with which they responded to the call for
this loan. But for their su Inscriptions the loan
never could have been negotiated, and 1 deem
it but an act of justice ihat this acknowledg
ment should be made of their valuable assist
ance fc the State in the emergency then exist
insr. I conceive it also to be my duty to say
that in consequence of a doubt existing as to
tha power of the Governor under the Act to
pay the gentlemen who rcndeied such eminent
service iu me uetouuou oi loau, uiey
nave never received any commission or rem a
Deration for tbeirexpenses or services. In view
of these facta, and in consideration uf the in-
vuluable service rendered the State by them, it
is to be hoped that th Legislature will make
prompt provisiuu fur the paj ment of their com
mission by author hung the Governor to draw
his warrant tor the saine.
The receipts and expenditures for Military or
War purposes up to the end of the fiscal year,
November oo, tool, are as loiiows, viz
Amount received uudr temfio
rarv loan. Act of 12th Apiil.
18tfl 475.000 tO
Amount received under Act of
15th May, Ibol 2,612,150 00
Cash refunded by Payui;iatr
and other . .
32,229 45
ToUl
Expended under
Act 12th April,
1861 474,873 85
Cxpended under
Act lain May,
ISol 1,708,42 68
Expanded under
$3,119,379 45
Act tow ay,
1861...
Amount of tempo
rary l.nof 12 th
April, 16bl, re
paid 170,635 51
875 000 00
$2,728,872 04
Balance on band unexpended.
November 30th, 1861 $390,507 41
! A detailed account of receipts and expendi
tures will t-e found in the report of the Auditor
( ueuerai. Amount outstanding against the
'Commonwealth, November 30th, laol.of the
, war loans, vis:
Temporary loan, Act 12th April,
lbbl $ lOO.OtH) 00
War loan, Act loth Slay, 1801. 2,bl2,15U 00
2.712.1oO 00
Amount of public debt funded
and unfunded, November 30.
1801
Amount paid duriDg the fiscal
year ending November 80th,
ltfcl
37,9(59,847 60
101.331 42
Amount of public debt exclu
sive of war loan, Nov. 30th,
1801 $37,808,516 08
By reference to the report of the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund, it will appear that
$300,801 01 of tr.e public debt was paid duiing
thi year ending on the first Monday uf Septem
ber, 1801, at which time they are required by
law to report to the Governo'-.
On the 12th of Se. temtr an account wan
presented to the Gtn ral Government uf expeu
ses incurred by our State for war purpose, up
to the 1st of that month, amounting to about
SI. 515.000 00.
On the 25th of November following $000,
000 00 was refuuded to the State, b. lug 40 per
cent, on the amount uf account thus presented.
There wan therefore in the Treasuty uu the
30th of November, lbbl, as follows, viz :
Balance of general fund 5o4 58 31
Unexpended balance war loans. . 390,507 41
Amouut refuuded by General
Government GO0.0O0 00
Cash trom the society of Cincin
nati 500 00
Balance in Treasury $1,551,605 72
The stmi annual interest on the State debt.
which will be due and payb e on the 1st of
next month will amount to nearly one million
of dollais.
It is gratifying to know that the State wilt be
ready and prompt as usual to meet tne interest
uu h. r obligations.
How much of the balance in the ireasuiy
niav yet be required to meet expenses ut
military operation is impossible to say, but the
probability is that the unexpended balance will
be sumcirnt tor all those purposes, unless the
State should receive a fut ire requisition trom
the General Government tor more troop. It
no further requisition shall be made upon us.
the refund d balance in the Treasury will then
ie applicable to ihe defenses of our Slate, the
letmit ion uf her loans, meeUug the direct tax
uf the General Government, or such other pur
poses as iu the wisdom of the Legislature may
seetn must projer.
ly au act ut Congress, approved August 6th,
18ol, a direct tax ut twenty millions
ut dollars was levied agaiust all the SLit a ut
the union. Ihe quota ot Pennsylvania, under
that Act, is $1,946,719 33. Two modes of ay
ment of this tax to the General Government
are presented by the provisions of the Act. One
is, thai it may be paid by the citizens of each
State direct to tollectors to be appointed by the
General Government ; and the other mode, that
the Mate may assume aud pay the tax aud
collect it herself from her own cilizus.
1 would respectfully nrge upon the Legisla
ture the assumption aud paymeut of this tax
by our State, lor two reasons : First. I he
innovation of Government tax collectors among
our people would be distasteful to our citisens.
who would undoubtedly much prefer to pay the
tax to our own State collectors in the usual
manner Secondly. Because the adoption of
that course will save about three hundred thou- :
sand dollars to the Stat, as an allowance of
tit teen percent, is made by the Act to all States
who will assume the collection ot said tax.
t nder the supposition that the State will
assume the tax, 1 would respectfully suggest a
mode by which our citisens may be relieved
from the payment of it for the coming year
Iqr a proviH in Ihe odd section ot the Act afore
said, it is allowed that this tax may be " paid
and satisfied in whole or in part by the release
of any State duly executed to the United States
h any liquidated and determined claim ot such
State of equal amouut acainst the United
States. It is further provided that lu case
uf such release, such State shall be allowed the
same abatement of the amount of such tax as
would be allowed in case of the payment of the
same in money."
1 would respectfully propose that the claim of
our state against the Ueneral Government for
military expenses be "determined" as soon as it
can te done, and that the Legislature Bhall au
thorize a release to be made of such claim to
pay the amount of our State tax aforesaid.
Ihis would relieve us trom imp miner this tax
upon our citizens for the present year, and it is
to be hoped that by the time it would be ne
cessary to levy such tax for any succeeding
year, that the existing war and rebellion mav
be crushed out and the general business of the
country will have recovered from its present de
pression and nnanciai embarrassment, aud our
citizens be better able to sustain the burthen of
such a tax.
In this connection I cannot but express the
hope tnat our representatives in Cougrem may
be requested by the I legislature to take such
action as shall put the expenses of this unholy
war and rebellion upon the traitors who com
menoed and are now sustaining it; that they be
requested to support such measures in Congress
as snail auinorize me seizure and confiscation
lar as it can be done constitutionally, of the
property of the rebels engaged in this rebellion,
to piy the war debt ot the Government, and
thus relieve the loyal citizens and their chil
dren trom the oneruus burden of taxation which
they will otherwise have to sustain lor years to
come.
The State U holder of boo. Is of the Wvomin.r
Canal Company to the amount of $281,000 00.
i-pu uict-e uouob me interest was punctual
ly paid up to the loth of January last
In July tha company defaulted in its in
terest due at that time and it yet remains
unpaid. Being informed that some action
was about to be taken by the bondholders
to reorganize the company by a sale of the
canals under tha mortgage, 1 addressed a let
ter to the trustees of the mortgage on the 3oth
uf Septemtier, requesting that they would take
uu w-uuu iu raereuce to a Uie- wimoui nrai
notifying me as the representative of the inter
est of the State in the matter. They referied
my letter to C. 11. Claik, &q., attorney for the
bond-holders, who informed me by letter that
be was "lully authorised by the larze bond
holders to treat with the State for the bonds
she holds, and that it was his and their desire
that the interests of the State should be properly
protected to the same extent as other bond
holders. " I subsequently bad an interview with
Ur. Clark, aud ascertained from him that
consequence of suits having been instituted
against the company, a receiver had been ap
pointee, ana a piau matured between the stock
and bond holders to reorganize the conn tan v
and that application would be made to the Court
to grant a decree of sale. Ihe action contem
plated would result in a substitution of stock
for the bonds held by the State, and a reduc
tion or loss of about ten per cent, ot the
amount of her bonds. 1 declined to act for the
State in the matter, for the reason, that I bad
no authority to compromise or makeanv settle
ment which would not realize to the State the
full amount of her claim. Under these circum
stances, 1 would respectfully recommend imme
diate action upon the part of the Legislature to
protect the interests of the Slate in this matter.
At the last session of the Legislature an act
was parsed "to change the name of the Sun bury
and Erie Eailroad Company and to facilitate the
completion of a railroad trom bunbury to Lrie.
All the provisions uf thU act binding ujhhi
either the State ur Company rrlatmg u the ts
suing, delivery, aud caucrlUtiou of bonds, have
be. u fulfilled by the rt-M Hie live iarUf, and th
Stiteliow hohl all the b lids of the compoj)
as tipet itird in said ait, excepting one million of
tin hoinls authorized by the M-coud t-ection
which were delivered to the Phil tdelphia and
trie Wuilroad com jinny on the Wtb of May last,
und-r a warrant uf the Governor as authorized
by the sixth section of the act aforesaid
My experience iu this Department tor the last
y.aruas tisQi-d me t the necessity ot
ti.oiough alteration and revision ot our revenue
iws 1'he burthen of taxation under our
pre nt syKU-m is certainly unequal and unjust
W hether this arines from theinetbxiVm-y of our
laws entirely, or a laxity on the part of asnes-
sors. col lectors, aud other officers in e i forcing
their provisions, 1 am unable to say V h
the fa t is statd (which was alluded to by my
predecessor iu bin lat report) that the valuation
uf property ut all kinds in our SUte, inUudi
money at interest, tax on ofnees, Ac , is one
third lew than th it uf Ohio, and two thirds
less than isew York, it must be eviden!
to every one, that property in our State
is either assessed at a mere frctiou f its
value or elre that a very larce proportion
ot property ecapes taxation altogether. It hi
been the loaal of lYnns lvauia for yvars, thai
Mir rich agricultural domain aud our immense
mineral wealth aud resources, constitute us one
of the richest States in the Union, aud yet ac
cording to the valuatiou of our property for
taxable ptn tKjfcert. Wrt are comparatively one of
the fouret. From facts which have come uu
der my own observation I am satisfied that
large number of our wealthy citizen escape
taxation almost entirely by reason of having
their wealth mainly, if not exclusively iu bonds
and mortgages, ground rents, and other
curities which they tail to return for taxation,
aud which cauuolbe dicov-red by our assessors
under the present sytteni, thus throwini; an un
just and unequal amount ot taxation upon real
estate and other tangible projerty, and upon
those citizens who are faithful and ju t in the
returns they make ot their means aud wealth.
Una state of things 6b utd uot exist; every
citizen of this Commonwealth is protected alike
in his person aud his property by our trove. n
ment and its laws, and should py a fair propor
tionate shaie ot the expenses ot the Govern
ment from which be receives such protection.
Hy a joint resolution of the la-t LeKinlature the
Governor was authorized to apoiiit a board of
tfmunionere to revite, collate, and ni tot all
act and statute relating to or touching the
revenue laws, that cominisMon was ap
pointed, v.id it is to be hoped they will lie ready
to report some ttaMn of action during the present
seiou.
1 Ihc leive respectfully to refer to a matter
aflectiug the honor and cicdit of our Si ate, and
to which ref -rence was made by my predecessor
iu hi last re.rt ; 1 refer to the law taxing her
own loan At the time our citizens resiionde t
to the call of the State aud gave her the ue of
their uiitnev, it was with theexpret agreement
and understanding that they were to receive
interest for ttie s.ime at the rate of five percent
int annum. Surely thin obligation on the jutrt
of the State should have remained Hatred and
inviolable, and I cannot hut think thi she suf
ft red in her character and reputation, when,
without consent of the parties whose money r-he
thus obtained, she repudiated her obligation by
educing that low rate ot interest still lower by
ax.tt ion 1 cannot but express the hope that
the State will dothU j nut ice to her creditors
winch thev have a right to expect by repe thug
the law which is thus affecting her own honor
and credit.
The subject of guaranti'ed interest on loam;
to the lanville and fttsville Railroad Com pa
uy is one which should also receive the atten
tion of the Legislature. A balance of interest
is yet du - to the holders of that loan, and the
faith and hnor of the State having been pledged
for it, she should in this, as well as in all other
matters, set her citizens an example of unim-
eachabte good faith, by making an a-propria
tion to pay the balance of that interest
My predeceor has truly said, "It would
greatly simplify the accounts in this departm nt
f the amount ot State taxes assessed was charged
li recti y to thecotinty'and he might have add. d
it wuuld also save a large amount to the State,
for in some counties the taxes have been accu
mulating tor years, until in the aggregate over
a half a million remains unpaid. Inene taxes
are handed down from year to year to new
Treasurers as they are appointed, aud some
counties are now behind mre thau a whole
years assetv-ment It is to be hoped th it this
subject will alto receive the attention of the
B ard of Commissioners appointed on the reve
nue laws.
1 herewith submit tables giving in detail the
operations of this department for the last fiscal
year, together with estimates ol the receipts
and expenditures tor the present year ; all of
which ue respect lully cubmilted.
ULPiliY I. IIUUKE,
Htate Treasurer.
January th,
Distress in Southern Kentucky Re
bel Outrages
The Louisville Journal says:
"Although we have from time to time pub
lished abundant and painful testimony of the
galling oppression suffered by the loyalists ut
southern .Kentucky, we believe thU thode ot
us who are happily at a distance from the rebel
force, and the government whose high and sol
emn oftice it is to relieve its suffering friends,
should have their memories vividly refreshed
by a renewal of the aid story of the robberies.
outrages and desolation which exists in the
lower portions ol our State. 1 housands ol na
tive born Kentuckians, who all their lives have
been the ornament and the strength of this
Commonwealth, and whose only ofiVnce is their
love of country, have been chased, like wild
beasts, from their homes by the blood hounds
of General Buckuer.
'A signal instance of rebel inhumanity re
cently occurred in Cadiz, the county seat of
Irnrg Maior Matthew Moves, an aged citizen
of irreproachable and exalted character, and
one ot the ablest jurists in the State, was lately
compelled to fly from his home, in consequence
ot the threats ot Henry Burnett a rutnans, te
prot ction frm the L'ni n troops at Smithheld
I he scoundrels, chagrined at the unexpected
flight of ihe old patriot, ttmtnntly dispatched a
messenger, who overtook him within a lew
miles of Smithfit-ld, and assured him that the
secessionists had no intention of moisting him.
and that they would give him the most solemu
pledge of protection. Major Moyes paid no at
tetith n to these fair speeches, and in a short time
another messenger arrived, who warned him
not to return, as the first messenger lcd been
sent by some bitter enemies, who would make
(uick work of him fhould he fall into their
hand. He pursued his journey to Smithfield
He is a man of large property, and has tieen
guiity ot burning large sums ot money to seces
hionista, who wish io conceal their debts by
lynching toe creditor.
Me. Wkeo writes from Paris to the Albany
iwntn7 Journal: "Alter breakfasting with
Archbishop Hughes, 1 went with Mr. Sanford,
who came up from Belgium in tse night to the
residence ot the Consul, Mr. nigelow, tor con
sultation. What struck us all, in comparing
uotes, with surprise, wus the tact that nobody
at home seems to regard the new trouble with
hag serious ; or else, n you do under
stand its bearings iu regard to war with England,
you are willing to encounter it I 1 am willing
to say that 1 shrink from tne thought of war.
just now, with any European power, and earn
daily with one so fully prepared for war as
JLogland.
Pennsylvania Legislature
SKSATfi OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Kirr-t Dis'rict, fhUadtfpMta.Jt'unAnh Nich
ols, C M Dooavan, G.or.e R. Smith, George
CouiihII.
2d. theter and DrVncare Jacobs Seirell
3d M mtgamtry Jao C. Smith.
4th Hucke William Kinzey.
6th lAhigh and Northampton 0 W Sline
ttth lierkt 0Uiester Clymer.
7th. SeliuytkiU B Reily.
8th Carbon, Monroe Pike and Wayne
Heury
Molt
9th ffradfrd, t'usfuthanna, Suliponand H'yom
tng is Landon.
10th. Luzerne - W. W. Ketcbam
llth Tioga, Potter, SfKean and Warren 1.
Be sou.
12th Clinton, Ly tommy, Centre and Vnwn
Qil J' huon
13th Snyder, XarOmmbt' land, Muntuur and
XAAununa r . noun a
14th Cumberland. Perry, Juniata and HifHtn
E D Crawford.
15 Dauphin and Lebanon. A. K. BoUghter.
ltith. Lanewder.iuhu A. Uiestaud, William
Hamilton
17th. York. A. II. Glatx.
Iti h. Adavu, FraiMmand Fulton A. K. M -
Clure
l'.Hh Sirniertet, Btdford arid Ihaduiydun. - S. S.
Wharton
2Uth. Blair, Cambria an d Ueartuld. Louis W.
Hall.
-1st. Indiana and Arnuirony. J. E. Meredith.
&?d Westmoreland and Payette Smith Fuller.
fd Wathtnytun and Greene. G. V. Lawrence.
iMth. Allegheny. - Juhu P. Pennv. Elias 11.
IrUh.
oth. Beaver and Butler. De L. Imbrie
-'ith. Lawrence. Mercer and Y'cnanoo. J. H.
B hinsou.
27th. Erie and Crawford. M B. Loary.
28th Clarion, Jtffereim. Forest and EUc. C. L.
Lam her ton.
HOUSE OF RKPRESENTATIVES.
FfalidtlpKta 1st District Joseph Caldwt 11.
21 I'-ttut Thomas Gaskill, &i Dibtnct S
lonephs, 4h 1'istrict S E i boiupsou, 5th
hMrict J s. Moore, Jr., bih Xhstrict John
M Mackin, 7th District Thou Cochran. 8th
District W U IVnnis, 9th District G. A.
Quigley. lUth District Thomas Greeubank,
llth District J. W. Hopkins. 12th District
Kt.hard Wil.lt y. 13th Ditiict K M Man us,
Uth District James Dounelly, 15 h District
W F Smith, ltith District T. W. Dutheld,
17th Di-tnci C F. Ablioti.
A-lans - J. Buzby.
Atlryhertu1lnuini Williams, T J. Bighatn,
A. 11. Gross, 1'eterC Shauuou, William Hutcu-
man.
Armstrong and Westmoreland J . A. M Culloch,
R Graham, S. Wakeheld
Beaver and Lawrence William Henry, J. W.
Blanc hard
United anl &jmeraet -G. W. Ui.useholder. E
M. Shrock.
Berks-C. A time, D. K. W. iduer, W. N
Poltt-iger
Blair Thaldeus Banks.
Bradford -H W. Tra y. C T. Bliss.
Bucks L B Labar, J R. &ileau.
Butter H. W. Grant, W. C. M Coy
Ouitbna -C. L er-htug.
Carbon and Lehigh 'I. Craig, Jr.. W. C. Lkh-
teuwalluer.
tJiesterP. Frazer Smith. McCleUan. W.
Windle.
Clarion and Frrest W Pi v ins.
CUrrjUld, Jtfrrson, JTA'ajH and ElkT. C
R Eirly, G W. Z-igler.
Canton, and .vomhum J. Cnatham. W. a.
Armstnuig.
tUumbui, Montour, Hytmung ad Sullua-L.
. 'late, G. L. Tritten.
C ate ford and Warren E Cowan, S. S. Bates.
Centre R. F. Barren
Caminvland and Perry J. r Rhoada, J. Ken
nedy.
Uauphin James I reeland. 1 nomas G. Fox.
Delaware William Gamble.
Ene J. B. Vinceut, E. W. Twitchell.
FaytVe D K:iim:.
Frankltn and Fallon. John Rowe, W. W
Sellers
Greene P. Dunley.
Jlunttngdon John Scott.
Indiana. James Alexander.
Jamata UnuMand Snyder. J. Beaver, H. K..
Ritter.
lancaiter. II. C. Lehmau, Nathan Worley,
James Myers. Abraham Peters.
Lebanon. l?aac liouer.
Luxrne W. S Km, H. V. Hall, R H.
Russell.
Mercer and Venango, U. C. Bee be, J B.
Brown.
MttHin,-4. W. Ross.
M mroe and Pike G. U. Rowland.
M-mtgomery. Joseph Rex, H. C. Hoover, Geo.
W. Winder.
Northampton D. H. Neiman, Aaron Hess.
XurOiumberuind, J. W. Brown.
Potter and Tiooa.H B. Elliott, B. B. String.
Schuylkill James Kyon, Lewis C. Dougherty,
Adam Wolf.
Susquehanna. D. D. Warner.
- Washington John A. Happer, William Hop
kins. Wityne. F. M Crane.
York. Josfpb Dell one, A. B. Ramsey.
Newly elected members.
Taxation in the United States.
It appears from the census returns that there
was. in all the St ten in I860, real and personal
estate to the aggregate value of sixteen billions,
one hundred and fifty millions, six hundred and
sixteen thousand dollars, on every dollar of
which the government has a lien, for the ptir
ptweof maintaining itelt against all foes, for
eun or domestic or for any other govern
mental purpose. Not a dollar of this vast sum
that is not subject to taxation, and to sale for
taxes, if the exaction is not promptly paid. But
vast as the sum is, it is only prt of the taxable
wealth.
Another unpublished table of the last census
shows the value of iersooal property in the
Unibd States to be five billions, eighty-one
ni it lions, six hundred and sixty-one thousand
dolltri! giving an aggregate of over twelve
billions ot taxable propwty.
A well known financier and property owner
of New York, writes to theCommitteeon Ways
and Moans the following proposition for taxa
tion, expressing hisoan conviction ot its wis
dom, aud iu entire willingness to abide by it,
so far as he and his estates are concerned.
A tax of 1 per cent un all real and j
personal property to produee,
net. $110,000,000
The uritT-readjueted, 80,000, OoO
Excise (ales, cider anil liqnorsj, ZD.UW.ow
Tonnage of $1 per ton on all rs
Sets, canal boats and railroad
companies, (annually).
15,000.000
1 5.000.000
lo.OOO.Ouo
lo.000.000
Stamps,
Income tax,
Legacies, transfers of real estate and
uf corporate stocks.
Tax oo soap, candles, oil, gas, salt
and other articles, oo which it
is easy and convenient to collect.
26,000,000
Aggregate (annually).
$100,000,000
Taa Lowell Cttaen says that it has been
Jecided to start up the entire wrks upon the
Merrimac corporation as soon as the necessary
...... r . , . .1 i
repairs ut me maenmery, now uuuer wj, uw
v T i . . to i '
i complex une or wu m.u w p..,
start up this week, and others in the course of
two or three weeks. Thb corporation, when
fully under way, employs about 1,700 females,
and between 700 and bOO male. ,
I From Fort Royal and Beaufort
By the arrival at New York yesterday of the
; faiawoaand Koanoke, we learn that Commo
; dore Uupont was evidently preparing f r a new
Ktukeat the ret-!. Arrangt m-nU w-re mak
' ing at Hilt-n Ibwl. iu the i-t week of Dnviu
la-r, lot a naval dcmonKt ration, the details uf
; which cannot be published m full ; the frigate
Whaf.h and a large uumin-r of aimed Uun hes
: having boeu put in order and the latter tested.
' iu the work of as.istiug and covering the land
ing of troop The practice in the boats had
! been quite extensive, and it was fully uuder-
! stool that a new de-cent was about to be made
on Uie enemy Huwt. f he gun boats were con
centrating ; and so far as the naval part of the
expt-ditioti was concerned, tr e preparations for
au offensive movement were nearly, if not quite,
complete.
In this connection the facta concerning the
I ability of Ot neral Shermau s forces follow up
.The General has kept his men busily at wurk
upon
THE FORTiriCATIOXS at hiltos bku.
These defences are now nearly perfected.
the entrenchment hacx ot rort Walker is des
scritied as a Kplendid work, capable ot profit
ing the fort aud the quarters of the ftderal
forces agaiust very great odd. One thousand
men iu the tort aud along the Hue of the woiks
together with such asitauce as Could be reu
dered by a few gun boats, coul 1 d feud our p
sitiou against any force the rebels are ahle to
bring against it. As the force at Hilton Head,
(independent of that at li-a;ifjrt and 'ly tier-
Island, I is aUmt twelve ilioiisand men, at least
ten thousand men could le spared fnun Hilbu
Had ; a f-rce which, wuh General Stewn's
brigade at Iteaufort, would be BiitiHfntly fr
midatde to accotnpli.-h the reduction of either
Savannah or i hail ator, or (what is more like
ly to le done) defeat the con-od.-rMe f-nce f
rebels as-embled at Cootiawhatchie, pl.i.e fa
miliarly known as the ' junction' situated uu
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
TUB OCCL'P ATIOX OF BkAVf OUT.
Although large q juititio u! provieioa have
been laiided nt B aulort from tt.e tranins,
much mure, itt.lc d, thin d u rai Stt-v u s hri
gaIe i't tour thousand ui- n, woLld tc l.udy to
need for a long tuue hi tome no lortmca'ionh
have Ik, n i:icctd in ar tne lowu. Ttie biMii-in
are regtil uiy tiiiatuK-d, occiipjing only their
t nts. The ottl t is uie ijuartcud in th) h"U es
of the town. I tteie I-. u- e id-nce tliit Ii. au
frt is to U deft n It d by our loii e-- as a perma
nent p-biti'n. lite iiiiiicituiiii are that, frjum
point nt-art-r Chailetou wilt he cUon.
On thr lITttt u tnuo. a or :er t-biied bv
Genet al Strveu-i dnectiug that th town and;
ail tii- proM-riy within iu limiu protected ,
iy a lnihUry inrce, and t.rtidding llw tomage I
ol any per.tou through the htt'.a uuicKa prov idtrd
with a pans ttotu the General or thi; ortiter of
the day. The dentiutliou of propeny iu the
town hu entirely craved.
lie- cMiiioisivuj'ts .ie making ly our forces,
maiiy of wlmh ate cxt-n hd ttii main laud
lu oinr oi tht.-M; the Khth Mttine regiment,
t-trly lat week ctpturt-d x rebel piikLh. trom
whom, ho er, little iutoi iu aiou in regard to
'he reitel force btwe u thtt .iiit aii 1 Ch tries
ton (ould oitaiuetl I he utf: Were taken
te Beaufort and phic d uhikr i-onti- etoeut.
The Departure of Mason and F lid ell
Kltiiii the Boatcn J rattler.
I'hedeparture of )1 uou an 1 Siidei) trom Fort
Waireu ycstriday was conducted a quietly a.-
possible. The garrison, with the exe.r-ptiiKi ol
the guard ol duty, wre kept trom the hide ol
the tort where the prisoners qua: ters are, and
there were but lew peions upon th-t whart
when they emUuketl. ino vlW polUlcal pri
souera, as they IkuIo them good bye, congratu
lated them on their release. Mr. Masou went
tf in good humor, iotii-ed.hu has recently
been in good spirt's, aud hs borne his impris
onment with the air ol a philosopher.
Sir. Slide J 1 was somewhat sulky, ami not at
all pleased at going iueu- h an ui.'tentuiouK
manner, and iu such a vessel. He evidently
expected that a steamer would come Li re espe
cialli for them fart of his ill-nature may la
owing to his health, wh ch has not teen gMd
fr sme weeks, keeping him pretty close to hit
room, although he has not culled for medical
aid
The tug Starlight, with the four relwls. reach
ed Froviucetown a little before five P. M , and
immediately proceeded to the hi glih sloop of
war Kiuaido, and transferred her parseiig rs.
Com. llutibon, who was in charge of t e ar
rangements, went with them on board the
bullish war vessel, and remained on board tor
about httcen minutes, when be returned to the
tug.
At about six P. M., the Rinaldo got under
way and proceeded un her voyage In aoout
two hours alterwnr is a violent gale commenced
aud blew all night at Piuvincetowu, with ai
most the violence of a hurricane, but, as the
wind was off shore, probably the safety ot the
vessel was not endangered. Dunn Uie stay
of the Kinal lo at Provincetown uo communica
Hon was allowed with the shore-, nor was any
boat a lie wed to come alongside
Ajvothbr Railroad Accidkvt mast ie nder
ful Escape. Another accident o curred at a rail
road crossing near the Green Tree on the Penn
sylvania road, on Tuesday lat. Mr. Lavid C.
Lee, accompanied by his daughter, was crossing
the track near the Green Tree, when, just as
the home had panned over, the engine struck
the carriage, crushing it into fragments. Mr
Lee was thrown on to the cow catcher with t: e
door at the carriage where, in a state of ineu
sibiliiy, he was carried altout tour hundred
ards. The engineer did not even know hi
whereHbouis. The cars wer stopped aud 5Ir
Lee was taken off and carriei to the Green Tree
where he remained insensible tor Home time
His chief injuries seemed Io be aUmt tho throat
anl jaws but no bones were br ken. the
daughter was thrown off the truck, but so close
that the wheels p;iwd over a portion of h
clothes and her mull. She Kupsed herself
under the enrs and lay with her face lMto
the ground till they h d p-ed. slong. She
had a severe rlesh wound on hr arm and wa
bidly br;.i d alout the fan;. This is one ot
the most sif'guUr accident and wonderful es
capes ever chronicleii in ttie htory)f railroad
cas'talities. Bth theibjund i-rsus are tloihg
well and haveeverv prosjK-ctof entire recovery
Of the wagon, nothing remains to tell that it
was a wagoo. The horse w;w nt Injured.
Thb new-paMTS st.itt tint a sketch of the
battle of Bull Uun has ju-t leen published in
Kiihniond, being Hth'-giaphed iu Charles-ton.
It was drawn by i'-ap'um S-ttnuel P. Mitchell,
of the First Virginia :t;im-ii( It i- u t much
in the matter of art, being but poilv pinUd ,
but it illustrates the plan ot the Uittle. and
confirm the tact that Geu. Mi iVweil'. plan
was both admirably toiund and et uUtl. 1 he
Con I ede rates ackuowledgiil that they w.re nt
tacked on their weak tart and ontu utketl, w h n
some unaccountable panic seiztHl upon the Fed
eralists. As a matter of ju-dk to au able
general, thia evidence from tne enemy is Inval
uablo.
A cuBtois thtory ndative t the Trent a&iir
has lieen sUrtetl iu Fnnrr It is tint the sei
snrtif Ma n and Stidell en tore-1 into a gin-
em! pl" of rrbel tact cs tir thr ucces of M-cea-siou.
In ther words, that it wa- a trp laid
for our government, into which it irj"ontin"ntly
f. U. lu woof of thw, it asserted that Capt
p.vnmi. of the rebel s'eamr Nashville, an
- n ; - - . . . ui;.iii
noond in Kmrland that Mason and Sltdel)
- rfti nation mud that
tha la. Plata would brings new oi ther arrest.
aw oauueu m, w
was m tha plot.
IMPORTANT LETTER FHOM
bECRETAHY CHASE.
Washi.otok, Jan. 4.
Ine following letter has lieen a- dressed to
Htm. W P FeNii-ndeu, ( htirnia't of ihe Com
mittee on Commeirti of the ivnattf, and Hon.
'Ibaddeus titevt-MS, Chiirman of thtt Cun.miLle
on Ways and Means f the House.
TaCASlBT DtPAKTVINT, I
Jan. &1, lbb2.
Sia: The Act of Congtess passed on the
iloth of LVcemtter, lHil, directing that iron
and after the date of its passage rerUin dutira,
in lieu of the duties before luipusei, rfmiil.t be
levied, collected and paid on tea, c.tiVr and
sugar imported from foreign omit fie- J d not
exempt trom it- operation tea, c flw and
sugar previously imported atxl wrt-houwi,
and wa- therefore r g irded by ine as a direction
to collect thedut.es piraciibcd on all s h iu
pottatious without rxc ptiou, and instruction
were iasued to the collectors accordingly I beg
leave, however, to dire, t your atteuiiu to the
f ct that where goods importe! have been plao-.
td iu warehouses under the 1 w aud de;art
mental rt gulatotis. the amount .f duties has in
each case lecn est mte-l. tnougb not levied
by the tiavid .mcer. and the bond has 'tet-n
tkcn by the co lector iu tlouhle the amount f
the dues thus estiinattd f- r tbt:ir payment, and
there is a general oph.ioti among merchants
that the faith of the Government ts en caved for
the delivery of such g'oU to the merchants
pa merit of the duties iuipowd by law at the
lime ot the waiehonseii.g
If this opiuion tm absolutely well found-d or
iot there bt cert-only siuie:h:ng in the nature
f the transaction wbh h supports it It
i my duty douMlr-Mi to execute tha
law as It is written, but in view of this
ipiuioij of the iui;oriing merchants. I
rew:CtfulIg suggest the oropnt; of lha
adoption of a joint revolution directing the Su-
tetaiyof the iiear-ury to permit Wctrenouced
gootia to tte withdraw on ptytueni of the uutie
iiujo-tt by ttie act ot August .ud l5ol.and
to relund anv excrs ot duttef a'ove th-jw; thus
II1iomi1 Wlili tl IlliV Lavv heeu C "'Ircteil OU
gtodn already ithdra. withyre.it respect.
Ngned, H I' t ux Nc'y of the I'reisuiy.
loo I'ook to iAki a Pipk - W e havesem
theuianwtioM.it ' to tr f to take a iinsr."
lie toid li he w, m.d mltiU'o after we
were pvpi'ii: a twr r in :m ! hl tin: c irioriry
to sx-how he economize 1 irt th.4t pi tf. Ha
called u - sewril til in- ci'iii,ti'(i and treattd
towhl-k-V Wbrti ah -lit to dunk, he ej. cted
alirg-iUid of iifiu' tt'un his mouth. For
the wh'&kev. h put d iw.i tweiitv hve cents.
1'hen hf called for cigns an I " h:tidcd them
aroiuid ' I..r whit h he paid another tjiiartt r
lli. ae two items Would have aid for h s paprr
wo intnth ate! would prv-a tent rit in tead
if an injur v. In the beittit hts wnle tauiilf
mt.ht p-trticipatc. l--t u sujip. that he
pt nds a-l.e is a stici.tl ma'i. u.y hrty crliU a
w.i k tor whiskey Mi l (ijars for l.itmw If and
i. lends. He if iilno u chi wer ami w:ll averted
.it le:ot. three Centr a da at that 'Jt.-yt.irly
bill woiiM be.
Whikey -lid rigara
Cue log Tobacco
jlbOO
riii is what thi ptmr man i-pnd6 for whit is
wor thau nothing ; but he U "too poor to take a
A Soldi eb Killeo The sa-i.le-it accident
tha we have lieen called upon to record for
sotne time, occurivd on Saturday last J. W.
Congdou, a private in Com;au A , Porter
fjiid, wits iuHtantly kilted whilst standing
u;on the platform of the c-trs, on the Franklin
ILulri-ad m the nomi train was passing over tha
Kck Cieek Bridge near ( hamWrsiiurg He,
with several others, had lieen left t-hind on
mxiiuu' of illness, and had so tar recovered, as
Ut )e ante tt rej.iu his reim'-iit. CVmiug In
aiht of the camp, and seeing a number of his
comrades in the di.-t.Lnce. he supi d np"U the
platiorm, and was in the act of expressing his
joy by wiviu' his hat, when his heai struck
the timbers of the bridge. He ieil from the
cars through the bridge into the water, from
which his body was immediately recovered and
tken to Chambersburg. Mr Cougdon. wa
understand, was among the tallest men o; tha
Reitimeut, und was universally loved by tha
ofh:ers aud men. He enlU'ed iu byracuse, N.
Y., aoout three months ago. His residence ww
oriieve, was Ked Creek, Wayne county. New
York.
Important lccnio5f The long conttd
laud claim betweeii James 11. Ljne an 1 Gains
Jenkins, involving the title to a valoahle quar
ter s ction adj iiii-ng Lawrence, Kausas, has
Urn ti allv decided by the Comtnissiouers of
the Laud Ottice, Indiau LVpartujent, aud Sec
retary of the Interior, unequivocally in favor uf
Cten. Lane The merit-ot the care have tieen
exhaustively presented on both sides by emi
nent legal ad viae rs, aud luvuUed the original
parties in a peisonal conflict on the claim, re
sulting in the wounding of Gen Lane and tho
death of Mr. Jenkins Ihe case has excited
great interest in legal circles, the vaiious De
partments, and the country at laige. Ihe Dual
decision, vindicating Gen. Line in his nuht to
the property, aud in his identification with tha
Jeukuis tragedy, was rendered lvc oi, loot.
The following tiay Gen. Lane presented to tha
attorney of Mrs. Jenkins the aura of fifteen
hundred dollars as a free will N. w Year's uoVr
iug of kindness and sympathy.
Arbkstkd ruR SsnciTii s a.o M cedes Pnif.
Austin, formeily Pnuci, at td BaUhurg Acuda
my, a Uiub-ter ot the eceder Church, aud lat
teily a prominent teacher ot Coanuou fechou!-,
w.ts on last Sunday anrsted at B.aU urg, in
this c 'uuty. by a shrewd detective pubce t-mvr
rom the b-'ate td Michigan, ou ti-e cuarce ot
h-ivtng setluced two lettjalef. ami huillv etft
ing the death id the one, while trie other is in
t dauifernus situation. It the charges le tru-,
winch we trust is not the case, and the di ttoli-
-al means iy which he t nus .uimtte-l the deeds.
he CUiU'tt t-rCipe trom U ing Hid cetl tor perpe
trating an ilj. use which s-eks a pirailel lu the
Ciiniu-tl reoTits VV do not now trti niclined
vive further details couce mug thehis.orytd
thi bomb e atlair forth r than to stite the tact
d Iiim a' rest u these Ctiaiges. B LeforJe, Ceidrt
i'rrw, Jan. d.
Kxm CoTTosr im Pfcsu n South American
news by the urhem LJ.nt is v iculletl to
liake the Cotton Lor. Is ot the C. S. A leel Un
Kntortabl. '1'he Btitth stevner Caiiai. at
Panama, from Va'paraiso, tTou;nt up a large
piantitv uf atum from lV-ru, cNiigntd to
luglaiiti, with tne. ntioun euient that a uoich
larger amount i- going roui-d tape Horn. Ihis
ot on is said to be ti supeiior qutlity. nl no
fl.irU to raise a vry iare crop on the Peru
vian coast, the ensuing year, will iiesptred.
the retielli.u-i American "King Coin-n" is
thus ttireateued with a power tul rival in a new
p latter.
IViiHU the pist thre ww k some of tha
-outiistu cities have su lered fram cotjtiigra-
rions to an extent wi h'Ut a parallel. W
g Te below the most disastrous Diee with the
lius.'f their occurrncc :
Dec. l-J-Ciiaiiest-u, $3,000000
Live 17 Gieeuvtlie, A'a , &"-,0i,0
U-c. iil Nashville, leuu , 80U,Hk
Jan
1 BL'htn nd, GjjQ
Total,
S,ei5f000
Coiixander William Ron kendorf. of Penn
sylvania, has been appointed to the command
of the United States steamship San Jacinto,
now at Beaton.