A ST AR AND CHRONICLEHGOVERNOR'S UEaSAO, T71 vrT r llll l l; IIP f ll" llll I 1 I 111 II II I f I I I it ;. in hi T. taruui'i lMiii ' , W fc bo room to refer at length, to day, m tbi eoraruor's Message. It ls document, ja-sver, which will repay psrasnl, and after a osim consideration of Its statements and senti meat. it cannot ill to matt tha hearty appro val of all who are sincerely devote! to tb honor aud prosperity of the Commoal'h. Hereafter we aball refer to the memag Bum at length. - Wfco ara the OfBee Hutm newt Toe diegracafol delay which has attaoded tha organisation of the Senate, la not made a matter of principle by the minority sogaged In this baslnee. Tbe men who are waiting thousands cf duUart of tbe people's money by this delay, and tbna ad Jlog largely to the pabUe tardea, htvs no principle at stake In the matter, and are contending ooly for plunder. They want oSoes for their followers. Tbe lobbiai of tha Senate are crowded with hungry copperhead expectant, who are absolutely raTenona to get bold of the public puree. The rotunda it filled eith gangs of old hangeri on who an aatlci pating a good time If the caps can aucceed in "worrying" tbe representatives of the nujotlty Iota noe disgraceful bargain to share tha offi cers In the organisation of the Senate. But tha great and vital principle which I Involved in this straggle, will prevent tha Union man from yieldiog to tbe demands of the minority. Such a precedent would be disastrous to the prln clple of according to the majority the right to govern. It would destroy the vitality of the Government by denying to the majority the absolute right to tule. In (be light of any compromise looking to such a termination of this struggle, faction would beieafter always claim the tight to decide tbe action of our Leg Uletlve bodies whenever it found itself In a minority likely to be unable to govern without nsortiog to these high handed measures. The patronage awl the power of all branches of the Government would thus be contended for.not la a spirit of Just tlvalry, but with the fierceness of men who are accustomed to force their objects to socoess as tbe a asm in accomplishes his por pose vik aUttnl. If ever Pennsylvania was disgraced, aha ia now being degraded by the action of the cop perhead minority in the Senate. Tbe spectacle presented b) that miooiity will le ham dieting in the eyes of the people of all the loyal States. It will nil the hearts of our soldiers with dis gust. It alii turn the confidence of the people horn the men who are guilty of It, aud remain at a black disgrace oo the reputation of the rotten o'd party adder whose auspices it la coo adciea. Tbe Spectacles FraasliS tr tlee Mletarl. If U tha acnate. We defy any nuti point out In history, or if possible, to conceive a mora humiliating spec tacle than that presented by the minority in tbe Senate. Sixteen grave Senators bar as sumed an attitude which will attach fonl die grace to them as long as they live and more among men. These men ara contending fur what f Are tbey prenntiug their solid front, in order to maintain tha Integrity and dignity of tbe Commontnaltht Mo, becsose they have already violated and outraged both, by thus instructing public bullosas. Are they holding oat tbus persisteuly In the hope of contributing to tbe success of tha fighting man la tha field f No, because those sixteen Senators have voted, within tha past two devs, ons disgrace alter another, one insult niter the other, to armies la the field. They hare refused In a body to enfranchise the fighting mea of Pennsylvania they refused ti tender t Gen. Grant and his ana?, while their swords and bayonets ara still dripping with the gore of hard fought battles, and while victory etill lights op their banners. sixteen copperhead Senators In tha Senate of Pennsylvania nave refused 10 tender uen uraut and bis army a vote of thanks. What a spec tacle ! What an Insnlt to the loyal men of tha Union I and how dot redicar . is this tnfa- moos conduct on tha part ol these miserable demagogues, to tha Commonwealth of Penn- slvaniai Oovnsoa Sstmocs, of New York, It is not to have bis own way with regard to tha removal of tha Commiesipners of tha Metro politan Polios without a straggle tor their rights on tha pait of those gentlemen, sir. Acton, the President of tha Board, has notified the Governor that, acting upon the ad vies of counsel, tbe commissioners will boM on to tbsir pwlilotu, believing (hat tbey cannot he re moved without an Investigation of tha charges teslust tbero. Tbey will continue to act until tbe Governor's power and their righs have been judicially settled. Be also reminds the Governor that, in communicating with the hoard a year ago, ha used language fully ad (bitting fhli view of the case, to-wtt: "Whan your answers have been received, I will tbe pioper order for an inejelry Into the truth of tba charges made. Tea Governor will (.robably find that, whatever may have been kis motive, ha has overstepped his antbonty Bad this art ion of tha Governor any relation to the arrests which ha mgbt surmise ware about to be made hi New York of parties for sending supplies to, and la complicity with, the reneier To as Clothes. Letters from Chettanofga enaounca that the clothes f jr the Army of the Cumberland have arrived. , Than has been culpable delay somewhere in gettiaag thsae supplies forward. Tha boys who marched ao gallantly over tha serried Unas of rids pits up n ua summit of Missionary Bldge aad Look oat deserved better of their coon try than to " o u midwinter for clothes to mass uwmcomiortabU. Shoeless and hI. with Uttered garments on those bloody battle days of November, hare we seen them noble spirits oguaaa ran. The delay was not Is the Go vi assent far oteblng the artidea. bat was owinsr tn th. t efiiciancy of those harms: tba trsnsnortatinB In charge. A gnat Improvement could be made by having tba right man la (hergs of aflairs uwawHOUJ ""Slump ' of their ediOM, bat who ia tbeir Rehelliot I iioa-gsi maa, ana ffwn n latni't stttfitsalr tn tilts' af f ata viffs ft lit Sauit aad Bcuu of SeprumtnHort cf &e OmmeatPMfcA rf PtMuyhaua. r . - QavTLacsa: ' '.. Z. :i the neat tar haa afforded us aiw caute of thanklnlneas to the Almighty for tha mo.al aad material bleatiags whh ha has bsitowed apoa on.... . - .. . . , . Dm balance ia the treasury No vembsr SO, MM, was. .2,17i,84 10 Receipts daring fiscal year aad- ' tog Novesrtet , W6 .289. 65 Total Is Tressery lot fiscal year : es November 60, 1863,... Mtt,2 76 jaa rmysMatsforthesaaM period 1 nave been.. .aie.soe w Balance In Treasury November 80, 1863... 2.U7.631 70 n. operations of tha sinking fund daring the last year hsv been shown hy my Procla mation of tha 8tk day of September last, as f.dlowa: - .- Amount of debt Commonwealth mbcad............... . As follows, vix: 9jt.720 40 Coo poo Loaa Act, Hay 4. 1862 lW.Wv W Five par cant........ 790,716 60 r oar aad osm half per cent.. - 8,000 00 ,: 068 00 . 13 00 27 M BaUef notes oamwUed Oomestlo. oredltora' Certificates... Iotsrest certificates paid. t4 w a 6964.720 40 Amount of public debt of Peun- Mlvanla as It iiim as im in day of December, 1862 640,443.213 82 Deduct amonot redeemed at tbe State Treasury during the fiscal year, ending with No vember 80, 1863. Tlx: , . Five per . cent. tocksm.: 6888,499 78 Four and a half per cent, stocks 63,000 CO Belief notes....... 109 00 Domestic creditors' (atiicaise 8 26 $961,617 04 rublicdebt December 1st, 1868,839.496.596 78 randcd debt, vis : 6 tr cent, loans 1400,630 00 Funded debt, vis: 6 per cent, loans 86,709.986 4i funded debt, vix : 41naront.lin 948 200 00 686,878,816 45 Unfunded debt, vis: Belief notes in cir culation $97,251 00 Interest certificates outstanding 15.856 63 Interest certificates unclaimed 4,448 88 Domestic creditors' . certificates...... . 724 82 $117,780 83 636.496,696 78 Military Loan per Act of slay tots), iboi Total iadebtadnass. . . . 68,000,000 00 ..... $39,496,696 78 By tha act of lath May, 1861 authorising the military loaa of 88,000,000, a tax of one half mill was laid on real and personal property, to furnish a fund for redeammsr tha same. I re commend that the i m Issaiaers of tba sloking food be directed to la vast tba proceeds of tax. la state loan, so tbst U mar na arawmg Internet, to be la like m inner to vested, or toes they should apply such proceeds directly to tba pnrcuase ot ceruncates of us m unary loan, and cancel such certificate as aball bs pnr- Althorua oar gaaaoss ara still la a beatthy roodiUew, it Is asrssssrv to invito aha aarioas sitentloa of tbe Lsglslaf an to the caajWesatioa of the means of maintaining them anJmpaired la fntura. . . l , . By tbs act of 12tb iooa, 1840. It was ptuvidad at tha lntoreat on tbe Stat loaua abonld alasnhaialil inaneviucaalvm!ent.and that wbaaewar tbs tnnos in roe 'treasury snoniu ce w lass value than spade, tbe difference in value should bs sscertained aad certified to the Gov ernor, who should thereupon Issue bis warrant to the agents or banks antnorisM to pay sucn In ts rest on-behalf of the Commonwealih, to allow such dlffeieBcs to parties receiving tbe Interest, or at the option ol ths parties to pay the Same in spade. , . l; . By the act of Uth April, 1862.lt was pro tided that for tbe onrDOse of psyiog In soeeio or its eauivaleat. all interest that sbonld there after be doa by the Commonwealth, as required by tbeaet of Uth Jans, 1840, the several banks tabs should avail themselves of ths pro visions of that act, of Uth April, 1862.) and who auould refuse to redeem tneir notes in specie, oa demand, at any time withia tea days apoa or after tbe time when such interest sbonld become doe, should thereafter, whoa required by tbe State Treasurer, by notice In writing, pay into the State Treasury, ia proportion to the capital stock paid ia of each bank, their ratable proportion of snch premium fur gold or its equivalent, as sbonld bars been actually piid by tha State. - By tbe act of the 30th Jaaaary, 1868, It was provided that the State Treasurer should ex change with the banks an amount of currency snficieot to pay tbe Interest oa the State debt railing due oa the first day1 of February and August, 1863, tor ths samb amount of cola, sad should xive to the banks specie ceruncates of etctisaga, aot trans exatile.pladg- lng toe talta ot the btale to return said cow to exchange for notes current at the time, oa or tefonthe first Monday of March, 1864. snch certificates to bear interest at tbe rate of Si rr cent per annnm. Coder tbe pnrrUoas of tWad of 1 862 certain banks paid into tbs State Treasury 8140.768 30 aa aa eqoivnlent for coin for the payment of into rast oa um puonc oeea, under the act ot lotu, specie ceruncates nave beta gtvaa to tta banks, omormting in the whole to $1,948,904 97wblca, with the accru ing interest, will fall doe oa the 8 ret Mocday of Merchant. ' As tha prorlttoas of this act wen of a tem porary character, the only acts now in force on ths subject an too V 1840 end 1862. above mentioned, node which It will be the dnty of the Stats authorities to pay tbe lutereat oo the 1st February, 1864, and thertafter.ln cola or its equivalent, and look to the banks that may be liable ncoer tne act ot jsoz tor reimbursement of the premium paid by the Commonwealth. ' la the face of all difflcoltles, this Common wealth, actuated by a sentiment which does its people honor, has hitherto paid Its interest ia cobs or its equivalent. -ExtstlDs: drrnmrtsaces make II necatsarr lo consider now the fab extant of her just obllga- Tba exkaacka of the times have cornoelled ths OoTsrasasat of the United States to issue large asnoaatx of Treasury notes for droslation, which an aot ndeemable In coin, and which form the great mars of our circulating me Atom, :. . It is ear doty en a loyal State it is oar Inte rest me tUata whom welfare, and even nlety. welfare. smniisllisTlT nnrsi lbs mslntrsisnra nf the eredtt aad tbe socoess of tbe smDitaty ope- ratlomj of the goeral govetamcbt-todoBOtb-tng to hapair Ks credit or emhsmst IU maa smna Oa the contrary, ws'ewe It toonrselves wotty to glvs as sctlre rapport n IU aSbrts to onsO tbe BMDatreas nbeliloa min Trnmbllll wbicb Is stm raging, and thus reatots paaca to onr distracts J conn try. It la our own Govcnmebtv's'ud wecoaldnot, without gro-s indecency, attorn pt to refosa-its cturency in payment of taxes and other debts do to the Commonwealth. In 1840 tbe case was very dlllereot Tbediffl coltie then arose from tbe suxpeneloa of rpecie paymeam oy oar stare narjKS, mere local aaa private cui poralious, and tba Bute wary pro perl by tbeaet ot that year, in tended to are- fide against loss to its credrtats by reason of oca loepenalons An exigency like tha pri sent coo Id aot than have been tuissssa by the L-- Ulatore, and It U to bs infsrrtd tbsrefen that tbey could aot aara intsoded to provida for It. We OeMve Mr system or pukiic toaas from bropa, aad tba trot extant of oar obli gation is to be ascertained by referring to tha known established practice of Koroneaa gov ernments pi lor to tbe dates when our loans were enacted. I mean of course tack of those tow- eroments as wen held to have m tlntalned thtlr national credit. . ' - ' It is bsliarad to have been tba anlform prac tire of such roTernments to cay their interest In paper crmency, however depreciattd.dnrlag a legalized snmension of specie psymaota. Aa observable batasce of this Is afforded by tba couise of the British Government, which during twenty-five years, from 1797 to IBIS, daring which the bank was prohibited by law from syins: out coin for saw ramose, paid the la terest on Its Dublin debts la bank notes, which duitnx a great part of tbal time were at a heavy dlecoui.t, sometimes amocnliog to 80 par rant. or inereanoot. meir neoeasHit'S tnen greater thaa oois are now. Among ourselves, at the breesat time. Mas eschiuette (wboss debt is believed to be very (mail) pays tba interest In coin. Ufaw and Indiana pay ta currency, la New York It la not known what will be done. Her Lerislatnio, by conenrrent resolution, ordered tbe Interest to be paid ia ouia to roreiga stockholders, tn April last At tne prakni rata ot premium on Ruid, tu sum necessary to pay oa aa amount sofiiclent to discharge the annum Interest on the Btate dVbt, woal l bs mors than (I.VUS.VW, and to meet this, additional taxation to that extent would be unavoidable. The demands oa the Tressoiy for other aecessaiy purposes must probably be such as to render it imprudeot to throw any part of this expenditure on tte existing surplus, To borrow money from year to year to piy lbs interest oa past loans woura, ot course, r wbollr Madmustbie lo leave tne act oi ibo: in force, and attempt to throw tbe paymont of this large premium annuity en the banks. would be not only utgranuy unjust, out quits impracticable. I recommend tbe whole sub ject to the careful and immediate consideration of the Legislature, borne legsjlauoa ongat to be had on it before the close of tbe present month.'. In my opinion the Commonwealth will have fulfilled her oblications by rro- Tldine- for tbe raymeat of her interest In tbe currency of the Government. the Letriatatore should tbink fit to con tinue to pay It lo coin, it will bs their duty to levy forthwith the heavy taxes necessary for that purpose. I must In passing observe that tha plan adopted by one of the States of piying coin to foreign, and currency to domes tic loan holders, appears to me to be wholly on wise, and founded on no legitimate princl pie. At tha close of the last session, nlneteea bills renewing the charters of certain banks for another period of five yean were presented to me. Ut tbese 1 bare (for tendons wblcb will be bereattercNnmunlcated,) withheld my sig nature from one aad apnrored the remainder. I have been led to sign tnem by the considera tions tbet tbe banks or tha Commonwealth jm a largo reveane which tbe State can 111 affori ford to loss, aad that la tha present coudlttoa tbs country it would be Impolitic to drive much capital out of active ass or fores it into new employments. ,. If the National Banking systsat afiord suffi cleat Inducements, capital will volnntsrily takt that dlroctlon. It Is proper to observe that lbs charter -f moat of the banks la aasstlsa ax pin at aa early period, while la nssieisjnnan of the invasion of lbs Stats, during) the 'last rammer, tbey could not hsvs basat isattinably expected to give the neosseary notice of renewed apptlcatioiia for re-charter. . -f.t . 1 recommend aaextensloaof the ti ate dor lee which tba banks ara now re lis red from panai- i ties tor not paying ineir otuigsuoas in coin Tbe Increased ax peases of living Invite atlea lion to the salaries of our public officers. Those of tbe Secretary of the Common wealth. Auditor General and State Treasurer, and of the Clerks in their employment are, la my opinioa, too low, especially as the exigencies of the times have greatly enhanced the iajboas and responsibili ties of all, and la the cans of the heads of those departments, enforce a constant at leads ca at Uarrtsborg, wblcb was aot formerly teaulral Under the Act of 16th Aptll, 1862. and Its supplement pissed ind April, IW6J1, the Ad jutant General. Gavtemaater Geueral and Commissary Geaeral bare been acting as the Board of Military Claims. Tbey have, up to this time, appro red claims to the amonut of $166,416 81, ud others have been already pre sented to tbe further amount ol Viil,VAi ZD, which have not yet been acted oo. Under the Act of 22ad April, 1863, (P. h. 629.) the Court of Common Pleas, annolnted three appraisers to sreertaia the deraage done in tbe counties on tbe booth era border by tbe militia called into service ia September, 1862, by tbe Andersoa Carslrv in the same month. and by tba Be be la In their raid on tbs 10th an I lltb UctoberiMSZ. 1 he Appraisers haw not yet completed the performance of their duties. Wbsn their re port r hall have been made to tbe Court of Com mon Pleas and affirmed, ia whole or. in Dart, br that court, it win be tbe dnty of the Governor to claim the pavmeat of Iha amounts from the Genetal Government, and oa fallara to tecors tbe same, then to report to the next Legist t- tnn, recommeooing sucn action at be may deem just sad proper. Hie t expenses of the Transportation and TelsT- graph Department during the past year have been as iouows: Paid font of appropriation made by Military Loin act of 1861). $13,058 87 Unpaid (the armronrlatloa balsa ea haiwted) 16,764 79 Outstanding liabilities, estimated at 6,000 00 $34,423 66 ineae exponent nave been mainly incurred in keeping op the necessary correspondence of ' tbe military departments and in the transportation of sick and wounded and tbe dead bodies of our volunteers, as will be seen by the report of tbe Chief of Transportation, herewith communi cated. I recommend an appropriation to most the deficiency, and also to carry on tha service of this department hetealter. By the thirteenth section of the act of the 15th May, 1861, the sum of $20,000 was ap propilated to be expended by the Governor for ths oompensation of snch persons as hs might require 10 serve tne iomamwealla la tbe military otginltitlon of tbe Stats or the Gene ral Government, and for the expenses incident to the business in which they might hs em ployed. I bare, according lo law, settled annual accounts of the expenditure of this fund In the Auditor General's effice, to which the Legisla ture is referred. Tbe unexpended .balance Is now $4,621 98. A farther sum shoojd heap propriated in like manner. Out of this fund I have oaid the aersons whom I found 11 nam. sary to employ in the military dvpastment, and tbe expenses of the agency which. I was com pelled to esmoi an at wsablaftc to attend to tbe sttersst and welfare of oar volunteers. The con tia nance of this aency and. the establWh stent of similar one In ths west an of yltal lmportaacs to them. I isnfirsiwd ike pss- !!fc:ti.-:'' tJJ o AVI fii i.-j-l J-fi'i Mi't V- 'in S.tl passed from hit eoatrol, both nnancially VS ( M mi ind lmmK&Mti. ptoi,e(i np ssaMUact aatborUrair tM abboirrfraant of I arantsat Washlos-ton and Nashville, and do-1 fining their du'los, which should ledude the colksoiioa of all bounties, back pay, pensions, I eto doe to fenneylvaniana. " - I ua tniesuiiixi 1 refer tbe Legislature to the I that autjunt. The continuance of this sum ot I dtoosls, aaa the iopaitmeat of tba bosqoe port of Oolonul B. lUddie Bobeits. IsU I affairs is iiniitht In the rimmnnTrraUh f"'1 '"I Trrriainr tha mmnA t th. fli.i. ASjani at lbs Bttte. at Waabmirton. harewttb I ccmmnnlcated and commend it to your careful I etly paid for their lands, ft hsnbsrasaa naso-1 Early la Jane, Ma. Geo. Conch arrived at eiaminallco. Idnrable. I recommend that tba LfgiaUtorelHtrriaburg and asBomed command o4 hla da. On the Invasion of tbe Stats during tbs last summer, the President mads a call for militia, I av wi.u um wmeu auueruueuiij onus a csii I fur ?uiuuim mum iut tuv iwkw in mo i I It . I I L - J C . . I 1 Stats. Under then calls men wen a.-sembUd and omalcsd with ssomntneva. after the real lty of tba emergency cams to be understood by oat people. The Garten! Government clothed. ana sabsisted this - toroe. and asned to pay tt, but as no apprevriation for that purpose. I aaa rrn msae by umprese, tbe RssMeot aoa I Stontary of War promWed if the money should oa aanncsa rrom otner quarters to recommend Its la mediate rernynwnt on the meeting of Coo gresa It Is understood that steps have been already taken to fulfil this pledge. Several of the banks cbaerfully and readily a5- Tanccd the necewarr funds to tha amount of I ojt,i(o,a, on my promise to recommeaa i to tbe Let,Lilatar aa appropriation to repay I them is i caseOmgteai should fail to make one I acoordtngly make that recommends tioo most I emrhatl-ally Hbonld It be neresaary, I will hereafter. In a spatial mnsige, give tbe details and correspondence relating to this snbiect, . - New York and New Jersey, under the Prel dent's call, ant regiments to assist in our de fence, for which our thanks are due to those States, one rood nebrhhnra. ' ' After tbe bimeof aettyslmrg.iuwbuuloral I : . u " .1 vo rm leers rrom euuteen outes, itciuimg i Pennsylvania, were engaged, it appeared to I me proper that all those States should unite IZZ, T 77." i3'Z7, i 7w in sar.Alill.lkini' ramfitrrirt ERA SNa-aC lfl VHirn I flict, shonld be honorably interred. 1 accord-1 inelt appointed Divid Wills. Esq . of Uettys burg, ray agent, ana tnrongn mm, a site was purchased at a coet ot I z,7 67, and the con vevanccs mads to the Cornmonwealtb. On communicating with the author! ties of the other States, they all readily agreed to become par tics to the arrangement, and on the 19th day of November hvt. us cemetery was dodiciied witti appropriate ceietnouiee in the presence of the President or tbe united bhocs, tne uover nonof the States conccrued, aud other hih ctliuers, Slate and National. Ou tbe I'Jth Uj of IMcmbcr. on tbe invitatkin of Mr. Willi?, lommissi'Miers representing the Slates interested in the cetnetory. mot In Iiarttsbuig and asrord mwa a plan fur its improvemont and care in the future, snd the apportionment of the sum of money riutrcd, to tbe several ataux, wblLb is herewith nouiuiuntcaied. Ins cxpeuKs attend- ins tbe establishment of th's cemetery, ioclud- tne the cubt of tbe site and of romoniuc tbe bodies of the sltin, have thus far amounted to $5,209 WS, and ao appropriation will be re qaircd o pay these txpenies, and to meet our portion or tnoto attending Its future mainte nance, it will appear by the proceedings of the commissioners that their doe proportion of tbe expenses already incurred are to be re- funded by tbe States on whose account tbey I ety of legislative authority being givea for tbe I blss oa the field on which he fell, aad It weald wen made. It is jmt to say that Mr. Wills I preparation of a history of each ef our regt-00 1)6 ' interfere with their pious intaa has discharged hh delicate and impoitint dutke I moats and other wganixttions, to bs preserved I f011- But I hope that the Legblature will place wtta aaenty ana to my entire eaiisticiiou. i Tbe act tor the relief of families of voluu-.j teen in service mav Teoulte some revision. It I is alleged that In some parts of the State the county author! ties are backward in executing the law. If this be so. the members from the different counties will be aware of the f set, and will be most ready to make such farther enact' meats as may be proper. I commend to tbe prompt attention of the Legislature tbe subject of tbe relief of poor or phans of onr soldiers vrho kave given, or shall give their lives to the country during this cri- sis. In my opiDion, their maintenance and ed- aeatioo sfaontd bs provided for by the State. laiBog other natuial friends of ability to pro- rldefor them, ther should be haoorablv re- eaived and fcetemdVaa children of tbeConsmoa - wealth .- Tbe WO.OCO heretofore given by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, refer rati to In my ast normal message, Is still unappropriated, aad 1 recommend that this sum, with such other means as tbe Le Mature may think tit, be applied to this end, In snch manner as may be thought most expedient and effective. In aatlclpatloo of the adoption of a more perfect system, I lecominend that provision be msde for seeurir g the admission of such children Into existing educational establishments, to be thin clothed, nnrtrjred and thstructed at the public expense, l maxetnis recommendation earnestly, feeling assared that In doing so, I represent the wishes of the patriotic, the benevolent and tbe good, of tha State. I Invite the attention of the Legislature to tbe condition of tbe loyal people ol East Ten nessee, which Is represented to be most itv'n rable, and appeals with irresistible force alike to yonr sympathies and yonr sense of lattice. Their whole country has been laid waste by the contending armies of the Government snd ths rebels. Four limes large armlet have pasted over that district, destroying or canyioir off all that had been gathered for tbe approaching winter, and now the women and children are left In a state of destitution. Ths reoresentations made by sundry gentle men of the highest respectability, from that State, ara of tbe moat heart tending character. Starvation, actual aad present, now exist. Can we. In the midst of affloent iundance, far a largely la that way.toasUst In paying, by tsxa moment hesitate as to what otfr action shall be Hon, for tbe detkieocy of othersT towards the people whase only crime haa been I feel it to be my duty to call yonr attention uiei, 'j'7 """- - . . . v . v., , ., . the itarvinx familits of those in sympathy with the rebslllou, better It sbonld, than that these i ilf asi rlfirlnn nnnrls satin I s s n aii n i!Li ' 7 Tl n jL. T wuhuhi; amini in mio uinnuuiinii, w lefttosaUor. Whenever ptstilence and famine distressed the people of any portion of our country, we have alwajs been foremost in Rlleving them, snd the people of Pennsylvania sin uhwhn ww viw uauueu wuiavvinju; and broad charity to the starving people of foreign countries. Shall it le mid that the appeals of these people for bread fall upon tbe win, "v mm nmn; uauu iu mi abundance havo no relief for them In their ex tremities? I commend the subject thiougb you to the people of the State, as worthy tbe Immediate attention and act! ve exertions of tho cbultable and tha liberal. I should be glad if the Legislature would make a general revision of oor Ueveaue Laws, with a view to their increased productiveness. It ought to be observed thst for a period of more man twenty years, no mate-rial change has been msde ia the Bevenue Laws cf this Commonwealth. During that time some inter est. have crown lata, new imoortanae. and sbonld be made to bear their just proportion of uie pamic expenae. since all taxation mould as far as possible, press equally npon the property and employments of onr neonle. . i Pnlling such revision, I recommend to the consideration of tba Legislature, the following suggestions connected with the subject. 1. There are several corapanlee in the State which, in addition to large mining privileges, have the control of the routcsof transportation, by which alone tbe prod acta of the mines of individuals at their respective districts, can reach a mm kat. .These oomoanlm ikmimin. substantial atorrrmolifo, by means of which they not only receive the fair profits of their own property, bat are etmbied to mska additional heavy gains at the expense of individuals. In my ootnioa soeh txlvura-mowht mrrmr tn H.. rtod. bat as they exist it appears to be Jaw that the clam ef companies which enjoy tnem, snoou aayUMsefst on addiUmal tpeeinc tSX.; . j, ..; sj ;.f !,;. i, .. . i, , ..- I ; Vera large soma an doa to the Oommoa- v'a:-i tf.'tsV'.i is tt t il .. wealth ar::Mimfmil iaaA '- .W elemene. end liberalltv havo bean In Taiatrted I la the n illusion eUeupU to procara the pay-1 nunt of at lout a part of this debt, turn thai larger portion of those who are indebic4 onimonntaina, to be commanded bv Mai. Geo. the rast msiorstv of hsr neonla who bare non-land nrovlde that the Sarvevur Ueaatal shall flla Mrrjartmoat. which ha haa aloe imA ii. record lo ths office of .the Court si ""i- I neaa ui eacu CDunsy , a uasoripuusi in turn laiHaii buuivls ui we lira or wo i isneMiaasami hit i Ll . . . .1 M . . . 1 n 1.L . I -L pnicnase money, aad a stststnent of tba amount I ot principal and Uiterastnow due to tha Com- ta HVHwwiii, twKww wiw im umw mmm w i each tract and ten per cent oa tha amount so due for the labor and coat of makmoi aad filinc I snch statement, and tba anmto amount thus stated, (or each tract, aball bs held tons tne .mount now dos theTeon to ths CommoawsaltlJ which shall bear interest at tba rata of twelve per cent, per ai-ium, till paid, and ahaU coa - tinu. to bfthe firstlLm oatiM-laad, tUl paid, and shall not be divested by any judicial M nsmtmblHl In tha VnartmM,V7 ri other sale whsteror. I alsi recmaasrad tbalSookaIS tS5?? Ji!H!I!! adontion of a annestloa ronialnad bs tha Bar. ve) or Ueneral s report tnat a speclnc t tie laid I cn all unpatented lands. I 3. By exiatisg Uws municipal corporation, are required to deduct aad pay into the Treasury 1 the t on .11 loan, cootracu'd by Ibesa.. It .1 oeiievea mat a large aatuuoa woou accrue toiu ud mker craailxattons, and In that 'ho """a?,b' tbe extendon of this provUoo the .veuls to which I hare rafdrrad wUi to all counties and to all corpora tloaj priTatolba recorded. It la due, however, to the man or public . , ,r I who came forward, that I should aav now that 1 recommend tu be aoexumdad. ,. ... ' A.tM ? " ""'.P? ?. "" I D 1 road and canal companies would, It ta beheved, I w nrjaucuve and not oppressive. - Upon satisfactory reports, accordion; to law, I .uado by Colonel John A. Wright. I hare rfruapn m7 mrarrmnta inr turn rtaltMaay tn Utah I ZSZ.sin 7r: 0:Z -a"'-Z. another million of the bonds deposited ia ths faute Treasnry. . Four millions of said bonds nave tnererora been now delivered, inere be no reasonable doubt of ths early completion 1 of the work?, and, when completed, it iaVoofl- deutly expected that the bonds held by tbe I t: ...... ufIi ... ..r r. ai Ron nnn -in I become good Interest-paying secarlttts. I I renew most earnestly the recommendation I ,.l. i i..t .i . ,bion I of the militia laws. They are at present shame- fully defecuve. Indeed, U by a militia law is meant a law intended to provide for so eoroU i..g aud ontaoixing the military forte cf the buto that it may be put into service when re quiad. we may ba said to have no militia law. 3 - . . . . . In each ol the last two yean 1 bare been obligul to call out the militia, but ia fact those ho obeyed the call were volunteers and, with time exceptions, wera whoUy unorganlxed. so that almost in face of the enemy, time had to be consumed in distributing the men into com-1 panius and regiments, in electing offiotn aad to oin:r preparations lor enecuve organisauox I ' lathe report of the Adjutant General will, "J tlmeeevfacd to commemorate tba virtnes k. fr.M.A . lui nf iv.. pimi. .iatalof a Patriot of a tine, fearlara. loval cltlii ' and a statement showing the several axmlmM!d'fiJ,bxs abundantly deserved. and departments fat which they are now serv- ills surviving companions In arms claim the : i. ,1.4. i k. .t. I rixht. of tbemEelvea eractlno' a nnonnunt tn among onr arcblvea. The necessary doenments I , now accessible, and as they may in time bel Inat or drstroval. the mkiiur of aueh a nsurd I I as I prcpo should not be deferred. It Is duel I .like to the living and tha dead that this sab- I joct sbonld be promptly acted on. I 1 recommend tnat tne proposed amendments to the Constitution, giving to citizens in the public service out of tbe State, tbe right to rote, re paused promptly and submitted to a enboi iiuiiiaitaai.,iiiiaiinuiUii so that such dtliMis may exercise their right 0f anOragn at all future elections. This would be only doing justice to ths brave mea who ara periling their lives in onr defence. n ia highly Important that we shoald le- nlenbh tha ranks ai onr rwlmanta In tha Bald l u,t eapply the places of those volunteers I whaee terms will soon expln aad who may I decline fuither sarvice. I am happy to say that a large proportion of our regiments era re - aultsthur. Efforts ara rnaklna bvmvaalf aad by the people In various portions of tha State before any similar movement had bseo msrls -to proenn a snfficient nnmber of volua- sUewbera, I was already employed as behalf of leers, and with a promise of success, provided " people la efforts to secant tba tmiwfru a reasonable time be allowed for the purpose through tha re bai lines of trie abundant supplies Lleanwhile persons prOfeaeiDg to be officers and provided for the relief of our auffdrlng brMhrscu. ageaia irons some otner states are most Im properly endeavoring to seduce oor citisens Into tbetr rarvu-e by extrarsgent nonntlet snd pro mises. The 12lh section of the act of 16th May. 1861 . prohibits anyv voinnteen from leaving the State wilhoafrThe authority of the Governor. and I now lecommend the passage of a law imposicg penalties by fine and imprisonment on all lDdivtdrvlsjsho shall endeavor to procure or aid and assist in procuring any person in this State to enlist la the volnnteer service of any other State.- Many of oor counties and townships have filled their quotas at a lartre expense, and In others they ara la conne of J ' . I. . i - .r -r ,,t a 1 . t uuiu iiic ra uj viiere in iiDcrat wououes anu provisions for tbe families of votunteers, and it is not right that these patriotic efforts sbonld be embarrassed by interference from beyond onr borders, cspectalry as we cannot, in these circnrastsoces offer bounties by ths State. without the in j attics of compelling the counties aad townships which have slready contributed I io me pernmous practice Of leaving many bills 1 w uarriea snroagn at tne Close ot tne set I sion. Dnrln tha hut t. r tt.. w. I sion, 890 bills wera presented for my sumature. I -ay si m . ' tnemoi tne most important chat' acter. tne wnoie. nnmber of bills ore. sented to me during the sersioo was 716 In consequence of this habit not ooly an bills passed without an opportunity to either House fur a proper consideration of their rm visions, but me lutecuHve w compeiisa ottber to stgn them without examination, or to bold them over per- baps to the public inconvenience. It may often happen that a bill not approved by reason of a , u u weui& wminn ciaote, might if there wen i nme, no rvpsased, omittlna- the obiectlonable provision. Io connection with the subject of ueguiauon, i most rerer to aaotber mischief. General laws have been passed to give relief in certain cases which formerly required n special setueachesse. As for instance the sale of lands by executors, administrators and trustees, tbe adoption of children, tbe creation of mining aad manufacturing roi?orations,aud so forth. These laws were passed to ensure such an examination tn each case as would enable justice to be done to ihe patties snd to the public, and also to save ths lime and expense consumed In prviate leg islation. Ibey hare hitherto effected neither purpose, but I do sertoosly urge on tbe Legis lature ths consideration that whoever applies for a special act under sock drenmstances moat either fear tbe result of an Impartial inquiry or in tne appnoaiion ns tor a Conner i mnst de sire tne omaaiow orineerxioo ot tome provulon contrary to what lbs lejrMslBn hasoVtermlned stter matura ooastderaltoa to be jast and legltl I refer to the Auditor General's aad State Treasurer s reports for tbe details of oor finan cial affiin, and to the reports of the Surveyor General, Adjutant General, Quartermaster Gsaeral, Commissary G-.neral, Sorreoa Gone raL Agent at Wsnhlnctoa, Chief of Transpor tation end Telegraph Derjartment, ud 8o per rn toe dent of Common Schools, la ragard to thelf several departments. - In May test it wee believed from Information received, that Geaeral Lee intended to Invade this State. CommosrlcstlonsoaUisrnbjectwera Immediately seat to Wsshiegvon, urgrnr that rsjarsMMIomj tot efisetrve ekfanof xbooki sot to work cot Lumber from the K"""! Soot 7 miles from Lewisborg. Most liberal erected two new Wutarv danaitaaawsa. wi. Iha Departmani of the Mo&eogahola, indudisc that portion of the Slats lying wast of tba to be commanded bv Mai n - Mt-iiat rr'imntasss. ansrav and dbxra- ww wsiwm were so no trnsnsn from his kanam uiiMwctar. . soma force, aad the aroro rfTrT.hal. ansv halasr hnmtnml tt. p. ia - ansv neiasr mminmt tk s. ia requisition fc, militia from this and soma of tha --t.wi u., - ."" " Yoi ."lad New Jeraev wemreil. n7 aadcarovra volunteer militia t?? barnmmmrt? SS tiHL I MIBt assented to a call bv tha barativaof 'tha lgmtav whlchwis accordinlfe Drid "llTk IS? I Coach. To give tne details, or area a too operations which ensued. toonurv of weald be I s mc fa T 1 have noomsaeiidari thmmaZtiJL f , JrH liVrtW fat L-. -.Te, Oiey made long and laborious ssarcbsa la nam of this and other States which hsd been IDHB UU UaniUrflHlMShkll MiTHMD inluiMn k. lliw. ut tn.t. i. DOBVT; aI1( on ,u ijcesfoue acted In obedlanca tTJllt"r Xdnl l8 enannnce. s . Soma of tbe militit called In 1862. and ' In 18C-1, wen killed Md others disabled. Ia all these cases; where then are no laws for tha nese men or ineir lamuies, t ret meJ the e:tment of a kw for that parf Tbe (mrgn on our soil was closed by relief ol these mea or their families, I re com-, pose. the victory of Gettysburg, rained bv tha veteran " " ; XTT.."' l"UJUiuu UJ( Ofoml Meade, the officers and mea of which displayed all their accustomed valor and Isadnranee in the conflict, and in the forced and t. j V.r.j -"- '" iwueu is. ,Under UM Providence, to them aad to the "Hilary g nine and unsurpassed energy ef aen?Tj M,d?; ,nd promptness and sstf- """"S 6'tantry of Genetal Beynolds, wo .- area ifwIa.Hl'aas. ttt c n...,..,.. St.. a I I I s? . l X ' una-uy muu. We P"""1 to cUi Genera!. Meade aad . .J?01' ""M ot r own Pennsylvania, .lbs urst tires lo enjoy the moat pndoos of u '". be grateful appredatlon of his , 7 front I j b"ui. we cu only pay homage to " "r"" wiua m mo oraie some appropnate . testimony of the public gratitude to him and bis surviving commander. would be nnjost to emit referring again to '' ,P,r" tm Ppls, wblcb has fceext ' evinced in every roxde since this war com-. I -- vuij mey seut -i i , I meu 'r the general and special service I Government, - and supported with l taaauon, aus istr storebooses and dcDOU have Btu- ally ovsifiowed with comfotts snd necessmles, ' spontaneously contributed by them, aader tbe active can of thousands of onr women, (faith- M wto death,) for the sick and wounded and . prisooera, as wairaa for oor arsnlea la the field. . Their patslutlc banevolsaes eteme to be kaex-, I hanstlbla. To every new call, the rssnoaat I KComts mon and mora libsral. When Intel- .. I HtTance was received of the bar bulaestaxvsxlon ' 1 prisoners la Richmond, the gamers of the. 1 whole State were inotantlv thrown man. and. These of onr dtixens who hare falixa mto thr. k.kl I .1 : i . . m-. u, uisparaguig onr great uommoaweai' aad tne unsurpassed efforts of her people she old brash when they look on this plot are. That thlsunnatuial rebellion may basreedllv . and edectually crashed, we lie all areTthe obligation of the one paramount duty that of vigorously supporting onr Government la its measures to that end. To tuefull titentol my ifhdal and Individual ability It shall besosan-i potted, aad I rely heartily on yotsv cx opera! ion. I am ready for all proper mentor to strengthen its arm- to eacotuage lta upholders to tiima-. late by puUic liberality, to the mselvea snd their -families, the men who give to it their persoaai service in every mode to Invigorate im action. . Ws sre fighting tbe Rent battle of God ol -. troth of right of liberty. The Almighty has ao attribute that can favor onr a - degenerate enemies. No people can submit to , territoiial dismemberment without becoming contemptible in its own eyes snd in those of the world. Bnt it Is not only against territorial ' dismemberment that we ara straggling, hot against the destruction of the very ground "u womo pdiuicbi system, ina ulti mate question trulv at isme le tha rwmrhllliv of tbe permanent existence of a powerful Be public Thst is the question to be now solved, and by the blessing of God, we mean that it ' shall not be our fault if It be aot solved ' favorably. We have, during the pest year, made mighty strides towaid such a solution mid to all human appearance w approach lta completion. Bnt ' wnsimr reverses may nappeo whatever brood and treasure mav still ha rrnnirart whatever sacrifices may be nmisssij llisis will remain the Inexorable determinarJnn of onr people to fight out this thing to ths end to preserve and perpetuate this Union. Tbey; have sworn that aot one star aball be reft fromi the constellation, nor its clustered brightness- ' be dimmed by treason and savagery, and thes will keep their oath. ,.. A. Q. CUBTTK. lUtei oi Our Foitn it JtitiUJIe, !, aavaa !' . . ' Ttaey arc ConipeUetl Umrrcavdwr Cnrouxan, Jan. 7. A special dispatch to the OavauKiaf save that a force nnder Sunnel Jones attacked onr troop, at Jones vllle, Ta., Sunday, consisting of about 300 men. After desperate resistance our troops sum ride red, losing thirty killed and thirty, ' wound! d, one gun and two small nowltxara. - The Department of Kajuatv . - - - Kboksbt, Jib. 6. Major General Curtis has been asabzaad th. command of the Department of ITansns. wblcb ' consists of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and. the Indian Territory. Gen. Curtis will leave for hit new csauaiadi as soon as the roads ara pasmble. Vermont QaoU JrulL WasamOTow, Jan. f. Tbe Hon." Mr. Woodbridc. of Vsrmont. hat received a telegram slating that tba quota ef ths State is fall, with a surplus of 270, setidsi ; thn nsBltstmaijsi of vctnatfeantomenekl Caih paid for Bark. flwei , . v -vi " XJ rrsp'"r,e P' rsiet. rsTHtsblra , Third snd S. oih Pom Mnetilv of
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