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Bethel Station
Carolltown,
Che33 Springs,
Conemaugh,
Cresson,
Ebensburg.
fallen Timber,
Gallitzln,
Hemlock
Johnstown,
Loretto,
Hineral Point,
Jluaster,
p.attsville,
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Enoch Ree3e,
Joseph Behe,
Henry Nutter,
A. G. Crook3,
J. Houston,
John Thompson,
Asa H. Fiske
J. M- Christy,
Wm Tiley, Jr.,
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Sck'p Level, George Berkey, Richland.
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Cmerhill, B. F. Slick, Croyle.
mniit, William M'Connell Washt'n.
vfilmore, Morri3 Keil, S'merhill.
CHURCHES, MINISTERS, &c.
prftjfrianIlEv. D. IJa-rbisox, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath morning at 10
o'clock, and in the evening at 6 o'clock. Sab
oath School at 1 o'clock, A. M... Prayer meet
icz everv Thursday evening af 6 o'clock.
" Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. S. Lem
,os Preacher in chargs. Rev. W. II. M'Bp.ide,
Assistant. Preachingevery alternate Sabbath
oornin", at 10 J o'clock. Sabbath School at 9
o'cIockA. 31. Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening, at 7 o'clock
- Wdch Independent Rev Li. R. Powell,
Panor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
lOo'ciock, and in the evening at 6 o'clock.
Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. . Prayer
meeting on the first 3Ionday evening of each
contli Jand on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evenfng, excepting the first week in
each month. -
Cclvinittic Methodist Tlzr. Johx Williams,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2 and 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at K o'clock,
A. M. Prayer meeting every Friday evening,
at 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
at i o ciock.
DMipleiRzr. W. Lloyd, Pastor. Preach
as every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
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Services every Sabbatbmornrng al ID J o'clock
aja"Vsper3 at 4-o'clock in the'evening
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TTesierrf, " at ' ' H o'clock, A. 3T.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern, daily, at 8 o'clock, P. 31.
TTeitern, " at 8 o'clock, P. 31.
ThemailsfromButler,Indiana,Strongs-to-n,
&c, arrive on Thursday of each week,
at 5 o'clock, P. SI.
Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week,
at 6 A. 31.
C,The mails from Newman's Mills, Car
roliiown, &c, arrive on Slonday, Wednesday
i:i F-idar of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. 31.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
aj Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. SI.
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COrXTT OFFICERS
Jtiljts of the Courts President, IJon. Ceo. f
.Ei!ey, Ilenrv C. Devine.
vior, iiuntingaon : associ., .
Prcthonotary Joseph M'DonaH.
Register and Recorder Jame3 GriiSn.
SheriJJT John Buck.
District Attorney. Philip S. Noon. - - .
Count' Commissioners Peter J. Little, Jno".
Campbell, Edward Glass. t"
Treaturer Isaac Wike. '
Poor House Directors George SI'Cullpugh,
Georze Delanv. Irwin Rutledge
Toor House-Treasurer Geonre C. K. Zahm.
Auiitors William J. Williams, George C.
t Zahui," Francis Tierney.. - " . " i
County Surveyor. Henry Scanlan.. '
Coroner. --William Flattery.
Mercantile Appraiser Patrick Donahoe.
Eup't. of Common Schools J. F. Condon.
ECESBIRG BOR. OFFICERS.
AT LARGE .
Justices of. the react David II. Roberts
Earrison Kinkead.
Burgess A. A. Barker.
School Directors Ael LloydPhil S. Noon,
Joshua D. Parrieh, Hugh Jones, E. J. Mills,
Civid J. Jones. .
EAST WARD.
Constahle Thomas J. Davis.
Town Council J. Alexander Sroore, Daniel
2; Evan3. Richard R. Tibbott, Evan E. Evans,
William Clement.
Inspectors Alexander Jone3. D. O. Evans.
Judge of Flection Richard Jones, Jr.
Attestor Thomas 31. Jones.
Attittant Assessors David E. Evans, Wm.
Davis.
WEST WARD.
ConttalU William Mills, Jr.
Toicn Council John Dougherty, George C.
Zahm, Isaac Crawford, Francis A. Shoe
.kfcr, James S. Todd.
Inspectors G. W. Oatman. Roberts Evans.
Jdge of Election Michael llasson.
At lessor--Jama Murray.
. Aistant Atttuort William Barnes, Dan
1C. Zahm. 1 ' ,
Particular Uaptists JiEV. utii.",
Past'or.Pleaehing every abbfl.-ovnrbg at;
Select 33octni.
TFliat They Do at 'The Springs.'
In the first place, my kind friend, they drink
The waters so sparkling and clear;
Though the flavor is none- of the best,
And the odor exceedingly queer;
Bat the fluid is mixed, you know "
With wholesome medical things;
So they drink, and they drink, and. they
drink
And that's what they do at the Springs I
Then with appetite keen a3 a knife,
They hasten to breakfast or dine,
(The latter precisely at three,
The former,- from seven till nine.)
Ye Gods 1 What a rustle and rush,
When the eloquent dinner-bell rings 1
Then they eat, and they eat, and they eat
And that's what they do at the Springs !
Now they stroll in the bcantitul walks,
Or loll in the shade of the trses,
Where many a whisper i3 heard,
That never is told by the breeze ;
And hands are commingled with hands,
Regardless of conjugal rings
And they flirt, and they flirt, and they flirt
And that's what they do at the Springs !
The drawing-rooms, now, are ablaze ;
The music is shrieking away ;
Terpsichore governs the hour,
And Fashion was never so gay !
An arm round a tapering waist,
How closely and fondly it clig3l
So they waltz, and they waltz, and they
waltz
And that's what they do at the Springs !
In short a3 it goes in the world
They eat, and they drink, and they sleep ;
They talk, and they walk, and they woo;
They sigh, and they laugh, and they weep !
Thev read, and they write, and they dance
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Following is tho 3Ies3age of thejjov-
ernor to the legislature of Pennsylvania,
convened in special session at Ilarrisburg
on Tuesday, 9th inst. :
Executive Chamber,
IIaecisburg, August 9, 18
.31.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
Gentlemen : I have called you to
gether in advance of your adjourned ses
sion, for the purpose of taking some ac
tion for the defence of the State. Prom
the commencement oft the present rebel
lion, Pennsylvania has- done her whole
duty to the Governmtnt. LyiDg as her
southern counties do, in the immediate
vicinity of the border, and thus exposed
to sudden invasion, a selfish policy would
hayc led her to retaio a sufficient part of
Ulllii-Ui j iui.c Jul uci uu u uticiiVV. -
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in so aomg, sne wouia iiave iauea in tier
duty to the whole country. . Not only
would her men have been withheld from
the field of general operations, but the
loats'and taxation which would have be
come necessary, would have to a large ex
tent diminished tfce ability of her people
t0 COII1piy wjth the pecuuiary deatnds of
th(; Unitcd 5tates. She would also have
necessarily interfered wih and hampered
all the military action of the Government;
made herself, to some extent, responsible
for any failuro and shortcomings that may
have, occurred. -In pursuance of the pol
icy thus deliberately adopted, this State
has steadily devoted her men to the,gen
eral service. From tho beginning sh has
always been among the first to respond, J5
the calls oi the United States, asissJipwii
by her history from the three months' men
and the Iteserve Corps to the present mo
ment.' Thus faithfully fulfilling all her
own obligations, she has a right to be de
fended by the national force, as part of a
common country. Any other view would
be absurd and unjust. She of course can
not complain when she suffers by the nec
essary contingencies of war. The reflec
tions that have in too many quarters been
made upon. the people of her southern
counties are most unlounded. They were
invaded in 1802, when a Union army
much superior to any force of the rebels
(and on which they had of courso a right
to rely) was lying in the immediate vicin
ity and north of the Potomac. They were
again invaded in 1SC3, after the defeat of
the Union forces under Milroy, at Win
chester, and they have again suffered in
1864, after the defeat of the Union forces
under Crook and Averill. How could an
agricultural people in an open country bo
expected to rise suddenly and beat back
hostile forces which had defeated organiz
ed veteran armies of the Gavernment ?
It is of course expected that the inhab
itants of an' invaded country will do what
in their power to resist the invaders,
..WotLeVwWetiiings- -; - 1 Woui UjoUns. .JTbmon w.lK4for i0y the town, and it was invested bv the ! Provision be maue or draltmg the militia
' - i j -: w i- - i mi rrvu rwfiftw i'Hii4 1 1 ur.-n i.nu-u ti.i ' m iiwiu. i r lit in mi Tr.'.nn r.r .innr.crnn fn i i'ottc. : &
.Ail" tt'a.trtCtVc to at the.SpriSs r . fog&fo bo'h&l pftic "ftiiciareS-eucC ' land. At 7 o'clock, a. m.. six companies i r-eard Vrioi'trnets " to
' ;miea Qf'oufnioaud-ouF pea?e, &W of tfsmtmntcd men, commanded by Swee-! th?.l-arfry dlfn3 and, too ohen,
TIic Governor's 3Icsasrc should be treated -al sacll. Common feel- nv, .entered the town, followed by mounted ' rhtlal jealosies which uivide military
" '- in-? common vnmathieaFe . the nee- f niea und'cr'-GilVe. 'The',A:uv f.Ww.-.. orai,ttl.on3- tc eWetion of oScers,
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 18G4.
and the facts hereinafter stated will show,
I think, that the people of these counties
have not failed in this duty. If Pennsyl
vania, by reason of her geographical posi
tion, has required to be defended by the
national force, it has only been against the
common enemy. Ithasnotbeen necessary
to weaken the army in the field by send
ing heavy detachments of veterans to save
her cities from being devasted by small
bands of ruffians, composed of their own
inhabitants. Nor have her people been
disposed to sneer at the great" masses' of
law-abiding citizens in any other State
who have required such protection. Yet
when a brutal enemy, pursuing a defeated
body of Union forces, crosses our border
and burns a defenceless towu, thts horrid
barbarity, instead of firing the hearts of
all the people of our common country, is
actually in some quarters made the occa
sion of mocks aud gibes at the unfortunate
sufferers, thousands of whom have been
rendered houseless. And these hearties
scoffs proceed from the very men who,
they now chuckle and rub their hands
It might have been hoped nay, we
had a right to expect that the people of
the loyal States engaged in a common
effort to preserve their Government and
all that is dear to freemen, would have
forgotten, at least for the time, their
wretched local jealousies, and sympathized
with all their loyal fellow citizens, where
ever resident within the borders of our
common country. It should be remem
bered that tho original source of the.pfe.
ent Kcbellion wag in such jealousies cn--
essary lounaations oi a common iree gov
ernment. -I am proud to say that the people of
Penn Ivania -feel every blow at any of
her sister States as an assault upon them
selves, :-nd give to them all that hearty
good will the expression of which issoiue
timcs more important uuder the iuulction
of calamity than mere material aid-
It is unnecessary to refer to the ap
proach of the rebel army up the Shenan
doah Valley on the third day of July Isit
to the defeat of Gen. Wallace ou the
Monocaey, their, approach to and the
threatening of the - Capital, or to their
destruction of property aud pillage of the
couutie of Maryland lying on the bolder.
These events have passed iuto history, and
the responsibilities will be settled by the
juJgmeut of the people.
At that time, a call was made upon
Pennsylvania for volunteers to be muster
ed into the service of the United States
"to serve for one hundred days in the
States of Pennsylvania aud Maryland, and
at Washington aud its vicinity." .Not
withstanding the embarrassments which
complicated the orders for their organiza
tion and muster, six regiments were eu-
listed and organized, and a tattallion of
six companies. The regiments were with
drawn lrom the State, the lat leading the
29th day of July.
I detired that at least part of this force
should be coiijiced in.tjieir service to the
States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and
made saeh an application to the War De
partmentbut as the-proposition did not
uiee their approbation, ic- was rejected,
and the .general order changed to include
the States named and Washington and its
vicinity. - -v. : :
No part of the rebel army at that' time
had come within the State. The people
of the border counties were warned and
removed their stock, and at Chambersburg
and York were organized aud armed for
their own protection." I was not officially
iuformed cf the movements of the Federal
armies, and of course not of the strategy
of their commanders, but it was stated in
the newspapers that the rebel army was
closely pursued after it had crossed the
Potomac, and was retiring up the Valley
of the Shenandoah, ltepeatc-d successes
of our trooops were also annouueed, and
the people oi this State had ju.t cause to
believe that quite sufficient Federal force
had been thrown forward for its protection
upon the line of tho Potomac.
On Friday, the 29th of July, the rebel
brigades of Johnston and M'Causlaud,
consisting of from 2,500 to 3,000 mounted
men, with bix guns, crossed the Potomac
at Clear Spring Ford. They, commenced
crossing at 10 o'clock, A. m., and marched
directly on Mercersburg, There were but
45 men picketed in that direction, under
whp.i thfl Kraft anthnritirxi f..rP.pin.T I in i lft J-.tt tlm ..t,.n.n ,....,....l ... CI I lu a ort41 lA'casare uuuiscipiineu.
danger, were taking precautionary nieas- parditown, he therefore fell back upon . 1 I'f!sed at. the late, cl0n
htm. riilifulfvl tl.P i,l,v. nftKoroL"ina.ir LiJro,iMu 1 thiufc lor ordinary times the best unlit
danger, sneeredat theesertmns to prepare Gen. Averill, it-is understood, was xtn- ! uu"-uu b exiting
for meeting it, aud succeeded to some ex- der the orders of Gen. Hunter, but was ' ctra.ord,a -rJ cu:iistanc, it seems to
tent in thwarting their efforts to raise kept awfully advised by Gen. Couch as I rcrTnrc "wdjaea turns. I suggest that the
forces. These men are themselves moral- was possible of the enemy's movement 1 a5seiS0".,bj directed to make an immcdi-
1t- rocrnul.L f,.r i ha .....,,.,....,-1. ... u i . :..v i .. i :. . , t. i ate enrollment, classi.yir,ir the milif.a as
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f-niir:"ed for wicked r.UrDOScS bv UaSCItHMllPn nl .intful liV pnpmi. rnmm-,nil;nr.
th"fe command of Lieutenant M'Lean, U.
S. A., and as the enemy succeeded in
catting the -telegraph communication,
which from that poiut had to pass west,
by way of Bedford, no information could
be sent to Gen. Couch, by telegraph, who
was then at Chambersburg. The head of
this- column reached Chambersburg at 3
o'clock; A. M., on Saturday, theSOi'h.
The rebel brigades of Vaughn and Jack
son, numbering about 3,000 mounted men,
crossed the Potomac at about the same
time, at or near Willianisport part of the
command advanced on Ifagerstown the
main body moved on the road leading
from Williacisport to Greenca-;t!e. ' An
other rebel column of infantry and artil
lery crossed tho Potomac simultaneously
at Sheppardstowc, and moved towards
Leitersburg. Gen. Ave: ill, who com
manded a force reduced to about 2,000
menrwas at Hagerstown, and being threat
ened in front by Vaughn and Jackson, on
his r'uht by M'Causlaud and Johnstou,
who also threatened his rear, and on his
was in Chambersburg, where his entire
force consisted of CO infantry, 45 cavalry,
aud a section of a battery of artillery, in
all less than 150 men. Thesis compa
nies of men enli-tedfor ono hundred days
real-lining in the State, and two compa
nies of cavalry, had, under orders fijpm
Vaahington, (as I am unofficially inform
ed.) joined Gen. Averill. The town of
Chambersburg was held until daylight by
tue small torce under Oen. Couch, durin
v.4iich time the Govemuie
tram were saved. Two b
ges or its payment. No offer of money j
was made bv the citizens nf i),r- hwn. .nl I
in line of battle-a demand was made for ?"cure Uie servjeas of the most , dc
100,000 in gold, or 500,000 iu Govern- rscrvssnd wmpcttat men.,
meut funds, a3 ransom, and a number of! 5lft dec. ion of officers i a the volunteer
citizens were arrested and held us hosta- ! forces in the field ha? been found to bet
as made by the citizens of the twn, and j VJ eeiiioru, ana appointments or mcnto
ven if they had any intention of paying j lns privates have produced harmony and
ransom, no time was allowed, as the i stimulated to faithfulness. In the eulist
:bels. commenced immediately to burn uic,lt of ,1CW organizatijns the plan adop-
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rebels, commenced immediately
and pillage the town, di.-rc-anlin the !
aj.pca's of women and children, the arred i
and iiifirm. and even the bodies of"tLe
dead were r.ot protected from their bru
tality. It would have been vaiu for all
the citizens of the towit,-if armed, to have
attempted, in connection with General
Couch's small fjree, to defend it. Gen.
Couch withdrew his command, and did
not himself leave until the enemy were
actually in the town. Gen. Averill's
command being within nine miles of
Chambersburg, it was hoped would arrive
in time to save the town, and efforts were
rnade during the night to communiea.e
with him. In the moan lime, the small
force of Gen. Couch held the cner.iv at
bav. Gen. Averill marched on Chamber
burg, but did not arrive until after the j cailed into i'usuediate service for the de
town was burned and the enemy had re-fenca of Iie tate independently of the
tired, lie pursued and overtook them at I remainder of the militia.
M'ConncUburg, in Fulton cnunt', in time
to save that place from pillage and dc-
htruction. lie promptly engaged and de
feated them, driving them to lluucock
and across the Potomac.
I commend the houseless and ruined
people of , jChambersburg - to the liberal
benevolence. of theXegis!ature, and sug-jff-jt
that a. suitable appropriation be made
for their relief. Similar chanty has been
heretofore exercised in the case of an ac
cidental and destructive fift at Pittsburg,
and I cannot doubt the disposition of the
Legislators on the present occasion.
On the fifth day of this month, a large
rebel army was in Maryland and at vari
ous points on the Potomas as far west as
New Creek, and as there was no adequate
force within the State, I deemed it my
duty on that day to call for Thirty Thou
sand Volunteer Militia, for domestic pro
tection. They will be armed, transported
and supplied by the Unitcd States, but, as
no provision is made for their payment, it
will be necessary, Should you approve
my action, to make an appropriation for
that purpose.
Feeling it to be the duty of the General
Government to afford full protection to
the people of Pennsylvania and Maryland
bj the defence of the line of the Potomac,
I united with Governor Uradford in the
following letter to the President, dated
July 21st, a. p. 18G4 :
The gist of this letter consists in that au
thority wa3 asked to recruit in Pennsylvania
and Maryland a force suScient for the local
defense of those States, the recruits to bo
credited on the quotu3 of the States on the
last call, and be armed, equipped and supplied
by the General Government. This authority
was denied. A letter then follow- from Maj.
Cen. Couch, commanding the Department of
the Susquehanna, to. the Secretary of Wr,
requesting that the United States issue uni
forms to 10,C00 men, to be recruited in Penn
sylvania, and organized into a special corps,
for service on the borders of the State. This
wa3 also denied. Taa Governor then goes
on to say :
In each of the three years, 1SG2, 1SG3
and 1834, it ha3 been found necessary to
call the State militia for the defence of
the State, and this has been done with the
assent and assistance of the General Gov
ernment. From the want of organization,
we have been obliged to rely exclusively
on the volunteer militia, and with few
exceptions to organize them anew for
eacli occasion. This has caused confusion
and a loss of valuable time, and has result
ed in sending to the field bodies of men
The
is
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may be thought best ; that the officers be
appointed by the Governor, on the rec
ommendation, approved by him, of a board
of examination, composed cf three Major
Generals for each division, of whom the
Major General of the division shall be
one, the other t-vo to be designated by the
Governor, from adjoining divisions, or in
such other mode as the Legislature "may
thii.k fit; that in all cases the officers
shall be selected by preference from -offi-
t store andfcer:i a Infen In serviee
-iMpriM" v-rP and slia11 have lecn horab!y discharged
uy iuc cnuca ciaics, rui mat enectual
iPJnousto the service,-while prou.otinns
ov eeiioru, ana appointments ot mcnto-
tcd of -granting authority to officers to
recruit Companies has been iound to be
the best policy. 1 also recommend that
the Governor be authorized to furm (cither
by the acceptance of volunteers or by
draft, in such parts of the State as he may
deem expedient) a special corps of militia,
to consist in due proportion of Cavalry,
Artillery and Iufantr-, to be kept up to
the full uutiiber of fiiteen regiments, to be
styled "Miuute Men," who shall be sworn
and mus.ered into the service of the State
; for three years who shall assemble, for
drill at such times and places as he may
direct, who shall be clothed, armed a::d
equipped by the State, and paid when
asenibled for drill or called into service,
and who shall at all times he liable to bu
i j . v v. w vu4v. u . J . 1. I i. yt o U t
den calls, the larger part of it should be
organized in the counties lying on our
extreme border, and as the people of these
counties have more personal interest; ia
their protection, the recommeudation is
made to authorize the Governor to desig
nate the parts of the State in which it
should be raised and to save the time and
expense of transporting troop lroui remote
parts of the State and the subsistence
aud pay iu goiig to and ftpm the border.
A body of men so organized, will, it is
believed, be effective to prevent raids and
incursions. The expense of clothing,
arming and equipping such a force cannot
be correctly ascertained, but the Qaarter
.master General has been directed to make
approximate estimates for your informa
tion, which will be independent of pay
and subsistence.
The State should provide at least six
four-gun batteries of fk-ld artillery with
ail tne mouern improvcaicnts.
The suggestion has been frequently
made by unreflecting persons that the
State should raise a force and keep it
permanently in the field for her defence.
Apart from other considerations, it is to
bo observed that the expenses of such a
measure would be quite beyond tho pres
ent ability of tho State. To raise and
maintain an army of fifteen regiments
would involve an annual expenditure of
.more than fifteen millions of dollars, arid
any smaller lorce would be inadequate.
The plan which 1 have above proposed
would, I think, give to tho State efficient
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protection, and if the Legislature should
think fit to adopt it, tho expense can be
readily provided for by loan or otherwise.
Having an organized force under the
control of the authorities of the State, and
mustered into service for domestic protec
tion, we would not, as heretofore,, loso
time in arranging for transportation and
supplies with the National Government, -wheu
it became necessary to call it into
th:. field. When thoroughly organized,
it should be in all its appointments ?n
army which could be increased by draft
made from our enrolled and classified cit
izens. .
The plan which I have above suggested
is the result of reflection and experience
which I have had during the -last three
years, and I have felt it to be my duty to
submit it for your consideration! Of the
purpose of providing for the effectual de
fence of the State, I of course cannot
doubt your approval. If the Legislature
should prefer the adoption of any 'other
plan more efficient and economical than
the one which I have herein proposed, it
will give me pleasure to co-operate hearti
ly in carrying it into effect.
In accordance with the act cf May 4,
LSG4, I have appointed for the Eastern
Armies Col. F. Jordan as agent at Wash
ington, and Lieut. Col. James Gillilland
as Assistant Ascot at tht place; and also
for the South Western Armies Lieut. Col.
James Chamberlin as Agent at Nashville.
These Agents are now actively engaged in
the performance of their duties, and it is
desirable that our people should be aware
that a part of them consists in the gratu
itous collection of all claims by Pennsylvania-volunteers
or iheir legal representa
tives in the State and National Govern
ments. Volunteers having claims os
cither of these governmeuts can have
them collected through these agents with
out expense, and thas be rescued frora
the extortions to which it is feared they
have sometimes heretofore been subjected.
Having received information from tho
agents o!" the Stat that our sick and
wounded were suffering greatly from tho
want of comforts and even necessaries, :I
have been recently compelled to call on
th people tn contribute supplies mainly
in kind far their relief and it gives uie
pleasure to say that this appeal lias been
cheerfully responded to. as have Ix'cu all
my former appeals to the same end. It
seems impossible to exhaust the liberality
of our generous people when the well
being of our brave volunteers is ia ques
tion. ' ' '
In my special msssage of 30th April
last, I stated the circumstances attending
the advance by banks aud other corpora
tions of funds for the payment ot the
militia called out in 1SG3. In conse
quence, the Legislature passed the act of
4th May, 1SG4, authorizing a loan for ths
purpose of refunding, with interest, ti e
amount thus advanced, in case Congress
should fail to make the necessary appro
priation at its then current session. I
regret to say that Congress adjourned
without making such appropriation. The
balance in the Treasury being found suffi
cient to re-iiffburse the funds so advanced,
without uuduly diminishing the Sinking
Fund, I have deemed it advisable cot to
advertise proposals for the loan, aud re
commend the passage of an act directing
the payment to be made ouc of the mon
eys in the Treasury.
A the omission of Congress to act on
this subject involved an unprecedented
disregard of the good faith of the Nation
al authorities, I recommend that tins Leg
islature take measures for procuring an
appropriation at the next session cf Con
gress. The Revenue Bill passed at the last
session has been found to be defective in
several points, and I recommend a careful
and immediate revision of it.
The Bounty Bill passed at the last ses
sion is found to bo defective and unjust
in many of its provisions, and from the
manner in which it -is administered , in
some paits of the State, oppressive on tho
people. I therefore rcommen J a careful
revision of it.
As the present session has been called
for the consideration of matters of vital
public importance, I commend them to
your earnest and exclusive attention.
. A. G. CURTIN.
E,The Richmond Enquirer urges thifc
no prisoners be taken hereafter lrom raid
ing parties, but that all be put to death
that can be reached. It says: "Deal
Yankees require no guards, and eat .no
rations ; they never escape, and they fight
no more battles j when once lost they aro
never found." May this rule not work
well both ways ?
tz$ A party visiting the White Moun
tains ascended Mount Washington' on
Friday last and encountered a severe
snow storm of three hours duration.
The ladies suffered very severely.
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