A tCCAL iKD GIKEAL NEWSPAPER
is I'ubllslitd l icry Thursday
BY JOHN F. MOOR,
I'er Vent in advance $1 60
subscriptions lo be paid in ad
vaucc. Orders for Job Work respectfully
solicited.
B5i0lHce en Main Street, in the second
story of Ilcuk & Gillis Store.
Address
JOHN G. HALL,
EPITOR & FKOmiETOK.
fnl SM'cHistiiicnfs.
r 1ST. t F C A US ICS set down
lor mai loi January term, 180.
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i liiucs' ndm'rs.
Milliliter,
Leash
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Clements
McKiugon
Kemiuerer
May
Scllo
Sorg ct. nl.
Windfolder
Carman
Arncr ct. al.
Alexander ct.al.
vs MeCau ley ct.al.
vs Klliott
vs lien, sell dist.
O. A. HATH HUN,
Prothotiotary.
T 1ST OF .TUItOltS
drawn
I lur January lerm, i.-mh.
liltASl) Jl nous.
Hewlett hrj, Ellis Lewis, II D
Johnson, James Ovcrturf.
Jliniiinjer tii 'i. Jacob Nist.
J'i.x tup. W J Leahy, Daniel l'lia
lon, J S Hyde, Dennis Egl'cston, Jacob
M'Cauley, Andrew How.
Jut tirp. Charles Webb, Nelson
liobiuson.
Jmics tirp. Win K Gallagher, Chris,
topher Dill.
J'l'ifyiciii tirp. Isaac Ilnrton, jr. T
1$ Cobb, Tat liilcy, jr., Randall Malon,
G D Messenger.
Sjn iinj Crcu; ticji. TY"ni Algro, G
AY 1 'avid; on.
Vt. Ji ' horowjh .II Fochtoian,
Lawrence Dietz, George Smith.
TIlAVKItSi; JlltOIt.S.
Bi nr-.eH twp.$ J Joues.D Johnson,
John liarr.
' n i '.;. tirp. Jacob Vollmer, Mi
ehai'l Steihig, John Goetz, (windfall),
Jacob Schubert, George liirner.
J'h.i-ttr,i. Allies Eliinger, Solomon
line-hart, Janus U. Taylor, Adelphus
Kyli'i', W W Shaw, L Mohan, senior,
William M'Cauley, John Taylor, E R
Givsh.
11'nilJiinJ tirp. Levi Ellithorpe
J'1.' '''' A E GofT, Wm 15 Luce,
Joseph L hi.
Junes tirp. EJwar'' Souther,
RiiLir.) twp. Peter Rraniir, Anios
heeler, J I' Dill, John anorsdall.
Spriii; Cm ; tirp. Jerciniuh Elliot.
V. Mn i ii s ttm-itiitjli. Joseph inu
felder, Joseph Wilhelm, Anton lien.
linger, Albert Wcis, Charles Weis,
Jernard Eei.el.
T H.'i:.NSJ-: SOTK'i-:. Thefullowiiienani
l cl persons have tiled in t lie citlice of
Hie I lerk ot the ( ourt ot Quarter r-i'ssions
Klk rouiitv, ll:ir petit inns fur Licence at
t lie Jiiniii'.i v Sessions next, agreeable lo
the Act of .UseuiMv of March Ills:, lKj'J
Intitled"An Act to regulate the sele of
lntoxiuatin.i liquors.
TAYfJUX LICiJXSES.
TtoviJ Thayer, Kidgway.
John Mealy, Kidgway.
Mr. E. O. Clements, Ridgway.
H. !5. Shuns II. Largy, Ceutreville.
Anios heeler, Ceutreville.
Joseph Windl'eldcr, St. Mirv's
Charles II. Volk, St. Mary's'.
A. l'orhtinan, St. Mary's.
D. C. Oyster, Fox twp
Joseph Koch, Outurvillc.
Herman Kretz. St M.iiy'B.
J. 1'. Martin, 1'ox low nship.
Sl'UUE LICENSES.
Frederick Rudolph. St Mary's.
Joseph Wilhelm, St. Mary's,
y.uc Y. McVean, St. Mary's.
James McCloskey, Centre -alio.
Edward Fletcher, Renezette.
11. E. Morcy, lirnezettc.
GEO A H ATH BUN,
dee 20, ISGO. Prothotiotary
Court Proclamation.
YJ UEiUiAS, HON. R. G. '.V1IITE,
V Plesidelit, und CllAULKS MKALi,
und E. C. SciiLLTZK, Associate Judges
id' ihe Ci'Uit of Common l'leas, and
JnstifS of the Court ol Quarter Se.v
sioos and Orphans' Court, and Court of
vlyraud liMinincr, and General Jail
Delivery o Elk county, by their pre
cepts to me directed, have otdciod a
Comt of Common l'leas, a Court of
nailer .Vs.-ions, Orphans' Court, au J
General Jail Delivery, to be lioldeti at
Ridyway, iu aud for the county of Elk
on the.
SECOND MONDAY IN JAN. 1S07.
being the 14th day of the month and to
continue the week. NOTICE is licro
by given to the Coroner, Justices of the
Peace and Constables of the couuty of
Elk , that they are by these precepts
commanded to be then and there in their
proper persons, at 10 o'clock A. M., of
sai l day, with their rolls, records and
inquisitions and other remembrances,
to do those things which their oflices
appertain to be done, and that all Jus.
tiees of s.i'.i couuty make returns of all
the recognizances entered into before
them to the Clerk of the court us per
Act of Assembly, passed May 8th 1804.
And lliu.se who uro bound by their re.
cognizans to prosecute the prisoners
that are or shall be in the Jail of said
county of Elk, and to be then and there
to prosecute against tlieni as hhall be
ju.-t J A. M A LONE, Sheriff.
5" OR PRINTING
NEATLY
CHEAPLY k
EXPEDITIOUSLY
Executed at the Advocate Offioa
JOHN G. HALL, Kditor.
fOLUJIE GJt'VitlllEU 46
LAST AXXUAL MESSAGE
or
GOVERNOR OURTIN.
To the Soicitc anil Hnwsc of Represen
tatives of the Commonwealth oj
Pennsylvania :
We have reason to bo thankful to
God for the blessings of peace, abun.
dant crops, that industry has been re
warded, aud that tints the Common
wealth has been able to do her full duty
to herself, to the country and pros
perity :
The condition of our Cuanccs is as
follows :
Iialanee in Treasury, Xovcra.
bur 00, IStio S3,S;3,GGS 11
Receipts during fiscal year
euding Xov 30, lSGU 5,829,009 51
Total in Trdiury for fiscal
ending Nov. 30, 1SGG 8,203,230 CS
Payments lor Fame peiind
have been 0,402,303 41
Balance
1, IfsOl
in Treasury, Dec'r
1,741.0,13 i;
Amount of the public debt aa
Htood on the 1st of Decem
ber, 18S5 38,470.208 00
Ain't redu.ed
a! the Trcapu
ly, during
l lie fiscal yr.
ending Xov.
;S0, 1SG5. 6
p'rtcnt loan$l,S28,"53 23
4.'.p'rccnt loan 20,000 0')
Ut'lief notes... 020 00
Domestic cred-
ilors' certiti-
catcs 2G CO 1,801,200 00
Public debt, Dee. I, 1SC0....05.G22
.00
10
To wit, funded deVt :
o per cent loan.
0 per cent loan.
.... 400,030 00
...,32,073.1!I2 00
.... 213,200 00
il per cent loan
0 per cent lorn, military,
per act .May 10, 1801
Unfunded debt, relief notes
in circulation
Iut'st certificates outstan'ng
lui'st ccrlificates unclaimed
Domestic crcd'trs certificates
2,820,700 00
00,020 00
13.080 52
. 4,448 38
ll'J 07
35,022,002 10
Assets in Treasury ;
Eonds l'ennsj lvauia railroad
company
Bunds Philadelphia 4: Liie
i? 0,000, 000 00
raiiroad company
interest on bonds of P. & K.
railroad company ,
Cubli iii Treasury
3.500,000 00
1.220,000 00
1,741,033 27
13.0SG.033 27
Liabilities in excess of assets 22,030,01 S H'i
35,022,002 10
Liabilities in excess of assets
Xovember 30, 1801 ...
.28,148.000 30
I
.22,030,018 89
Liabilities in excess of assets
November 30, 1800.
Improvement
since 1801..
Treasury
5,012,041 47
The extraordinary exp enditures, dur.
ing the war tud since its close, in pay
ments growing cut of it by authority of
acts of Assembly, have amounted to up
wards of five millions of dollars, which,
added to the actual payment of the iu.
debtedness of the State, aud money iu
the Treasury for that purpose, shows
the reveuues, above the ordinary expen.
dilutTs, to have atuoutitcd to 810,012,000
which would all have beeo applicdjto the
payment of the debt of the Common
wealth iu the last six years. A careful
attention to the reveuues of of the Com
monwealth, with such just and prudent
changes as may be required in the fu
ture, and a wise economy in expendi
ture, will, iu my judgment, insure the
entire payment of the public debt, with,
iu the period of filteen years.
The time fixed for the redemption of
S23.10S,02G,-.'4 of the indebtedness of
the Commonwealth having expired, I
recommend that provisions be made for
its redemption, by tnakiug a new loan
for that purpose, payable at such periods
as the prospective revenues will justify.
I recur, with 'much satisfaction, to
the wicdotu, prudence and economy of
the representatives ot the people, in the
management of the finances of the Com
monwealth, during a period of much
embarrassment, uuceitainly and distress,
and congratulate you and them on the
near approach ol the cu'.ire liquidation
of the public debt.
Since mv last Annual Messase, 1 have
drawn from the Treasury, two thousand
dollars to the f und placed in the hands
of the Governor for seciet Eervico and
other extraordinary expenses, which 1
expanded, tu paymeut of my per.
Mall, and for other nurnosea. as
heretofore, except five hundred and six.
ty. three dollars and forty eights cents,
which I have returned into the Trcasu.
1 present, for your consideration, the
amendments to the Constitution ot the
United States, proposed to the Lecisla.
tures of several States by a resolution of
both Houses of Congress, passed on the
10th da 5 of Juno last. I was glad that
it was possible, without delaying the final
adoption of these amendments, to ascer
tain the opinion of our people upon them,
at a geueral election, in October lust.
Ry the election of a large majority of
members openly favoriog and advocating
the ameodtueoU, that opinion seems to,
KCIfll, FEAW.l, J1V. to; ft, tST.
me to have been abundantly expressed.
Indeed, the amendments are so model'
ate and reasonable in their character,
that it would have been astonishing if
tho people had failed to approved them.
That every person, born in the L'nited
States, and free, whether by birth or
manumission, is a citizen of the United
States these nro principles which were
never seriously doubted anywhere, until
after tho insane crusade in favor of sla
very had been for some time in progress.
What is called the decision of the Su
preme Court of the United State?, in the
ircd Scott case, has wide it expedient
and proper to reassert these vital prin
ciples iu an authoritative manner, and
this is done in the first clause of the pro
posed amendments.
The tight of prescribing the qualifica
tions of voters is exercised by the res
pective States, under the Constitution of
17S0; threc-nltlis of the slaves were
counted in ascertaining the representa
tive population of the several States.
The amendment to the constitution abol
ished slavery in all the States and Ter
ritories. Though it was formerly other
wise in most, if not all, of the old South
cm States.yet for many years past free
Negroes have not, in any of these, been
permitted to vote. At present, there
fore the late slave States would be enti
tled to eouut the whole of their former
slave population, as a basis for rcpresen.
tation, instead of threcfilths thereof.
That is to sav, they would have in the
existing ratio about twenty more mem
bers of Congress than they had before
slavery was abolished, and the free
States would lose the same number, ma
king a diflerence of about forty mem
bers of Congress, or, say, oue'sixth of
the whole body. In other words, the
treason of the rebellious states, the sup
pression of which has cost us many huu
drcds of thousands of precious lives,
and so many thousands of millions of
treasure, would bo rewarded by giving
them a vast increase of political power.
This absurdity, the second clause of the
proposed amendments, designs to pre
veut, by tho just, equal and moderate
provisions, that in future, the rcpresen.
tativc population of each state shall be
ascertained by making a proportionate
deduction from the whole population
thereof, if its laws exclude lrom the
privilege of voting, any male citizens,
not criminals, of the age of tweuty-oue
years. I have yet to learu that any
plausible objection can be offered to such
a provision.
The third clause o? tho proposed
amendment excludes from Congress, and
from i lie College of Electors, aud from
all offices, civil and military of the tai
led States, or as Executive or Judical
officers of any state, have heretofore
sworn to support the Constitution of the
United States, and afterwards violated
their oath by engaging in rebellion
against tho same, unless Congress, by a
vote of two-thirds, stall hate removed
the disability d! any such psrsons.
The fourth clause affirms the validity
of the debt of the United States, and
prohibits the assumption of payment of
the rebel debt, or ot auy claims lor the
loss or emancipation of any slave.
The fifth clause provides that Con.
gress shall have power to enforce tho
provisions of the other clauses by ap
propriate legislation.
That these wise and moderate provis
ions will meet tho hearty approbation of
the Legislature, I cannot doubt. If pro
posed by two thirds of each House of
Congress and ratified by three fourths
of the Legislatures of the states, the
Constitution provides that they should
stand as adopted amendments of that in.
strumcnt.
A question has been raised whether
the states lately in rebellion, and not yet
restored to their privliges by Congress,
are to be counted in this vote in other
words, whether those who have rebelled
and been subdued shall be entitled to a
potential voice in the question of tho
guarantees to bo required of them for
future obedience to the laws. So mon
strous a proposition is it. it nppcars to
me, not supported by the words or spirit
of the Constitution. The power to sup.
press insurrection, includes the power of
making provision against its breaking
out afresh. These states have made an
unjust war upon our Common Govern
ment and their sister States, and the
power given by the Constitution to make
war on our part, includes the power to
dictate, after our success, the terms of
peace and restoration.
The power of Ootiirress to guarantee
to every State a Republican form of Gov.
eminent, would cover much more cogent
action that ha yet been had.
The duty imposes upon Congress, to
provide and maintain republican gov
ernments for the States, is to be accept
ed in the broadest meaning of the term.
It is not a mere formal or unnecessary
provision. The cower was conferred,
and the duty enjoined, to presrvo free
institutions against all encroachments,
or the more violent elements of despot,
ism and anarchy. And now that trea
son has, by rebellion, subverted the gov
ernments of number of States, forfeit
k$& .iii I Tim
ing for the iieopl,' all the rights iruaran.
teed by the Constitution, including even
those of property and life, the work of
restoration for these States rests with
the National Government, and it should
be faithfully and fearlessly performed-
By their passage by Congress, and
the declaration ot tho people at the !ato
elections, the faith of the nation is pledg
ed to the amendments, and tiiev will b'i
fairly cairii'd out. and the benefits given
to the robelliom States. But when the
amendments shall have passed into the
organic law, shoul .1 'he people lately in
rebellion persist in thiir rejection, and
in continued disobedience, ami the ob
struction of the execution of the Nation,
al laws, it will bo an admonition to tho
nation that the uniinin and force of
treason still exist among a people who
enjoy H01I2 of i Lo privileges of the Gov
ernment save of its generous tolerance.
With their rejection, ail hope of recon
struction, witli tlio cooperation of the
rebellious Statns, on the hais that would
secure to t lie ilepublicthe logical results
of the war. w ill h ive vanished, and the
duty must then devolve upon the Gov
ernment, of adopting the most effectual
method to secure for thoe States, the
character or governments demanded by
the l,onslitu!ion.
They art; without lawful governments
they are without municipal law, and
without any claim to paiticipate in the
Government.
Oil what principle of law or justice
can the relic::; -us State complain, if, af
ter they have r. jeeted the fair and mag
nanimous terms upon which they are of
feied brotherhood with us, and a parti
cipation in all the Mes-ings of our free
dom, and they have refused, if the gov
ernment, in the exercise of its powers,
should enter anew upon the work of re
construction at the very foundation ' and
then the r.ecepity will bo force 1 upon
us to discard all discrimination in favor
of the enemies ol our nationality, to give
us and them enduring freedom and im.
partial jus; ice.
The Constitution has defined treason,
and has given express power to suppress
insurrection, by war, if necessary. It
has not provided, in detail, the terms to
be granted alter such a war. How could
it do so? It would probably not be
contended by the wildest partisan, that
these States had a right to be represen
ted in Congress lit a time when they
were carrying on open war against the
government or that Congress was not
then a lawlul body, notwithstanding
their exclusion. How then have they
regained the right ol representation?
Surely not by -imply laying down their
arms when they could no longer hold
them. Tho C'dtel States have the
right, and it U their duty, to exact, such
secuiitics for (u;"r.! irood conduct as
they may deem viiHU-ient, nnd the offen
ders, from whom they -arc tube exacted,
can have no right to participate, in our
councils in the decision of the question
of what their punUlimeiit shall be.
Practically, c milium sense deten-iincd
the question of their right so to partici
pate, when Congress proceeded in the
cnactmeut of law, after the surrender
of the last rebel military force. It was
determined again, when the now pend
ing amendments were proposed by Con
gress. II two tinr is ot Congress, ts
uow constituted, could lawfully propose
these amendments, then three-tourths of
the States, not excluded from represen
tation in Con ?re. lrom a sufficient uia
jority to effect tncir lawful adoption
It was determined again by the formal
sanction of both the great political par
ties, when Congress bv an ah.iMst unan
imous vote, declared tho rebellious
States without the right of representa
tion in the Electoral College of lSiif.
We ought to go on lesolutely and rap.
idly with till measures deemed necessary
to the future safety of tho country, so
that all parts ol it m;y, at the earliest
day, bo restoied to ju-Uuiid equal politi
cal privileges.
The auirial r n ire of Hon. Thomas
II. Durrowes, Superintendent of the
maintenance, and education of the sol
diers' orphans, wiil exhibit the present
condition and the result thus far of that
undertaking. Nearly three thousand of
he destitute children of the bravo men
who laid down their lives hat the nation
might live, are now not onl y comfortably
provided for an I guarded from tempta
tion, but are reiving an education
which will fit them lo repair the care ol
the State.
Tho appropriation made for this pur
pose, at the last st-ssiori, has beeu sufli
cient to meet all expenses of tho finan.
cial year just closed. And recommend
whatever appr ;rialion may be necessary
to continue and perfect the sstem under
which the schools are conducted.
There can be no doubt that the appro
priation will be made. Were I lo select
any State interest which I would more
warmly commend to your prompt atten.
tion aud liberality than another, it would
be this. All Pennsylvania!! are proud
of it, and it lies near the hearts of all
true men.
Owing to their great destitution and
want ot information ou the part ot their
J. l' MOOIiE, Publislier.
TElt.lls-l ro M'ci- SVor in fi ance.
relatives, the orphans of our colored
soldiers inay require some special atten-
tion
l oniaps authority to the State
Superintendent, to use, for a short time,
tho services of au agent, to ascertain
their number and claims, and bring
them into the schools that may be pro!
vided for them, will be sufficient. The
whole number in the State is not large,
of whom a few have be on temporally
provided for.
I recommend that provision be made
for the maintenance of such of our sol
diers as uro in poverty, and have been
so maimed as to prevent them from se.
eii-in.g a livelihood by their labor, bv
ii.ui. 113 uuimiugt at once, or sucn other
means as you may deem wise and prop,
cr, until the arrangements proposed by
the National Government for their sup
port are completed They are probably
few in number, and it is duo to the
character of the Commonwealth, that
they should not remain in, or Lecoino
the inmates of, poor houses, or pick up
11 precarious subsistence by begging.
Patriotic and charitable citizens have
done much fjr them, but speedy and
proper relief can only be given them by
the sytematio aud continued benevo
lence of the Commonwealth. The Leg
islature can alone afford immediate re
lief to all of this class of our citizens,
and in thus exhibiting gratitude to he
roio aud faithful men, who did so much
for the country, the burden will fill
cqual'y on all her people.
Cy our existing laws, juries aro se
lected by the sheriff and commissioners
of the respective counties. As these
ollic;Ts are gcuerally of timilar political
afiinites, the system has always been in
danger of peing abused for partisan pur
poses. Duriu-.;t!ie last six vears it has
been lrcquoutiy so abused, iu many of
the conntie?.
To secure, as far a possible, the ad
ministration 01 equal justice hereafter, I
recommend that jury commissioners
shall be elected in each county, in the
same manner as inspectors of elections
urn eiiuncu, eae-ii citizen votiug tor one
jury commissioner, and the two persons
Having ine Highest number ot votes to
be the jury commissioners of the respec
t ve county, to perform the same duties,
in me- .-e-iee-uon 01 jurors, tout are now
imposed upon the sheriff and couuty
commissioners.
It is impossible, to provide, in all re
spects, for the increasing and chanin-
. e . ' . . ' n
uueics 01 our people, by the enact
ment of general laws, but to a - large ex
tent it is practicable to relieve the Leg
islature from special legislation which is
demanded and occupies so much of its
sessions. Special legislation is generally
passsed without due consideration, much
of it at the close of the session, and is
chiefly objectionable from the partiality
with which powers and privileges are
conferred.
1 again recommend the passage of
general laws, when it is at all practicable,
and in this connection, recommend the
parsa;:o of a general law, regulating
railroads now existing and the incorpo
ration of new companies, so that so far
as possible there may be just uniformity
in the franchises granted, and equal fa
cilities afforded to the people of all sec.
tionscf the Commonwealth.
There are at this time iu various pris
ons, a number of persons under sentence
of death, some of them for many years,
and it has become a custom that an in.
coming Governor should not issue a war
rant of execution in cases unacted on
by his predecessor, it not umrcquently
happens that in. many cases, some of
which are recent, while some punish
ment should be inflicted, that of death
may appear to the Executive to be too
severe.
I earnestly repeat my recommenda
tion heretofore made, that provision be
made for the receptiou of such persons
into the jirnitedtiaries, who may be par
doned on condition of remaining a lim
ited time therein.
I reappointed Hon. C. It. Coburn,
Superintendent of Common Schools, on
the expiration of his term in Juno last,
and he continued at tho head of that.
Department until the first of November,
when he resigned, and I appointed Col.
J. P. Wickershatu. It is duo to Mi.
Coburn to say, that he fulfilled all the
duties of his office faithfully and efli.
ciently. It appears from his report that
there were in the school year of 18G5,
10ii: school districts in the State ;
13,1 IG schools; 10,141 teachers. 72").-
312 pupils, wi h an average attendance
of 178,006. The total' cost of the
school system, for the entire State, in
eluding taxes levied and State appro,
priation, was for the year 1S05.
.i:i.),J.')iS Oi. Ihe increase in tho
number of school districts was 20; in
the number of schools,222 ; in the
number of children attending school,
10,0-'2: in tho aveiage attendance of
school, 18,01"), in tho total cost of the
system, S581.020 02. 1 invite your
attention to tho valuable suggestions
made in his report, and that of Colonel
Wickersham, and commend our system
of public initru. ton to tho continued
fostering care ot the Legislature.
Hates ot Advertising.
Adni'rn ami Eieeto-'s Notices, each
0 times f2 (50
Auditor's Nut lees, each 2M
Transient Advrlining, per square of
10 lines or loss, 8 times or less 2 00
For ench suhsequgnt insertion. . C
l'rofessional cdnrs, 1 year 6 0O
Special notice per line 16
Oljittiary and Marriape Notices, ench 1 0
Yearly A il vert i sing, one square 10 00
Yearly Advertising, t wo squares 15 00
Ycai'y Adrer'ing three squares 20 0!)
Yearly Advertising, column 25 QQ
Yearly Adverlisng, J column 35 00
Yearly AdACtising, 1 column. 70 00
Advertisements displayed more than
ordinarily will be charged for at
ot the tac (per column) of no 00
I herewith present tho re ports ot Go!.
F. Jordan, Military Agent of the State,'
at Washington; of Col. II. II. Grog.,
Chief of Transportation ; of S. P. 18',
on military history of our volunteers; of
trustees of the Soldiers' Gettysburg Na
tional cemctry ; of the proceedings mid
ceremony of the return of the flags, on
the 4th of July, in the city of Philadcl
phia, and of Col. James Worrell, com
missioner appointed under an act relating
to tho passage of fish in the Susquehan
na, and invite your attention to them,
and the reports of he Surveyor General
and Adjuiaut Genertii.
The Agency at Washington, should,
in my judgment be continued. It has
proved very useful in all respects, and
especially to our volunteers and their
lauiilies.
Four thousand six hundred and ninety
c'aims have passed through the Agency
during the past year, and thiee hundred
and cloven thousaud seven hundred and
tnree dollars have been collected from
the Government and transmitted to tho
claimant free of charge.
It will be uccessaiy to continue tho
ofhee of Chief ot Transportation, as there
are uusetiled accounts with tailroad
companies and the National Govern,
ment, and duties to be performed in the
removal and care of bodies of the dead,
which require it. An additional appro
priation will be required for this Depart,
ment.
I earnestly recommend, in justice to
the living and the dead, that cur milita.
ry history be pushed forward vigorously,
and that money lor that purpose to ap
propriated. Tho trustees of the Slate Lunatio
hospital represent tl:ct H is impossible
101 iue-.il 10 accommodate and care tor
the number of patients committed-to
them under the laws reculatbg admis
sions into the hospital, and care'stly rec
omutud that pro isior. Le raade tor in
creased accommodation.
I need not cny that the iLStiiKtion is
carefully and economically managed, or
to refer to the great good li I.as'produ
ced ; and that I cordially u.:itc iu tho
statement and recommendatiobs of tho
memorial herewith presented.
I invite your atteu'.ion to the condi
tion of the Arsenal.
It is too small unsafe as n depository
for the largo amount of valuable, military
material to be kept in it end is, in all
respects, inconvenient aud not adapted
to its purposes.
Much inconvenience was experienced
during the war for wa-jt tt sufficient
room and safety ; and I recommend that
ground be procured and a new and com
modious arsenal be erected in
or near
the Capital of the State.
Since the adjournment of the Lcgis.
lature I drew my warrant on the Treas
ury for five thousand dollars, appropriat.
ed to the National Cenntry at Autietam,
aud appointed Maj. Gen. J. H. llrooko
trustee to represent the State. JJefbrn
the warrant was drawn I appointed Col.
. II. Ulairand Capt. J. M.I iinn. whr
examined the ground and made a full
investigation, their report of which ac
compauics this message. It will bo
seen that they report seven hundred
and ninety seven bodies of Pcnnsvlvan
una mac win ue removed into the eem-
etry, and recommend an additional ap
pronation, in which I most cordially
uuite.
I cannot close my last Annual Mes
sage without renewing the expression of
my gratitude to tho freemen of tho
Commonwealth for the heartv annrmml
with which they have cheered the labor
of tho Executive Office. To h
ed such approval by my official conduct,
during the last six years, must always bo
a source of pride to myself and children.
unout the consciousness that I wa
endeavoring to deserve their m.r.roval.
and withou the hope that I should sue
ceed in attaining it, 1 must have suuk
under the responsibilities of iuy position.
It was only a reliance on Divine ProvU
ence, and the active, resolute, bearty
support and zeal of the people, and
their representatives, that encouraged
me duritig the dark and terrible crisis
through which the country has pawed.
I tried to do mydutyto my country, and
I know I was at least faithful to her in
ner deep distress, and I conceive tW
duty not to be limited to the merely
puuing ui men nto the held to sup
press treason and rebellion. I felt also
bound to protect aud promote the riwhts
of our volunteers after they had left the
State, to rare for the transmission, tj
their families the bodies ot tho slain.
To have been the Chief Magistrate 0!
this great Commonwealth, during tha
period through which we have passed;
and to have earned and mantaincd (if
indeed I have done so) tho confidence
and nffectiou of her people and their rep
res ntatives, are quite enough to katisfy
the highest ambition, and in my retire
ment from tho high trust giveu me, I
pray Go 1 that the stato may continue to
urow in power and strength, and her
people in prosperity and happiness.
A. G. CUKTIN.
hXKCUIlVJ Chaxbs, 1
Hvribrg, Jnury ?, 1397.