, 1862-01-04
GOV. ANDREWS mKSSaGE.
Ihe Fart massachusetts faasTaken In
our National AEaIrn.

BOSTON, Jan. 3.-Goy. Andrews message ia
the Legislature, to-day, is Of unusuaI length.
It giEes general history Of facts and figures.
showing ggthe part Massachusetts has thus far
taken against the Southern rebellion.
The war expenses foot up nearly S3, ,3S6, ,oO1 ::
to Offset this the State has been reimbursed
by Government STE, ,000, and By other sums,
making the aggregate refunded nearly 81. CO.,
w. The troops sent into the field, both for
1hree months and three years, with tile excep-
non aS,1 Of one battery, hare beenful1y armed and
The Governor recommends the State to as
sumo @ the collection Of the direct National tax
q q SSs4 5Sl, being its proportion Of the $50
agWo authorized by Congress.
=. me state has contributed five regiments Of
'n;antry, one battery Of aTtillery, and one bat
lanon OF mites, OF her militia, to the three
months service; and to the three years service
she has sent as volunteers, "a regiments Of
infantry, one OF cavalry, S batteries Of a1fil-
!eiy,@ companies Of sharp shooters, and m
infantry battalion Of 5 companies. Six com
PanleS more are attached 10 two regiments
from New York.
constitutional discrimination between citizens
ct alien and those OF foreign birth. The re-
commentator made By the General Govern
ment With reference to coast defense is fully
endorsed. communication from Gen. Tot
ten upon this subject will be laid before the
Legislature.
Military education in our common schools
is recommended.
The whole number of enrolled militia is
lb1,49b- The whole number who have zone
INTO the volunteer service Of the United States
IS reported BY the Adlutant General at 81 aa19
+abo1t l1,Gou more are estimated to be in the
naval service Is sailors and marines; leaving
Io0o at home, besides those mcn capable q
ordinary dnties. The Governor closes his
Message as follows:
The great rebellion must be put down and
its promoters crushed beneath the ruins ot
their own ambition. The greatest crime on
history must receive doom 50 swift and sure
stand in awe while they contemplate the elec,
trio energy and Commemorative power Of demo.
cratic institutions Of free people,
NThe monstrous character Of the crime has
never yct been adequately conceived, uo1
is 'language able to describe it.
Groundlcss and eauseless in its ori.
gin, it began and grew up and
who had received all the favors and enjoyed ali
the blessings Of our Government, and who
were bound By official oztls to maintain It.
Reckless OF the consequences aud deter:
mined to ruin where they could not rulc, they
eonspired against the welfare Of nearly 81, COO,
They plunged them, with inconceiyable
madness, into every danger and suffering and
sorrow which follow. The American citizen car
recognize no social duty Intervening between
himself and his country. He may urge re-
form, but lie has NO right to destroy. En-.
trusted with the precious inheritance Of lib.
erty, and endowed with the gift Of participation
in popular Government tho condition mikes
him ut once the beneficiary and the defender oj
interests and institutions he cannot innoccut1y
endanger; and Ehen he becomes q trait.
or to his country he commits equal treason
against mankind. Let Massachusetts in
following the flag and keeping step to the
music Of the Union, neyer flil to prove to al
ty the characteristics OF her people that she il
to-day as she was Of old, when she it WAS that
first unfarled the flag. HencefoEth there will
f'e none to consider how to reconstruct the
Union, excluding New England from
the sisterhood Of States. Wherever 4
foe threatened or tsbloou'' WAS the call thc5
heard the people Of New ENGLAND respond bJ
opening the lap Of their INDUSTRY, and
by tie march of their braves- And now
wien the beauty Of Israel hes beer
slain in our high places, and when
our Lee, and Revere, and lockwood, anu
bowman, are in telons' cells, and hundreds o1
her sons wear out their hearts in sad captivity,
victims OF their valor and devotion to oul
people and inspires our soldiers in the field
one prayer to see the day when an army o,
loyal Americans shall hummer ut tic doors o.
1helr prison house, with both hands, pledged
to the solemn task OF war, and with nethe,
hand ayerted to uphold the institution which
is the canse Of ali this woe, and that They
shall not turn back and that their sword re-
turn not empty, until the grand dcliyerlncc
shall be Accomplished