Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-18
Thn CnYernnr's Message.

ut NVfSE EVT N'Fsctgfs
In these stirring times oft al documents
possesses an interest never before attached
TO them, he plain business character of
The Governors Message will secure it a
careful and general pcrsual, it being a
little more than a historical marathon Of
the operations OF the State since the ad.
journmcnt of the special session of the Leg
islaturo.
The total debt Of the State at tho close
of the last fiscal year, exclusive of military
loans, amounted to S37 ,s6S,5l6. As the
General Government has already REIN
bursed part Of the money raised by spe'
cial loans for military expenses, and is
bound to pay back the whole amount, this
cannot be regarded as an addition to the
permanent debt of the State, unless the
Legislature should determine to make it
such by offsotting the unpaid balance
against the direct taxes to be levied upon
the State.
The Governor notices the fact chat at
tho expiration of the term of the three.
months men in July last, some eight or
ten thousand discharged Pennsylvania vol
uutcers were thrown into Harrisburg with
out notice, and detained here waiting upor
the paymaster, of an average time of some
ten days; and after stating the measures
taken to provide for their substance, he
refers in just and complimentary terms tc
the "libcral and patriotic efforts Of the cit
izens, and especially the ladies of Harris
burg in providing for the wants of on
weared and hungry soldiers.
The official exhibition of tho fact tha
Pennsylvania has contributed oyor on
hundred thousand men 10 maintain tn
Constitution and preserve the Union, /
one of the most gratifying features of lh
Message, Ibis proportion is larger thai
that Of any other State in the Union, cx
ceptng probably the State Of Illinois, ant
much larger thau that Of the State of NeN
York, which, with population cxccedin
; that Of Pennsylvania by Que million, La
> furnished few if any more men to the ar
my.
The Governor states that assurance
have been received from the Treoury De
partmcnt Of the General Governm cnt, thu
the examination Of the military accounts {
the State will be completed withous delay
so that the State may receive credit 10
: the balance due, ia lime 10 apply hhe san
c tOaC0JdS her q"Oh Of thc dUtct toI. Th
completion Of this arrangement is assumed
and saving Of fifteen per cent, promised
together with exemption from increase
taxation durirg the present year. We d
not question the wisdom Of the Site as
suming the payment of the direct tax, 1t
va cannot sec the proprioty of incrc asin
the permanent dcbt Of the State Ivy ii
: amount OF that tax for the present yea
t in order to put of the necessity Of raj
ing the sum required by incroa ed tax
= ton. If the principle Of borrowing mon
! eJ to pay the States quota Of Fcdcr'
y taxes is right in the present, it will |
y right for the future and we may 60 Q
borrowing money instead Of procuring
/ by taxation, until the credit of the Sta;
G becomes exhausted and our debt is MOI
It than doubled. Better meet the questio
c at once and boldly, and pay as We 90 =
C This, however, is subj ct for the Hegi.
v lature to consider and dvtermin
Rtrioy j. Union.