Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-01-15
CLEARFlELD, PA. WEDNESDAY, JAN IS, 1862.

sented TO by the Commonwealth, and that
under all the circumstances, If the con-
, yenience Of individual parties requires n
change such as proposed, the debt due TO
the Commonwealth ought TO be first aid
or fully Sc cured.
suggest that the Act passed Sth oi A
pril, 1861, entitled, "An Act concerning
the sale of railroads, canals, de-" should
be modified so that in all cases in which a
debt may be due TO the Commonwealth by
the company as whose property public
work may be sold, the purchasers thereof
shall not be entitled TO the benefits and
privileges conferred by the Act unless they
shall have first paid the debt due to the
State, or secured the same by their bonds
to the Commonwealth secured by first
mortgage on the work itself.
commend the subject to the immedi-
ate consideration of the Legislature, as an
effort may be made at an early day to en-
force sale of the canal, and some prolis-
ion by law to protect the interests OF the
State would in that case be necessary.
| The wicked and nonstrous rebellion
which broke out many months ago, has
not yet been que!led. Every sentiment
Of loyalty and patriotism demands its eff
fectual suppression.
In my messages of the 9th and 3oth Of
April last, set forth at length my views
OF the character and objects OF the contest
which is still pending. Subsequent re.
Election has confirmed me in the correct
ness of the opinions then expressed and
to which | refer. In addition it ought TO
be understood, that looking TO the variety
and character of her products and iIdus-
try, her material interest alone would reh.
der the preservation Of the Union from
tse present assault upon it, indispensable
TO Pennsylvania. She cannot afford 10
have foreign power below or above or
/ bounding her on the Delaware, the Chess
apeake or the Mississippi, and she will
never acuuesce in such result, whatever
may be the cost in men and money OF her
resistance TO il.
On the 9th of April last I directed the
attention Of the Legislature to the neces-
s.ty which existed for an improved mills
tary organ ization, and on the 18th OF the
same month the Act entitled "An Act Cor
the better organization of the militia Of
this Commonwealth" passed, apprnpria-
Ting the sum of 100000 icr the purpose
of organizing, equipping and arnIng the
militia. On the 18th OF April the Presi.
dent, by proclamation, called for mili>
tary force of IS 900 men, of which the quo
Ia assigned to Pennsylvania was az fret
sixteen afterwards reduced to fourteen
regiments TO serve as infantry or ritfemen
I for the term of three months unless soon
er discharged. This call was enthusiast,
cally responded to by the people OF Penn
| svlvania, The first military aid from the
I loyal States, which the Government re-
! ceived at Washington, was Pennsy ylyanla
corps which arrived there prior to the 18th
of April On that day the passage of 9th"
( or corps from this and Other States through
Baltimore was impeded by force and du.
! ring nearly two week afterwards the COM
nunication between Washington and the
/ loyal States was almost entirely cut of.
, On the 18th received request from the
/ Wal Department that the troops plepa-
ring in this State should be clothed, arm
ed, equipped, subsisted and transported
By the State in consequence OF the then
inability Of the United States. This rec
quest was of course complied with, and
twenty-five regiments, (being eleven regi-
ments beyond our quota, comprising ~,
l7j men from PENNSYLVANIA served Tor the
term of three months under the Presh
dents proclamation above referred to- As
the furnishing those volunteers with sup
plies was necessarily under the circum'
stances hurried operation, and as COM
plants were made in regard to them, and
frauds were alleged to have been perpe-
trated | appointed board of commits
sioners to investigate the whole subject
A copy of their report with the evidence
taken by them has been already laid be-
fore the public. Its the intention of the
Auditor General to open the accounts OF
such parties as appear by the testimony to
have been overpaid and this course has al
ready been taken in two OF those cases.
On the expiration OF the term OF
the three months men IN July
last, some eight or ten thousand discharg-
ed Pennsylvania volunteers were thrown
into Harrisburg without notice and de-
tanned here, waiting TO be paid for an ay-
erage time of some ten days. Their tents,
camp equipage and cooking utensils had
been taken from them at Williamsport
Md, and they arrived here destitute of all
means cf shelter and Of preparing their
food. The Commissary of the United
States furnished urcooked rations, and
under the circumstance. of emergency
deemed it necessary to make arrangements
for aiding in the cooking and baking oI
the rations, and also for furnishing meal:
to such of the regiments as arrived during
the night or under Circumstances requir-
ing instant relief. The expenses attending
these operations amounted so far as ascer
tanned to S744 20. and recommend that
the Legislature make an appropriation &c
pay them. 1t ought to te stated that
these expenses would have been much
larger. but for the liberal and patriotic eff
fort. Of the citizens and especially the Ia
dies OF Harrisburg; their free handed
hospitality and generous aid to our wea
rie5 and hungry soldiers, deserve remem-
brance and gratitude.
Az the special session ot the Legislature
which commenced on the S0th Of April
last, recommended the organization Of a
reserve corps. to be armed, equipped,
clothed. subsisted and paid by the State,
and drilled in CAMPS of instruction, in
anticipation of the exigcneies OF the coun'
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