Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-10


support of their families at home, | appointed
don Edgar Cowan, Thomas Franklin aud Z
C. Humes, E-qs., commissioners 10 visit the
camps of our men on and south of the Potomac
and also james Park and NJ " B,ltzhOOver,
Esqs., commissioners 70 visit those in Kentucky
and elsewhere III the western cOu1try, 10 call
the attention of the troops TO the system OF al
lotIneut and To encourage them in adopting
practical plan ior carrying it into effect.
The several reports Oi these commissioners are
| highly satisfactory
For details Un the several subjects connected
with the military operations Of this State, ! re
fer to the reports vi the AdIutaEnt General, Sur
geon General, Quarter Master General, COmuis-
sary General and Paymaster General whic'. ac-
company this Message.
| The duties imposed on me were 50 OuerOus
that found il necessary 10 invite the temporary
assistance UI gentlemen on my staf 10 aid me
| To perform them
| In this capacity. Cols Thomas A Scott Gid
| con J Ball and John 4. Wright contrib tel
their valuable services from the middle Of
April until they were called away by other du-
ties Col Scott remaining until he became con
iected with the War Departm mt Col Bali
until the lst of June and Col Wright until the
23d OF July for the time thus devoted 10 the
service Of the Sta { they have refused To- re
Ceive any compensation.
Cols Joseph u. PCuts A l.. Russell J Brown
Parker and Craig Biddle were in service up To
the 10Th of December. The Department OF
Telegraph aud transportation was under the
exclusive control Of C,I Potts The system
and .,,,no.nx uf its MANAGEMENT show how
iG,ItbfnIIy .ni w,lI h.. fultII,,i hi, otti,,.
II * tnt inst Ia all the,.. gentlemen that
hrIJ - testimony IN ,6e uptirino, <.al
,nd ,id.iitv viii which their duties vrr. usr-
formed
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6l.t - L.., ,ril,,,ry f,rc. ore,,njz,-d | ~.
.n,ti..J ,n ,ht t,,.ntieth of b.c.nb-r Last
| 10 ,,i.,, r. ,yitb n r-y.,n,l staff and iii,
,s,nrot,ry ,r,,,,,,.msIt which baI been mad4
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py the Ian .,.ction of th,. Act of the 18th ot
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bit the Items ol tle acc"ul''
A An account "i lii'i''ai' ~ APeh'i''iea y '"'
, state on behalf "i the Cn''eI oV',es, aS ID.
Tue same hai 'he' ''ii
cy 'he ae0Ouhtils cps ,'ii' i''s ~, ''ial
I up 10 the lei Gay o' oep'eihoe' 4oOt' anu pc
, sehteu On .he IN % ',iAt LYu.N a. .ne
f Jury vi 'he iii'ei ~, -,
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3 .,' H.. ,,-a,idii f,r bv any -xi.tiuy act of Con
II - A. tb.sa .xn.nses ,v,.r,. incurred nv IN
II SIT. f,r the h.nett of the General ;oy.rnmen
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t n,Tt.n, N th,. ,s,If,r. and even s,fetv al m
v ,rntr, IL ,,orId h.. ri1ghf that an act at Co,
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u ,,,.ntiI,n al CONGRESS tn his .uhiact
l. a.srr,,.ca. b,v., hsan r-,,.iyaJ from tb
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th, military accnunts Of the State will la. pr,
g - a i, a.. thopt d-lav - that tb.. State ma
II -, -, f.,r rh.. n In. Am. in time
is ,n,I,, ,h. am. tn,y, ,rts the ntvn.nt of h,
r., ,t,t, Jir.c,t,, Assr,cin,, H.. cnnplatio
e arr',,,,,..,,,.r, II tb SIT. sb,u ASSN
N ,h, H., t,y t,r mi. year a s,vi,p uf titte,
10 ,sr mi will accru. to her and no present il
h rr..,s,. nf b,.r taxatino will he necessary
ct Whether thi. credit n, given or not. | T,
- o,uurnd that thu, rayment of the direct IA
/ be assumed by the State.
In CASE the State assumes the payment of tn
= tax there should be such revision of ii
,e tax laws as will hereafter equItably appOrtio
l. the burden among the various interests no
subject or that can properly he made subject
Is taxation. The saving of fifteen per cent to II
e people of the State by the assumption is ma
le Ter worthy of thought, but a more Imperial
II consideration is ,hat it will enable you who II
II present all the varied interests Of the Common
$, wealth to apportion the tax IN 81, manner
to bear equally upon all Our revenue Law
10 had imposed on real and personal property
I its full proportion but little mo,e than on,
IL third of the taxes needed for the ordinary e,
Ia penditures of the government. By the act of lot
p May last, the tax on this speciss Of propert
q has already been increased One-slxth. shoul
u the State refuse to assume the United States "a
Il the whole burden OF it will fall upon these il
4 terests. interests too, most unfasOTably afectt
y bv the war, whilst other kinds OF property al
. -.,,r,.. nf r,sv,4ftu. indeed hy Law