The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-01-17
VOL. 5. NO. "a.

for IFS employment was then closed
By the 18Th section of the Act of the 18th OF
May, 1851, es~ authorized 10 draw nv war;
rants on the Treasury for q sum not exceeding
$4,000 for compensation TO such persons as.
might be required 10 serve the country in Z
lsmiktary, capacity, @ssc. OF this fund I have
drawn frdsnEb Treastty $8, 800 ous Of whichI
paV tna, c5pasnsation OF my personal staff, al
50 oR7rf eSpsrses offhe military department,
| and the actpa4fzpenses Of persons employed on
temporarily sefsice, none OF whom received
sEE hifher c6fnRensatiop, and expenses of the
Commissions apRSsPted 10 investigate alleged
ffat4s, DC, ami the expenses of establishing
taifl tagePlt rois on the Maryland LIE aud fse
4Afndredag5lh@S on secre: ser@Tee MY ac-
cosgt IS settled in the Office Of The Auditor
General VI, TO the Isl of December. On that
day had exfe1fded $500, and except some
| linc6o8idera5e payments made since, the bal
E'ance. Eedpains i$my hands
B. tsssre report Of the Auditor General will ex-
fsiiff5if'tiss items OF Abe account.
I An account OF military expenditures by the
fslRee IN behaf4aiaiha United States, as far as
| the same had then beeh .ascertalned and settled
hY the aseoqaa aing-deRRIs@ent here, was made
IuP TO vac. lsst t'ag sptem5er, 1851, and PEE
IsseRtszfon the I1h of that mouth at the Trea-
! tl-nent and allowance. The svm of $685.
| 900, has been received froq We Treasury De-
! Farment on that account. The repayment by
| the General Government Of the expenses atten-
! ding the organ lzation and support Of the Re-
serve Corps, may not BE- provided for by any
existing act of Congress. As these expenses
/ were incurred BY thesStaie for the benefit of
| the General GaYerHfnent, and have been pro-
dnctiSe Of results most important 10 the welfare
and even safety of the country, it would be
/ right that an act of Congress should be passed
! providing expressly for thei1 repayment. /!
lies with the Legislature to adopt the proper
means for directing the attention of Congress
/ 10 this subject.
Assurances have been received from the
| Treasury Department that the examination Of
the military accounts Of the State will be pro-
ceeded in without delay, so that the Slate may
receive credit for the balance due, IN time to
apply the same towards The payment of her
quota Gi the direct tax. Assuming the com-
pietioa of this arrangement, if the State shall
AtfiFs M emf csi vii accrue Is sfF, aud danip 40 pge2E E
ent increase of her taxation will be necessary.
Whether this credit be given Of not, re-
commend thai the payment Of the direct tax
b. assumed oy the State.
In case iI,e State assumes ihe payment Of this
tax there should De such revision of the tax
laws as will hereafter equitably apportion the
burden among the various interests now sub
jet to taxation. The saving of fifteen per
cent. TO the peoPle of the State by the assump-
ton IS matter worthy of thought, but more
important consideration is that it will enable
you who represent all the varied interests of
the commonwealth to approtlon the tax in such
manner "a 10 bear equally upon ALL Our rev.
enue laws had imposed On real and personal
/ property as its foil proportion bu: little more
than one-third Of The taxes needed for the ordi-
: nary expenditures of the government By the
act OF 10th May last, the tax on this species of
property has already been increased one-sixth.
, Should the State refuse to consume the United
States tax the whole burden OF it will fall UPON
these Interests, interests too, most unfavorablY
! affected by the war, whilst other kinds Of prop
ertG and otter sources Of revenue, Judged BIZ
Z our laws able to pay nearly two-ihirds Of the
present revenues OF the State, would not be
called or TO contribute one dollar of additional
. tax.
The militia system ofthe Commonwealth IS
very imperfect. ! recommend the establish
= ment ola commission to frame and report
system more adequate to the exigency OF the
> times.
> / earnestly recommend to the legislature that
4 provision be made Tor the military instruction
| OF youth. The appointment of a military in
. stFuctoE n the normal schools, would in short
period give teachers to the common schools
Tho would be competent 10 train the boys in
> attendance on them. Il would in nv opioIon
be wise also to provide for the purchase or leas-
u ing ny tbp Commonwealth of building for q
military school and for employing competent
instructions at the expense of the State, requir-
! : ing thu pUplsto deiraY the other expenses.
u No pupil Shccld be admitted 10 this school with
ont having passed thorough examination on
IS mathematics and all fitting subjects of instruc-
J tion except the military art proper rpspect-
d iuily urge this subject on your early cdngidera
ton, as oae OF material perhaps vital impoVt-
(, ancy.
: have taken measures 10 direct the eficlent
If attention oftbe General Government to the
# ratification OF the water approaches on the sea-
e board ana the lakes, and arrangements are IN
Il the course OF being effected which It is hoped
il will be satisfactory in their result
| send with this message a copy OF COM
= munication from General Totten, chef of the
Military Engineer Department at Washington.
!. have also represented to the Secretary of the
r Navy the necessity for floating defences on the
: Delaware, and have hls assurance that they
= shall be prepared at the earliest momen.
e have had correspondence with the au-
" thoFities and some of the citizens of Ere on
the subject OF the defsnceless condition of that
city, and the part of the State bordering on
"a the lake. On examination il is found that
q. there are no deiences on the lake, and that
,e the ordnance at the city of Erie was withdrawn
J, by the National Government in the summer q
sr 1861. The secretary OF the NAVY, on reoues
lie made, direct that the crew of the United