Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-14

nineteen dollars and thirty-thrce cents,
WAS on the l4ih June, 1862, paid TO the
United States, partly by REIMBURSEMENT
OI portion OF the sums claimed by tins
State from the Government and partly in
cash, after deIuciing the fifteen per. cent
allowed by act Of Congress for pgompt
payment p,rl-, lvIuia :hus paid .crguota
ot the direct tax before any ether Stale
There i still due t. the state. principally
tor advances since made for trslmsporta-
ton AMI equipments uf volunteers, about
three hunlrcd thousand dollars.
On tie }, OF February last, ] Issued ny
warrant authorizing the State Treasure
TO deliver 10 the Philadelphia and Ere
Railroad Company one thousand ct the
bonds deposited with the State IN conform
ity with The Act of A-ay :, 1861 On
the 2Oth utNoyembcr iSsUel = similar
warrant. Ho;h warrants were granted
after receiving reports from Jonn y.
Wright. Esq. ihe commissioner appointed
Tor the purpose, that the proceeds OF the
bonds previously issued had bean aFprg-
;,rlaied in accordance with the provisions
u lie law The company has now Te-
ccilcj ,.iree uf the i've millions q
bonds deposited In the State TIessury-
With the proceeds oi the buasls iSssui,
4 fitiv two miles Uf rad have been com
pleted. making with tha; what had tor
in.rlv been finished q Total %; one hundred
and mincty-nine milcs, leaving ci-iIl,-liH.
miles unfinished, 0f wlli-il. nearly ,:l l.
graded and ready Tor a.. jrnl. Il
bani> sill. IN the Treasury VIII yl-.# :H
amount ample 10 cemp.c:e the rn.i- ;.fat
;hgs open this important route O: trade
and commerce. The deyc,ai.n-i.. Of iils
mineral and o,ha- resources ut our npr.l--
: wCs-esn coun-i ~ This means. viii un-
dgubteilv In a few Years render valuable
the securities of the Sunbary and Eli-
Railroad Company. row torniug part o.
the Sinking Fund o. the Commonwealth
The interest al the Sat. deb: .y;pS paii
IN August laSl In specie OT - equivalent,
in conformity with ihe cXi-.im- l-w, "a.
tie co.. of one hun irld and tcrty-siN
thousand six hunLr,-I AID tlii.iy-ore do
lars ana twenty-five cents tc- the d.ti.r-
cncc between specie AMI paper curT, neH-,
uf which In. banks nd ti.e provisions
"f ille Acl Of Ilth Ap.i, iS52. have
already refunded 10 ,ie S,a;e one nun ire!
and forty ,hon~:,ul seven hundred :.ud
~ix,y-,i.ial dollar, AMI thirty cents
This burden on tI3c barS~ haas become
heavier tism IN my jm'l-esn 'n; oag'il 10
i.l borne lv -g..yial Interest
I-nlc~, the legislature >iys.il u.heT-
wise provide it wilI be tue duty o. aha
Stale Treasurer 10 pay IN Ike ln;,r,leI- l!c
interest which viii tai due hereafter.
W. >houl all he careful rec. to vio,a,s
the faith OF impair the clsji. OF the Con-
manwc..l.h. The S.riou> ml carly CON
~i.Iar.lti.n Of ths I-s--i~-.,:ure j. invited {,
ia, whole >uh!yc;.
II. max OPINION tl-r. ar. alr,s.i- lnur
iucof7,c,s,i,,i banks in the Commonwealth
: than ar, at prs a.; required for ;hc puhii
convenience. and tlrreIyr. TecomuarG
that !sss lnoIs. shall .c lnror'H'r'tvi
On the 4. q: -iUi-, a cs,li Mis- made 10
the President .iir.,, hundred t!l3u~,U,
{ volunteers. Til, S.,te had already sul
. u.;.,l nearly nne hundred and tea in"u
. sand nrcn. vet her people promptly b,'~tir
rel themselves 10 respond To Jhi~ new II
! ouirc!ncat Although Il was i-.irNc
, That uu l,,untics would To-. necessary ;
= induce thc ur..m of Pennsylvania. 10 entl
the service OF their ccuniry "u such &c
= occasion. vet a. some oi tia neighbour
. States Offered i,,r-e huuHfie~, II W.
: thought Mt ri4ht 10 cNi'u>e our csilz IL
= the temptation i!.u- afforded 10 ihcm
enlist IN regiments ui utlsar Nisitr,
There i,.iug no approha'ion i"r lh' IL,
~ In,nt oi' boun,i.~. |. of couSa. could n'
! direct them to b. paid ouf of the ire'>'
= ~. and it wa- evident ;ir,t II cal Il
- legislature together ami want Tor tie ~
+ ,.ntiuiion of ANY loan which mi.ln be al
:. fhnrizcd for the purpose, would be at'ol
- ded bv injurious delay. Under tny.
circumstances | confidently appealed l
,. proclamation TO Il people who have ne''
, fal;cr,-I In ihe performance ot an dui
: of PATRIOTISM. calling un them To Isal-a
-s tl,.ir several counties. the sums n,ce>S.ti
il to insure their proportion OF the quota
= the State. This appeal was oifcciuai
answered. Public meetings were mel
?. and liberal amounts subscribed by Ia,
,a yid.lai-. In the cify nt Phjl-;drip.Iia- Z
II sides a very lar-c fund thus rT,i~a
or The municipal authorizes con:'ibut
~ heavily from their common treasury. al
III in several counties tle county Comm
.ir sion,rs. generally under the guarantee
"A few of their eminent citiz-Ii-. drN"i
m county funds TO the ssnHe PnTp',a
OF recommend tba, these proceedings h.
,- .a'izc.l. aaI submit tn IA" WIS iom q.
al LEGISLATURE. the question IT syIa' tc-i-
nj ton .~oIl1 Isr iE.t -..5 r-,'T o.