The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-14
Message OF GOV. curtin, OF Penn
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Abstract.

Message OF GOV. Curtin, Of Penn
yIvanla-InteEesting Abstract.
PHILADELPHIA, January THE mes
sage of Governor Curtin will be trans
mitted to the Legislature to-day. We
are indebted to the Evening Bulletin for
the following abstract:
The Governor, after attending TO the
moral and material blessings which the
Almighty has bestowed BpOn as during
The last year, proceeds TO the considera-
ton of the financial condition Of the
State The total Indebtedness Of the
State amounts TO thirty-niRe and . half
millions Of dollsrs. Hitherto the State
has paid its interest in coin or its equiv
alent, but the Governor recommends the
careful and immediate consideration OF
the Legislature TO the subject, and ex-
presses the opinion that the Common
wealth will have fulfilled her obligations
by providing for the payment of interest
10 the currency Of the Government. He
deems the policy of paying coin to for
eign and currency to domestic loan
holders as wholly unwise, and founded
on no legitimate principle. Among the
other financial recommendations, is the
tax on the gross receipts of all railroad,
canal, and mining companies. Abiding
to the recent invasion Of the State. the
Governor returns his thanks to New York
and New Jersey for their prompt sssis-
lance. He invites the attention of
The Legislature to the deplora-
bic condition Of the loyal people in
East Tennessee. he renews his recon-
mendatiOn for the revision of the militia
laws, and trusts that, if q reasonable
time be allowed, the States quota will BE-
filed by volunteers. The State has al
ready sent two hundred and seventy
seven thousand four hundred and nine
men to the field for general and special
service. The Governor concludes as fell
lows:
"Thst this unnatural rebellion may be
speedily and efectually crushed, We lie
all under the obligation Of One paramount /
duty-ihat of vigorously supporting our
Government in its measures to that END.
To the full extent of my official and in
dIyiduAl ability il shall be 30 supported;
and rely heartily on your cooperation.
| am ready for all proper measures to
strengthen the armies, 10 encourage its
upholdeTs, to stimulate, by public liber
slity to themselves and their families,
the men who give to it their personal SER
vice. in every mode to invigorAte its ac-
ton. We are fighting the great battle of
God, of truth, Of right, of liberty. The
Almighty has no attribute that can ia
vOr our savage and degenerate enemies.
No people can submit to territorial dis
memberment without becoming con-
temptible in its own eyes and in those of
the world. But it is not only against ter
ritorial dismemberment that we are
struggling, but against the destruction of
the very groundwork of our whole pOlil-
ical system. The ultimate question truly
1T issue is the possibility of the perma
nent existence of a powerful republic.
That is the question TO be now solved,
and by the blessing Of God we mean that
it shall not be our fault fit be not solv-
ed favorably. We have, during the past
year, made mighty strides towards such
q solution, and to al human appearance
we approach its completion. But what
ever reVerses may happen-whateJe
blood and treasure may still be required
whatever sacrifices may be necessary
there will remain the memorable determi-
nation of our people to fight cut this
thing to the end; ID persevere and per-
petuste the Union. They have sworn
that not one star shall be reft from the
constellation, nor its clustered brightness
be dimmed by treason and ssvagery, and
they will keep their oath.
"a. G.. CURTIN"