Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-01-11

appropriations for any purpose.
it being alleged that the Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad Company has not in
various particulars obeyed the law by which
it was Incorporated, the Attorney General
Ton the suggestion of parties claiming to be
thereby iniuredl has filed an information in
equity against that company, seeking an IN
injunction TO prevent continuance OF Its
past, and the persistence in its intended ille
gal course.
Since my last annual message on the re-
port of John A. Wright, Esq. that the Sun
bury and Erie railroad was finished, | order
ed the bonds remaining in the treasury to
be delivered to the company.
1t Is a subject of just pride to the people
Of this Commonwealth. that this great work
is completed, and whilst it opens a large and
wealthy part of the State to the commerce
of the seaboard, aud unites capital and en-
terprise within our borders it secures to
the Commonwealth the payment of the
sums due her from the company.
In my special message Of both April last,
to which | refer [ communicated TO the
Legislature, in some detail. the circumstan-
ces connected with the advance by banks
and other corporations Of the funds to pay
the volunteer MALTA Of 1868
1t is not necessary here to recapltuiate
them at length The case was peculiar and
it isbelieved none quite like it has occurred.
The call for volunteers was made by the au-
thorities of the United States. but it being
found that men could not be got under that
call, the form of call by the State authori-
ties for the defence of the State was, with
the assent Of the President, substituted.
The United States agreed to furnish the
arms, subsistence and supplies, but 1t was
alleged that,COngresS had made no apprOpri
ton covering the pay. In this state Of
things the emergency being great, the Sec
retary Of War telegraphed me, thus:
WASHINGTON, July -. 1868.
To lis Ecceitacy, GoU. 4. &. Caftat.'
Your kilograms respecting. the pay OF
militia, called out under your proclamation
of the 9th of June, have been referred to
the President for instructions, and have
been under his consideration. He directs
me to say, that while no law or appropTia-
tion authorizes the payment, by the Gener-
al Government, Of troops that have not
been mustered into the service Of the tnl-
ted States, he will recommend to Congress
to make an appropriation for the payment
Of troops called into State service to repel
an actual invasion, including those OF the
State of Pennsylvania. If, in the mean
time you can raise the necessary amount,
as has been done in other States, the apprO-
priation will be applied to refund the ad-
vance of those who made it, Measures
have been taken for the payment of troops
mustered into the United States service, as
soon as the muster and pay rolls are made
out The answer Of this department, to
you as Governor Of the State, viii be given
directly to yourself, whenever the depart
ment is prepared TO make answer.
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The banks and otSsr corporations refus-
ed to advance th8Smoney unless [ would
pledge myself to ask an appropriation from
the Legislature to refund 1t. 1t will be no.
ticed that the pledge Of the President Is
clear and distinct, but, notwithstanding the
money was paid and the accounts settled
and placed in the hands Of the President be
fore the meeting Of Congress, no such re-
commendation as promised me was made,
and for that reason the bill introduced for
that purpose failed. The men were raised
and placed under the command of Major
General Couch. and other Us. officers In
this Department. The troops were held III
service longer than the emergency Tor which
they were called out required. Several OF
the regiments were marched Immediately
into distant parts Of the State, by order Of
the officers Of the army stationed IN Penn
sylvania againStmy repeated remOustrances.
They were retained, as was alleged, to pre-
serve the peace aud enforce the draft.
Nearly, if not quite, onc-ralt the money
was paid TO troops thus he'd, and after the
emergency had expired Finding that the
appropriation was likely to fail in Congress,
/ laid the matter before the Legislature,
Just prior 10 their adjournment, in May last,
and an act of Assembly was Immediately
L, Il, nt he Statp
Treasury, which as above stated, has been
done | ought to say that the approprla-
ton by Congress was vigorously supported
by all the members, from this State IN both
branches Having done everything IN my
power to procure the payment OF this just
claim of the State, | now recommend that
the Legislature take the subject into cOnsld-
Grafton with view to induce proper action
by the President and Congress.
By the act Of the 22d August, 1864, was
authorized to cause an Immediate enrolment
of the militia to be made, unless that re-
Gently made by the United States should be
found sufficient, and TO raise by volunteering
or draft corps OF fifteen thousand men tor
the defence Of our Southern border. The
United States enrolment being found very
defective, | directed an enrolment to be
made. which is now In progress under the
charge of Col Lemuel Todd, whom | APP
pointed Inspector General. A draft OF the
United States was then in progress, and 1t
was not thought advisable to harrass our
peOple BY a contemporaneous State draft, e.
ven if draft had been practicable under
the present law. Volunteers could not be
obtained, there being no bountles, and the
men not being exempted by the enlistment
in tn. corps from draft by the L. States.
Fortunately the United States placed an ar,
nv. under Gen. Sheridan. between Us and
IL oc.,