The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-13
The Governors Message.


We publish, this week, the Governors Mes
age. 1t is only remarkable for the manner in
which it walks into the President and Secreta-
y Stanton. The State debt, according to the
message, was on the first day OF December 1864,
S39, ,379, 6O3,94 The Commonwealth holds
bonds from the sale Of public works to the a.
mount of $40, 800, 900 which reduce it to $29,-
079 ,603,9 still leaving it large enough to
make taxes burdensome-to say nothing of the
claims still outstanding and unaud ted-which
will bring it up to the former standard. if not
over it.
1t seems that Gov Curtin thinks the $780,
900 voted the sufferers at CbambeEsburg is too
much to be given to one county as charity.
How will this part of the message suit the Hon.
Alexander Kinkyhead Mcclure? He was e.
lected with the expectation that his influence
would be used to increase that appropriation,
and it is we'll for him, that the Governor has
not quite as absolute sway over the legislature
as the President has over Congress, or the poor
sufferers at Chamhersburg would call in vain
for relief.
We re astonished to learn from 80 reliable
source, tha. Honest Abe did not keep his
werd in regard to recommending an appropria-
tion to pay the militia called out by the Gov
ernor, after they refused to come for him and
Stanton. Why did not Mr.. Lincoln keep his
word? Was it because the people would not
regard his proclamations rather than the state
laws? This must be the resson-unless, per-
haps, because he does not ike Curtin.
But our peor Governor deserves commissera-
ton for another outrage on his rights. 1t
seems that Mr.. Stanton won't allow him 10
commission officers in Hancocks new corps.
Poor fellow! He has gradually been giving
right after right to the War Department, un-
til it threatens to take away even this poor
source of profit. Had Gov. Curtin acted as
the ruler of great State should have acted !;
and not handed over the State to the mercy of
the administration, he would not now have to
complain Of its assumption of powers which
do not, and never did, belong TO it. But thus it
is ever with the whining sycophant, who fawns
on power till it takes away his rights and lib
critics. Under Gov. Curtin this State has been
at the mercy IF the administration ever since
the war; for no other reason, than that lie al
ways asked as favor, what be should have de-
msnded as right.
The message informs us that the quota un-
der the new call for 900, 900 more men TO be
drafted is Sc, ,999. 1t also discountenauces the
bounty law passed at the last session Of the
legislature. How will John Cessna like this
this was the hobby from which be made--or
tried to make all his political capital in this coua-
tv, last fall But Curtin sees-and-ne,1 1ngtrc
MAKE capital Tor the Democrats Besides this.
II gives poor men, who are unable 10 paw for
substitute, no chance to escape from being
torn from their homes and families to die in the
trenches around Richmond
The Governor is of opinion that the law al.
lowing soldiers to vote should be amended
whether with view to giving the Aboitionisis
a still better chance to cheat, or for some other
purpose, we are uEabls to guess. But it is
certain it will not be SO amended as to give
Democrats any better chance than formerly.
Taking the message as whole it is not very
superior to Mr.. Lincoln's except in literary
and humorous point of visw.-It does not con-
tain as many jokes as the Presidents but in
all other respects we must give the palm 70
Curtin,