The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-02-07

edly passed directing the expenditure
OF as much money as may be necessary %
effect named purposes, sometimes without
clsarly designating by whom :he money is
10 be expended, or how the accounts ate 10
be examined This cuSiom is very recent,
aud has already led 10 abuses.
recommend that The practice be cor
recied and that no appropriation 3e made
without having the ekact rum appropriated,
the specified purpose 10 which uis applied,
aud designating Ihe officer by whom lac
rnouey is 10 be expended, and providing
that the accounts shall be settled ia the
Auditor Generals office in the usual man
/ uer.
1 Notwithstanding The large expenditures
! by the State for military purposes, sInce the
4 breaking out OF the rebellion, The condition
OF The Treasury is no~ SO 555, 579 - better
! than il was then, and arm proud 10 be able
! 10 stale further, ,,lbst on the Isl day OF De-
! cefnber, 1868, the State de5l was 1892 }S-
/ Sc less l!dn Il was Oh the FIRST day OF Janu-
oaIy 1861. Fnese are truly gratifying
/ facts.
Uader these circumstances, ii may be
possible. witt entire safety 10 our finances
10 reduce or even repeal The ordinary State
tax Of two amt hall mrlls laid by the act
! oil May IS, 1861. was by that act expressly
| pledged tor the repayment OF ihe ioau OF
/ S3 coo 600, thereby authorized, and OF
course cannot be repealed or reduced until
that1re pay yment shall have teeu made. ]
| recommend Ihis sut ject 10 the careful and
Deliberate consideration and judgment o:
The Legislature. aud ii it should be found
that the tax can De ePealed, | recommend
bat all laws authorizing the levyins OF local
axes 90 bonds, mortgages, loans aud ali.
properly OF lhai kind be also repealed Such
a repeal would largely encourage he in
! veslmeHi OF capital In lhis Stale, and add
| immensely 10 Tie wealth OF the State, while
| be local authorities would iose very liule,
| as II IL notorious, TIA, from the difficulties
of assessment, they receive very hule from
these sonrcss
Ia case oi such repeal, recon mend the
idopNoG OF roms eifectGai measures iior en-
! iorcing correct relurns OF such OBJ cts OF
| iaxation with apProrriae penalties Tor the
4 neglect or refusal 20 make them.
/ make these Recommendations believing
I 'hallt VIII lead TO more equitable local tax
/ aIIou. and 10 greater economy 10 their dis
! bsrssmsn,.
! Many acts are on orr statute books, IN
! cooperating companies for various purposes
hich companies have never been organ
lZsd or gone mo operation. / recommend
that I'll such acts oe repealed BY a general
law, a; d that provision he ade iha IN Ia
lure etery acI Authorizing a corporation
Shai become VOID, unless The corporation
I ,haiI orgauizs AID use us franchises wHalE
d liui'sl time.
Since my last annr nj message the war
against armed treason has been brought 10
close. OF The large contrrbuuons made
5s Penusy l%ania to- the NstiOuai army bvi
d ieS OF the-tuen no y remain III the service.
The spirit which animated our people at the
outsel Of tie rebellion has never tagged
aud sc can lGck back with pride ard sails
faction 10 the part taken by this STATE III aid
ing 10 maiutaia the uniiy OF the Govern
nisni, aGd IN i.s delence against Iae assaults
OF liz enemies.
In ny fit-, inaugural address, took
ca-ion TO deelsrs tia, Penn~y yivauia wDuld.
under any ciTcuusstances render tall and
determined support Of the ice institutions
Of The Union. The pledge 80 made was
based npoii ms knowledge OF the solid pa
lrioiism OF her cii.zsns. Al that tune dan
ger threatened, bnt no one anticipated tha:
it would freak torn sdddenly, nor that II
woHlG grow 10 such fearful proportions as il
ia a briei time assumed
Aly Confluence ia Pennsylvania, in her
even, yet stubborn will. her ability and re-
sources, has been inliy jasufied by the Bap-
ner in whrch she hes done her duty during
me LAKE eSenddI period
On The request al the President OF Ibe
The Legislature 0n The 9Th day o: April,
1861, selling for.h tina. military Organizations
O. iormilabis character, which did nol
seem to he demsbted by any existing pub
nc exiesncy had been iufIned W Certain
OF the States aud tha', whist Pennsylvania
,ieides 10 tao Stale in het respect for and
Willingness 10 protect by all needioI guar
anlees, TIE constitutional rights and constI
tuiIoua Inde epeudence OF her sister Sia'es,
no contem plated attempt 10 resist the en-
forcement OF the NatiOnal law coDld meet
with sympathy or encouragement IRON tie
people OF this Commonwealth, and asked
Tor authority and means TO organize a mill
iary bureau al the cal piial and 10 20 amend
/ and modify th4. militia ia~s as TO 4iVe Vi
J tally asd energy IL ihs military organiza
Tons of the Stare On the l2th day Oi the
zane month | signed a tiil pfo, ding for
me purposes indicated in ny message
II Will be remembered that this patriotic
action OF lhs Legislature occurred before II
was known HAT ho-liiities bad actually
4 com menced-sCd Is believed TO be the fist
Official aclion ty he al boriiiss of any Slate
or by the Na!ionaI Legislature.
The tir-t cali made by the President for
troops 20 aid in suppre.sing the rebellion,
was on The 18th OF 81 pril, 1861, tor seEenly-
/ Eve thousand meG; ANA ihat oi This number.
The qUola OF Pennsylvania was settled al
iourisen regiments. to serve three months,
unless sooner discharged. With uGsuT-
passed aiaefiiy aud esrneslness, voan esrs
answered 10 this call, in such numbers "a
manifested the iDtHiiiye conviction OF The
people, thar the moEslfous wickedness
which had conceived an armed rebellion
against the Constitution aud the laws, coaId
not be suppressed out by colossal force.
Major General Roberl Patterson was as
signe0, by The General Government, TO a
command, which included The forces raised
in Pennsylvania. Wnhin week after The
call of The President communication with
Washington was almos, entirely cot off
I General Patterson, prompted BY the neces-