Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-02-07


which leads me 10
bring them directly to your notice.
Very respectfully,
Your obcdicnt servant.
A. e.. CURTIN
To THE PRESIDENT.
The refusal has been persisted in,
under an opinion Of the Attorney
General of the United States, copy
of which was sent to me.
recommend that the Legislature
make proper efforts to have this in
Justice corrected.
The report of David Wills, Esq,
president of the Soldiers National
Cemetery, at Gettysburg, herewith
shows the present condi-
tion of the cemetery. As the battle
of Gettysburg resulted in a glorious
victory, and was in fact the beginning
Of the end of the war, and occurred on
the soil OF the Commonwealth i think
it would be well that it should be COM
memorated by an historical painting,
to be placed in the Capitol of the
State; and recommend that the Leg
islature take measures for that pur-
pose.
The State OF Maryland has proposed
to her sister States that they unite
with her in establishing q cemetery
for our soldiers who fell at Antietam.
| herewith transmit copies of the
Maryland statutes, and other docu-
ments on this subject, and recommend
the passage of an act heartily accept
ing the proposition of the State Of
Maryland. All the States having
promptly and generously responded
to our proposition to have a cemetery
at Gettysburg, it would seem proper
that we should reciprocate, and unite
in this. The duty is made more sa-
cred when we remember that more of
Pennsylvania's sons fell in that battle
than those Of any other State.
The report Of the State agent at
Washington, herewith transmitted,
shows that under his efficient manage.
ment the claims Of our soldiers are
promptly examined and paid. Every
effort has been made to apprise our
officers and men that their claims Will
be collected by the State agent, (Col.
Jordan) without expense to them ;
yet it is feared that many of them
continue to employ private claim
agents, whose fees bear heavily on the
claimants.
Since my last annual message have
expended Of the secret service fund. the
sum of four thousand three hundred
and thirty three dollars and twenty
cents, out of which / have paid my
personal staff and other extraordinary
expenses. No appropriation is re-
qulred for the increase of this fund.
i invite your attention to the re-
ports of the military departments of
the State, to the report Of the super
intendent of common schools, which
exhibits the prosperous condition of
our system OF public education, and to
the report of the Surveyor General,
and recommend toyour favorable con.
sideration the many excellent sugges-
tions made by that officer.
commend to your earnest consid.
Grafton the suggestion made by the
Surgeon General in his report, herewith
transmitted, on the propriety oflegis.
lation for the protection of our people,
by proper sanitary measures, from the
ravages of the cholera, which is now
approaching our shores.
commend to the wisdom Of the
Legislature the subject of providing
for the relief of our many MANNED and
wounded soldiers. Possibly this might
be done by continuing and charging
the acts providing for boards Of relief
in the several counties. ] recommend
the adoption by the Legislature of this
or some other plan for doing justice
to the class of men in question.
BY the joint resolution of May 16,
1861, authorizing me to give flags TO
our regiments, 1t was made the duty
Of the Executive to receive the flags
when the regiments returned This
has not been hitherto done, inasmuch
as they have not yet all been muster
cd out. As soon as this shall have
taken place, the flags will be received
with appropriate ceremonies, and l
recommend that the Legislature mako
provision for causing them to be hung
in the new library.
refer to the suggestion of Briga-
dier General Todd, inspector General,
on the subject of the militia. am
not prepared to make any recommen-
daton on this subject, as | observe
with great pleasure, that Congress is
proposing to establish a uniform sys-
tenn throughout the United States.
The arsenal at Harrisburg is decay
ing and unsafe. The arms and NUM-
tions of the State there deposited arc
of the value probably of half a mil
ion of dollars. recommend that pro-