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laws, independent of the State. He concluded 

 as follows : 



Let it be distinctly understood, by those who 

 would inflict this wrong and indignity upon our 

 State, while Xew Jersey will comply with every legal 

 obligation, and will respect and protect the rights 

 of all, she will not permit any infringement of her 

 rights, without resorting to every lawful means to 

 prevent it. 



The result of the Presidential election in Xew 

 Jersey was as follows: Lincoln, 60.723; Mc- 

 Clellan, 68,024. Majority for McClellan, 7,301. 

 Of the members of Congress chosen at the same 

 time, two were Eepublicans and three De- 

 mocrats. 



One-third of the Senate and all of the As- 

 sembly of the State Legislature were elected at 

 the same time. That body was divided as fol- 

 lows : 



Senate. 

 Republicans, ......................... 8 



Democrats, ........................... 13 



Total. ......................... .. 21 



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YORK. The vast military strength of 

 the State of Xew York is strikingly shown by 

 the number of men contributed by her to the 

 Federal service. Since the commencement of 

 the war on April loth, 1861, to December 1st, 

 1864, the State furnished 437, 701 men, including 

 the credits under the draft of 1863. Of this 

 number 409,426 entered the army, and 28,275 

 the navy. During the year 1864, 161,604 men 

 were sent into the field. Three calls were 

 made by the President for troops during that 

 period, under which the quota of the State was 

 204,105. The credits to which the State was 

 entitled for surplus men at earlier periods, 

 secured to it an excess on credits on December 

 1st, of 5,301 men. A bureau of military statis- 

 tics is kept by a suitable officer of the State, in 

 which is preserved a record of every man in 

 her forces, together with the battle-flags, tro- 

 phies, and other evidences of the valor of her 

 sons. To raise and maintain these troops has 

 required immense contributions from towns, 

 cities, and counties, to be applied as bounties 

 to the volunteer, and as a monthly contribution 

 toward the support of his family in his absence. 

 In a few instances counties have by a single 

 and vigorous effort of taxation paid up the debt 

 thus contracted. 



The enrolment of the militia so far as com- 

 pleted during the year, contained the names of 

 314,308 men. There is a Xational Guard or- 

 ganized out of this number, which upon the 

 last inspection composed a force of 45,910 men, 

 divided into 108 regiments and comprising 5 

 batteries. The Governor (Fenton), on alluding 

 to the future condition of the military force of 

 the State, expressed himself thus : "' The im- 

 portance of a thoroughly organized State Mil- 

 itia, in maintaining the nicely-adjusted distri- 

 bution of power between the State and Federal 

 Governments, so necessary to the well-being 

 of our peculiar institutions, is not unworthy of 

 consideration. This distribution, so satisfactory 



in times of peace, has, in some degree, been 

 disturbed by the accessions of authority and 

 influence to the latter, growing out of the 

 needs and operations of this war. I am not 

 disposed to question the constitutionality or ex- 

 pediency of the action of the Federal Govern- 

 ment in the pressing emergencies of the rebel- 

 lion. But it may be questioned not only how- 

 far the feeble character of the military organ- 

 izations of the Xorthern States compelled the 

 national authorities to resort to the present 

 method of raising forces, but encouraged and 

 made possible the rebellion itself. It is cer- 

 tain, however, that a numerous, well-disci- 

 plined militia, ready and prompt to act in any 

 exigency, will hasten the time when the Xa- 

 tional Government may relieve itself from the 

 burden, and the State from the danger of largo 

 standing armies." 



The deficiency in the receipts of the general 

 fund of the State as compared with the dis- 

 bursements, was less than in the previous year. 

 The receipts were $7,787,536; the disburse- 

 ments, together with the deficiency of the pre- 

 vious year, were $8,657,351 ; deficit on Septem- 

 ber 30th, $863,814. The general fund debt 

 was reduced during the year $240,700, and 

 amounted on September 30th to $6,278,954. 

 During the year a direct tax of 5-J mills was 

 levied for the following purposes : of a mill 

 for schools ; 1 mill for general purposes ; 

 1 77-80 mill for bounties ; 48-80 of a mill for 

 canals, and 3-16 of a mill for the Albany and 

 Susquehanna Railroad. 



The gross earnings of the canals of the State 

 for the four years from September 30, 1860, 

 to 1864, were $17,722,384. After paying the 

 expense of superintendence, collection, and or- 

 dinary repairs for the same period, the net bal- 

 ance of surplus revenue Avas $14,442,408. The 

 surplus revenue for the year ending September 

 30, 1864, was $3,317,356. The canal debt is 

 27,810, on which annual interest is $1,- 

 290,262. 



The tonnage of produce going eastward on 

 the Erie Canal, derived from the Western States 

 and the Canadas, rose from 1,034,763 tons in 

 1859, to 2,594,837 in 1862. The freight, both 

 through and way, carried eastward by the two 

 great railroad lines from 1859 to 1864, inclusive, 

 was as follows : 



CENTRAL ERIE 



RAILROAD. EAILEOAD. 



On Sept. 30th there were 295 banks in the 

 State conducting the nsnal business of banking, 

 with an aggregate capital of $107,306,948; at 

 the same time 62 banks were closing their busi- 

 ness voluntarily and through insolvency. The 

 amount of outstanding circulation at the same 

 date, was $40,118,635. At the same period 



