The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-22

and the Committee of Finance and Banks
be instructed by the Senate, to sit during
the recess, and prepare bill for raising
supplies necessary to carry into effect the
measures recommended by the Military
Committee; and that the Committee of
Ways and Means be, and is, hereby in
structcd by the House of Representatives,
to report by bill in that House on the first
day OF the reasscmbling of the General
Assembly.
Mr.. Trenholm, said it was always the
practice of the Committee on Ways and
Means, in issuing bonds, to consult the
President of the Bank of the State, as the
revenues of that institution were pledged
for their redemption. AS his resolutions
offered an opportunity for that, it was
the most prudent measure they could
adopt.
Mr. Coffin thought there was no time
to be lost in getting ready to rcpcl force
by force, if necessary. 1t would take
time to issue bonds and stock, and to i'm
port arms from abroad, for he was unwill-
ing to purchase anything from the North.
He proposed to abandon the plan of rails
ing money by taxation as it would require
too much time to obtain returns. He,
therefore, favored the passage of the bill
reported by the Committee on Military
Affairs, and when he looked to the loan of
ten millions made to the Government of
the United States, which was promptly
taken, had no doubt the people Of South
Carolina would be willing to raise the
same amount, in the same way, to defend
their fresides and homes. lie would.
therefore, at the proper time, propose an
amendment to the bill to arm the State,
providing the President Of the Bank OF
the State be authorized to advertise, until
the 23d Of November, for sealed bids for
the sum of four hundred thousand dollars
He had seen letters from Charleston,
which gave him the assurance that there
would be little difficulty in raising that
amount. He was opposed to increasing
the rate of interest until he found they
could not make arrangements otherwise.
A friend had told him he was willing to
take ten thousand dollars of this stock at
one per cent premium, and he had no
doubt the people would promptly takethc
whole amount. He trusted, therefore. the
resolutions would not pass
Mr. Cunningham said the Military
Committee had already reported plan
for arming the State and organizing a
permanent Military Bureau, and now by
these resolutions they were asked to re-
main here during the recess, to do that
which had been already done. IF hs re-
maincd he would only do the same work:
and at the regular session report the same
bill now before the House but how would
Committees perform the Iabor2 There
was nothing authorizing them tobe . JOINT
council. Could they raise the money by
using the credit of the State or by taxa
ton, if would require too much time
therefore all that could be uastAe available
in the present emergency @;as the credit
of the State 1t would require time for
this arming Of the State Suppose the
Convention carried South Carolina out of
Union. If coercion were attempted, it
would be at that time, or on the 4th of
March next; that military should be
ready, whether we went out Of the Union
or not; it was necessary to arm the State
to protect her institutions and her rights,
It was unworthy of South Carolina that
snc could not today put thousand fully
equipped mon in the field; she ought to
be able to send out, at - moments warn
inc, ten thousand If VIC arc restricted to
taxation, the hour Of danger may have
como and rolled over us before we could
gct,onc dollar from thepcople. Heshould
rather call upon the people, as Napoleon
called upon the French people, to sustain
your own country, by putting up your
money, and yourselves taking the credit
and the securities of the State. If the
resolutions were modified so as to take up
the recommendation of the Governor, to
organize the militia and raise ten thou
sand volunteers, he would have no objec-
tion; otherwise lie could not vote for
them.
Mr.. Mullins concurrcd cntirelywith the
gentleman who had offered the resolu-
tions. lie did not see the pressing ncces-