Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-01
Gov. Ellis Message

/ "n"S Po''' icNle"S very ABLY the position
OF the South in the Federal Union, and the
wrongs ana aggrcsslons she has patiently and
torecaringly submitted to- In yice of the
present difficulties, he makes the recommcn.
dations subjoined The recommendation for
arming the State and organizing an effective
military force, is very good, and will doubt
! less be promptly acted upon by the Lcgisa-
ture. That for conference of the South
crn States is not IN good time. The day for
consultations and conferences is past the
Intellectual attempts heretofore made in this
dircctlon have rather served to rctard than
accelerate Southern independence. AS soy
cfclgntlcs, the Southern States individually
must act each for herself, and whether con
ference may be necessary must follow the act
OF secession. When the Southern States
meet IN Convention, it will be as SOVEREIGN
and independent States to provide for a
Southern Confedcrucy
In view of the pcrilous condition Of tho
country, 1T is, in my opinion, becoming and
proper that We should have some consultation
with those States identified with us in in
tercst and in the wrongs we have suffered
and especially those lying Immediately ad
Jaccnt to us. AS any action of ours would.
OF necessity, materially affect them, it would
DC but consistent with the amicablc relations
that have ever existed between us, to invite
deonlv oncots .II ~" question 'hat so
llocratc consideration of the best mode of
avoiding common danger, much good might
result and no evil could
tbn ,ror,I :: We would show to
oblo ronod' T,SioS''on 10 exhaust every peace
md cn W 'n' :o'u.'o" oil our a'IlcuIucs,
~" "c'G''ii'h".aon to MAINTAIN our
II IF noccgs.r,,p "'o" II l'oSSiO'c' ana out OF
"Snch s,o
inc mani, of p, r,l ,uo, "Hu!u DC out 6ccom-
t;on nr ~ o'PIo' 20 t''"' considerable por-
State. wIo Io 'eop'e Oh ihc hGmn'slaVchoId'ng m
tnn,,,In,I', WY ""Nc eyer peeh a'SpoScd to ac-
La,.a "' 'I"''S u" inc 'hioh, and who
va "'"''0 occasions SaIahtIy struggled
tET 0u' c''S''uuonI rights
tho. :oi..o'o respectfully recommended
f'ro,,,,, y' NV '"c Nou'hcfh states to con-
70 nnt, ~ Suo" oi 'nc'i as may be inclined
tTo ,.' n"o,4 ,n'o consultation with us upon
Sohould such a conference be foundImnrncti.
cable, then would recommend the sendino
OF one or more delegates to our neirhbor.
ing States, with Tie view of securing concert
OF action.
g ] also think that the public safety re-
quircs recurrence to our own pcoplc for an
expression of their opinion The will Of the
people once expressed will be law of
action with ALL and secure that unouini
ty so necessary in an emergency like the rrcs.
ent
therefore recommend that a Conycn-
ton of the people of the State be called, to
assembled Immediately after the proposed
consultation with other Southern States shall
lave terminated.
The subject of our military dcfences will
require your early attention | would sc.
commend Whorongh reorganization of thc
militia and the enro'!lWcnt of all persons be-
tween the ages of Is Nnd 45 years. With
such regulation ouh muster roll would
contain near hundred and ten thousand
men.
would also recommend the formation
OF corps OF ten thousand volunteers, with an
organization separate from the main body of
the militia, and that they be suitably armed
ana equipped
WHAT ,up pnrs,n,,v, CIV No Tho
" Force R;ll /" IF 1S3o. .99 b,v;,,,, oyn;rod hU
limitation tbc 1ncst;on oriscs ,yh,t can Az:
buchanan do f. South C,mol;ro socoIno2
The W,sbinoton corrosnondo,t Of no ph;to
dnlnb;o p,oso (pon wrr;,os.
III 10 now con,drdod h,, sop,o &c ,Lo ,llos,
nriste in tLis ctv tbnt Nr DmoLnran o,,,nnt
enforce thc laws nf thc Irnitcd Stntcs i, South
Carolina unless there is nm net Of Con@rrss
passed similar 70 that of tbc fnrcc LIN and
those who know tbc connlnx;nn of tho rrns
ert Conorcss need not he ;nfnrmcd of the