The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-11-15
qoYERNOR,s MESSAGE.


the last regular session q the Lexislztsrs
have been Varked BY events Of more vita
importance TO the people q Mississippi thal
any which have tr@nspised sinss The fSusa
tiva a tbe State.
The Federal Union, which wa vainl,
ssAmped .'perpessal.- hzs sssa dizselvea ).
the wiibdruual Of eleven of The sovsrsig'
States which eenposod / Fer The stats
nenf uf The casses =As=.As =. - = =. sspsrs
lsisss. 50 = 20 - hzsskssss tAza.
weston q tks rsa~Ae II - sassA 80 u.
sexerai extra sessions ofths Legislature whiel
! I dccu,ed tiny dufy 70 eoasoke- The VI.
dom and necessity a this sesisa hare ceased
70 be subjects of debAse between elfiress q
seeded States
With anHnimity unparalleled IA fhs his
tory of rcyHbkesa governments. ihe PcoPis
of this State have decided that The aaaaiais-
tration of the Federal Goserznens ia the
hands of NJ. Lincoin. woaid be destructive
u the snds fsr which governments arr ins;i-
tuted among men. Gsd have instituted . nex
government. lzsing its foundations % saca
principles. asd Organizing its Powers n saeh
/ fora as to them seems nosf likely % elect
their hsgpine~s and safety
( Whether we shall be permitted 70 exercise
this unqucsii0hsble and ines;imAble rigbf q
sovereign St2fes. or be ssljszA;ed and gov
erned At the I'll q Northern dpspe;. Is
the grave question whieh Is nov being deba
ted ca bloodivr fields. Ana siih lzrger armies
than tiis continent has heretofore kao~a.
and until Il : decided il our fasor, whsch is
the oaly question worthy the attention u
public Or prsvsss msn; Tor Il decided against
uS. al fsr whirh freensen shoald Wish 70 iise
Is lost to . and our children forever
Then, 70 place Mississippi IN the best con-
diiion - csert ber fall force in rendering tbs
eoBfirt successful. Is certainly the first dstF.
End Z doubt 10; viii be the chief aim Of the
prrsent Legislature
The most obsioas means Of accomplishing
this. IS the adoption of means - reader more
comfortable aud healthy. and consequently
more efi-icai. the voluHteer> who are nov
brssely beHrsng Al the hArlshiPs incident 70
soldiefs life. A more regular and efficient
mode of supplying shem wiEh closhiagi Is in
pcsatisssy drIaaa.ied-
II. sAa e..@sss.s a siss Ia-s ses&is,s - -
legislature, snshorfzsng ne Bo4rsis q polsce
o. the screrd counties 70 levy tar saiiesest
10 provide clothing Ger the eompzaiez II their
respective esenties. operates unequaily, and.
in some instances. oPPressiveiy- S0ae eosa-
ties. with Lat littIe wealth. h2se farsished
from ten TO fifteen eospFAhies, while others.
with more thza double the wealth.. kzFs fer
nisbed bat two or three. The poorsr coaa-
ties are thus required 10 bear more tszn a
Just ratio IA supporting the war. say=est
the propFiety of providing clothing at the
expense Of the S:ate. thas Piasiag the bur
then Of sustaining the troops on The proper
~ which shey are defending; OF. il deemed
best, TIE Stsse could be Reimbursed for this
sx41y ky reessssg from the coafsdsEsss
s.ees tAe commus<tion money dee iks lEoeps,
and thus Only ae1 ss an agez= - s-iz5Sas2is sAe
coarsrsioa of the esnasHt4sion m0uey iHss
saitAA&s ssothing.
The provisions q TIE I&w Of 1887. givihz
20 members of velanfser companies Bius &of
lars per &anum, wss extended ky az ordi-
G&aee Of the CoavsHsioa. 70 81 volunteers
xho should be mustered into the s@rvice Of
the sssse usder the military ordiaasee Il
said Conssntion- Many companies haEiag
entered the coa5ederzse service wstA5us be-
;ng nastsrea into the service q the Stzse.
have not reseived The bezest q ihis prosi-
sioa. ssd cosnplain of this di.cri@iassioz
AGAINST thsE- ] repeatedly ssz-esi fAs
Prsprsesy ss1 j3ssios - plaeiax - % a.
eqa4l feesiax IN tbs respssz. sd giving 70
eoaPaaiss whieh hare gsas dirsszly isto the
Z coafe3srz1e SERVES siasslar sdvzzt4xss wish
tbose mastered into The ssrvice of the Sszse.
wsea tAis pezzsa< wAz zadzr esaziderzssoa
is the csoveurioa. as sEksr node q rzisiax
rs.s=.ss-s sk== zhz< prssixed fsr . sAs srdf
axsrs referred g. sas tkeazAs & ssa III.
sssosuss fsr shs sssaiag P.rsisissy. II ssy
dis-risninstioa = a4is. Z sboal1 BE Ia Ezsoz
e and sss ay@in.s solassesrs wbs saliss 81
the w4-
Frvz de rsPeEs II fhe A1jazzas GessrsL
hers~isA srznssnistsd 4 win Sc ssea th.s
aEiAziasippi has sov ia tie Csass5ersle scr.
vice sss=ty-two EsgiHssut4. zod oas hzGzzIioz
&c iafanfry. oas Fexisneuf asd foarsea con
p===ss of e2sairy aad sssvea cosnpxnies q
arsillery. zzass=tsag II The As.yre<.a@ . ss.szs
$4,000; TIE nanb@w nos A@Eaitrly ssssssl. 81
fhs FsAsol thai sesural - shs rsxinaeass hax.
! 20 sasstss Eslis . Sc = rs A&ijuanzs Gea
. ssAFs osEse- T. this eszizuzae sAsala b.
adisi sss@sasrahAs naabsr q inaepsaasn
, s.ssnpsaies tsadersl aissesir "a Is c.nsu.s
/ crate Aszharissss. ssl oraesed . Miasaari
) Ksusazky y yir<inia. psohaAly sAesa esa
paai-s. saakiax saa nasab-r assr za.esa
? Ehen sAss nazst.sr a = e szssiszr i-s--s.
= "a by tie iAists aoap@atas enlisted fsF sA
: wnr. nou il saaaps y tkis ss2sa. sd sas essz
paniss aos raPissy seadsag i sAsiz tsaiar
: q service uader she roosat eza x ~; Gss
a 5 Johas1an 81 'sa sAp4sAnd t,vsops II