The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-04
suaing the payment Of this tax, and Of providing by


suming the payment Of this tax, and Of providing BY
legislation for facilitating It's collection.
IcanHOttoO strongly recommend to your careful atteu.
ton the subject Of recognising the militia. It's neces
sty has been apparent, and from the detective nature Of
the present law, ithas been found impossible to produce
that efficiency SO essential in our present condition.
have endeayored, through the medium of military orders
To establish frequency Of drill and to eaf0re attendance
and those efforts have been attended with some success.
IN my judgment, when the militia are called out pending
war, the rules and articles Of war Of the Confederate
states should be the rule of action for them as well as for
those actually enlisted as volunteers and the legislature
should leave no doubt to remain whether or no such is
their intention. recommend acaretul revision of the
whole militia law Of the State, the repeal of all exemp-
tons, the compulsory mastering Of all males between the
ages OF eighteen and fifty, and aGixing a penalty for non
performance Of duty other than a pecuniary fine. In
prescribing the details of such a bill, it is manifest that
a different rule should apply to rural from that of the
urban populations. in the country parishes there are
numerous sparSely set led wards and beats whose com
phance with regulations easy Of performance in the city
IS manitestly impossible.
If this war should continue, necessity Will exist to
organise some department for our State government to
which shall be committed special charge of military af-
fairs. The want Of such 4 department has dissolve ed
upon me a wide range Of labor, difficult of performance,
and severely taxing my physical strength. If a depart
ment shall be organised adapted to the special exigencies
Of the times, its duration may be limited to the existence
of the war.
The report Of the supervisors of the State seminary
Of learning and military academy will be laid before you.
The events Of this year have proved more than ever the
wisdom OF fostering this institution One half of the
professors are now IN military service, and a large pro
portion of the cadets resigned and have been useful in
i drilling the various companies where they are serving as
lieutenants, sergeants, c%orporals, and some as Privates.
The legislature have never made any endowment of, or
donation to the Seminary. Two loans have been made,
each of thirty thousand dollars, but SO faras your action
IS concerned, the funds Of the seminary, which are de-
rived exclusively from sales OF her lands donated by the
general government, are still liable for the reimburse
ment of these loans. Your appropriation of 1850, is for
the purpose Of paying the expenses of your own cadets,
and yG1 will pnrrpIyp trDu1 the paUprt Df the hoard that
when all the State cadets are in attendance, th8amount
Is insufficient, / recommend to the legislature a judi
cious Hberality towards this institution, the onlymilltary
school Of this State.
/ have felt it my duty not to omit providing proper de
lenses for New Orleans, and in order to expedite the
military authorities of the Confederate government in
this department., have availed myselfof loans rendered
me by the Citizens bank, without whose prompt and
ready aid | should not have been able to have accom-
plished any useful result. Upon these dcfenses and
other matters Of a military nature, such as q supply of
arms, | 10 not deem it prudent to be more explicit in my
public message. shall ch~eerfully impart to the mem
bers all information | have on these subjects.
The lease Of the penitentiary will expire next spring.
In determining the manner in which it shall be conduct
ed in future, ! suggest the propriety Of making arrange
ments to secure an ample supply of woolens for the use
Of the State, to be applied to the clothing Of our volun-
tecrs during the present war. Without the supply l Oh
tanned from its looms, | should not have been able to
clothe our troops.
The public attention has been very generally directed
to the supposed necessity of enaCting a stay law. The
example Of several of our sister States win be pleaded
in excuse and justification ofsuch measure. Undoubt-
cdTy tbe I]eris9ture ongbt ia Drovide some measure anit-
ca 10 tbe eTtraordirarT condition ofthings now axisfing
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