The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-23

GLOOMY &. =. Message.
Tic Chal,ton Nycnyy of the 9th instan
publishes Governor Pickcus' annual mesa "a To
the Legislature Of South Carolina That " FREQ
AMI nj pendent s'a.c' docs not appear To be in
a very prosperous condition. Wccull some bis
from the Governor message;
From the pressing emergency Of til, war 80
many troop have been called tuIcl .Nr service
that the r uainlcr OF our population. ii r,f mill
tary duty, is left in a sa.c Of cUuparI.iv, dis
or iUuil.uUn.
Under the lat, act Of co. volunteer reyi-
mcnis wee formed out Of thu OIL militia bat
tal"ns, and IN many par, Of th' sac thr oiIi-
Gers al bcHt companies ha'talioIs and t,sincnts
have entered the new volunteer organ. ions
ard have been mustog'd into Colltdgmi, scr
vice.
Under this nc' Of 1860 eleven full REGIMENTS
have been formed for tive months. III, Con-
yeriion a. q raised one regiment for SIS months.
Under tuticdcta'cauthori'val ull AID rn,t eli
Cipnt legion has lik,wisC been intst nj into ser
vice. Under .uccial tcquisi'ion run ia, prcsi-
dent OF the Confidence states, two regiments
were raj FIR and dur.u: the war. Eleven of
these regiments H;c NOW la Virginia Cone other
having .gN,d BIS tins AM has lcrl di,hindatD,
and three "u our own s.acplsi--'u all. nj cen.
| have, also. pccul mustered into C,nl.dc-
rate ,cgv.yr, iy + ''l roquisitton from tho
PrCsll, NJ, four more full rcsn, 'uts, iO' and
during the wIr With four cavalry and two
Light artillery comTau. We have more
over, Il regiment Of infantry and q battalion
Of regular enlisted urc =. These , IN m,k, an
aggregate Of something more than nineteen
thousand men now in az. ual scr>i'. Besides
] have tIuuI or tn Ell ~ OF Charleston, Ni.h
force Of mOic than three Thousand fec i've men,
placed on a war footing and hell a. "a tc,,rc.
armed and cquppcl, ready for any ori r.cnry.
We have IN add ion, twcu'y-ono companies &c
cavalry and mounted in the scarolst ia .isl,s n
(lurln.t.tt IaufI.rt ff,ll 4
held ready for immediate service. These were
first raised under special resolutions OF tn Con-
vcntion, and are limica 10 ten DAYS aiic- tho
adjournment of the regular Gessipn OF Tho =
laiure. suggest that you make the orgGS~,
tiOn more permanent.
authorized ~ independent lr'.alr in The
eastern districts, towards the coast Of guerilla
formation, furnishing their own arms, AMI pre-
palCd 60 ret in the most efficient mhncr, and
wei acquainted with the peculiar con,urml. ion
OF that portion Of the country. This WIS set
on foot 10y an experienced AMI emerge t. Officer
ard will embrace, perhaps, some three thousu
men. recommend il to your carly aticntio-
aud think it might he confirmed az a lrsl O.
pHui,aiiou--lt !. Isl for AMI during the war
The country is peculiar, and requires q NATIVE,
Local force Of that Kind 10 give efficiency 90 its
defence, and this is on a plan least expensive
to the state. These rrmlrk' are also ap li'l-
lie to the twenty-onc mounted companies Of tho
scacoast.
In addition to the difficulties that war always
brings upon country, we labor A. this time
under stringent pres urc from the sale of all
productions for expectation being sur gcudgi.
Our hanks are haIks 10th Of discount AMI circu-
lntiop, and pTucti, Ally they hold the Onlv rircu-
latng medium. They suspended the rolymp-
tiOn of their bills Issued The Legislature le-
galilcd hat suspension. Then, If their sues
are contracted and circulate withdrawn, tho
difficulty Of paving debts AMI meeting taxation
becomes greatly increased. II wOull seem that
under such circumstances, where the Lcl,isla-
ture have interposed to relieve the banks from
tho obligation to pay their notes, some course
ought to lie adopted, If consistent with safe pre-
Cedent, 10 protect the peOplc also from the tenn
porary difficulties by which We are surrounded.
Al tamlering of any kind with produce by
the government, in any shape or form is gen.
orally unwisc and I'M Just II anything Of the
kind is ever TO bo done, let il be done by tho
state governments, rather than by the general
OF confederate government inr all power not
expressly granted is reserved 10 the states. Tho
exercise bY the confederate government OF any
power not expressly granted is not only with
nut authority, hut,o SO vial point IL, i dan.
| torOus, as calculated, ifhihituilly acted upol,
| 10 affect deeply the distribution OF wealth and
| the interests of productive labor II ANYTHING
| Il done II should be done 10y The s.atas and !
81 sc't that, perhaps, as We have q state insti-
tuition, Il mi sh hc used 70 alvarc, on proluca
ing deposited, with view TO give lien to
secure lie amount adyanc a first, 10 the cxclu-
sion Of all other claims Public policy will re-
q iIe that YOU should continue 10 lr.Ililc tho
suspension Of the Banks. This continuation
mi hit he made uTOn certain Condii 'Ons, resting
Vpn s"nllar advances 10 be made from all tho
banks.
On the Goth Of December the President of the
Uuilcd States sent General Cushing, a dstin-
gg,shcd citizen of Massachusetts,, To me with a
a luttcr, q copy Of Which is herewith transmit
tad. bad but short interview with him,
ard told him that | would return no reply TO
tie Presidents letter, except to say, very can
didly, that there was no hope for tho Union;
aud that as far as ! was concerned, intended
10 maintain the separate independence OF south
Carolina, and from this purpose neither temp
tatCn or danger should for II moment doicr me-
lie said that he could not say what changes CT
cUms,lnccs might produce, but when he lett
Washington there vas then no intention what
ever to change The status OF the forts IN our mar
Dor in ANY way,
T1crc l. not the slightest danger Of or haing
suLiu,,utcd hy the North. Those who concniveJ',
such an idea had but little huowi T. .. - Co.
elements e real power. Thy asS,5 ryS' M
tive In all those qualities NC 6h M ~, "a ~ LSa
military organization, parrpn's endov1neytS ana
OF invasion, while The ~, G,yar Die terms.
train our PEOPLE 10 intns adopted principle In
To police regulations o. ~ any Pfltc, and " ~
There are no agricunry case al tlV-asrirdNos
military in their early pro~d' yor our nia$
n".."uS Ia'' o. We ~ any future lime viii Ia
-, ~ iar 'hny have paid
ol' 'ine' ul'iI soNtAer publication will 30 Ani
ments to save us, .sed, and Vii be trssted with
hOIc for an irerns' je2i 72'iA
this COntinC s-al-ll1-Aa1llzIEuausz