Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-02-01
MISSISSIPPI.
MESSAGE or TIE GOVERNOR.


We make few extracts from the message
Of Gov. Pettus, delivered on the 18th inst.
GAS soon as was informed that the Governor Of
! Louisiana had taken the arsenal at Baton Rouge
/ I sent Col. c. G. Armstead, with letter 10 Gov
| Moore, requesting him to furnish Mississippi
| with ten tEousan stand of arms on such terms
as he might deem just. Col. Armstead inform:
me Il at his Excellency has responded TO my re-
quest by ordering eight thousand muskets Is ,OOO)
/ one thousand rifles, and six twenty-four pound
/ guns, with oarris ;'s, and considerable amount
Of ammunition to be delivered 10 him, which viii
| be shipped TO NJ ssissipp as soon SIS possible
I have drawn from the treasury on account Of
the appropriation. for the purchase Of arms, am
muuition, Sc, $50, 3ll al. Contracts for a con
siderable amour. Of arms and munitions Of war
| have been made, which have not yet been COM
piled with, the arms not hsv ng been received or
| paid for. After paying all contracts now made
] or authorized to be made. there will be consid-
| cradle balance Of the appropriation OF $50. 900
made at the last regular session Of the Legis-
| lsture.
Patriotic citisen, in various portions Of tie
State have extended to ne pecuniary aid in am
! ing the State. The Hon. Ha'. C. Chambers Of
Coahoms, gave order for one hundred bales
Of cotton. OoI. Miles McGehee, and Hon. Chas.
| Clark, gave . draft for the proceeds Of the
sales Of enc hundred bales each. Hon. A. e.
q
| Major John N. Graves gave me bis draft for ST.
900. Col. $. Rsyburn, Of Tsllshatohie Co.,
has presented to the stste Que hundred kegs Of
pow .er.
For these sums, when realized, propose 20
return auditors warrants, drawn as part Of the
hun ired and fifty thousand appropriation for the
purchase Of armI, Notwithstanding many OF the
gentlemen regarded their offering as donation,
and some still so regard IL. Col. JEFF Davis and
Hon. Jacob Thompson have guaranteed the pay
ment in May or June, Of twenty -four thousand
dollars for purchase Of arms.
Hon. Madison MeAfes has become responsible
for considerable amount fer the purchase of am
muntion.
The Mobile and Ohio Rail Road Company have
rendered me the free use Of their road for the
transportation Of troops and munitions of war
whenever the Sta'e may require it. The Missis-
sippi Central Rail Road Company has rendered
the services Of all men now employed on the road
IN case Of invasion, and the use Of the road in
case tor transportation on favorable terms, TO be
arranged hereafter.
We have embarked upon stormy sea- and
much Of the peril which attends our voyage is to
be apprehended from the thoughtlessnsss and
passions Of her own crew. Law and order must
prevail or there is no safety for the ship.
I recommend that the most prompt and efficient
measures be adopted to make known to the peo-
pie of the North western staes, that peaceful CON-
merce the Mississ ppi river will be neither in
terrupted nor annoyed BY the authorities or peO-
pie of Mississippi
The measures adopted to "make known"
this last bit of information appear to be the
establishment of battery of thirty-two
Founders at Vicksburg, by which all river
craft are compelled to lie to, and submit to
an examination of their cargo. This has
operated very greatly to obstruct the trade
by way of the River.