The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-16

n tstoDniN u =, mchS 1gF.
Tho thail,ston N'rcu,y OF the 9th inst IN
PUBLISHES Governor rickcns's annual mcssa,, n
the Legislature Of South Caroliui TEit "fre.
and Independent state does not appear to he in
very pro l.'rons condili'n. We c,ll One bit,
from the Governor mes, ar.
From tic pressing emergency Of til, war 81
m,Ly troop, have teen called ntuactfyc -.r.icC
hat the r maiudcr oi our population, ii, for miii-
ta'y duty, il left in ate Of comparative dif-
On, .uui1Jiiun.
Under The Lite act If 1860 v'luutccr rcgi-
ui,iis WcI" formed out Oi The oil mil IA bat
tli"rs aId iu many paris Of the sat- ID oil-
cyt. uI i'at COM anics, lat'aiOis and r." linen
have entered The new volunteer ORGANIZATIONS
AID lave teen mustered INFO Cont. d'fdlc s,r-
vice.
I'udrr this ret Of 1860 elcyei full ro..imrnts
have been formed lu- twelve mon hs. The Com
yeutior nl'o Iaiscd uDc ~, i'm ut lo siN mnilhs.
I'r'nf Confederate nlthoutyaiull AMI most eff
cicu, legion has lk, Use uo u must .lci INTO .cr-
vice. Under special rcqui.i ion from 20. prcsi-
dent q To" C"nl,e.cra.r STATES, two '.timcn =
were Tai-,d Ter and during thu war. Eleven uf
ih,sc rcgincu'f are now ~ Virginia fuur o,ha
having srry,di's tiu' AMI has hrDn di.hulol).
and three on our own s.acnsi- ~ ALL 40. ecn.
| have, also, recently mustered into Couf,lr-
rate .crSlcr, hy gpacil Icqui-i,iou from She
PrcsilDnt lpJr more lHll rcgim ma, 10. AMI
auing thn war With four ciNulry anl two
light ar illr', comIauirs. We have more
over a rcgim No. a. ui.iH ~ aud ia.t1lion
81 regular ,rl.s'Dd Il rrrg. These will ~ tx, an
aggregate Of gomn hing moro dian nineteen
'huusand u. now in actual service. u sides
! have tfu.Isul tn city of Oh .tou wi,h 4
4 nee NJ moro ihiu three thouslnd clr.o i've mnn
] seed ON y war foo ing and H. ] ~ a reserve
AIMED and oguippc ready for any cmrr. .cncy
W. have in addl. ion, twcniy-onc computes u,
ciNl,y and mounted in the scacot,. piri,hrs Of
Chatlrstou, Beaufort. Cull,iou and G. .orpc:own,
held really for imm service. Tn SO were
itgl raised under special resolutions Of the Com
vcutluu, and are lmi cd 10 ten days after the
| Adjournment Of the regular session Ol ihe lrlis-
| laiure. sug''os' that you make the orl,auiLa-
| ton more permanent.
authorhcd an Independent i,alc in the
| eastern districts, towards the colsi, Of guctilll
| formation, furnishing their own arms, and pre-.
| pared 10 act in the most efficient manner, and
| well acquainted with the peculiar conform ion
| OF that portion Of the country. This WI. st
on foot by an experienced aud cncr.;e c OH 'or,
| and will embrace, perhaps, some thrro Nuu-r1l
men. recommend 1t to your early attention,
| and think II might br confirmed ~ "a lngl or
| ganilaiion-nt least for and during the war.
| The country is peculiar, anl requires a native
| local force Of that kind to rive efficiency ~ IL.
| defence, and this il on Plan least expensive
| to the state. Th's' ruuuk, are also ap;li'l-
| lie TO the twcnty-onc mounted cOmplnI %. The
| sDaconst.
In addition to the difficulties that war alwiyi
| hrin. upon a country, wc lihor at this time
| undor stringent pressure from the sale Of al
| productions for expectation being Elsp.nl' l.
| Our hui X, are bank 10th o. discount ami cirtu
| l1tion, and practically they hold the only ,ircu
lating medium, They sw pculod tn fcl,m,.
| ton Of their bills Issued The IcgilliuFc L..
| Called that suspension. Then, if their issue.
are contracted, ard circulation wilhlrawn, IN,
| difficulty Of uay ing debts Hul meeting tlNl'iDr
| becomes greatly nr,ris'd, IL would s.rm that
| under such citcum. tnnccs, where the Losi,la.
! fare have intorToscd to relieve the banks from
| the obligation 10 pay their notes. some cbursG
ought TO be adopted, il cpnsi.tcnt with safe pre-
csdcnt, to protect the people also from the tenn
uorary difficulties 10y which We arc surrounded.
| All tampcring of any kind with pro luce bv
the government, in any shape or form, is gem
| orally uuwisc and unjust II anything of tho
| kind is ever 10 hc done, let il he done by tho
state governments, rather than bv the general
/ or confederate government, for all power not
expressly granted is reserved To- the states. The
| exercise by the confederate government Of any
| power not expressly granted Is not only with
, out authority, hut, on 81 vital pOnt it, il dan.
| scrous, as calculated, if hahiunlly nr'nl upon.
to affect deeply the distribution Of wealth, and
| the interests Of productive labor. II anything
| IL done, it should be done by the states aud /
suggest that, perhaps, rs we have a state insti-
| tuition, il might he used Ia advance on produce
onc-hlll OF its value, upon receipts for dc same
| being deposited, with view To give a lien to
secure the amount advanced first, to the cNClu-
sion Of all other claims. pullic policy will re-
Iuifo that you should continue ~ lrgIlize tho
suspension Of tho Banks. This continuation
mi Int be- made upon certain conditions, resting
upon similar advances to be made from all the
banks.
On the 10Th Of December the President or the
United States sent General Cushing, distin-
guishcd citizen Of Massachusetts,, to me with
"A letter, n copy Of which is herewith transmit
ted. had hut a short interview with him,
and told him that | would return no rrply to
the President letter except 10 ,ay, very can
didly, that there was no hope Tor tho Union
and that as far IA was concerned, intended
to maintain the separate independence of South
Carolina and from this purpose neither temp
tation or danger should for moment de cr mo-
lie said that he could not say wha, changes cir
Cumstances might produce, but when he left
Washington there wa, then no intention what
ever to change the status of the forts in our har-
Dor in any way.
There Is not the slightest danger Of our being
suljugated 10y tho North. Those who conceived
such am idea had hut little knowledge rs to the
clements Of real power They are vastly dcicc-
tive in all those qualities necessary for effective
military organization, particularly for purposes
| Of invasion, while the institutions of the South
lIalu hUl I'hll' 10 lnulN lluhl Stll-ftllhlce anu
to police regulations with disciplined ORDER
There are 10 agricultural people so essentially
military in their early training as are the slave
| holding race ui the South.
| A. far As the northern states are
concerned, their government is hopclc,sly gone;
and it We fail, with all our conservative clc-
| ments TO save ~, then indeed, there will bc no
| hope for an independent and free republic on
this continent, and the public mind will de-
| spondingly turn to the stronger and more fixed
| forms of the Old World.
| In this point of view, Il most respcc fully urge
that you increase the power aud dignity OF the
state, through all her administrative offices, and
| adhere firmly TO all the conservative principle,
| Of our constitution.
| Clouds and darkness may rest upon our below
| cd country, hut il we are true tn ourselves an
| Just to others looking with confding faith up T.
that Providence who prcsdcs over the dostinie
Of men and governments we will surely tri
umph and come out Of our trials wiser an
better people. +. W. PICkENS.
Arrival Of the Champion,
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