Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-26
The Legislature.

III mo oth ThcSsdSS, us lOiiOWS:
/ have sent into the Senate a nomination of n
portion of the officers of the First Regiment of
enlisted men. The resolutions Of the Conyen.
ton, that authorized the raising of this repi.
ment, L consider as limiting me to one or two
regiments. containing GAO men and eight com
panies, without defining anything further. Per
haps we may not need another enlisted Regi-
ment. and yct think we will need two more
Artillery Companies enlisted as regulars. The
resolutions Of the Convention confined me to
two Regiments of eight companies each and
In the First Regiment made two of the compa-
mes artillery. If i could have made n regiment
of ten companies / would have made four artil.
lery companies in it. i now desire to raise two
more Artillery Companies. and unite them as n
Battalion Of Artillery, under the command of o
major.
The forts and fortiGcations necessary in this
State are on large scale for our resources, and
if we are to garrison them it must be done per-
manently, and for this purpose we require Ar
tllery Companies. For garrison purposes the
Companies need not exceed sixty men. most
respectfully recommend that authority be given
me to organize two more Artillery Companies,
regularly enlisted for term not shorter than
three years. Perhaps it mi ght be proper to en-
list another Regiment for three years and if so,
then the two additional Artillery Companies
might be embraced in that.
1t may appear too expensive for our rcsour-
ces to adopt this proposition, but in all proba.
bilty, we will soon pass into q Southern Con-
fedcracy, and the organization of these Rcgi-
ments will be nothing more than what will be
absolutely necessary to garrison and protect our
extended sea coast and, under the formation of
Southern COnfederacy, they will be transfcrr-
cd to the Government 1t is plain, with the IA
natical excitement prevailing amongst the Nor
thern people, that. if we expect to preserve
peace. we must be thoroughly prepared for any
issue they may think proper to tender
The calculation n Z q is mol worth n
moments consideration compared with the con
scOns feeling of safety arising from military or
ganization. A people who would Hesitate to de-
fend their rights because of the expenses invol-
we'd are not fit to be free.
The Senate, on the 18th, passed bill, con.
verting the Arsenal at Columbia and the Cita-
del in Charleston into Military Schools. giving
their professors military rank.
The house passed a bill to establish n corps
Of Military Engineers, at cost of Sll,500.-
Also, passed bill from the Senate, to ic!a !hc
| name and credit of the State to the Greenvile
and Columbia Railroad Company in the adjust
mcnt of their debt
On motion of Mr.. PuLLIAM the House pro-
ceedcd to the consideration of the report of the
Committee on Claims, on the petition of sundry
citizens of Pickens District, praying that JoHN
CALVIN McDANIEL he placed the pension
roll The repor being uniavorable.
Mr.. PULLIAM moved to amend it so that the
| name of this person would he placed on the
pension roll Mt the rate of $50 per annum, du-
ring the remainder of his life. The amendment
was agreed to, and the report as amended was
adopted.
The bill for the relief of debtors was taken
up; and after much discussion fur and against
the measure it was passed yeas CO. nays 80.
The members from Pickcns voted for the bill.
Both houses of the Legislature have adopted
a resolution to adjourn on Thursday the 24th
instant.
The bill to raise supplies has been reported,
but, at our latest dates. had not been perfected.
The taxes are very materially increased Tax
on lands are nearly tribbed; on slaves, 81 co
each 500 on circus exhibitions u per cent
on all interest made $3.50 on carriages; 81 %
on bugGies $l.00 gold Watches so cents
on silver watches: 25 cents on packs of cards
sold; SIS distlleries fees of all district Off
ces taxed; together with many other items
not here enumerated. The intention is, to
raise 81 ,GIT.4S6. We will publish the act when
it comes ~ hand.
On account of the absence of the Speaker
QIon. JAMES SIMoNS) from indispositon, r. b.
BoYLEsToN, Esq. has been elected Speaker,
pro tenn.
The following has been adopted by the House
and sent to the Senate:
Whereas, in consideration of the fact that
the Commissioners Of the Poor Roads, Bridges
Ferries, and Public Buildings, of the Districts
and Parishes throughout the State, arc rcquir
ed by law to meet on the first Monday in Janu
ary, and make such assessments upon the gene
raj tax as may be necessary to supply the wants
of their various Boards; and as the exigences
Of the present crisis have made it necessary t,
increase the general tax TO Il considerable ex
tent. by which the assessments of the various
Boards aforesaid will far ovcrrun the amour
necessary to supply their wants it is Therefore
Resotced, That the Commissioners Of thu
Poor, Roads, Bridges and Ferries, and Public
Buildings, for the various Districts and Parish
es throughout the State. be required to meet il
their ordinary capacity, on or by the first Mon
day in March next, to make such reassessmen
as may be necessary to raise supplies to NEE
their various wants.
Young Volunteers.