Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23
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In the House, on Wednesday, the 10th
inst, Mr.. JENNINGS offered the following
Resolution. which was agreed TO, and ordered
for consideration on Thursday:
Re>olced, That it is the snnse nf this Gen
era Assembly, that those B .tta!ons in this
State which have ;urn,shed company or
Companies for the organization of the folun-
teer Regiment, authorized by the Convention,
may be excused if they should Mt comply
with the acquisitions Of the Act passed by
t'is Legislature, to organize an armed mill
tary force.
Message No. 8 Of his Excellency the Gov
ernoc was announced and read az follows:
STATE or SourK CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is, 1861.
To the Members Of tie Senate and House q
Representatives.:
have sent into the Senate nomination
Of a portion OF the officers Of the first regi-
nens Of enlisted men. Tie resolutions OF
the Convention, that authorized the raising
of this regiment, consider as limiting me to
one or two regiments, containing GAO men
and eight companies, without defining any.
thing further. Perhaps we msy not need
s"othcr enlisted Regiment, and yet think
we will need two more Artillery Companies
enlisted ~ regulars. The resolutions Of the
Convention confined me t" TWO Regiments Of
eight companies EACH; and in the First Regl-
ment usde two of the compsuies artillery.
If | could have made regiment Of ten
companies, I would have ,nsde four artillery
companies in it, now desire ia raise more
Artillery Companies, and uuiir item as
Battalion Of Artillery, under ,h.. command 0!
o Major, and yet in the one regiment.
The forts and fortiGcations necessary in
this State are On large scale for our :.sour-
ces, and if We are To garrison them, it must
be done permanently, aud to- this purpose
We require Artillery Companies. Fer gsrri-
son purposes, the companies need not exceed
sixty men. most respectfully recommend
that authority be given me 20 organize two
more Artillery Companies, regularly enlisted
for term not shorter than three years. Per.
hsp9 it might 10 prowr to .uist another
Regiment Tor three years, and if so, then the
two additional Artillery Companies might be
embraced in that.
It may appear too expensive for our re.
sourcsS to adopt this proposition, but, in all
probability, We will soon pass into Southern
Coaie!.racv. and the organization OF these
Regiments will be nothing more than what
will bc absolutely necessary to garrison and
protect our extended sea-coast, anu, under
the formation of Southern Confedcracy.
they will DC transferred to the Government
1t is plain, with the fanatical oxci,emcn, pre-
vailng amongst the Northern people, that, il
We expect to preserve peace, We must be
thoroughly prepared for any issue they may
think proper to tender.
The calculation as to expenses is not worth
no,uent's consideration, compared with the
conscious feeling Of safety arising from nili.
tary organization. 4 people who would he's
itate to defend their rights because Of the ex
penscs involved, arc not fit to be free.
F. ". PICkENS.
On motion of Mr.. Farrow, The Message
was referred to tic Commitie, on tho Mill;
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