Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-07-10
The Transfer Ordinance,


1t is every way important that this Ordinance
should be fully understood and that the action of
the Confederate and State authorities under it,
should be also.
The object of the Convention in passing the ordi-
nance, as we understand it, was, first-to give the
Confederate government the fullest assurance of its
confidence and of the good faith of the State in be-
coming member of the Confederacy; secondly, to
place the conduct of the war where the Constitution
of the COnfederacy places it, and thirdly, to place
this State in the category with her sister
States, in sustaining the Our authorities had
however called out larger number oftwelve-monthS
Volunteers than President Davis found he could use
at present, with proper regard to economy. The
Convention, therefore, after rendering our troops to
the Confederate States and finding that besides the
ten regiments OF State troops the President could
only receive now six regiments Of the II months
volunteers, instead of dsbandlng the rest as some
seem to suppose or making it absolutely necessary
for them to be dsbanded at ALL first left the dispo-
sition of the residue until the 18th of August in the
hands of the Executive, and after that time to be
disposed of by the Legislature provided it should
make disposition of them by the Goth day of that
month, but in case the Legislature did not make
such disposition of them by that time then in that
event. they were to be disbanded.
This view of ours is strengthened by very salts
factory analysis of the ordinance sent us in private
note by friend and which we take the liberty Of
inserting, as follows:
'JrLY 4, 1861.
ma. HOLDEN trust this day will be illustra-
! ted by brilliant victory in this war of indepen-
dence. But that is not the idea subject that led
me to write these lines. The date reminded me of
/ THE DAY.
! What intend to write about is the ordinance to
transfer the Troops, &C. to the Confederate States
I read it over and over again, to find, if it were
dscoverable why the Goth of August was fixed for
the disbandIng of such of the Troops as might not
be accepted by the government of the Confederate
States The amendment of Mr.. Biggs of which
! you make mention in the last Standard, throws
! much light on the subject but yet with that aid
[ am not sure that the ordinance will be understood
alike by all the citizens and in all parts of the State
! Let Is this its whole purport, as | will
state its principal provisions as understand Them
| thus, towit:
| /. Ten QO) Regiments of State Troops for tie
tcdr are to be raised
! 9. Six (6) Regiments Of y months Volunteers
will be accepted by the Confederate Government
). The other fourteen Q4) Regiments of twelve
| twenty COY Regiments, are still authorized to be
raised and mustered into the service of the State
c0tuateer Militia which the Executive authority of
the State will dispose of until the Legislature meets
| on the 18th of August, and in thus disposing of
! these IA Regiments, intermedately between this
! time and the 18th day of August the Executive is
charged with the duty of offering as many of them
as may be raised for the acceptance of the Confed
crate States. If not accepted then in this case,
many ofthem will be under the direction of the Ex-
! ecutiVe as the Confederate States may refuse but
without authority in the Executive of the State to
disband them, or any one of them, when legally or
ganized though refused by the Confederate States.
remark, to elicit explanation if an wrong, in the
Sd point that if the Executive has not authority to
dispose of these regiments when formed, before the
18th of August when the Legislature is to meet it
would seem that if they be not accepted by the Con-
federate States they would have to remain at the
rendezvous where formed into Regiments, land
though so formed next week any time soon) until
| the Legislature assemblies.
| 4. The Legislature when they meet, will dispose
| of so many OF the Regiments or companies as may
then have been organized, but not accepted by the
Confederate States; and so the Legislature will ap-
prove or disapprove of such disposition intermeoi-
ately, as may have been made by the Executive, of
such companies as the Confederate States may have
! refused"