Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-01-23
Legislative.

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.ozced That it ia the sense uf this Gem
eral Assembly, that those B .ttalions in this
State which have FURNISHED company or
Companies for the organization Of the Tolun-
teer Regiment, authorized by the Convention,
may be excused if they should Mt comply
with the acquisitions of the Act passed by
ts Legislature, to organize an armed mill
tary force.
Message No. 8 Of his Excellency the Gov
ernoc was announced and read as follows:
STATE or SOUTH CAGnLlSA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Is, 1851.
70 the Members Of the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES:
have sent into the Senate nomination
ofa portion Of the officers Of the first regi-
mcnt Of enlisted men. Tue resolutions Of
the Convention, that authorized the raising
of this regiment, consider as limiting me to
one or two regiments, containing GAO men
aud eight companies, without defining any.
luluS lu.IHeE. cEudpS VIC ilot HCSN
s,othcr enlisted Regiment, and yet think
we will Dee1 two more Artillery Companies
enlisted as regulars. Tue resolutions Of tine
Convention confined me t" two Regiments Of
eight companies each and in the First Regl-
ment u,sde two of the companies artillery.
If | could have made regiment Of ten
companies, would have made four artillery
companies in il. now desire 10 raise more
Artillery Companies, and uni,r tem as a
Battalion Of Artillery, under ,h...,m,nand o!
Major, and yet in the one regiment.
The forts and fortiGcstons necessary in
this State are on large scale for our :rsour-
ces and if We are 10 garrison them, it must
be done permanently. snd for this purpose
We require Artillery Compsnies. Fer garri-
son purpose, the com panies need uot exceed
sixty men. most respectfully recommend
that authority be given me to organize two
more Artillery Companies, regularly enlisted
foc term not shorter than three years. Per.
hsps it might DO proper TO .uIist an".her
Regiment for three years, and If no, the. the
two additional Artillery Companies might be
embraced in that.
It may appear too expensive for our re-
snurces to adopt this proposition, but, in all
probability, We will soon pass into Southern
Conler!:racy. and the organization OF these
Rcsiu.u:s will be nothing More than what
will be absolutely Necessary to garrison aud
protect our extended Sea-coast, snd, under
the formation of Southern Connderacy,
they will DC transferred to the Government.
1t is plain, with the fanatical excitement pre-
vailing amongst the Northern people, that, il
we expect to preserre peace, We must be
thoroughly prepared for any issue they may
think proper to tender.
The calculation as to expenses is not worth
rno,uent's consideration, compared with the
conscious feeling Of safety arising from mill
tary organization. 4 people Sho would hes
itate to defend their rights because Of the ex
penses involved, arc not fit to be free.
F. ". PICkENS.
On motion of Mr.. Fsrrow, The Message
was referred to tic Committe, on the Mill
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