Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 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, frst-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 same category with her sister
States, in sustaining the war. Our authorities had
however called out larger number oftwelvenonths
Volunteers than President Davis found he could use
at present, with proper regard to economy. The
Convention, therefore, after rendering 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 u months
volunteers instead of disbanding the rest some
seem to suppose, or making it absolutely necessary
for them to be disbanded at ALL first left the dspo-
stion 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:
Gully 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.
l read it over and over again, to find, if it were
discoverable, why the Goth of August was fixed for
the disbandng 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 US see. Is this its whole purport, as will
state its principal provisions as understand them,
thus, to-wit:
l. Ten QO Regiments of State Troops for the
par are to be raised
2. Six (6) Regiments of IL months Volunteers
WILDE accepted by the Confederate Government.
8. The other fourteen QD Regiments of twelve
months volunteers, authorized BY the act to raise
twenty (20) Regiments, are still authorized to be
raised and mustered into the service of the State
ootanteer 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 of them will be under the direction of the Elk
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 tt
dispose Of these regiments when formed before thu
18th of August when the Legislature is to meet, il
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 (ant
though so formed next week or any time soon) unit
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 thu
Confederate States; and so the Legislature will ap
prove or disapprove of such disposition intermeoi
ately, as may have been made by the Executive, o
such companies as the Confederate States may hav
refused"
L.