Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-13
Governors Message.
qlemen ofMe Senate and

House Of Representatives.:
You have been called together for the pur-
pose Of appointing electors Of President and
Vice President of these Contedcratcl States,
which las to be dUne on the first V cdncSdnY
in this month.
In addition to this, desire to call Your at
tontion 10 the present state Of our military
organization. From the pressing emergency
Of the war, so many troops have been called
into active service that the remainder Of our
population, fit for military duty, is left in a
state of comparative diSorganization.
Under the late act Of eighteen hundred and
sixty, volunteer regiments were forIued out of
the old II i:itia battalions and, in many parts
of the State, the officers Of beat companies,
bat.aliuns aud regiments have entered the
new volunteer organizations, and have been
mustered into Confederate service.
Under this act Of eighteen hundred aud
sixty, eleven full regiments have been formed
for twelve months. The Convention also
raised one regiment for six months. Under
Confederate authority, a full and most cfli
cicnt legion has, likewise, been mustered into
service. Under special requisition from the
President ofthe Confederate States, two regi-
ments were raised for and during the war.
Eleven of these regiments are now III Wig n
Zone other having served its time and been
tlisLanled, and three on cur own se't.coast-
in nil fifteen. have also recently mustered
into Confederate service, by special relul>-
ton from tie President, four more full regI.
menis, for aud during the war, with four cay.
airy and two light artillery companies. We
have, moreover, !. regiment OF infantry and a
battalion Of regular enlisted forces. lhcse
will make au aggregate OF something more
than nineteen Thousand nicu uow - actual
service. Besides this, have the troops ol
the city Of Charleston, with force Of mnrc
than three thousand effective ncn, placed on
q war fOp,ing, and held as reserve, armed
and equipped, ready for any emergency. We
have, in addition, tweuty.one companies G!
cavalry aud mounted men in the Sea coast
parishes Of Charleston, Beaufort, Colleton and
Gccrgetown, held ready for immediate ser.
vice. These were first raised under special
resolutions Of the Convention, and are limited
to ten days after the adjournment Of the reg
uar session Of the Legislature. l suggest
that you make. the organization more pelma-
nent.
authorized an independent brigade in the
eastern districts, towards the coast, ol guerilla
formation, furnishing their own arms, aud
prepared to act in tho most efficient manner
and well acquainted with tho peculiar conlot-
nation Of that portion of the couutry. his
was set On foot By an experienced and ener-
gctc officer, and will embrace, perhaps, some
three thousand men. recon- mend it to your
early attention, and think it might be con-
lilrncl lis legal organization, at least ior
and during The war. The country is peculiar,
and requires IL native local force Of that kind
to give efficiency to its defence, and this is on
plan least expensive to the State. These
remarks al, also applicable to the twenty-onc
mounted companies Of the sea- coast.
recommend that there be Immediately a
new military organization throughout The
State. and suppose that new resimenta'
lines will have to be made in parts of tue
country. would urge that all field officers
be appointed by the Lex i'lature, or ny tue
Governor, with the advice and consent of tue
Senate.
The fourth brigade of the second division
might properly remain as it is, as tar as
Charles ton is concerned. Their organization
has not been SO much deranged by their Off
GERS and men volunteering, and being mus,
tered into new and other services.
It's essential that the Legislature shall
take this whole matter up as soon as possible,
and give efficiency and stability 10 general
system, calculated to bring all the reserves Of
the State into immediate organization.
There is great pressure upon our resources
at present. but, if possible, l would recon-