The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Interesting Southern News.
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR PICxENS or SOUTH
CAROLINA.


MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR PICXENS or SOUTH
CAROLINA.
INCIDENTS OF rHE LEEsBURa BATTLE AND
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The capture of Beaufort puts US in pos.
session of large amount OF Southern news
of interest 10 all. We CLEAN the following,
commencing with extracts from the late
Message of Gov. Pickens OF South Caro-.
lima:
MILITARY MATTERS.
Idesire to call your attention to the pre-.
sent state of our military organization.
From the pressing emergency of the war 80
many troops have been called into active
service, that the remainder of our popula
ton, tit for military duty, is left in state
of Reorganization.
We have an aggregate of something
more than nineteen thousand men now in
actual service. Besides this 1 have the
troops Of the city of Charleston, with force
of more than three thousand effective men,
placed on a war footing and held as re.
serve, armed and equipped, ready for any
emergency. We have in addition, twenty
one companies Of cavalry and mounted men
in the seacoast parishes OF Charleston,
Beaufort, Colleton and Georgetown, held
ready for immediate service.
1t is of great importance that our regu'
lar enlisted troops shall be re enlisted for
the war. They are now only for twelve
months, and we cannot dispense with their
important services in our coast garris0ns.
Besides, the experience of their thorough
bred officers is invaluable and ought to be
secured permanently.
Most of our volunteer regiments now in
Virginia are only for twelve months, and l
suggest that provision be made to secure, if
possible, their continuance in service for
three years or for the war.
After the extreme suffering of our brave
troops in Virginia, l directed, on the 9th of
August last, twenty thousand dollars to be
deposited in a bank at Richmond for the
relief of the sick and wounded. also put
into the hands of the Colonels of the two
first regiments sent to Virginia two thou
sand dollars each Tor any extra necessities
that might be required for their regiments.
l also deposited in the hands of the
Quartermaster of General Bonham's staff
five thousand dollars for immediate wants.
| was called on under sudden and extraOr>
binary circumstances to send troops to
Virginia, and as there was then no general
organization of any kind, thought it right
that those whom / sent out of the State
should not suffer for anything. also sent
on twenty thousand dollars to pay our first
regiment of volunteers in Richmond. In
all these matters l trust to receive your d.
rect sanction.
Since Fort -Sumpter has been put in
complete order, with all the guns for the
first time mounted, it entirely commands,
not only the harbor of Charleston and its
entrance, but Fort Moultrie, and therefore
the possession of this latter fortress is not
at all essential to the Confederate Govern
ment.
THE FREE BLACKS.
1t is source of great s,tisfaction to me
to draw your attention to the fact that all
classes of our people, without exception
have been loyal and devoted to the State
in this her day OF trial, and among them l
would particularly say that the free people
of color have done their duty also. At an
important time last spring, when the whole
of our population were intensely excited,
from Columbia, and Charleston, and else~
where, they formally offered their services
to me, to act in any capacity in which they
might serve their State. They were, in
many instances, employed. l TRUST the day
is far distant when this State will refuse to
extend her guardian protection to this un-
fortunate and helpless class OF our people.
DIFFERENCE WITH THE CONFEDERATE G0v~
ERNMENT.
In addition to the difficulties that war
always brings upon country we labor at
this time under stringent pressure from the
sale OF all productions tor expectation being
suspended. Our banks are banks both OF
discount and circulation, and particularly
they hold the only circulating medium
They suspended the redemption OF their
bills issued. The Legislature legallzed that
suspension. Then, If their Issues are con
tracted, and circulation withdrawn, the diff
iculty of paying debts and meeting taxa
ton becomes greatly increased. Ii would
seem that under such circumstances, where
the Legislature have nterposed to relieve
the banks from tue obligation to pay their
notes, some course ought TO be adopted, if
consistent with safe precedent to protect
the people also from the temporary Difficult
ties by which VT are surrounded All tam
periDg of aDy kind with produce by gov
eminent, in any shape or form, is generally
unwise and unjust. Ii anything OF the
kind is ever to be done, let it be done oy
the State governments rather than by the
general or Confederate government, for all
power not Expressly granted is reserved to
the States. The exercise by the Confeder-
ate government of any power not expressly
granted is not only without authority, but.
on so vital point, it is dangerous, as CAL
cuated, if habitually acted upon, to affect
deeply the distribution of wealth and the
interests of productive labor. If anything
is done it should be done by the States
and suggest that, perhaps, as we have a
State institution, it might be used to ad.
vance on produce one>half OF it's value,
upon receipts for the same being deposited,
with view to give lien to secure the
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