Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-16
PAYETFRVILLE, TENN sTaURsDlI MAY 49, 1851.

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!. must continue at least during thes
l. troubles, and to the heavy spprspri,
e items that yen will have necesssril
is to make, to dciray the expense ofou
q defences. a
i II, however, it should be~deemeI
a advisable that . convention: fepre
J. senting the sovereignty Of the peo
4 pie, should be called by the Genera
! Assembly, 10 preference to submit
5 ting an ordinance Of independence
/. directly to them, though deem ,h'
: latter measure more expedieni, un
, Ger the circumstances. am not pre-,
pared to Say that harmony aud una
, nimity will not thus be effected
The Senator's and r presenlatives
coming, as they Go, directly FROM
their constituents, are tie best judges
Of this measure. II cannot be re.
eardetl other than q question Of de-
tail, inasmucb IS saysry large mai
ty of the people rgard thems, Ives
rs being forever absolved from ali
Obedience to !. Government that has
fd,feleped The coldesi and most de-
iberate purpose 10 inaugnrate acivil
and sanguinary war among THIN. :
| deem it proper 20 r. mark in this
connection that the Constitution Of
the Confederate States, while tire
taips AL that is valuabla OF The Con-
stiiuiipn OF he former United States,
is an improvemen IN many essen!ial
peia,s upon that iuslrt hen., as Gen.
ceiled BY those even who were un-
friendly to The mode and manner in
which it originated.
The only additional matter to Which
| shall call !, our aitt hiion-end first
in importance is the necessity Of
such legislation as will pnt the State
npon war footing immediately
Iwill net Insult your Intelligence or
qosstiou Your Ilstfi9tis 60 iaf as 10
resort to Argument TO prove The ne
eessi'y OF this measure, bet content
ny self by recommending the pas
sage Of 3 law resulating the raising
ard thoreugh organizltion Of an ei-
ficient volunteer force for immediate
serriee, in any EN- rgency which |
may arise, and d thorough nd perfect
organization of the militia, so that in
case OF necessity the whole force Of
the State can be speedily brcught in
to acton.
In ms message to your extra ses-
sion in january last, ] laid before
you The r, port Of the Keeper OF
Public Arms, showng The number.
character and coudi'ion Of The arms
Of the State, TO which refer yoD
fer info,ma.ion ca that subject
Since that report was made i have
ordered and received az the arsenal. /
fourteen hundred Ii6rd mUskets. III
upon this subject further or more nc
curaie information is desired, il shall
be laii before you by the report Of
The proper eilicer:
j rognires no argument from ne
TO prove the absolute necessity Of an
appropriation OF sum
to thoroughly arm and equip /
sueh military force as he State may
prob.bly reed 10 The prospective
which lie before Us. In |
addition TO which, ! respectfully re-
commend that you appropriate sum
sufficient 10 provision and inain'ain I
such force as is intended fr the
field. and an am;le contingent mi.i-
,sry fund. to be subject 10 the or
der and disburs, meGt Of a Milir ~ /
Board, upder such restrictions as you
may see proper to impose, |
The establistmen. Of Military |
Board, TO consist OF at least three |
persons. and invested With power TO
make all needful rules and regula-
tions for organization and m.,iDien-
ance, ] rega'd as indisrensably nee
essary 10 perfect military organi-
zalion and equipment in the State.
aud the lact that the Legislature eau
not foreses and provide for the ssri-
Gus contingent expenses, necessarily
incidental TO a state OF War, jus.ifies
and makes necessary the contingent;
military fund referred to.
trust. gentlemen, that ] bav-
not SO Gar mistaken your intelligence
and patriotism. as TO reuder it neces-
sary that should Invoke you in the
meme Of ali that is sacred and dear
to Us as a people = even the sancti;y
| Of our domestic fresides- TO forget