The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-14
BY THE COVER.
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, November 4, 1862.
w HEREAS the two Acts of Conscription
w passed by Congress have designated fol
Confederate service all from eighteen up to
forty-five, and the President haS under these
Acts actually called for all up to forty; and
whereas he has agreed to accept, for temporary
service On our coast, eight of the Regiments
formed from our First Corps of State Reserves
and by thus accepting them has, for the period
of ninety days, exempted all in those Regi.
ments who were liable to conscription; and
whereas this has derangcd our whole orgsniza-
ton of reserve State forces, and it j. therefore
necessary that there shall be further and
immediate organization made for the internal
defence and police of the States:
Noso. knrso ye, that I, FRANCIS w. PICK
EMS, Governor and Commander-iu-Chef in
and over the Stale Of South Carolina, do
hereby call upon all officers and good citizens
10 obey and enforce the resolutions of this
date hereunto annexed.
t;cn. Beauregard has made IN urgent appeal
that the eight Regiments OF Reserves recently
ordered out shall bc sent forward at as early !,
day MS possible, and do hereby call upon the
officers WHO command those Regiments to bring
them forward, as the defence of their State
aud country requircrs That they should report
for duty at the earliest possible moment to the
Confederate Generals in command. Our State
is threatened. and Our honor requires that
every man shall do his duty. All personal
feelings must be Iosi sight Of and forgotten in
tho present emergency. Let there hc no de-
lay. gr
In relation TO the police aud internal safety
OF the State, trust that every ma" will be
forthwith prepared 10 guard and protect the
helpless and INNOCENT rom any of tho dreadful
Which our brutal enemies seem
Determined 10 inaugnratc on or before the tirs
OF January next. With This view, urge all
between tho ages OF sixteen and sixty five TO
enroll themselves accordin. to the resolutions
heleunte attached.
All persons who may be .akcn in any Mt
tempts 10 produce disturbance amongst our
slaves or resistance to their masters, whether
under commission OF by orders from Untc,l
States authority or not, shall he, it arrested hy
any State troops or State police, handed over
to ihc authorities OF ihc State alone, 10 he
dealt with as1cIons., There never has iccn
any period when onr slaves were generally
more pcaccabIc and properly disposed than al
present, and trnst that ", undue suspicion
or nnfounded rumors will receive any hasty
crrdcnre. do uot expect anything scrio,is
from the infamous measures alluded to, bnt VIC
owe Il 10 our families ami to the country to bc
active and guarded. tor the next three months
let no citizen of South Carolina be careless or
unprcpared. Let all the District guards and
police referred to in the resolutions below be
Immediately and thoroughly organized. Let
there be universal feeling OF safety conse-
qucnt upon strict organization and thorough
preparation. In these perious times, let there
be no dissersion or complaint at any tenn
porary Inconvenience or at any orders that
may appear, at first, unnecessary. Let the men
of age and worth step forward and set exam-
Piles that all will iceland respect. The strength
of the community consists in strict obedience
to orders and to discipline. We nave no time
to cavil. Let every man sleep by his armor.
There will be no danger unless from careless
ness and neglect of duty. Let the whole State,
with one voice, rise tc the emergency, and we
are safe from any foreign or domestic foe.
Given under my hand and the great seal ofthe
State, at Columbia, this the 7th day of No
vember, in the year of our Lord one thou,
sand eight hundred and sixty-two, and in
the eightyseventh year of the sovereignty
and independence Of the State of South Car
olina iVl F. w. PICKENS. 49,
1. Resolued, That the public safety imperi-
ously demands that All male white residents of