The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-11-19

COLUMBIA, November Z, 1862.
M HEREAS the two Acts Of C5nscrip
w ton passed by Congress nave desig
mated fer Confederate service all from Ugh
teen up I" f"riv five, and the President has,
under ih"se Act~, actually raliei for all up
TO forty and whereas he has agreed TO ac
cepi, for temporary service or our coast
eight Of the Regiments formed from our
First Corps Of State Reserves, and by thus
accepting them has, Cor the period OF ninety
dnrs. exempted all IN those Regiments who
Were liable to conscription and whrr.as
This has dernnged our Whole orgnuiza,iun of
reserve Stale fo.ces, and il il therefore nee.
ess"ry that there shall he n further and i'm
'ntdiat" organization made for the internal
d-frnce and puc" Of the State:
No'o knor ye, tha, |, FR NNClS w PICK
EMS, Governor and COMMANDMENT Chief in
ana over The State Of Souh Carolina. do
hereby call upon al officer, and good eli
Zrhs 10 obey and enforce the resolutions Of
this dat" hrreumto annexed.
Gen Beaursgard has made m urgent ap
peal that The eight Regiments Of Reserves
recently ordered out SHALL be SEM forward
nj ns early day n possible, and | do here
ov call upon the officers who command
those Regiments 10 bring them forward, as
4urr- that they should report for dury at
the earliest possible moment to the Conied
crate Generals IN command Our Stat. il
threatened. and our honor requires tia; eve,
y M. shall do his duty All personal
feelings must be lost sight Of and forgot.
Ten ~ the present emergency. Let there
be no delay.
la relation to the police and internal safe
" "t the State, trust thai every man will
be t"rthwIth prepared to guard and protect
the helpless and innocent from any of lh,.
"rc"'tul Consequences which our brutal
enemies seem determined to iuanuurate ON
or before the iirst OF January next. With
'hIs view, urgt all between the uuc. OF
-lk'eeh nnd sky hive TO enroll themselves
according 10 the resolutions hercunto n,
Iachrd.
All persons who may be taken in any NJ.
'empts /" produce disturbance amongst our
s'"'eS or Resistance TO their masters. whrih
rr under commission or by orders from
U"iied States authority or not, shall br. II
arrested 10y nnt Stale troops or State police.
handed over /" the authorities Of the Stat,
alone, To br dealt with us feons. rhrr,
never has been any period when our slaves
We're generally more peaccabl- and proper
" diSpUscd than at present. and trust that
II" undue suspicion Ur VI found,d d rumors
Will receive any has,y crrdrurt. d. not
expect anything ser Gus fom The infamous
measures aiiudrd 10, but We uw. il To our
families and 1" the cuuntiy 10 be active and
guarded For the next three months let
u" :I,iI"n of South Carolina be careless nr
unprcparrd Let all the District Guards
and police referred To in tn" resolutions be
low II" immediately and lhorougnl, organ
i@cu Let t"ere te u universal fee iny If
safety consequent upon strrt organic ,iinn
and Ihor"ugn PREPARATION In these peril
ou" lines. let there be no dis,cn-inu or
compliant at any temporary iuc"n, .nience
ar at any orders that mny appear, u, hr-t
unnecessary. Let the men of age and worth
step forward and set cNampIcs that al will
feel and respect, The strength of The com
munliy consists IN strict nbe !ience to or
d"rS nnd I" dr-cIphnr We have 40 time
I" ca,il l":! every man sleep bv his ar
NOR There will be 40 danger unless from
carrie>>ncs, and neglect oi duty Let the
whole State, with one vo;cr, rise to the
emergency, and We are safe from nuy for
-ign ~ d 'm.stic Zoe
Given under my hand and the grra, seal Of
III" State, at Columbia, tni> the 7th da,
"f Novr'nr"r, Ia the year of our .nrd one
th"usnrd eigh: hundred aud sIy two.
'nh ~ the rIgh'N seventh ear ( the sOv.
erelgniy and Independence o' The Stu.e
OF South Carolina.
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