Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-10-15
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- From the Lancaster Ledger
Mr. Editor: :It was hoped that after
the passage of the ; Conscript Act by
Congress, which virtually abolishes this
LIST Corps of Reserves, that the Cover
nor. and Council would eountermand
that most unreasonable order toareyieW
this Corps, But the last Columbia pa
pers announce that Governor Piekens
had left there to review the different
Regiments consisting the 1st; Corps Of
Reserves: =: So that. the Governor and
Council are proceeding just asSthough
no Confederate law had been PASSED.
which in effect disorganizes the whole
corps. If no Confederate law had been
passed, and It were fixed beyond con-
tingency that this 1st Corps we're fo:bs
retained expressly fol. State defence,
even then, this order for but one day
would be a5sald, but now that Congress
has passed a law conscripting up to 45,
to persist in this order amounts to the
most stupendous folly. I have been
taught in early life that true patriotism
consisted in opposing tyrants and ops
preston, and / see nothing in mature
age to change the theory Of the teach
ing. What possible good can result
from this mock show of heroism? If
ambitious men and officers could be
gratifed without so greatia sacrifice Of
time, which to the pooR soldier IS OF
such vital Importance at this busy gath
efmg season, + would like very much
to crafty them. IF men are so deter
mined on going through the forms Of
battle why don't they insist on being
sent where they can get a glimpse of
thereality If the. emergency is, upon
us that every man up to- As is required
TO take the, field, L think they will 60
without a murmur. But to- drag men
from their business, a distance Of from
40 to 20 miles. Many ofthem, if they
obey the order, will be absent for FIVE
days, Must he be compelled to- cook
up bis rations for FIVE days and put his
KNAPP sack on his back and march on
foot this distance Forswhatis hesor-
dered !? to meet o hostile column of
Yankees, ' :hohsye landed and march
ing inla. 4, and must be met at Camden
on the 21st :instantf. Oris thersa aser-
vile insurrection discovered and which
threatens to deyastate the. country. @
No, the order contemplates no, such, e e
mergency as either Of these. What
then, pray, are men ordered to take
upon themselves these onerous duties
for2 The different Regiments Of the
1st Corps are toSbe formed in line Of
battle, and the stereotyped words sBat-
tallion prepare for aaRsuteipes,,"' !" &c.
&C., and possibly at The. close Of these
services tie different Regiments viii be
called on to stand in column closed II
mass, and listen to a stereotyped mih--
tary speech. Will men submit to this
sort Of solemn mockery, when there is
8 stern reality in the country? Il we
have an efficient Government tat Rich
mond, which believe none doubts ex7
cept this Council, let us give that Gov
ernment our hearty support, How ab.
surd the idea Of keeping up 50 50 many /,
separate independent governments in
the same Confedefacy. If the Davis
government is equal to the emergencies,
why SGT up another one in opposition to
It, and which must necessarily run into
collision With it? Governor Pickeps
and the Executive Council, ] think viii
admit as reasonable men, that theyhaYe
just as. much legal right to order, cat
ten Regiments attachedto Beaure gard s
command, or to General Bragg's, or
Kirby Smiths, and Review them, as
they have to order out and review these
Reserves, who. are now conscripted and
subject to the order of the, President,
and Will they still persist in the order
AGAINST light and reason? IF they find
the people in open rebellion against
their. usurpations, who will posterity
blame for It IF this Council wish to do
something which will immortalize them
before they are .tanctals c6cijo let them
countermand this order for review and
turn their attention vigorously to pro-
curing arms and ammunition to repen
an insurrection, and distribute them a
mong the reserves proper, placingsthem
in the hands of the Militia Colonels, Ia
king their receipts for, them,; to be
used only in case of invasion or insur-
rection. IF one half Of the money which
has been spent by this Councilein pub
fishing their. worse than useless, or
dinances and resolutions had been
spent in this way the State to day
would have been in respectable posi-.
.tion to have defended, herself. But
what is the fact, here we are. to day
well nigh atthe close of the second year
of the war, with the little army Of
State, which is the pet and pride Of the
Governor and Council, ordered out
for review without arms and amrnu-
milton. When this little army is re-