Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-11
than appointing from the many applicant.
who we're impatientiy awaiting the appoint

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times; salaries Of $3.50 are raised to $1,000,
those of $1,000 to $500, &c. TO-, and yet
there are many fully as efficient, who are
almost begging their bread, willing to have
taken on themselves the services at the old
prices, even should the extortion bill prove
failure, as the extension of the salaries OF
the depreciation Of q guaranteed currency
! would indicate.
Our General Legislature has also ap-
pointed an Ordnance Officer and Clerk ;
and gone into the construction of Gunboats,
[by appointing Commission. Such Mill.
tary Board was hardly provided for BY the
Constitution, or even in the Imagination Of
the Council of Five.
The Military bill has passed, but I CUES.
ton whether members will recognize it in
printed form. Think 1S to SO is the term
of service and Oyerseers of certain num-
ber of negroes are exempted, as before.
All claims for payment Of the value Of
negroes who have or may die from disease
on or contracted while working on the coast,
are to be submitted to the Auditor, Mr..
James Upper, who is authorized to pay
the same, and call for such testimony as he
may think necessary, and report to the next
Assembly; besides taking the necessary
steps to have the same claims presented to
the Confederate Government.
a bill to prohibit the sale Of spurious
liquors in less quantity than three gallons
during the war, was brought up in the
House, but the day being sleety, and the
article at SIS bottle, the members rejected
it by vote of 4s to As. What becomes Of
the existing license law !?
The election for Representatives to Con.
gress will be held on the Tuesday after the
second Monday in October next-the re-
turns to be made at Columbia, within twen-
ty days thereafter. .
The Committe on the Military made q
report on petition from Marion District,
which was adopted, in which occurs the
following resolution:
stResoz0ed, That If in that, or any other
section, there has been manifested an un-
willingness to obey calls for troops for State
service, it was from no disregard to the
sovereignty Of the State, nor because sthe
spirit was wanting" but from conviction,
common to many of the citizens of the State,
that the extraordinary authority by which
the calls were made was unconstitutional
and oppressive"
The above is applicable to the lst Corps of
Reserves throughout the State. There was
no esprit wanting" but determination to
fulfil their duty to the State, under all its
laws and acquisitions. The election Of the
Field Officers was right conceded to them
by the Legislature; and it was not until af-
ter the right was again taken from them by
military authority that they became dissat.
isfed. The expected attack on Charleston
has reconclled them now to their oontinu.
auce in service, after the expiration Of their
NINETY days until "farther notice." but have
they not ground Of complaint, those cf them
who have received no pay, no commutation
money-no furloughs ? The 9Th regiment,
COL Witherspoou, at Georgetown, were
paid off and discharged on the I'd instant ;;
also that of Coils. Cash and Williams. Col.
Wilson's regiment has been shorn Of its
eonscripts, and those over 40 pressed in-
the 9th, Col. Secrest, is at Poootaligo, with
our detachment here, aoundering like rud-
derless craft, the "Colonel" being off in
Mississippi the last seven weeks. We have
no orders now, except to guard the Yam
KEGS, and no prospect Of getting home, un-
til Gen. Beauregard gives US through the
9Th ssfurther notice." or Governor Ronham
acts on the following resolutions
"Resolved, unanimaously, that the three
Regiments of Reserves, now at or near Po-
cotaligo, in view of the apparent necessity,
be requested by the Governor to continue
in service for thirty days, unless sooner dis
charged, and thathe communicate the same
as the wish of1his Legislature.
Resolcea, unanimously, That the Cover
nor be authorized to receive any or all of
the eleven Reserve regiments as volunteers
for period of thirty days, unless sooner
discharged.
Mr. Darlington offered the following as
an additional resolution, which was agreed
to:
Resolced, That in consideration of the
services Of which those persons, who are IL
able to conscription under the late call of
the President of the Confederate States,
have already performed in these regiments,
and may hereafter under the call authorized
to be made by the Governor, it is the opiu.
ion of, this General Assembly that they
should not be assigned to duty as conscripts