Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-12-02

,c.ts du,y h.s peen most satisfactorily >p-r
formed. | have also been onal,ed recently,
.. Inc request of GI-,rror Vanca; to send Que
c,mnany, Captain B1yki.'s, intos NortheCsr-
Eo,ina, where it hiss rendered most efficient
services, a. .ill be seen byareference 10 the
report ofthe Captain, eud General Fancss
order returning them to thsir orn State, cop
ics Of wtich me herewith transmitted. His
eom:lsnds engaged and REFUSED q force larger
thaA bio own, Captain Dojkin having two
men wounded, one probably MORALLY.
L herewith 'translait a copy Of the able Ind
satisfactory reportot Major Niernsee,, State
Engineer, upon tho obstruction Of the sansee,
and = battery 1t Tsber's PoiQt, st. Mathews
Parish, 0raugvbIrg District, together with a
letter from General Beauregard ia relation
thereto. :.
Accompanying this Message, lisa report Of
ttheC ommis,ery Genaral, showing the progress
made in supervising undue distillation in the
Estate, and explaining the inability OF the State
IT, isrr.ish a. yet, whisky FIR msdicinal pur-
p5ses. Your aR pruhibiting undue disti!!s-
tisn. has contributed lszge!y towards keeping
down the price of breadsiufj, particularly! In
dian corn. If the Confederate. Government
would receive its title, and postpone impress
meats for the present, %thold-rs will not de-
stray the supplies, MORGAN they conceal them,
believe the breaIstuiEs in the country are
suIply sufficient fer the people ana the army.
The question OF conflict between the State
and Confederate Exemption Acts has been
submitted to the Courts, and am Just inform.
ed thai TIC decision of the Circuit Court is,
{" that neither the Ordnance nor the Act
,nendatory Of it.. Contemplated exemption
from any service besides Militia service in the
State. snd SO neither ia in conflict with the
l CONSUMPTION laws As said in my MESSAGE
Of Scpte,nb Der last, j think it is our true poll
CIV to qmend our exemption laws; 30 % to
make them conform as nearly "a practicable
10 those Of the Confederate government. This
nav 10 done without yielding the right OF tn"
State to exempt snah portion of. her popula-
Zion az she may choose, and when she may
choose. for police aud other p1fp' uses. 1t TIDE
C.n!edera.e Goyernlneat will put into the
i!ditae most Of he asle boGtsl Heu between
eighteen mud forty. five, now occupied as
Ia 1artorlnasters and Gommissaries' Purchasing
AGENTS, Enrolling Officers and Impresiag
Agents, and in other similar positions, the
great mass IF whose places can DO az we'll, IN
many, and in some instances, better flied by
li,abled soldiers, and tue State governments
will conform hers to-the Confederate E1-
emption Acts, the Confederate Government
can CON nland Il furce that will drive beyond
'our border. ali the armies the Abolition gov
er..ment can'congregute for the iprthQr pros
! ec,sion ofthis unholy war. Your attention
is invited 10 the vieEs ofthe AdjutAnt and ln-
.p-ctor-G suersl upon this and oVaer subjects
| referred to, IN his rep ,rt accompanying this
Message. :,
| alsn ask year attention to the following
exemption cisus, in cur Own isw "Tha ah
GERS, AID as mary employees of each Rail.
road Company a. the President Or Superin-
sendent may certify to be necessary to the
efficient coaduct Of its business; Prouidsd,
that 1t is also Certified that the duty Of said
cualoyees cannot be discharged by slaves"
do not know that thnse officers have abused
this trust. Such power should not be lodged
Nth any Que who is rot directly connected
with the administration Of the government.
The fl ,al decision SHOULD be lcti with the Ex-
| ecu,ive, or the Aajutant General.
The permission of substitutioas is suited 70
\ war in which a-sna'! proportion of the aruis-
bearing population is required for the fi=ld,-
not to q war which uiaJ sooner or later re-
Quite vi tldU WibllOh w w.
| 8 ,onldrr I'll; musket and especially is it un-
,ui,cd tor prescription system which purports
=, take Nil ABLE bDdisd men between giyHn
ares: You have wi ely declared those having
substitutes in Confederate, service still Liable
10 State service. The time, | suggest, has ar
r we'd when all laws, VIII .rher State or Confed
ste, allowing aubstitu i'm, shruld be ren"ai
I'd. Iney Operate in favur of y class tilan
whom none have a deeper interest in tie sue
c:ss az the cause.
The State owes no higher ohligeion grow
INC out If this war than TO project every SOL
i,rrat family against want; and to Effect this
it is the .du:y To the L. ~gislsture 10 increase
the appropriation II he dist!ihuted By the
Soliiers' Boards ol Il lief to any amount re,
,m;siie and if necessary, to raise the taxes
ior that purpose. And these taxes .hou!d, at
! mis- time, DE levied rp,a incomes.
Ut she fund appropriated for The Military
,lef,uce OF the Safe, less than one ha'f has
| * Ell expended. rlr six months State troops
Saving zone into Crn!ed-ra'e service, aud
the ex.gauci.s, Though threatening, not haT-
ing required the cAlliGg out of-the militia, the
exy.n.:itu.es have bee "a. lar less than way an
ticipaled. | HIave dIr.cied the Auditor TO
obtain estimates froEi all the departments for
the next y.ar, which ! will send in US soon as
completed.
Upon this, the Qn'rtermaster Generals
Department, aud other SUBJECTS reported upon,
| cal Our attention thctull aud satisfacto'
rv report Of tile State AUDITOR. The arduous
duties of this officer have been faithfully and
ably performed. Under, as thiuk, a ulista-
ken view, much Of bis, salary has been expon-
dcl for what ! can scarcely suppose it was
the expectstionef tie Legislature it would be.
| Such an ofTser at this time. 10 indispensable,
but his labors are roo. great for one person.
Ore assistant, and for : short periodtwn, have
been found necessary for the accomplishment
of tie work. l recommend that an assistant
be allowed, with "a competent salary,
To the reports of Je Auditor and the Com
mi-sary General, refer you,f for information
as to what has been. done in procuring and
distributing wool and co:.on cards, aud The
proanrement of card making machines. 1Lis
much to be regretted that these articles could