Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-01
SOUTU CAROLINA.

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| ANNUAL Mrss.oE OF Tus GarERsos-H VI,
oxtract some passages from Gov. B,eham''
Message, bearing ucon Confederate affairs
The tone of the Message. the topics trea'el in
it, and the mode Of treating them, are entire
Y warlike:
The question of conflict between the STATE
md Confederate Exemption Acts has er.
submitted t, the Courts. and l am just in
f,rmed that the decision of the Circuit Court
-. 'that neither the ordnance nor the act
,mendatory f it, contemplated exemption
rrnn, anv service besides mil;'ia service in the
State, and So neither is in conflict with the
cons,riprion laws" A. I said in nv meSsag"
of September ast think it ia our trne poli,y
10 srnend our exemption laws. so n to maxi
them confirm ~ nearly as practicable to th"se
of the Confederate Government. This may BE-
lone without yielding tn" right of the State
sn exempt such portion of her population a..
she may choose, and when she my ch"nse. for
police md other purposes. If the Cnn'ede,
r:sc Government will put irto the field the
NJ st If the able bodied men between e;gh'een
and f.rty FIVE, now occupied as QIartermas
ters' ana C,mmissaries' purchasing agents,
enrolling officers and impress;ng agents,
and in 9th similar positions, the grra
mass of whose places can be ns " II. in many
and, in some instances, better filled by
disabled soldiers ard the State government $
will cinfnrm theirs to the Coz ftd"rate Ex.
emption Acts, the Confederate Government,
can command force that will drive beyond
our horders all the armies the Abolition Cow
eminent can congregate for the further prose.
eu.ion Of this unhnly war. Ymr attention is
invited to the views IF the A ju'anr and ~
-pector Generals upon this and other subjects
referred to in lis report accompanying this
message.
|. also ask your attention to the following
xanptlon causein our own law i: the ,ii.
..ers; and as many employees Of each Railroad
Company, as the President or Superintendent
NAV certify to be necessary to the csriert
conduct of its business: Poridea that i: i.
aIsn certified that the duty of said employee 5
cannot be discharged by slaves" I do, no.
know that these Officers have abused This
;rnst. Such power should not he lodged with
any one who is not directly conneGIed with
she administration Of the government The
final deci:si IN should he left with tho Execu>
IKE. nr tba AJjutsot &c: eral -: -
The permission OF sub stitution isi suited to q
var in whirh a small proportion Of the arms
bearing population is required for the field
not TO q war which may sooner or later require
everv man, without reference to age. to
oh ulder his mu-ket; and especially is it
unsul.ed to CONSUMPTION system which pur-
ports tn take all able bodied men between z v
an ages. Y"u hare wisely de Jared thnsc
hnyi,.g substitutes in C'nfederate service still
lmble t. Suite servIe. Tho time. .ugge +,
has arrived when all laws, whether State or
C ,nfeaerste allowing substitution, should he
repealed. Thy operate in favor of n rlasa.
that whom n ne have deeper intere-t in the
success of the cause.
The State. owes no higher obligation grow
ing ~ IF this war than IN protect every sell
der's family against want; and tn etfe"t this,
It is the duty Of the Legislature to increase the
approximation, to he distributed by the Sol.
d ers' Boards of Relief to any amount reqni>
site and. if necessary. to raise the taxes fur
that purpose and these taxes should, a. this
time, be levied upon incomes.
The Citadel and Arsenal Academies are in
a furnishing condition, and ut this ijuncture,
nre the mist suitable institutions FIR training
tho Youths OF our Sta.e. comment. them.
earnestly to your care and encouragement.
I transmit topics of a communication from
II N: james A. Seldom, Secretary of War. az
knowloiging the receipt of your resolution Of
S-ntember, in reference to imrrcssmentS.
There have certainly been many irregularities
on the part Of government officials. in the es.
ecuti n of the law; bnt tits hoped the orders
Of the War D,partment, recently published,
NAV prevent them in future.
In eompliencs with the resolutions Of your
Houses. at your last session, upon the subject
II iurloughs 10 the six months troops, for the
surpass II gathering tkek crops End sewing