Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-04-10
LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
CALLED SESSION.
FRIbAY, April B. 1863.

SENAi:s- SeHatc met at o'clock, p.
m., in accordance with the proclamation Of
/ the Governor, which was read.
On ii call Of III. roll, the following Sen
! ators.-hcing qunfun-- answered to their
! names, viz: :.
Mcs>cr<, Arthur, Barker Beatty, Brvkin
Boyle. + lis, Ga,l'ngton. Hammond, IGorc.
Houser, Johnston, w. d., Johns n, w. II.
Kvn', Lawion, Manning. MAXWELL Maz,k,
Miller, Muses., Oswald Palmer, R6bciJs,
Ware, Wilson.
/ Messages OF organization were inter
, changed bu,wcep the two houses, and a
| Committee appointed % wait upon the
, u " rnor, informing his Ex"cIiency that
! the Senate was r. adv to receive any com
mu:'icati"n he might he pleased to make.
! Whcrenpon the Govern"t sent in tle fol
/ lowing Message, which WAS read and ap-
! propria'ely referred:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
| Columbia, A:.ri 8, 1868.
Gentlemen Ct tie Senate and
House Of Representatives:
See your last adj,Ermment, mighty
STRIDE towards dcsputism has teen made hv
the Government OF the North, incit:at i've
to' Il liked purpose Oh the part If the dom
inant party, u possible, 10 conquer and
destroy thesSpulh. The sword and pu.ee
tw lecn1 1sced lnost absolu.ea a, the
disposal helspPresden', il,sl,t,er disre-
! g"ri oI the Federal Cons. lHtion, making
him virtually IA dcspot - TAR IroIi this
xring spirit OF resistance as may
have vai'.ly expected, Iron. every portion
"f the North there comes nox nothing but
the note OF preparation for vigorous pros
ccuti"n of.thc unholy war. The most
sangnIne must have ubadoned all hone OF
peace f'o" exhaustion of the encmy's men
and mea"s; OF from such reSls:aucc on Il. c
par. Of his sub j-cls, |" Llncoln's tyrannic. |
rule. With hi control OF Tie nurse, ami
lower "f drah, llre:e will he no lack of
men, for his ar.nlcs. 1t does not lccon,r
there can be no reasonable hope Of peace
with his consent, 'lun Z his term "t office.
1t "nl. re-, aims FIR the people pf this Com
trdcracy, Though themselves aud their
constituted and Confederate authorities, %
make ad' Iuat, pepara ion to repel sue
ceS>fuly The va .dal attack In Luxir
A"tll> are their own ueSlinies. WubA
country rich III all the r, sources which
constitute tie wealth of a nation, the fines,
type 1T Government that The world ever
behrli; refined, cul,iva'cd and cu!ight-
e""d prrp'e; All army pcrHaps not Sur
p;.ss.ri, n any period Of time, in all { G
qualities which make troops invm:lblc,
conlrnling Tor all that man i'll every ag.
has held Gear; it :, .i.eir nis:ion to 20 on
making every preparation, submitting
chec,fully t. every sacrifice, AMI putting
f':l-l vigorously every effort necessary to
secure the great boon which their fathers
! urint:rlcd tsIem -lndei cndcnce.
! II Is much feared, TINT while y'u ur Act
; to limit the i'r"'ncl,on of colt II TO three
I acres to the full hand will restrain such rs
ta"ng ovi i!''wing gr"naries, contemplate
, "ishi"'tling their ur,ln 'r'm marke: and
painting c,l."n almost exclusively, it has
yet Induced many, Us am irsninCl, yho
! pp'po '"h p!an' pg littic if any cotton, to
! pla t The iul! number ot acre allowed by
! law. Aud This is justified uppn th,.
ground t:'it ,orr statute is equivalent to
an announcement by The chosen Repre-
! srnla'lves # the pehrl that such n curse
Is no, unp'tIio'ic. II this feeling prevails
extensively. j, will he readily perceived
! YbAt mus' he the rrsu!.. An fertilizers
Viii be irii a., the cotton lands, to st4,4..
! '"tc them to lhe highest Production. whiI,.
! III" corn l"n'> will bc ihu; prop"rllonatc!y
imp vrrislrL. In my first Message in
JrH"ary last. in r"mnentl;ny to your ia
via. .ie r"">i'lrrn,i II he u. orgia law. |
irr'iIiInru i.r! Il ,-dnr i'm Of the nun,b-,
of '"rrs l'eio~ thre.. With the lioh,.
now hetnrc M, ! l"c.nl'neuI an amend
mont Of your Act so as TO prohibit the
! planting over ii Lalt, or At most, onv acre
: I" Li'e ;n:l hand, and liza the h;nGs to I've
, enumerated shall only be >urn rs work ~
! III cro'. ! invite Your first ut rnt on TO
'hIs I'll jrct, aud recommend IL the event
'urhe' restriction Is in;">rti; rha, the
t"o houses rallty The Act III cdiateIy af
Ter lis p 'ss"ge.
Th" >lHrit "f sprrn!a'ion has recently
! III de Ill h aIar".ina stride; in this State rs
t render your ir'erp" il.n NECESSARY TO
| arrest 'hc "v.r. .L.rge SUMS nre invested
III Il ur. com. l,acuy, and other articles ,f
pi'nc ~ rrs>'ty, /" 'e ","n"poly. almost,
"i >',,'. ar.n'Ir> in cert ~ Sc. tions Of ,he
r"unnh and t.ey arc withheld from mar
kel. "r ale ii 2exp" led l'ry"'.d the limits
"t re 5 ate, /" t'ie gI""t enh ncrlnent o.
prices, and " l.e manifest injury of lie
c"nsunris, c>peclaily the amillrs uf hose
whose pro ucinG force is in the army. Tn
der these circumstances. have called INTO
eXsr"ise u" power nerred upon mo by
the Constitution, 10 prohibit, Tor thirty DAYS,
the exporl'tl"n Of provisions from the State
but ~dh some notifications which ic't~
We e due {" our Sister States apd the Con
feder"'c Governmeiit. have not gone, so
far, beyond the retention of these articles
within The lImi s Of the State, and your ac-
'ipn Is requisite 10 Enable III. to carryIuly
into etlet / lhls cIap>e Of the Constitution,
saso 10 continue The prohibition ~ilhou.
interruption. II YOU sl,oulI deem it advisa
able. reco.pmcpd lhe passage Of ~ "A ct
whJcI VII ~. iurize The Cove, nor, through
pro- er agents, t" dispose 81 III ,r ma, keL
kalur ,,j SIICh II; tlcie, aS have. ls.n .,r ,n,v