Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-26
5lailg &ppeal.
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SOUTH DAROLaNA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARFHEET.
Columbia, Septea-bef %, 1s63.

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SOUTH CAROLINA.
FxscUrIvE DEPaRTHEST
Columbia -SepteubeF %, ls63. 5
6fenuemeu Of the seusts
The day for your annual Rlesiing is so near st
hand that I should not have Invoked yen sEsia
In extra session bus for what deem pressing
emergency admitting of no delay. The pTogze5s
of tie war for the last feF m3nihs has n5t been
favorable 70 our arms. The brilliant repulse Of
the euamy's iroR-elsd feet on the7lh Of April
last, il ChsllestOa hsEb1E, hss besn succeeded
! by lhe fsl Of Vicksburg sad Port Hudson 4 ouI
IeiireaoEt fro1a Ponnsy sylyglia, Maryland and
Tennessee, aud also by our evacuation Of Nor
rs island bat s0t ggit6CUt slUbb b3rn TeSs lance
] b. The brave earrisons of Wsgnor a3d Gregg
under Ere from naval Gnd laad bai.esiss s0eh
as no works ever before wish5tcod-
! Fort Sunlter still holds out wish an Infantry
7s-riso.l which hss recently sehieVed brilliant
I success. Heg noble ruins shord ide best proofs
I Of the ind3ulitaBis courage OF tba ctleeTS and
men OF tae list Seutb GaT0lina artillery. Our
malignant foe is now erecting On EgrTis island
powerful batteries Of Parr0tt guns, and repair
ing his damaged feet, preparstJTy 20 smother
Sud more determined stack upon our hsrb0T
out posts whilst his lsnd forces are being ia
creased with the hope, possibly, Of carrying
Charleston il = coInbiissd attack by lsud and sra
Tho gaIl Of the President fos five thousand troops
for SIX months service within the State. begin
hIng tbe fist Of August last, has been promptly
res p0nded 70, with the exception Of Eve eCm-
pauies, new in process Of organisation This
reduiEition and the enforcement Of the e0uSerip-
tiun Gct 70 t0Tty-ve embracing almost toe entire
populaton besyyeen the ages Of forty and tifsy,sa
impaiEs the efficiency of cur militia oFganizstitn n
thai find itimprs TO obtEiursadiiy f0Tcs
adequste 10 such emergencies as seem likely
now soon TO be upon Ug. To meet those ensT-
I raneiag have. er5savoYed, ul3dsr your late act
aud the act of 1871, 20 rsiss a volunteer force Of
ore mounted regiment, two companies Of cav.
alry and Cns battery Of artillery, for service
wherever in he Sssts they may be needed.
This force has Eot been SO promptly. raised IS
tho occasion requires, and hsva therefore, tels
1 j. ny duiy 70 sgain convene your bodice. and 10
| recommend 20 you that you devise such plan,
| Gs IL yOaE Wisdezn nay 6s5m expedient for far
nishiay for immediate service a nili5sEF fOIce Of
a. least two ysg imenss Of infantry, ens OF which
should. be nOaRied, and prop0ftionate force OF
cavalry and artillery. Also, ihst the law be 50
| smsndsd IS tgpiscs IN some military oTganizs-
tioH, for The dsisnse Of tie State, every a6ls-
! bodied eiEzsn between the ages Of sixteen and
tsixiy, not in the CoDfo3eTgts service or ether
/ 1Fiss legally exempted. Ihe imme3iste danger
10 be afptehended arises from Haiding parties Of
I the enemy, who may dash suddenly into the State
| from Tennessee, through UgrgT Georgia, or the
passes CT the rECJl. alas Of North and South Car
oliu&. Sh6Eld tie enemy in large force attempt
invasion from the sections, the Confederate
| Government viii, 10 doubt, Ff1Td adequate
| pTotectiUn- Bat, to Tep6i raids ard 70 protect
our fTesidss, the State herself should make
| prepare ion. Fhs persons TO compose The Or
yzu-zalions should be the 8bla-boiied citizens
| between sixteen and sixty years Of age, rot iu
Confe6erate service or Otherwise legally exempt
I Cd AID in tits class Should be embraced all
! eisons who have pr0eured exemptions by fur
uisbing substitutes No one should be relieved
| from the duiY Of defending h;s home because Of
his having furnished a Babsti5u.s for the war for
/ Confederate service. Aliens who have declared
their purpose 20 become citizens as also such as
are d0uIieiied among IS enjoying tue pTotec-
t0n-of our laws, should be included. / recon-
mend also thGE the class Of those whose ser
vice Is limited 70 The district OF regiment in
which lhey reside, be ltdIcsd 10 TIE Lowest
pFac1csbie poiat c0nsista t with the safe peiicy
of the Stz1s. I call y0ur l'tantioa te tbs report
OF -hs EtJgts-t and Inspector general upon this
sui let, berewish iTsnEmited.
Tn conn action with the sub isct Of exemptions,
cali yoUr attention 70 N y. correspondence with
toe coInman5aut cf eolsgTips for South Care
lima, Msi1r c D. Melton, who is the successor
Of Col. John 5. Presf01, with whom, previous
70 your last extTs session, had correspond
7 u Z
you. Another copy, ss slso copy Of that with
| Msi0r Gslton. Is now iTsn6uitteu. This subj5Ct
calls far legislation 81 as to reconcile ~ isT as
I possible the 6iGareBee between the laws Of the
| two CIsvcrnaaeais, ard needs to be dslicstslY
| handled. ] an satisfied Our true p0hcY Is. as
/ far as is compatible with Tia cOnsti5u ional
nights Of the State, 20 ec ufoTm 10 tire lsw Of Con
! gTess on this subject ! have net felt at liberty
! 70 make any GislBclioR between the classes ex-
/ H. ID. ia han
made, but have clsimed the exemption Of ell
| alike. The action Of the executive council, on
lhe same subject, and tie action Of your two
6ouses sf y0GT lsst session, the house spprov-
ing and the serale, by Its siiecce sCqu;esciuFl,
made j. proper that / should reply ~ Msj, Mel
t0n as 1 hsd done 10 Col. Preston.
Additional legislation ia needed 70 enable the
Executive, thrl Ugh e!vil or military authority, or
both, more effectua.ly 70 aid ths Confederate
Government IN srfcstiHg deserters from the army.
In most cases tEe. absentses have probably not
left their comuands with the intent 30 desert
their colors but Ire result of thsir absence is
the same, SO faF as tas good Ct the service and
tie protection o. tho country is concerned.
hsve endesvored. 80 fer as Iwss authorized, to
siIord assistance, but the law IF inadequate 10
such efficient aid as is needed. Many cOnstrue
your late act On tuis subject to mesn thst The
sbefifs are not 70 render aid to he enrolling off
Ger til Residence 3 ss been made. In al such
cases the dessTter, Ct course, makes bls escape.
Sach law ss yUu msy think proper 70 pass
Should embrace GeseTters from State service, aud
should also punish siding sad ab5tiing desert
ers 10 escaping from toe army, and In resisting
/ OF avoiding arrest
invite your attention 70 the operation Of the
system Of imprpSsnent adopted by the Coated
I srsle Government ] an Informed thst in soma
sectors, where The people have littis mGre than
! - absolutely necessary for their own use it is
! appIebsndod TINT dCstiluiiCn viii be brought
I sbout by its unequal operation. Coming IS
you dc iTcu every section Of the State you are
doubtless better informed upon this subject than
I myself and better prepared 20 adopt judici0us
policy than ] an now TO suggest it, have
/ called The attention Of the Confederate Govern
| ment 10 The subject, snd suggested 10 them the
probability tiIag tie collection Of the tax in Kind,
/ which operates more equally upon all, would
I ob7iste the necessity Tor the impEessment Of
/ provisions.
The system adopted for furnishing labor for
c1sst dcfcnses has failed to accomplish its pur-
I pose. Large numbers have availed themselves
| of tie provision OF the law and paid the foe Of
0rie dcl.sr sud fiiy cents instead Of furnishing
the labor; and others with tho hope Of impunity,
hsvs neither furnished ths labor or paid the fine.
/ With lfe money collected y the agent he has
! been unable TO hire any labor. ] recommend an
| zmerdueni Of the ael5 on this subject so as to
abo.isb DE Zoe and so as tc aufh0rizs Tho Gov
ernor, thrUugh the commissioners Of roads (Fho
la fhe main arc Lruo to theiI tTnstB). 10 impress
| the labor requisite 70 enable him TO respond TO
/ tbe calls of the eoamsHdiEg general, giving
credit for ell previously Furnished, and tkat tbs
! line Of service be extended % two months. The
frce negroes should be included. l doubt net
LAT there las been csDse for the complaint
heretofore made as to Tie treatment and deten-
ten Of The nsgzCsJ, tu. il is believed nat
/ through the fundamentally OF the energetic
gtate agent (ghose report IS herewith transmit