Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-12-02
They operate in favor Of a class, than whom
none have a deeper interest in the success Of

none have deeper interest in the success Of
the cause. - .-ts,:.z... "a. ,ss -
The State owes no higher obligation
growing out Of this war than to protect eve.
ry soldiers family against want: and to ef.
feet this, it is theaduty Of the Legislature
to increase the appropriation to be ;aistribu.
ted by the Soldiers Boards Of Relief to any
amountrequisite; and if necessary, to raise
the taxes for that purpose. And these
taxes should, at this tins, be levied upon
incomes. - ---s.s.-.,r. :
Of the fund appropriated for the Mill:
tary defence Of the State, less than one half
has been expended. The six months
State troops having gone into Confederate
service, and the, exigenoiss, though threat
ening, not having required the calling out
Of Che militia, the expenditures have been
far less than was anticipated. I have d.
rected the Auditor to obtain estimates from
allthe Departments for the next year, which
will send in as soon as completed. =
Upon this, the Qaartermaster Generals
Department, and: other subjects reported
upon, I call your attention to the full and
satisfactory report Of the State Auditor
The arduous duties of this officer have been
faithfully and ably performed. Under, as
I think, q mistaken view, much of his sala-
ary has been expended forwhatI can scarce
ly suppose it was the expectation of the Je-
gislature it would be-. Such an officer at
this time, is indispensable, but his labors
are too great for one person. One assistant,
and for short period two, havebeen found
necessary for the accomplishment of the
work. I recommend that an assistant be
allowed, with a competent salary.
To the reports of the Auditor and the
Commissary General, I refer you, for infor.
nation as to what has been done in procur.
ing and distributing wool and cotton cards,
and the procurement of card.making ma
chimes. It is much to be regretted that
these articles could not have been sooner
procured. But I have no reason to doubt
that the agents employed to procure them,
accomplished oil that was practicable
Learning from Gen. James Jones, Quar-.
termaster General, to whose superinten-
dence I have committed the eard.msking
machines, that one machinest can manage
ten with ease, I ordered one to be made
here, (not yet completed, y and have pur-
chased nine others, obtained from abroad,
six of which have just arrived. The mum.
Der of wool and cotton cards received will
relieve much the wants of. soldiers fami-
lies, and other needy families ! and the card
making machines, I trust, will enable me
before a great while. to materially reduce
the price. The mode of distributing them,
according torepresentation, is not, underex-
isting circumstances, just. 1t would be far
more so, to distribute them according to
the actual wants of all the districts, to be
determined by the present population.
I transmit herewith copies of oommuni-
cations from some eminently practical eiti.
zens, upon the subject Of Government ships
for procuring such machinery, and supplies,
as the State may need for her own use, or
that of her soldiers in Confederate service.
The Confederate Government cannot, at all
times, so promptly as they may wish, fur
nish such things as the army may need ; and
by adopting one or both of the schemes
suggested, the State will be in condition
to procure for herself, or furnish to the
troops such articles at much less cost than
now. :. So 'go.--.,,--.e.-s a.. -.
The Confederate Government has expires.
sed a. willingness to take offthe hands of the
State, the Saltpetre plantation, and her in
terest in the lead mine, at cost and charges;
but not the State works. I did not deem
it advisable to transfer the least important
and expensive part of the Public works,
retaicing the others. The working Of the
Lead mine, recommend to be abandoned,
as it cannot, according to the repsrt of DR..
LeConte, herewith communicated, be made
profitable. The Saltpetro plantation, it is
believed, can be made to pay we'll, and is a
very interesting experiment. The advan-
tages of the State works do not appear to be,
so far, commensurate with the expenditures.
1t is believed, however, that in future they
will be profitable, if the expenses of procu-
ring coal and coke, and transporting iron,
do not prevent it. 1t is a grave question
for your consideration, in the present state
of the country, whether it would not be
better now, to change the locality of the
works, placing them at Columbia, on the
canal, or near the iron mines, at some place
where the machinery may be run by water.
And here recommend to your considera-
tion the question of how far it may not be
desirable for the State to do something to-
wards establishing more direct communica.
ton with the Deep River coal mines. If
these difficulties could be overcome, the in.
formation have received on recent visit
to the works, from the intelligent Superin-
tendent, and the heads of the different de.
partments, satisfies me they will be profta.
BILE. 1t is matter of great Importance to
the State to have it, in future, in her own
power to manufacture the implements Of war
which she may need.
In accordance with your resolution, I
contracted for the manufacture of one thous.
xnd Morse's carbines. A part of them
have been completed, and I regard them
the best Cavalry weapon in use. The COM
psnsatiou to Col. Morse has not been deter.