Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-12-07

proportion of the iron produced. The re-
port of the State Auditor, and the commu-
nicatiot of the General Superintendent up
on the subject of these works, accompany
ing this message, contain much interesting
information, and many valuable suggestions
The views of the Superintendent Of the
Small Arms Factory are worthy of your
careful consideration, andif the State de-:
termines to continue the works, I earnestly
recommend the manufacture of as many of
the Morse Carbine, annually, as can be put
up. Tt is the best weapon for mounted in
fantry yet invented, and by putting them
on the market, and selling them as they are
manufactured, believe, from the state
ments of those in charge of the works, that,
with the shell that may be cast, (sufhcient
iron being Obtained the agricultural i'm.
plements which may be made and sold, and
the carbiues which can Be readily disposed
of to the citizens of thecountry, thus greatly
increasing their facilities for the defence Of
their homes, the works where they now
are may be made not only to pay expenses,
but even profitable.
By reference to the Quartermaster-G Gen.
erals report, full account of the opera
tions of the State Gard Factory will be
found. The card.msking machines were
not put in operation so readily as could
have been wished, on account Of the diff
culties met with by the Quarternaster Gen.
eral, especially in procuring timber. The
results attained are, however, highly salts
factory, and the machines have been put in
to operation in most skillful manner
The State has expended no money to better
advantage than appropriated for this estab.
lishment. The sum not being sufficient to
pay the purchase money and other expen.
ses, was enabled to supply the deficiency
from the proceeds Of one hundred bales Of
cotton which I had shipped abroad through
the liberality Of the Importing and Export
ing Company, just before the last session Of
the Legislature. A handsome balance was
left to the credit of the State. Fifty other
bales, which I had purchased for the same
purpose, was not enabled to ship, in con.
sequence of the claim shortly afterwards as:
serted by the Confederate Government to
one.half the capacity Of all vessels running
the blockade.
The Legislature, at the last session, pass
ed Gan Act to procure supplies and fur
nish the implements of agricultural and
manufacturing industry for the soldiers and
people of the State, by a union of the State
with the Importing and Exporting Com
pany of South Carolina" by which it was
proposed that the State should become one
fourth part owner of the vessels of that COM
pany, upon such terms as the Governor and
the President of the Bank should approve.
At the same session the Legislature passed
the following resolution:
Resolved, That his Excellency the Gov
ernor be requested to correspond with the
authorities at Richmond, urging them to
forego the right heretofore exercised of ship
ping cotton and bringing freight on the
boats owned by the Importing and Export
ing Company, in consequence of the owner
ship by the State of q part of these boats,
and that he set forth the great wants of our
soldiers and citizens which the shipment of
cotton and other produce, and the importa-
tion of supplies and the implements of ag-
rioultural and manufacturing industry, alone
can relieve.
This I did but so far from relinquish-
ing its claim to one.third -of said vessels,
the Confederate Government soon after,
under an Act of Congress, claimed and is
now using one half their capacity. OF
course, the negotiation failed. It would
have been far;better to have adopted the
alternative suggestion made at the last .ses-
sion, that the State should purchase yes.
sci of her own and now recommend that
the Governor be authorized to purchase a
vessel in Europe, to be paid for by ship.
ment of cotton or otherwise, as may be deem.
ed most advisable, in order that the State
may furnish clothing to her soldiers in the
field, and agricultural implements to her
people at home. Other States have, through
their own ships, furnished their troops with
supplies of clothing and shoes, and their
citizens, measurably, with agricultural i'm
plements; and one Of them, at least, has
over and above large fundto her credit
in Europe. South Carolina, however, du.
ring the pendenoy Of negotiations under the
above Act, did obtain the right from the
Government to ship several hundred bales
of cotton. This, regret to say, has not
yet been done; but the President of the
Bank, who has had charge of the purchase,
informs me that he has completed it, and
hopes at favorable opportunity to make
the shipment. I transmit an interesting
report of the Quartermaster.G General of the
State of Georgia, which contains section
of an Act of that State authorizing the
Governor to issue clothiug,T shoes, hats,
caps and blankets to the Georgia troops in
Confederate service. I recommend the pas
sage of similar Act, including provision
for the sick and wounded in hospitals, as
we'll as for those in the field. This State
can supply her troops with similar articles
with but little expense, should the sugges-
ton to purchase vessel be adopted.
] ask your attention to the report of the
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Conuissary General. Agents have been
diligcot in :bei- efforts to suppress the IN
due distilas:oo of spurious liquors. The
failure of the contractors to supply even