The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-09
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FRlDAY. DEcEMBER 8. Sc
Message or Governor Vance or North
CarelIna-fEe opposes Peace Move
mems BIZ Separate States.

CarelIna-IEe opposes Peace Move
minis BY Separate States.
Governor Vance commences mis-
message by calling upon the present
egisla ure TO unite with him in co
operation for thepublic good, as sincere,
snd tempered with as much foTbear
ance, as existed b. fS,een the Governor
and the lat Legislature The crops OF
the past season, he says, were fair, and
Ia some places excellent The enemy
have made 10 feriherSencroachme
save in the recapture Of Plymouth; and
the consequent evacuation of Washing
ton The western border Of the State
j. however, subject to raids and depre-
dstions from taqds Of lasoless men, iohe
scorn ~ The ntouHtain tr9lGer, and mur-
Ger, burn ADD destroy with saTsg'
cruelty Sine II he interior counties, akso
are infested.5y dessrtsrs, approaching nearly
cry STATE IN tie C0afeaeraey, who Turk IN
tll,- swsmps and mountains, stealing
plundering, and ia many instance
numbering the inhabitants IN some
places nay nabstcr IN such free os 'Blosf
u Qn10aat 10 s1speasi0n If The civil author
itg aids AMI protected, as hey are, By thar
regtives and Jrief,.is.
The Governor SAYS :-"Al of my ef-
ioris TO abaie the uisance by offers Of
pardon haviog proved fruitless, see no
TCmedy for he Ell Jut 10 outlaio them am
dTgs n m froHl tie S,qte Jy The st,ong hind
Il my cotfoi over the militia for TINS
purpose were unrestTained. l an con
4 tent I ecu q easily rid the communi-
" ri ihs pest also recommend that
the law against hsrboring, aiding and
aOetting deseftion be amended 80 as 10
facilitafe the milking Of the proof re-
ured to coniict, and thst it be- mad
TIE duty Of military officers 10 a.sisi
in their arrest under such penalties a.
will enforce ob dieu'e 90 much i'm
portance cannot well Be attached TO
this subj c., since il he's become not
only Of great n0aent 70 The vel being Of
The army, but also 20 the security OF
49,. G., aud the execution of the laws"
The mess &c 60 MINER { e punish
Iaent ~ O.. j, auon OF property or
otLei W of such as have deserted the
home gdard and gone 10 the enemy
Those who seek The aid Of enemies
should share The fate of enemies
The blockade cunning operations of
the State are AT present pretty nearly |
Suspended The capture of the Ad
vance is considefed due to the seizure
of her foreign coal for the use of the
cruiser Tallahassee, compelling her to |
put 10 sea with North Caro- ina coal |
This being unsu5ed 10 her furnaces and |
machinery, rendered her incapable of |
N liking more than half of her usual |
spe'sd and lett behind her dense col
umn of black smoke, by which she was |
easily followed and captured lie re-
commends that Congress be applied to |
FOR compensation for her loss
he message objects to the use Of
commercial port, like Wilmington, az
resort for cruisers
II has crippled the stringency Of the
blocka has already caused the loss
of many valuable steamers, and will
ultimately provoke tho utmost effor
Of the enemy 10 capture Wilmington.
IL IS no eXaggeratiOR TO say that The
Advance alone IN solid benefits has
been worth more to our government
than sli the cruisers we have ever put
eA ,at
Toe regulations upon foreign com
merce imposed by the Executive, under
the at # Congress are strongly ex-
cepted 10, and the repeal of the law
authorizing them considered as desirs-
b
The beneficial effect Of the CONNER
cid enterprise OF the State is dwelt up~
on at some length The soldiers from \
n lrth "a DINA have been abundantTy
supplied with necessaries, and many
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peeps. of the State at cost and expen-
ses, greatly 10 their advantage The
Stale hes lost nohing indeed has
made profit by these operators
the message recommends the main
tenauoe Of a small military force on
S ate account, 10 enforce the laws, and
break up the bands of deserters and
outlaws who are pillaging and murder
ing the people The expense OF this
will ultim ately be betrayed BY the Con-
fsderate government {
The abolition of the Home Guard or
gan Eflion, ana the consolidation of the /
skeleton corapanies and regiments of
the militia, Is recommended This i
would get nd cf large number. of SUI
pernnmerary officers, from whom 20 K
military service can now be obtained, 1
aud greatly increase the efficiency OF
the militia force. The militia age IL
also recommended 20 be extended TO
filty-hve years Also, the comforting
upon The Governor, during the war, the
power of summary dismissing militia
officers for certain specified offences
anu dc iuquencies. II
Ia commenting Upon the proceedings
81. q 4
f med that the aiming OF slaves was
not in the contemplation of the resolu.
tions adopted rhe message takes
strong ground agsinst such policy, as
entirely inadEa ssible
Toe decision Of the courts having
placed the rights of the States 20 the
services of their civil officers on the
highest grounds, Governor Vance COM
mendsit - the special and earnest at
tention of the legislature 10 examine
carefully whether there be not many /
who could, out of grace. be spared 70
the service OF The country. Hesays: 9
There are quite q number of
our officers whose official services are
not indispensable. and who are neither
farmers nor mechanics With the 70
tentioa of SUCH l do not sympathize, Z
and think IL hardship that they should
eat the bread OF ease aud comparative
while others bear the heat and
burden Of the day. Should you not
think proper 10 turn them over to CON
scripsion, then think discretion should
be vested in the Executive, when less
number than the whole OF the militia
or home guard is called for, 70 discrim-
mate against those who are not produ c
GERS or mechanics. And II IN the re-
Of che m litia the power
was vested in the Governor TO appoint
as officers only farmers or useful me.
much good might be accom~
plished and much dissatisfaction re-
moved from the army and people. Ny
has been that il is not 50
much the number as the character of
the exempted persons, many of whom
were OF spectators, which causes the
dissatisfaction. a wise policy Calls upon
US TO remove II, if not by the means 1
suggest, then in some other way
Four thousand pounds sterling Of the
State funds held abroad are recon
mended % BE- devoted 70 the purchase 4
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