Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1864-04-20
FUNDS

moval Of the Seat Of Government and tAo
extraordinary expenditures required no"
render an increase of the appropriations
Necessary. ] ask that the Executive,
Fund be raised to twelve thousond and
tbe Auditors to four thousand dollars
An examination of the items OF those ac'
counts will show the necessity tor the
increase, and | request shat a committee
be appointed for that purpose
STATE TROOPS.
The State Troops under command OF
Mai. Gen. Gholson in the late operations
a North Mississippi, rendered efficient
civic, | send you herewith the re-
,,, o Gen. Gholson Of their opera
AIMS. Col. Lowry and Maj Ham are
II, ntioncd by Aim with deserved com'
n ndlt'9n. Col. Mcduirk, with his
inont. was under the command OF
hi Con. Forrest, and | have yet re"
.a."t,o report of their action. Zen.
.,..4,l and the officers and men under
lmapd. for their gallaotry and
..r deserve the thanks OF the lie
Isl. trtc, -
n lats net of Congress declares all
ua1 L9.ua!l seventeen and fifty years
t.75 T.. b. Confederate military ser,
la Whatever may be my opinion OF
t!s AZ, I shall throw no obstacles IN
b. way of the President in enforcing
IL. But from my correspondence with
tho Secretary Of war, l do not UNDER
stand that he claims authority to inter
fere with the State volunteer cavalry
enlisted and in the State army on the
18th Of February lasl, the day OF the
passage Of the act. But the provisions
of this net embraces all persons liable to
duty IN the militia, aud Of course Ten'
ders all attempt to organize them as
militia useless. | have accordingly sus'
pended the order issued for that pur'
pose The regiments Of Col, MoGuirkt
Lawry and Hams, and the battalion of
Mi; harris, with an aggregate Of near
two thousand, can muster but about
twelve hundred for laty. They can.
not be recruited while in the State SER
vice, but may be if transferred to the
Confederate service. | propose to
transfer 0 part of them as 4 brigade
| would recommend, as an act Of justice
30 them, and in consideration Of their
paSt services, you donate t? them the
State horses in their possession. BY
giving this property to these regiments,
with the pay and Communication due for
the use and risk of the horses while in
the Confederate service, you will afford
them the means of mounting those who
are without horses. | recommend a
like donation to the companies lately
transferred to the Confederate service,
under the command Of Col. Perrin |
permitted them to retain their hcrses,
tho captaius having given their obliga-
ton for the return Of the horses or pay
mont at the cost price within ninety
days. A part Of the money has been
pal to the quartermast9r, which hope
you will authorize to be returned. |
recommend the same donation to the
regiment raised by Col George. Soy
elal detached companies have been per,
mittod to join the Confederate army,
and a number that were organized for
State service have attached themselves
TO Confederate regiments. There will
still be retained in State service a nun
Der sufficient for police purposes. If.
this arrangement is effected, the officers
OF my staff will receive no pay except
when on duty, under my orders, aud
the services Of the Major General and
bis staff en- be dispensed With Il
should be gasifod if Gen, Ghol5ou
should be appointed by the President
to the command Of this brigade, and
would cordially iin with you IN recon-
mendiGg him. His gaIlantry and SER
vices entitlo him to he position, and no
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