The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-09-22
4 P..CCLAMATiON.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

L ~ nc ShfScHS " tOONUt CU|cJfUU
F9TllE gallant army of Tennessee has COMPEL.
! ed by numbers Io cvacuaie A lnnla. Whilst
.!tse Confederate au,i,urIics will doubtless do
"i' "'rl ,I:r U,;h ihc my nj the state re
SvtNv> ga. 1nh.9cd ard in the field, under
Di!g Iicu l.e-uUi towards ih,. defence of al.
STATE. the present military CONDITION of the
conniry rcqul "s that every man whu wicid
u weapon should he IA some organization for
the attainment OF the same object
Ti,e annexed orders provide for such organ
iznlins as the Executive L. an Hnrzrd re
qune, under the law aud 1t ,s cNprc ell that
every one who is liable Will, without excuse
rally To the colors of the State in has appropri.
ate organization.
But the force now most useful for all our
| military purposes is u mounted fprcc: aud that
tit can only be voluntary | coniurc the yeo-
manry O; the State. by every consideration of
interest anu patriotism. AT once to organize.
Let II he formed thout reference TO age
Many n man over fifty will max as eflicieui "A
mounted soldier as others half his years. In
1851. the State, then looking to the possible
conflict which is now uyon us, could boast a
gallant n body of Ounied men-many of them
now over fiiy-as ever flashed n sabre in the
face of n foe. Many of these are doing good
service in the field. Let those at home unite
with their younger fellow citizens in organiZ-
ing com mpaDies for ed service. Each man
must mount aud equip himself. except as to IA
carbine, which, ofihe most approved kind, the
State will furnish. The horses, Zone to each
Oiictr and man, upon being registered with
the captains of companies as also lie equip
ments, which tthe horse and equipments) shall
be used for military purposes, will be exempt
from imprcssmeRt, seizure, distress and cxecu-
ton.
IL in n regiment or district enough do rot
unite to form company, let them organize with
from fifteen 10 thirty. eleciing lieu enant.
I with another rpyi
ment or district, as TO make up n company,
and selecting n captain, determine the rank of
their licutenants by LOT or otherwise Upon
the organization of companies having in the
aggregate. including four commissioned aud
eight non commissioned officers. no. less than
sixty eight, they will he received and armed ,
and when the number of companies is sufbci
eni, will be organized into baitalions aud reg-
ments by the elec ion of field fhcers.
All persons liable to service, who do not at
| tach themselves 10 n mounted company, will
be organized III one of the two classes embrac
ed in the annexed orders from the Adjutait and
! Inspector Generals oi.ce
Citizens of south Carolina You entered this
contest resolved to live free perish. Your
brothers, sons aud fathers of the army aud
State reserves are already in the field Place
| yourselves by their sides, and make good your
determn" tion hat no foul minion Of the dcs
! pot Lincoln shonld ever place. with imphniiy,
his unhallowed foot print on the soil of your
State. Make Them rue the day they attempied
TO efface You from your heritage and give il to
others. The ray Of hope which some sanguine
persons supposed they saw in the Chicago
Convention has gone out in darkness. BE .,oi
deludcd There is no prospect Of peace from
1 that quarter. Peace is to be obtnined alone
under the blessing of God through your forti
tude. your sacrifices aud your own strong arms
Given under my hand andihe seal Of the State
| At Columbia. this fifth day of September, A
ID. one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four. NJ. l.. BUNHAM.
WN. Il HUSr, Secretary Of State.
Sep 10 u
neA-All papers In the State will publish th
and General Orders No. 10, till Moa lay, I'll,
12sh inst.