The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-11-24

quarterly c0iieC4lon Of taxation; all present
pfaetienl questions for legislation, which,
if issiy Jevised, will greatly Improve the
public credit, and alleviate ihs burtbcus
now imposed by the oxtreme aud unneces-
sary depreciation oi tho value OF The cur
r:'ncy. -
The returns OF the Propuca Loan bureau
are suhm tted with the ret,"rt, I'd the ~
formation Is conveyed. that the Grcpury
Agency 10 the Trails mississippi Depart
tiei,t has been fully oryan,zed, aud Is mow
in operation with promise ot eihcicucy usd
success
The provisions heretofore made to somc
ex cut tor increasing the compuusntion ot
public officers, civil aud miinary, IL fsnud
to be in some places inadeqrat to their
. support; perhaps not more so ANY where
than in Richmond, and enquiry with a
Z view 70 'pPropriatc remedy. rs suggested
to your consideration. Your notice is a so
called {" the condition OF cert m officers ot
the Treasury, who were onite. in lhe laws
heretofore passed for the relief OF u, her
puYiie officers, as mrD,ionci in the report
. Of the Secretary oi tie Treasury.
DEPAnTa..T Of WAR.
Ihc condition OF the various branches
! OF the military service is sta ed ~ tho ac-
com anyiug report OF the Secretary ot " ar
! Among The suggest Ons made for lcglsl.-
tive action with view TO acd 20 the mum
hers aud efficiency oi the army, all # winch
will receive your consideration, there are
some prominent topics which merit special
notice.
The exemption from military duty now
accorded by law to all PEE sons engaged in
certain specified pursuits or proie sions Is
shown ty experience ~ be unwise, uor is
1T believed to be dcfensible ia theory. The
defence of home, family aud country is uni
versally recognized Ms the paramount poIit.
icai duty sf every member vf society; aud
IN form of goves~mcnt ike oars, where
each ci'iz"n cnjcys an equality Of rights
and priv e-cs, nothing can be more inv,d
iGus thsn ,au unequal distribution VI duties
ard obligations. Se pursuit. nor position
should relieve any one who is ao,eS to do
active duty, from enrolment in the army,
unless his functions uf services are more
useful to the defence of his country in
another srherc. But il is manifest that
this canno, be the case viii, entire classes
All telegraph operators, VOL kmeu III mines.
| professors, teachers, engineers. e,,iturs ai,J
employees OF newspapers; journey men
| printers, shormakers, tanner-, black snitii-,
niilcrs, phi, sicians, aud the numerous
| other classes me. tiored in Jhc laws, cannot
IN the nature of thugs be either equally
neces.a y IN their sc7ersi professions, nor
! dieuisu,,d throughout ,t,e country III such
| proportions that vuiy the exact nuuIhers re-
gnircd are found in each lucality nor can
~ be ,very~herc in,p. 'ssi,le To replace
Oh - w.t,tn he ,o,s i tage ~ mn oIic,
"nd less capable of active feel" services.
\ discretion .h"uld he vested in The unii-
;ary authorities. So thar sufficient nun
ter ot those essential 10 the punlic service
might bc dct.iled to c0ntine the exercl>.
"t them pursuits or Professions but tn ex
e.,pti"us iiom service ot the cntlr. vlassc =,
sh, ud be wholly abandoned. Ia affords
great facility for abuses, Offers the t-mpta
non. as we'll as ready means of escap ng
s. Icc by Fraudulent devices anl - one ui
the principal obstruciions lo the eihcemi
operation of the con,cIlrt iaw.
y general m,iii. law y uc"lill 10 'hc
ln;ercoi "i the pnalc t"!,u.'a Ih~ Lou
Suiu'in ~ v"s:n,g 10. ,nsr' "a "n.rees
mf"sr- on II the daty Il 'plOv dug - iur
'fsau'zlng, ar'ntug and dINoIp..nnS the
II, IilW. uud ."r g'neroiu. such part
th,r a. HaY he rOp.iu,,,J ia the sc,vIGr
y i',t ''.i,,l ste states. a. etc { dl
N"r>ry 10 the e.usstl"E oi tic ssvrrs
states na ,iua subject SBI tac ,,os -. ot
any f'"N 'sivp "s.att'-hi... az eS-ct u!clh
i i'r cltd"- ,"o md.t.. .nty l.n!eLerat,
!
ouglt no. ionGyr t. he suffered 10 ia. pedt
'.o,,"-'ye measures
jl, -r~hct"n 10 solution, tr Ia cav
- .e.u4nd- ol.u.c. ; G, rat,y rt i,.-
ieg"- tnr acts =" !ur'uNi, ;i.c,r "., nyIS.'
.,s. ar',you p",u.ctuu~ a ."a", .,.J.,y.,
.'f rio,icro. wnh .",cipl,n-. Itipa,rs 9Th i
rhe' a''" Is thc c.INc u! !rcIaen and ,'r"
on.vi shSen," ir'n Appropriate da'S
to suuJcci ~ .uiiy treated IN the Sccr,la
~ rel ort witL Suggestions is to- the prnlcl
me 'Sures for rcfTnIiiE that branch ui III,
service.
The accommodation h. nc tn often
made is again renewed, that .n,nc ~, as,,r,
oc adopted i"r the rcorgtmIzl,,on .,mi con
Soiidation of companies aud ..iucu :,
when ~ Tar rc'iur-d ~ numbers %, Serious
iy TO impair their 9Th -,ru"y d IL tnt
more necessary lhl' th'- >""uli D done
Is the absence II ic.isi4, "a "n IA surlu
Eas forced Grper-;, in the heid 90 reoOr
To various expene"t. ir approx Ina'in.
the desired end Ia iS >urcty an evil .ha
commanding 9th cr should or pa,red q
position which iorccs upon him til,
choice of allowing the Efficiency oi hi
| command TO be seriously imptircd or %
attempting 10 supply by the exercise -
doubtful au'boH'y the want ct propc' iesa
provision. The regard ior the scnsibiht,
OF oihccrs who have heretofore served wnl
credit, ana which is believed TO be Il.
controlling motive that has hitherto oh
structed legislation "n Tins subject, nov cv