Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-12-14
The best plsn that YOU can adopt for patrol pur.

in the ptSsent emergency. should immcdiately
I form themselves into . permanent Society, t
last during the mar, whose objects ahali DO; t.
prsserre, as fas as they ares able, the proper po
lice and paticIes tho country, and, in the even
Of any sudden invasion Of raiding parties from
the enemy, to protect the women and children
Let this Society be formed, under the name and
style of q Ths Confederate League" and cal
upon ell good and truo men,. within radius o.
say, seven miles from this Court House, to enroll
themselves as members thereof. Let this Society,
a. soon as Termed, etsSt their oficersfrom among
the members, to wit President. Vice President
Secretary and Treasurer; and lot Q Select Gem
mittes bs appointed to.pIapose o written consti-
tuition and By-Laws for the Government OF the
said Society. .Let q Minute Book bo kept by the
Secretary, in whic'. the said Constitution and By
Laws shalIbe ins,rihed, and let the name OF
eaaa msnbsr, AZ he propose: himself for noassr-
ship, be enrolled IN the said book; and let lin
be required, on becoming =, member, to take an
. oath that ho shall faithfully and promptly com;
ply, in every particular, with tho said cosstita-
ton and Bylaws, and thai, he will not fail, in
any respect, 10 obey theordsrs that may be given
him, by the properly constituted oaeers ef>ths
snid Society.
Whar the Society is formed, and: the election
Of oGeeri has taken place, let the President
thereof select, out Of the names on the roll, SO
many namss TO BE erdsrOd by hs:socisty) from
among them as be thinks nill make prompt and
faithful Chiefs, and lot all tho members of the
soeisty thentFbs formed into Squads Of three
(eash SQUAD to consist of the members living
nearest each other) by the President, by and with
the adyics and concurrence of the Socisty, and
lot each one Of the Chiefs, named by the Prosi-
dent bo assigned to the command of one: OF tho
Squads, each Chief being placed in command OF
the Squad, the members of which live nearest to
him. Let this organization Of Squads bo entered
IN the Minute Book kept by tho Secretary, for-thc
ready, ,i.formation Of tho President and. mem
bers; and lot each Chief, with his Squad, take
his turn of patrollins the country, at night, for
seven miles around the centre Of the squad line
This will ensure the tranquility of the county,
so far as regards the travelling Of negroes, and
will also be beneficial in giving an opportunity
to these Squads of capturing any escaped Fede-
raj prisoners, with which. our District to
be flooded.
The Secretary of the Society should DO required,
by direction Of the President, to give notice be-
fore-hand, in writing, to the several Chiefs OF
Squads, a to when their various tours OF duty
will come round. =
The proposed Society may in tn, course OF
events, be at sonio expense, tocarry, 'ut its OBJ
iocts; and, to mess this probable expense, tits
recommended that each member
thereof, on joining the same, shall be required
TO paw as It wcre an initiation fee, into the haads
of the Treasurer, with which amount each mem
ber, o8 paying the same, shall be credited on the
books.
So far as tho civil (that is, tho patrol) part ct
this organization is concerned. the members
81 hould all bo under tho direct orders of the
President thereof, but should any niiitsty ext
.encys arise they should be required toronnect
with the Beat Company ef this VII
ago, ur Ger tho command Of its present Captain.
rhis would swell the rank. of the said Company.
rto useful military organization, and would
,iYe it much moro strength and efficiency than 1t |
,as at present
1t should also be determined by the sseiety 90
10 what signal shall be given if any invasion or
raid by the enemy should be. attempted. Tbs
,irnd1 shouls be one which can be seen and an
l.rstood at a distsnce; and 1t Rhauld also be
kent secret in the Society, SO thatit might not
becpue entirely useless to us.in tho event thai
we shoald hars em9ng us any seero. .enemiUs.
The foregoing remssks cr,arais Eogt simple
md rsnln plan for sn Organization, such as we
require, and your Committee hsyo astsTIt'd 10
orc,.nt in such manner that 1t .rAJ been-
Iarred upan or detractsd from, az, il your setsor
;,dymen., may seem meet and proper.
Your Committee would respectfully recommend
taa. all citizens in other parts Of tho District NOT
embraced in tho proposed radius, should DO lnvi-'
ted and urged by you to inaugurst' f0r tneh-
,olyss a plan similar to tho o4s ws propose, SO
that, in any pressing emergency, we may be &ois
to act together, aud give TO any partot the pls-
trict as raass pid and assistance as may pc Conn
pat;blc NTH cur own isamediate defence.
In regard to system Of coafisfs, Esi0a mas
been proposed in your mestinss, your connittss |
would sport that thoy have conferred vita tho.
Enrolling c.ic,r of the District and that nc pro-
noses to .s:ye you all tho trouble and expense
involved in such q system, by insagurAt'fg the
same himssif He promises, in the er'ns Of aa
emergency, to give us the most accurate intorna-
tion in the shortest possible space of time Your
would therefore resommsnd-that this
part of the organization be left with him.
He has also :nformed yeur COMMITTEES that nc e
has, already organized ana uEdar orders squsds
Of his Supporting Force in tho various a0ra0hs
of tho District, which Squads will be placed un-
der orders to cooperate with the Squads OF the
proposed Society, in any manner thnt the 0cea-
sion may seem to require.
Inconclusion, your Committee would respectful
y, but earnestly, recommend that whatever lion
YOU may take. in tho premises should be taken
at once. Tho occasion demands .promptnsss ana
activity, and it also demands thas we should ono
and al! act gether, with harmony and concord.