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

quarterly collection of tuxat,on; all present
pfaetical questions for legislation, which,
if isrly devised, Will greatly Improve the
public credit, and s,Ieriate he burihcus
now imposed Ly the cxtfeme aud unneccs-
sary deprDciaI ION o, the value OF The cur
i'ncy.
The returns Of the Proruca Loan Bureau
are suhm ued wiih The report, n I'd the ~
iorniatIon Is conveyed. thar the Treasury
Agency 10 the Tra.is Mississippi, Depart
h'eht mas been fully organized, aud Is now
in operation with promise of eihcicucy AID
success
The provisions heretofore made To some
ex eut tor increasing the com pcl,sation ot
pubic officers, civil aud miinary, is fannd
to be III some places inadeq"at' to their
support; perhaps not more so ANY where
than in kichmond, aud enquiry wnh a
. view 20 'ppropriatc remedy. ,s suggested
to your consideration. Your notice Is $50
called I" the condition ol cert IN o,iccrs -:
the Treasury, who were o,nit'e, in he laws
heretofore passed for the rel ci' of uI her
pu9iic officers, as urD'iuuci in the report
OF the Secretary oi lie Treasury.
DEPARTS Of WAR
nc condition OF the various br tUches
OF the military service IL sta ed ~ the ac-
com anyiug REPORT oi the Sccrcta, y vi " ar
Among the suggest Ons made for lcslsl.-
tive action with view TO AID TO the mum
bcrs aud efficiency oi the army, all f 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 pc sous er.sa,,ed in
certain specified pursuits or proie sipns Is
shown ty experience ~ be unwise, uor is
Ut believed to be dciersible IN theory. The
defence of home, family and country is uni
versaly Recognized Ms the paramount polit-
ical duty sf every member ot society and
III a iorln OF govo<4,ncnt ike oars, where
each el''z"n enjoys an equality oi rights
and priv e-es, nothing can be mcre iuvrd
icus .thsn M unequal distribution of du,ie,
ard obligations. No pursuit. nor position
should relieve any one who - auieS to do
active duty, from enrolment in the army,
unless his functions of services are more
useful to The defence ui his country .iu
another II here. But II i. manitcst that
this cannot hc the case with entire classes.
professors, teuchers, engineers. c,,iiurs ahJ
employees OF newspapers j"urneymen
printers, shormak rrs, tanner biacksuiitls
nniicrs. ph, sicIans, aud the numerous
other classes me tIoued in ,hc laws. cauuur
IN the nature of thugs be either equally
necr-,a y IN their sc7erai professions, nor
dintll,u.' Il throughout lac country in such
Proportions tiiat only inr exact uulIurIs r..
InIrcd arc lvumd in each lucallty nor can
u lie everywhere ln.I, ,>si,lc to replace
tn - w.tl,n he 'o.s tase ~ mn ollt
..nd less capable oi acIivc hcl'' services
\ discretion .h"Uld hc vested in The u.il-
'ary authorities. So thar "A suihclcnt nun
ter al th'sc essential 10 the puulIc service
might be ict'Ied To cuntine the exercI>.
"t then pursuits ar professions. Uut tn ~
e"ipti"nS tium service ot the cht!I, c.us 4,
| sh, ud be wholly abandoned. Ii affords
great iacihiy Tor abuses, Offers the ten ,,ta
non. ~ we'll as ready means ot -scap ~
81 NIcc by irau lucnt device, and - pnc oi
the principal obstruc:Io"s 1" the ehcient
operation OF The con-ciIrl ,aw.
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