Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-12-07

at this central position. The psblic arms are al
I removed at present from Charleston. and ther
is no good reason why this city should not be th
permanent depot for them.
Since the last session, / have received certain
resolutions Of the Legislatures of Georgia and o
Louisiana, in relation to tho further prosecutio,
Eof thelwar and Of the Legislature of -Alabam,
lin relation to the currency. They arc horewitt
/ transmitted.
hayc recently received a Communication from
Gov. Yanco, inquiring whether, in case tho North
! Carolina Salt orks, nov located near WilRing-
ten, shonld be interrupted by the enemy, he
scould be allowed to remove them to some point
ON the South Carolina coast. recommend that
the Goyernor:of South Carolina be authorized,
in such contingency, to extend this privilege
to the State of North Car elina, upon such terms
| as her Governor may be abfe to make with the
iproperty-holdeis of the locality, which may be
selected. aIhe Suspension of these works would
be felt not only the citizens of North Caroli-
na, bnt by our own people, many Of whom obtain
their supplies from that source.
I transmit MY correspondence with Gen. Sam.
Jones md the officers under bis command, in
reference to 9sorge's 'sreyolving cannon.
Task your attentiont to tho suggestions of the
State Auditor upon tho subject of paying all
salaries OF State officers outof the profits OF tho
Of the State. While I am not prepared to re-
commend its adoption, do recommend an in
crease in the compensation of all public officers,
whether they receive salaries or perqnisites of
Office ut least of all officers whose salaries are
DOT fixed by the Constitutien., The'lafge profits
of the bank for the past year lor two, think,
will fully warrant such increase. In this con-
nection, / transmit Communication from Mr.
JESSE Dent, Sheriff Of Richland District in ref
erence 10 the compensation allowed for feeding
prisoners, to which Iinvite your attention.
The undrawn balance TO the credit Of the Mill
tary Contingent fund, for thu current year,
amounted to ST ,195, ,ze3, ). drawn up to 1st oc
tober, 1864, 00,00p-leaTing balance undrawn
on lst October, 1865 of S9s5, ,e9402. Tho Comp
trollcr- Generals report shows O cash balance in
the State Treasury, On tho lst October 1864, of
Ss72, 2,35l.26; the nett profits Of ths'bank for the
same time amount to $3.50, 055.76-amounting to
Sl,755,4l0o2. But for the ereccnt call for troops,
I should have felt atlibsrty TO. recommend that
none, or a very small, tax should be imposed for
the ensuing year.
transmit copy of the resolutions adopted
by the Govcrnorsnf the States OF Eirglnia, North
Carolina, South Cardina, Georgia, AlabaIsa and
Mississippi, at their meeting in Augusta, on the
18th October last, to which invite your atten-
tion. The employment Of slaves in the army, 10
engaging largo share Of public attention, and
the action Of tho Governors in relation thereto
has becnthe subject of some nisapprehension.
Thore was no purpose in the resolutions adopted
at that meeting, to dcc!aretbat slaves should be
used rs soldiers, much less that they should bo
for such service; and fox myself,
may sny, without undertaking to Indicate the
opinions Of any ono else, I have eneyerrecognzed,
and so far as am concerned did not mean to be
by the term, " our authorities" that
tho Confederate Government has tho right to
conscribe them. do rcconment that the au-
thorities of the State appropriate to- the public
service her proportion Of so many as mny be
needed and called for by the Confederate Gov
ernment as tcamsters, cooks and pioneers, in |
order 20 relieve the coldiors engaged in those
cmpIoyments. ! do,not feel called upon to make /
en- Y rec ON men datioH upon the subject of using
any portion of them rs soldiers. Tie discussion
Is prem ature. If the ablo bodied white men be-
tween seventeen md fifty, both officers, and pri |
Yates, " ho are detailed in places athome, which |
u-y be sc well flied by disabled of5cors and sol
dicre, and old men above conscript age, or those
within conscript nsc, older and less able than
than themselves and all coHcripts in every State,
are put into the service, it cannot be doubted that
this Confederacy is able to sustain itself against
all tho forces that the enemy can bring against
as. Should the alternative of sub;ugation, or
their ESQ as soldiers; ever lead to such nae, the
wisdom. Of of.emsncipating those so employed, is !
not at oil clear. But should such; policy be
adopted, it can ncTer be claimed that'the Con-
lederato Government should exercise that power
which; for three quarters Of ccntrs,', has been
claimed for and belongs exclusively to- the States
themselves. -7:,.- -.
. Those in whom the treaty making power Of
the Confederate Government resides, have done
all they can with rIopriety to show the North
nnd the world thhtwe are de:ir5us Of peace. Tho
President of the United States, on the other hand
n0s repeatedly declared fhat there can be no
peace without submission on our purt and recon-
strretion. A peopis who, under such crcumr
stances could DC inGucedto persist in efforts to
obtain peace outside of the constitutional msde,
nre already subingateds Such a course, with tie
blood Of their sons and brothers still moist ON
their eoi!-the wrongs of their outraged women
still unayeaged-tle ruinS Of their residences
and sranarcs still smokipg--would be unbeeom-
ing the great onfederate people who, four years
since, with 80 much unnnimity and enthusiasm,
resolved to msintain at every cost thoir .rightto
abolish their former Gorernment, and to estab-
1ish new Government, laying its foundation on
such principles ard: organizing its powers in such
form ss 70 them shall seem most likely to effect
their safety and happinoss-" We can obtain no
rcace that would moi degra:e rs, except such as
VIC shall secure by the deftat of cur enemies. :.
In this great crisis, which requires the exer-
else of .wislom, prudercoand frmncss, / invoke
the blessing Of Almighty God upon your delib-
eratiuns. hA. L. DO' itn INV ~.