The New York herald., 1865-03-03
THE SOUTH.
Message OF Governor Brown,
Of Georgia.
Hs Complaints Against the Davis
Despotism.
Tho South Rapidly Drifting
Into Anarchy.
Davis Policy Must Terminate
in Reconstruction.
The People Called On to Restrain Him
In His Destructive Course.
Opposition to the Arming of
the Slaves.
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RichmOn0 Excited Over the Prepara-
tiOnS for the Great Battle.
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The Virginia Senate Authorizes the
Governor to Enlist Slaves to
Defend Richmond,
&C., Sc, Sc.
The People Called On to Restrain Him
In His Destructive Course.
Opposition to the Arming of
the Slaves.
RichmOna Excited Over the Prepara-
tiOnS for the Great Battle.
The Virginia Senate Authorizes the
Governor to Enlist Slaves to
Defend Richmond,

message OK Governor Brown, OF Georgia.
CHARLOTTE, Feb 25, 1855.
The message of Governor Brown commences with q
defence Of the State against the Of the press for
permitting Sherman to march unmolested through the
State He says she abandoned to her fate and neg
lected by the Confederate authorities and while her
army Of able bodied held for the defence Of
ether States, and were denied the privilege Of striking
honest blow for the protection Of their homes Geor-
gia compelled TO rely only upon few
old mon and boys. He claims that the golden
opportunity thus lost for overthrowing Sher-
man. Had he been resisted from the start and
forced to fight and exhaust his ammunition his surren-
der would have been certain. He recommends the
adjustment Of militia system TO be In turned
sver 6 the Confederate gouernment but retained for
home defence He says there only fourteen hundred
exemps in the State and most of these age He
recommends the passage Of law authorizing the i'm
pressment OF provisions In the hands of persons
who refuse to sell their surplus to the INDECENT ia
miles Of soldiers He complains that Confederate
agents can lock up the cribs and smoke houses
against the State purchasing agents Referring the
penitentary, he says that than half the co,,vics
SeLeasd to fight haue sitce deserted He recommends
the passage Of law prescribing the penalty of death
conviction of robbery, horse stealing burglary lie
opposes the arming Of the Slaves believing them to be
valuable agricultural aborers than they could be
rs soldiers. They do not wish to go into the army,
and the principal restraint upon them is the fear
that II they the enemy will make them fight and
compel them to take up arms, and they will desert by
thousands. Whatever may be opinion Of their
normal condition interests cannot expect them to
perform deeds of heroism when fighting to
tnue the ensavement Of their wives and chill
dren, and 1t Is not reasonable TO demand it
Of them. Whenever establish the fact that they
are a military people we destroy our theory that
they are unfit to be Free When arm the slaves
abandon slavery. He complains Of the usurpatons Of
the Confederate Congress in evying dsproportonatc
TAXATION and says much Of the most Objectionable lcgis
lation is imposed upon the country by votes Of men
who act without responsibility TO the constitu-
ency out Of the army. He takes the govern
ment TO task for great variety OF abuses,
such Illegal mpressments, arrests of citizens without
authority by provost guards the passport system and
tho parality OF the government to of wealth who
ere given nominal positions which keep them OF the
army, while poor and boys are forced INTO the
ranks He animadvcrts severely the generashp Of the
President and his military during the
he says:-Our government Is ntltSry de poism
drifting into anarchy, and il the present p'!icy PR
ssed in a must tsrni,nts in reconaructon wttt or
scthoa su1ttgatcn Governor Brown states that he h
utterly opposed to BOTH but IL he favored either he
would give his earnest support to the policy OF the Prcs
dent, the surcst mode of diminishing armics ex
Aaustn8 our apIit o
and driving them despair seek refuge from
tyranny by placing themselves under a government
they oathc and detcst For the of existing evils he
recommends the repeal Of the Concrption act, and
return to the constitutional mode Of raising troops by
acquisitions upon tho States; the observance OF good
faith with the soldiers by paying them promptly; the
abandonment Of imprcssmcnts and secret SESSIONS Of
Congress-; representation without
stituency; and finally taking from the Prcsi-
dent his power commander-n- n-chicf He calls
Cor convention of the States amend the constitution
and closed In the following language;-"My destiny Is
linked with my country. II succeed am free
IT. by the obstinacy and weakness OF our rulers
fail, common ruin awaits all The night is dark,
The tempest nowls tho ship lashed with turbulent
waves the hclmsman Is steering to the whirlpool, UT
our remons,ranccs unhceded We must restrain him
must sink together and all be buried in
coverable ruin"