Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-03-07
TIE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
GOV. BROWNS MESSAGE, &

GOV. BROWNS MESSAGE, &c.
The Georgia Legislature met at Macon on the
14sh Alter abiding to Sher;Aan's march through
he STATE, recommending the reorganization of the
militia and referring to other local matters, the
Governor proceeds to the discussion Of the more
important questions that affect US as people We
copy ;ne most important passages:
IMPREsSMENTs.
I beg leave to call the attention f the Le-isla-
tune 10 the recesSity for the passage OF law au.
tn5-iZ.u- the impreSsment of provisions in the
hands OF persons under bonds to the Confederate
Government or others who refuse to sell their sur
plus at uar ,G. value for the of INDECENT sol
tiiera' families, and Of persons who are left deSt-
tute By tho raFascs of the enemy, or Of our own
c-,vs,rv VINO rcce We aid from the State under the
legislation enacted for that purpose. The are
very rare where it would be necessary to resort to
imgrcSs,ncnt, if the people were lei: free to sell
their surplus IN the market; but they are denied
hat privilege by the tvnI-ivru Government, hav
my bean Co-npel.ei 10 s:e oJEd to sell all their
SUI gi:s is agents at schedule prices which are
lar Eel3w market value. These persons would
gladly sell to State or county agents, but they are
ih eatened with revocation of their details, and
visa immediate compusiOn to enter service if they
do So The State should never submit to be driven
out of her own markets and denied the privilege of
purchasing from her own citizens by the act of any
other government or power. | therefore recon-
mend the passage of law. authorizing the Just-
ces Of tue Inferior Court of eaCn county, with the
consent or order Of the Governor to Impress pro
visions in their respective counties for soldiers
families and INDECENT refugees, when from the cause
above mentioned, it may be necessary to enable
them to procure the supplies required for that pur:
pose and also authorizing the QuarternaSter Cen
eral of the State to make similar imprcSsmentS,
with me like order, for their respective depart
ments.
The act should provide, in case of such impress
ments for fair valuation of the property. impress
ed, and for payment o, market value as just COM
pensation to the owner Without the passage o.
this act, it will be impossible for the Stale and
county agents, within the limits O. the State, to
purchase the supplies which are Indispensable
The appropriation Of money wall avail nothing
if the Confederate agents can lock the cribs and
smoke houses of the people of the State against
her purchasing agents. have been unable under
the late appropriation, to supply, the demands Of
those in great Distress for want of this law. II
it is not passed great deal Of suffering will be the
inevitable result.
AIMING TIE SLAVES.
The administration, by its unfortunate policy,
having wasted our strength and reduced our ar
mics, and being unable to get freemen into the field
as cOnscripts, and unwilling to accept them in
carnations with officers of their own choice, will,
it is believed, resort to the policy of filling them up
by the CONSUMPTION of slaves.
am satisfied that we may proftabiy use slave
labor, 50 far as it can be spared from agriculture to
do mcnal service in connection with the army,
and thereby enable more free white men to take up
arms but am quite sure any attempt to arm the
slaves will be great error If we expect to con-