Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-10
State OF South Carolina
10 the People CT the .Sn:c of South
CnrOijua:
HEADQUARTERS,

10 ,.e People CT the .Sa:c of South
Carolina: ~
YByHE surrender Of tho army under tho com
Z msnd of Gen. Lee in Iirgini,, has been fo!-
lowed by the surrender oC, the army under the
command Of tien. Johnston in North Carolina.
To these armies Snuth .Carclina'has contributed,
with very inconsiderahlc exceptions, her entiro
male populifinp The brave men ia those armies
who have Survived the. Bloody war of the past
four years, orc now returning home, as prisoners
of war on their parole, aud unable again to take
up their arms until the conditions have becn per-
iarme,l upon which their captivity has been ter
r rinatei.
The Government Of the Confslerais States. in
!fhe creation Of which South Carolina united with
Der sister States, has suspended its military nu
thority, and the high duty Of providing nsasnres
for the welfare Of its citizens, by stern neccssi-
ty, has been dcvulved upon the Government Of tho
State.
To thi, unexpected, termination of the active
powers Of Government, ia peace and IN war,
which South -Caroiuae granted to the common
Government OF the Confederate States. circum-
stances have rendered tho condition Of this Stat:
Que of peculiar embarrassment. Deeply suffering
from the consequences Of the @s:i in many re-
spccts, in none.i, that suffering more peculiarly
trying than in the, misery which now affects
considerable portion .. its population; which
threaten a largersportion, and may involve the
whole of it iu the suffering which want, approach
ing starvation, has produced and will produce.
The large SUPPLIES contributed to the support oil
tho armies of the Confederation had becn given
at j. time when abundance enabled the population
to bear its withdrawal withont.asgravateds suffer
ing. But the greatdestructi"n 1f means of sub
sstence at the present time, ind the difficulties of
securing il in tho future by the next crop, had
even before tho reverscs which befell the urmiea
of the Confederation, satisfied all that it would
be impossible to part with the supplies which had
been gathered for the armies, without destroying
| the support of the population in many portions
of the, State. And attempts were made to inform
| the authorities of the Confederate Government,
that not only the apprehension, but the cortainty
OF evil Consequences woall prevent the removal
| of all such supplies.
/ With the dissolution oil the a-Inies Of the Gem
| federation, the pccessity for thess supplies has
ceased; with the removal os that necessity arises
be stronger obligation upon the authorities OF tho
State, to preserve these supplies for thc ni'ica-
tioniof The suffering of the people Of the State.
To that end, therefore, It is now declared that all
subsistence stores and property OF the ConicGs-
rate S5atei within theaimitS oi tho State, should
be turned ov.r to ana acconnictifur by the agents
Of the State appointed for that purpose. The
subsistence, and other stores :, nc used for the
relief o! tn. people Of the State. and the other
| property of whatrysr kind; 20 he. held for tae
common henef- sc the State, and subject /" such
distr:;inD a. nry he hereafter efo'ui;"ed upon
hy the rro2cr ant.ysities IF Tho stale.
1t will be-rero snisol ,, : 'ln;y in ne hishc<i
de.t zee obligatory rpan tie asea'a q i':' ;t''s
wan viii retti,r iiit>c ;npp!ie.. I" !rjsic 1nt ii
the:i Freely ~ 'n soldier. - tifis-e- otto: Stnt-s
n.s,;n,: troa.h cur ii:aiis ~i,, :as. need .:d.
,:i.-. +. tiis r'.:;.i. ni sucr sap!'iic: viii ue
hsi,! Tor the :.nr:"S, a; furnishing sg;.stcn"1
AID s:,,q::: j. ;::e .i!rn..;al. if::o in dirf.aa
:~r. ii !ac S;.;c ~: uos @cs:iiut: a"i ~ 'saas
:. ::.o& ab '.iinsc .a:Ter;::;; can oaly 80 +cris
to-. ;y ihis isn"si ion Of 'htsc SUPPLE
A. Il. MAGRATH.
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