The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-12-01
Report OF Adiutant and Inspector
General.

CoLuMnIA,FS. c. Oct. 81, 1891.
To His ENcellency Benjamln T.. Tillman, Governor
SiE-lIcrcwith have the honor TO submit the
annual report OF the operations OF this department
for the fiscal year ending October 81, 1891.
! would first call the attention of your EXcellcncy
TO me Confederate rolls IN this Office. Under some
OF the fonmer administrations appropriations were
made to cover the expenses Of collecting the rolls
and filing them In this office. Although a large mum.
Der of The rolls have been collected and filed, / find, in
undertaking to make an index thereof. thai the worr
is incomplete, no rolls whatever Of many COMPANIES
being on He, which leaves out the personal or indi
vidual record Of the men. Now, tho rolls should be
put In q durable shape, So that they can be kept for
all time and be of casy reference for every citizen of
the State, because they are nearly all personally and
deeply interested in them, and even now they have
become q matter OF constant inquiry and reference
and In the future will be considered invaluable as
shaving the names and records Of our soldiers.
AS PROBABLY The earliest and best way of securing
q correction and revision Of the rolls on hand, as well
as the completion OF those not yet sent In, / would
suggest that the rolls he printed, in n clcap form
rs they no!y stand-witli blank pages left for those
commands not yet reported. These pamphlets could
be distributed to the proper persons, with the un.
when the correction and revision is completed. when
the rolls are completed as nearly and as accurately
as possible, they should be put into a permanent, dn.
rable book form, ard do not doubt but that tho cX.
pcnse of doing so could be recovered to the State by
putting the work upon tho market, ut - reasonable
y; ice, If such q step should be deemed advisable.
am glad 10 be able to state that everything has
worked smoothly and tremendously in this depart.
ment of the State government since the inauguration
of the present administration, ant the peace OF the
State has not been seriously disturbed since the
Bisopvillc riot which WAS promptly suppressed by the
presence o. :hr Sumter Light Infantry. There
has been some local excitement and threatened dis.
turbat,cc, as at Spartanburs aud Yorkvillc, which
madeit necessary to. put certain companies under
arms; but the decisive steps taken and policy adopted
by your ENcllehcy, Ia nat an end to tho iynchinz of
persons In the hands of the law, has had tho desired,
salutary effect of preventing such scenes in this State
during this ye ar at least. The proInp.ness, too, with
which tho last General Assembly met the claims of
the troops, for the expenses and pay due the Sumter
Light Infantry" for It's services on the occasion of tho
Bishopville riot, as well as the assurance Of your EN-
ccllency, that the law which grants them a limited
sum when actually called into service, should be car
ried out during your administration, was In such
marked contrast with the way in which they have
heretofore been treated, that 1t has had q very sal.
utary effect upon our troops who feel that their SER
vice, when rendered, will be properly appreciated. A
part OF last years appropriation for the maintenance
and encouragement Of the MALTA was found due
and. unpaid, Ia simple statement OF which will bc
found elsewhere in this report; but the amount due
was satisfactory settled by my predecessor in Office,
and has been paid to the troops, excepting a small
balance, which will DO distributed with this years
appropriation.
lthas been tho earnest cndeavor Of this Department
to perfect tho organization Of the militia