, 1862-03-13
FROM THE SOUTH.
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Late ld::Highly Interesting.
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Proceedings f:the Rebel Congress-.
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HOPE OF FOREIGN REU0aWl-
TI0N A0AND0NE0.;. -
Cotton Must Be Burned.
ARRESTS OF UNION HEN IN KICHNoHD.

:. We give the following extracts, mainly from
The Richmond papers, to ahoH: the temper Of
the Southern mind:
HOUSE OF REpREsEETATIERs-MA SRI.
The House met at u i NJ, and was opened
with prayer By Rev. Dr. Ford, Of Kentucky.
ftEoSeeea1ngs r eeag Of yesterday read and approved.
take mp the Senate resolution pledging the
Government to maintain the territorial integ-
rity Of the Confederacy; ::
The resolution wns passed
BURNING OF COTToS AND TOBACCO,
Tie bin reported by the Military Commit
tee for the burning of cotton, tobacco, and
other property, which may be about to fall
II order for consideration, Mr Niles said be
did not desire to detain the House long, The
subject OF the destruction Of cotton and tobac-
co to prevent it from falling into the hands Of
our m enemies had only engaged the attention
looking to the burning, and leaving tie details
for after consideration. What We wanted now
is energetic action.
Mr.. FooTE concur7ed with the gentleman
from South Carolina in the opinion Of expe-
dting matters in every wy possible; but he
report Of the Military Committee was q SUBJ
st1tute, was likely to be Z much more effect
i've plan for attaining the PURPOSE The bill
OF The committee was not only less effective
than his bill, but it vas not likely to have any
no way whatever the attainment Of The object
it may bave IN view. It looks to the burning
Of all cotton and tobacco that NAV be about 10
.fa1 into the hands Of the enemy.
Mr.. CURRY said that if there was anv man
IN Alabama who was SO a1aricious that he
would bot, with his oTn hands, put the torch
to every lock of his cotton rather than that the
Lincoln Government should get it, he hoped
the Yankees would burn him. He offered as
an - amendment. to strike out the words .twhen
property which may be useful" after tie
words "cotton aud Tobacco" The object Of
the enemy was to get what had now become
high military necessity, and it is to our inter
est to prevent them from getting it. He had
expected some bill Of indemnity would be
embraced . very wide field in specifying other
property, for there WIS some property in our
limits owned by the French Government
MI BoTcE, of South Carolina, would call
the attention Of the House to the fact, that If
we keep the enemy from obtaining those sup
plies Of cotton and tobacco, they vii soon
exhaust all their resources; and one great
object ia to strike at the vital points. Their
debt now is Thousand millions; next year it
viii be thousand millions more. It might
be supposed that the second year the expenses
would be less, but their currency will depre-
ciate, and thus the expenses increase. FIVE
let them find our cotton and tobacco whenever
they force us to eyacuate place, they will
attain the very object Of the war.
Mr. PRYOR said he accorded his hearty and
man from South Carolina {Miles.) Unless
some such means as these are adopted, the
best Of our great staples, our peculiar pro-
ductions, viii become the prey Of Yankee en-
terprise and Yankee rapacfty, and what will
oe 1he consequence? BY just SO much that
TE7n r6f14anfsh n.4@z
your adversary, by so much Will his hand be
strengthened for our subjugation. Nor is this
all. Every pound Of tobacco, much more,
every pound of cotton, thrown upon the
World, to that extent re1axes your hold on
foreign powers, diminishcs the chances Of
your recognition, and alienates the South
from all diplomatic intercourse and alliance,
Mr. HEIsKELL quoted the authority of
tatte1 and Grotius in reference to the duty Of
the Government to remunerate its citizens for
losses sustained.
1lr: DAVIS said the Government was not
able to indemnify tho citizens for all losses
such as would be sustained.
Mr. MILES said that on the issue of tlis
bill hung al that was dear to Us on earth
liberty, happiness, and personal security for
the future; and he WIS not surprised BY differ
ences Of opinion In reference to it. lie had
been prevented hitherto from Offering & reso-
luton from the Military Committee. which
was to refer the bill to the Committee on
the Judiciary, who should propose a bill to
provide for compensation 3f loyal citizens.
whose property may be destroyed by military
authority
MI. PRToR, Of Vireinia, introduced bill In
continue in office Major and Brigadier Gen
erals OF Provisional army, which was ordered
to be printed, and made the special order for
Monday next.
Mr. PR1oR also offered bill for tic SUD-
preston Of drunkenness, which Wis ordered
TO be printed.
The bill for the destruction of cotton. To-
5aeco, and other property, as reported bT the
nays II. '~'
The bill reads as follows:
bill to provide for the destruction Of cotton.
tobacco, and other property, when the same
shalt be about to fall into tho hands of4he
enemy.
Tie Congress IF the Contede1ats States do ell
act, That it shall be the duty Of ali military
commanders. in the service Of the Confader.tc
States, to destroy al cotton, tobacco, or
other property that may be useful to the
enemy, If the san1e cannot be safely removed
whenever, in their Judgment, the said cotton,
tobacco, and other property is about to fali
INTO the hands Of the enemy.
Mr- Foote reported back a bill from fhe
Committee on Foreign Affairs tor the appoint
ment of commissioners to attend the World's
Fair, in London, on 1st May next, He asked
that 1t be laid upon the table, and the Com
ton.
THE REBEL STATES 5HUMTLIATED-Nc HOPE,
FOR RECOGNITION