Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-02
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House ME; at IL ~


LISooLNs PRocLIxAfIoS-THs BLACK FLAG.
Mr. LYONS, ct vs., offered tie following preamble
and resolutions:
Where's, Abraham Lircoln fldrg that the people Of
the Iniederae ses cannot be conquered IN honors
bio aud CiviA d WsT, has By proclamation tho most
inbumln Egd S,roc Gus Which was ever issaod By any
man OF power pro'spi1g 20 be civil D, endeGvoIod 10
excite s'rvie srr.Sc ion among Us "th view 10 sub
Ct 10 nssI.cfed no; orly cur agGd and iIf'm men,
but woa.ca aud CHI Ikea, sgd hes commanded the
army and navy uader hls command IL aid and abel him
in his heish Worl therefore
Resolved I Tat the people OF the Confederate
States b. Gud they hereby eIhored TO aud d.
s'roy by all he In their rover every officer sol
der and sailor Of tie Lincoln army and navy who may
be found within the Crnfeieras Safes upltss ne b.
regular prisoner ofwr.
2R ssSsd. TIT ter :he srs. day Of January, 1858,
no officer of the LiaooLie army may enght to be
captured alive, AID If $, captured he ought to be mme
6aiely hung
sR, solved Tast every free negro who shan. after
the frs day Of January, 1868, clay, By any mcaEs on
officer, soldier slil'r Of tie Lilcolas rFny Dsvy,
upoG gG.iaf4c.cry proof th9feoi, shall b. eRlsd to
bounty OF Reny dolaFc, asd an annuity OF twenty dol
lars for hire.
4RssoIge1. That the Committee on the J.5icilry be
instructed TO qure whether any legislation be neccssa'
~ to giTs .c. he foregoing solutions and that it
have .eGve TO 'era.. by h!ll OF herxiso.
Nj. GARDENHElR Of Toln, raid that hc was ready
to vot, The resolutions nov, ard horsi ihsy would
DO considered.
Mr. IO0TE, stated that the sui set was bes. suited to
tho Committee On Foregu AGa'ra TIE committee wot ID
&C. on i. Immediately, but h, was prepared TO vote on
the subject
Er. GAENErT, of Va, said that !: YES due to our.
selyes TO the oesason and TO tho tub matter, thu.
we should have de3eTston on this Lutj 81 and he
wished the net er referred, which was agge d TO.
RIFsR pEyEScEs
Mr. P0OrE, intro iucsi q memorial from Geo. Her.
ningsen tho suit If river offences who was,
his nation, esrrcd 10 tho 0oun!tee on Foreign AZ.
laifs
CALIFORNIA AND ORIGIN.
Mr. F00TE reported set oil resolutions which
Wsrs his motion, ordered 10 b, psa; and referred
10 the CoDIitCe On Foreign AGnrs, the title OF which
we're % follows
Joint res9u Ions Recognising the practical neutrality
Of the Ssteu Of California and 0rSgon and OF the Ter
r.orte Of WasHng,an and Nevada, suggesting the &c
Jaatsses which w3u relut the people trteCf upon
al nm data asaaricn their pat Of lher iudspsLd
eic,d ihe Ulia d s sles and prop scg npan he 70
DOING Tho formation OF hague cfsnsv3 arid deeas'ys,
he!He 7si So Is and Territories ind lie Confederate
S.ltsa Of Am.iicG'
Mr. CHlLi0N, ui Ala, fired the following:
Whereas e T. manE st that, dc pai1g OF Le 81 jI-
CATION o. The uruicderato Bates or any OF them, qua
OongTtis aud President OF tho UIsd States hAqo dee
EoerIiey set about tho work OF ncdng he slave popu
laio3 OF these stIeS TO instruction BY declaring them
emanopl.,d iicid ana after tho nat Gay v! Janusry,
1863 Wheh action on the past OF the saii OoRgrssl AID
P,s,iieut Il in dirsos violation o! the Constitution
which thay 10 tupp,r:, ia contrSYenoa ef
all Iaa buU5a AID 6iviu1, and has been resored to
for the diabocl Tu'pu9o Of involving the slaves and
iSei- massIe embToitg innocent Ncn.u and children,
IA one counfD ruin, eud Cor The further purpose OF
maintaining teu aalT5s Il power by catering to the ia.
ustcl spirit of sbol;ioaiIp; a, whereas each of tho
ases Of this C0hcdeisCy have enacted laws furnishing
with dsah all persons engaged in ilcitinZ the slave pol
ulaoa 10 inBarrsciou rebellion, nnd there il much
st ger reason for rcng this penaly upoa peis ,ns
Who not only voluntarily conFpiro to perpsiuate this
horrible felony, ba, in addioa thereto como TO d..
ylstate land, burn dwellings, waste our sub.
stance, and purdsr our eitiz,ns; Therefore,