Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-25

Direction to this reaOluuOH. III heoS
must sulf when those who are in the army Cam our par
ocular attention We are pit TO pass by unnotced those
private individuals Who 81 d the prVsops anu nAlu
shine ia BIZ half Of the rause. When the mlnu Is en-
crossed with su' jets II cling the saieiy Aho
of the whole people il hardly pause to look nto the
cell Of the political prisoner. ask II 10 pause ask
in the name OF an unfortunate city, ark u ~ the name
OF proud aud gal ant constituency All pia man Is no"
separated from everything that Is dear 10 hmfom nus
family and from hs country to which he has gwen every
nronf of his devotion for which be has spent bis best
IL was Pierre Souo that when Others, forgetting the
N responsibility imposed upon them, lets unArmed
YES n the mercy Of the foe--it was Pierre Soule
Vim esme and GOOD forth TO defend the dignity OF
great CIV and tue honor Of a great peOp!e-it MAS
Pierre Souls who was found TO uphold the hoGor and
the sovereignty of the aud eope OF Louisiana
He stood 10 oby in the discharge OF hs duty although
lie knew that it would lead hun to the sacrnce Of Ills
liberty.
ask then that this resolution may pas; Tor though
the Presden. NAV be unsu-c-ss!ul, vet it will be oh er
Jog TO the wounded sprit--a bam to the Ioble
cart of Pierre S,ule TO know that the hspresen'
tatives Of the people III congress hssehoeu heu MN III
graceful Remembrance.
The ri were su. pandsd and the resolution offered
by Mr. YnLERE unarIn ously passed.
INCREASE oF THk ARN--COsscRlPr LAW.
O, mot on of Mr.. JONES, of Tenu., the Heu'e re-
9 we'd self into Comm lee OF the Whole, IN order to
consider the Presidents Message and accompanying doe
uWents.
The resolution OF Nc. 70 IT, amendltory Of that of
Mr. JOINS referring the several documents 10 appropr-
ale commuees-whioh former instructs the Committee
ON Military Affairs to report bill providing for the rails
ing of two hundred and fifty thousand men, without t1'
tending the Oonscription Ac,-came up Tor oiscueson
Mr. KEENAN,, Of Cal shs!l conhne myself, IN the
course of nv remarks to the correction Of the error
which may grow OF the statements made by the se'
emau fion Tennessee Nj FoorE) III reierence 10 the
correspondencs between The President OF the Coincide
rate States aud Governor Brown, OF GeoTga relating 10
tn COnecripton Act. IL Is known that military oluer
Was Issued by Governor Brown, instruc log his militia
ttc,rs to disregard tie COascrpt Act WISH 10 kh""
il the gent, from Tenncssee upholds the H'Vernor
OF Georgia in this act? voted for the Conserpt Acl
md suppose the gentleman meant to sliude to me whe
he said that certain persons had attempted TO deenu
the constitu ouality OF the Oonscrpt Act
NJ FOOTE-I clearly stated that intended 10 ar
raicp no Que for their ouly said that certain
gentleman had taken upon himself TO oeenu the eohsu'
utionsli,y Of the sc aud the act itself
M KEyAN-I with TO know II the gsnueman up
holds Gov Blown III / i course. For my part d,'sp
or we wholly OF hi, IN inst, ucpg u militia officers
70 disre, ard the COuscipt act. d,uounco 1t as unpA-
Iriotc. .,
M FOOTE-I an prepared to vudicAts the course OF
Govern r Bresu He no, wiling tha! the consctp-
lion officers should se and force ato The ranks bus en-
ror miliua eli ere aud il IL well known isc. ths'
iov Brown while he gave instructions 10 hls ON ''ts 10
regard the act n this particular, yet urged them 10
all in their to cArTN cut in HOfis'ohs III p'n
r,stecs Ia the corr, spondence alluded 10, 1t viii be
ca el.d that ey,ulu y the noint vas yielded by the
Confederate Gover0n, ut and the III - oncers ie.otse
| have the remainder vi IA correspondence 81 uo''
Brow, aud 4 occasion Eqnres, shall lay II Oe'
To- The country.
t,nv h, the minority OF the CitLsLs o orga do Lol
sustain Gov Blown in HE set Add mSny OF his tihcs
ara now ashamed Of his coutse. do not thhh thai
ths r,-ni should pass il the form oil esftcIoha 10
ths Military Committee.
NJ FOOrE distinctly stated that 50 far as that vac
,,D,-,usd held 10 the principle '',ahi. Dit sUp.t
m,Rr" | desire tLat the honor OF h5 saus shoaii
Do ,ludc,tsd le Ia 90 speusabe. al hold mat
ue dsirieucs sAout he Lad to The sovereignty OF TIE
,ats- L.. them al up ths IL e'na regiments IN Tue
prJper Wy. 1t iho ua'thmeht "a" gu 'no H'ats ."
| Il . w t.eir r,g uisats
Mr. KENSS-Doe. the gentleman Fey that u they
u Ll,d W q auy other way, It shAl Ho' uVNs
70, "a eadiug the Ccus,np Law 50 ~ To embrace all per
sous brt-e.u thr Sg.r VI Is aud a.
Nj EOUTE- do not DOUBT but hat Is important l.
mus hi, douc ia some SaY AID shall labor as have
i,,s heretofore 20 r,c0t che the pablo 10 H. Bat The
,tgumApt Of the gentlsm,u isCm Georgia Goes not
cover the whole grOutd For NV PAT, "ou'd De VIII
NJ 10 shdra- the suu On but ut mbef ron leAi
i, Fei, d,siruu= OF btiug hoard Oh tie eu c. snu
lu under promise not to rudia" a, nnl lac las oeeh
NJ gFRgERr Of T-I-s, ,si that Il the Con 'criI t
L- W.. \ rLJrj u SCuld operate very sAHlrtuy 10
There now large lliINahOlo VI A' h'O'
., Ll cuup'r, which Lad mol sug!' N1de person Oh
h, II those over thirty five yeas Ol age were taken
IN one county there would Lv three men lett aud they
s.I aud Il firm II al tue troops taken lrCuI the
sIt, /. would % more blood aud treasure to reiake
rrsas than had 10 he; 10 been spent dur The war
H,s ~ productive State ih,y bad MOO! eGntg gu thtie
IA eothe every mali in the Confederate States aud every
| mar ,oman aud child At home. They raised enough
p,oy..ons OF all kinds 20 feed the Whole army Us 80
OF opinion tla If the Oons,r'Pt Law "as 'i'e@ded
| tLero poull be revolution ~ niT own SI'S, i"'
.,uld not 20 bAck the Lincoln GoNernIent 10 you
, Mr. msrlyrdom before lie would 20 back, even II they
.uId acknowledge all tue wrongs they bad 'nn crd
bu, lie believed TtAAs would once more uhur the lone
.tar aud attempt 10 maintain her freedom he haI
sntel inst the Consc pt Act last session, aud would
| oppose ~ extension.
| NJ SEXTON Of Texas said that no had voted against
u Con-eript Law bccauo he dIubui as 10 ts con,
I g.ituiouaii;y. H. dcui d, however tat TstS "1ud
ever raise tho standard vi revolt. On the contrary,
When lie v1- leaving T-Ia to re'lr" TO cum ~ 80
AIS -h~ met him JUS. lie vas about 10 'u'oAIh, told
! lin, thai h,. cp-d o. The hrst IT. - Congress
would d., WoulI b. To- e. oud tho Uonicrp! L'~
| NJ, GRAHAM. Of T,r q. Il j beol among the army
II Coriuh aud UuIoa during tho rerre4 o oorsre''
err lie had seen ten thousand TcHtus and they we're
all ~ favor Of the Whole 'orce OF 'hr "''c oes ''"u
an, TO rrteI te Northern army lie protested as 'ih"'
r IA, u, being singled cut aud placed III ialsr pc
,,u n there WI. loyal State ia the UonirdeiAey u
| Nas The State OF T,has.
| Mr.. GATHER oil n. q, Hoped Nc Foo.e would WIZ
draw liz resolutions. II, allos th'r opposed to The
mode Of rasilg troops by eOnsetptioh. Eaoush troops
cou be brought out 10y the old Plans oil volunteering
| aud df,tt
| Hr COLLIER, Of Va, Intended 10 vote & inst the
re-ou lon aud vote for the extension oil the oOnterp'
| Ac.
Il as stated in the OF the deba" that mrHruit
,,l Lac .con.m. nd1d by lie Arary Cohuiil &c cSli
an ia. several State 10 hi ~ t'r regiments aud TIE
cal. vac III ayrIslJe, tao oausoIipton Ia" would he 81
| tended.
M. HOLT, OF G,orgia-l do TO lie Tor tue Pu'P'''
OF crcuseiug JLo iesolu ion under consideration "u
merely lr the purpose OF ashi "helIti Tue EoH'enAu
| tom T.np,tssc iii withdraw hts resolution.
NJ FOOTE-I sn willing to withdraw IL OF submit Il at
,r ,c,oi,,l,ou of iLouIy II the gen,l, man prefer