The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-27
coNFIDIRATR OOIoRHSs
Sen ATE


TIE Senate met At ~ o'cloek n; Prayer BY
Rev. I'd. ID. Hoes, Of the Presby terrain
Church.
Mr. KuRxarr. OF KY, appeared In his scat,
ard after tho reading of the journal, TOOK tne
oath to support tho Constitution vi the OoR'
federate States.
NJ. CLAY, of Ala, prescn led the following
bill su ppie me tary to tho establishment OF
War department:
Tho Con n ess OF the Confederate States
do ensct, that IL any otficer OF the army %
appointed Secretary OF War ard enter upon
the duties Of that Uf1ioe, he al not tneIeoy
lose his rank In the Amy. bot only the pay
and allowances thereof durin & tho time no u
Secretary Of War, and receiving mo sa4aEy
of that Officer"
The bill was Tead third time. and passed
Mr. Sims. Of Ky, su omitted The folio wins
preamb BILE and joint resolu t'on':
raxed with the Government AMI people OIL
| inc iate United STATES, was NOT provoked nor
| inaugurated by the Govern ment or people
| of the Confederate States, anu Is now prose
| cutsd and mi IA tanned BY them only in vindi-
cation of thOA1ghest and mes. sacred rights
| OF n people resolved 70 be free ana tndepen.
dep And. ~r"reas, the right OF self gov
or, msnt, and the rig 1t 10 change, alter, or
people OF these States, and ordnin and g.
tabi.sh ano thor, by their authority, better
| calculated TO promote their hapiiness AMI
secure their liberties, are tights iI neIent AID
ms n n u
and which tbey, n the N ost soiemn manner,
do now pledge themselves nersr 10 s"rrendev.
And whereas, tbs Wer how ~akea aEainsl
| them 10 the work OF Nor thsrn ianat'cism
and WAS conceived and - now pro 'cuted tor
| inc sublug alton OF tho people OF these States,
| and the overthrow OF their sociuI and do.
| nestle Institutions, and hnally f,r their en-
| siayement and degradation be.o1s the CIVIL
| zed word Be it, therefore,
| Rssulusd, by the Senate aud HoGss OF Keep
| resen tail YES OF tho Congress OF tho Coincide
| rate States, That the people OF these State,
will TO the last extremity, main tnl n and de-
| Hoysrpment ordained and estnb, ished by
them and to this end, by their representa-
lives, do hereby mos. solenuiy pledge the
| last man and the last dollar within the lin.
| OF this war, un til their independence as q na.
uon is recognized and acknowledged.
Resoired, I'd, That brave and IN anly people
can neither be appalled, by danger NOR lntim
id a,ed by defeat, and that The people OF thess
States Wi! sn bmit TO any sacr flee and endure
any trial, however severe, when these arc
necessary means of escape from subj ugat ior
ana ensiavsment, and firmly relying, a. thsy
DC, upon the justice OF their cause, and hum
Div trusting IN the providence OF Goo, they
| will main tain thei- position before the worio
and high Heaven, while they have voice tt
raise or an arm TO defend.
IN motion Of Mr.. ORR, Of 8. O., the Or e.
| am. lie and resolutions were referred to the
lIOm N ties on udl!k.
I'm motion OF Mr. FHRLAS, Of Mississippi
IL was
P.solred, That the Committee on Commerce
DO instructed to Ing uire nto the expediencJ
of repeating all duties upon Imports, O
ahollshing all ports of entry, o! preven,irt
cspt by permission Of the 80 1ernment anc
CT requiring the masters or owners Of al
vesseIs landing cargo upon our coast, wht
desire to reload Tor expectation from THU
,hy,a.t foo thnn
so landed to some designated authority o
| The Government, with the rigEt, On tn Q par
Of said an teOrity. 20 graat or Withhold III,
| perm issic n Sc desired; aud q enforcing thu
policy herein indicated by the most strin
| gent penalties and reg UlauOns, ana that sale
COMMITTEES report as early as prac IL able, By
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Henry, Of Tenn, submitted the fol
lowing pream bio and joint resolution, which
on his motion, were roferreo 20 tho ommlt
tee on Finance:
WAsY.as, it Is desirable 10 encourage thu
planters Of tobacco and cotton In tho Confed
crate States, and others who are bone fas own
ers thereof, TO destroy, by burning or other
wise those articles, rather Than they shoult
| fall into tbs hands OF the enemy: Be 1t, there
fore,
Resolced, BY tie Conevess Of tie Conftd5et
| Ssa,es, That all such persons who shall bur
their cotton or tobacco, otherwise de
| stroy tho same, to prevent these ar;i cles from
fall into the hands OF tke army or nav,
| Of the United States, shall re fully indsmni
| fed by the Government OF the Confederat
l. States, upon proof Of the n n 70 bsr of pouud
| Of tobacco or cotton SO destroyed, and proc
of the necessity OF such destruction to proven
| the enemy from getting possession thereof
The Senate then went liz to Executive ses
sion, and remained In session with close.
doors for a short time. After the doors wer
opened bill No. l was referred 70 the Com init
tee on Military Affairs; and tho Commits
on Public Buildings was Instructed 10 Obtain
suitable committee rooms; after which,
On motion Of Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate ad
inurnAd.