Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-01

Al Camp Chase sI hundred Of the best cixsrs OF Ken
lucky have been arrested and incacsAtsd In oshsYms
prison cells for nothing else than shs expression Of
opinion ir favor Of the South 0oy give the cit Of
Kentucky chance, and these prisoners viii have
the means OF freedom within their reach. LIST el.
ans be allowed to press their way wsrd-give h,m
protection aud they viii strike blox wheaeysr they
can make It Effective.
nr. FOOrE-I would call the attention OF msnbe
to the fact that on The very tt day CT the stson Of
this body, had the honor If introducing several bla
on the SUIT ct Of retaliation. offered, also.
ton OF inquiry for the purpose Of Bringing about sgs-
l.t!on on the very Proposition which have bey
US .; OF ahofdirg protection to such OF
slLn voluntarily rse up 10 drive The invaders
from thtir cou6nrs. lad hoped hat the committee
intended 70 report soon upon Ik1oS that committfo
is very industrious one, but they someimts yeiy
SLOW in reporting on subject Of the importance
Mr. kiLE3-I can Say 10 the gentleman from TERMS
see who had the honor Of introducing the bill tina; tho
Military Committee have die position certainly to
treat the subj ct lightly but they not ys, prepared
to report on the subject Ky opinion lie, however, that
there ia already law existing, passed BY the Provisional
Congress, which looks to the laws Of retaliation The
present statute gives the President the ampes. powes
q carte bLdlehs. (H4re Mr.. Mills read the aw.l IL
might BIS well, however, to consider the subject 90
give the power Of the President in that respect tho
widest possible scope.
Mr.. VEST, OF Mo, ssd that all tho people OF his
State desired that they might have the guarantee
OF protection from the Confederate Government There
were two parties in kssouri-one loyal TO the North
the other the South These parties canno. hive To-
geher the other must leave be e1terIniated
IT, however, they had Confederate army behind which
they might ogsnz, their State troops they wrud setis
the matter ss to who Should possess State Yrgins
he knew woali be one Of the first 10 lend helping
hand If IL vas asked but all they wanted waa chance
to organize. Missouri krew well the lot that awaited
he to Wit all the horrors Of inernecine strife and civil
war within her own borders bat her people did not
complain they vera prepared 70 endure all that might
come upon then.
NJ. LYONS, Of Va, WAS opposed 10 The principle of
retaliation, except 10 kind
Mr.. KEENAN,, of e., opposed the la,i,r resolution
no. Oocomi 10 us a nation.
NJ. CLAPP, Of Misc, hoped there would be some
oa taken IL relation 10 the protection oil those persons
" % might riss III arms 10 protect their homa
ar. DARGAN said that tho ord had never produced
peOp PIE o. an ARM slore savsge, cruel, ncse
inhuman than this self styled christian army OF tue
North Tho barhaFisns that overran Italy in olden
lime were NOS more bloody, or fierce savage
unciv zsd than this pretended CHRISTIAN horde.
Tais bis opinion md he woed give il un.
all circumstances But beosuse they we're bGrra.
RAMS, II was 10 reason wny We should pu! 10 rhahv s
lie 1--we OF God aud MAJ, and b bltbirsns ALEC. Ist
10 Ielaste let p hang all &c. tor thai ma,Jst
but do not lot pass resolution o! irquiry IS ~
shether shall DO blrbArsn and lose Ito respect OF
The world.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Alabama, opposed the rssoluion Oh
tie geound that 1t sheuid b. ist 10 The bal DE- OF The
Executive, and Se slouid 10; interfere at all
Hr, Chiffon OFF red TIE i1loWiUg substitute to
the resolution ci Dir. RUssELL:
Rssatved. Tia. tns Jonnnttee on the .aicary iu-
qgre aud Tegofi whether any and ~hst sgslAtion IL
necessary the part Of this Congress to enable cW
government TO prevent by 10 O. sto heasuIea nsisi
with he las 0. rsione aud the ussg,s Ct civil
warfare, the atrocities ard brutal couduc perpelra.d
BY the enemy, In violation OF the laws Of var upon tie
properly and persons OF the ciz aud soldiers OF this
CJnfsderGc,."
reference, well those undr DISCUSSION .csc 10 tbs
hauds Of the hli'aTy Committee be referred TO the
COMMITTEE on the ia iciiry.
NJ. KEENAN,, Of Ga, moved to lay the whole subject
on the table.
The melton vas Lost.
Mr.. HANLY, OF Ark, spoke 10 favor u III. RUs.En's
res luton.
TIE $50 lou OF sr. BILls ptevalei, ai3 tho ubols
matter vas referred TO tho Committees IhJ JljcasJ
NJ RUSSELL introduced bill 10 protect pefr0Is sEg
10 ags in hore Slstee Invaded 10y tbs sLemy With l-
tenaon 10 sub IgEe those StGtes gpd iu ale tts
lJy al eiLz 'ns thereof ieJr'i
pgTITIOss.
Mr.. Lyons OF Va, introduced several memorial
Gmorg otbers, from drUg2,ts paying tie skswl-
ton Of their clsTks.
HALL CJR6kIs3
NJ. LYONS, from the COMMITTEE ~ Public BIiidngs,
reported that rho Hs wa ,cGii7 c0rpletfi & h.
offered resolution tEst, 90 T. stsy reIt ocoes
The House proceed to draw Cr y lot, sad tat
when thfy al urn TIA. day they adj IRA " meet
agsin Ia ,hs oIbsI HlIl.
TIE resolution Sas adopted.
SESSION.
Ga action 0i ~. HOLE OF g., the House resolved
lIsolI into secret se-s OIL.
Od m1lion, adj 'u,neJ