The Portland daily press., 1862-10-04
DOings Of the Rebel Congress i'm
relation TO raising the
Black Flag.
Beauregard i'm command Mt Charleston
and Savannah.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8.
The Richmond Wing of Sept. 3d. contains
the following:
In the confederate Senate on the goth, Mr..
Semmes OF La, submitted the following joint
resolution:
Resolved, by the Congress of the Confeder-
ate States, That the proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States of
America, issued at the city OF Washington in
the year 1862, wherein he declares that on the
first day of January, in the year OF our Lord.
1868, all persons held as slaves within any
State, or designated parts of State whereof
the people shall be in rebellion against the u.
s., shall be hencelorth and forever free, is lev
eied against the citizens of the Confederate
States, and as such is gross violation of the
usages of civilized warfare, an outrage on the
rights OF private property, and an invitation
for an atrocious war, and therefore should be
held up to the execration of mankind, and
counteracted by such severe retaliatory meas
ures as in the judgment of the President may
be best calculated TO secure its withdrawal or
arrest its execution.
Mr.. Clark of Mo-, moved that the resolution
be referred TO the committee on foreign affairs.
He was in favor of declaring every citizen of
the Southern Coniederacy soldier, authoriz-
ed TO put To death every man caught on our
soil in arms against the government.
Mr.. Semmes OF La, said the resolution had
not been drawn without reflection The aues-
ton Of retaliation was exclusively an execu-
tive one, to be regulated by circumstances, but
it was proper that the legislative department
of the government should express its approval
of the retaliation contemplated by the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Henry of Tenn, said the resolution did
not go far enough. He favored the passage of
law providing that upon any attempt being
made to execute the proclamation Of Abraham
Lincoln we Immediately hoist the black flag.
and proclaim war OF determination against
all invaders of the soil.
Mr.. Phelan, of Mississippi, said that he had
always been in favor of conducting the war
under the black flag. If that flag had been
raised at Manassas year ago the war would
have been ended ere now.
Mr.. Yancey, Of Alabama. moved that the
pending resolution, together with the resolu-
tions submitted by him some time since rea-
tive to retaliation, etc, be referred 10 select
committee Of three,.and be made the special
order for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Burnett, of Kentucky, moved that all
OF said resolutions be referred to the commit
tee on the judiciary; this was agreed to-
Gen. Beauregard, Sept. oath, officially an
nounced his assumption Of the command of
the Department of South Carolina and Geor-
gla. He liz entering upon the duties
which may involve at an early day the defence
OF two of the most important cities in the Con-
federate States against the most formidable eff
forts of our most powerful enemy, shall rely
on the ardent patriotism and the intelligent
and unconquerable spirit of the officers aud
men under my command, to sustain success
fully and to maintain our posts, and the credit
of our country and our own honor And to
avoid irremediable disasters, it is essential
that all should yield implicit obedience to any
orders emanating from superiors in authority
The Richmond Wing says the entire rebel
losses in the Manassas battles do not exceed
5000, and that the losses in the engagements
in Maryland range between 5000 and 5000