Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-22
PROPOSED 3 lAKca or rHE rREAsURT.

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PROPOSED BlAKca or THE TRTAsURT.
Mr.. REABES, of La, submitted the following resOlu.
ton, which adopted;
Kssolvsd TdAi tee Committee on Finance be directed
TO enquire into the txpsdieney Ct establishing, during
The war al agerCy branch Of the Treasury Depart
m,n. west of the Mississippi river for the purpose OF
issuing heAsuy notes to supply the wants Of the Gov
eminent
Mr. sEMyES submitted few remarks explanatory of
and IN support of the resolution.
THE coSscRIPTioS LAW.
Mr.. SPARROW, OF La, nom the Committee on
Nj itafy Airs presented bill to amend an act en-
,ed AN scs to further provide for the public defence,
approved 10 April 1862 viz:
l. That all psrst liable to m litary duty and who
have not already b,eI enrolled shall be Immediately
enrolled and reported by the enrolling cers, and held
service, wherever they may b. i'd whether they
se residents Of the State county where they may be
fund rot, and any person leaving without proper
permission after said enrolment shall be held and deemed
deser:er and punished IS such.
PARTISAN RANGERS
Mr.. SPARROW also presented from the same Com.
mitee bill "to amend sn act to o'ganizs bands oil
partisan rangers The b provides that hereafter no
slca bands shal be organ in any military oi'rci,
the military fcrees Of which not filed to the max
mum number; and whenever the lumber Of partisan
rsqsers shall exceed the number necessary for partisan
service, they hall be placed on the same footing as
troops Of the Ens.
raE RIGHT 90 THE PEoPLE TO REsIsr lSyAsoS-THE
LAW OF KETALIATIoN.
NJ YANCEY, of Alabama, submitted the following
resolutions:
l. Rssolvsd BIZ the Senate Of the OJnfsdsrdts States
Of Amsricd, That the war which 10 now being wsgeo
by the United States for the svoWed purpose OF sufoga
log The people OF the several States OF this Government
to tie 6omLion of the Government of the Uoited States
t. the opinion o. the Senate, war as well upon the
people "a upon the vernmen of the Confederate States
oF and ar the nrncnlfe which this
,vernment and the Governments Of the several Stats
which compose It are founded justify each citizen there
o. when the invading enemy upon the soil o! bis
SAte 10 taking up aims TO defend his homestead and
tberties and in attacking the invader either BY indVi
% action CT 10 organic ID bin3s
Res, lvs2 That when any of our citizens shall e1-
Else ibis sacred right and shall by the fortunes Of
var fall into the hands OF the enemy, they ara entitled
10 be treated prisoners Of war snd they nail be
treated oiherSise il is the duty Of This Government to
end TO them Ell The protection which may be within
I ; power, OF 10 re allae for il aries doae 10 them
J. RsSOlysd That in the event the enemy shall in re-
vel ter such patriotic d,ieI Of their State by any
is c zsTs, seq, upon q, mpFsoD, or otherSse In
lIe other Of s eiz not implicated In the particular
ses for which such revenge may be taken, or shall p-
l,ge or destroy the property Of any Of cur czsns, Il
si be the ju Of this Cover msnt to take prompt no
ice OF such OF cowardy barbariy, and, as far as
may be hin tie power, 70 Iulish the perpetrators
thereof TO reslae In such manner ~ may be most
likely to deter the enemy from the repetition Of such
d 'pds.
= R.a5iys{. TaA, the Senate has learned, With lively
sa E toU that the President OF the Confederate States
bls already given serious attention and grave eonsders.
zion 10 the suj.ct OF several gross violations of the laws
and ages OF civ BY the military authorities Of
the Government Of the Uai;ed Safes and has already
lis'ed measures tending 10 prevent their recurrence
A-d uhils the Senate responds with sympathy to the
regret xyr sd BY the Prs dent ct the stern Necessity
which the enemy ruttlesy 10 force upon this Go
tofp 3 o 81 Gs nv the hlCDdv OF
rslls ion it will give 10 the Prt sideut lie ulalierng
support In the prompt execution OF measures devised for
e,upete protection Of citZsns 10 the exercise OF
the 1slspsbc rght o seEleie &C.
.. Rsselyct, That the Committee Oh Military Ahais
are Instructed o. lire ard 10 eoor. whe her fur
tier and II So sbAI eeistiou may be IecesAry to Cl
tlc Executive with the AmDlest hory 10 upou
carry cut the utsat and principles enumerated IN these
rssolut0 us.
Me- YANCEY addressed the Senate 10 support Of the
re.olu ioas he saij that the inpnsson prevailed that
h mode OF waiiare -iolted in n" h;s resolution bad
eu discouraged by executive II ia re, and il 80, Il
h,d been improperly discouraged. In the e)rresp0nd'
ne b,twesn the Sena from Missouri me Catl) and
D. Seceafy OF War, the later id 20; meet The pin
i'll. bu seeuei % ditclurIgs it by an implied opposi
.i0a on the ground that II customary TO consider
w,s IS only wacej between governments. TINS was
tru' 10 regIa 70 EIropeAn GJysrnnelts, where the
people had little interest 10 tue gu 'ans iDVo!yed hut
Olis Is a gOyernment OF The pc, pie " aEch Is commit
Ted the duty Of deec cling tar can the rights and
libsrtiss shat belong 10 the people IL certainly 10!
sovereign ia any sense Tue OILY sovereignty ls tue
Sovereignty OF tie people. Ia view Of the fact that both
The Confederate aud STATE Governments based upon
he sovereignty Of the people, the sovereign power hes
,hs Ighl T. r6go war not only through lIs agent but
by i,s oSn strong TIE Government of the United
Satss IS Nagug war, 20. only agans: armed msr, but
AZ sts una med aad deieneelsts women ard child.
Ten.
Mr.. Y. held that when an invading foe entered Ala
ha hal u = invader because he
was one OF the bgnes: authorities Of the hteone OF
10 scver,eaa This is the principle which had been
pressed lie had locked to The day when our armies in
le field might possibly give way to the superior mum
bsrs Of the Norht army aod be driven from the held
su in that be felt confident that ouF brave pecpe
would t4arciss the ght Of striking the foe at every op
porunily aud their attacks would proSe more terrible
than the assaults Of our armies had been.
lie cited the successful resistance Of The guerillAs oil
Spain TO the invading army Of Fran forming Of
tio bright =: pages OF history and instructive lesson TO
"a Toe Guy Of the Citz WAS to strike wherever an
armed Zoe preseHts himself; 10 strike for bis liberties
and when he could not get an Elhsd IN to strike with
Ecy.hc or a hoe--i0 any manner resist The invld 7.
NeLave not invaded the territory Of the United StseP,
nor have Es proposed any wrong TO tat people. HIS
tory will record the fac aud the 0nncient eye has seen,
that this Government has conducted the Nr NTH all
possible humanity and Propri7iy. The President has
ssd thai j. With great reucDce he bad to resort TO
refaiatory measures But outraged humanity demands
the exercise Of the most Tg5 retaliation the cnlJ
mems OF staying the oOWady and babGrous system OF
war which the enemy, relying on superior LUMBER has
dared to mi iaye. We knoW that retsliaiipn Is two
edged sword and that Of bravest officers aud
N IN may suffr from i;s adoption but 1t s hl card
that all OF " have already incurred for We knW that
falei the enemy had store for ~ the gboet add
tie halter. We had the eXImyl, Of noble ancestry
10 sustain us will pause in OF pHusgle for 10
dependence and with trus, in God - our own brave
h arts, we need not fear the result.
NrhLXWELL of Fla, said he was not prepared TO
70 the e1glh Of tho proposition that cinzD, not In
srmz could wherever be might be- Snd without author
i'y FROM the Government wage war upon an enemy
admitted that our Government was based upon the
sovereignty Of the people, but when this peope at war
with another people, must eDnform TO the utagee
regulating Warfsre between civilized nations.
Mr. WlGFALL Of Texas desired Tins for the eonsiders'