Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-02
CoNrEpEElATE STATES CONGRESS-
FsIr.r, August 10Th, ltC.:.
SENATE.

The Senate met Al - o'clock, ami was
opened with prayer by Tho ReT. william T.
Roval, Of II. o.,
! Mr.. noercr, of North Carolina. introduced
; = h;lI ~ regulate The payment Of the claims
| Of deceased soldiers, which was placed on the
calendar.
MIR. SrAnnnw, from the Committee on Mill
INV Affairs, reported back the memorials o
the Faculty Of thr Columbia. 5. y, Theologi
cal Seminary, and the Society Of Friends o.
Sorth Carolina. in relation to exemption, and
! were discharged from the further considera-
lion nf the subject bill having already been
rcrortc:! with view to meet the cases .fpecl-
fled.
Mr., Gr,arc~, froln the aame Committee, re-
nnyt,pt u bill To sad i'll the completion Of the
VicksbvTy snI Shreveport Railroad, in the
State Of Louisiana," which was placed upon
tn. calendar and ordered to be printed.
Also. a bill to "amend an act establis hing
F.; and organizing the army Of the Confederate
:ts;e, IF America" the object of which is TO
establish Iaylnester's department separate
irorn inc 0uarterrnaster. Placed Oh the cnlen-
daT.
On motion Of Mt. SrAhaaw, the bill "rro-
! ridpg for substitutes in certain cases, and
detailing priyatea tnr police duty. Ta7Ekan
un frcu! the calendar.
Mr.. siMs5s, Of Ky .,said that ne was unwilling
10 lccalize the substitute system rs amended,
or as heretofore practised, lie thought that
if anv system were to be- adopted, tie best
would he that adopted by the French Gov
eminent, which established by las a certain
pric. to BIZ paid By the party desiring the
substitute into the Treasury, and furnished
the substitute itself. BY this means, the
,, frauds prnctised b. asserting substitutes, and
the usurY and vilaiuy practiced bJ substitute
agents, would be nnTisted.
Mr.. DoarcH, OF North Carolina, moved to
amend tn. hill h. striking ont that portion
restricting the privilege of purchasing sub
st,tutes, where farmers are concerned, &c
thos:, vino have not less than fifty slaves
10 pass this measure would be to array the
Shareholder against the non-slaveholder, ard
thus encourage n feeling of tins most PERM
! ciouS character,
Mr.. MAXWELL, OF forth Carolina moved I'll
amend the amendment by striking out sll 81
the hill ,peciiyng the classPa permitted IL
Fire subStltnles.
sir. RPc7rg wsr opposed IL hott amend.
Tert WY VI lllhNLi htibl ~ VIC ~ u
! of irdiscTir,iuaie substitution, he had MS
contained that our al four hundred conScri pts
! taken e the carp neor this city, one hundred
and twenty had obtained substitutes, ara; OF
these substitutes alrendy fy%"y had deserted.
The bill you'd not array Sc ncn-slaveholder
acairst ths stakeholder, but was designed tc
give 70 those owning large number of sla"ee
The power t. protect the public interests by
kee;;ir- their slaves in supjection; and ST the
came tim. gaze thp saIme opportunity +" lie
COT srtisan co prutcct his G,Tn snd sdTancs
ne public int.rzstH hT following his pursuit,
Mr.SrARso,o,, cf Ls., and Mr.. KARHyrtT, oi
G. hill s;:riar riers Of tie Question:, t''''-
tciriin thai the object Cf the bill WIS., not
array rG;-e. against onc ancshcr, but "a
ahol,>k -,hat;.;itc, trnr, all class, y, except
two, ard those Two consisting Of those persons
| hose exemption Va s1tuaIiy hareSsary IL
III. public ;''t=iest.
Mc. pAlt,,,, aai1 that the bill proposed -
PERMIT certain mechanics and persona cmniMj
fJ;v aigrcs. and 10 others, to employ substI-
tues. The POLICY Of allowing substitutes
was pregnant .1itn .vis-.spcciaIly n ihir
time, snn he Tsa orpa:Hh 10 il. hut II any
such policy vas adopted, ne Was III favor OF
placing al citizens m an equal fo1tirg. riti10t
reference T. rr.part-. T.: was not IL !a~or
If peTtnt;;h.. @allh- PLANTER. 10 remain nj
horne with the, families, and ~ increase their
rbrtvnea BE- attending TO their business, ifrhey
2nu.a ,hta IN ",ihstitntez, whilst 8 n,sa rot
Owning riitv miaYea was .2.nifI chat pri'i-
lecs, AID inr-ea 70 enier the army. The ar
yureri tlist the wealthy planters ought to re-
,oSi,,, ~ protect the poor man from the fcnTe-
dati0n Of his slsvce vas fal!acinue. The poor
mar would muck prefer &c protect his family
by h;l cwE presence and right ARMAND be
7;d;s, 20 stay and attend to his own general
atfairs-and be vas in favor gTsr,:inc him the
righ. to DO 80, ky obtaining substitute. u
that right aaa accorded to wcc1:hier In-n--
II wgs mockerr tc tell tho poor man that ne
shall 80 int tie var, but the wcalthier man
Ghn!i not because he must remain and proven,
the slav.s t-orn d"prrdating. Give the right
to obtain substitutes to all OF none. Besides
the slsrrr = i,sn in such numbers NJ to suggest
special control, are generally consregated to-
rr,ilar upon large hot'ias vfri5h lands and not
in such pr3xln,Ge 10 the paorcr classes Sc tc
>eudanger them ~ their prowlings. Mr. P.
4eid, no could not hutregsrd the proposition
as legislation, gvoring the weather. classes
aG0 WOULD NUpDpi' bIc ~hlp ~
would not b. regarded a. influenced
by the demagogicnl, despisahe can't about
the rights ii poor !na:r. II" hsd, too
crnphatraiir uttered oih"! sentiments on that
1io,,r. to he liable TO such criticism. Mr.. p
,sid he i.lt the necessity Of securing the ODE
iicnce Of the Slaves: and the protection OF To-
cai,,es, in which their numbers might en-
danger the peace or safety Of the community:
and Re should more TO amend the bill tc
effect that end, hat it mist be in acme form
Jess special and inuugent TO the planting in
serest, than he conceived ths bill tn be.
Mr.. WmraI1- Of TnsAs, objected to the in.
trotur,inI. NJ such issues as that Of class leg
! isla,inn such Us the erich against the poor
and the "non-slayeholder against the slave
holder" He had hoped that all such ideas
would never he presented before him after Er
Jeff Washington. As the substitute law now
stood. it was liable to that charge, for only
the yich could procure substitutes. H,hr III.
poor fought the battles nf the country. -
the proposed !aw, the interests of the peopl.
and &c The CAUSE v-"re consulted. IL COVERED
TIN e Two important cases where It was ltn-
prudent "a leuve large bodies Of negroes with
cut srbiec,ion; and where il vas irnprndent
r. take nTsy every mechanic irH'I lhs
public.
Mr.. CL.S5, Of 30, novel to strike aut all
about the nuntsr If sla"rs necessary to So
cure exemption, the provisions oi tie second
saction Of he hill, being NIL that was ncccG-
| sary to attain the object IN viaw. This sec
ton provided = special detail Of priratns from
the army, for tbs protection If MI farms
when the awners thereof are Clone ~omen: "
rnnors or persons III the service Of the Con-
faderacy,
.,17 2fARen,e. mored 10 lag ali "f tie
, amendments On the table. Rejected
The vote yas then taken on MIR. r,'"s'
amendment and it was adopted.
The vote being taken upon Mr. MAzTsrI's
amendment. -tr:hnS out all in the first section
N relation to the particular PERSONS to Ge e1-