Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07
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rir trial, and for u iiriI TIE rIade nn
provision.
Mr.. UrssE thought no method could be- too
! speedy n'ri summary iir tiie' rial and punish
meut &C The unsc,lnnaus Yankee s:onndielS.
iIr. Gitv said he Ass wiling to have the
! bill sn amended a. i0 allow 1hr testimony Ia
(; IL, r.cafl'd, hus he did nut consider il Hs A
/ right ~ IN. offenders. They hai no rights to
tf:' privileges nr Ilu,nl:nItle! oi the C"i'siit'I-
ti"i III the Confederate Stalca. TINS EntiSti.
tuition wns frameh Tor the prnLrctnr Of the
! rights nf citizens, aud wherever accorded IA
foreigners it wnshy treaty siipnlations, or hy
the comfy Of ngtions. 'rh"rr was no comfy
betwren the p"np!e of ;hr lini'rd STATES and
! ourselves, anu lurthcrIn"Te, the "lcucrS which
lii'y now Commit against Us AZ. done with the
| cn'npUcity Of their ti"ve,nment. There is no
! parallel AMI no example tn til: neiArions, i'll
I ,rn"us and atrucipus work wh'rl Is now
"niis carried on tn uDl-rmine nm! destroy
| The credit ofpnr Government. IT, ~aS chlrg-l
CURING The latter part nl the la,t ctrtury, iiinL
The English fnrged Inc French assgnst,, end
wherever an English or AlIic,l sohlier were
found with the evidence Of gniIt upon their
persons they were shot withrut trial; and the
| IL, but only against the accusation thai the
.cu,iuttrtelt.i We're manufactured within the
| tn,ts OEand Wirh the knowledge una couu-
ranrc of that power; and ut last th,y did pay
ii debt tn virtue hy iuStitutns nn'invtstiga-
uon, and destroying a large amount Of ;ht
counterfeit notes. lIuE hprr are cneInles pro.
claiming through their press, in their two
most Popul|uS cities. lhEt they are engaged
in c"uitcrlriung the Inoniel obligations Of
! OUT Government, in the open day, and in ilc
hearing of their Government aud with,
understand, its consent The are rndravuring
! ~ aisail Us i'll II lnannei Nv which they can
ITO us the most injury; for ] think We lave
lar more to fear from Il,rir: T. n,ifs than their
forces.
They arr as sIperr'r sD rs IN low cum
ming a> they ar. nlarihrin courage. Where
ever their armies hav. entered nur territory,
they have Sra'trred these cuuuterieils The
correspondents oG their newspapers Slmak III
%ultant, uhillaut strain" ni the srccc:e:rs Of
their Ginning ON thr ,iurplr ,rrduhly ni clIr
| people. 0mr cI thor r"!i.spnndrnts. r:,r'l~
icct, wiring from The array of General Pope,
| ln the county Uf Unlpclrr. r"prrScnIs That al
most the entire snc: II, trae al a cunntrr iI.-I .
| chant had been purchased nv Yankee Syd,rrs
J with cDunlerIeli tunlr'lrrntr notes ~ int
rI III the UMuri oSlrlrs. The Jews
prrS ri Lynrht,I.g represent That The
iarkne PRISONER; roriinrt tlu're were pi;
| pruy'dr'l with "n.'n rilG.. 1T the city rl
| Memphis, ':"!'!rrr ,rratrd for passing these
iiui"s bad been dI4rhurg~ri ly the Yankee
| Provost Maraha, On The ground that there
was no Confederate ti.,varr,uen:. and hri,cc
there could be- i'm roHntsririiinr ils mnnrr
! nb;hSntInns. We are cu!IlraIn,- In lake
sunc nscasr"s i"r rr"IrGll"n against these
! Tlir.grS.
There is lmil 10 The rules Gf var. have
!ouml in The history Of naliun, nu other cX.
pie al tins mnlr Of carrying on war. We
pilnrihmrnt.
] fear. like the S-Hator frnu Mississippi
(MI. Bn"wHl TINT hut lew q liuinas will be
brought IL Judgment. for J apprehcnl they
will leaves Ihenc nnl.s hrhirh when they gn
into battle, Knowing their late Jf caught with
them. They come aimnIg MS H. lrnna in the
garh Of s"hiicrs. They corne mol Gply with
AIMS in their Ean,lS, but countrritits IN their
pockelS. chn"Ac 10 Try them ~ (eluns
since they have elected to assume tia. char
acLrr.
Mr.. Maxwell said cunnI"rf.itGs Was nn,
al lonse oi military ciaraclrr, and could
not be tried by military cuurt. II was IN
nllun CO. agaIlI:,t societv and the ci,h govern
mtnr. ard HH such must hn tIird by civil
conrt.
Mr. SlMasg held that the Constitution ap-
piled only tn our citIzriiI ur the cilihrrs Of
nations with whum wc were nL prure, aid
none other, were entitled tn it.; pr"t"ctiul.
The Till, after hci,g amended. passed.
\ number Of House III = were isl.en up
and appropriately rrfrrcJ.
A ScRaie b,Il To author,ae The President to
organise divisions into army corps, and to ar-
point Lieutenant Gri,rral To command
them.
House amendment agreed 10.
4 bill tn amend all act for the organization
nf the army. jprOvides that the Chirf nrhi-
nance 0iti"er have rank and pay nn'l e,Ilal
uinrnt nl Brsadier (icnrra.l
Mr.. WnFAIL. opposed the hill m"st ear
n.Hily. There WAS no Ordnance Depart
ineni; thu wiinie bill was raHuc, Uncertain and
drawn without consideration or drlibera-
tim.
Mr. CI.hr said it was true there WAS no
Ordinance Department, hat therr was Chief
If Ordinance recognized in the published
orders Of the Secretary Of War
Mr.. llFTrr moved nm amendnen! providing
that thr Che! Engineer have The rank, tile
and pay Of a Rrigahier Genera.
Mr.. Wnf.II. moved t" a.ment| ~ aiding
that the Chief Of tn" Er"lean:;tical nernrt-
ment have the rank TIL. and pay nt II Brig
General Not considered.
The motion 0f Mr.. lIkSHf, VIZ disagreed
IT,.
Mr. Sra Rhn;v ni!'.Tcd an amendment giving
the Quartet Inhstcr Gcrrral puy. rHhk, kc., Of
Rrighdier General, which "nS adopted. ard
the bill tneII passed.
Mr. SPARROW, from Conference Lnnnitte
on lh. Gisagrceing vo'rs Of the t~" HuIscs
un The Senate Bill torAolnpt certain Jc,spbs
frum military duty, made a Icpnrl, which
WIS cuncuTred in.
The Senate !i,tn went into .rrrrr sgs.
sion.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The Hnus, met ut | | "''1rk.
Tie Chair inid before the House Il .:olnuu.
nication from thu President, transmitting the
report Of the Secretary Ut War III Response
10 TeSOIullphS VI LUt l1u'lf@ - JtlaIloi 10 ell
gugclnrnts that have taken '"a since the od-
iourrmcnt OF the last senh", Of Congress-
Referred.
Also, communication I ansmitting esti-
males oi he Postmaster f.-rral nr eapen-
scs of that Department. Referred 10 Pnst
Office Committee.
Also, communication fam the same oili
rer in relation to The cInu:, "f the Cnnslitu-
tion requiring that i"rartn,rnt to he made
srIf-=usLaning after rrr!ain peri4l. Re-