Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-25

from the people The Constitution declared the CoHfsi
-raoy 10 be union 6fSases and II Sovereignty existed
existed in Tie Stai-s aud only Ia tue pouAcai com
TgltuIt at tblsq Stsf.s Tbs unlimited power o. sew
rsi,ntv could only be exercised by that gouIn6ujfy
He did consider that he owed aIrEc-ne. 10 any
government whasvtr-a declaration winch might ap-
that which be owed 10 he sovereign s'oriy "l nome s
only the government because they demanded % ana
form part It. The speaker here defined the Tsai'u
between the tate aad general government showing
tla both the former aud latter were t"ooid govern
me1.s domestic, the other io- Tho regulation Of
foreign affairs and in this connection De main Alusd
the medium OF the general nuenr with the affairs
not give it tine power sy what should Pea legal ten
Ger la any State The true principle f3 ue maintained
that the general government should Do kept as Jar
rom tne local governments as possible II IL was iI'
that history but philosophy teuclus by example,
the history Of tbe government from which We had separ
aiei sn'ul oe studied well by SENATOR hat govern
ment after full seventy years existence had attained
position before the world which had eyort-d scknowl
cdgmeus Of its Success from the most absolute
arches And yet it crushed and crumbled ike some
giant tabnc beneath the weight OF years And why
II was caused by Just such legislation s' was proposed
oy TINS oul and oy various others which had been dis
cE7sed IN this and the provisional Congress
The tendency to iujnctaars she people mt9 the belief
tia there reliance iu the State governments was
tur 6nne Of the old ePube and would be- not avoided
the baus of this. That government from 7 commence
ueut gradually taught Jr' people TO csu'razs uUoa TO-
ar FIRE only reliance for their honor H1d welfare and
bought and brbed them not rely upon the Stats
themselves The FIRST the establishment of
national bank the next tue establishment of military
polls aud so on No palpHbie than thar /
Of Peunsylvania who showed her devotion 10 the central
power, 10y selling 20 the BlaGS Republicans and sup
porting Lincoln. Had it not been for the institution Of
slavery amidst this tendency 10 consolidate the southern
States would never have sece5ed w should now try 4
TO avoid every danger into which the old Union had been
plunged and go forward boldly to yXpc the i'm
vadvr. We would not. he Thought have time 20 raise
corn should not wllttie away our time any longer
upon constitutional eSpedieuts and u discussing the I
merits Of questions which operate ON the future.
The bill was referred TO the committee oH com
merce
A message was received from the President stating
that he had appointed b n. Harrison OF Mississippi
his secretary, in the place OF Robert Josselyn re-
signed.
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas. presented bin repeating
am ac Of the provisional Congress aud euactiHg sub
sute therefor IN relation 20 the pay Of deceased sol
dlrr prpyides for the payment Of Claims due decreased
soldiers first TO the widows of the deceased il e leaves
none tHen 90 the children or next 90 the father ueat
to- the mother 20 De equally divided among
brothers and sisters The Anditor shall dez yue and
t1e Secretary Of the Treasury shall appoint person 90
The Senate then went into executive session.
MEMBER QUALIFIED.
H9lae-Mr Atkins introduced Hon. Meredith + Gen
iry. delegate from Tennessee, who 1as been detained
hitherto from the House in cos Qugnee Of sicues He
was dny qualified and took his seat.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Dir Curry offered the follow ing resolution
Bes0irad by tte Senate and House OF R-1-.ssatlrss
Of me Con- easrats Sa1ss gf fascI That tls Congress
VIII HJoOrh On m9n1Ayt tAe 'i-t duy OF March, Lenr
an. Ir t7'tiLD-- on LLe Ltth o-y Oh jay t7u-
Mr. Conrad moved 20 lzy the resolution tine table .
At least not take II mp for few days Lost
h bulfe moved 20 -trl'r OUT Lhe Woris lth OF july
ana -s '.T lLst n.nI@y ,n oetooel' 'ness sooner
'y 's ,'a'4si el47l 1' iAett l.f- or at -ach
80 L-S go a. '.s M I'llg--' ma ie-sua,s A7 l1ouEut
t NOT unlikely that the Congress W 1ud BE- again con-
- ~ 7 I lsi' . ls- ole N5-.oDs. IL may -l7o 17
81 10 l-- N p p-el. % --'.,.-7 as 'ie l--Ll1u
d s,5- or al.l,.l ~. pa lue s''i nay sLes
'li ~ -'a fp,, S9.- ~ u lA5 N''..-sl r-s
4r,. - @ t' f .ts - .. -o
.5. ,.,-..i y, ~. - 81 . --.-. o. ~ .., 3 . (
session or postposensrt Th,rs wa certainly mani,
arguments 10 be aHluced against the r-..st which
would b- uuoaIatabI8 the aa &. f tl- cuu.rrv
but certain ofiiCisls Is moved -lat - motion hs
aid over until t1UoEr0s. greed -r
The Judiciary bee instructed l inquire into the rxuad-ue.
repeating the naturalization laws now in force in the
Confederate States and report smother set Of ap. u r.
alton 90 naturalization under the Confederate govern
usut a Agreed Co.
Mr Davis OF Mississippi moved that the Injunction of
sscresy ba removed from t. G i relating 90 tn increase
of tle army and the defs se Of the Confederate staes
A greed g.
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NPEtlfL htFohiS.
Mr. Fo7ts offered resolution tat the Secretary Of
ar be requested 90 transmit TO TINS House the official
report touching battle Of Roanoke island has
heretofore been requested 10 do or assign reasons for not
doing BOZ
MI F0as said that it had boru about six days since
the report had been demanded and nothing lad Vet been
heard of TO- twas Dee uudar-lIod very Important r--
purf and shouts era .f4 have been published I- co.
paiueI why battle was I0-t whenever t- er. my had
entrance and access some ten or fifteen avmsbe points
and progress 5u invasion Ths matter required
ezsg ION and he WA. most desrsrs thai ra. ra1rt
should be- acted llra bernt. ft conveyed groyyIe5g -
facts extremely important 30 the of the Coui-d-