The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-06
Congregational.

IA the Ssuats. yesterday, not hing Of genera
intsrsst transpirsd.
IT. sparrow, Of Louisiana, from the Com.
m,,.ee o. Military Affairs, TO whom was re-
erred Q preamble and resolutions from the
Houss Of Reprsssnt ativss, (submitted In that
eody BY AT. Rawls. Of Ala.0 reported the
sxe with the Recommendation that they do
pAss. They express the sense OF Congress In
rsxa1d 70 reunion with the United States ab
.olu,eIy and emphaucAlly declaring against
,och reunion. The preamble and resol utions
vsrs unani uously agreed TO By the Senate.
several reports and resolutions were pre-.
.uted but they were generally referred TO
the different committees.
In the House OF Represen tatiyes, a Tesolu.
,,op pIsdsing the Government to main t. In
iy territorial integrity, wac, on motion OF
Mr.. BonhAn. OF South Carolina, taken mp
and adopted.
mr. koys.on, of Arkansas, offered a reso.
laion adopting rulss for tho House, - 70.
ported BY the committee, without debate,
which was agreed to.
The remainder OF tho day was taken ND By
Q lengthy and spirited debats on the bus
Introduced BY Mr.. NILES, OF o. o., on the part
Of The military Committee, and MIR. Poote,
Of Tenn. providing Tor the destr uetion Of
cotton and tobacco, and other property useful
70 the enemy. BY our military commanders,
and compensation to those whoss propsrtv
wss thus destroyed.
keasxs miles, Conrad, Foota. Curry, Bald.
via. Smith OF Va. Boyee, Pryor. Uarean
Hsiskeu. Davis. Russell, and Wright Of Do.
participated In the debates:
Mr.. OoIIy SAID. II there b man, or 4 wo.
l.. In NJ xptii -
TO pat the TORCH % every lock Of cotton "a.
,her than 1t shoald fall into the hands OF IN.
enemy, ne hoped tho YANKEES nieht hurn
him He did not approx 70 OF DESTROYING BRO.
perry unnecessarily, and moved 70 amend
The bill BY su bstit q ding for tina words "about
70 fall INTO the hands," t., "when It NAV
be necessary 70 prevent the same from faii.
Ing into the hands Of the enemy"
Mr, Conrad was satisfied with neither bill.
one Offering 70 do too much and the other too
little. He thocght that to indemnify for ali
property destroyed. was departu from the
practice Of all Governments. It was the
der TO destroy all tho property which
would strengthen his enemy. He might de-
sIroy provisions, railroad, blow mp q
bridge, and 80 on-and NO one would have
Any claim Y DO Unidentified for such lose
There vert. however. certain descriptions
Of property which military commander
would have NO tight TO destroy, becspse
Il would give NO assistance to his enemy.-
lueIB a00 Oo0A TOO WuCo tW000l0 In the
newspapers and in Legislative bodies about
king Cotton" He was tired oft. We should
not initiate against neutral powers nor At.
tempt TO sosrcs them. 1t was impolitic and
unwise. We should make war only q pop our
enemies. He was In favor Of including ia the
bill sugar, rice. naval stores, which are a
much needed now - any article Of commerce
TAe bill does not provide for the indemnifca.
ton OF the man who voluntarily DESTROYS his
properly, and he thought that provision
lhould stand in tho fore part Of the bill.
mr.. Boycs said the North had exhibited in
this contest extraordinary energy, but the
very exertions they had made would exhaust
them The expenses Of tAis war must exhaust
theNoyth. That u the wound Of which they
must ole. II ~ can continue to throw the
expense Of the war upon them. thew mutt
stop. 1ney dread to impose direct taxee-
let ~ strike them At their vital part. which
u money but let ~ not deceive our own no.
pie, for We can never remunorate them for tha
sacriAoes they nust make. Their lives have
been freely poured out; and are not i've of
more value than property
M. QArGan said We should keen within
our consSltadonL powers, and the dsstruc.
ton OF cotton and tobacco can nsver be a
military necessity. He wa in favor Of tn cir
destruc ton, bat Wished 1t accom- panied with
. promiee OF compensation, whether that
promise " ere carried out or not
Mr.. Miles, In defending the bill reported
by him, said hs confessed 70 disappointment
at the course pursued by England and France
with respect to our recognition and the
bloskads. He was not anxious to conciliate
those powers.
Thers were . number Of amendmets of.
fered. but 1t the time OF adjournment the bill
had no passed.