Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-23

men, uLc1 that govern mani WEE INV suuse W pins
into the field he houl ht that no June was to be lost
in preparing the enemy, ard therefore lie had
| brought forward the present proposition 80
The srssker nsde more particularly the following
points .H p ia .-....,,.
/ if the plan delbeIsted IN it, should De allowed 70 grow
into pystsm, would be altogether suevetsive Of State
| soVtregnits and POPULAR freedom.
| Mr. CONRAD Of La-What Is The gentleman taking
Ab,ptP The conscript law Is not under consd, ration
| Mr. EOOTE-The gentleman has very evidently not
been I:s,eupg to word have been saying. II he is
daft CAM hep it, he certainly il not dumb. II be Il
! dull lam not responsible. Laughter
Mr. CONRAD-TOe gentleman from tennessee Is Ger.
i tainly D"t dumb. daughter
| Mr. FOOTE-No, indeed should repsl such an al
| CATION with scorn (Great laughter) Bat the gentle
m An rou Louisiana has not been listening 10 me and he
l should nos interrupt me. .'
2 The necessity which alleged to exist formerly
70 the present Law co longer ,xsz. So the Pn sdenl
admitted and such apparently the truth OF t1e mat
ter "a the former necessity related alone TO the twelve
month"; men then in the field, upon whom the present
/ Law had already fully operated.
TIA. the alleged necessity was purely aTtf
eia haypg undeniably grown out OF the failure OF
Provisional Government to provide for expected def
| cieucies in the army in season.
/ Ths speaker insisted that two hundred and fifty
thousand could be raised by reqls ion upon the States
in less time than IN any other mode "a thispont, Mr.
FooTE dwelt at come length.
. He urged tina, an army rlised in this way would
awaken no disrust alarm IN the OCULAR mind,
| occasion any collision sWitl ate Authorities-ateaJS
| TO be deprecated
g. He showed that III such law as the Secretary of War
recommended should be sdop ed, collision WITT Var
GINA, Tennessee Mississippi Arkinsas and all other
ates would be Inevitable, inasmuch az the new Oon
script law would sweep into It's the Whole bojy
OF the militia organized by them, or in course OF
organic Ition.
4 He insisted that the Constitution clearly contem
plated leaving the great body OF tie militia force of the
Ates under Std control, except when called Tor by
the President, meet ex gsuc's srecf IN that It.
8 rumeu alter the passing away Of which, they we're
ex Dc ccd to return TO their org position,
al tho while maintaining their political ideaity with ths
Safes 10 VIII CT they might respectively appertain.
s Nj. EO0TE discus e at some length the proprie
ely OF allowing the States to eli er and or6s1z; the
| troops 10 Do raised.
organic boces OF soldiers from various Safes wou
serve ordinarily as valuable STATE guard supplying the
aus Of locs defence against domestic strife al all
e1 erior att mps 10 sub"rt eIsuug lights Or destroy
| the mOuumen's OF ate integrity.
10 He utg d. most earnestly, that tie establishment
Of tueh system that ROW pTopostd by the Govern
men would Inevitably 10 the eud result ~ the conso'
daton Of all people in the controlling department and
ere ong bril- about military dsspotsm.
| II He acquitted the President aud Secretary
OF Wa altogether of entertaining rny resolutions
bosls 10 lub.ic Hbefy spoke 10 kiud and Complmen-
tary terms OF both of nem, aud commended tie con-
eAory language OF the former in recommending as he
had dOue Ia bis mesSge the adoption Il come measure
OF compromise which would reconcie d'stoIdint op'
ioEs and public sentiment.
Nc BARKSDALE OF N ss during the course OF Nc.
kJote's make iuteTtupuug him, riery dtnhd that
there had been gle Dissenting voice IN his State
the consclipt BILL 70 Z action he could spesk iGr
the constituencies OF his cole sgCes we'll az bis
NJ E0OlE replied that he we'll acquainted With lie
people OF Anti,sIp knew that be himself not,
one time ST ii enuy states rights for them, and be MAS
sure Il at some in that State would be opposed the
come ID. a. Mr. ROOte said ur her, thai the States
cf h ,n,ueky Maryland hissouri sni Tennessee were
ri ally at leSst under the control Of the enemy, aid
,7at there ~ to many ia those States who would II
At ~ and resist the iay deIs OF their SOIL II they eoId
haze some guarantee that they WOLF Re regarded Is
the prOtG con ol H. ConitdtTate Stat and a. such
ueated -ben made prisoners OF var
M SINGLETON OF NJ SIS, ADDRESSED the Hou Re In
ayor OF the extension oil II G conner pt law. He sad
Lat the law wi ich passed list season had been toe
means of saying the country. He arIioGs to psc
Nj ss,ippi 10 the a'gtt position before tie country
Tue people OF bic pTe!trfed 10 Do urtef The Con.
script bW, to teIg drafted as militia. They dill no
De, ire 10 be k pt uni eIlhy Ilscesno Comm sssrI
tel artmeut hom which 10 draw suppss--Eo tent -ano
sui CT the JseTs OF 0theis ss he miii"d" Thty
would not gIt mble the call OF men owl 80 Let TIE
GoytILmsut cal out al The mtn able 10 bear arms, and
il more were wanted, tie women YOU j Tally 10 the
M. MILES, Of s c., argued that the CORsehP-
ton la~ amounted 10 the same thing ss draft. Toe
OF IL ference that one MAS under Come teTate Az
thory and the o.her State su horty. he, M MINIS
sid not share the sppehensions VI the g nenan f. II
Tennessee In relation collisions between the State AID
Confederate Goyerum ints.
MrSWAN OF Tennessee, here Interpreted, saying
that the Governor had been able TO get thousand
men by draft iii 60 the beginning vi The war.
M FOO F. said that II only lately that tue Stale
halDs,n sut tnty free from inc4sions VI the enemy
to enable tie deaf 10 be made.
NhllEA (resumiugl thought it would be bette 10
carry out QUE plan aud not mlngle one plau Win al
n o 90 az 10 produce cOniut ION verse coloundtt IL
nv bet ne he'd could be devised he should be vel
pesscd for zone wee mere anxious for harmony taau
he IL did lot wi Il understood that he did not doI6t
the copsuu ionsy Of tne Law. lie had onJ voted di
| It Necessity.
be.s to the state OF tie counuy hs eoee Of the Pro
Jsou Con grtss AID then the cOuTse VI events cohse-
quent upon The passage Oi the COuscrpt a~. Then lat
he period ju.t meuto ej 'e had but two huHdred aud
dfiy thouud men in tna held to oppose an army OF
lst huueiej thousand Now Ook al our condition aud
draw th, ut.ss We had al sides WOIsled our
siudicye foes. H' vas III he said, ~ call them
nance bul il was rsr,ss Tho NuCst rFl het nOuld not
be sufficiently sey,re Tusy would never become hu
man beiDRs unless Almighty power would reduce them
10 the orignaI dust from vherce they spluDg-eXIact
tho yillaiuous matter aud make new men OF them -
Great laughter IL not eIac ly in favor Of tie
O1ulcrpi law Tor he had vo for IL with reluctance,
but he thought every man ought TO be tn ct 10 the
call Of toe Pc s1unt
Mr.. BONHAH, Of s o, said that be did not quite
agree with bis cIlssgu3 tAr NLIs IN some points
He lad voted Tor the passage OF the Oonscpt Act be-
c,use there Was a ncgsli for it, There Nss row. IN
his opriOD 10 necessity for ouch hasty action Then
the Provisional Coz g-es5 had failed 10 meet Anticipated
a aud the qu nee was that the fearful
ira h ,udleny bake Up.n lhat the army in tie Id
wculd soou be disband and qlerty &c ion, and
that speedy action, NECESSARY to meet The t1geney
caac Nov there was inc fer thought and deliberate
sctOu and when the bill Was brought 10 TO extend the
O,ucrpt Aci he EOulI cut NIT maj ks againstL Let
raise troops as did when We resisted Great Britain,
| and as ~ did in the War Of l9l3
| Mr. KEENAN,, of Ga, b'eined the d1eri but. by
unanimous consent, Mr.. SMITH oi O., obtained have
10 ,u,mt kw remn k in r,fereLce to bis State and
| the action OF Ter authorities He had read from the
Cerks desk an ab,trac; rsAl ne sp-Cch Of Col u B
i 4 al NnLLL no a