The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-17

j '~AAiptN NhbANts oA Wtflafe Win
which to annihilate and subdue us
whilst the entire property Of the South,
/ by an act of legislation, has been con-
iiscated and forfeited to our foe. Infu-
rated by continual defeat, maddened by
reyengeful passion and exasperaied bv
despair of eifecting our subiugation
through the modes of civilized warfare
our brutal foes at length seek to light in
our land the baneful fires of servile war,
by emancipating amongst us four mil
lions OF negro slaves, with the design of
eliecting an indiscrimihate slaughter of
all ages, sexes and conditions of our
people. A scheme so atrocious and in
ferhal is unparalleled in the blacklist
and bloodiest page Of savage strife, sur
passes in atrocious cruelty the most
signal despoiism that ever disgraced the
earth, and reveals the design Of our enc
my TO be, regardless of the laws Of God
or man, the subjugation or the annihila-
ton Of the people Of these Confederate
States We are thus confronted with
| the dire alternative Of slavery or death,
and must decide not only with reference
! to ourselves, but our posterity. Exter-
mination by the slaughter of a free pco-
pie is preferable TO their extinction by
subjugation The path Of duty opens
before US, and we now prepare to tread
its dangerous track, obedient to the
dread necessity by which we are impell-
ed, and sustained by an unfaltering
trust in that God who has thus far shell
tered our infant Republic beneath the
! protecting shade of his Almighty wing
! Therefore,
BE it Resolved, by the Congress Of the
Confederate States, That from this day
forth, all rules of civilized warfare should
| be disregarded in the future defense of
our country and our liberty and our
lives, against the fell design now openly
avowed by the government of the United
States, to annihilate or enslave us and
that a war of determination should
henceforth be waged against every in
vader whose hostile foot)shall cross the
borders of these Confederate States.
Mr. Clark offered the following in the
same connecticut
Whereas, A long series of atrocities,
utterly subversive of the principles of
civilized warfare, have recently Gull
minated in a proclamation of President
Lincoln, declaring that all slaves in the
Confederate States shall be emancipated
and forever free from and after the LIST
day OF January next and whereas, it is
the ayowed and iendish purpose Of the
government Of the United States, by this
! proclamation, vain and futile though il be,
to add to the seventies and sufEerings of
the war the unspeakable horrors of SER
vile instruction aud the brutal massacre
OF the whole people of the Confederate
States without regard TO age or sex; and
whereas, the past efforts of our govern
ment to intuse into our enemies a sense
OF justice, decency, and humanity, have
proved utterly ineflicacious and are likely
to do SO in the iuture-nOw, therefore,
be it
Resolved, By the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the Confederate States
of America, That it is the duty of the
Government and people to recognise the
Government of the United States and
such Of the people therein as adhere to
such Government and countenance the
brutal policy thereof in the character in
which they have elected TO assume--that
of savage, relentless and barbarous foe;
and that in the future conduct Of this
war it is the duty of the Government of
the Confederate States neither TO ask
quarter for its soldiers nor extend il TO
the enemy, until an awakened or correct.
ed sense Of decency and humanity, or
the sting of retaliation shall have impel-
ed our enemies 70 adopt or practice the
usages Of war, which prevail among chris
tan and civilized nations.
On motion Of Mr.. Semmes, the docu-
ments were ordered TO be printed and
made the special order for tomorrow, at
~ o'clock.
PROVOST MARsHALs.
On motion Of Mr.. Oldham, the resolu-
tons in relation to provost marshals were
taken up.
The following are the resolutions in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Oldham on the oath of
September, and referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary:
Resolved, by the Senate of the COnled-
crate States Of America, That when ne
cessary the General in chief or a Gene
raj of Division Of the army, may APP
point Provost Marshal 10 take chasqe of
prisoners, with a suitable guard, or other
police force.
Resolved, That the War Department
has no lawful authority TO appoint or en-
ploy Provost Marshals and invest them
with any authority whatever over cil-
zens not belonging to the army, or with
police payer and duties, for the peace
and good order of any Of the, iowns, in
any State of the Confederate States, and
that all such attempted exercise of power
is illegal, unauthorized and void.
Resolved That the Secretary Of War
has no constitutional or lawful authority
to limit or restrict the exercise Of the
jurisdiction Of The civil judicial tribu
nails Of the States Of this Coniederacy,
vested in them by the Constitutions and
laws Of the States respectively, and all
orders Issued by his command, tending
20 restrict, or ID any respect TO interfere,