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

table 1or the present:
| Besolves By lie Congress Of DE coa5rdyrs S, Of
4sssTto11 That C0ngrsss viii adjourn on Thursdav tho
9th day oi March lot4 at twelve clock 81 TO meet
/ sgain the - day Of -- next in this CIV unless
called together at some other time place By proc anna
/ ti0n of the President
Mr. Sparrow stated that an the reports OF the va5u.
secretaries had come n and all tae Recommendation OF
the President except two, bad been provided 70 OF dis
posed OF and between this and the day designated m the
resolution abundant time f 10 perform an that wa.
necessary. Every senator esfSt be swara Of the
Importance of his presence % nome, sud De sh1uii De
there unless public dulies Intervene 90 demand h. CON
tnued absence.
THE COTTON PROHIBITION Bull.
The bin restricting the cultivation Of cotton lsported
yesterday being the unfinished business before the
Senate, taken up, and Mr PLelan, Of Mississippi,
resumed his argument It's behalf
He had on the previous day quoted from the common
law Of England in support of his argument si the pru-
cipie of hs prop's5ti7u-ihe bill i'm quesueHyas not
unconstitutional The ground of the very severe 0gee
ton against it-that il was unconstitutional because -
created Crime-yyas, be thought false one. he did
not object 20 the phrase because It created crime ss
mere co0catiou Of words bat the iIucoustu-
uCnHl. as connected with IT, Upon the principle
might ohjsct TO the law which provided p-ua for
perjury lf could enforce the eEecut tou power
which this body had right 20 pass that power
sfirutOua, and the question at issue was VI ID this
body right 20 pass act restricting the cultivation Of
cotton q Inc gentleman from Georgia llr Hl) whose
heart had been left in bloody ruins by bis (Alr Phe-
an) persistence in urging this forward The day
before lad based his objection particularly upon the
sumed unconstutonslity of the proposition lie would
ask him this question If there but one place
existing in the Sonth at which satpoter could be made
I or but factory SO which could Ue manuiac-
tureand the owners refused 80 90 appropriate such an
establishment 90 make Of service the government
had this government the power 90 take possession Of that
/ establishment
Mr.. Phelan said that he would explain the connection
of lis questions Bread certainly of import
auCe 20 the army than powder or guns I not the
object his bin TO take the stronger measure granted
the gentleman from Georgia To- the aud-tU divest
the owner of bis property but to prohibit him from rails
I rHH1 HFu#HH " OF UH.lH rHH
raise grain The ght delegated by the couritu
ti0n TO seize property involved greater and lesser
rfce the greater including The lesser and the lat
ter sacrifice which hs bill proposed 10 was mere pro
hbitiou. which Invested Dim nothing against which
constitutional objection could ba made. Would we NOT
want gram Tor the army Gould we g.. DC elsew here
than in the south no. The posi- ion of Missouri, Ken
tuCy1 and Tennessee Were such 20 render that quar-
ter If little benefit for supplies. lJ being granted that
grain necessary for the existence Of army, Con-
gre-- had the power 20 pass tie law &c lid
pei the farmer to plant amy particular seed prohibited
of another. 1t reasonable 20 suppose that under
such law, would be raised m requisite quantity.
and thus the welfare Of the government promoted The
speaN enumerated the necessities which existed for
prompt passage Of this l8u-th= rapidly approaching
season. the prospective wants of the army the necessity
for meat which was dependent upon supply Of corn,
Dir. Hill Certanly-yes The government could
seize il a. necessary 70 the prosecution Of the war The
Constitution gave power take possession Of properly
to establish right of way in sbe of post roads;
t gave the right TO establish state OF war, and rLuT
- ''-s S'lii 0 -'l'7 Neoo's'iy To Jus Pi's7--
Mr. Phesu. u not grain then as important as salt.
peter auusf IT, be would again ask. tasre bat
- -. "a " e. :. $50 -. . l I| | @ "a. t 3t -l . --sl
make him rai-oi itt
mir Hill The government couId do no such lins
The government hsd right to make man make salt
peter, guns anything else. It could se.l- the
farm but -lrd not force the man who owned it h raise
.--,-- l,rt. I'm T,-,7,, :,
Sir Phelan. Could not the government take the farm
aud rll-- the grain tselif
mn 6r t ts-- --. , m '' no. C' sl ID G tlg
cultivation of cotton s7fI therefore IL Is rlrr-- tr
p6rIar on yest.-5av had laid down p6i.tlcI 5lrte,
so widely dfsreut rr5m lis own i'm rsec t1 s5yer
,f.-rt,- fbat h. ft a7rp5 IN -,rI t. tsr d -r had
NE ,sg,r 10 do ,bat ff ysrI.r;. .iT there l1rl Ss
no use for state ,.yerT4re9s E4r bad read from Vac
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Mr. Oldham r-ui.d taat the subject deserved 7fs-r,s
sion 4rvraVr II vs- almost igrBsaz.bIr 10 rrsE am
American think that bad reversed the European idea
o sovereignty lls s'F s'nmelt OF this nation was not
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and 'Ie senate went into executive session
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2ir Davidson offered i-e following
Le.5trsL That ge committee ou Indian affairs ba f
srctsd 10 report bin % provide for tlfl Ha e., sjr-
ot hs Cherokee Indians east of the Mississippi rrar ac
a4rfBz 10 che a.u-us af John C. ErrIar r.ElI f virtue
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comm. .t-a ON claim.
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zen a North Carolina which was referred 60 the com
rI5tttrs. .ur the flag and seal
Sir NuuutrIvuu presented The design of Lieut. Col
Aia-lr'F of the 4tl Georgia regiment for C9uied
ura.e Tag Referred
Mr. swan presented the design Of ii r. Dick Of Ten
,...sss flr. Confederate flag Referred
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