The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-12
suNpAY EvENING. ooToBER Z. ls6s.
Threat in the Rebel Congress to raise
the Black Flag-Rayings of Clark,
Pbelan, and Henry = Progress Of
Confederate Barbarity

Tie Richmond Wing Of the 3Oth Of
September contains report of the debate
in the Rebel Confederate Senate on
Sgnres' resolution, which is perhaps
without a parallel in the history Of de-
Lucrative assemblies ia any civilized
natio1 Let it be read carefully
Mr.. Scmmes, of Louisans, submitted
che following joint resolution
Resolgef, by the Congress of the Con-
,derato States, that the Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States Of America, issued al the
city OF Washington, in the year 1862,
wherein be declares that on the first day
Of January 1868. all persons held as
slaves within any State or designated
parts Of State. whereof the people shall
be in rebellion against the United States,
shall be hencelorth and forever free, is
leveled against the citizens Of the Con-
rederate states, and as such is a gross
violation Of the usages Of civilized war
fare, a. outrage on the rights of private
property, and an invitation u an afro
piaus servile war, and therefore should
behell up to the excavations of mankind,
and countcractcd by such severe retalia-
tory measures as in the Judgment Of the
President may be best calculated TO Sc
cure its Withdrawal on arrest its execu-
tien.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, said the rcso-
luton did not 60 far enough. The Presi-
dent should be authorized Immediately TO
proclaim that every person fond IN arms
against Tie Confederate Government and It's
institutions, on our g0iL should be put to death;
and that every citizen of the COnfederacy
be proclaimed a soldier, for the time be-
ing, to execute the proclamation upon
the persons of every murderer, thief and
scOundrel, endorsed and acting under the
proclamation of Lincoln. Our people
have been murdered, our property de-
strOyed, and now this last and atrocious
measure is proclaimed tits now a mat
ter Of life and death. Let us meet the
exigency. The resolution was not sufIi-
cient.
Mr. Semmes, of Louisiana, said the res
olution had not been drawn up without
reflection. The question of retaliation
was exclusively an Executive one-to be
regulated. by circumstances but il was
proper that the legislative department of
the Government should express its APP
proVal Of the retaliation contemplated by
the resolution.
Mr.. Henry, of Tennessee, did not think
the resolution strOuq eRouqk. The time had
arrived when we should declare a war of
determination upon every foe that puts
his foot upon our soil, no matter what
may be the bloodshed it may cause. We
saOuld meet foe Of the character that
menaces us under the Jlack Rag and neither
ask nor receive quorter from this dag hence
io77Oayd. Ia Europe armies have been
known TO pause when they knew no quar-
ter would be given; officers have desert
ed their commands when conscious of the
fate that would meet them if they fell
into the hands of the enemy whose terri
)rv they were invading. The l0ay mas
10 declare a ,0ar Of determination, and his
life for it, we should not be troubled with
invasion hereafter.
Mr. Phelan, OF Mississippi, said the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution indicated the
dawn of better policy with reference TO
She future defence Of our country. lie
l0a8 non, and evey had been he .faUor Of tight
lgg this contest ladr the black Fag If il
bad been erected over the plains of Man
assas one year ago, in his opinion, this
war would, ere this, have been ended.
Mr.. Yancey, Of Alabama, moved the
pending resolution, with the resolutions
submitted by him some time since, rela-
tive to retaliation, etc, be referred to a
select committee Of three and be made
She special order for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Burnett, of Kentucky, moved that
all of said resolutions be referred TO the
Committee OnJ Judiciary, which was agreed
TO.
The rebel Senator who calls Mr.. LIN.
ooLN's proclamation "a gross violation o
the usages of civilized warfare, and al
invitation to an atrocious civil war" is
member Of the usurpation which has en-
listed in its service several regiments o.
Indian sayages, barbarians who wa
against unarmed citizens, against help
less old age, against women, and infant
at the breast; who tomahawk and seal
their prisoners, roast them alive by SLOW
fires, carve their flesh off in slices, ant
hew off their limbs by piecemeal, an'
beat out the brains of babes by dashinI
them against trees, The Indian has NJ
magnanimity, no mercy, no clemency, NJ
pity for his captive enemies, and his great
ess delight is TO practice on their quiy'
oring bodies all the refnements Of torture
Such arc the demons whom the rebel
Government has bribed 10 be its allies
No act of the British Government during
the Revolutionary War, ana jhe War o
1870 ,,,ae so bitterly dpnouncod 40 in.