Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-30
VOL. XIV, NO. 274.

/ A-l-----A tA4ot AllkAh cILltt Da1lue4,
VFe could not afford to feed ihsss drouss in the
hiSe. Our saasistsRcs Wss seant already, and
they did not contribass 70 il, aid brought into
the country no articles ei prime necessity The
l1ss, that By ordering CT ihsss psopls, We would
givs offsnss to foreign nations, vas absurd
ITue, we uero not exactly ia 8 condition % cn-
gage in smother wsT besides shs enc now seiDg
Tsgsi, bu. what sonsdoTsbie right hsd isTe.gn
nations - say, after having Submitted to tho
blockade Of eur ports, liat their cilissas shoGld
remain within oaF limits 70 TIE injury Ct cur
eaussf
BE knsw hat system Of details wss subiset
10 abuse, but TIE Fsne nigh. b said CT any
law Il could not Be msFe abused CT mere inia-
riegs in lis miszdmiai5lIatioB than ihe exsnlp-
ton law had besn, which took out ef the army
Al the tanners, shoemaker, etc, etc, and filed
cur s.TsetJ, hotels and r&ilrosd esgs.
Ths financial condition Of tho eOaaiTy es-
mandad the gTavest ald most imneliGss Riten
| ton CT Congress. The credit ef tho Govern
lnent was seriously iGpsirsd ~ eredanjans
/ currency, AID could only be fssupsFatsd By lis
esniraeaea. The system Of funding the iTsss-
/ ny notes Ess vci5Gs No e0yernnisnt OF IN
diyidual e0uid improve his credit By taking IN
notes bearing no interest and giving then scr
bO1ds bearing seven and eight psr cent Masi
IN soma parts Of the eOuatry, now said thsy did
net want Ccniederaio a3iss. lis proposed to
imposs hesYy tax, payable Ia CoDfedsrEse
tIsasuFy notes, and 70 tBx the notes Themselves
and when this was dons he did not d0u5t hus
that every one would fnd 4 use. for them. In
taxiHg the notes be gonld have the person as
sessiHg tbs tax to c0lloet It at tho ss1o sins.
And to prevsRt fEasd, the assessor sh0ald slaa2
all the notes upon which ks c0lles.sd taxes, ena
al Ee.ss which, within gigsn ps7isd after tka
collection Of tie isxss, did Ros bear She aases-
s0T'5 stamp shsuld DO worthless. AGkisg trsAG-
Ery n9sss legal tender wsud improFs their
va.us. The provision in the Constitution Ass
gold ard silver only sh9ald bo legal tender, re-
tered TO the States aEd not khs Government
Ar. B-9aE sgeks al laaglh upon fhs impor.
taHes Of stopping the t-sds IL geld and silver
con and Unissd States money. These laws,
y hen passed, skeuld be dsslsrsd war Measures,
sa9 subject onlg 70 the .decisisns si military
csnrss This was stsolutslY Necessary. C'ther-
wise tAe GeYs-zuens wSsld suffer the ev1 ef-
isets Of having i,s ialys eif rsatly construed By
the tribunals in different States He would,
also, have hssyy Penslto5 attached, and make
suzisaze1t fsheW swiftly On trausgrsssio-. If
4 Hau violated ons Of ths penal laws Of tAs
Go7srnmsnt, he would net ireusle Jadgs Lyon's
eeuTt Hish tho sase, but would cary Il directly
to : military tribunal.
In esaelusion, Ar. Brown rcvisWed sss5 sf
theso laws, arguing to show that the endaRgsT-
cd cendition ef the eosntry demanded trsig pas
sage A high sense Of daiy to bis country bad
iMPslled him ts give MS views fully On thsao
subjects. He Was confident thst il Congress-
Cid its duty, and Fzads every msR in tee com
iIy do ks, filed u9 shs tbizHsd ranks sf oar
armies, and passed wise LAYS = fssd ths sol
diers in the GsIS and thsis families st hane,
that cur cause would iIiamph.
Ga moEsn, the farthar consideration cf thc
resolution was postponed TIL Monday nsxi
On melton Of Mr. Maxwell, Of Flrsds, It
was resolved tbst when The Senate adjsun, i
adjourn to meet on Msndsy EeIi At u tj'cleek.
fhe Senate then resolved itself iai9 secret
legislative session.
HOUSE sF REPRESENTATIVES,
A eommunicaiion was received from t5s
President, coyaTing list cf efiieeFs o. artillery
appointed IN the prsVisiensl army Of TIE Con
isdsrRie States flnes September 10, lS62, and
the rsii sf merit trem ths beard Of sxsminsrs.
Alss, q communication if5rn the SscIsiary Of
War, enclosing tAe report ef Gen. Les Of ail;-
tery operations from lhe lns OF his Assuring
Of tho army Of NOrihera YIFginis up
to the battle OF Fredericksburg, which Wss or--
doEed 70 be printed.
40 MORE GREEEBACKs''
The bill to prohibi. doAlirg in ths papsr eur
reHcy OF .hs enemy Vss thksA up, and, aitcr va
Fious sRlsldmeuis, Wss finally pssse2--aot one
voting agsiHss il. Ths following IS 4 copy .of'
iAs bill as passed:
Di to prohibit dealing IN the paper eausnsy e tho
enemy.
Ssetion 1. The Cosgrsss Of Iks G5zfsdsrsfs
States Of AHsrics DO ezact, That 10 broker
5snks= or dealer iB exchange, or perEoR cen
eesnad il trade, as = merchant or vender ef seT-
ehaudise OF any description, or any ssher per-
sen, shall buy, sell, take or ciTcalass, OF in any
way trade IN any paper Currency Of the Uaiis1
States.
Sec. 9. Alyps-son violasisg lhs pfovisiens
Of this sss shall be sgbjsct 10 Indictment and
prosecution in the CcnfsdsTais eours, hoidaa FOR
the dissiiet Hilkin which he effsnso was cam-
Iaitted, Gsd shah, upon conviction, ferisit tho
amount so bep-ht, seit, circulated sr used, OF
sum equal thereto AID shall be moreover subjset
70 fine Of not more than tsenty. thousand del.
lars. uor less th&n five hundred, and Be impris-
onsd not less than thTse months, nor moro than
thrss years, a. the discretion Of said eouri; snd
il shAll bs the dasy sf tbs judges OF tie several
Confederate ceurts to give this act specially IL
charge 20 tho grand jury. Presided, That tie
psrehsss Of postage stamps shall not b eonsid-
cred 8 violsdsh Of this act.
. Sec 3. This Gcs sksn HOt Be construed 70 ap-
ply to any person seting on behalf Of the e0ser-
nmeDk Of the CoDfs ieTate Safes, by special sG-
lhoriiy from the President b aay Of The beads
Of departments.
To PROHIBIT BLscKAoE RUNNING.
Er Perkins, eff Loaisiana, reported bill 80
prohibit blockade running, except On the Gov
eminent account, for supplies necessary fsr ths
Tkr.
TAX N KIND on BACoE.
Mr.. Cray submitted bin prsviding that tho
tax in kind on bacon be eommutsd fSE It's equiv
alent in salt pork. Tho bill was passed, and,
under suspension Of the rule, was csmuuEi-
csssE fsTshEith TO tho Senate.
WOUNDED AsD DISABLED SOLDIERS.
Tho bin continuing in pay an discharged sol
diers BY reason Of wounds roesivs1 N tho ser
vies was taken 40. Various amsndmsEts ware
ofsrsd, but the Heuse, fading issf WitEcgs
q quorum, sass snded its further co-siasrEh5a-
The House subsequently adjourned over til.
Monday noxk.