Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-22

Recall sf fhc Conf rIerase COrgnEfrsf0asFs
alS BisEsfsssE o. EOTsfgs CSESsrlI.

/ ans BtfAafsssf o. E0Tsfgst Gois1fsf1s
/ Frsm the Richrao1d EHquirer
/ The London THdsz, which occasionally gets
/ to us by running the blockade" brings rs
the report of a committee of the lsst Coogress
on the recall Of our commissioners from abroad
-sn interesting State paper which has rot be-
fore sppearsd in this country. As a part of the
history of the times, it deserves the spsce We
give to it
MAJORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OK
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE COEFEDER ATE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, To WHOM
WAS BEFERRED THg FOLLOWING REsOLU-
TIOS
Rssoissd, That the committee on foreign
sfaiIs be instructed ts inquire into the propriety
Of requesting the President Of the Confederate
States 20 recall the commissioners sent BY this
Government 70 certain European States, and 10
notify Ell foreign powers whose consuls reside
ia the Confederate States, and are accredited to
ths Government of the United States, thst such
persons viii not be recognised BY the Govern
meat eff tho Confederate States as exercising
any of ths powers oT having any Of the fune-
tons Of c3asuls within the limits Of the Confed-
crate Safes, sn'ess appointed BY their respective
Governments as COnsuls to the Confederate
States Of America; beg leave 70 report thst, il
the absence Of any reference TO foreign affairs in
the message of the President, on the opening Of
Congress, and without access to tha archievss
Of she State Department, your comu1itlee
deemed it lul 70 the imp1rtsnce of the subject
submitted 10 them, and respectful 70 the house,
by whom they were charged with its aIamiHR
ton. to r7uort thst they were uuinfo-med on the
matter bsfore them, and to request the eIeou-
tive. by a resolution Of the house, to commuui-
este 60 Congress such facts regarding tbs num-
hey and character Of Our foreign agents as could
be ms1e known, without detriment to the public
service.
The house accordingly adopted the following
resolution Of inquiry:
Resol5sd Tsat be President be respectfully
requested 70 communicate to the house. if not
incompatible with tho public intsrsss, the nUu-
ter and names of all persons engaged jz the ser
wee Of the C1ufsdsEs.s States in fo.eiga conn
tfss. either as diplomatic, consular or commercial
sEsut5, OF in sny other capacity, stating tbs
places 10 which they had been sent the date Of
their appointment, the salaries they receive, the
duties they Rrs expected 80 disc5sTEs, snd how
fsr such agents have been officially or other
wise recognizes ed by any foreign Government;
also, what are the number and character Of
foreign agents, whether consular, commercial
or other, known 90 our Government, represent
ing in any capacity foreign Governments, within
the limits Of ths Confodersie States, and
whether, in communicating with this Gov
ernmeut they do so under and eEeQuatur from
our Government or that Of the United States
aiso whether said agents are subordinate OF
subject to the control and direction in any way,
and to what degree, Of the ministers Of ta6ir
respective countries accredited to aud residing
ir the United States and the President be fur
ther requested 20 communicate such instrue-
ti1ns ss may have been given 10 our foreign
agents and such correspondence as may have
been bad with other Governments, either through
the Secretary Of Stale or our commissioners
sbro&d, as VIII aid Congress in its legislation
regarding gn nations, and their citizens re-
siding in our midst.
To this resolution, on the 16ss inst the fol-
lowing response was received from the State
Dapar iInent, and referred 20 the committee:
C0EFEDERATE STATES OF AHERcA)
DErkRrhEST OF STATE,
RICHEosD, Sept. IS, 1862.
The Secretary Of State, TO whom was referred
a certain resolution Of the bouse ef representa-
lives, adopted on the lst instant, has the honor
{ 90 repor. 10 tbs President
/ Thst it woEl3 be impossible 10 cammuricsts
] TO tho heusa, without very great dsuiment TO
! the public interest "iha number znd names Of
/ al reTs0Ez engaged ia the service OF the Con
federate States in foreign countries either in di
| UlomaEc, cousuls, OF commercial 20 which they
! have bsan sent the date Of their appointment,
toe fal1-is jhaY -ecsivs, the duties they are eL-
/ usctsi 10 discharge. Is 81 presumed that the
airItaae lNA Aile atNltAaAa
( for IN The { re-O.lE extract from the resolution
so far as Diplomatic sgsuts are concerned, but
/ .abuls- statement marked a, hereto annexed,
{ may rr07e convenient for references Daring
I the Daudsucy O hostisie5, tha very objects for
/ which other than diplomatic agents have been
sent abroad would be exposed to defeas by di-
vulgiRg She details called for in the resolution,
snd these objects are Of great national impoI-
tancs.
-t -.s,1-.t;,,, T,,vsi,r ir,rr,,;-e, b,,~ e.r tLs
I arsnts aforesaid have been Officially or other
wiss recognized by any foFegn government.
/ The extracts Of the correspondence OF the Da
+ partment hereto annexed marked B, furnish tie
suly Information on this subject, contained IN
I 0fieial communications.
The resolution further inquiries as 70 q the
number and character Of foreign ageais, whether
/ cgusaisr. commercial or other, known t0our Cow
/ erureut representing IN any capacity foreign
govern uents, within ihe limits of tbs Confsie-
( rale Ststes and whether il communicating with
Tie Government they do SO under an exequstur
rom our own Government Or that of the United
Yates"
Tae annexed list, Rsrked c, shows the names
az tie only agents Of foreign Governments
known by tho departments within the limits Of
the Conlederata States All Of these agents
exaspt onshsd been recognized by the Govern
msnt Of slie United States by exaquatur as the
duly an hoFizsd agents Of tho foreign Govern
ments 81 which they were respectively appoint
81 ara rssint auseesdent TO shas when the several
CsnfseFsss States revoked the powers pre-
viousIy 5aiaqa'ei 70 the Uaiisd States, ard m
der urfies fha ff-Fernmsnt Of the United SLatei
c5atrolls3 he -a sfions, whether diplomatic OF
e5u5nia4e-sl which grew MP between tbess States
and faruisu eauatriss. According 20 wall Tecog-
nzsd nrneipiss. both Of public and privs1'
law these ageuss ef foreign GoYernmsns hay