Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-03
rNrJRcgMIHr OF THE CON65E1tI Law =
s:IsGISS[PPI.
CDREFSPONUENCG.
Picnmoap, Jan. 3lat. 1868.

PicnnoNp Jan. 3lst, 1908.
Ho,. r. Bertcdqt
ue1~ Sir: NJ a:;cnt.-a hsz haon called 10
gu a.,ic;s from tbs 'M.asi:sippian" newspaper,
M; Il % 10 n publishtd letter OF yours qu:tsd
IN gundt7 yap.ra nf North Carolina, % provo
,hst 80 St,:r Of M.saissipP; hsa becn exempt
!,"n :hs cr.-a',vrs rf be late "coiiscflps
er,.
in Natth CGio!:Eu Inc Ian nas reen 'IgPdtJ
anforcad. Olr Goysrnor las used all Tbs
power az ~ command for its fsithful eIecu-
tiur Il il reasonable, under tbefe clrcuIn-
stlaces, that e aensitivenoss should pre7sli
smong our people in regard to Us suspenalcn
in oth.- Gt.tes similarly situated, u2iec1 sA'is-
| tsctorv :cssn;I= Bhor!d be sss!grad,
| :tus. that ioa will part@r 80 iih&,!y |
t.ta in :sgncs.ia: that you will $50 T!ihthsr
! TIA .,.s o; c,csp st;ii -xi-!s: ;a.t Tie law
"a, a., yet i.rva Dill. il !urrc il y.l" SAT-
very respectfully,
j tn, !. sIc!;swr..
JA.r.rr slsi 1863.
DIR ST. will che2-taliy fcor"c:d 10 Tire
iEGuDy Contained II. TGuT Gotta II This date.
touching ihs cniGrcrrnsrt II tho cjuErupt
!a-- III Mississippi.
il, published lette:, &c tfi.h y"U have rs
isrr.-j. WAS exploratory oi the 1esIgn Snu Il
iect 81 the exemption lar-. Tie lfa. Was H.
..isntsliy Iu-n,,on-d tLai .hs 'ats oonscE!%i
a.: had ..ot b"en cniu. cd II tai !d's; aI:d
that 2pnst qlcu''y no pra:ncsi Irsr!tA hSd
attended, the Elc-,dTs w!.ch | WAS d:stiirs-
i"g.
the nriiclo III thu "hiisi,ss;p!.iSu. which.
together with my l.!:or, mas brud msdo tho
ai,is OF compliant against the action Il
tho G1ver1menr, BY newspapers IA Noiih
Car Lima, vas tbs sxpre7s,rn Of indignant
snrpris. that delay had ncuurred i'll tao ero
cution of General O.,:c-s Nc. So, datod No
ystnbgr 81, 1862, issnst f.cm 'hs Atjais"t
Iererni's Office, requiring "a! m.'r wh'tr
residents ia The Con ieisrnie SI.;.s, between
tho eges Of IS a,d 80, no. csc:Dp,td by set
f Congress. OF not blrorly IL the so,ylce,"
10 he entol'e.. When lha sttsnsion OF tie
PreSldcnt Vas called 10 tiis delay, inquiry
vas promptly instituted, End it Eas expiaiu-
I'd in the failure 70 rec-i7a tae order by the
SiGc"- charged with lie duty of en- 3lment.
The same Vigilance which hss h=ou dis
p,syei III tbs nt:sEi;,; Il jnnr"a;i.tI 10 provo
shat tho President has saugh. 10 ishtcn tho
hu!thtrs CT ms Cy.n c:iste. 1T he expens: Of
oEher:. ~oaid haVe enabled them u have
discovered in me public p, mis- Of Missi:Gi ppi,
I'll a:les Of lie Cnnaa'jsa. Gf CSnscc,p,a,
requiring 'GN md: rcsiitg's. 5tt,r:sn III c;es
r. = ard 20. 10 ysper! :-ron!iNe!y @! IKE
lamps Of Instruction.
l.: ,hIs coane;ti.'n, /: ii III psT - sta:s, 'hat
~ L+eis:a,ufe vi "iasiss;p.i, responding 70
to Ti-wa d: TIE President: ~h:ch wsre
nrrsht during his Iecsnt yiai', passed
!a~, rigid AID @psrnI1t ~ IL :e,Ins
:, AID me Confederate antt ri.is3 N
r-"cr:;nE -. Conscr:.L oct. Il also
:, III {. Law 70 brig .a.', .ne military
ssryic- t.ose ~ho are exempt Ly Co1tace-
r, ;52!:!ation n9othar, to authuf;z, the i'm
=: -. '..+ts g si.ses; AID to leave 10 inasns
unsDy!1ye'! or filing t;e ;h!nue ranks 81 tbs
a,ry 9Th the Entire z7silsbi7 io.cc of 10
STATE, IT req sc'e9 lsr, "hic': Rad lo"r bar:
ii cIstrn+o Ia secure .Io proper c3nt:"l c;
a.avaa, fI.Liddirg ,reT:GTI &c emprgrea ~
re.:ni. ti:rm IL - Ga.IisIsd fem tto rc0l-
d.'.3- - -.n. wh::- !asis0n, capsb!o 81 pr
":ygn,f.t ,ttr,; duir. TheaY n:uesu:ta u: ,iit
rpa f,tefste .r! Stse .uthG:i!+s h.": h-'f
:,.!...';,..,iy hs::r.'jnri hv the ,-u,'!-.
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