Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-04
fRoh SECESstA VIA RIcHnoNp o.
PERS.
MILITARY ARRESTS PROTESTED AGAINST
By VIRGINIA
FAMINE PRICES IN THE sorru

The rebel senate or the STATE OF Virginia thu.
treat Srrcsts Of rebel civilians rot charged with
ehen cee against the civil law:
The Ccmnitte- ON Confederate Relation. who
hed under cons liberation certain rrsolu,.o.. re-
frito To item, an inspect 10 martlai law n..Ia
4; rcpsrt through ihr Chairman, ar n,.xi.-on
=" Prince Edward. The following Is the re-
port:
Nv hereas, the General Assembly, has rslia-
ele lhiormsticn that "A. J. Collins, n ci;issn of
virginia, unconEected with the ar a. " has tr.,.u
arr 1T. d bs the military suthori,y Of the ,N,u
I' dc rhtT Government In the city cf Peter burg
snd Lac bern 4, moved to The State OF North
aToi.a, whore II rs belle vcd he 10 still held IN
o"hfln' n'nt without trial Tt-rrforr
"h''strsd, That the Governor OF the Com
MtnMeslth b- directrd to drmnnd of the .o7-
i'ccraie Goverument the surrender and re-
EoNal If The said Collins 10 the authori,i..s of
~ state OF irglnia, that h. may have the b.n.
.hi oi sp,eGy trial, and that the foyrrnor be
inttruciso 10 make similar demand. for aud i'm
trfsh Of any other Citirrns OF the State Of yir-
t1nn, no; connected with the army. who are
u iI III einnrm' mt IN o:her States, and demand
'h' Seieft OF a trial
L. the other branch OF the Virginia Ieei.,.-
ture, on Friday, the following transpired,
thowing the prices ruling now in Secessia "a
Iontraeted with those before thc war:
THk BILL TO suPPRkss KxToRrIoh.
In hour :cr the spccial orcer having Az.
llN'o, the bill 10 suppress e1tortion was taken
up.
Mr.. srdsrssn, Of Botetourt one OF the ahl,,t
arg most sGalous ad vocafas of the hill n,a
,t'eed 10 address the House in support Of the
Ms aenre- lie said the extraordinary prices
thIoi ghout the land were caused by the .nre,tv
Oh u e artlCfs, The want of transportation on
ue iln's VI evmnunication, and the comhiued
'foris of The sIecula;ors aud ertor,ion.r, in
tLy ing up Arsuph the country aud boarding.
ikrir commodities in hopes of an advance Il
lriVts. Ills was what had caused such ex-
tanagaht prices. Instead Of the depreciation
OF tn. currency h,ing the cause, as claimed hy
tt me al he Cpl Onents of the bill, he would
tiuW tbot IL v ar just the verse. So far in
goo, from tie appreciation Of the currency
bt lEe lie cause, II was the natural effect As
tie prices advanced, so did necessarily the
Issue VI CohieoeIhte nots. The ,ioyrrnue
Lad tt'n iorceG, by bring compelled 10 paw
such lIt n rilc's, TO double lis i~sue. Tue Sec
refarS Of The Treasury, in his report nuts
Gown the Emount Of Confrdf rate notes out.
staEdIng on the lst Decembsr at s29a Gaos
III another part of his report he says that on
tie ist July, leC;,, if thu system b. rrcomrendea
20 otCEplrss he carried out, the V hole aDounto OF
fui' eC Gt TT will he Sc25 ,GaG0O Suppo-e there
tad teen no sXtoi ton or advance in prices, aud
The sulph,s OF the Government had teen
rUrCbaA,d at tie prices they formerly WERE
thfie would have been q saving of sl5LitAUn
ard tIit rsty have reduced the circulat,or -
sat ,Ut uitG.
SLpICse there be no effort made 10 check this
'Nil OF 'Atorion, is there any r. ason 10 b,lieye
hat lrc's Viii rrmain wner. they aral liz
sIetul"t,rs arr allowed 10 ros,m uurasirained
through tie country, where viii tai system of
- oIiIoE tnd! Who would have supposed
u 81 siGet 'h'Ir ION, ce sixty days
! IiU., would have increased go per cen, III
ilC l'Cis.a TAR. VIII not adept some measure TO
b. L rTl,ts where th' y ar, OF % bring thrm
snIl lover, " hat l. 10 tee, mn of the currpucyl
Assn Illustration o. whaterioriIon and rpac.
Eiat.' II lsd br. ught on tire country, Mr. An
''I'Cn read Il table contrastI' 4 th.. prices Of
Man. no. iust b"fore the waT-cut from the
alk' r. roii Of one of the Ri hmosd papers
W III fhCst II the present time hp figures are
D OF given &c exact. hut they arr correct enough
to - I'VE u = uTPOsr. Tie table is interesting,
arc is " II rih b'ing cut oIi aud pr.-er we'd