Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-03-27

! JurISdicu"n OF county Courts ~ certain
csses-wtich provides that IN counthS
where, because Of the presence Of the rub
/ lie enemy. Courts cannot be held, Il shall
be lawful for the Courts ard clerk of ,lic
next adjoining county 10 perform all acts Of
writing which would otherwise be performed
in the county held as aforesaid except that
no deed shall be entered of record except in
the Circuit Court Of Richmond city. The
bill was slightly amended and as amended,
passed. - -
On motion Of Mr.. Robertson, of Rich.
mond city, the House resolved itself into
secret session, and SO remaiued up to the
hour Of adjournment.
SENATE March 23-The body
assembled at 10 o'clock A. NJ The Prssi-
dent, in the chair.
The act to extend the time within which
to institute proceedings for misdens.anors
il counties. cities, and towns in possession
of or threatened by the public enemy, was
received from the House takeh up and pass
ed. ~
Mr.. Christian, of Augusta. from the cons-
mittee on Banks reported bill authorizing
the Banks of the Commonwealth, during
the existing war, to convert Confedersta
Treasury notes in their possession, into 9TH
er securities Of the Confederate States, whici,
was passed.
The bill to provide for voting in camps
by soldiers, and by refugees away from their
respective voting places was taken up and
passed by constitutional majority Of three
1 fifth VOTE, The bill and amendments were
sent to the House.
At o'clock P. Nj the Senate went iu-
to secret session on an important message
from the Governor.
The doors being open the General Appro-
priation bill was received from the House,
and taken up in the Senate, and made the
order of the day, for the evening session.
The bill increasing the compensation of
clerks of County Courts was passed. At
81 o'clock the Senate took recess.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The Senate res
olution relative to furnishing the State with
supply of salt, was taken up, and upon
which lengthy discussion ensued.
Mr.. Tomlinson submitted a substitute.
which was agreed to. providing for the APP.
pointment of joint committee of the two
Houses whose duty it shall be to confer
with the propretors of the Washington and
Smyth county Salt Works, and ascertain
whether and upon what terms the said
works can be purchased by the State; but
in the event purchase cannot be effected
upon terms satisfactory to the committee,
then to report a bill providing for the i'm
pressment Of the same.
Mr.. Flood submitted the following, which
was agreed to
/ Whearas large portions Of the population
of the Confederate States have been with
drawn from their ordinary pursuits and the
industry and enterprise of the country to
considerable extent paralyzed by the. exis-
ting war; and, wheareas, II may be incon-
yenient at such time for many OF our citia
zens to pay taxes which the Confederate
/ Government may deem it proper to levy:
Resolved by the General Assembly.
That the Senators and Representatives in
Congress from Virginia are hereby reques-
ted to urge the adoption by Congress of
such legislation as will authorize the States.
or such of them as may elect to do so, to
assume aud pay their fair proportion of any
tax which may be levied by Congress for
the present year.
On Motion of Mr.. Barbour the General
Appropriation bill was taken up, its third
reading dispensed with, and the bill passed.
Ayes, II, noes none.
I General Pillow in North Alabama.
Gen. Pillow, the soldier and patriot, is
now in North Alabama, entreating tine plan.
tiers to furnish Gen. Bragg with negro
teamsters. He had delivered speech at
Huntsville, of which the correspondent Of
the Chattanooga Rebel gives an interesting
account. We make the following extract
General Pillow drew an affecting but
truthful picture of the condition of the me-
groes that ha9 been carried away by the
Yankees. He stated that they had taken
400 negroes from him by force. of arms,
that he learned that they we're. in
deploable condition, without clothing,
without shoes, without funds. and suffering
from all manner of disease. They were
begging to be returned to him, but the
cruel enemy would not permit them to
come. lie said he had sustained heavy
losses during this war; that the enemy had
taken from him not only his negroes, bat
they had burned up four gin houses which
were worth ten thousand dollars each
they had taken 100000 pounds of bacon,
1000 hogs, 500 fine cattle, destroyed his
houses in Arkansas, laid waste this planta-
ton, and otherwise injured him in many
respects Our own government had burnel
210O bales of his cotton. All this and
moro he was willing to endure to secure our
| Independence He said be was willing to
lay down his life rather than submit to the
tyranny of the Lincoln government. Who
of you, said he, would not willingly do the
same thing?
lie stated that Gen Sherman had writ.
ten him letter, couched 10 very polite Ian.
guage, offering to return his negroes to
him, and indemnify him for all his losses,
if he would abandon the Confederate SER
vice. His answer was characteristic of the
man He said: General, while thank
you for your courteous letter. let me say TO
you, the property your government has ta-
ken from me was my own. Your govern
ment has the power to rob me of it, tut it
is too poor to buy me-" Gen Pillows re-
marks concerning President Dsvis were
eloquent and judicious He said the Presi-
dent Was the very mau for the position ha
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