Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-10
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF IMPRESS
MENT COMMISSIONERS.

MENI COMMlSSlCNtRS.
The beard Of commissioners Cor impress
ment IN the Confederate States is still in $50
sion at Augusta, Georgia. A series Of reso-
lutions have been adopted ~ them, among
which arc the following:
TIA. tue practice Of tie Copfder.t: Gov
crnment's agents 10 making contracts for aad
purchase o. manufactures ard ether articles
for the array at hiche: prices than ;h4so
,po2iei Nv the sCvera! boards OF commission
crs in the different States, is high}y renr-liaIs-
sible, injurious 10 tbs gg"ernment, and should
be stopped at once By The Secretary OF War.
Resolved, That the hahit which preTails in
many sections of the C0n'pleracy With the
cuartermasters and commissaries and their
agents in imprcssing articles ior private con-
sumption in families. is contrary TO the net o.
Congress regulating inIfres.ments, ard should
he T,rohit;:cd by the Var Department.
Resolved, That in impressing articles Of
food and forage for the u.c OF tie army, the
:.rcn:s Of the government should exercise Il
discretion, and impress 10 tHosc sections O.
rbc different States Hhere food add forage are
mos abundant.
Resolved. ThGs in those pats Of tho com
rry where tho provision crop If short, and VIII
not mora than supply the want; ot tho coun-
try, the tithc1 due t;lo government should be
cnrmutea for in mCne :, and lefs For the sup
My of soldiers families ind other destitute
persons at government prices.
Resolved, That upoa the true construction,
of the act Of Congress regulating the matter,
! the prca of 70 article manufactured for thr
! use Of tho Government under the said act car
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of production. excluding the cost u the raw
material, which sLyu,d only be Reimbursed
without profit thereon.
Resolved, That the several States OF this
Confederacy DO rcqHcatcd To pass such laws
and take such measures rs will mast cfectI-
ally cause tic pricoa fixed By tlo Commission
ers of assessments ia their States 20 DC OBJ
| served by their sellers and purchasers. And
| this Convention is OF tho ouinaa that thc
| most effective mode of doing this would be (ul
| the Legislature to impose tax on all article:
sold over tie schedule price for the Same
eoual to the amount Of tho difference between
the schedule price and that at which the ar!;'
Gle is sold.
Resolved, That whilst we would allow TIE
largest liberty of trade to tire country that is
practicable, it is fin thoSss estimation Of this
our railroads or by express companies, be de-
MED to articles Of prime necessity in the bands
Of spectators.
Resolved, That, as the opinion of this Con.
ycnt;on, the material interests of the GnycrI-
merlt and people OF the Confederate States
would be greatly promoted by tho liberal in
terchange by the Government with tho people
Of salt, spnn cotton, cotton cloth, sugar, DC,
tor all necessary army supplies.
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Geo. D. Prentice, of the Louisville "JourN
nal" draws the following picture Of ''soeie-
ty" in the Federal Capital:
Vagabonds and swindlers, the scum and
ofscourings of ali countries, are ready to
fleece any one according TO his means, either
of million In government specula;:on9, Or
dollar at dropping the pigeon. Keeling row
dies, in and ops Of shculdev straps crowd tire
streets block Up the carriage why's, aud pol
lutte the air with blasphemy. Is omrn oil the
town-the creatures and victims Of ccbauchc-
~, in voiuptuous carriages and crowned With
levels like Cleopatra Or Aspas;a-faunS in
omen sdav, shameless and uHrebuEeG The
DAYS are open, bold, Gud-detying prciigacy
The nights riotous, swindlins AMI numbering
The rush for contracts and the like are fol-
lowed in the evening by the brilliant glitter
of the gambling he'll or the shameless pro
fusion and ruin Of tho hrothel. This at the
NATIONAL capitol, to vitiate, corrupt and de-
stroy tho very fountain of tho nation. 1t has
become an Augcan stable that VANS cleaning
badly. 1t is pity that a purifying army of
some kind cohle not sweep it clean of Its cor.
.ruption, even if it hail to lie purified by Ere.
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THE CEMETERY 1T GETrrsBURG.-At The
suggestion VI Edward Everett. the Yankee
dead will be inferred in the Soldiers Gene
terry at Gettysburg before the dedication ION
the 10Th of Novcmber) and the work was 10
comm encc on the Goth Of last month. The
requisite number of coflins will be furnished
by order of the Secretary Of War. The lots
for each State are to be laid of by en- accom-
plished landscape gardener.