Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-23

asuoEzced Is cowarda ani traitors ali was may
deIa 70 entaItain them. Tss Federal Govern
meat comes 70 the Indiaos with unlifted sword
IA one hand and glltssFiRg god IN the other. II
he CsnfedsTste Govsrnusnt cannot afford b Sa
geaeroass lat Il s. least be Just and attentive 20
the interests Of thsss faithful sliiea
The bill provides for Al appropriation Of
Sl00 600, 70 be returned By tue Chsroksss af-
Ter lhs asr OF, IN default 10 b. rsiained by this
9oVernmsns cut Of the inieEass which may thea
ba ssllsatSd. Though a mi5apprehension Of
the terms Of ths treaty b. he e0m.cssionsr OF
| Indian asAirs EBd tas general commanding he
tTzns- Mississippi dspartmsnf I was unable to
prosnre finds, which both have given me reason
/ TO believe would Be furnished. ] succeeded II
borrowing ten thoassns dolla1s Su ny own 70
/ s9snsibiliy.
What Is known to this Go7srunant as he
I Indian tsuissIy comprises an area Of over - COO
/ square milss, and would make q larger State
/ than Yirgiaia by 10 600 squaFs miles, and
larger S.ats than Geo7gis By 10000 square
miles. Il Is the garden Of the C0nfsderAgyi for
fertility a. soil, wealth in minerals, parennial
streams ald springs. and dsHghifal climate it
/ Is not surpassed sy any sOuntry east Of The
/ Rocky mountains. A largo PARTON Of this bsau-
/ iiful country has been abandoned % the rsvs-
ses OF the enemy either By the Hiiiul neglect
OF tie Tsuk stupidity Of sifesfa having it In
ehsFga L may jet be WTasted from the zTasP
Of our foas if oHiy ordinary vigoT AID b0idness
Wal seen taxa the place Of sloth and imbeciliiY.
But In any event ths Chsrohsss ars dsteruiasd
90 dsslTsy heir own homes before the invaders
shall p0ssess them Many ksFo already lighted
theussl7ss % sxile By the blaze Of their own
dWsliI g, resolved # thsy canR0t occupy th-m,
70 leave ihen "a ashes for thsif saemss.
Tho bill Vas Esierrsa % the sonmittes On La
diaa Aksifs
kr. Chiffon, Of Alsbaus, effsrsd q resolution,
which vas adopted, tEAs The committee On quag-
tsrnastsr ard commissa-Y departments inqaira
azd YepsEt Ebsther tho tax in kind RAY noe be
gzrnersd aud husbsnded with mors security aRd
less sxpsass to the Government b. eiiiEsns re-
sidiaz Ii tbs respective localities Of such pro-
yiBiszs, and REo are not liable 70 military duty,
than by the present 5ystam Of ecllseiiug and
preserving il; and WhelheE szeh charge Souid
aG;, st the Same tine, sand greatly 70 strengthen
sur army by placing N the field the eficsrg
and ssldieFs now engaged II that business, and
thst said csEnmittes report By bill or Otherwise
Air. Curry, Of Alabama, introdnesd 9 bill
which Was referred, aathoriziDg chsplainz Ia
certain Cases to draw forage for sas horse.
Ar. Lewis, Of Georgia, iDtro4ucsd g joint
resolution N Telatisn 70 tho Assessments Of ssE-
tain railroad iron, Whish, without reading, Was
rsleIed to he ssmmitise on Claims.
9r. Clarke, Of Georgia, offered rssolqtioR
inssrueling the eonmittss en- Ways and Means
20 inquire into ths pr1grisiy Of repeating tha
Po.stl clause in tas tax Dill, and sf eommuting
IL A5nsy for wool, when il 10 shown that ths
wool Is 70 be used for the soldiers IN the service.
Mr. Il W. Bgzse, Of Ksn.uekY, intTodacsd
bill. which EG8 rsforrea HithOut reading, 70 fur
nish horses te esrsaiR s0lci n.
Mr. CiApp, Of Mississippi, iuiraduesa BIZ
EuleuaRloTy sf he aGs ts prevent frauds u tho
quzrtsrmasser sad esmnisss-y departments,
and obtaining, under falss prsisness, sranB2orta-
lion for private Psr.iss. Referred.
Mr.. Heisksil Of Tennessee, offered q rssoiu-
ton. which was adopted, appointing 3 sslses
son niitss sf three 20 ngRirs as 10 Ia prAcsica-
biliiy Of procuring 3 supply Of salt near The
Wilmington and S;1Ytha salt works sy mining,
or By other Eodes that may be expedieHs.
IL. FsOte prsseatsd Communication room-
mgadiBg an increase Of ralons 70 the ErmY,
Hhigd vas received and referred.
Oa motion Of AIr F5Ots, ths seiees COMMITTEES
on illegal srrests AID seizures we're aaihoTizsd
70 send for persons aBd PRPers, ard employ
clerk.
Mr. Wright, Of Texas, introduced 5in amen
datsry Of ,he sos regulating iupFessmsnts, sP-
proved March So, 1868.
Ar. Wright stated n explaining tho bill, hat
ia object vas 10 prevent the Arbitrary Impress
ment Of saves BY the commanding general Of
district, and 70 transfer the pswsr therefor. ex-
clusively to the general IN command Of . d.
tal1A~ Al AA1 0Aald = aa1h aLl4It ui
mischief had been done, and was likely 70 DO
iions % Tho agricultural interests under the Ex-
istng law. That State, together with Arkansas
and ATiaanA, were now, By nsesssity, self Eas-
tanning, aEd the III judged employment Of the
law upOA their people e0sld not Bus be fruitful
Of distress. aBneFal magTuder, who command
ed tho Texas district, had no respect Thatsvsr
for property or persons in the exercise Of his s-
th0rity, and hs deubsed whether any Of The ofi-
GERS Of bis STAG EeTe capable Of exeenlIng law
in sco0rdanes with the designs Of tais Congrs45.
His ohieGt was 20 obYiate this and saeh difieHl-
lies.
The bill Was rofsITod e tho eonmitsse en-
qgartsrRssieF and commiissry departments.
Mr.. Gsftrsl reported bsck = bill sHendatory
Of the set rsgu Sting iRlTssszsut5, approvsd
March 20, 1858, and Tepesling iha ael amsnda-
tory Of the same. approved March y, 1853.
which was ordered 70 be printed and placed On
tbs calendar.
the speaker aRn6ansed gon9daatial SOFA
municstisR from ths Presidsui, wien, On mo-
ton Of NJ Gkrnett, Of Virgins the H0uss went
iHts secret session, aEter which II adjourned.