Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-18

They ovei 10 chronicle lie hriliiGnt ts;umphs Oh
the hastings: 10 report ms keen re'orta and ter
hln,iGvattv, .; his bold Snl:i. isis and striking
Illustrations his g,aceful czuriiums ami magnif
ccia pcrGrations. While they iist0neI to him
with wraps atseI4jon. they seemed 10 loss their
sylfhool under his magic spell. and 20 bs led
captive 1t his will His progress during polit-
iea CAMPAIGN was like a triumPhl proceSsion
He vas recrivai ard escorted with Nil Tic pc mr'
| and rngcaniry that BELTS = corqucroE.
BIZ: sir, tbs voice of,he orato: is hlshe!, his
lips sealed, his lialbs are m2.o"i2ss, ani the
proud spirit th+ sn;ras.ci ;!aH, has s:oEc 20 that
''ui.iisc v@r.I country here Il ii tolls and !r
u!a: Ia. !ta'umLa,l they viii &c regarded rs
| idle vau.ic. and fitting shadows,
He contemplated Is approaching end with
The calm courage ofs pfi:nsophe: AMI the cheers
III, i!rpc OF Christian, and yielded 70 death witll
- meek ail uurcsisting Slib;.;Ssivelo3s hc neTe-
! exhibit d 20 .nr c:her foe.
sI- CLAY on Tie conclusion OF his remarks =.
submitted he following resolutions, WHICH vera
adopted:
|. R.so!val. That We have 'hearl with deep
.egr.t Of rl;r death q: ;ie lion. W3l. LnwsSDEs
fANCEr. :. Senator from the State If Alabama,
ana that .rr lcud.r his lrn.iy caraos: g
| pa:'Y in t;i.ir aiilic.ive bereavement.
| = R=,uiss 3D. hi. :! cap7 OF these resolutions
be transmitted 10 t!Ie family Of The deceased aud
! tia. III. II no af Eepres, natives be Informed
of IL" ::,:!iun Uf the Senate"
| :; iias"iyad That as 2 further mark o. respect
to the E.r!n0ry of tie Diseased he Senate DC now
/ a Ilnurii.
If, rscirti7rs cGsrel by Mr.. CLAY ware se-
conde,i b.: Mr. OeR. o. s. C. , and by Mr. DEo"E
Sact tlf5tfs !. i rr TS.iGr na;sd ds vsred 10
..lnin"ns deceased: M H!:'wS'S remarks being
canc NJ i, the Stua'e, nn motion, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tic licasc :,oa3 opened with prayer by the
Rev. H.. Jas i. p:,cA9.
| jir GLgrrcH. e :,!Ghr:nG, submitted bill
| - Regulate imports a"d csrs.t9 ana = bill
70 repeal the IaHa o; naturalization Re
| !.rrsi.
! Dir fosrrR. "F tItiam,a. ap',g,itteI hill 70
~! the ;'ai providing i;'r The fa1'ims ard
further ;~-n. nf rrnnerrr notes. approved
l;a.ci, %. 1862. Referred.
| a;r. HuHwr, If Aiaalna, submitted . ill
Amending scrinn 1877 "F hrn." l:asnintin,,a
| :, rs IN rrohi';. Ulcers NJ, actulIY in Snr-
yica il Tho field from drawing suhs-tenc,
stores !rs ;!ic iisc of Ii:ci. iru.i;as. Referred.
| II. iIsxlar. Of .lrl>"!.Gs. ui'T> 4 ro.n!u-
a!aa, viii, ry,-'aI5picd. ;rs:yu: ..:,:: inc Cam-
,it;oa on Military Aiili!S 20 inquire iu.o the
oxi.ed"acg Of reporting . bill raiifYing the
6 meditation nG certain regiments. and provi
,!ing t0c lie consolidation OF Cth2r7 III Tie flu
| -u-c.
IL. Ersr. of Missouri. presented bill rar
.i,a rc}:,t %; E.,ii 7. !tay1cs: anG a hi :.r-
| yid:rc I"r p.rir:s N the military :rrYicc all
:,l:s rs IL tr C9n:rirra-c Sia:t. ..'aiming TO
be airix,,,7 or ~ r..;;al Sizes. Referred.
IL. FEED Of Kentucky, ui:.re,i = Icsointi0a,
| w;,,c! wa, a,!"p'ai p'acir.: ~ the Calendar
. iii t. c"ntiHrc II pay al wounIcd and dis
;hjri o.Hccr& WHO have been 50 Ii-Gbie:: in the
! military sfTv;"G.
s;r. %Mtrn nr Worth Carolina. of',rcA u re-
.,iu.i,n. which was adpn.nl. iaqniriHc int
! u" - dc OF cuior'ia% he im3rcssmcnt law.
; :.a ans. a..
If. Hiss, nr-South Carolina. of:'re.; re-
g luton ;nstrn1;ing ihn Committee on Nlita-
~ Airs 20 inquire into thfeeyTnii"ncv Of
au-:,a:a ;7g. bv ;,c&, ,he President u the Cen,
flara.c Star: 30 siImnarily d: srniss and ?ut
in" Inc ranks any officer VIM may a!'o~ Eira-
seq ard ARMAND 10 IL surprised ly The enc
ny. Adopted.
NJ. tIlIrs submitted hill, which was re-
i%f-"l confirming in force the acc to provide
cum urna,'in1 tor certain persona, approved
Mag /. lSi@.
Mr. tuorE "A'srel resolution which! was
alnotcd. n,TTuc'ing Ekn Military Committee
! 10 inquire into :.:r cxIciicnCT 81 bringing in
! = It'll calling into the military service I'LL per
s;iaS heretofore exempted hy<shc crlnl 2yincnt
| Of .,:h:r;fr:cs
Nv Co4s,D. offered the following bill, wh:c!,
vas = irf,,.i:
ITThaso-r in lie present circumstances Of
~" country, it requires Tho MD e all y 10 are
abe % haar arms. the Congress- ct the Con
! :l=ratr States 10 thcraf,,ra enlc!, Thu no
| r.. l al
itary service. by rHasnn Of his iyin;; furnished
! 4" Substitute.
Mr. Foore presented preamble ani raso-
| Inflow: .
! Whcrans, cory Of tbe !ruly ciara''.oris.ir
nYcg ,r,,a ion nG aair asty recently issnad b. me
;,nhar;;a anl un}.rincipiaf rsurUnr who now sits
r..',-n2al pnn the. rrins Of con- tu'inna liberty,
| IN VA hirglon city. has been r. ceivrd ard r.ed
~ 'hr lnar,h,-s Of this House now in token Of
,ci,a, i .,7m!iY h+lieve1 IN b. The almost mil"
vi,lc1 sanfineE; Of the people of the Confederate
Sru'"S,
| 81 il resolved. That there has never b4cn Il
yrs.- IT an hour when the people Of the Confeia
rr;.. STATES were more inlc9ibly resolved than
icy are nj The prnsen. tine. never TO rclinTuish
,,a struggle ns arms in which they are engaged.
...,.iI tl,at liberty nn1 Independence for which
,Irv haze h""r so earnestly con.cndug shall
| :,nv. b.cn ~ last achieved. and ni1d" sure AMI
q. .qd:.,f, beyond even the probability Of fl rue
i-ourrr; aul that. in spite al he ruyerses which
f,irn a.ci7 i"ialien cnr n:nr': ain several qn"r-
f., mi co ani ::iEiGh inGiit'rr. nee TO mr. .uf
rinr. I'm, far. for H.. aost part, civilized in the
action Of. f.rr:r powers the eleven millions NJ
| .c'f-Linnei f,.emen now batting irro!cally for
All .ha. can make existence desirable. Hre fully
| prepared aac III spirit and IN. resource. tn en-
counter Danger: f'r greater t|'an those which
t.cv have h.rr:"t0Ie braveIy met. ana IN bT'i
70 far -rcn:cr sacrifices than those which they
have heretofore 50 rheer:uiiy C ,c0un''rea. in
Dr@fnenc. to holding any further political con.
rectinr with government and people who have
| nstoriausy proven themselves cGn'cmp;uo,isly
ysra.llcss of all the rights and privileges
which belong to 4 state o. civil freedom, as well
~ f III the most sacred usages'o Of civilized war.
Mr.. MuEs rcgr.t.ed that the gentleman
f. m Tennessee mad introduced such u resolu-
t;an. The true and cnlv treatment which that
miserable and contemplate dcspot lLinc"in)
,h5nld receive Mt the hands Of this lioTse was
silent AMI unmi.igated contempt. This resn>
luton you'd appear to dignity q paper emana'
| ting frna, thar wrctchcd and detortabie abnr-
ton whose contenlptiblo emptiness and folly
would ONLY receive the rilicule Of the civilized
world lie moved to lay the subject IN the
| table.
. Mr. FoorE was willing that the preamble
and resolution should he tabled with the un-
Outstanding that it would Indicate tho M
onalGed contempt IF the House for Abraham
Linc,ln and his message and Proclamation al
ludad TO.
Mr.. MILES said there would be no n:isuna
Ies'anding about that.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
Similar resolutions, offered by H1r. MILLER,
cf Va, went the same way.
Mr.. SEXTON, Of Texas, submitted bill to
raise the revnnuc by direct taxation, which
was referred to the Special Committee on FL
nance.
Mr.. GRAY, of Texas moved to reseiud the
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