Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-03

and to its e4ten: would chuapt. !ue price oy
lesscDing the demand
This subject of taxs,ion il kind hai be,n
suggested To us by farmers, wnu believe that
it will not only DO Of great s":V:ca to the
army, but in many cases OF .F,2' ',conrrn-
dstion t. the farming interest We may Su-
cur to this sutj.cs again.
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ELECTIONS FOR CHEeu:ss.
4 bill has been referred 10 the JudieiaTT
COMMITTEE Ct the House Of Representatives
having for its object change in the msone'
and form Of holding elections tar C,ngress.-
It is made necessary at Pressn, by tho fss!
shst large portioos Ct sevc1al Confederate
ststas sre oysrrrn by the "ne1ny--atd slso
thai worry great portion Of tho Tct"rs 40
absent froa their hoznss, and Sol wing IN tho
army Tee tilI is based upon The nsoyisig,
of the Confederate Constitution, Csc. 4, i
empowering Congress to mako or alter tho
regulations 5o- this rnrrose Psdo By ths
several State Legislatures. This bill connects
itss'i with general principle.
Wo isvoE most heartily tlo plan CT else-
tim, (slready ably advocated in so7cra! jour
nsls) by General Tickot-th that Is, ench member
to have the whole State for his constituency,
aud each constituent 10 have the whole Con
gressional delegation for his representatives..
We should spp.oTe Of this, even if theEs were
no wsr and no portions Of any Of cur States
occupied by the ons;ny.
Elections for State Le.iilstur"3 and f:r
Congress seem to imply two different id.a$.-
In the legislature Of Virginia, for example,
charged with the internal snd lo:sl sffirs of
ths State, sesiug that interests cf towns nay
diffe. feou those of agricultural districts, snd
the policy Of tns nou ntain region may conflict
with that Of the tile-water country, counties
arc represented By d-lsgascs who attend spe,
cially 70 the interests, zach OF his own Locality.
Bu. in The Confederate Congress Tirginia is
an unis end whae Sho catnas into Corg cIa
to tokc counsel Win l.sr s;s::r sc7crcigrt:'a
il lha nsine C! Tirsiria, rvt Of Tie county oi
Pcwtatan or tia rE;5n nf Piedmont. And
she comea ",> IDas,rs4 to :skc nesgurss. nc:
| for the local interests Of = parish. bnt for
those Of hsif henispae's
When Georgia comes - ;jcna SIS IL 'hc
persons of her chosen men, she oois 1o'
want t. know what Nauscmond thinks: but
what Tirsinis lhiaEa, ii the great bread
questions thero /" no dOhstcd. When oou!n
Oatolin5 meets IaoIgis IL Congress, sas
comes IL consult, roS with Rabun coun;y
but with mighty Ststo-rot about tic s'ns
affairs Of R.bun county, but On the gard IS
sues CT which hang tho fate OF empires sud ths
woll being and honor Of unborn genera ious
Tbs = az to attain ina! bread State -errcssn
tatcu IS to abandon sha lately adopted sya
tor Of parceiing cuG t5a representation
amongst the counties (wtica =as 81 best
marc piece Of vulgar Yankee deaoscga;' n,
ani co.ns back to thc t:uo rl,n cf hsvirl
each representative ia CoDgrsSo VVts'l E%'.' hJ
the rhn'a Of tho constituency hc ii % rep's
aen.-; hist ID &c say general ti:Ln:. Marrow
local 1cputs:icna would hs7s less chsucO- 10
tfigce anG corruption fswcs facilities tie req!
| y eminent and educated gsr!lentn Of al par
tes Tould he sclicisad to servatheir respective
5a.ss; and wo sn"u;d ncvar havo Discus
sion on brost principles oi rc,icy and to-
desj,ies Of ra:i ,rs !". erri aud degc4dad B.
thc ns-:og cscp,a.i 1ls af -. ?. c!o-l; CT this
parish
Toose views. ifthcy no cerroct, apply 0
course to al States, whe!hor paCdT occupe'
by the enemy or not; and spply also to
state CT peace as we'll as 10 Z state OF VET.
There is another yieS of rhc nstar, nc
vet sd7srtsd to. The ge"s;ec number Ct tn
voters, and the best Of th=u', stc now in th
aeld, Jar away frcm their counties, and i
many cases from their States. There Is 4
reason why their absnce in sach caus
should deprive them OF ;Gsir f;snchise; o
the contrary, they nave, in that very ciIcur
) stance, an additional titio tc DO beard b.
their votes in the election OF tie Congress
which is to dc;ids ths desLioies of tho cour
try in the Legislature, while they work OF
our deliverauce in the field. Indeed, tho Pc;
pie thcy bavc lef1 at home, aze in some II
gi.us (parta Of North Caroline and Teuns
see, for exumpic,l so timiG and 50 dubious
their loyalty, that if they are To hayo II
!, whole choice in their hands the result wou!
bs in part disastrous. We say that the SO
d;sts from North Carolina and Tennessee q
tho best men and bes. Confsderates Of MOTT
Csrolipa and Tennessee; and We want the
votes to give US sound obligation from tho
States. It will never DC, while they are d
ing desperste battle fo, our indepsnd snce el
tire sod simple, that tlieir weaker Drethr'
should send US feeble or !alss Representative
to Congress,
The whole question b:gins to ba discussed
Congress and in the Press; it has been 81
preached in patriotic spirit, and we tr'i
c will! be continued with tho single-.ninded al
and desire 10 ensure both tho dignity ar
tie safety Of oliE gloIi3us young Conirdsrnc
=, BIZ committing iss des,iniea to the host aI
: wiseEt men.
. C0RaECrI0E
I Reasi. DtssS1ERs.-Licut. W I. BAEpt,
tfe Ssh Virginia infantry; r. ". Lucas.
Maxwell and George Maxwell, of The 4 b VI
sais cavalry. having deserted from the rebe
aai voiunt tazily surrsHdsring themselves IN
q tha custody nt the Federal srny at Fs!In9ui