Washington telegraph., 1863-09-30

REPRESENTATIVES, and sent TO the Senate for
'le.r .1. concurrence This bill exempted from
hii.lth's serFles tanners. shosmtkaA.s. black
9n'''"9' "i'l' W.T. ms nillers, wagon makers,
persons ehEaGed ~ The mlnuflcrure Of salt.
saitPeFe' Toh' physicians who had been I'm
III n ~ .ne'r professions for five years,
&c- No exemption whatav.,. ,,, ,- ti,f. h,II
p.s-el BY the House w T,..-,r..,,,.+f,.. NJ,
owners. or overseers Of s,,,-, ,,,,. ,... -
any provision whatever In tba ts,I !, r,l,ri,n
To police, management or ov.,.see;,r ~ si,v.s
under any Circumstances. TIL. bill ~ amen 4
ed oy the senate ~ several partiruiarz Nm n
the clause known as the s,nya o. ayer.ear
clause IN tae exemption, vas pf.e.I th.ra h.
the Senate. The bill, a. AN W .IeI ~ the S.n-
ate was returned % the Hiu.. u, n ,-,.ay,r,+,
tives tor 'ts concurrence in tbe a.n.ndnnnt.
adopted BY the Senate. Tie II ,,so ~ R.,I...-
sentatives refused ID concur \, ,i,s .,aYJ
ments of the Senate 10 the bill Ana retur ~
il with the amendments IN The Snna+s rb..
Senate asked for the app1inimen, ,r n ,.o-,u-;t-
tee of conference, to act With similar c,n-
mIttee Of tile senate, to take iuto c,,s,I.-, ,,,,
tue disagreement Of the twa houses un tha -x-
emption bill. The committee OF eonfar.,,ca
was appointed, II was not ou the com'ni,taa I
aud after comforting together UPON tbe ais,.
greement between the houses uD5a m. bin ~
ported il back with the clause known "a tho
slave or overseer's clause, anil recommended
that the bill, as thus passed W the Hou.e apJ
amended by the Senate, and agreed unon ~
the committee vi conference. should mass ana
the question therefore was. upon acreein, or
disagrseing II the report of the COMMITTEE. ~
conference upon the ex .mptIOn b.il IL vot-
Ing for the report the exemption bill would
p.ss. By voting against il there would ba,.
been no exemption bill, and esery shoenake-
tanner, blacksmith. wagon maker. Hiill y,r;,,,
miller, physician. eIEDnS engaged IN ;be rn,,,
aiacture Nj salt, iron. &C., under tha ara ot.
~ years. would have be ~ placed in the mill
tary service Of tn. Conf lrrare States a,j
every Interest necessary 10 provide for INV
comfort Anl supp1rt nd sine people nj hon,. a.
well an Ile nrulr In t... isi 4. Won u nave been
ParaIFgeI ami destroyed. NJ one could under
the law. 1e exempted, but those over fhirty
five years OF age. as all u"der that are hal
been placed in the mi itary service under the
arst Conscript Act. months before the pas
sage Of the Exemption Act Of the llth OF o.
tober, 1862. ! voted therefore for the report
Of tho conlmittee Of conference, in order to
protect the necessary mechanical interests 10
provide for the indls On iable necessities Of the
people OF tina Confederate States. A. the suD-
sequent session Of Congress, the House of Re-
representatives.. by unanimous vote. repealed
nat clause 0t the Exemption Act exempting
j"Hers, ag'nts aud overssers of saves. No
maL IN any legislative body can alwly have
jest such measures passed as he desires, and
= therefore often compelled to vote for mea-
sures which lie does uJt fully approve, in order
TO secure I'll. p ssage Of those which he regards
as vital t1 the very best interests Of society.
AZ the report VI the committee Of conference
upon the exemption bill had not been adopted,
NM
Hon Rooert NJ John son and the Hon. A IA.
Garand, both, according to nv unierstan ling.
voted for the report As lid auI yet al but
two OF the representatives and senator's ia the
Legislature Of Arkalsas last winter voted for
one or tine other VI those gentlemen Tor the
hlgn and distinguished position Of Confederate
SENATOR much more high snl responsible
position than that u wnIcn | aspire. | tlke
TINS ~ DC an endorsement vi these measures
by the whole State " Arkansas. Tne whole
representation in our State Legislature from
this Congressional district. could not have 70
far misunderstood the views and feelings of
their constituents a. TO have voted for sena-
tor identified with the passage, and com nittel
To the support OF these measures, If they hai
failed 70 meet with public appr1bltisn. |
proud 40 consider that acton Of the represent
tatlYes oi tAe people m endorsement Of ny
Conduct also Ia this respect as . member Of
Congress aud cannot DOUBT that the people
VIII extend % me the sanl just measure VI
c0mmcndatiol wnicL through their representa-
uves they have bestowed upon one or the other
oi those distinguished mperitors for a seat In
the Confederate States senate Upon this
conn 4eRca IA their generosity aud equity, am
conteRt ~ rest.
! am accused IN certain localities of having
voted ls.sinst certain resolutions before Con-
gress, upon the subject OF Martial Law" |
voted against said resolutions because they
were IIuprratiye in their character. hey
proposed no remedy Tor existing evils, nor did
IAey III any way, provide against future ills
likely ~ result from tile aro4trary exercise "
such extraordinary power. Thsy were declar-
atOTy only e what every one bell we'd TO be
tile law-were merely abstra.tiOns, and, as
the ION. MIR Conrad, Of louisiana, observed
In the discussion wi the resolutions THAT they
looked like curing an acute attack Of gout
with corn plaster j voted for q Bill in
troIucrl in Congress by the Hon. Mr.. Lyons,
vi the Rich moud District, declaring under
what circu instances martial av should exist
under what circumstances i should be enforced
wlo should enforce II. anu fxn. heavy pun
ishment upon those who should declare ~ at-
tempt q enforce martial laH, except IA accord
ance with the clear and expressed provisions
Of law. | int. oduccd resolutions ia Congress
calling upon the P.csileat fJr information
up,n tn, subject oI tire existence Of martial
law in Arkansas, by what alihorityit II had been
declared, and also for information upon the
subject of other arbitrary military orders, Is
suei NY tile Commanding General oi ne Trans
Mississippi Depa tment, calculated % infringe
upon the rights Of the citizens OF Arkansas
also wrote 4 numoer OF cOmmun cations 10 the
President. 10 tie Secretary OF War, and 20 the
Adiutant ami Inspector General, ~ relation, TO
the extraordinary milit ary operations u Ark
arsas. | also introdu ced bill III Congress.
and which i now tile Jaw OF the land, autho-
rizinr All eonscripts that had been organized,
into eomnanie- batta lions and regiments, and
oyer vtem of6eers had been arbitrarily ap-
pointeI 10 command them, to elect their own
officers And no man in the Congress of the
Confeder.te States has labored more constantly
and earnestly than have 70 protect and quart
the liberties and rights OF the people, and to
secure IN honest aud impartial administration
M the laws. A. my letters on file in the depart
uants ar t,ichmond and the Journals Of the
Uouss Of Representatives will abu ndantly
show II Il urged against me that whilst /
decline making politica speeches in the present
canvass. and profess to be opposed to stirring
nm strife and ciiscCrl among the people. that
vent 10 Little Rock .ast winter duriu. the
session Of the Legislature, and elecUoneerej
far tine re election of the Hon. Robert W
johnson to the senate u the Confederate
STATES. | was in favor OF the Reelection OF
the Hon. Robert W. johnson to the seaate oi
the Confederate Congress, and so expressed