The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-06
Debates in the Rebel Congress.


The Cincinnati Gazette gives the
following digest of some late pro-
ceedings in the Rebel Congress
In the Confederate Senate, on the 26lb,
Mr.. Yancy offered a resolution, which
was adopted, that the Committee on the
judiciary be instructed TO inquire and
report whether an officer Of the Uuited
States army, acting under authority of
that Government, can be made liable to
punishment as a criminal for violation of
the criminal laws of State by State
tribunal, when turned over 10 State au-
thority by order of the President. Mr..
Yancy was in favor of retaliation but
wanted that retaliation TO be effective
He at first approved of Davis's plan TO
turn over officers TO the State author
tiles for melting seTvile instruction, but
on mature reflection he had been led TO
doubt the policy, expediency and JUS
lice of the course. 1t may happen hat
when they come before the State courts
the Judges will decide that they have no
right TO try them, they could then be
discharged and the Confederate Govern
ment suffer in public opinion for threat
eniug retaliation which it could not
carry out lie then made this highly
significant admission We cannot try
by State courts, officers of the U. S. for
arson and highway robbery, and there is
a grave doubt whether they can be tried
for exciting slaves To instruction" If
the plan proposed by the President can
not be carried out the sooner it is known
the better.
In the House of Representatives, Mr..
Foote of Tenn, expressed continued faith
in the loyalty and patriotism of Mary
land, and thought she did not deserve
prejudice more than Kentucky or Mis-.
souri, He ridiculed the idea of Border
Confederacy. He was not in favor Of any
political confederation with the States of
the northwest. He was in favor of
military league, offensive and defensive
with any one of those States which
would lay down her arms and would as
sist and protect such State against the
power of the Lincoln Government. Her
thought that by proper Influences the
Norlhwest could be disjOined from New
England and the Middle States in this
war ia less than sixty days. Mr.. Foo,e
has, il will be remembered. issued a seri-
es Of joint resolutions on peace, which
have been referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. The introduction states
that the rebels have clearly demonstrated
their valor and ability to conduct sue.
cesslul war; they will never yield until
their separate independence is guaran-
teed there is reaction against the war
at the North, aud il is now necessary
for the South 10 express its views for
mally. The resolutions in which Mr..
Foote'S view Of these views are set forth,
state that the South will not accept any
reconstruction, Tor the North has been
too cruel and wicked TO admit Of the
possibility Of any political association
the South is not responsible for the war,
and is anxious 10 close il al any time, but
so long as the proclamation Of the in
cendiary monster' remains unreyoked,
it will not consent to an armistice even
for a minute. A negotiation for an ar
mislce, moreover, can only be made on
the basis Of unconditional recognition of
Southern independence. o. this basis
an armistico will be agreed TO- Should
peace be b ought abOnt, the South would
consent to make a treaty with the North,
exc, pit New England, because New Eng
land brought about the war, aud for this
reason the South will never, directly or
indirectly, hold any intercourse, pOliti-
cal, commercial aud social, with New
England. The South would be willing
to conclude an honorable peace with any
State, which, renounoing all connection
with New England, would agree TO wage
war no longer with the South. 10 such
Western States, the free navigation Of the
Mississippi will be guaranteed. The
States west Of the Rocky Mountains have
been practically neutral This has
gratiled the South, which hopes soon TO
see these Pacific States as eminently free
and happy as it is. JEFF Davis is 10
transmit these resolutions to the States
Of the North, aud accompany them, il be
thinks best, with an address, hortatory
and explanatory
The Richmond Examiner Of the 27th
ridicules The peace rum0rs brought by
the Secession sympathizers who are con-
stanlly running the blockade from Balti-
more and other points near the border
"noi,' it says, "for joining the army, but
the farmeaner plan Of lodging into the