Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-28


the present e5uasss, BAT wisdom hss bssz eAise,
4 linths hard seheol Of exPsFienee. Avlls must b
corrected by ths indications ct expenszcs. 4
! All wsald enjoy the benigDant blessings Of "a
Government when peace was skEainse, : Be
} comes each ems 10 bear his share Of tse pay.
7 M. Simpson, Of Sszsh CaTolina, said TIE is8Gl
} OF The success sT destruction Of the soHtbsEE
, peoPle would depend on the coming spring d
sammar c3zpaigH. In the ssnss IN which sub
ingafionis uadeTssoed, hs did act bslievs u.
! scuth Hould be subjugated, bat the Eorth vii
bring cut al its powers, and i beconss Is 70 ds
velspe curs. fhsEe vsrs bat tWc sources on
: which wa shOaid rely. We mast bfing into fhe
Esld allth0se betHesn the ages Of eighteen and
forty -fvs, or those cysx tbs rlstler age We
must 90 this OF be sveEe0me. Disasters bad al.
ready eyerisken Us, bEti eeals not Be attributed
70 shs wsut Of vslor IN oar soldiers ss the Eaal
Of skill In cur gsnsfals, Though in some degTes
il might be ewing 10 the lattsrs Ths Cause o.
] lhess disasters MAS ths want Of men. Is vas
idle 70 coaceal tke fact that The South was M
usrieslly weaker than ths North VS. needed
glisteEizg 5syonsts and cleaning sabfes, and
CgngTess would prove geereant 70 ifs duty # il
adjourned wiihspt Strengthening The aTny.
He vas unwilling to cal out shsss over forty
I've; fha aerieutV-s 81 elsrnsnk naust not BE- weak
ensd, as the arra7 must be fed and elctked az
well 10 fghs Hundreds and thousands had
been lsil st bems boeazls L was believed tho
interests Of the cosBtry required il. Tbs had
proved eTrsHsous. Necessity now deslandsd
Ehsy should be SAT- forward ts the FAD. Why
] pat iuts the Geld also7 Il Rsy be answsIed
thcrs was a ssatIRos. Did ths (fsvsrnnent
AFrss that said Contract, il there wsS one, shonid
DO stsrDali The Ssserumens has a parGset
/ right to break up this Arrangement. Is nay be
necessary tsat there should Be Some remunsra-
| ton Let tho 5svSTnneRt pay just pre2or-
ten, and il win be subrOgstsd t. the rights Of
the Substitutes.
Mr. Simpson then offered an snendnant BIO
vidisg that when arp principal shall be called
upon 10 sefTe In tie army, cas-thiEd Of the
aaonht saia 10 his sshsituts shall be refualsd,
and beth principal and substitute be Tesainsd in
the service.
Mr. Fonsssn, Of Virginia, opposed the amend
HeEt, and argued s. lsngth against tho esaplSy-
mers ef substita.es, bat admitted thsrs were
honsrsbls exceptions il bssh classes Those
" he had employed substitutes were mestly Epee-
ElsteEs whe had fsttsuea On the misfsrtazss sf
the soansTy, They were not entitled 70 any re-
muHeEasiea. Onc hundred Iaillion dsiiErs had
bssn paid that thsy might ssjsy the privilege of
Bkulking thsiT CutY shd sinking st the vitsls Of
the esuntry Ia denied thss .heTs was aEy ean-
lrEei in tAs esss. We we're called upon rev 10
eeRsoTbe the pswsr OF tbs ssuutIy, ans gFeTy
prinei 5le OF duty rec aired as &c Ess it He was
ret prepared ts ssy q what extent tss strength
Of the eOantry should be called our bas be was
prepared to SIS that We sao0ld exempt snly such
as were sbs5iusely necessary tOfeee thess in the
6sld. LJL
Mr Gather said be had ne 5isienitY IN saying
there was no contract. The implied tsih CT ths
Government was nothing more than thsf tkey
should Be exempt until necessity required the
services of principals This Implied fsith was
stronger when our swelys months Dsn gsrs con
seribsd. i was stronger when we propose 70 re-
ecuscri5e ths three y5sTs men for the war. Whe
conld hesitate 20 put prineipal IN ths srny,
who has been cut OIL tie lime, when ths present
condition Of the eodnlry required IL Es di3 nst
want another eenscSiptsn until it could be as
eeTtsiaeS 90 = nany taen eould be obtained BY {
mcdikaatioE Of the exemption lsg, ana bring
ing ints the 6sld these sagAgsd in The vsrieHs
departments q tha Government, the trasss sad
brofsssieHs. There were more man detailed
than bad been exempted. i Soul1 b assound-
ing TO ace what large number had been DO
tailed for duties that could Be performed bY ne
gross, s8d disabled soldiers.
Mr. Hartridge called the question: which Bss
sustained. .s..sr
81. GarsrelPs motion was lost
The qussli8a recurring en- tbs susndnsnt oi
AI. Clark, Of 6Ssrgis, @ 20
he wanted Congress 70 declare hy lsW thas
10 enc should act in the 9asrisrmRsteT, eommiE-
sagy and ether departments when men over lbs
eonsaript age could perform the duties. These
details kAd been givsn as favor 20 he iRdiEid-
ual, snd not fer ihe benefit OF tie eouaiIy. Il |
wsa disgTacsful to permit indi7idusls o tho con
sssipt age to skulk their daiy. CoHnsss ? I'D |
the power, asa Ehculd nss Is Ike nan, and &. /
osee. The Government hsd . Eight 70 the
services, and, If nee1 be, 10 The blood Of I
citizens, of every age. HIS hoped that, bsfoYs l
adiourDmsnt = kill wSEld be brought forward /
ts cut sE details. aRs bring into the army ell |
able b0died man n the euarfermaster, eeEDiz- /
ssTy and other departments, before rsconscribing
tBs army. II this is dcne, the sEmy woalS re-
zain sstisfsd, but act Otherwise.
Mr.. Eiton nsVed 70 amend be substitEts Of /
Nr Conrad By providing that noihiag therein /
ahoaid be construed as to relieve the substituts /
from any liability szs1msd by him ss sssa sab
siiiute. Adopted.
Mr.. Russell moved 20 add to his subsfilats fer /
the frat section Of tho -eonmittss's kiLl tAs /
wsT4s, this cot shall satifls gubsEsuiss 10 be /
discharged. Lost. Ill -E
The question recurring 81 ths sabslitats ef
Mr.. Cearsd fer tks whole bill, Mr. Chiffon /
moved 70 amend SO hat the tet should nos aEses l
persons who are not liable 70 eszssripti0n, bat /
had, nevertheless, furn Sled szbstitufsS. Adopt
ed
III. CErriR moved to ossriks cat the Wuy3 "ksrs-
aher" in the snbstituta. Crdsd.
The bin sf Hr. Conrad, ns anasAded, vas thsz !
read the thiTd inns zzd passed.
Ths yeas aEd nsys bsiag srdaIei, tie fsllovs-
ing gentleman vsied IA he sfarzstiYs:
MsssES. Atkins, Bell, Bssslsr, h W. Rrass,
Ohsmblss, Ctiiiou, Caisnan, CsaTsd, esnEaH,
CarTiH, Curry, Dsiarnette, Fsrrsv, Freeman,
FHns!oa, Gather, asrdenhirs, Gasisnd, asass,
Grsbasn, Grsy, HAnly, HsrtEisgs, Esisksll, Ha /
ten, Jsbnson, Kssnsn Of Gs0rgiz. KssEan Of
North Csrslina, Lander, Lewis, Lyon, NseAsa
Mclean. Msness, Miller, Moore, Psrkizs, Prss-
toH, Pegh, Rslls, Ssxioh, Sinpsoa, siagisssn,
Sisples, Vest, Villsre, Weieh, Wilcox, Wright Il
Of Tsnnersee, Wright q TsxaJ. /
Those vino vots1 in The negative era Msssrs
Ashs, Aver, ClsPp, Ciuk, Clspisn, Cellar, Dsr.
gan, osTtrsn, Lyons, Milss, Strickland, swaza,
TEPps.
. lie following Is ths sia IS ansulsd and par
feeted:
WHERBAs, in the present circumstances Of /
TIE soantry, il requires the ai9 Of al who aIe
able to bear arms, ths COBEress of ths Canfod-
srsts States Do therefore enact:
That n9 person shall be exempted 1sEa mill
iary service by reason Of having fuTniEhsS
substitute, Ps05iiad, Thst noshinr 10 s5s fa7s-
gsing alsnss shall es 50 e0nsfrueS e. % rslisTs
the substiszte from any sbIigasisa or liability
ssHtTaeiea or GEsEnasd 5y h1n Es fRsh szbsfi-
suts.
Bat tsis act shall not Be socssras1 50 a. 20
EEset persons who, tho8SA not liable is military
ssryics, have nevertheless, Pus IN se5sttafsS
The HsRss then sSjesus1.
speech sf yauus q. aes.es. s,s- - slas-
RsWs HOFezbeF 28s
TIE speaker sfzrnsd, not only tkst ssesssioH
vas lust right of every STATE, bat that tee IN
zenuisy Of man esald pot esmhi1s sasss scr
srslgn ststss into tsdsfal ssRuhiic sit1s1t lhe