Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-02
SATURDAY. JiE. 80. l>''i
SENATE

=. SENATE.
! Trc Sh3a.e nint ct i2 o'clock, ". it"'Thf'
Ct vs, IL TIE char
! Pave: ty Rev. j. G. MrEnh". Il. - ~ -.
NJ JsMIsor. - Lave, irtc0aurci Ola !"
! MD say s5ate in communicating "''H '''a |et
IccLinF records concerning - >-o.r% WEI
;S:,g :. .crrrI the Co:n:Eit.ce {" Ni!'A'E ~
! fairs.
st.. HILL presented ''c mcmor;r' O. A!!tre
| T Mann and Othnr", OF tho A""i"t G'H'"', ,
oace O: tha n. Z Ch".ch u 80 @'t'H Oh
Georgia. fray ng thH passage - L ii% avn, y, ',
riziug cal"mIss.ries anu Quart"rn''s '.''
ra;:c@s aud forage to al; Gully ac;rei".i i'I~
gi5uariss IN the SrnIv II the ft!.es a woe"
they arc Issued 10 oi6ce.s, cn': 81 VIZ Ia"
array chaplaia To dra,7 forage Tor ono b'rsc -
H.f;.r.l 70 tho Ccnmi.:co Oh Military ~
! i.i-c.
| Mr. Osa, by Leave in;:adgrcd & bill to place
roc ce.sui:s 81 cnor ~ the military service a.
! the Co9soLeratn States. which rn8 roie.'a'' T.
! he Military CoromittHc.
! Tie rsEs!o.S- pro tsm20rs Ind '"i''o tne
| San3:o Tho mrny,!a( Of K ". Gins NJ ".'
: President of ma Eccsa A-sr! a::jT OF tH'
! C,uieGsr.is s a.cs Of Al!,'ics, T"ay'?E :"
cha "a in the present exemption i:w. :" =: -
! i relate u ,lcn. E,.l2rrei "a tie NlA!1r!
; Car:'ui!'sc.
| The Syra,e waat intcss2 ~ ses IN, CT r.
: ton OF Sir. SEMAGs.
| Tie doars-heing afterwards opened, me-
sara was received from the Urus". nsiI YAK
the Seaate that il hal passed the hill 70 'hah,"
thp time for tho asS"ulbi:H:, o. t5e HcA;
! Cnrcres>, anil IN sni,G0iaty :. sC's"jit!"n 81
i ihanks IL General R,2r:cg.ri and t'c "iic"'-
F, al iue,, If hi' rornmsni. for '"e'i "r!"''+@ ~
, Cbcr>cstpn Ssu,h Cnco'nr. Tie join. :t-84A
,i..n WAS referred 70 tnr vi lazy Cnmn!;'rf
i n.ssGuc.was rAca;rca FIR, me PreS!:crt
c,gc-ice 40 estimate o. 81 @td,tirTai sou
needed by the El,,incrr EnreGr. 'Fh'IA IL
recommended he appropriated. ThH rominH-
f.;ca,ion wnS referred TO the F'na""" Comui'f-
| .en. Col. Rivcs asks for $500 "'p - ray H."
slaves iyr pressed who have escaped 10 the Gro
nv in ihis S!s,c, cr died wtiic lahcring or the
Kicb.Duu,; irfcrcca. or r. m disease c'i trace:
a.hiic 50 working. Each slavc is valued a;
so u. $3.l0a.0oo is required 70 meet ~"
ana class Of expenses in al rho Statc-.
The Senate. on molten Of Mr.. SEVNrS. re-
solyti t. adjourn 20 r'4ct al II "'rI"ci @:
Mrnia7.
! Mr. RtAn, OF \. G., irtra2nrc,l = Joint YES
luton nf thanSs 10 certain NJ "Arri,n!
Rooms vino had e.cr!S,cd fO- the war, wh!ci'
"a rs follows:
Tie Congress &C tic Confcderat" S,a:es hay
ing learned Through TIE public pres o. tie
,.a-erlistrcn. for the W." Of toe North C&c9'
In. Lriyai. in tho arrvnf North"rn Wv: ma
crying un;!cr General F''ert D. JYh"oto!.
Il" Rcsolvo, rbs. the rotrio,isc, ard spirit q
the North Carolina troops, cyircai lY iEt:'
2-cmat and voiunta-y dcvo.ion 0? themselves
afrnSil 70 tho service OF tao country. ~" No.
vnnl all praise and 6ascr;e :'ic anbcu%Gej
,rai::u,i- o. ::!c Government
II support Of tie resolution, MIR. RF'0
said:
Mr.. ggEsInESr:--It il with nurh S'a.c
! rrida sni pc-a1nnl pleasure EhGt "tnr TINS
resolutCn for tho consideration O; Senators,
and ak their favor -i'ie acton.
In this great war We need nj cur strength.
But what is Strength in var? IL IL :4c- 'Hc
mut:,cGe cf taint heats and necvciess a1ihs
which achieve success; these Rco hNrd@nr
rather than helps. J. is spirit that noT@a IN
army and makes it ir1e-iaTih!c.
These troops have lccc ia s@r:ico FER ;yGo"7.
They are SCARED and Uorn. They ere away
from .inir omes, Whero !hev haze lnur'i "a
love Bu. they tarrF not for tiH-e. They
await not vour bidding, hus they sH:inE To-
action rs Strings thr tiger from hio lair.
This. Senators is strength il war
! would be proud Of them i these were i c
| soldiers O: an7 ether Sac. When. = 'rw d'9
aga, tho Scnaror from Tennessee offered rrs"-
'rricrs anHrncjatiye o; Tx" conduct ~ II"
nars Of tronps from his St,:c, my aff rt,on'
rsr Grt after them. Ard | grow larger AZ
| remembered that Tennessee WAR N0Hh Csr' e.
ina's dsughtar, and that No-'h Car liz ,
| Ike morAe7 had only allowed her qnseniy
,iau.bter II be little in m" fr0nt.
| TIE conduct If these troons, Senators ia in
! cnnsnneraa win rhe spirit cf ali the tr""re
! from y rth Carolina during this wa, and e
! her people at homo &c well. Yet n'aiic'"us
! rumor has thrown the stain of disl0ya!'y rp N
her name. II matters nothing shat II: mnA
hes -tail RI home who TET called ~ III"
| field i matters nothing thai they have
swsilrd cvrry rriuan,h and stad every g..
verse: it matters ro!hing that cvnry le",7t
.natn burd N has been chac-fullv borne h7 her
people il matters no;hir z that Ter youthful!
executive, called ircni 1hr field to his r"sr": =
sihie position. has 50 managed her affairs. u =
t"rraI and external. as to have Obtained th'
rame, "noiaGrynrror :" Il mates nnth;i E
tlIa: her Convention was uuarirnorG fnd her
Legislature pror;dcn.; not Ing meters. Mn
!iynitT saya She ia Ii7luya>. and d'50vai sic
mus. he. J will not make the Sona'e y q
arena for hntrl;nc with the malignant cha: &"
against North Caroiin.. li"r reir:tatinn il
very dear n me 1t can scarcely he lcss 90
with YOU, Senator; but that reputation e.
nonds not upon any poor word Of mine. 81"
en- IL uu the history Of tho past rs witness Of
what she is no1. ami will he hereafter.
| dn not conceal from Senators that thrrc Is
Dissatisfaction in North Carolina. And thc
question is arain and again askol. "Whrt
| does it near" II IS easy 20 tell YOU what Z
does aot mean, and quite rs easy. hu- much
more tedious to tel YOU what it does m'a-, -
1t does not mean diSloya'iy II means rather
ar excess Of laya'tv to the State, without sov
abatement towards the Confedcra"v. Thu"
o. eht tn be satisfactory, at least to all outside
! ,f the State.
| will oniy mention p few Of the annoyance
which she has suffered Ha- reonlc are scnsi
tive and spirited: rs easily led % child. in
the right way, because thcv ere good people.
But against the front OF ctfcnse she stands &.
giant form.
Very earlv in this struggle, IN order was
sent TO North Carolina. which, 50 far o. |
know, wan scat nowhere else, 70 dcpriye lie
people Of their arIns, good, bad and inGif'r-
ent." believe lquHtc he words ! an eTr' |
have the substance This may hGyc been II
rerv innocent; but The impression Was nah".
not unroasonahiy, that the purpose was t" d;o-
arm her. because she was SUSPECTED Tins
and again her citizens have been arrested
without warrant and withCG. cause, or.i
thrown into prisons in Richmond and else~
where.
The Decisions Of scr judiciary hsvenot been
respected.
May Of the cnicas in the STATE. t. which
her citizens were entitled w cCur:cav. If not "i
right. were filled by obnoxious stran&"-a.
Suspicious, distrus:s and threats ~ the oar'
Of the authorities, have ch@fed her continuity.
And Senators haze doubtless hoard. as hay,
that it h.s been gravcly considerc! whether
force ought not 10 he employed "a orcrawe
and silence her people. Dstrrst Of her has
beso,.en dia.rust in her towards thom, and