Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-04
cONFEDERATs STATES UeNaREss.

/ DECEMBER % Prayer by Rev. Dr.. Bar
rows, OF gHs Baptist ChE Ga.
Tie President laid hsfofe tha Senate 6 com
lnuHicasion from Gen. Hzd5e aud other esG
oTsl officers, relative to she organisation Of th'
army. Rslsrrsd 10 tho esmmisles en Military
affsis.
Ths bin % rspssl tho act Tsgula ting fhs grant
/ ing Of furiosghs and discharges from hospitals
vas taken up, aad, after sams discussion
passed.
Tha bill to repeal The set suthorizing The Do
Glraesioa Of property IS 8 military necessity,
/ 'Tss nsxs taken ap
Mr. Phslas, Of Mississippi, the pstron Of the
bili, advocated is passage. he arguad that 40
| good had resulted from the destruction Of cot.
I .on ard othsr property under the authority oi
/ aaii act ThcCsAnds Of bales hsd beon do
/ stg0ysd in Mississippi, under Circumstances
/ waich excited glest dlsc5HssHt am5ng the pso-
/ pie. Tns tfi56.s sxscaaing tie lsw bad slloEed
rich pisn sors, ia various IassAnces, % remove
their cotton, whilst that belonging 70 The poo-
wid5E8 Esd bsea consigned 70 the flames. In
one case the PsoPle bsesms % indignant At the
manner in which the iaH was executed, that
they burned tbe cotton belonging to tAs oficsFs
who sseIe destroying cotton, bnt took care 70
psss over thoir owe. As the bill inaIetg no IN
i1Fy upon the enemy, sad d0ss cause great loss
10 cur own citizens, the act sboEid b repsslsd
Nr p r5feTrsS 90 TOO asshtgGsoR sHd suffsr-
ing Sc tAe people il tks csuatry bordering agoz
the 31s5sissipPi, and c5n!eAdsd hat, under the
e-reuzsteBess, hey should be allowed &c retain
iasir rsEraant Of cot.ss, sBd sell Is, if 1sed be,
10 the oRemy to support lheHsslTes.
Tbs cssIzetisn of eur eettoE has had 10 80
pTecisslo influence On lks war. Way, thea,
ahsuld We deprive cur eiiiEsas of he use sf III
If no Subtle good is to rssula from the ls@--if
osly harm is to IesRli lEoa tit sheuld ss re-
PsaIed, AID hs asked tke s;tsaEioH Of Congress
20 the subject
Mr Johnso1, OF Arkansas, sid there should
be in the bill Eo1aa recognition OF tae claims fer
losses already sEstki led. ThaIs seeRss 20 be an
indisgositisn es tic part Of Congress TO take
any notice of sgcs cl2izas. Not enly IL Kissis-
sippi, bat IL Arkansas, TIE eitzsns had sss.
talned very severe losses Ths rsepls, hoSev-
eE, did ncg regret their lcsse5, though u&8y Of
thsm vera provoked ct the amer II ukieh TIE
law hsd been executed. The feeling among the
people vas prefersrse fer the saefifcs re-
qQired Of then, and ssms complimentary rseeg-
HisioR Of this patriotic sentiment by Congress
was due 20 then, bat even ihis had heen de-
nisd-slkhough the elsims Of spsealsssTs were
always recognized.
MT. J sy5FA ihised with eur faaneieTs, and
be hoped thoy would jet satisfy Us Why It va
that they had sever used the eOtto1 Of ibe
country IN Strengthening the credit Of the Gov
ernment. He would vote for the bill ret be-
caRse Il would enable the pespls to trade with
tas enemy, but because, if perfected, as it
SHOULD be, it nay provide tn izdaEsity fer
ihose who have sustained losses By tee 2ssIuc-
iien Of their cotton.
Mr.. Henry, Of Tennessee, remarked that tbs
PeAdicE MEASURE wss one Of considerable i'm
pertsncs, sEd, IS the attendance was thia, b
weald move that shs Senate s3i9ErR.
Vie President stated that he had . message
frou the President on his desk foF Executive
session.
On nsties, the Senate resolved into Exseu-
tivs session, aud soon after RdjoHrEsd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at ~ o'clock, and was OPEN
ID with PrEyer By the Rev. DR.. MinRegsr9de,
ef the Protestant Episcopal Church.
TaC Speaker laid before the House 2 commU-
uicsiioH from officers Of the army Ct Tennes-
see, urging action upon war measures, IS fol-
lows:
Army or TEEEESsEE, Dso. Il, 1863.
To the Congress Of the Southern CouFederacy:
In tho existing condition Of sfsir5 i. IS hoped
your hSnogEb.o bodies viii psrdo1 tas Yari5ncs
from custom, OF addressing yoU from the sZmy
L is done IN no spirit Of dicssiiou, bu. under
tbe conscientious conviction shst the necessities
of the esantry demand the voices and labors OF
all anu GGl4yY eFGE AUE tEsIbf G@ysp IL tst-
acting proper measures, may make p essns dis |
ordsgs incarsbe, and the dangers Of tie NO
gens emniposent loF eur dsstrUcticE.
cur epiBlsn, i is essessIzi 10 retain, for
-, ~f during the WEI, without treoTgaaiEa- |
-, - - ,-,,r nsH in services to place IN seq
80 -, ';,o5i,t.Iv -. 'ss same term, ali other
! .j.e males between eigh sea aId htty years e.
age able 70 perform any uIiitsry dR ; 20 yls
viSs for placing IL service, 50 ths dlserS,
cf the President, fer tRe same tern, al white /
males between ff;seR and siEhteeu5 ana be
tween City and zixty years Of Sge; 10 PROHIBIT /
su b5tiution; TO prohibit exemptions, except ioi /
he necessary eivIt ehiesJ snd emploYments o. 4
.bs Cusfsdefste States snd the several SEsses [
e prohibit details except ler limited periods !
and for carrying on works essential TO the 4
srruyf to prohibit discharges except il cases OF 4
disability fTGn sll duty; to prohibit /
leaves ana furlcughs s1cept RBdeg uniiCrm /
rules CT universal application, based IS far IS 4
practicable sa length Of service ecd n l=risaTI9us
eondget; to p1ehi5it to the greatest Possib q 4
ext snt, tie detail Of al aos-bodied ofieeIs and
men 70 post, hospital Or oiheT Inferior dgty, ssd
to place n service, as eGos, laboTers, tesalsssTs
and hvsptal stteudasts, with ths sTay and else /
where, Eble-Sodied negroes and Ianlasiss5, bond /
aDd free.
Thaee measures, We think, if promptly ez.
aetad Gs laws, SO as to give tiHs fer argsE zisg /
snd disCipliRiug the pew EassrIsl, WoU.d MAKE /
sEr arInlss iuvi2elslo a. the opening of the !
campaign Of Hgxi year, and enable us TO vim /
back ear lost tsrTit0Ty and ceHqgeT peace bS- /
fore that campaign shall be ended
We beg fCT.hsr TO suggest that, in eur opin- |
ion. the dissatisfaction sFBredoHde3 CT sz aLBg /
from sReTs rsions, deprecated euTeRcy ard the !
retention Of Cd soldiers in t6e ser-ss, might /
bs obyia:od By allowing beonlies, with discrim- 1
iuations ia favor oi the re,aissd troops, 81 in
crease Of pay, the sonraRlston ts enlisted men
Of rstons net issusd, and Istions, or tho vslae
thereof ts cficers.
We have the honor TO be, very respectfully,
your Cbe6i0nt servaDts,
W. J. HARDRE,
LsatsnsHt General.
G. L. sTEyENs0s,
MsjoT General
D. Z. CKEATHAsI,
AsieT- General
JouE c. BRECKNRID6E,
MsjoT-Gspcrsl.
JsBH C. Brown,