Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-08

nnanees winch are out IN me report ana which
In the statements Just made the foreign eebt omitted Il CON-
ton loan Tina co.. and sasquay p sU,.
vdtd for BY about bales owned by Govern.
pound. ~
There Item Of the public debt included tables
presented, 70 which your attention required The bounty
bonds promised soldiers by the third act
l7H9sbuay, 1864. de'srAbls the 1t October The
on in the Law, time being therein hIed for the payment
aggregate appropriations called oby the different depart.
ment1 OF the Government according the estimates rubmltted
with the se Tx months ending the SO June 1906
amount 70 sass while the Secretary eitima
VIII remain incorporated Out Of 70 mer the LIST
Janu ,Iy 1888. balance Of wOad, therefore,
that former estimates largely In
expenditures and that additional app
for meeting The need; Of the public up to the Is. DULY Of
% be As much In excess q acu. expenditures has
beea the considerable balance will still remain
At the close Of the nrIt half OF the ersuing ear.
me chief d nifty 70 be In connection with our
Justly TO be aOutsd BY The Secretary to two
amount and want OF confidence In ul
redemton Tor h OF Whcn remedies are ested that
will Jour consdea.n ~ btng pracil.
cable a. well a. efficient
these i Tha, fh the pledged
ties shall ever remain exempt from taxation I'd That Issue
Bha be made beyond that which already authorised law
3D. That tain hxsd portion receipts
ton log The shall be apart specially the gradual
extinct Of tbs outstanding amoun until IL snan have been
ddoed 10 ttOOOvU and 4a The pledge and appropriation
suo1 propoun OF The lax knd number Of
afsr the return Of sa suent for the Anal
dempon Of the entire circulation. The details OF tue plan the
on which encency
and the vast which cult from m success
fully detail In Ih report and be fairly presented In
form 81 ienty condensed for Ills message doubt not VIII
receive candid which
merited by the Importance Il he subject.
The OF the report for the repeal Of certain
provisions OF the tax laws which In the
den OF aIaOn for eIsmpns all Government
alton cpi al and from any adverse discrminA lon
ton income derived hon Ihem FIR pseiJg the taxation
curing the ito Of Iat portion Of NE bank
circulation which liable connsean held by alien
enemies for the Conversion OF the treasury notes
uBtAnOing
uon Of txaoI all present practical questions for legislation
and alleviate tie now inposs sy The and un
necessary dspre iston In the value OF the currency
The returns OF the Produce Loan Bureau Iuomtsd with
the report the information conveyed Treasury
Agency In the trans hspIi Department has been fully
success
prov heretofore for Increasing
the u public others, civil and nay. found
b. In places nAdequ their support perhaps
50 any 1hsn Ncnnons and inquiry with Visy to sp
propAie remedy hsusgu!ed to Sout oonsdsrAn Your
tee also called 70 the condition Of certain officers fe Treas
other public oer mentioned Ia report the
iary of The Treasury.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
The condition Of the various o. military service
Among suggestions made for ton with Vie. 70
Aed the numOrs and teny Of tbs army all Of which win
receive Jour conndeaon there are some prominent topics
which merit SPECIAL notice.
exemption from military duty now accorded by Law n all
persons eng gsd In certain spscined pursuits professions IL
shove ~ experience 10 be believed deen
VERBALLY recognized ss the paramount poca duly Of eysy
member socityi and 10 form Of government Ike ours
not hing can be nvdOu unequal distribution Of
duties and obi cations No pursuit poiOn should relieve
any one who able DO aeVe duty from enrolment the army
bis unco Ssrviot The defence OF
his country in another sphere Bu manifest can
net De the case WITH tnre clases All telegraph operators
uorknen In mines engneer editors and en-
poy sel 81 prine, mAkers anner
OAcksmt mefs ysiciAns and the
In the laws cannot In the nature things or
equally necessary In tier several professions sbuted
throughout III eouuy 10 such proportions that only
nun red are fonnd IN sch locality every
where to replace those within conScrpt age BY
men older and less capable Of active Geld
should be Vested In the military authorities sIcent
TO continue he exerce their pu profess on but ths
exemption from service Of the entire should be wholly
tAon a. well s eAoy MEANS ping service by fraudu
eat Devices and ons OF the principal distractions I'll,
client operation Of the censcrpi laws.
general militia Law netdu In the inerest the public de-
fence The Oonsiuton, BY vestng the power In Congress-
dscplinng the ms governing such parl Of Them as
may De employed N The service the Confederate sate The
Aad the absence OF any provision establishing exact
method Tor calling the minA into Confederate service
sources Of which ought longer 10 be suffered
impede defensive measures.
The legislation 10 relation to the cavalry demand. oh,pv,
The pOEey Of requiring the furnish her own horses has
proven Psnleio9; In many respects Ii intel with dscp
lOnged Ab,ence from appropriate duty The abeo, T. hi,
treated 10 he report with suggestions proper
measures ior reiormfg thai branch OF the service,
To" recomm sndaton HI hero often made ssain rsn.ved
that some measure De adopted for the reorgt Ion An CON
podSon companies and regiments when 10 faT rsducsS
Numbers as ssriO uSy 70 impair their stesnev III, MN
that this should absence Of
the sui has oTcsd Generals the ae 10 rsIort "a ya
eIpedess for spprO4laaG the desired ED MS,ursiy
an ev hatS commanding cer should be placed In pc slon
which forces Upon him the oh Ice Of allowing efficiency
his command to be sreu. Aired As@pr 70 supply
oy The exercise Of doubtful authority the Of Proper
served With crss and @sch S.eSsd 70 UhS BE- ats s
controlling motive that has hitherto obsruoed LEGISLATION on
point erouy urcs the pubic good and Il tbs ;. the
use osn aalss be Questioned which OF THEY'VE COnsdsrs
lions should be deemed paramount.
The secrsary Recommendation subject Of facilitating
he QUESTION Of The iron required for maintaining scsncy
oi railroad communication on the Important military lines
to your favor The necessity for TIE operation
u Ssor Of such at too apparent TO need comment
Q me exchange Of prisoners OF war has been frequently pre-
The Of tSs t1 10Y S. .a ase
,ur captive flowctz has abatement bu, has on
ungs to which they have been wSS,ony I saa
eced, by deprivation Of adequate food clothing and fuel
suffers Finding that he enemy asmSsd 20 oI the
hr OArbaIou. treatment BY the unfunded tia. was
,h view Of ending all prseEt fer
The offer has accepted and each Government IA
% allowed provide necessary comforts Its own eissn,
d captive BY the other Active efforts progress for the
days viii have elapsed be relieved from The
thought that painful physical suffering endured BY
oph ct. q - A~'
IAPLorMESr or SLAVES,
The employment of service with the srmv q,
tiers or cocks or In the way OF work Qualifications in
ne Eohsnops or IN hospitals and other
es was AUTHORISED % the act Of llth February and proy
made for thec impresment not expeedng
Eenty thousand h should be found Imprsecabs to oblaS
hem by contract with the The
ing only ofe labor OF these slaves Imposed on the Gov
liability TO pay for the value such az nigh, be Lost
the owners from Casualties resulting from their
10 seIytce.
produced less result than anticipated and fur
provision required to render t scaciouL pre-
purpose to invite your confederation the propriey Of
adoal mo ihcaiion In the theory OF the law.
Viewed merely properly and therefe the subject film
resmen these vice or labor OF the slave been rqusny
Amed for short pedods the construction defensive gork
save however beas another tie State thSt of
The Law Of last February conemplses only rs
on OF the slave to the master and limits the impresm to
eran term OF service Bot the In
Instruction In the OF encampng marching and park
trans 10 nsedful, that Ia this
Of service adds greatly to the value negroes labor
AEsrd also encountered In all the positions to which negroes
be assigned for service with the army and the duties
equlred Of them demand loyalty and zeal In this pe,t TIE
Ion Of person predom ties far doubtful
neither the private tight Of property consistently and bene
sy be continued Andt would proper lre for the
ublc N, entire property The slave and