, 1864-02-14
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS III
/ TEE REBEL CONGRESS.
Frank Acknowledgements Of Dssti-
tuition in the South.
VIRGINIA CARROT STARD ANOTHER
DRAFT.
Free Negroes and Slaves to he
Employed in the Army.


ttreS hhd before II the bill amtndatory OF the act
Ike Of those who hass heretofore iurnshe ss1bstl-
1u'ce. approved January 5. 1857" In tho course OF
the debate, Nj. Smith, Of North Carolina, sad:
We hHd at this TING 10, ,0t0 men on our muster
,o11s. l;cw many were actually IN tho aeid, he
Wa uEatts to state; probably it was that onc-ha1t
we.s not there, and |. vas vel known that We
in the ned. Il. however, there were hsifIf ~ ~
UG sh~En require the possible seizure Of oae-haif
Of the provisions ot the couEtry-wherc, he wonld
as The mslns 70 fssd Tie ter TINES that
dition Of Afairs staring us In the fhce, 1t Tas
now proposed to break up the farms, and re-
.ns nss the aescnl!1t1 @ interests q the country to
try around Richmond; but this was scarcely
mere NOR ihan type Of essEy M other part Of the
non.sdGIasy. cong1 s dld not propose to reduce
seasy net
aid nltre buEeaIe, because the men must be fur
With 81 q Ana aa1 et %aa
We Xst feed and clothe the army, and not only
;1e :11Ey, bn: the people at home. Private ap-
E7ess from soldiers In lha army. speaking Of sui
wanting tbe neecssaEics Of Nfe, when they arc un-
Low many ssking 1clief 70 the farming iats2es,s az
htT some, stimulated By the prospects OF starva.
tion nt home, and the deficiency Of food in the
isusS f5 5Te dry to dsspaif and dsse,o9 With
esil break down and cripple the limited resources
TINT were left us to carry on this var? -
wsqe "a o. a. eaad IL ,
great de1ciency J In clothing to day as there Wns
N tcod. Did the gentleman mean to Say that our
t. ~ T. thsy
TWO hurdred thousand men IN the Held ;and II we
could not, then the sooner We made terms with
Abraham Lincoln tas etter fo: g. Wemost hays
next Spring we have nov MI the supplies we will
have then. 1ot the saIners' productions wont be
spns Mi e &c %o4a9 Ina
~. md @es tasro il a dafnand for more excmpt-
planters WHEELER tEev furnished substitutes OF
mol, It made no difference. Bat he was opposed
Nj. Dupre, Of Lou,riana, bclieyed that il Con.
E1ees had given more attention to transportation,
the subject OF food wond not now be exciting SO
:sa9s 9e lad 1Favssd long way T. St
sions which only wanted sportatson to 10 dis
;td to the people and ths aI%y Ths eFy q
II Mlsitd many honest and conscientious 1lcu,
who really telieEcd what they Eald. 1t WAS d
ttratagen TO e1eite the sptrits and the Efforts Of
leseness in cur 0vr. =.
nj. Good, Of Virinta, WAS able to state, upon
s ns s9st u fepy t9
script Bureau. all Of tie enrolling officers OF tho
Stale, who were assembled here . few days ago,
drs. All Il haa Been said that tha a asrcaitu1- %
tste necessary at home might be enrolled
and detailed II men were wanted outside OF the
eoI o 70 aa7 and
dent to dole ont detIil-. he wAs not one OF those
man Of straw and nIting ii him; he had no fsafs,
and the people need have no fears fthe Executive,
ard i was With no feeling Of want ofconfdence IN
Congress to pass its OWE laws, rather than cali
npon that branch OF the Government to do 1t for
them. The great danger today to our cause did
the tyrant at Washington; and It should be the
effort OF this Government to all stR energies III
providing Against the calamities which tho tyrant
would endeayor to intlicr upon NJ.
Ill. Holeomb. Of Virginia, said That By the bill
Ct which this was an amendment, III: eu1frr agri-
cultural population would be pat in the army, and
greatly outbaiances that Of fhe c1iiea and towns.
Nspcleen, IN tao ruthless conscription which be
inflicted on France, never won't shove the age OF
sse, ard wien it was Known that it was precari-
0ra m 9te ~ T. 9 ON Ess1 the a
from he seds' aud It was proposed IN time 10
draw Still more largely upon the Vital RESOURCES OF
tic coEntry: From hls district would bo drawn
sard lnsorers new engaged ID producing grain fos
the army. Ne had NOW 1re hundred Thousand
men In The field to provide for; the nevis would
home 70 provide for theal Where was the weak
point ot The Gnemyt Certainly not in want OF
cIsivc victory could bo fought this spring.
and ro such desperate hope should be, allowed 70
animate us TO such desperate measures as that OF
he enemy IN It's financial condition. It Vas onr
policy to protract the war. Time md distance
were our great allies. We must remember that,tn
far below the average. Our space had been con-
trIc.ed, md all now must be devoted to the
production Of proy1stoEa for the next year. Take
result -.
years They had gotten SO used to starving, IN fact
that ike the 1rlshman's horse, We will soon be
'o,e reesnWRea se 'ye e 1ReatRs' tRs horse died"
laughter and me.nmcnt at the gentlenan's
unattended Inissapplication Of the i1l1atration.]
.;s NJ. Conrad concluded by a'luding to the priTa.
opS 70 be suEnosuted By the vigorous prosecution
M II: MsEes. Of nis~tesippi, believed TINT the
t iis naMGers tn the field. The inautficiency
ttsa oeeanse there were 50 many Of the enemy
W. u GpF gxe b9f5Sezs fSa and we had moi
scarcity 70 foIrnptlon in The Co1nnissary Depart
taen. !; aha th9nEh qnpseparcd far an opinion as to
Department der ii was iIeiit;e e sl believed TIN. that
want o. uanfpoftatlon and rant Of tran nsnnrIation
ana iaa ai mpss T. aD but
being in the possession CT the euemT yr;th o9
auxiliary cut OF. uoelIeyed thst fhcre meo 'ass
deficiency n the countE and that 1t NC cou'd r;re m
ne at r. En11s e'a'o 'eeo The army, mat
" Ai,cs iulther deznltory debate, ,he BIZ, u., n,..
q Il Sesss essa naIs q IL I II seas .eows
. pu! eaa to sScs E4tmnsa e n1 As,
@ Mt1aits s y
SEc11oS l.. Tie Congress q the Confederate st,tcs