Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-16
Tep.es.up ID .Rlehmond.

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PHAoR PROPORTIONS IN THR'RRBHn CONGRESS.
On the 7th. MI. Wright, Of. Georgia, TO-
trodneed the following resolutions into
the rebel congress, evidently, designed to.
create the impression abroad that it is not
tho fault Of the confederutes that the war
continues. The suggestion of reconstruc-
ton after recognition of the indepsn..
deuce of the eonfederacy is significant, as
is also the fact that the House went into
secret session on thesubject. The resolu.,
tions are assfolIows:
jWHEERHElAs, TIE President of the. United
States, IN ~ late public communication, did
declare that no propositions for peace had
been made to that government by the con-
tederate States, when, in truth. such pro.
positions were prevented from being made
BY the President of the United States, in
that he refused 10 hear, or even to receive,
two commissioners appointed to treat extf
PEesslT Of t9esp preserya atl0a otlamicable re-
lattons between the two goyernments@i
Nevertheless. that ihe Confsderate States
may stand justified in the sight of the con-
seryative yemen of the North OF kil 'pafties,
and that the world may kno y which of the
two goVernments,it isllhat urges ION war
m nparalled for the sterceuess Of the ,con.t
hict, and .fntepkifying into asseetionaI
hatred nnsurpassediin, the annals of man-t
kind. Therefore, l'aeiI in,
ResOlped, That the Confederate States
invite the @Bufted States, Though their
government at WashinGton;s to meet them,
by representatives. equal to their represen- !
tatiyes. and senators in their respective
congress at --.--5 on the --.iday Of ---'
next, to consider, ftla5 4
First-Whelher they cannot agree upou
the srscognition of the Confederate States of
America.
See0nd-Iu the.event ofsnCh recognition
whether, they cannot agree Aupon the for
nation otanew government, sounded upon
the equality and Sovereignty of the States;
but Il this cannot be done, to consider. ~
Third-Whether they J, caanot agree
upon s[sattes offsnstys 1Isl stshsiYs and chm
.Re,0tpsd, 10 the eve; event of the s5 passage of
the olGtionsi the President be- e6uestadi
TO 0ommuuicate the same TO. the govern.
tnent a., ashington, In snch,mantier as BE,
shalt deem most in aec6rtIanee with the
psagss OF the lions; and in the 'eveut-of
their racceptance by that government, he do
Issue his proclamation, of ielectiOn. OF dele
gates, nnder.s such reghlatioas ass5heI NAV
deem expedient. al
= ~ ExcHANaB OF PRISONERS.
The Virginia Legislature has been for
some days tnesseret session. discussing u
resolution as the R1sig says, requesting
the confederate adth6rs Eiea u sasasGd is1d the
ban Of outlaRFy against Beast Bhtlef until
an exchange Of. prisoners Is effected! The
Examiner also supppses that to be the topic
up, and hopes the sconfederate government
viii not allow itself 10 be influenced "a The
least by any aEtion the legislature NAV
take. lt insistslthatlthe goyernment can
not recall its action against Butler with
epl disgEaeea Mo- action ever tslEaG iby.
the goyernment ghas-FeceiVed heartier
and fuller Populat approE4l. The. order
Of. the proclsuation that any 1liiesf can.
turing Bntleri should forthRtth hang him.
gives universal sstisfaetion. The public
sentim snt of Eutopsan nations has an
proved 1t and honorable men even in the
United States haHs acknowledge its5ius-
ttice. Why then tee6lllit 3tsEa- fsiiig
Es1t6 one Of the sticking points fn the
exchange, the status of our soldiers Who
were slaves, Curry OF Alabama has intro.