Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-04-22
VIEWS ON THE MESSAGE OF GOV.
BROWN, OF GEORGIA.
CAMP NEAR Z~jLllCoFrEa, East Tenn,
Ami iath- lSGI.

VIEWS ON THE MESSAGE OF GOE.
BROWN, OF GEORGIA.
CAMP NEAR ZjLLlcorrEa, EAtT TsNN.,
Aplii 18th, 1864.
At a mas meeting Of Gen. q. L. Ander-
cons Brigade, TO express the views OF tho
brigade in regard to the recent massage vi
Governor Brown. and tao a"ti2n or the L'Sis.
laturc 4. its called Session, General Anderson
was called to the Chair and Lieut. Colonel
Magruder, S;h G 9orlia, to act as Secrc:ary,-
The object OF tho meeting heing stated, q
committees 0; three fr,m each r:glmen.-to
wit: Captain p. S"ott, Sergeant }. Shelton,
Pfi?ats 4. Ii. Br.ntlay. S:n Georgia: Can't.
6. W. Sparks. Sergeant A. Simmors, Private
$. i. UIaa, 59sh Georgia; Captain George
Kimbroufh, Sarg' an 4. &. Williams, P iratc
J. Q. Pi.rm.n, Hi Georgia: Captain j. Ii.
Webb, Sergeant j.. IL. Alien, P'iTarc -
Young. Oh Georgia; Lieut.. Al. Rove. Sci.
gear.t J. 7. Petty, Private L. F. York, 7th
G~eorgis-wGs appointed TO tra!t resolutions.
During tho aLscnre Of the committee tho az
rcnbly was entertained hy Capt ). Y. Wood.
lI.h Georgia, who delivered a pithy and STIR
ring Grafton cn'the questions before tho meet
iug. Cant. W. being a member Of the last
Legislature. was well posted Us regards the
d ings Of Governor Brown and tho h0lorablc
bJdY 0f which hc VAS & .acm5o-.
T.c c,.uYnittco having rctUracd reported
the following preamble Mad rrs)lu.io2s, which
were a.'.nrs3 ur:snim2Hsjy wigpr"d:
Where's, Iyf tie !ast :hIcc ycors lilc South
| Aas bsan invoked il q terrible war, waeed by
u wirSsd, cyCcl, ulpriEclpled and powerful
enemy, icr tho purpose OF au5.iu1a1lng our
| p:oric. C,nanCiratin: orr slaves, confsch.lDg
our rrn.,artY and raiu'i ing IL to q vass"I:Sc
ucrsl thar d@a:h, api 70 this end have NOT
scrupirI II burn, ilmIde7 and uca0iaio our
i,nnaaa, iugult cur mothers, wives end sisters,
AID incite our slaves to violate Gnd murder
| helpl.ss women and children, it b:hoovcs us,
as patriots, to stand firmly united and present
an unbrokcn front 70 Il Common foe, with the
single determined ard Anfaltering purpose tn
livs as irccnlsn Ut die as q band ut petrios
| brothers. martyrs e. the. same glorious causc.
And whereas, VIC have seen with rcgrGt and
| modification IN attcmpron the part CT certain
malcoutents ard iisaffart1i spirits in the Stat
of Georgia, who are willing t. sncriiicn every
thirc % the Moloah Of 5aif-aggrand'zamcnt
and PERSONAL ambition, and whose uEtallcw-
| ed purpose il t. cngfEder party strife, and
| distract ard divide 0ue Verp!e. and begcs dir
trust in tie administration Of our r%h:!o"al
affairs and white under tho os!cusitls clo>k
IF guarding AID defending State rights and
| STATE Ho~versignty with the fell spirit Of dis
| cord are sowing the seeds Of discomfort, and un-
deymining the Temple Of our Liberty, hallowed
by the best blood Of Tic land, and prostitutine
tic d;coity Of higa cfi g to The accomplish
sment Of uahnIy ends therefore be il
Resolved, Isl. That Te have the mast un-
bounded and exalted confidence in the intsg-
| rit7, patriotism, wisdom and superior states
oanshia Of His EzcnllencJ, JetEHrsin Davis,
! cur commander -in-chiaf, and look to him as
| our political Moses, who is to lead rs through
tie Wilderness of this great revolution and red
sea of civil strife to victory, peace and inde-
pcnGence.
Resolved, ID That we have the utm0!
confidence in the courage, patriotism AMI
ability of our generals, and tn their superior
skill and esDeriaace under the guidance OF
our wise nad patriotic President, are wa will.
| ing to entrus. the ship Of Stite amid the
| brsgkcrs Of the storm-to5sed ocean OF civil
| strife rather than to the selfish ambition Of
s~s5iring politicians, and to the inexperienced,
rnskillsnl hands Of croakcra, whose extreme
prudence always @ecps thcm al y safe distance
from the field. where victory is wen by the
| IllNl VI lING lU.I ~ ttli'
Resolysd, 81. That cferishirp, gs We do, the
confidence expressed in the foregoing resoIn'
lions, re do nat mistr:st the ahusr of The limited
mower conferred by Congress in tho act s%usponds
;rr the writ of hxbeaS corpus in ccrS%in cases
AMI under certain restrictions, md believe :Ba'
the crns,i utionaliIy Of this anil all other rsNn':
of law, should be referred 10 tho courts rather
Than to State legiala,inn.
Resolved, i h. That We most cordially srprovs
of the repeal ne tho net allowing substitutes ir
| the army, aid putting their principals back
int, service. and also to The bills looking TO The
strengthening Of OR armies and the reduction u
our inflated currency, and believe that they
were %inspired By patriotism, tho emergency o
tii. times +; curing Stringent measures.
Resolved, 9Th That We believe that the call o
| the lac session of tho Georgia Legislature, ei-
taiiirg upon the STATE an unnecessary expend;
tire If Thousands Of dollars, in tbs payment q
members and in tlla publication of un"ise rOso
lufions and messages, TO he sc*:tared in wild pro
fusion among fhe people and The army, the ter
dency of which il TO Impair confidence in ON
government. WIS made 10 subsarve partisan ii
~terests; and that tho Stephens Re'oiusions,' hnc
that portion of the Governors message referring
! to national afflirs. snd presuminr to dictate how
this war shalt he conducted, aud the I1anner il
which mace shIll be made, whatever Inc object
were unwise and unpa,riotEc, and calculated Il
give all and comfort 10 the enemy. and. in The
| iunpuayc Ct Governor Brown. were IAN abuse OF
| a trust, TO tho irjurJ Of these who h?norsd then
| with their confidence in this trying psrioi OF on
hrtory."
Ga motion of Lieutenant Col. Lufman, Ill
Georgia, the foi.o"ing resolution Was unanlmous
ly adopted: .
| Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meet
| i,r be sent to tie Richmond Enquirer" anc
AtiI:ta "Coufcde.acT. and that .hs oiher paper:
| III the S,ate of Georgia be requested to copy:
/ CAPTAIN Williamson. 5;h Georgia, moved Il
j amend by adding that a copy he also sent II
His Excsllency Governor Brown. Carried unani
nously.
There being no further business. the meeting
! adjourned. GEO. L. ANDERSON, Brig. Gen.
Clsi man
Lieut.. Col. E. J. MAGnuDER, sec'y.
AFoRMIDABLE P~osrrIoS.-The correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Gazette" writing from
Tunnel Hill, Georgia, says he never be-
held 30 formidable a position for deience
rs the rebe!s have at Dalton. Reaching ou
into the gorge from the perfectly impssslbl,
mouptains OF either side, spur after spur could
ba seen, rising one above the other, AZ you look
toward Dalton, and forming q series of fortihca
tons as perfect in desig ign as the hand of maj
ever traced, while vastly superior in magnitude
to aueht that he ever constructed. These natu'
raj Notifications extend all around the place, and
are filed with shsrpshooters, who pick out oul
men with the greatest ease. The same cores.
popdent says our troops attempted to force the
passes on the two principal roads, but found
themselves unable to accomplish the task, and SO
returned to Tunnel Hill"