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FROM THE SOUTH.
Conflict Between Jeff. Davis and the
bama aud North caroiina.
MEMORIAL
Te The Senate and House Of Representatives. In
The undersigned, Governors of their re-
epecttve States, beg leave respectfully to in-
ylte the attention Of Congress to the fact tbat
the States Of the Ccnfederacy have great need
Of many articles for State use which can only
be obtained By importation. And the Lesis-
latures OF seyetai ofthe States have made up
cotton and other productions, and importing
necessary articles for the use of the States,
including clothing, shoes, blankets and other
; articles indispensably necessary to the con-
fort Of their troops in Confederate service,
who frequently suffer from want Of necessary
articles which it is not at the time in the
power ot the Confederate Government to fur
nish. These expectations and importations
are to be made by the Governors OF the States,
under the authority OF the Legislatures, at
the risk and expense OF the States, upon YES
sels purchased or chartered for that purpose.
the execution Of the acts Of their State Leg
1s1atuTes, have purchased or chartered steau-
ers preparatory to the expectation OF cotton
which they hare noE on hand as the proper
II Of tue States, to place funds abroad with
which to purchase supplies, to be returned
State use. At this point, they regret to say,
that they are met by an order from the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, under the authority
oftbe President, which prohibits the Custom
House officer from granting clearance to res.
sells Owned OF chartered by the States with
unless they will consent to allow the Con
fcdcrate Government to use one.half the sto.
rnee room Of their vessels upon terms which
would cause actual loss to the States. Sus-
rOurded By all the embarrassments with
which they hare to contend, they cannot con
order has grown ont Of an erroneous COL
htructIon Of the late act Of Congress, which,
as they understood it, -sKempts the States
IRON al the restrictions tarown around ex-
portatlons and tmportations> made By private
1nd1ritua1s or companies; and feeling assured
that those who represent the Sovereign
States and people would fail to carry ont the
views or wishes Of the people or govern.
nents Of their respective States, if they
should attempt ny any Law or regulation to
their own Productions upon their own yes
sels, or such Is they mag charter for that
purpose, and the importation Of euch snp-
plies IS they need, the undersigned appeal
with confidence to Congress to remove said
restriction, and enact such laws as shall Sc
speedy clearances, upon application to the
Custom House officers at the ports from
which the yessus arc expected to 20 to ses.
While the rnderaigned are aware OF the
importance Of expectations and importations
by the Confederate Government, and would
3f[ in
way, they are OF the opinion that 1t is better
the1 each Government should conduct its
own business and affairs for itself.
But, independently OF this view Of the
doctrine That the Confederate Government
has auy right to impose any such restrictions
upon the Suites, or compel them to submit
to any such terms. When in their power to
assist the Confederate Government With
State vessels, they will do 50 with great
this uuder coinpulsion-
They deny tbat tue provision in the Con-
stttut1on which authorizes Congress to ttgu
late commerce "among the several States,''
conferE the power to destroy the commerce
of States, or to detain State vessels till they
consent to relinqn,sh half their storage 70 om
to the Copftderate Government. II Con.
grees has the power to place this restriction
upon the commerce end vessels of the States,
it may claim tor the Confederacy three
tourths Or nine e-tenths Of the room, or may
deny the right Of the State to clear vessel
upon any terms. The power to regulate
commerce does not include the power to de-
stroy It, OF to put any such restrictions
upon it.
The undersigned beg leave further to SUBJ
nit to the consideration Of Congress the
question Of the propriety Of allowing the
state to export produce and import supplies
necessary tor etate use, free Of export and
import duties. rs the importat1ons are made
for the public use, and in furthetsnce Of our
cause.
Congress Will not fail to take into the ac-
count the tact that the legislatures Of part,
If not all, the States, have passed laws ex-
empting cotton and other property belong
Ing to the Confederate Government, within
the limits Of the States from all State tax:
and they submit, whether, upon principles
Of reciprocity and comfy. apart from the
want OF constitutional power in Congress to
tax State property, it is mol the duty Of Con-
gress to exempt State property, including ex-
portatioe1ns and ,nportations b5 TIE States,
sigDed beg leave to add that it Is not their in
teption to import articles of luxury. or In
deed, any articles not necessary for the pub
lie use and for the comfort of the troops from
their respective States, In military service.
J. E. BRowS, Governor Of Georgia,
CnAs. CLARK, Governor of Mississippi.
r.~rr c''1ornnr oTy Tsrnii..
Arn11 1s;s 01 49, o"A ''AoA'
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
MT1EnGEvu1E. May 8, 1861
have purchased thirty Thousand soldiers
| blankets for the State Of Georgia, now in the
Ielands, and have to send ont cotton to pay
1ur them. The steamer Little Adda, Char
tered by the Stats, has been loaded for three
seeks with about three hundred bales Of
Gotten ready for sea- She lies thirty miles
from Charleston. ask clearance Tor her to
go cut now, while we hare ca1k nlshts. she
| is detained at heavy expense TO the state.
solicit I'M early reply.
| JosErH E: BROWN.
| His Excellcncy Jefferson Davis. Richmond.
hlHHoSp, May 10, 1861
Lis Epeel]ency. Governor Brown:
| Your telegram Of the 9th to the President,
in relation u steamer Ada, has been referred
to tbis Department On the 18th Of April q
| legram was =eut you stating that the act ot
Congress imposing restrictions on export o1
cotton required that the regulations Of trade
should be uniform.
Therefore. the requirements that one-hal
of the cargo OF every out ward bound vesse
sbou1d be for account Of the Confederate
S,a.e; cannot be relihQuished as m exception
N zour favor.
9Th April Mr. Lamar WIS applied for .
81, arauce for the steamer, and Was informed
that she could not 60 ont until she compiled
| with tue requirements.
| G. u. MEMM1kGEA3