Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-19


their storage room to the Confederate
government. II Congress has the power to
place this restriction upon the commerce
and vessels of the States it may claim for
the COnfedPrcy three. fourths or nine 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 destroy 1t or 10 put
any such restrictions upon 1t.
The undersigned beg leave, further, to
submit to the consideration of Congress tue
question of the propriety of allowing tho
states to export produce and import sup
plies necessary for state use, free OF export
and import duties, as the importations are
made for the public use, andin furtherance
of our cause.
In considering this question it is hoped
Congress will not fail TO take into account
the fact that the legislatures OF part II not
all the states have passed laws extempung
cotton and other property belonging TO the
Confederate Government within the limits
of the State, from all State tax (; and they
submit, whether upon principles OF reel
procity and comfy, apart from the want OF
constitutional power in Congress to tax
State property, it is not the duty Of Con-
gress to exempt State property, lnclud-
ing expectations and importations by the
States from all Confederate taxation. The
undersigned beg leave to add that it is not
their intention to import articles OF luxury,
or, indeed, any articles not necessary Tor
the public use aud tor the Comport OF the
troops from their respective States in mill
tary service.
April, 1864.
J,E Brown, Governor of Georgia.
CHAs. CLARK, Governor of Mississippi.
T. A. WATTS, Governor OF Alabama.
S. B. VANCE, Governor of n. Carolina.
GOV. BROWN TO JEFF. DAVIS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Milledgeville, May 9, 1864.
have purchased thirty thousand SOL
diers' blankets for the State of Georgia.
now 10 the Islands, and have TO send out
cotton to pay for them. The steamer LIT
| tie Ada, chartered by the State, has been
loaded for about three weeks with about
800 bales of cotton ready for sea She
lies 80 miles from Charleston. l ask clear.
auce tor her to go out now, while. we have
dark nights. She is detained at heavy ex
pense to the State. solicit an early re
| ply. JOSEPH h, BROWN
His Excellency, JEFF. DAVIS. Richmond
MEMMIEGER TO BROWN.
RIoAMoND. May l6, eS64.
His ErceHency, Coz. BroIOn;
Your telegram of the 9th to the Presi
dent IN relation to the steamer Ida, has
been referred to this department. On thu
18th of April telegram was sent you
stating that the act of Congress imposing
restrictions on exports of cotton, required
that the regulations of trade should b.
uniform.
Therefore, the requirement that one-hal
of the cargo of every outward bound yes
sci should be for account Of the COnfeder'
ate States cannot be relinquished as an ex
ception in your favor.
April 9th, Mr. Lamar applied for ,
clearance for the steamer, and was inform
ed that she could not 60 out until she haC
complied with the regulation.
G. G. MEMMISGER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
GOV. BROWN PROTESTS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, MILLEDGEvILLE, /
May 81, 1864.
Your telegram of the 10th did not reach
me till Yesterday. The act OF Congress tc
which you refer, which prohibits the ex-
portation of cotton and other productions
except under uniform regulations as shal
be made by the President, has in it thi;
express proviso, THAT nothing in this &C
shall be construed TO prohibit the Couied
crate States or any of them from export
ing any OF the articles herein enumerated
on their own account" The three hun
dred bales of cotton upon the Little Ada
belong to the State of Georgia, aud | pro
pose to export it on State account to pay
for the blankets for Georgia soldiers, and
if any surplus, to apply it to the purchase
of cotton cards for the people of the State
under an act of the Legislature.
deny your right to repeal the act o
Congress by your order, or to refuse clear
ances to the State under any just rule o
construction which you can apply to the
plain proviso il the act of Congress.
therefore again demand clearauces as q
right, not as a favor, and waving for the
present the question of your right to ask /
of the State, offer to pay export duties,
JOSEPH L. BRowE.
Hon. c. Memminger, Secretary OF the
Treasury, Richmond Va.
MEMMINGER INSISTS.
RICHMOND, May %, 1864.
To Cor. Joseph e. Bro0n:
Your telegram of the 3lst inst. is re
ceived. Clearance cannot be given excep
in conformity with the regulations of the
President. @. MEMMINGER,
Secretary of the Treasury.