Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-02

scribe rsEdiztieEz- Ga the 18th Of Hay, 1869
ke FrsseTibad the srst ragalatisn. In tAs gan
eral order iHtssasd 10 cary into execution the
eeEHeTips law, il was prescribed that noPsT5sus
shsald be exengt except tzoss who had fur
niahsd sub1hsutes, aEs then only 80 lang a. the
substiraie WAS himself EXEMPT ffsn service"
Il Wzs very unfortunate kat the Secretary did
rot pat int this order q regulation Masking
RTinsipals liable whose s1bstifzteB had deserssa.
Bat thig was net asRe.
Ths asx. Raaeral s,3ar en- the subject was
isgasS Eovsnsber Io 1852, aad prohibited TIE
sesrptfzce Of snhssitutos under eighteen years
sf ega, the TsesPtisa 0f substitutes IL psf-
tisEa nsBgsr eozps, and Isto ssnpaEasS sriefe
thay wore organized sad mustered in. lks
next er5er relative to substitutes provided that
vhsa tis substitutes hecams lississ froa any
esase, their principals also became liable.
By tsa general srder Of the seh July, 1863,
BTsViddd, that hereafter FsTsens fugzishIrg
sukstitule shall be liable for the loss Of their
sabstitntns from any esuse whatever except the
casualties Of war.
The sscretarT CT War ssid there vas 40 con
traef batTsen the GovsrERsnt sad the princi-
pals 10 (Mr eET) iz5is.ea thai there was
aczlrsef. Bus If there Eas Rsna, pas i R7en
tao zrsand Of good faith tbs country makes
sal fer BsldieTs. A Genes forward a1d eHsts
kizselE Ths GsverEmsnt says ID him. il be
VIII furnish sui 5ab,s sGbs.ituis be shall be dis-
charged. Hs furnishes 3, 8ha d accepted and
uausssrs5 N, snd 4 IS discharged. Wss i cen
toRded lhAt, eoraistsatly WITH ge0a faith, ihs
Government csald aftefWzEd taka A and put
hiUa inc the srny1 Senator'S had sais tAsTe
esuld he na eo1tracs between tha Gsysrdssent
and Erineira a; tkat il was adam PeesiiiHf
tbsrs icing 40 cspsidsTa!isn. A consideration
vas cot Necessary Is contract He directed
the grave attaution Of Ssaators 10 this question
Of Eosd faith. They had essseIibsd citizens 70
the age Of shirty-tFs. They had said to them,
If II saitsd sheir pleasure and eeEveHienee, they
r,;yfs luraish Substitutes. ssne Of tho con
seFised sszTeEad out substitutes, paid them their
money, ard, having put thoE into tse Amy
sRS soaElisd with ali The pTsscIi bed conditions,
secured their disshsTgeg. Nov, i vas ssid'
thora was ne vielatioz Of gssd faith in PGtsl1s
Il thess pEizciPala
R-t there were ether dnficuliss IN the way Of
tl,is BIZ. II it was passed and became lasF,
how wss Il 20 bs executed He csUld say, fIon
iBsornAtisn that ke lad, that It CaUld EsvH oe
oxssE.od, except by the means recommended
tba atheg day 81 the senator from Mississippi
(YSr Bregn), Ia his revolutionary speech At
Tsa.iv Il had heoa decided By ths supreme ceart
North CaTolins that even when sabssitgte
becams lsklo By the extension ef the c5I8eTIpi
ege, ths principal Wss rot liable. O-har deus
i5ns On tho sane sEbject Esd saSH given n
NanfNh A.
"a aroues ho sheuld here sag that II the North
Csrsjips stets court hs6 had the general erder
al fl,s War Department before them, their decis-
i.n MIGHT ksvs been different. Bat still that
rorr. had ds,lded shat when tAa substitute Wss
.ceestsd ana the Brincinal discharged the latter
~egI9 not ba taken again. II, sfier this dsci5-
i'm this BIZ is passed, the principals, when
conseribed, will sue oJ5 their wrts Of babeAs
c7rDus. and will be- forthwith released, and she
government mast either aequleseo or IERpls
tbs civil tribunals under foot, aHd put the W1oie
country under military rul0, 2s recommended by
Ina -eeslamsa from Mississippi, CIR. BroWn)
He was not prepared for aaeh condition Of
tLiugs as this. Efs did net believe there vas
.sv necessity for it. There was set Of deeis-
isEs IN North CaYoliEa, South Carolina and A.a-
bs7as disoAsrgiRg he principals, ard, IA aisS!s-
sisai, vassing them into the army.
T7base nyipeipals who BAD furnished Eu5ssi-
tufsg yyers an sdious class. He deaired it % Be
understood shst no relative or particular rriend
had furnished substitute he had no PSf59-
nal interest in 4ha matter. BSt be wished 70
aretsct autaraishsd tbs coed tsith CT the GOV
| errrnont even TO this sdious class, end Woald
/ MT bs ovs7syTsa hv the elsmsr Of the eeu8tTY
| or ire army. Hs was unwilling 70 pass any
/ law which night threw stain upon the gooo
/ faith Of the GoveTnmsnt.
/ Is vas Necessary to pass another s5nseEiP'
| law. He was ret prepared to ssy Thas sHee'
/ ne massage Of this law would have upon tha
MI a. hat thsaght Il would abreSsis the
/ whole Of IT. aad that woEld DO less subject %
objection. as Il wauld put ip eshsrs besides
| these The had furnished substitutes.
| Ia eogelssisn, air. Or proposed ts amend ti'
bill BY the following 2nendment, by way u
| subsitute:
That an principals who were liable to eon-
scrjvlon under the several laws Of Congress
sad was have furnished Substitutes slues tht
I9,h ef Nay, 1852, whose su5stitsses were no
exempt fre1n CONSUMPTION, OF who nave sthet
beosr1a liable 20 eoEscYiPsisE; sEd al PriEeqali
who have furnished substitutes since the oth c
spotember, 1862, who were rndeT the ago 9
eightsen wears, er who were furnished IN ahl
ssytissn cer5z, Or IA any eeHPsy net tully eI
Saofzsd aad received By The Wsr DsPsrt1asai
81 an srineissls whe hsvs, since tsa 28th G
, | I7-I,z 1853 furnished substitutes, and the ser
1, ! viass ef aueb Substitutes have been er Es,
hereafter be Lost, fren any esuss oihar tasn "a
( Casualties Of was, are hereby s0elAIed Aaoia
military se1vics.
, sse 9. That all principals elaisaing sxaIal
tisn bv ressoa Of having furnished substitutes
n as5ifion to exhibiting eIsnRtisn papers, gh4
a ba rsgUirsa to preve, 80 the satisisetioa Of =
: en,ollizg fieef, thst hs is net embraced win
eitber OF tie provisions Of the hrss section
Mr. Orr ssid il his amendment was adopts
"a I. vyonld put into tho aTny all who did Eot asl
y gaa3 subssisuias, azd at tho Same tiEsa save !
2oad saith snd credit Of the GoVernasGt
q Ar. Maxwell, Of Elosi3a, EaeYs5 70 aizsna !
addisz to the House Dill the following ads
l, tionSl ciaase:
!, @Eor shsIl it sgset any psrsea vao Is nc
D. sesuaJly employed in the cultivation, OF sup
" intening tho cultivation, Of his iafna o. plan
"a taa. or the farm or plsGtAsea OF another, unls
bis sabstitgte has deserted, OF IS between elgi
D. cen and forty-fVe years CT ages provided, the
y ! ia 40 ether white nsle person on saeh iafin
a plantation, Esnaging, or saPable OF nanSS'E
the eultiysli9s Of the same.
j. Mr.. Maxwell said Is vas his ebjeet to all
The diseeatsnt IN the army Ibieh had been e
q. afed by th0 large number Of substitutes put
a. by ablelbedied men. He spoke against Ih9
d. vnasnt shat there was = contrast between
a. soverpnsant and the principals furnishing 81
stilnleg. He denied that the gsysrnment cor
TsaI,e eny eeatTact exempti8g citizen lore
fgsna Uiiitsrv service Waeaevsr tho e1ige1
=. =. arrived, every citiAsR sAeRlA be obliged 70 "a
- - ~ ar1as IN defense Of the country. The Ire
- Of the country must be preserves. Ihs gofs
,S Si ao,.t 10 = r;yhs f. tsko citizens prepsy
:, - ~roapt IN cases ef absola.s necessity. ~
tley esald take lis property or bis body,
- il was plainly poor policy 70 pat sveIy osaS
40 he army, enly thst We might witness aoW 8
tEev vould slssve. The soldiers Whe bad rai
nc elamor sgsiust tho substitute men We.
lP- he felt SIRE, see tbaaelly CT such Plan.
ION srEav must be fed as well as recruited.
up Mr.. Jshnsen, OF Georgia, said 1t struek
there was No necessity fer the passage Of
I'LL. bin undsr consideration. Ths bill reported
ub- ths Military 0emmittee covered tse "
dad ground Il extended The eo1seTipt age % Z
on sve. sad all the substitutes IN ne army
vas tbougbt. would Do found la be u3der thst
ved Sbsnid Inc committee bill be adopted, any
Soc isleGon oa this subject viii be found uane
atoF ssry. Ha would, therefore, suggest the Pre-
ing civ Of laying aside this bin until tae bill ei
the oonr,ittco shall have bseR acted upon.
AXE moved its farther consideration be Iossp'
J By ill Wednesday.
ute, Mr.. Clark haped the bill waula not be ?