The New York herald., 1864-12-10
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
THE WAR ON JEFF. DAVIS.
The South Carolina Legislature Opposes
His Measures Regarding Slaves.
His Rscsmmsndatisl REGARDING tho
Repeal Of state Exemptions De-
fsated In the Rebel Senate.
Governor Brown Continues 60
Fight.
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ae Has Kept Control over ais
Militia In Order to Oppose Any
Usuvpation Of JeE Davis.
THE NEW YORK REBELS.
Message from Richmond to the
Hotel Buraers. ~
Governor Brown Continues 60
Fight.
THE NEW YORK REBELS.
Message from Richmond to the
Hotel Burners. n
esss &s.. -. a

Hotel Buraers. ~
Ths Soath Caroline Leglsiaturs On Jen.
Davis Prep"sitioa 20 Free Siaves IA
tho Rebel Military Service.
In tho lower house Of the South Carolina Legislature
Oh the 2stn ultmo, Mr. rrescot introduced tho following
resolutions which ordered for consideration and
were ordered 70 Be prnted:-
Resolved. That s the duty, a. has ben the effort
Of inc sate OF South Carolina contribute n the ut
prosecution Of which It's safety, indepsud eace
and its honor are all involved
and competent decide the employ ment slaves n d.
armv for snec'a service ma tea nsers, &c. Wi, CON-
forces the state WI cbeeruy aud promptly finnish the
quota which may be requ,red Provided That. in tho
S,scaRe sach service, the servle status Of tue neg
Resolved That iAs Sice cons.ns 70 the pronos
iron oy which slaves SO employed shah be purchased
declared free BY hs Confederate upo the
expiration of their torn OF service because the
creation OF such class would snroiye the mos
dst."te and dung rous qn stOns 10 Mc vigh !
Of the Gsnr'dI 90 sunjecs belonging 70 he
eJcusle ontro, Or tte ,adimdsat ;, Doc the pro-
can be offered tho sav&s, in Itself dectsration ina,
slavery is inferior condition from which he has tina
cascy and ought TO hive Tho desire escape hecsuss
such policy is oppoeed steady and cousistent
domestic Legislation OF this state Tor nearly hat q
century, and because u psn M otherwise n, OBJ &C.
tionaoe confer It's privileges unclualy and uDjus.ly
Rebel Congregations, Action An the I'm
pressmont OF Free Negroes for Military
Duty.
sul rsusr>ecl uasrr+S
Kirby Smith, commanding AZ sbe MssisspPs river,
70 Impress oil free maje negroes between tho NJ
eighteen and ffty for labor the dsfeocss bridge
building, repairing roads and ohcr engineer duty, and
10 cooks transfers. &c. Those thus employed
to receive eighteen dollars par month rssions and
~ >un1lo. ~
forty thousand slaves like duty with the army
ydiug for the pay ent their the
II the owners provide the necessary number OF
slaves voluntarily. they 70 be impressci. Tho bill
was ordered TO be prntei.
Davis Measure Rega riding tho Repeal
OF state ExcmPtIoas Lost In tho Rebel
Senate.
In the rebel sena To on the 9th Instant Mr. HESaY Of
Keotucky, from the Military Committee. TO whom
referred the House resolutos proposing
ioint committee OF the two houses respecting the
empiou officers from ,sry service, reported
the following preamble and Joint resolution as suosi
tutc therefor
Whereas the public exgency requires the services 70
the ield bodied the confeier q sates
between the ages OF eighteen and iorty yhvc be there
fore
Resolved by the Of the edernte states o.
America. That tho Governors and tho legislatures all
States Of this ccnfcderacy he respectfully requested
70 institute of the lists o sll
empted by the laws OF their resrective states or Nv
tho certificates OF their Governors. under the prnv
si7ps or an entitled act TO oreanzs forces
during the war" approved February II 1884
from military service in the army OF the Confederate
states and they all abiebod,ed p~sous
between tie OF and forynve years u tho
military of Con cderats States 81 Tar
the same be sisten,iy with the due adm
| istration OF the laws OF the rta,ss
Mr. BARywErL stii thought that the states bcsr
let one on subjsct rhs necessity pressing
upon them would suggest 10 them the proper measures
Mr. GRAHAM bought the measure. as altered by the
committee had relieved ~ It's offensive feature bot
at the same time was stu y opinion hs me SUBJECT had
states had recommended the subject To the atsnon "
LEGISLATURES m additional reason Why Congress
The rs,ouoa ,oas rejected the vote, DIVISION being
yeas o, nays 7.
Governor Browns War Jc~. Davis.
| tfron the Richmond sentinel Dec. 7
Tho exigences in Georgia DO not prevent Governor
Brown his particular sdbrrcbs from cntiuuing his
upon TIE confef rns ErscHire u goes on. - the
efs say without fcgsrd T. tho weather augusta
VAS undoubtedly prominent aim of shorman's expsii
tion bit blfore he had yet passed u By tue following
! ap cared IN the ChroricLe Of that city
Among those Willingly advocate anything which
vii please the powers ihai be are me msnb 81 the ~
inradacsi resolution re- en.s,ias ovlnars or states
y le ssn ne imssr 2, ,a org"' =" 'e I'VE
sn'ssS oi men a,is t5GqAi u ni aod leave them
caIsi.rofs ep,ot tse mn .sil pq:
in few words to bio. out State soScreisny en-
lbe reference In tho above is TO the resout ot Nr
1
OF proceedings OF the House of Representatives Inc
rebuke Administered him, aod 10 sch gcntemeu as
the Hon. Wm. G. Rives Judge Ghcl~on, lion. T. : 70
cock OF long established fame, comes from a
m an fresh from New Epg andnewer o. "a tnap the
II ni.ht b., ton bt mfertaenf IN dnary tim g. Tor
such lecture he read from shch source o. the fore
most men OF ord Virginia But u does not % to wonder
| at auylbing ms source Ntcu, " II add3 70 Tue
| oneac-, abAtes the woadcr.
The IA onice whether friendly or hostile 70 thu coz
federatc cause Is at least frbdy u 81 yerunr roNn.
What II neaLs strippingn Georss of men, abd nos
leaytpy her force which to nghi the fun'edcr ate
states may be inferred from the oiow statement Of
the .mber OF ohcgi eXempts 10 the several States
| uxEMpToy or srkrE urr1ogR-
| virginia has 100; korth Carolina, liOOo Alsbsma.
| 1000 IfO. Georgia ioWN-toAl. ."st-en
army s1ua ~ "a with whfsh ssrrrnn invading door
rta--an army competent 70 aDnhta,a sherman, but al
pre. sut scattered over the doing notnng
| wnie virginia has so nearly stripped herself Of bel
| officials whne Alabama and Mssissirpi have done th,
same the Governor o Georgia has kept fifteen thousand
OF ihe service Who tbis beco the case ~
| has tnduiged in acrimonious criticisms, because
doned and troops ceptrated upon Georgia. wh
eau tell what different fortunes mt nave atteade
General Johnston and Co eri Hood had Governor Brow
| allowed these 10000 bomb proofs to have gene int
the rnst ceorss invaded az ell may aify
charged upon her dovsrnr. Why lac could have desired
10 per luai part IN the war, TO WITHHOLD
1teen thousand men ir, IN the pubic de soce for put
poses which IN vgipa require only fourteen hunaIea
10 Alabama anout tnossand In Miss rsippt nnaarsl
and ten, difficult to understand, aud "a stu hsroe ~
| reooOcte 10 becoming sense OF honor ann guy 80,
Chrontc, undertakes The explanation "lo nV' :,
to ne left without the power $50 heD ~ n.uesN' '.
boid IN abey ancc, ths G~pederste An'hpre- :"
they became TOO overeUchins' 10 o,oe. 49, 49, 80,
other states and o,ner governors were srm'ns IN,
| sbs Ya,kae. n varnor ming sssinst VI"