, 1864-01-24


in MD Conmissary Northrup have under.
taken to Impress tic meats In the Richmond
markets. THE Co1nmfssary General has
,een, hc1Gtoio.ss famous for hts paltry and
hen.roost ;roRber. ,oSpedionts'; but IN this
Lave ineugurated UNI conducted the |
raid :;on tie butchers stalls A re-
solution WAS introduced yesterday In Con-
.grtss to remove Northup, and 1t Is also to be
Hoped thai it VIII also effect the retirement
Of his whole robber bugs Of tools and subor-
tiiuates. It is moet seriously to be taoped
that some eystcm will be effected to feed our
armies without descending to the butcher
stalls, out-houses and chicken:conps Of Rich
1nond for military subsistence. - -
THE REBEL coNoREss-A MEMORIAL FROM
''>, TIE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
On Dec. g, the following memorial, signed
Shy Gems. uardee, Stevenson, Cheathana,
Dreckinridgc, and nearly al the other officers
in command OF the Amy of.tha, Tennessee,
was read in the Confederate HOUSE OF Repre-
To the Congress Of the Confederate states:. - =:
In the existlrg condition Of affairs; In
our opinion, it is. essential to retain, for
The term Of dusing The war, without rcorgan-
~ization, the ssoor8 2olf in service to place
in service hlpaediately, fo1 the same term, all
other white males between eighteen md 1fty
years Of age, able to perform -9uy military
duty +; to provide for Placing in scEvtcs2t the
discretion Of the P.csident, for the zane
term, all white males between u and is.
and between fifty and sixty Jeara Of aEe, to
prohibit substitutes; to prohibit ,exemrt1cs',
snc. employmentsT Of fhe Confederate
States and tile several States; to prohibit de-
tails, except for limited times. and for carry
ing on works essential to the army! to pro-
hi6it discharges, except in cases Of perma-:
pent disability: from al duty;: to prohibit
leaves and furlorzhs, except under uniform
rules:. Of: uniycrsal application; based, as far
rs practicable, on length Of service and meri.
toTious conduct; to prohibit, to the greatest
extent, the details Of able bodied olticers aud
men to posts, hospitals, or other inferior
duty, and to place IN service g .cookB, labor
/ crs, teamstcrh ind hospital attendants, with
the army aud elsewhere, ble-bodied negroes
md nulatt toes, bond and free. = ;f:.>!1
|''; These measures, we think, ifpromptly
enacted as laws, SO as to give time for or
would. make our armies inyiucihle at the
opening of the campaign Of next year, md
enable Us to win back bur last territory and
eo1qgg5z peace before that IS campaign shall bo
tnat 'ss ,s7EayF WIN Hi 10 i: Fl:a1sosEs. !,
=: Gen. Morgan made vts!. 70 Libby Prison;
which Is thus described: - :':s ~ =
"GeneEal Morgan, on arriving up stairs,
| where the prisoners a. most do congre5ate," !"
|. was Immediately conducted into the pres
ence Of the - sauthor of the! Maine Liquor
Law" the whilom Brig. General Neal Dow.
An introduction took place.: when Morgan
observed, Tith one Of those lnimitab1e smiles
for which he is SO noted, ::tGen+ Dow, I am
very happy 10 see you here:. or, rather,
eEould say, since you are here, I am happy to
sec you looking 50 WELL DoW's natural as7
mid, and he quickly replied, without apparent
embarrassment, q Gen; Morgan, I: 1:eaugratu-
late ron on your escape; ! eannot say that I
an glad- -thht you, did escape, hut since yoo
!: did, !" IN! pleased to see Jou here" The
conversation then became general between
/, admitted thdt their treatment Of prisoners Of
wn; had undergone material change for the
better in tho last few months: - :.''
j; Gen. Morgan also Ind an intervtew..aith the
i notorious Col strcight, who hnd several days
previous to his visit been released from close
confinement for attempting to escape from
fK1 :o}Iicr: officers Gen: Morgan said; to
streirht. in bis interview with that ndtfid;.
nal. tint 1t wns his desire to anc1torate the
condition Of all the prisoners tn:onr hands,
and he worla do 80 as fsrss lay t. r. as poHer,
had been tied up by their thumbs and sub
i ;ected to, other crnelties for endeavoring to
.secapc, Tic interview between: the two seem,
cd 70 30 mutually satisfactory, :..;::..3 -
W., :: u An ARrEAr. 1noH MORGAN: ~ u:
.it :, :;ys:sHxApeUA17EisM MonoAs''s OkArxnr, t.
] irDzoATUn, Ga, IAN. IA, 1854. {: :
!; :Eo1p1zas-T am onee':more anonss yoa #: !, !
: terra long and painful imprisonment
= ), am anxious to be again: in tha de1d-G1
therefore call on all the soldiers Of Jpy7cos1..
!: manh to, assemble ut once at the rendezvous
whieh hos been est4bliahed at khie place.
=: Your country neSds FOUR services, tho feldz
!; ot, ion . wide aad the futaze gioftousi5
IL In I E,.,.