Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-27
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION OF FIRST CONGRESS
SENATE.

TUESDAY, Jan. rs, 1854
The Senate was called to order at IL o'clock NJ, by
Me- HUNTER, President pro tenn.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Baker, Of tie Presbyterian
Church
message was received from the House announcing
that the esdeut OF the Confederate SAFES had signed
the following joint resolutions aud bills:
joint resolution in relation to the war;
An act TO the procuring, aiding and assisting
persons to desert from the army o. the Confederate
States, and for other purposes.
An act appropriatng 100000 for the use and benefit
of the Cherokee Indians; and
An act authorizing chapains in certain cases, to draw
forage for enc horse.
Mr.. BENRY, of Tsnn stated that he had received q
number OF communications from the army rela i've to
the patriotic conduct Of the gallant troops Who had
enlisted for the war; and caused TO be read irem the
Richmond Sentinel account of the act of the Ten
nessee troops which had been communicated to the
President of the Confede ate s ates.
Mr. II. also had read the following despatch from the
army of Northern Virginia:
CAMP MAR HARRIsoEBURo VA
January %, 1854.
To Hon. q. a. Henry, Senate Chamber:
At a meeting held this day, the following preamble
and rsoluton passed almost unanimously, BY the
7th and l4th Tennessee regiments:
Wherein, having observed with mingled pride and
qualification the patriotic course adopted by brother
Tenne. seeans, Of Gen. Bates Brigade in initiating
emuIAtpg their noble example, and believing that moth
ing would sooner secure our independence and the
blessings Of an honorable peace than By sustaining TO
the utmost our honored President and his noble Com
mander .Ohief OF the Army of Northern Virginia
Therefore
Resolved That we do hereby re.enlist for the war,
pledgng our lives and honor, that so long as one re-
mains to FIRE ssot or bear color that they shall float
de6anty in the fees of our insoent foe.
W. M. MoCoMB
Mr. HENRY then introduced the following joint reso.
luton:
Whereas the Congress OF the Confederate States has
received with the iveiest emotions the cheering INTEL
gence that large portion OF the Tennessee troops
posing the army of Tennessee, under the command Of
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, have rendered their services
to the country during the war. IL is therefore,
Resolved by the Cong ess Of the Confederate States
of America, That the thanks of Congress hereby
cordially given to the gallant soldiers Of Tennessee who
have in advance of the legislation OF Congress- and be-
fore their three yeas of service has EXPIRED vol
unfairly rendered their services to the country during
the war, with the heroic determination never TO absn
don the field till the last vandal invader is driven from
our soil and our freedom won
Resolved That in view The magnitude of the strug
gle in which we engaged and the great stake at
issue, the freedo Of country, the Congress in
duges the co06dent hope that the example heroca
IL set by their brothers in arms will be followed by the
whole army, thus giving to the world after nearly three
years Of arduou5 struggle Of their deter
mination TO Gle or be free.
Resolved, That the President be requested to have
tbs iorego ng preamble resolutions to the COM
manders of the army with the request that they COM
municate them 10 the officers and soldiers as an evidence
of the high appreciation Id which they are gratefully
held, by the Congress of the Confederate States OF