The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-04
The Alabama Legislature refuses to
aid the Rebellion or Sustain Gov.
Watts.
Correspondents Of the Mobile News. /

Correspondence Of the Mobile News.
MoNTGoMERY, Oct Swell, the agony
is over; the assembled wisdom of the
State have had their extra pow-wow, and
have adjourned A little after nine
o'clock last night the august body clos
ed its session and retired to rest upon
the laurels of their brilliant campaign.
The Governor, in convoking the Leg
islature, set forth in strong terms the
defenceless condition of the State, and
his want of power to avail of the abund-
ant material for the purpose Of the de-
fence which might be brought into
service. He suggested means which he
thought would accomplish the desired
end The Legislature neither adopted
the Governors suggestions nor substi~
tuted any OF their own. After SQUAD
bling for couple of weeks over seye-
raj propositions, they incontinently
abandoned their posts and left the
State to take care OG itself With ini-
mitable sang .froid before adjourning,
they appointed a committee to wait up
on his Exeellency, and say that, shay
ing finished the business before them,
they respectfully inquired whether he
had anything further to communicate ="
Whereupon his Excellency said he had
somewhat more to say, and briefly dis
patched a message TO them, restating
what he had called them together for,
and saying they had utterly failed TO
do what, in his judgment, was necessa-
ry to be done The parting words Of
the Governor were not very graciOusfy
received; some b6lligerent members
grew eloquent in their denunciation Of
his lecture, and it was proposed to re-
turn the obnoxious document to the
Executive inclosed in black envelope,
significant Of the wrath Of the House,
Upon calling the eyes and noes.
it was found the House was
without a quorum, whereupOn it was
thought best to adjourn. Thus ended
the extra session, without the passage
of any law looking 10 the better protec-
,tion or defense of the States against the
common enemy. The stupid resolu-
tions and speeches Of the reconstruc-
ton, State negotiating members have
been published for the encouragement
of the Yankees, and will remain as en-
during monuments of their want of pa
triotism and discretion long after the
authors shall have been buried under
the overwhelming scorn Of an indig-
nant people. As we predicted on the
assembling Of this body. nothing val
liable has been done. They refuse to
do anything with the militia; that
matter remains in staht quO, the
Governor having no power TO or
der them from one county to the
defense of another They refused TO
loan a small portion Of the money lying
idle in the treasury TO complete the
railroad 10 U.iion Springs They re-
fused to extend the time for the COM
pletion of other unfinished railroads
to the great interests Of the
aud necessary to the devel'
opnent Of the wealth Of the State
They refused to do anything toward
lessening the evil growing out Of the
large number Of distilleries scattered
the State We may be
asked, "What did they dor 81 far
as we can say, they spent some 81, 600
or $4,000 Of the States money, and
raised their own pay for the next meet
ing Of the LEGISLATURE (some FIVE weeks
hence) from $6 per day to Si5 per day.
This, we imagine, is about the most
important thing accomplished by the
extra session.