Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-09


authorizing The cancellation Of certain C0hfed
erals Stsls bonds, snd the substitution Of othsr
for them. Two bonds of million dollars esef
l st git per cent ner Eanum, having been L
sust in October 1861 to The Navy Department
foE ihe purchase Of navel armsmgEt, etc
abroad, and tie sane being u1sold, il is desire
that they 20 cancelled ard nov bonds issued i
their stesd. The bill vas advsneed to lis thiH
| reading aud passed Also, bill TO auihoTis
the ApPoin'm nj Of an assistant secretary Of 10
| treasury for the deparimsit west OF Inc Mis-
! sissippi, which was amended so as 70 make lh
| he salary $1,000 per annum, aHd passed.
bill, IN yelaion 70 duties on iElpgTts, vas re
( 9Oried beek by ths committee, win tho recon
lnradsiion hat Il lie on Ito table, sB1 that te'
I be discharged nom the fCTtbsT eolsi3eEAtiOn Q
fLs sare which was agIsed to.
I ~. GrshsIn, Of Texas, fTom the Grms CON
Uits7o reported baek the biz sppTepsiRtins
/ 800 000 % the Cherokee tribe O. indians, wi.i
I lla request thsti, be refcIrBi TO ihs Clmm.is-s
on nissan AfsirB Mr. GrEhsm eeid thai III,
somuiiuee we're Ct oPiniaHsshst the bail should
lAss, bGt that at present ? IFe was no law gu
jhor ng such spPropTista4s, aud tks pTopsl
nslhod 80 be Gdsglsd iH ~ matter vas to- ihs
ceH rolitss 20 Fepogt biil 70 that fl ct for p.s
5Gga and hen ob.EiH en- es imzts from tiis s. G
-siay OF as Treasury. AID msso the Necessity
appropriation.
Mf rlhsm also reported back from ibs sanqs
colnmit.as q bill smenda.oTy Of the zct IN rels.
tion % .hs reosipi Of ecuHtnrisit ireesHfy Ro,ea
80 as 90 embrace p5stm8stsrs under ths pICVis
lars Of that set, which was s5yanesj 20 Us
tbira yot5i1g, sHd passed.
4r. S7gBu, Of TenRsssos, from the COMMITTEES
On Mihtsry Af.us, reported bsek wish the
reeeHm adston hat II pass, s ID io'pr0vi5c
for cutting into The service on and after Nay
1894. oil persons IN the Coniedsrsts S,alos
oisirn ng 70 ba c'izsns Of any Of The s:atss OF
teralsgiss Of tn United stes, but giving TO ths
President the paweT to lEemps such ss in his
JUDGMENT Re msy dsem proper.
M Bsi5Uin, OF ViTgiDis, moved 70 strike
cut that clause giving ,hs President authority TO
exempt.
soIs discussion arising, Mr Vest, of Ms
sour, the originator Of the bill, said it was in
se.dsd esBecisliy iaT Maryisnders He saw 30
ress1n why they should not 90 into the army rs
we'll As Ksnluckians and Missomisns. The bin
was tie came IS that passed a. The last session
by both houses two dsys before adjournment,
bit did not 90 into effect, because il did not re-
ceiye the signature Of the President who, he
understood, did not sign it beeARss It gave sixty
days notice. The exemption clause Bould 1es
especially in those esses where citizen Of Ma
ryland was admitted 70 the Confsdoracy ia OF
der to Bss a wounded son, or something of that
nature. snd, also, in some cases where secret
service wss employed.
MT. Conrad, OF LsUisisnA, objeetsd to the bill
bscsGse il vas in defiance Of all international
usage. He conteBded that if there was any
cifEsn at the United 9thtes here, we had a righ.
to pas min ont Of the country, OF in prison, but
no moTg-
Mr. Milss-Would zs not have the night TO
put him in The army If ho declined TO leave the
couniry7
Mr. Conrad-Wo have ths right toput him in
prison, OF subject him TO penalties usual to na-
lions in the ssma circumstances. He had never
known sing histoTiesl instance OF 3 person be-
ing forced in5o the army Of = belliEe.ent be-
cause he was an aiken enemy. No such law
had ever been known.
Hr Milss-Suppo5e we give them tinls to IN
deTstsn3 such laWl
Mr. Conrad-Supposet then saEae were to coms
IN after the lstOf Mayf.
Dir. miies-Ihen they will know the law, and
must be prepared 70 take the consequences.
BIZ. Conrad cont0Rded that such a Jaw would,
nevertheless. be contrary 70 propTiety, and 80
such doctrine as that Of forcing = man to fsbt
against his country and has conscience could be
sustained. II tie bill were passed, the little
good it Fonld dc would isT from compensate
;oT the odiau and injury done 70 the CSnfedsr-
ate cause.
III GDDlb A4A al DDiBGtlln 70 kH6 lg9AGu9Be
with v hich the bill was framed. he favored
The object 10 be obtained but as the gentlemen
from Missouri had explained it TO apply espe-
eialy to Maryland, be would say that that Stats
shoHid not be considered " ons Of the United
S.stes' There were men from the North in our
midst who sh9uld be brought to the test inieadsd
BY this bill. II such man wero patriot, ha
would enter the Grmy 1hen called upon; if ng,
be was = spy, and if all such were psrmlstod 20
their presence would neeessi.ste
an eIt9nt aud eTpsssivsness of Vieitanee beyond
our capacities He would inform the esutle-
mAn from Louisiana thas there were historical
instances OF putting such men in the army,
and 30 believed, with liiile time, he could fur.
ish INN Iith many. The Federal GoVsTnment
was itself employing This test upon our own uu-
fortunate citizens who have fallen into their
hands.
2r. Gorrad-Wiu the gentleman plssss men.
ion an instsnosf
MT Foots--Ihay arc doing il in Maryland
Mr C1hTad-DJss th5 gentleman pretend %
Az that MATylE is not 0ns Of tbs United
8 stesi
Mr Foote-YeB am here to msintsia that
1o,i.icnj il wSs part Of the plltiorm upon
va-ch was elected by M constituents in Ten
leases; and l vii hght for il. Maryland IS with
ls, II matters Rot Whistler by act ci convention
y moi; The had no power 20 bct but wss PIE
rented By her uppTessOrs Bat the enemy aro
oriag oar men nto the satvics, with the AlisI
lsiiVs 8t tie dungeon IN Kentucky, in EeHnes-
zee, and in Louisiana aud AlssoRH.
NJ MyLssn, OF \ irth Osrolna interrupted
he gentleman to cay that he had loaiasd frcm
1TsJEeTs inst from Poiat Lockout, Maryland,
hat numbers Of cur prisoners there had been.
al'i we,e bang forced to take the oath, and thus
,ut; ct Themselves 70 tbs draft, in the same
manner.
Mr. Foote continued to say that these things
we're known to the pa5lio, and they were car
led TO an cztgut by the enemy well calculated
% depTesB and discourage. Ia point OF mum
lafs we were small in sirsugth limited IN rs-
sources greatly restricted; oar great hOpe rested
IN the digGiiy OF ouT csuss aud our energy of
purpose, and we should be sSpeeially gusrded
IA res pset ts the people we admitted amongst
as We he'd suffered much from spies. Tbs
asst Of BuTBside was pilo,sa into eur wators by
one Of them, aud We lost the city Of Norfolk; |
much other damage hiss been dOuo, mere, in
fact, than from suy other sources. Bat his main
objection to the bill was that il embraced per
sons claiming to be citizens of the United
Sales," very loose expression, aimee the United
States Government considered al Persous in
this C0nfedsrAcy citizens Of the United State
aud from the Interpretation Cf tie gentleman
from Missouri, II msant especially MsIylsnters,
Msryland as citizens Of TO Unstad States.
ar. Miles inquired Of the geAtleman Whist
way were the elnzeus Of Maryland citizens Of
the Confederate States, aad whetheT each OF
cur States did not become members of this Cen
fsderacy by 6 special act Of secession.
Mr. Foete said that it was the technical, legal
.auestion. But this Was not technically lsgsl
struggle; it was a revolution. Some were OF
opinion that State eoald not GO out except By
act Of convention. The State OF Missouri did
not aoceds by act OF convention and yet were
that ste not represented on ihis f50T, ,bs should
consider himseli excluded es z representative
Of Tennessee. But her people have, in one
form or another, e7inesd their devotion TO the
esuse, and wen theig title 10 admission, snd,
therefore, he said TO Missouri "You arc psrt
and parcel of this Confederaey." BE could nos,
and would not look to isehnicsities In any qaes-
ton affecting her night And SO be said Of Mary
land. In courts Of equity there was principle