Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-11
LATER PROM THE SOUTH.
PARTICULARS OF THE ARRH8f OF ROBE
rooMBS.
YHl VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE TAKING m
DEPENDENT ACTION.
PEACE PROPOSITIONS IN The R1BBL CON
GRESS

The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9Th has the
following account of the arrest Of Toombs
The case, a. reported to ne, 10 a. follows.
General Toomh s had taken the cars in Sayan
whose duty 1t was to examine passports, called
in the discharge Of this duty, upon Mr.. Toombs
LOT mis- passport. Mr.. Toombs had NO pass
port, and SO in formed the officer, and said that
he would not procure any. adding that he was
General Robert Toombs, and owed allegiance
to Georgia and no other Government and that
with passes and passports, and that he would
not procure passport. The officer informed
Genera al T0ombs that his orders allowed him
no discretion, but required OF him not TO permit
any man to pass without . passport General
Tocmbs still refusing to procure . passport,
was elected from the cars by the guard. A
crowd Of citizens and soldiers Ia wing collected,
General Toombs proceeded to harangue them
in an excited and bitter manner, and in disloy-
al and reasonable language. General Bsaure-
gard being In Savannah. and hearing the facts,
Toombs, and he was taken in charge by q
guard
The Exchange Of Prisoners,
The Examiner goes into severe spasms over
lature, urging the rebel authorities to treat
with General Butler In relation TO the exchange
OF prisoners.
Peace Propositions In the Rebel Congress.
From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
The following extraordinary resolutions were
yesterday introduced in the House OF Repre-
sentatives by Mr.. Wright, of Georgia. The
House went into secret session before taking
any action upon them:
Whereas the President OF the United States,
in a late public communication, did declare
that no propositions for peace had been made
to that Government by the Confederate States,
when, in truth. such propositions were pre-
vented from being made by the President OF
the United States, In that he refused to hear, or
to receive, two commissioners appointed to
treat expressly of the preservation Of amicable
relations between the two Governments.
Nevertheless that the Confederate States may
stand justified In the sight OF the Conservative
men OF the North OF all parties, and that the
world may know which OF the two Govern
Inents 1t is that urges on war unparalleled
for the ferceness OF the conflict, and Intensity
ing into sectional haired unsurpassed in the
annals Of mankind Therefore
Resolved, That the Confederate States wife
the United States, through their Government
at Washington, to meet them by representa-
tlyes equal to their Representatives and Sena.
tors in their respective Congress, at -, on
the - day Of next, to consider.
First-Whether they cannot agree upon the
recognition OF the Confederate States of Ameri-
Second.-Tn the erent Of such recognition ,ohether
they cannot agree upon the formation of a ne,o GOO
eminent, founded upon the equality and sovereignty
Of the States; but If this cannot be done, to con-
slider
Third-Whether they cannot agree upon
treaties, offensive, defensive and commercial.
Resolred, In the event OF the passage Of these
resolutions, the President be requested to COM
municate the same to the Government at Wash
ington in such manner as he shall deem most
In accordance with the usages OF nations; and
in the event of their acceptance by that Gov
eminent, he do Issue his proclamation of cleo
ton Of delegates, under such equations as he
may deem expedient.