The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-15
NEWS FROM TINE SOUTH.
PROCEEDINGS or THE REBEL CONGRESS-,
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rnucmAs. Nos. -. 1854
III va called 70 order a. twelve O'Clock H. ~
Mr. OAsssror Of Va, offered tho following reselutioa
WHICH wse agreed 70 aAd feorred 70 the oonnissss
Resolved That muoh q tho report Of tho Secretary
Of War IS relates 70 the production supply
70 select committee Of ave. 70 DO appointed ~
On motion Of Mr. ssAusow the seaass theu went toto
secret session with closed DOORS and after time
so spent tbs doors opened Senate adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE, Ov REPRESENTATIVES
Tho House met Ut twelve Prayer by the Rev Dc.
Duncan. or the Methodist Episcopal church.
STATE sxkAYm
Mr.. STAp,xs, Of Va, offered the following
Resolved, That = special committee or three BE- ap-
pointed 70 Inquire Toto the eEpedency OF appeal
the part Of Congress TO tho several States Of the
Adopted.
soLDuxs' yuRrotu.rs
Mr. FARsov, or s. G. introduced resolution instruct.
ing tho Committee Military Affairs inquire wnotbsx
any and what Legislation may be proper remedy the
abuse OF tho practice Of geahtng OF Burroughs by gene
rss the field for recruits 70 prevent said e,r
iooghs frem being monopciizcd by purchase by Tow
PROCLAMATION on AMNESTY
Mr. FootS OF 1epn., introduced the following resolu
ton which was made the order OF the day for wedaes
Resolved. ina. while va prosecute Tho war with all
energy and earnessness reasons OF policy, justice and
armed with adequate power to offer complete
all such OF the ctxeua ard residents OF the Confederate
States as heretofore noder deosion otherwise,
been hostile 70 our cause, and who willing 70
come forward and take upon themselves oblgahous
to support government a. true and loyal cittzens
EMPLOYMENT or NHGRoEs
% motion OF Mr. CHAMBERS, OF MISS tho special order
y and
az relating 10 sha employment or negroes the army.
Mr.. Chambers resolution Is as follows
Resolved That the vaIor consistency and endurance OF
ottissn scders assisted b. the steady operation
Of all classes OF population no. tho feld. VII,
tnns sufficient guarantee Of the rights OF the and
the Independence OF Confederate states
The following IL Mr. SWann's resolution
Resolved, That In tue Judgment OF this House no
exigency exists nor In likely the military
affairs OF the Con ederate states TO Justify the placing OF
nsgro slaves Ia the army as soldiers ~ tina field.
Tho resolutions offered by Mr. koots embrace series
OF propositions. The propositions assert that general
levy OF the slaves for soldiers that their with
drawal from labor would be tnexpcdieDt long No
can oherwse OBTAIN a large an army ~ We can maintain
that tha he prcsonted OF suugaton or thor
tnas for the uses to which they are applied their
Ownership BY the government. with prospective emanc'
faithful service would be eKpodent that the number
employed should be Increased TO forty thousand con
Guiding with resolution aDrmDg thai was necessary
e. have the and sanction OF the Sates
to any attempt Ut comforting emancipation by the Coz
federate authorities.
The srsAxwa explained tha, the had dsoided to
take up and consider si these resolutions the
time, ~ they referred to the one SUBJECT Yet the House
order was mat oersa oy Mr. chambees When that vas
considered aod disposed OIL that or MIR. Swami would
come up, and 30 on, each taxing their torn.
so the RESOLUTION Mr. Chambers coming For
sderaon that gentleman proceeded 10 express hs views
in It's support He saId that the resolution offered by
citizen soldiers to maintain our cause. and
that they needed no other assistance than
our population II other words. hts resolution declared
tba, they did ao need the assistance OF negro troops
When the President popscd so put forty thousand no
groes the held when tina member from Tennessee
favored t-when the member from South carolina said
irs had not made up his mind about 1.-THE question
could m longer he evaded Il must be met. Tho Quss
tson had boen raised at The end OF tho most
successful han been vouchsafod 10 tho Contede
rs,e arms. n our army Frustrated and people
threatened with subluqat,on- not uutu then-hs
could understand how such proposition could be- made
B,t wby "a the country ur,..ed by n nou wb,n ths mil,
tsry horton bright and encouraging 10 usr Nc Cham
hers hero road from thnt portion OF the Press
dents Message rev'e~as tho ope,at'ons o. the
show that The President himself had prescoted .
hopeful view Of the military prospects OF tho South
Continuing Mr.. chambers AMID tho whole matter hing
ed upon Tbs simple question, Are we approxtmat'ng
exbaustiony re would lay it down as 40 unden,ahla
Ia; -. ,.ny a. al anu fn,e o,r,rg fas ,car raging
both sides OF the Mississippi he believed that the two
armies held tho ratio ss they did AZ The beginning
OF the campaign. it wes sain bv That our
diminished by DEATH by disease, apd 10y desert'on,
but had suffered much from ties, the
Yankee army ne confessed that des.fions army
laa be great but not half 80 great M IN the Yankee
There were thousands OF ue0 Al home, from Tho
execution OF the laws. who should be IN the srmy.
The President nad ssd. 10 nis sncoD speech that two
thirds the army ahsent. Ihis was the sub Get
that should demand the attention ~ Congress. rather
than be inside the plsa Nr smr,oota2 negroes as
sodisrs ia armies The author ties must he made 20
know that xheu resscd hv congress thoy must
no enforced and obeyed Unless Congress
the Of fcrgs and enforce the laws vii uot
ba able 10 arye back the enemy Thye are hundred
am ffv thoard e-l OF hoe. atist % a1a,y drty
dr me present Nr and be could prove by Ire pares
upon his desk il cid nc. consume 100 1iuch zine Yet
s,nk, &fx.
troops ~ gave ne They apt cal 10 them 20 coms aud hep
as INDEPENDENCE Tha President sppeas %
the s,mps,by OF the Negro RE held ont ,sunin the
prom &c a bcme. Bu the YANKEE SAID he would give
hm homs All tho right Di property. rho fresfdcri
Gao oier hin ~ motive whca the enemy cannot easily
counicruct by aleripg nm h'eher one - our oier 81
I eed - they wrud oGer freedom ana home IN ne
South After our egbogEicr well exemption from
military service t-s bile How gid gent encn propose
~ n,ht negro tgoopsa 10 hoped they d9 ~. propose
10 ctmius!e them with our brave @t'te soldiers scT
vould they 0ca ,nems No. ~ reglrn anis DOT ~ hr
caoes mi by aus corps bu, ny conn MES Place me
,egrces The front PIT company here add company
there and ~ mutual rivalry u lost by the Interpretation
OF this sru,d material line wavcrs ana ~ swept away
Mr. GHaMaERs said no wss ashamed 70 debate the luo-
tea. Ali nature cries out against H. ane negro RAG.
vas ordained 10 slavery by she Almighty. E,aancpa
ton would be the destruction OF OR social and political
system God forbid chat this Trojan aorse should b.
introduced aAong TINS NEGRO sad MIR Cbsmbersl
/. M not aent Al, history shows ths
Mr. SIMPSON o. South Carrot "a fs9fo se'e- fauGees
make tuem tght-
Mr. MspenAt T., OF keptTcxy-tii ,heT7 with ~h!sEsy
ana they viii SIGHT II is not denied shat the negro VII
aghi mt will lie fight well enough 10 resist the Yankee
stnlias Inc negro cannot 10 msde good soldier. fhs
law " his race W against IT, 0 great simplicity Of lis
posttion tractsbe prone 20 obedience opd highly
tive he may be easily drilled but tnf, averse to eors
without ambition, he has sodieriy quality. Bong
adapted bv nature 90 slavery ~ ne nares the nest OF
savss must uake the worst ot ,oders lie could
rccoect IN tbe f 10 whore negro troops
were used regular organization snd regular bsttie
except the battalion % slaves witch Lord DunIaora
brought into Ugh. Norfolk against the Virginia
miitin and In that AFFAIR ~ We arc tod by the hsto
rian Botts they "acted shabby and saved themselves
BY liant" when, in lr9;, the English landed on the
island S. Oeuneo, they iound t dcieDded by ovet
twenty thnusad troops. chiefly mulaloes And esRtoes
but with ess than ons thousand captured Raysrs
srcnetolJs and with less than two Thousand
Gnsly seized upon Fort AT frocs. the capital OF tns
,rland. Tns French authorities. Their extremity
offered freedom 70 the asyesoyer four hundred tnon
sand 10 condition Of military service for ths
occasior in dcfsncs their homes. as We would saw
yet only sax thousand avacd themselves OF tho pf.r
ahogg Slaves wor. still bloody from the osUrrrc
,on ot 100 preferred slavery " military srrvca
40 IN tue UsgiDnpa o thls war ths nsgfo Escaped At