The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-13
TEE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

New YORK, Feb. lin the rebel
House of Representatives, January 80
an important debate occurred on the
question of CONSUMPTION. Mr.. Smith, of
North Carolina, stated the strength of
the rebel army was 100000 men, whom
the country was unable TO feed.
Mr.. Chambers, of VirgiOis, said we
could feed double that number. If not,
the sooner we make terms with Lincoln
the better Everybody exoects next
spring will be the heaviest aud most de-
cisive campaign that will occur.
Mr.. Goode, of Virginia, said his State
could not stand another draft. This
was the opinion of all the enrolling off
GERS who recently assembled at Rich
mond.
Mr. Holcomb, of Virginia, thought the
weak point of the Confederates was their
finances, and the policy of the South was
pro tract the war. Our last crops were
far below the average take away more
men, and starvation will be the inevitable
result.
Other speeches were made, and the bill
under discussion was passed-41 against
81. It amends the CONSUMPTION law so
as to exempt farmers and planters on
condition of their giving an additional
tenth of their supplies for the use of the
army.
On the folio wing day after the debate,
. bill passed to impress all male free
negroes between Is and so to work on
Notifications, in the production or pre-
psrstiOn of material of war, or in mill
tary hospitals; they are to be cOmpen-
stated $1l per month; also to employ
10000 slaves in similar manor at the
same rate Of compensation, owners to
receive full pay for those who die in the
service or escape to the enemy.
Also, allowing the impressment of
slaves in any military department, when
they can be obtained in the above man
ner to the number of 10000, they are to
be paid for IS above. Free negroes sre
to be in sll cases impressed first.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-A cores
pendent of the Richmond Wing, writing
from LOngstreePs headquarters, January
22d, says:
seen. LOngstreet is being rapidly re-
enforcsd-mors than 1000 men have al
ready passed through Bristol to jsin
their respective commando am in
formed by the quartermsster at that
place.
"Full supplies of clothing and shoes
for Longstreet's troops, are rapidly ar
irving; also, money to pay them Off
Many have suffered much from the want
of these things. The feet of me have
been so badly frostbittsn as to necessi-
tate amputation."
The following resolutions were intro
duced in the rebel Congress on the 9th.
The House went into secret session be-
fore taking action:
WHEREAS, The President of the
United States, in = late public Communi
cation, did declare that no propositions
for peace had been made to that Gov !
eminent by the Confederate States,
when in truth such propositions were
prevented from being made by the Presi-
dent IN that be refused to hear or even I
to receive two commissioners appointed /
TO treat expressly Of the preservation |
Of amieable relations between the two /
nevertheless that the 1
Confederate States may stand justified /
in the sight Of the conservative men of 4
tho North Of sll parties, and that the
world may know which Of the two
il is that urges on 4 war
for ferceness of conflict
and intensifying into 4 sectional hate,
unsurpassed in the annals of mankind
therefore,
Rssoluea, That the Confederate States
invite the United States through their
at Washington to meet them
By representatives equal to their Repre-
sentatiVes and Senators in their reepec-
live Congress at - on the day Of -
next - to consider, frat, whether they
cannot agree upon . recognition Of the
States of America. Second,
IA the event of declining such 3 recog-
lition, whether they cannot agree upon
he equality and sovereignty of the
States, but il this cannot be done, TO
consider, third, whether they cannot
lgree upon treaties offensive, defensiue,
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