Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-08

tions. IIa wis wiling to give these people
t,plc 30 sell out and leave the country, and
! llav c1ud expect 20 more: bat no was ur-
,?i.in t, permit them as nun-c0mbatants, rs
@ .rn,lrsnss. to reIuiiu aud consume cu1 shb-
sta,tc" 70 matter what ration is offended, or
! who takes umbrage But foreign nations
would not be SO ept to take offence; they
would see aad acknowledge the motive of
s,iC-rcsptct and self. preservation which ne
cesstatcd it. Englsnd was already fighting
Us in a moro destructive way than il she were
really at war with US, ard Why should We be
truckIiHg at her feet, or at the feet Of any
other foreign power! Wehad begun the wQr
wikhout friends. and,. "a he in tho beginning
f itw:s of opinion, would have to fghtit out
wttiGut friends, and we shuc'd DO prepared TO
f Isht il cut without regard ro the opinions OF.
the world
Mr GHLT6N Of Alabama, in reply to tia re-
tSarts OF ar. HoICoMEe, Of Virginia made on
Saturday, as to tie danger ofpassing such an
NJ clst:.et, st.s Raeseli
~ the IGau Bunch, British Consul at Charles
son, who complained to his government that
British citizsHs were being forced into the
Confederate service. Even in all the excitement
of tho occasion, when twas natural to pre-
sume that English Indignation would be very
great against the Ccnfederacy, sarl Russell dis
tilctly admitted that foreign residents Of q
country st war might, after having duo notice to
depart he compelled to enter military service if
they refused Ny Chiffon admitted that IN
RI pos, Eaeio law would be u violation Of the
international lsw, but here, future time was
spec :aliy fixed, after which aIl residents shal!
be considered on tie sas'r footing with citizens,
and ~. inst which there could ba no ust cause
Of ntIoialt. twas true that Earl ltc saell had
sa'.: It's; il such ca'e the county between ma
;IoEs night be damaged, but what right he
GaS,a land or Other foreign nations ts clain
ro;nisy flom US ? So long as they fs! to res
cosnize u.s. they certainly had no right 10 such
4 claim, and no nntil then could claim OF
comfy legitiuately arise.
Mr.. CH!LTpN called attention to the fact
that the majority of prisoners in tho Libby
we're Foreigners. and argued that they stood
in the same relation to tho Federal Govern
ment. rs volunteers in the Federal army, Us
other Foreigners would, who, preferring to
remain Ecrc after the notice given in this act,
might be cOnscribed under its provisions.
Mr. MILES, Of S. G., had hoped that tho re-
marks Of the gentleman from Virginia MIR.
sioICoMEE) would h:,vo hal more eject than
they really seemed to have lad, and he was
really q little surprised that the member near
him Mr. CHAGBLI:S) should hive expressed
the views he had for lie looked upon him as
not only logical aud wise, but very particular
Ia whatever he said lie (Mr. CnAABLlss)
:!;:d said tina. foreign nations were uniricndly,
and hy his course we would place them on the
:ootipg Of cur bittcrsst enemies. II this for.
ciga population was really the serious evil it
waS represented to bc; if subsistence was ct so
Iowa stata,and cur alaies wero so rauch in need
cfmon, thcp &c would comprehend ttoargument
&c neocss,tate. But even if wo could iogGe Iii
ti,resn Ihalo residents into tie army. tI!o SIAN
pie elect would 10 that we would hrve large
numher Of very anwiiiiag soldiers, descrtioLs
7oull u,ultiply; and no one would say that
We wuis, Just nov, lad soldiers and increased
appetites. But suppose the law was cuacted,
and due notice were given to foreigners ~
leave, there ware thousands who could moi
ieaYe. In the first place. they must get 2 per
NIT FRI m the military authorities, ard that he
felt very sure they could not obtain. But.
suppose they could. thero wero those that had
large families and property, anG their eIpci.
sion would be rs diffenlt as crue!; nothing. in
fact, would MAKE il less than barharOus than
tho argument Q: necessity. There were
,.morg III Sc PC pie patriotic and very useful
mvn and wc,nen. Thousands Of foreign. wo-
men were now e!nnicyad in maong shirts and
Jackets a!l c,her clo,hing for our .-oops,
while the meu "ere engaged in various cccu'
,,atiIns, Ni.:ca contributed materially tc the
wc!arc both Of the people ant the army.
Admitted, as it is, on uu sides, that f.ng.
land stands in an untricndly attitude already,
and disposed to iniurc ua, was 1t to lie sup
posed that she would quietly acquiesce IN such
:. law? She mig not deem it sufficient u
ent:ce her into war; but Il would be enough,
and he felt prepared to state, an g fact, from
information in his possession, that the pas
age Of such law would Gauge England 10
make tae issue end re actually dreaded lest
hp:h aw should DO passed, as IL would, IN
Ill probability, no met by an order in
council, on the part OF England. to the et-
feet that every citizer &c tho Confederate
States should leave her dplainions within
iosty-cight hours. The effect Of such 81 order
was Obvious AS the gentleman from Firgi-
MIA (Mr. HclconnE) had shown, we had agents
in :creign countries that wsro Just rs essen
tial to carrying on this war as the armies in
the field Within the last few months, sixty
thousand AIMS had been received into thc
Confectionery frcm European ports. There was
ammunition 10 be had, and supplies of almost
every character, and hc would shake with fear
u. tE:o yrospac. before US, were The facilities
10. pJta.nirg them thus cut OF. Me.abeTs
should no5 Lot the irritation ana piqre, at
whn. all admitted &c he tue uEklndness OF
foreign nations, hurry inem into measures CT
tha nature. But, az :a- as the United States
were concerned. Nc knew that they had forced
cur cIt;zcns ana eur slaves into their service.
and to retaliatc would bo but equitable and
rroper; and it was equally proper to bring
into service foreigners in. cases of belcaguer-
cd city.
Mr.. CHAXBLIss asked, could tho gentleman
point out part of this Contederacy which
was not beleaguered?
Mr.. MILEs said that was sort of subtle
argument Our country was invaded, it was
true, at all points; but in all countries in
which war existed, one belligerent or the
other was invaded, aud the gentleman's in
quiry might apply Us we'll i'll one case US an
other.
Mr.. Moore, of Ky, asked whether the in-
ternationai law would apply to us with the
same force as to q nation recognized
Mr.. MILES said it undoubtedly would
international law would not apply upon gen.
eral matters: but all powers had recognized
us as belligoreBt power and they had o
right to hold us ta strict accountability as
to our method Of waging we.r.
Mr.. kEENAe, of G;s., c0ntended that we
had right to do thia tmag-pass this law
as measure of police. If foreign nations
rctaliatcd, it could be alono on the United
States. II might Inconvenience some, no
doubt; but we certainly, in his op'ni1n, had
the right to demand that they render service
to the Government they required protection
Of. 1t mi ght be the means Of producing an
effort, by forsiga nations, to open the ports of
this Government, and he would press it for
that purpose.
Mr.. Vysr, Of Mo-, said that as he might
have been misunderstood in his remarks uu
Saturday, as denouncins all Marylandtrs, i,e
would state that his tSmEa.aies were With
the:n-th"sn, he meant, who wero true to the
cause of the South, and especially, those who,
with Stuart Gud Lee, were lighting for US
He intended his remarks, on Saturday, to that