Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-11

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9 n order to permit the Commit.ee on Miliia,
Af1sirs to report ct ones, which was agreed 10
BAR. 5lifes thsR reported ths fclleHine, h;Ii;
b to be entitled act rspealinr szistn- asd rs
latng iuszrs exsnPtiogs from military ssrvfce-
TEs COHfr6ss Of the Confederate Stais. IA =,
gst, That from and gftsT the passage Of tbis a.
all acts and parts Of sets sxemIaing peEs,r
isom military service be and the same are her
by repealed, except in 80 fsT a. tksY relate
cfdesrs Of ths ConfsderEto Ssatss GoTerEmeH
and hereafter no other persons shall Be exoay
rem such ssrvicss than The fsllewiua. to-wii
ali whe shall be heid 70 be unft for rifitayy SCI
vice under rules prescribed BY the ssegessry Z
WEr, and sIich other peTsons IS ths sscTetsr
with tha approval cf its President, r7sy deem
u expedieat to exempt, in view Of ttfs fee
/ which mast be salislselayily esfab'isbed. thz
such persons esn hy theiF skin, ls5or, oce5ps sioI
oI employment bettsr spby5Tt The vital intsvesf
Of tbs country, sad coatributs raoro sussssr-
| tiElly 70 iis dslsafe outside Of the amy tksr
within tie zenks, provided thss even Il, suel
Cases, absolHts oIsHptfess from military ssrvio,
shall Hst Be granted, If, ia tie opinisn Of d,
Secretary OF War, ths ssms end eaa Be obtsinsd
j y regularly ozreling and detsii.HK, foz ssoefas
I tines and sisted purposes, tho persons whess
j skil. lab7i, oecupads1 o. employment nav
make theiT services uloTs vsiusbs oEt of tha1 b
I tie actual rsIlks Of lhs sFaY.
On 2stioB Of Hr. Hilss, it wEs crasrod 70 b T,
! printed and placsl upsR tks calendar, sn5 was
made the special cTdsr for Wednesday aex.
Mr.. GOeae, Of Virginia, iutredaeod ths fsiIor-
isg Joilt resolutions, IN reisiisa 20 ths var:
hssot5fd sg tas Cszgfsss ef tie Confederate
st0tss. That tts pycssat is dssnsA as 4 sttieg
Occasion to Ieniga tbs people Of tho Ccuiezs-
Tss9 sisses tbst they aFs engaged IN a struzgls
foT the preservation beth Of libeT.y snd eiyiIE
zsiioR, and fhst no sseziEsss esa be too esstIy
which nsy be requisite 70 ssspTs to ihsnselyes
end tbeiT Rosksriiy ths sRjsymsnt Of thees inap-
pTes3seie blessings; end slEo 70. assure then
that in the Judgment ef Cozgross the res5uIess
OF the co5ntEy, If developed WIKI Industry ara
hgsbAnded with caI0, are moTa thzn SUFFICIENT
% sapPOTt ths most pT3tEseied var which It caa
b neeesssry 30 WERs for cur indspsRssnes, aud
20 eIhsTt thsEb by every cezsiosrs ton Hhish
can lrH9eaes fresHsR ard patriots, 70 6 nag
nEni8ous Euriender Of sll personal and party
feEds, to an Indignant rebHke Of every fsesious
taBPsT, in whatever quaftaT OF upoa Ehsisvss
TTe!exs It may Be lnIss, 10 q generous support
cf eli branches Of tie Government in the ieFifi-
mate exercise Of thsiT constitutional powers sud
to that h1msnieRs, unselAsh aud patriotic &C.
operation which can alone ir9BEIt 70 oar cause
tbs irresistible strength which syringe from
united councils, frstsTnsl feelings and fer yaat
devotion to ths public veal
In subsaithBg this resolution Mr.. Gocds sa;1
that he cifcumsl lsEees BY which ne WaTe fgr-
rounded rendered il peculiarly appropriate taat
Congress should pause in the midst of its ds-
hbsyg,tieEs just IN che beginning of the nav
year 10 Esn6 10 the country WsTds Of ozeesfHse-
mens sad hops They shsuld know ths inp6s-
sisility Of being conquered, if tkoy only re-
mLined true 70 Themselves and the csuss. The
hsIbariiies Of he eEsny which had been re-
counted on this AoeE were alone enouRh 70 nerve
them m fkrfr srr~afrak aff~vkr v-erIa cf
assurance, coming fTem rs, 20 . tiro Ehsn 80
many thought tho darkest heEF Of our trial ygas
at hand, WoplS sst with tsn-foid effect upsn
their courage, energy and pat5iotisn- This was
not 4 mere Teseluiios, sHpiily uttered 70 give |
appearance Of encouragement, but was intended
70 express tie sssuFsnss Of ;his Congress 70 tks
people Of iho eosntfy that the esuss was far
iroa that gloomy crisis Of its trial which SANG
EeEe prone 10 fssr. Hs moved imHedists se-
den upon l..
Mr. Curry, Of Alabznaa. favored tho obi.s,;
but did not think tie resolution comprehensive
enough. It might be misunderstood, and be
did not wish this Congress te send forth any
uncertain sound 10 ihs ceEntry. The causes
indacing Congress 70 send 70 The Dsopls such
resoiutian sheHla be expressed, and WsFa, IN
fact, essential 20 the reselutien itself Hs thought
it should be referred.
My. Mclean, Of NsTth Carolina. fsvsTed the
oas raYts Of Sorth Carolina and othsT States Of
ths ConfedeTsey, ewing to various causes, Of
whish limited press and ether media Of esEn--I
munieatien were principals but Ia North Caro-
lina, owing especially to the doctrines Of two
papers Of poTnicieHs tendency, The people
shoUid Sc animated BY every means in tho power
ef the Government and, under the cireun-
staRess, nething csgld be better than ths en-
Of this Congress BY sn spproPriate
address upoa the state Of TIE country.
Nj KssAn, Of aeoTeis, opposed The reference
because there was ne necessity Of Disabling ia
connection with 8 resoiutien Of this sort, the
Tessons Why il was passed, roc0untiBg the little
local difficulties Of North Carolina, or shy Other
particular State and setting feTth the oisssnsicn
Fhish, in his opinion, had Nc real existence at
al.
Mr.. AeLsssn directed the attention Of the gen.
tleHAR % copy Of the kalsigh stGEasTd, IA
the hands Of msubsr Eear him, whie Be said
very plainly advocated principles ealculstsd 70
uoaues dissensioR aud disturbance.
Mr. MsOhsn, ef kentucky, approved she ret
eTeBss, because be dseme6 Z. 4 Dropsr occasion
70 inform she people Of the sclions ef ths ezsny
IA their present ans past bsrbaTous attitude
Rg7inst rs.
Elr Olapp, Of Mississippi, eonplialsHtsd tae
fls tsste With Vilob the resoldsi9a was dTaHn
up, bat with ths other gentleman did not deem
it Sufficiently full snd with 20 desire 10 delay
setiaa uBoE Il, but IN order thst sn sppTcpriats
address to Be prepared, he moved its rsforSpcs
20 e sslect cOnTaities.
Mr. Gray, Of Texas, opposed tho melton Of
the gentleman frem Mississippi, An address 70
The people In conjunction with this rssolRtioa I
vas eatireiy unneeegEaIyi the resolution Should
stand indsperdsns snd s. eFeryb0dy knew lhss
differences did exist in the opiziSss Of sorae, it
weuld net have tendency 70 create feed for
-. IL - Il
Esuld ssko il IS coEaiag from the sogres Of al
information in relation TO tie country, and
would net step 10 inquire tho why's and whars-
fores that Woaid necessarily attach % long ad-
dress which Would almost necessarily present
questions fof discussion.
The netion-to ressE was voted upoa by ysGs
and asys with the following reSUlh
Yeas.-asssTs. Arlington, ,Ashe, Atkins Bald
win, Chiffon, Chrisnan Clspp, Conrad, CGrrin,
Curry, Ewing Fsrrew, Foster, Fanstsa, ,9aithsT,
Garland, GfAham, Lewis, Lyons, Aachea, Ne
Doyell. Mclean, Menees, Moore, MunneTlyn,
Perkins, Preston, Rails, Bead, SsxioB, Single
goa, seaith Of Alabans, Smilh of Herth Caro-
lima, Staples, SiTickla1d, swan, Tfipps, Fest,
Wsleh, Wileex, Wright Of Tennessee, Wright
Fays-Nessrs. Barnett. Botslsr, Bfyce,
Brideefs, H. W. Bruce, Burnett 0hambisS,
ClopEon, CcpTow, DneAD, DsJaTaette, Foots,
Efsemsn, GaIdenheir, G000e, Gday, hanly,
HertTidge, Heisksll, Hitter, HoleoDbe, Jones,
Ksnan Of Georgia, KsBsn Of North CAEolin.,
Lander, Lyon. MsFtip, AeQucel, Milos, PuSh,
Simpson Yiilere--Sl.
Mr. Chiffon, Of Alabama, moved to recon-
siGsr, with view Of Offering an amendment
which he thought wouid eonpiete the ress-
lsHon and abYiate lie Teisgenee. The ameaa-
zent declared IS the mutisTiDgs Of treason sll
ThispsriEgs Of Teeanslruction.
MI. Foete said that il thozO was q single
yoies In this ceuntry fer IeesBstruetiOn, itwss
q very ieehie, sud fkint and ceRsenptibls emo.
eut, h3nevsr faint and conseiaptible, i be-
hsoYos Congress To- adept ga expression in eff
feet that O the Amendmsnt offered By the gen
sIeman heln Alsbama, If there was > single man
in the CoafedeYacy in fzvor Of reconstruction,
ihas man oEeht 10 b met BY Congress and to.q
that hs is srsitcr Of The yilest character. 4as