The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-02-17
Confederate Congress-.

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T'a' NO action has yet been taken upe.
them, unless it has been don. in secret s.,r
sion:
"WhUrsas, the President Of the United
States, in Ia,o public communicative. did
declare that TO propositions for psac. had
been nsde to thai Government sy tn. Con.
tesern's States, nheI, ia truth, such ptupo.
s'''on' were prevented from being mad. Ly
tho Prs'drnt of .hs Uni:.d States. in TIM,
he refused 10 hear, or even L. rec.iy.
commissioners, appointed to treat express.
! ~ OF the preservation of amieabls relation,
between 'hs two Gerersnents
Nevertheless, that the Confederate States
may sia"d justified in tho sigst OF the con
scrrntiv. men OF the North Of All p,r,,,,
and that the world may know which Of the
, Go'srnnests it 10 that urges on war un.
! PSniicled for the tiercsness of the conflier
and Intcnslfy'ng iato II sectional hatred un.
surpassed III the snnsIs Of mankind TA.r,.
| tore,
| Reso!rei That the Comfedsra,. State.
! invite The United States, through th-ir Gov
s'nnrsi Al Washington, to m.el them by
representatives. equal TO lher representatives.
ana Se"a'ot" IN t"eir respective Cnayre,s
al -, ON the day Of usxl, 1,
con n-Idsr.
First: Whether they cannst agree npsu
the recognition Of tie Conf.dstate States
! ot An-r'cn
Second: Ia the event of such r-ropnilion.
whether they c"nnot agree up.u Tho for
nation of anew Government founded uuo,
The cqn"ht' and sovereignty ,f tho State,
| but " t"ls sannot be Ssus, cousidrr
Ihrd; Watcher they rasl OF agree upon
! treaties, offensive, defensive and sJmner
ciai.
RcsOlred, In the event Of the p..s,s. Of
these resolutions, the PrsSidept be rsous-.
tod 10 communicate the same 10 the Gov.
erum-nt ut Warrington, IN such rnauns- a,
| he shall deem most in accorJnn.o With ia.
ns"g-s Of nalisQs; and. IN the event Of their
acceptance by that Government. he do issue
III, ProcIamati"E Of election of delegated.
uader such regulations IA hs may ds.n .x
psdi-nt"
'iernss," The kichmsnd corrs,po.dsnt
f'hs Mercury, ~ri'.. u.d-r dat. Q. the
btA inst:
| We are excited here abeut the r.,.r:ed
"etios 81 the House ye.terday w.sssid
yes rtd"y morning, th,t tn. Military Bal
~na about :" bs Pnss.d, and that both ,hs
Military asd k"nncs UIIIs were Of the m.st
! radical and r"cklrss character Nor. =.
than thsss the s-us,c tn. E.amisvr.
all exemptions were striGksa cut oftL. Nil
| it.r Bill.
| IL matters little What either bill msyrr..
| P"--. II what hear IN regard 10 the hab.s,
corpus bc Iru.. II il NOT proper To .nl,r
M" particulars. but .nousr known |,
~arran ~ ia saving INA, your readers
may prepare to ses The general repeal OF the
habed' corpus.
! "rights coalitions in regard To recon.
! Atr"rlion, AN Isla, took the Iiuu.s,om
! PlsieN b. surpri-e There has Zee. som,
"ats'do 'aiS OF raprIling him +; bui n action
has been tsksh Oh his revolutions, owing /,
'hs pressure "i more iHportant Hat,.rs.
! The bill !" impose regulations. o. for
s's" ."sasr"e, and ths bIi TO prohibit the
iaHsductIon Of iuxuriss after tn. tir,t of
March next, have PASSED both House. and
been approved by Tho Prs.idsnt Tn.
Hs"se LA. passed The siIl 10 pa, for horses
! killed nnA Disabled is service IL also pr3.
v:dss that any horse Is.t or damaged in
service, ,ioer February /, 1851, without
the isSit Of the owner, snail bs p.id for
according 10 appraised v,Iue At the lime OF
the loss IL also passed the bill to prsYid.
/ Tor the impr.ssnsnt Of meat for the supply
Try. with the express condition that JUS;
compensation bs made No persons havinx
supply shall ss r.dsccd below the haif If
the ususI quantity for The snppor, Of their
family sSd asrsndsn,s for one wear.
The House has agreed upon the amend.
msuts, and passed in s~cr-t se,siun the mil
iSary bill Of the Senate, and returned In,
sane to The Ssnais. after which Lbe i.junc.
lion was removed. Tn. principal amend
meut- are these: All b.twesn IS and Is
are declared IN the held durin. IN. WAL
Al provost, hospital and con-cript service
all guards, ageats of qusrt.rmaster and
ssmuissary department.. shall b disabi I'd
soldiers, and II more are required, the Pres.
idsnt shall call o. the Govsrnsrs Of States
Tor quotas for snch service Of men not lisk q
10 military service. One editor Of each
ns~sp"psr, established on or before In.
llIh Octobsr, 1862, published rseularly >
siues, who Was sditor or owner at that lins
ssd who Isl practical printer; president.
and teachers OF colleges and schools, r-gu
larly gagged for two years previous 10 tn,
passage U: Ibis Act, asd having twenty
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