The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-19

M. Hu1 favored the s~ssanssI rnsrs was srea,
camor 70 put body IN the army The ranks Of
army certainly required filling up bat they were thin
not because the muster rolls fui but because
seneem the greatest vice OF the day We lost the
pate OF missionary Ridge bee OF Uers
Oh tnat army were sbsent who were as well he lie
could give the names OF some Of these officers but all
tnem ~ they were too But any them
ever come before The senate for promotion, he
General Bragg report that two thirds OF
MS army were absent All Of them were, probably, not
90 os scs isr,oashs Many o. them were no doubt en-
little village In the country must have provost and pro
vost guard. who as tar his Observation went.
were great deal more active In ANNOYING
arrestng deserters. The army was discontinued with
the Substitute law most those who had put
ssed fortunes or the necessities Of the country II
they had beaken themselves 70 occupation useful
and necessary TO the country this discomfort would not
have arsen To exempt from the operation OF this acl
men who engaged In producing for the support
OF the army and the country would certainly be agreeable
TO tho army. lie therefore favored the amendment.
Mr. woFAIL said he wished 70 say few words DOT 10
influence the mind OF the Senate no was satisfied the
Senator'S had madc up their minds Indeed, he hardly
know why he desired TO speak except that he had
views which be desired 10 express This matter
stitutes one which might have been defended
sttaton ought to pass unconditionaily. 1t was abso
lutely necessary that every soldier 10 the army
s should remain s there Snds. the prsssn. organ
served. We could mot aord 70 disorgAntze the army
boards He meant what he said and had ssid what he
meant The army and the country had been talked Of In
manner .cuated to produce confusion The army was
the COUNT and the country was the army. We were
engaged snch conflict a. the world never saw By
misnomer we spoke Of ths revolution, and compared
whatever. had failed then we should st DO under
the best government the world had then seen. We
served to Us the trial BY jury, TO- 4 haE = dozen
persons, II so much, would have been executed
and nd there there would have been an end Of t. But
considered what subugation and connscation mean
what is comprehended and signfed BY these tsrms'
bed whereon TO e to have nothing Subjugation
negro guard In every house and provost marshal At
right to visit the house Of God without permit from
Yankee provost marshal TO be handed 70 negro guard
Senators should recollect tina. there discomfort in
the army. He believed that this discomfort was ground.
less, but still existed. had been said upon the floors
Of Congress that there had been discrimination In
ton. Those who had fought Under the suns Of
July and August and under the frosts OF Octo-
Der and and were not yet dis
TO share their lot with them The soldiers 10 the army
were content to remain there but they insisted their
sons for che exemption Of some and the permitting Of
others TO furnish substitutes. Those that
and the cause more out Of the army than 10 t. We we're
obliged 70 have meechants tailOrs, sh0emakers, black
smiths But when NE bill passed permitting Substitutes,
what the rcsulH IL the fashion talk about the
bono and new of the country TO speak the plant
and farmers having ali Of the religion cultivation
spoculaters, extcr.icners and Dutch jews IL the
farmers have been the worst spectators, extor.
and Dutch Jews Of this wan HAS the population
the people from their lands and put into their places the
Dutch and Irish with whom they have threatened colo
the South who fighting for their liberties getting
other people TO fight for them And singular TO say they
snS ooner S
anco had last summer, met negro on the cars coming
to Richmond TO work the batteries The negro looked
sad and the gentleman inquired the Sambo said
he sorrowfu because his old master looked down.
cast when be parted with him that his master had foe
sits ali Of them al a. n hi The = patriotic planters
would willingly put their own flesh and blood
ne Sus s o 9 the
great change had come over the planters within the last
two years Two years ago, when that pink OF gaanry
and solderly qualities was at Manassas keep hts army
from starving he wrote letter farmer in Orange
county askng him to send him sixty wagon loads OF corn
and provson 70 pay for the grain and the OF
next Sunday this letter read at every church in
Orange and on Monday morning sixty wagons loaded
charge and telling him 70 keep, also, the wagons and
teams Such the patriotism In Orange county then
! m S: sn very y. . e &. S q s f.. sss :'s
byshei for tho Of their own sons and brothers.
They ,s 0os h.sss about the price s
living quarter o. pound day. and sometimes
had at all. What had produced such Q change In
currency No patriotism could stand an inflated eur
rency. Make money cheap ana you make mon mean.
But the eec: had oeso and when you talked q
country these facts should not b forgotten or asea
wild spirit Of speculation had seized upon the people
The soldiers in the army believed they better than
the people a home but be honestly believed they
condition Of the currency, they would Immediately turn
speculators and extortioners And the people at
Se
70 Baa and nothing could be done till the currency was
when the Substitute bill passed, Congress said 70
Preachers doctors and some Others you are exempt and
70 others, you win be allowed 70 furnish substitutes
these men, The contract II any there was was between
the principals and the substitutes themselves. Govern
msnt only SAID you can get man who is NOT liable %
military duty 70 90 for you, you shall be exempt But
now government wanted them ALL substitutes and prnc
pals We were again % conscrioe all the men in
war; Ia. war lasts. Ike he contest S IN which
the Dutch republic was engaged, for eighty
. eS se I'M men 'nsy the s srng
did not feel 10 right they should do all the fighting
for the protection OF their lives and property, and for
the lives and greater property OF the substitute
said these substitute men necessary to the
subsistence Of the army, might with truth be replied
the army They wepe speculaine from rteen
TO twenty dollars for bushel OF meal and upwards OF
thousand per cent profit upon shoes and clothing.
army should remain there; and a. he believed
70 send the substitute men there would give sa-
tisfacton 70 the army, he for repeating the whole
Substitute Law and making exception 10 would tell
Senators that ars had reached that point they
must act They might suffer election OF ofncers but
that would dsorgaDize the army They might suffer the
troops 70 20 home ~ the expiration OF their torn
OF enlistment but liberties would be lost They must
keep the In the army and send the substitute there
too. The only question with him whether he should
not to substitute for this bill the Conscrpt bill OF
the Military Committee II was suggested TO him BY Sc
majors that the Military Committees bill would excite .
long discussion and that should pass nothing He
would say Senator's that this Substitute bill was moth
ing. Our liberties were inevitably lost passed
the Conscript bh-the bill Of the Military COMMITTEE.
going 10 dsband the army was useless pass
any other measures.
The question being called, Mr.. Msxwel's amendment
lost.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Smms' amendment,
proposing TO repay the principals fair proportion OF the
money paid by them TO their substitutes tho amend
me0t was lost by vote OF, yeas 10, nays 10.
Mr.. Orrs amendment was also voted down-ycas 8,
nays 10.
Mr. ORR moved 10 amend the bill by altering
tho enacting clause 30 that instead OF reading
'sThe Congress OF the Confederate States do
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