Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-22


THE Oonfsdetacy' IL gmekingI lits.Ias. IN !
scripdoI, upisss itshsll dare 70 mt 4, ~
into the hands Of the negroes atts, ,Yss; IL .
up the white population. The oonsc,ine
ton act iast I passed by III. ConblgyFFess. blyF at
Richmond, and which the Confadsrstsiof ~
icers have been enforcing .fOr.someiweeks ,,np
in advance Of its passage. extends bia he mil.
itAFy aRe 1885. u,akeSSbit fssl
and takes meu'uo.- -forr rtbrss 7Sso,s .s ho-.
tofore. bu, dior t6s,;zs,]i - as,e ~
boa;ed .ro -N.o
d.,.iIoa -. ~ ssN' oHs ~ 20
and of,,s. da,;5ss M sonW,sSAFy
The IsaisIa,;ss eAemp's are
co,t.S... 3, ~ 0--lSe'S u .pe
i.,.rs of - ~ e'.l'u'S' ".p7
Of snotbso1SisS ..dI,oss psUp0r.,9p
an ovarsao,sto rs.s 800 ~
ara as 1e.e y :,
owra, q EE; H. aslu 'le
- -. y - ol 'ue eAetn Pi'
l1o y; or overseer s 5000 per yssr mpst
hRl paid; the [othdF1exemptidns &fs6tatn.
itous.. Before. this .Iav ns.ss,r,bore ,,.,a
h,, n oo5 t.S
~ - y Ri3S 70 ~ ~ H 01aNss ot
virginia, georgia and North aud South
Carolina exempt on account of their occu-
nations sas ..statel IN l,t,s ...-.
a. ,.t.I T.'-'''Sa. - VI
.1s .soetA 9e0te'Ary OF var ihls shows
now nearly the military population has
already been exhausted. and how small is
the amount ~ m Nmaferis.l 'lsF, ~ = 2,
=. hlAft % 'sts " 10 uFHmu
4poN' ~ 10 uo' supposed that the con-
scriPtop of all who have furnished sub
stitutes viii add more tba6 Ok nm RI no
srebeI Hsniss ma g., az
: =. = s.e$. g
-
" 'sge new, contetn plates wall Paratyze
the Industry OF the South and 80 make
the support of any army imuossible!4and
tba don srata are Hons.o -. o.,
-, ~ - y
attempts towards preventing this cataS-.
trophe by extending exemptions to certain
classes Of farmers engaged in raisino ann
rI;.. q, ,t,a l;,,.s,isii.ls = t,.sL;,,..-. 81
sss'e " ! DAslS'
bet. tne lt,.ti thing most significant of the
want MeuI OF uen Ut tne Soutn lsi tne act OF the
teoel congress conscrlpung Tree negroes
ana slaves. Ior work on tortihcations and
0tner services s91nscted e with the army
Ahn a. over tnis OIL the "irrepresslblesDou-
as IS 70 Tue nsgSoes ofoke the
reoet congress, Ihe Oil authorizes the
Sonseflptlon .ot hal free negroes in. the
south, and OF slaves to the'uumber of not
over twenty thousand, all to be paid ds$l1
per monlh,'the same as white rebel soldiers
IA meter OF Justice and which
tls il!.f fFs3els are thps lar aneaQ OF u.s. Slaves
Killed oEdamageds are to be paid. for by the
Government. Free negroes ,ate.to be ex-
enpted7 at g the discretion Of the Gonteder-
ate executive wherever they are needed
fer a6or az in' ~ some parts Of
Yirgln1a. A'tneugh the negroes conscript-
ed are are not 70 oe made sotdlers, at least not
aVSoEls4alSft, ,the chstFmanH at the military
comm lttteeo 81 tne, Ee3el house said they
would be equivalent to so many soldiers,
t9r tnsy woqId release at once 'tpF work in
the eheld ~, ,ooo veteran white troops, which
Has more, tnsn naq peep an sny
grsat battle: tnls negro conseriptfoh Sas
supported 49 the membets Eom what are
nov ths. border Confederate States, end
was iatrsnuously opposed by the rePrssenE
tatiSes OF the3cotton g1 and enlt States where
negroes are most pFohta bic. Iddeed the
contest over the bill was quite sectional, 2
snd5mntss nave Suggested to the rebel Com
gressmenn n the tmposstoility OF realizing
is!9toPls ~ which there viii bei no q quarrel
over the negro:
h1El 6sE SsaslsS.eS atSsissipph question