Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-28
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The Rebel COngress-Importan De.
iISRts-ProOsedIngs tn the House,
Saturday, November 10. "-
so 'InSSRHrTIoH M sTArR oPFIcRRE
BxENFTIoH OF STATE oTFIoBRs

| IsRts-PROOeedIngs In the House,
Saturday, November 10. -
sxENrTIon OF sTATR oFFIcBRs. a
Mr.. Staples Of Virgipia, from the Com
mittes to whom was referred resolution
directing an inquiry into the expediency
of applying to the several States for such
a-modifcsdon of the laws OF tie States as
shall have-the effect to decrease the num-
Der of exemptions from the military service
of State officers, reported that they con-
stdered it highly exPedient that an appeal
be made to the several State Legislatures,
so to modify their exemption laws as to
leave subject to military service State Off .
GERS between the ages of eighteen and
forty. five years, whose presence at home
may not. be essentially necessary to conduct
and carry n-the operations of their resPec7
tive Governments.
Iappofhtment Of joint committee, to con-
sist of one member from each State On the
part of the House, and such meInber as may
Be appointed by the Senate1 whose duty it
shall be to ascertain the number of officers
lin each one of the several Statesr exempted
10y existing laws from military service in
the armies of the Confederate States, for
the purpose Of carrying on the Government
of said States. aud if the number so eX
empted be larger than the public necessity
shall seem to require, that the Committee
prepare and report to the House ap address,
FappeaIing to each one Of said States TO so
modify their respective exemption laws as
| to render liable to military service all able
bodied men between eighteen and forty
five years of age, whose services in their
several Offices may be temporarily dispens.
sd,With without detriment to the Govern
ment Of said States. r 2.
Mr.. Staples, in submitting the report of
the Committee, said that it was! obvious
that some action ought to be taken. either
bV Congress or the State Legislatures, to
bring into the military service the large
class of men who are now exempt under
the State laws. The. statistics of the .Con,
| bcription-Bure show that there are more
than thirty thousand men who are ont of
the army on the plea of State exemption.
Virginia retains at home OF this class,
| ], 400: North Carolina, about Is, ,090i South
CaroIida, 400; Alsbama,, 974;, Mississippi,
ITO; Georgia, it is supposed, between 49,.
io00 and $1,000. It was clear that all
these men were not needed at homo, aud
that the number might be reducedi without
detriment to the, public service. The
Governors OF the several Southern States
had recently, met at Augusta to hold coun-
sel upon the state of the country; they had
put forth 3. series of resolutions which
were excellent as far as they went, but
they did not ,go,far enough. They were
silent upopt the subject of State e1emP-
tions, q subject over which they had au.
thority above all others. 49,, ..,i
Mr.. Staples said he was in favor Of ma
kinR,ap appeal to the StaIesi an earnest
and respectfui appeal. He belieYed that
the State Legislatures comprehe1ded the
| crisis 0 the country. He believed they
lWohldgesthat 1t would Be better to sus
pend the operations Of their respective goVu
lernments, aye, to obliterate the lines of State
lsovefeignty, than for uslto be subjugated,
or forced TO accept any TENS ofpeaSe which
had beeh proposed to rs. There was no
man more devoted to States Rights than
4 he; butithere was danger that fhe point
might be pressed too far. State sovereignty
could not cave US. 1t was the army that
stood on the banks of the James river thst.
/ could alone save ps. II that, sank State
1soyereiguty sank. The North had pro-
\ claimed nothing but war, bleody and ter
trible war. No one can look for peace. Why
talk of a convention of the Statss7 When
\ or or where did the North ever propose
such conyeutiont When the North sub
mitted to q convention Of the States on the
lbasis of peace, they would be prepared to
acknowledee our Independence. There was
no middle ground for ust it was either In
dependence or Slavery. Our only safety
! was laid in our Government showing q
better appreciation of the dangers which
/ environ MS In arousing its energies and
/ putting forth all its powers and resources
4 70 meet the death struggle that is upon MS.
Mr.. ], 7. Leach IN. o. said that the
4 gentleman from Virginia Mr.. Staplesl had
! said that, In certain event he wonld be
Willing to blot out the last remnant Of
i STATE soyareignty. He wished to know If
| such q lmonstrous proposition was ever
ladyocatedi by General Washington. he
/ l(Leach) was State rights man, and he
Jcouid not vote for the resolution which
Hooked TO the coHscription of State officers.
j North Carolina, continued MI. Leach,
Ihad come In for good share OF the re-
marks III pttStoirnn the gentlem4h, fsetn Virginia
1 fMr. btaples)t ! aHa stood ready TO Etndicate
4 North lCarolina. She had given to,lthts
4 wsf more than one hundred and eighteen
Ethouhsand men, which MAS mora, IN propor-
ttion 10 her popnTati9pr than any other
StaEsin the y hold gpion, North and South.
4 iThe mortality ststisties of the ESrl shoW.
too. ahst, North Caroline has lost one and
il q third spsr oeata of her troops while Viz
4 ginia has lost, a 1ittte over pone'hat per
foenss = PAtl .-ys5
he WAS Tired Of this cant that they were
having in the, House. Where Was the
II evidence or North CsFnlinAo not having
! ,IEaonash6r whole duty in this war "A great
Tthue aud cry had been raised about Geot'
N oiR keoanse Gov Brown and Vice. President