Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-13


ablsd the Ezseutiye only to ssy what and viisl
men wouid be Of noTa service out Of he Eim
gnan Ia t.
Il would hardly be denied that any upriahi
honest and iHtsliigenf nsr. .avh8 eould sure
ne whole hsld Of 0uy nscessitiss and ouE ccidi
lion, taking in 81 glance al things eOnnsete
with our policy Of var, could frame . better ex
eaptiOn law than this Congress We fCsa
grass) had demonstrated . the eounfrv. and a
our own eaBdsF, thst We could not frame
proper exception bill ct ali, ard hence the pur
p0ss Of this bill vas 10 place the matter IN III
hands OF the E,xeeulive, who best combined III
resources BsessssFY to aeomplote understanding
of ths sabJoet. Upon every occasion when sh
exemption law had bean brOught before ID
House, every member, iaAa6neod By souo lii4l
local pTsssure, had an amendment foT it. Their
we1o The DGnksrds and Eenonites in one guar
tsr, that E1uss be sxempisi and lheTAWss snotle
lCcsllY where millsTs were especially. required
| and so 8a, until a eatalo qua wss msds up, and 3
host Of exsmpts instantly sprung iEiO existenss
LsaYs the matter n8W to tae Judgment Of The
Executive, and If exemptions were necessary ii
special localities, than to the Executive ihg
power belonged to meet the emergency, and the
exemptions would be fair and Just, and would
prevent the growth Of exemptions BY iaise pre-.
lsnes. I. was not likely that tbs President AID
y
throwing the liberty OF the States, Sc swell The
ranks Of. ths army as to destroy the producing
YsssnFces Of the coGntEY--t0 raise rabhis hon Dc
! ofoehoeiess. hAtess, eoatless, uRled mOn, to Do
\ battle for The liberty 1Pon which they as well sa
| Ehe whole country depsndei He beloved that
the bill iFss The most jgdieisas ons tEkt could
| BE- sd0p.ed and that the ExegutiFe, ias.ssd CT
abusing the power granted, Nzoula preserve 4
balsncs IN tho exercise Of bis funstiaas, which
woald keep Ia the hsId an army Sufficient, ard
| at home YTslCeing pswcT sufficient, 30 carry
/ ths war tbr0agh 20 q saeesssful cad.
= AT. DsTgsA, Of Alabama, inquired Of he gan
I tlenan, Why vas l. necessary at all to detail q
man she wau1 DO sutitled 10 exemption BY bis
/ snplOymss;t.
Mr. Miles sail tic necessity vas simply prs
eaUiioBaTy. II nan ohtaiasd = fall exemption
because lie MADE csGnGB Or saiigetsr, he might
give up The business AMI svads military duty
I But If saea man VISA detailed, as soon - lie
sbandened his employment, h0 could be puI-
suod and placed in the ranks
Mf Bzrgal. SfDnose [ we're detailed 70 SUI
peFintsnd ny OWE iaFD, s5uld not the SeeTG-
taTy of War, under ihis bill, csuss re 70 sbaE-
don my own farm and come Aad attend 70 hisl
Ng Milos replied that he did net iliRk so
bat, ai any rate, h3 did net Erssums n ,t the
sssretary Of War would exercise aRy such d.
crs.iOn as taking away tho geutlsman's oyorsegf
TO work on his O1n iaEm. Ths pTizeiple Of The
bill VISA COED one, GRd ths power gained
would prove very useful 70 the eeuz.Tyr If spch
8 Ressurs weFs HoE adopted, be would ventJ
the prediction t1at If the BaE LASTS ten yezrs,
every session Of Congress there would bs
brought up a new exemption bil.
Mr. FeOte stood opposed 70 the bill, and toOS
Issue with tho gentleman, upez ths basis OF Us
aTguasnt, that llig bodY vas ineomPetnnt 70
legislSts upon this subject. Tie moulbers ol
Congress represented every part Of the peopi3
and every part Of the e0untry; they weTo' pre-
suned to know what was going 0n IL every
part OF tle couniTy; and Bero advised Of tins
necessities, both of tie people and the army 10
the fullest extsnt yet, after ale this, ths gentle
nan said tEat they must cali UTon lac President
and the Secretary OF Var TO cems to the rescUs
and perform what they had failed to accomplish
These gentlemen, coming fresh rom ths bOsors
Of their respective northumberland and
ssHl here by them 30 sEses lars that would pro-
t0et and be1sht them-kneR tho wants CT tbs
country fag better han any iBdividnal what.
ever, who was located at Richmond, and when
the ti1as sk0uld come, If ever, when he should
hg BeEsusdea that be, ln c0mnon with tbs o,haI
members Of this body, had becogs 50 iacomps.
tent e that be would deem il \ ecnscientiou8
auty that be owed to the country I'D bis own
honoi - public man, 70 resign his place and
Etft ib - HuHfG tE1 EAhd 11Ll GhDtGlt VI ming
It. II tie proposition were trus, il waBld bs
better Tor al 70 leave thsir ssats and allow the
President and Secretary to take tneiT places.
But he Gas even more surprised tAs. the gen
llenasR shoUld have voBturs,. attribute 10 the
Prssidsnt any such sentiments ne an over fond-'
moss for power. he thought the gentleman
should have taken warning by as fate, fOr no
s09Rsr had be opened his mouth thia session in
faF5rof sUeh reforms, thaR Ae gss charged with
being q eouutsF-fSvolutiOnist Ihs gentleman
should never have placed himself in sa0h a DO
sitioH, and he was startled at lis tsasfiiy.
There were msu in favor Of reeanstTucti0n, Sc
ereIly working FOR the downfall Of this eouuiry,
sad there Nsfe Enea, toRdiss be spOWsF, who
hurried tbs declaration Of treason against aRy
man who E0ald dare to lift up his voice sgalasl
even the most manifest s5gses. The ehsmpis1G
Of reform had always been thuz sssziled, and
we might rest assured lhal ths corrupt sargitors
of power would see that shoss wac lifted up
their voices he{s against abuses would be
charged with sedlhOus motives. Es was rot
willing 80 trast the EZeeutivs with si- more
power The object of the bill was, in tact, 70
lnerssss tAs army, and yet tbs array la Virginia
WAS to-day wi.hou. pound Of meat, aud be-
been without i for a month.
Six months ago Ee bad assured the President
that the comaissaIY yensrsl GhoEia Dc FaiasYed,
heeadse df ais sras5 iReOapat6ncy, snd unless
we eopld provide fer the Taak abd file Of the
army, we should never succeed. The aTss step
towards Strengthening tho army was to remove
abuses wherever they existed in asy'Of tAe de-
psTsmsnss affecting It. The pgsssat aemnissa-
y soasTsl, foy instance, was now decidedly il
the way Of strengthening ths sTny. He was
in favor Of an exemption bill, bat one more iu-
3ieiopsly framed shaa this Gad cae, sso, whioh
weald st-arsihen tHs army. But exemption
bills without soass means Of feeding the army,
were vain and iilusory. lie Eould sweep away
all shEsss Teassars iho people everywhere that
this GJvannent was pure, hoble and alec
tionats guardian Of their interests, and in this
way sake the wind out OF the sails Of the dsna-
gogBss who stimulated treason N sections Of
sSrth CeFelina and elssaAeTe, AID bring back
tlss eoRAiGg to is isfIler state Of harmony.
The beHr fer going into secret session arriving,
further debate > As pTeSiHGe2
Under saspeHsion Of ihs rules, Mr. Fusstsn,
of Virginia, introduced bill 70 provide Ter dia-
Gblai Osesrs aud BIiTstesi and NJ. Singleton,
of Mississippi, iGt0epead bill for the rsief Of
certain peleo15 from the Coafsderats tax in
kind fpefsons VIII have destroyed their GOTTEN
to prevent il Fl, u tsIiag iEto the hands ef tho
eRemy.i
The House then vent izio secret sessisR.
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