Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-27
Congress.

On Monday last, in the House of Representatives,
DR.. j. 7. Leach introduced the following resolu
tons:
q" Whereas, The unconstitutional enactment Of
laws by the Congress of the United States from time
TO slime upon subjects of vital importance to the har
mony and independence of the States, the happi
ness and prosperity Of the people, the preservation
and Perpetuatiuh Of the Union against the demands
OF justice the appeals and admonitions of her best
and wlseSt statesmen, made it our painful duty to
fall back upon the rights for which the colonies
maintained the war OF the revolution and which our
orefathers asserted and maintained to be clear and
inslienabIe. Therefore.
REsolued by the Congress of the Confederate
States That the delegations from each State, act
ing in its sovereign and independent character for
he purpose of adding moral to our physical force,
and placing ourselves properly before the civilized
world, do most earnestly appeal to the President
Dy and with the advice and consent'of the Senate,
% appoint commissioners whose duty 1t shall be to
propose an armistice OF ninety days to the proper
authorities Of the Federal government preliminary
negotiations for peace upon State sovereignty and
Independence and that said commissioners shall
-epUrt in writing to the President the answer re-
eIved from the Federal government upon the sub
Iect
ReSeLred, That should the peace-making power
IF the Federal government accede to the proposition
for armiSuEe of ninety days, the President be
requested TO convene the Congress>of the Confede-
rate States for the purpose of appointing Comms
,oners, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate and that he also be requested TO notify the
Executives Of the several States of the fact, and
tsk their cooperation by appointing commissioners,
either by the Legislature Convention, to CO ope-
rate with the Commissioners appointed by the
President to negotiate with Commissioners appoint
cd by the FedeIa government upon such terms OF
eace as will he consistent with the honor dlgalty.
and independence of the States, and compatible
with the safety of our social and political rights
ReS0Lred That in maintaining the rights guArGn
.eed to US by the blood and treasure of our Revo
utiOnary fathers and dearest at all times to freq
nen, we desire to be let alsne-we ask no mans
property-we fight not for conquest, but for our
rights: the independence of the States, equali
~, our civil and religious liberties.
Rcs0toed, That such terms of peace as are agreed
70 by the Commissioners ought to be endorsed by
Ihe President and Senate and submitted to the peo
pie for their ratification or rejection"
On motion of HeiSkel these resolutions were
laid on the table by the following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anderson, Atkins. Aver, Bald
Wn, Barksdae, Blandford, Boyce, Bradley, Z. NJ.
Bruce H. w. Bruce, Chambers, Chiffon, Chris
nan, Clopton, Coyar, Conrad, DeJsruette, Dick
inson, Duprs, Farrow, Foster, Funsten, Gather,
Gholston, Goode, Hanly, Hartridge, HeiSkell, Hill
ton, Holder, Holiday, Johnston, Keeble, Lyon,
Machen, McUollum, McMullin, Msnees, Miles, Mil
ler, Montague, Morgan, Murray, Orr Perkins,
Pugh, Read, Rogers, Rives Russell, Sexton, Shew-
make, Simpson, Singleton, j. N. Smith, Staples,
Swan, Villere, Welsh, Whitfield, WithersPoon, MIR.
| Speaker.-G2.
NAYs-Messrs. Akin, Bell, Cruikshank, Echols,
Foote, Fuller, A. II. Garland, r. K. Garland, Gil
1nsr, Lamkin, j. II. Leach J Z. Leach, Lester,
L0gqn, Marshall Ramsay, W. E. Smith, ". ~ Il.
Smith, W. R. Smith, Triplett Turner.-22.
1t will be sehn that these resolutions contain
the true view as to the plan of negotiations, as
advocated by this journal, and which has sub.
stantally, the approval of the Legislature of Gecr
gio, to wit, cooperation betcecn tho common gOU
srnnent and the sovereign States in the effort tC
procure an Grmistice-then a treaty of peace ana
then cote of the people the treaty, after its
dorsenlent 6y the President and Senate. We art
gratfed at the Introduction of these resolutions by
ouf friend, DR.. Leach, and we regard the vote
Sainst laying them on the table as hsppy indi
cation of the growing peace feeling in Congress
1t will be seen that Mr. Gather voted by himsel
to table, and that Messrs. Faler, Gilmer, j. N
Leach, j. T. Leach, Logan, Ramsay, Smith, and
Turner voted against laying on the table
On Tuesday last Mr.. Graham presented his view
at some length to the Senate on the habsas cOrpu
question, opposing its further suspension.