The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-13
s1ashrille sNniull.
PolIlIcal Korements Al the South,


On the Cd inst, Mr.. Foote introduced
the following resolutions in the rebel
House.
.Resolved, That however justifiable Il
might be in case Of nintolerable Cd.
preston" for any one or more of these
States to withdraw from the existing
Confederate Union, yet there is nothing
in the present condition Of public af
fans to justify such extreme action
and that 1t would be alike unwise and
unpatriotic for any one of said states
or any number Of them less than the
whole. to make a separate peace with
the common enemy, or TO engage in
movements looking 10 such result;
but that il is unquestionably allowable
for said States. in their highest soye-
ign capacity, to confer together, in
general convention or otherwise, in A
manner not repugnant to the organic
compact, for the purpose Of importing
to their common agent, the Confeder
ate Government, such additional powers
as may be needed for the Efficient
prosecution Of the pending war for In
dependence, OF with view to amplify-
ing, so far as may be judged needful,
the existing treaty making powers of
said Government, in order to secure as
early a cessation Of bostilities and re-
storaiion TO peace a. would be compat-
ible with the honor, the safety, and the
permanent happiness Of the people Of
said Confederate States.
Rcsolged, That the present condition
of the country is such as 10 render il
eminently desirable that, for the pur-
pose specified, a convention of these
States, in their highest sovereign capacs
ity, should be conyoked without delay.
and thatif such cohvocation should be
judged for the present impracticable,
it world be desirable that each of said
States should, with as little delay as
possible" appoint limited number Of
commissioners, with power to confer
freely and ffaternally with each other
touching the present condition Of the
country, and OF offering such advisory
suggestions 10 said Confederate Govern
ment as might be calculated to prove
advantageous to the further prosecution
of the existing war or conducive to the
establishment Of an early and. honora-
bic peace
Res0igcd That the resolutions be re-
ferred to a committee of the House, TO
be composed of one member from each
State and that said committee be in
structed 10 report thereupon at their
earliest convenience.
r. o.
the resolutions Of Mr. Foote be laid on
the table
Mr. Foote demanded the ayes and
noes on the motion They were order
ed, and resulted-ayes e., noes Is.
Thoes who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Bell, of Georgia. Boyce, of
South Carolina; Colyar, of Tennessee;
Cruikshank, Of Alabama; Foote, of
Tennessee; Fuller, of North Carolina;
Lumpkin, Of Georgia J. n. Leach, of
North Carolina Logan, of North Caro-
lima; McMullen, of Virginia. Ramsay,
of North Carolina; Smith of North
Carolina
RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTH CAROLINA
A new series of peace resolutions
have been introduced into the North
Carolina Legislature by Mr. Pool,
of that body The gist of the
proposition is contained in the first two
communications, which are in these
words:
hesolUed, That five commissioners be
elected by this General Assembly, to
act with commissioners from other
States Of the Confederacy, as a me-
iium for negotiating peace with the
United States.
Resoieed, That each Of the other States
Of the Coniederacy be respectfully re-
4uested to create q similar commission,
with as little delay as practicable, and
10 co operate with North Carolina in
of President Davis, in the
name of these sovereign States, that he
lender to the United States a confer
sDce for negotiating a peace through
Lhe Medium of these commissioners
The remainder of the resolutions
merely provide for the necessary cor
with the President and |
With other STAGES.
This scheme, ii>it deserves the name,
las been Endorsed by the Raleigh Con
ervative