, 1864-11-18

/ board OF our naval VeGSeI3 A1crchnnt YcSs,
are compelled to lie il our bay for dnys, a
crew sufficient to work them across the A
lantic, but they return with full crews. whi
are readily procured In any British port. En-
" Land Eas good cause for her alarm ut the RI
e idly decreasing number Of her naval scane
~. 7. Tines.
THE REBEL CONGRESS-,
. Interesting Debate on tho Awning
Negroes.
We copy from the Richmond Examiner,
NOV. II, the following interesting debate
the rebel House Of Representatives, on IL
I 10th inst.
. On motion Of 1fr. Chambers Of Mississipu
t the special order was called up, which was ii
e consideration of his resolution and those off
= cd By Mcssrs- Swami and Foote, all relatin
TO ths employment Of negroes in the arm,
: Mr.. Chambers resolution is as follows:
nncc OF our citizen soldiers assisted by the Stead
, cooperation Of MI classes Of Our population nr
II taie field. will continue sufficient guaranty
| the right Of the States and the independence :
: the Confederate States.
The following Is Mr.. swan's resolution:
Rtsolrfd, Thai in the Judgment OF this Hous
; TIC military affairs Of the Confederate States t
| splQlGrS In QEt1.
The resolutions offered by Mr: Foote en-
brace series Of propositions. The propos;
, lions assert that general levy Of the slave
t Tor soldiers is unwlsc; that their Withdrawal
from 1dbor would be inexpedicnt SO long q
NC en- otherwise obtain as l5rg'
that L the Alternative me CAP g. maintaa p4assntai
Of suhjugation or their employment lu til
ranks, tic latter should be preferred tbo
ior the uses to which they are applied, thcf
t,1n Ownership BY the Government with prospcc
as the reward Of faithful service, would bc ey
.Pedtent; that the number so employed should
be increased to forty thousand; Concluding
with resolution affirming that it was neces
cary to have the antecedent consent and sane.
lion Of the States to any attempt at confer.
ring emancipation by the Confederate authori.
The Speaker explained that the House had
decided to take up and consider all these res
olutions at the same time, as they referred to
onc subject. Yet the House could only y0te
upon one at a time. Tie first one III order
vas that offered By Mr. Chambers. When
that was considered and disposed OF. that Of
A1r Swami would come up, and so IN, each TAX
ing their turn.
! So the resolution of Mr. Chambers coming
up for consideration, that gcntleman proceed
cd to express his views IN Its support. Tc
said that the resolution offered bY him only
declared an abiding confidence in our citizen
soldiery to maintain our cause, and that they
needed no other assistance than they were re-
celylng from all other classes Of our popula-
tion. In other words, his resolution deciared
that they did not need the assistance Of nerro
troops: When the President proposed to but
I 1orty Thousand negroes in the t1cld-when the
member from Tennessee favored it-when the
! member from South Carolina said he had not
made up bis mind about 1.-THE question
could no longer be eyaded. It must be met,
The question has been raised at the end of
| campaign thu most successful that Ind eyer
been sonehsated to the Confederate arms, II
our army was prostrated and our pcoplc
threatened with sn1,juggation-bnt not until
sit'on could be made. But why is the coilr.
Try agitntcd By 1t now, when the military hor-
zon is bright and encouraging to us?
Mr. Chambers here read from that portion
OF the Presidents Message reviewing the
oRsrastions Of the armies east and west Of the
self had presented most hopeful view Of the
military prospects Of the Soulful
continuing, Mr.. Chambers said the whole
matter hf3sed upon 1.-The simple question.
are are We, aPproxlmating exhaustion :" He
1a YOU'D lay l.. down as an undeniablc fact, that
that Of the enemy, as ut any time during the
war. Taking both sides Of the AIississippi,
nc believed that the two armies held the same
ratio as they did at the beginning Of the cam
palgn; It was said By some that our army
was diminished BY death, By disease, and b.
desertion, but il had not suffered as much
from these causes as the Yankee army. He |
confessed that dcsertions in our ARMY had |
6cen great, but not half so great as In the
Yankee army.
There were thousands of men ut home from
the non.exccution Of the laws, who should bc
IN the army. The President has said, IN his |
Macon speech, that two-thirds of the army
we're absent This was tht subject that should
demand the attention Of Congress, rather than
10 6e made the Pies for employing negroes as
soldiers IN our armies. The authorities must
be made to know that When laws are passed
By Congress they must be enforced and obey
ed:, Unless Congress correct the system Of
furloughs and enforce tic 1aws we will not be
ob1e o1 to drive back the enemy. There are25O,-
~ ~ men ne at home subject to military duty un-
the papers upon lis deak, if it did not con
sume too much time. Yet gentlemen saw ,yc
are sinking, and appeal to African troops to
save us! They appeal to them to come and
help us to secure onr independence.
!. I he President appeals to the sympathy of
[hc negro. He had held out to him the
promise Of a home. But the Yankee said he !
would give him home and the right of prop
erty. The President can offer him no motive
soc, %mch the ,e enemy cannot easily eounteractby
freedom they would offer freedom and a
nome in the South utter our subfueation. as |
Een as exemption from military service
How did gentlemen propose to fight negro
troops? He hoped they did not propose to
::ommingle them with our braye wllitc SOL !
tlers. How would they fight them Not by
cglments not by briEAdes not by nnv !
'orps, but By companies. Place the negroes ,
n the 'front.' put company here and com
he interposition Of this timid material. our !
me Wayers and Is swept away.
Mr. Chambers said be was ashamed to de-
ate tue question. AL nature cries out.
gninst It. The negro race was ordained to
lays lays5y BY the Almighty. Emancipation o
.olitical system. God forbid that this !
r91an horse should be introduced among us. =
1he negro, said Mr. Chambers will not fIyht. !;
u history shows this. y
Afr. Simpson Of South Carolina (sotto ,oee}- :
he Yankees make them f1.ht.
Mr. Lester Of Georgia-Not much.
hlr. Marshall Of Kentncky-FM them tri{h ;,
Aitky, and they will fght. y
It Is not denied that thenegro will fight, but =.
NJ ne hg4t well enough to resist the Yankee 4
: 1mHs! Ihe negro cannot be made good =
rcat simplicity, Of disposition tractable, :,
rome to obedience, and highly initiative, he !
lay he easily drilled but timid, nrerse to eE =,
ut, without ambition, he has no soldicrly i
ual1ty. Being adapted by nature to Slavery, :,
~ 1iAAeo AAE Otsk O1 SLAfes, ne mn9t needs | 4;
ake the worst of soldiers. he could recol- +
CT no instance In the war Of '76 where negro a. ..
oops were used in regular organization and Il
Eniar battle, except the battalion Of slaves =
hlch Lord Duntnorc brought into the field i;
,ar Norfolk agninst the Virginia mf}ftia, and II
tfnt affair, as we are told By the historian =;
ottn, they ''acted shabbily, and saved them c, q
Ives by light" ~ p
When, in 17o3, tile English landed On tic Fl
land OF Saint Domingo, they found it defend eo
" over twenty thousand troops, chiefly ~ =.
ulattoes and negroes, but with less than :. :.
ie thousand men captured several important -, ~.
rongholds. and with less than two thousand VI
laliy seized upon Port au Prince, the capital ~
The island. The French authorities. in " "
cir extremity. offered freedom to the slaves ~
over four hundred thousand In number-on ,,
nditfon Of military service for the occasion, ~ ~,
de1cnse OF their homes, as We would say, ~
only SIX thousend availed themselves Of =
oHer, although these slaves were still
cody from the Instruction of 100. ThcT
erred Slavery to- military SERVICE a.
80, IN the beginning Of this war, the negro q!
,apcd at every opportunity to our enemies,
AVOID work but since the system Of negro
ascr1pt'on has been adopted by the United III
ates GoTernment, he now remains with us.
'e to tue instincts Of his race. It Is not
very he desires to mold it is work In. any :,
m, but espceially work in the form of dan s1lI
rous service. This Government possessed on
var power originally possessed BY all the Til
opie OF TIC several States. With wise de- De
u they hare delegated the whole, with it, Pr,
or no reseryatioa. It is not too much u @ to to ",
: that not the Gar q Russia-uot eycn ! Nc
4Ftn fr+Hr Il I IL,