Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-12

taaE feReizn nAaenG were un1ftehdlyf ana oy blA
cOurss We would plaee them on the fsotiHg Q.
seur bitteTest eneaies.s II tAis foreign popuis-
ton wgs sesly khe serieRs eVil il gyas represents
cd to be; Il ssbaistencs was 1t 50 loY state,
and cur armies were 50 mach fa Beea OF meu,
fhon 10 would comprehend the ErEUmsat sz no
oessitate But even n va could feIes all faTbign
male residents into the army, The simple effesi
would bo fkat We Welld have large number oi
very unwilling soldiers dssertions Ue1ld nEi-
tiply, and 20 one We8ld say We want Jast now,
bad soldiers and increased appetics Bat sup
pose the law was enacted, sat dse notiee were
given % fageigHers to leave, there Were slo1.
sands who could not leave. In the frst place,
they must get permit from ths military author
ities, and that 10 felt very saEe they eoald EOS
obtain. But, suppose they could, there were
shess that had large families ard property, and
their expulsion would be es di&euls as cruel 5
nothing in fact, would nske Il less thaa barsa-
roU5 thar The argument OF necessity. IheSe
were among these people patriotic and very use
| fai men and women. Thousanda OF ieEslgn wo-
men were noa employed in making shirts and
Jackets and other clothing for our troops, whils
the mon were engaged in various occupations,
| which contributed mstsEiaiiy 20 the welfare
| beth Of tha people and the sTIny.
Admitted, asit is, on all sides, that England
stands In unfriendly attitude slEesdy, and dis
posed to iniuTe as, was il to bs sapp-ssd that
she Weula quietly acqGiesco IN such las She
might ret deem It sadieisnt 70 sntiee her ius6 z
war; bat Il w0uid be enough, and hs felt pre-
pared to state, as fact, from information in his
possession, that the passage Of such law
/ would cause England 70 make sAe issuci snd he
actually dreaded lest such q law should be
passed, as il Would, in all probability, be met By
/ an order in council, on the part of Eaglznd te
| the effect that every eiszsn Of the Csnfedsrate
States should leave 'douinieBs WithiR fGrsy.
/ eight hours. The efJet of syzeh an order WAS
Z obvious As tha gentleman fron Virginia { Mr.
| Hsicombs) had shown, va had agents Ia for
eign countries that we're juHt as essential to car
/ ring on Tits war as 90 armies in the Gsld
| Within the last few months, sixty theassnd
arms had besn rseeived into ths Cenfederacy
| from European ports. There was ammunition
to be had, and supplies OF almost evsxy charac
ter, and he Teuld skaks With fear at the pres.
Rees before Us, were tho fsciiitias for OBJ tain
| iaz them thus cut Of. Members SHOULD rot let
the irritation and piqUo, ct what sli admitted to
be the unkindRess OF foreign nations, hurry
them into measures Of this nature Bat, a. far
ss the United Siaiss were concerned, We knew
that they had forced our citizens e1a our slaves
into their service, and 70 Tstaliste would be bat
&C uitsble and proper; aad it wzs equally proper
10 bring into service foreigners IL cases Of be-
lesgusred city.
Mr.. Chsnbliss ssked, eeuld the geatlszzn
point cut part Of this Oonfsderacy which was
40! bsiesgueredi
Mr.. Niles said that waz 3 sort Of sabtls ar
gHmsHt. Our country was invaded, i WAS
true, at al points; but IN all countries IN which
war existed, Ouo belligsrsRt CT the oshsr was in
vsded, and the gent inquiry might aP-
ply aB Eellin che case az another.
Mr. Moore, Of Kentucky, ssked whether iho
International laW would apPly 10 as With the
same force IS 70 a nation recognized
Mr. Miles said It uadsubtsdiy would. IHtsr-
national law would not apply epon general mat
tsrs; but all powers had recognized as as bei-
ligerent power, and they had right to bold as
to a strict accountability 81 20 cur method ef
wsging war.
Mrs sKcenaH, Of Georgia, commended that we
had right to do this thinE---pzss this lBH--as
measure OF polies. II iersign'nstisas retaliAtad,
It could be alone on the United States. L
might inc0Eveuiencs sosle,n0 doubt, bat We GER
tainly, IN his opinion, had the right 70 demand
that they render service to tas G9vsTnRsnt they
require protectou of. Il might be the means of
producing an effort, By iorsgH nations to open
the ports Of this Government, aad he weald press
It fer that purpose.
Mr. Vest Of Missouri, said that as hs might
have been misunderstood in bis remarks On Sat
Uyday, as denounclng al hsryiaRders, be would
state that his sympatieR we're With theR-th8Es,
South, azS especially, those who, with Stuart
and Lee, we're fighting for as. lie intended his
remarks, on Saturday, TO that class Of towards
whe came hero and did nothing but sPssalsts
snd uYswl sbou5 lie strests. There was another
particular class he wished 70 reach by Ibis bill,
and It wss the Jew. In ancient times, tbs
Bscgls were renowned for FrCwess snd chivalTy,
and, ia tsot, nc history has since recorded
greater deeds Of SallsuIy; bus = wss so no
L. Ha4d Of srf-Fv sTW aloua IA
the crowded m8rts and their scls aspiration
money, money, money Hs wished to reach
their pockets, and draw tT0En them some Of their
miserly boards, 70 aid in supporting the GsV-
srBsaent, and for this purpoEe be introduced sn
Amendment, providing that any parsOn might
DO exempt under this act upon tue payment of
81 900 in gold, CT ito equivalent in fersign ex-
change.
M Gather, Of North Carolina said that be
did not believe that either tue nstioDal h0neR
wsud be stained or the national safety impeF-
lied By tho passage Of Law having IN view the
object set forth in this. BY giving the foreigusr
reasonable time, By furnishing him with pass
port, BY enabling him to taxa his family and his
properly with him, cur duty viii have been per
Termed IL these facilities we're not granted,
then The proposition of the gentlemen from Vir-
ginia aad South Carolina would be trEs. be
bsls7ed there should also be distinction be-
tween trsns-Atiantic foreigReTa and f0rsignefs
from The United States. in favor Of the former.
He hoped The bill would be Feeommistsd.
The hour fOF going into secret session aTriv-
ing, further debate was cas- OF
Before gci7g iatO secret session resolution,
by Mr. Gsode, OF Virginia, inviting Gen. J. 3.
B Stuart . a seat in the House, was passed.
The Speaker announced the SolloEiDg special
committee on Mr.. Goodies resolution TO the poo
ME en- tho slate Of the country: MsRsTs. Ciapp
/ ,f Ne
| hams. HATlEidge Of Georgia, and Smith Of North
| Carolina.
The House thon went ints secret session.
NorE.-Thursday. December 3l.-0n motion
to consider the currency and tax bills, reported
} By sslsct Oonmittes, IN open session, Ar Curry
demanded the yess and nays, which vera or
dered;
Ysas-Asssrs. Baldwin, Bell, Bridgors, BOyee
] CleptOn, Curry, Davidson, Fauow, Fosts,
/ GaiiheE, Gray, Hiltsn, J0Des, Eenees, Perkins,
/ Read, Russell, Sexton, simpson, Smith OF D.
/ c., Staples, Yillere, Welch-S4.
| Nass-Msssrs. Ashe, Atkins, Boteler, Fl. W.
Bruce, Z. n Bruee, Burnstt, Chsmblisss Chil-
| ten, Clapp, Conrad, CoRrow, DArgsBl DeJsr-
nett, Foster, FIaemsn, Funston, Gsrdenkief,
/ Garland, Goode, Graham, HAnly, HArsFidge,
| Haskell, Hole0nbo Johnson, KenAn Of Ga,
| Kenaa % \. O.. LaRdsr, Lewis, Lyon, Lyons,
Maohen, Mcdowell, MeLssn, Miles, Moore,
/ Pfesston, RaliH, Strickland, swan ITlPPes Fesb
Wiecx, Wright Of Tsxss-44-
On melton Of MF. Gray, the ipiunction OF Sc
eracy was removed iron this vsts.
Frsm TeNRs.
We aIo indebted to tie edilsr Of the Caddo
Gasstts fer slips frcm-TexSS papers, from which
| NO select the following items;
TIE ENEMY OK our COAST The TsIsgregh
has a letter dstsdon CAneT, December the sth,
| which Ssysi
| We RHd the entire country in b great excite
ment. The msjority Of the planters have re-
moved their asgroes, etc, towards the interior,
and many families have left them sli behind, 10