, 1864-02-16

restore. .6uDmle6lon'tp overwhelming fOrcf
is al that can, with propriety, BE- demanded Ii
occupies u district, to enforce such oaths, ne
cessarily implies the corelatirc tight of tht
CtIer party to-: make the same srcaulremeuI
when the fortune Of. war gives him the ascen
/, dency.,. Thus VIC will have people bound al
:ternately By two sets Of cond!stinG oaths and
! While such places Us Norfolk and New Or
leans are in the possession of the enemy, ,thcil
citizens:a1e not, Of course, blanablc IN sub
Inisting to a t4e taeto government: The clear
IT. st dictates Of 9f iaw and humanity e3oner,te
T course, no oaths taken to the power which
happens to be In possession, would dispense
with the right Of the other side to force obe,
| dielce In its turn, and therefore the whole
affair would be an idle mockcry did it not I'm.
settle men s.rrinciplcs, and wcrcit not a des.
| ricable attempt to pcrycrt the sentiments and
entrap the. convictions Of those who arc sub
jccted to the. test It speaks well, both for
their constancy TO the canse, and the rectt.
tude Of orr people, that SO few huye, in gen.
bfar upon them. Oaths taken under duress
layc no binding force In law or ethics; yet,
in times like the present, it is dangerous forr
men to take advantage. too casilv Of plea
Which Ii Of SO elastic nature The enemy
hive no right to tender such ouths, nor docs
| AI ~ 1saA ~ t1he Auenl Ausotfe tAeln from
the duty Of observing the usascs ofeiyiiizcd
| ssaftare. United and perscycfing resistance
| to such demands would be tue. course most
compatible, with sel1-respect, and, until the
| enemy openly avows his barbarism, be will
| not dare to carry out the dcpdtsh threats Of
| starvation with which he endeavors to shake
l. the hrmness Of our captive felloW-citixens.
! IRRESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATION IN, TIE
REBEL CONGRESS-. :.
! From the Richmond Examiner, Feb, /. '
It is probably necessary evil, but It Is GER
| tain1y great evil of the times, that our
| rights anu liberties arc legislated upon by SO
f. many representatives whose action Is with
! out The wholesome control of responsibility
to constituencies at home. A very large pof-
t. tion Of our territory IL oyerrnu by the enemy;
+; md when We add to the districts oyerrun, the
! entire Etates Of Kentucky andr Missouri, re.
+ presented by full delegations in the Confel-
crate Congress, who are elected in the loos-
est manner by refugees and army yotes pollcd
IN irregular modes, at uncertain places, the
irresponsible representation Is found to en-
i BRACE Irobahlya minority of the lower House
/, Of Congress. NofAiuy but tho pressure Of Il
| ffightful Wal, could reconcile the people who
/; respond to the calls, obey the laws and pay
4: the taxes imposed By such body, to this sys-
tenn Of representation. Tie pressure Of The
I the time being, to the anomaly Of legislation
/; without responsibility, and Legislators with
out constituencies; but whoever has had the
opportunity Of becoming familiar with the
popular feeling In the inter Gor, must be aware
that this is the. sonzce Of much latgnt restiye-
| ncss and dfseatfstacttou.
The Examiner then recites the action OF
/ the House Of Representatives in 1a;lns upon
| the table the resolution of Mr. -Boyce, OF
P, South Carolina, calling on the President to In
+: form it whether civil or military officers ap-
$aa riof1
arc now holding Office without having been
rcnominated and confirmed by the Senate !;
and On this the Examiner says:
We doubt If the entire annals Of legislation
! will atford parallel to this vote In mere
courtesyto twenty members desiring inform-
| alton, their colleagues might lave consented
to accord 1t; but the fifty yotcd as II the in
formation would positively 1ayeI hurt them.
They turn up the resolution with ferocity aud
| dispatch it without mercy. Information ef
t this sort sec1ns to be thing they don't want
F.; for which they hare that sort tof aversion
which q certain personage is said to entertain
toward holy water. !.
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION,
! (Ftom the Examiner, Fcb. IL
i The currency question has lost nothing Of
:: its vital interest, although withdrawn from
! the area Of public discussion BY the policy OF
Congress- Why that body refuses to consider
inls inpogtani mattef ~ open session ts a
nwpe.e61 @ y FthA;s th ,t ~ saI1shttot"afu common
feiI;r - .ner uc'ses 70 preEeat stoek'
/. we may respect the honesty Of their motives
I, but We cannot give them credit for great dis.
! cernment- II they wish to maintain repu-
] tation for wisdom By suppressing the reports
NJ the r1an AZ f3r "s ann. ~ tha soa.I
! concerned, but we doubt whether such .
Ever one knew what wna 4o he tI1.aso'S; Inna IT,
err ons knew That fhn cnrronon ~ -nn.t h ~ ~
;lmced to narrower iim,ta ny Ennt s' o;th, W t.
those limits Tn thn fnInt orcrations X Fareoa
fnndInr and Pavr ;aTation Evar.bads, ~.
nrepared for 6Irecf assanlt an fhr saa>"ria
Eccau-the Confederata netes themae1vrs "
! and the scheme Of Senator n1dhsno 1vi,;",
looked to an sxtjrpation Of half their roInme MH
roraSt "a sbnees of4'o " Ak"
r. Mr 01JEe1,,a .e.1,o,,,, 80 ..,.a,;a,a
r;oient 4; Il "a tbonghf t',ot e,'5;. ~ :oo
.vonid bc tnn snd5s1 and ,,r1sSr,oo
deranrement and distress @ H womid t bc 1rilsr
to withdraw the circulation: b1 caliinr M IN. ;n
to imI'ose 4 mnnthlE tar on the ,shnis t,,,tn nnt
stant3ir,,r cnrrrncy. Ir'. .MemnInoera sdn;n- nn,-
isfr,tirS facn1tr does nof: anTe.E j., ho aa,,n1
IL, anv svsfrn r. rnlfecfinc1 III ta~ns o1ean5,,
i imposed by Congress-: and ram nv vo1nnta1y @
paymcuts the relief offcrcd il nat ;dfrcctiv an.
DreciabIc AZ VIC ace bv'- the fart Tint rrfces
nre stilj roinp nm. iicsnita the erormnns 1or'
cnue which must accrue to the government. e
1eturas. rr1ns - 'u' T sno]"s 't Tue assessment
AFFAIRS M THe aEnEl. oAP17A1-rHE souru-
ERS MECCA.
'':: From the Examiner. Feb. a., -,
: : Richmond is the Southern ssNecca :, and
everybody a pilgrim, It would seem. TIC
/, hotels arc full: lie EoarTl{11 housas are orcr.
fowinr Thnra .is nnth;rne3 - :oat .aa ~ st
-norn r. -11+ ra+ a-To.., .h5s ~ s, ,t au0 ~. !"
~ eta-.aai ~, 1es essly pou5 uas conleht.
,,r,r r. T.s nra ef.s;.. =. ~ - n -. t o.'oo1A
:. terry what important business brinss every
BODY and his kin to Rfchmond. 03e Womb
en1,nose the stuneniIotis nrfre nf tfv,nG wo.1d
Irfva fhem axav ~ h,,r1Ev tFa1. hac.4s;t thne
mustcome On the hor,frarv. II ynns fhe1n'.
and foolish people rush into Richmond like
crazy craft into the vbrtc:: Of tnao1strom.'
= What 1t is they find SO attractive in Rich.
n,ond is. an inexplicable puzzle to sensible,
plodding folks; 1t may be for the experience
Of The indescribable sensation Of living Ut The
rate Of twenty or fifty dollars per Eday at thc
hotels: Of d1inkfnr i flluc rnIrn 1t }hc ~ r.tc |
Of tTo dollars at The RESTAURANTS. III .he,no,
pulled up every half hour by The conscri;R
Gay5k; or driven distracted by lie music of
The iron keys OF the Jcfr Davis 1,ianos. ort
bcfnr fbhhed once in every twenty fnrrhonra
with The 1.t1htly chance ora knock iioTrn %,
a tumblc into lie bosir. II these ara mt thc
nttrartions. then our anery. NWhat hr;nv. ~
many Idlc pcopIe to Richmond 81 il sti5} in.
solved. ~, 49,
ARRESTS MADE nj r;rE ,ttvop,s m, ,,cr
,us -,iro,,o,o,.- -t...:....t -
and c1srsctrr ~ arrosts t H. Q. tne NUMBER
no1,sa n ~ -, e t 10 oe Made by tho