Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-01
ALAa6mA.
PEACE REsoLuFIoHs III THR LHaLI

The Alabama Legislature has recently
been convened in special session, under
the call OF Gov. Watts. Itdoss not seem
20 have accomplished the business for
which be called It together. Among other
business which was not 10 accordance with
the Governors wishes, Was the introduce
ton of the following resolutions by Mr..
Parsons; ,grs.ss-rFty fLTF
{ RhsrsGsl Abraham Lincoln, as Presi-
dent Of the United States and Commanded.
10. Chief ofthe army and navy thereof, and
the friends and Supporters Of his adminis-
tration, have declared that negotiations
for peace cannot be entertained except on
basis of q restoration Of the Union In Its
territorial integrity apd the abolition OF
slavery, and that the existing war mus be
prosecuted until the men of these Oonfed-
crate States are compelled to submit to
these terms, or are subtugated, and II nee
essary 70 secure this end, extermtnated,
their lands ceniscated, and their women
and children driven forth as wanderers on
the face of the earth, and
" 'WAreGs, The recollection Of Abraham
Lincoln to the office of President Of the
United States is advocated by many, II not
al his supporters upon these grounds, and
that there is NO other way to terminate
the war, insisting that there lie no dispo-
sition on the part Of the people OF these
States to enter, into negotiations for peace
except on the distinct admission OF the
separate iHasPsHdsnes q shsss ssasss e. :
6cWRersas, Ate recent cohysntien held Ia
the city OF Chicago, q numerous and pow
erful party has declared: its: Willingness TO,
II successful, 10 stop fighting and open ne.
gotiations with us on the basis of the Fed
eral constitution as It 10, and the restora-
ton Of the Union under It. Now, therefore.
Be II resolvsd By the Senate and Houss Of
Representatives. Of the STATE Of ALIbGRG, IN
General Assembiy convened, That we sin
cerely desire peace. If the aforesaid party
is successful, We are willing and ready 70
open negotiations for peace on the basis
indicated in the platform adopted by said
convention-our sister States Of this Gem
federaoy being willing thereto.
The correspondent Of the Mobile Nts0s
writes from Montgomery under date of
October 8: ,.s a...ls
nWell, the agony 10 over, the assembled
wisdom Of the State have had their extra
pow.wow, and have adjourned. A little
after o'clock last night the august body
closed Its session, and retired to rest upon
the laurels of their brilliant oampaigu.-
The Governor, In convoking the Legisla-
ture, set forth in strong terms the defence.
less condition of the State, aud his want OF
power to avail Of the abundant material for
the purpose of the defence which might be
brought into service. he suggested means
which he thought would accomplish the
desired end. The Legislature neither
adopted the 6overuor's suggestions. nor
substituted any of their own. After squab-
bling fora couple of weeks over several
propositions, they incontinently abandoned
| their posts and left the State to take care
of itself. With inimitable sang .froid, before
adjourning, they appointed committee TO
wait upon his Excellency and say that
shaving finished the business before them,
they respectfully inquired whether he had
anything further to Communicate" Where
upon his Excellency said he had somewhat
more to say, and briefly dispatched meg
sage to them, restating what he had called
them together for, and saying they had
utterly failed to do what, in his judgment,
was necessary 10 be done. The parting
words of the Governor were not very gra-
ciously received some intelligent members
grew eloquent in their denunciation of his
lecture, and It was proposed to return the
obnoxious documentto the Executive, en-
dorsed In black envelope, significant Of
the wrath of the House. Upon calling the
ayes aud noes, IL was found that the House
was without quorum, Whereupon 1t was
thought best to adjourn. Thus ended the
extra session without the passage Of any
law looking TO the better protection or
defence of the States against the common
enemy. The stupid resolutions and speech
| es Of the reconstruction, or State. uegotiR.
i ting members, have been published for the
encouragement of the Yankees, and will
remain as enduring monuments OF their
\ want of patriotism aud discretion, long
H after the authors shall have been buried
under the overwhelming scorn of an indig-
nsnt people. AS We predicted on the as
sembling Of this body, nothing valuable
has been done. They refused to do any.
thing with the militia; that matter remains
in stdtU quo, the Governor having no power
to order them from one county to the de-
fence of another. They refused to loan
q small portion of the money lying idle in
the treasury to complete the railroad to
Union Springs, They refused 70 exc
tend the time for the completion Of other
unfinished railroads, important 70 the great
interests Of the community, and necessary
10 the development Of the wealth Of the
State. They refused to do anything to-
ward lessening the evil growing out Of the
large number Of distilleries, scattered
through the State. We may be asked,
nWhat did they dot" So far as We can
say they spent some $95, 900 or $50, 900 of
the States money, aud raised their own
pay for the next meeting of the Legislature
(some Eve weeks hence) from $6per day
70 SIS per pay. This, We imagine, 10 about
the most important thing accomplished by
the extra session. We forgot, il is said
upon ''reIiable authority" that about the
time when 1t was supposed something
4 would be done to prevent the distilleries
from buying up the corn, and thereby en-.
HANGING the price Of that article, that some
thing like a barrel Of primo red.eye found
its way into the side room ct the capitol,
and was smiled away at that days session.