The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-24

adopting s sassrs noso a. ,0as at s bsgnning As
session The army organization bill has not yet passed
the opening Of active operations, and the organi
zaon will not have the benefit of knowledge of their
new officers With Sherman threatening Charleston and
Fisher aording base for operations North Caro-
lima Hoods army defeated In the West aud ne army Of
il was expected that Congress- would have this taken
for the next campaign. But instead Of war
1aaSs Of peace The United States House OF Represents
tves have rejected BY vote Of eighty 70 fty one
the following preamble written by Horace Greeley with
the subjoined resolution by Mr. Cox
Joy congratulations the victories recently achieved BY
az CIVILIZED and
sS nsw that s %s %
Of that our either would or should
from precisely What they Z, are ready to DO
eontemplaes with satisfaction continuance Of host,es
for @ ow sake ON 4 Of y a r
regard for the ends Of s and an
ting an armed rsSei ssosa Strain every nerve
TO hc ears. the s
however assurances that It's end has been atsne
Tim. in the hour victory which ought
taken 70 change the canstitaon Of the uned states
san s s iii Pre-
ceve commissioners agents, with view TO national pa
Known to Civilized and Christian Nations secure the
ton OF hostliies and the union of the States.
II that compromise the joint work Of Greeley and Cox
cannot find favor with the republican House Of Repre-
senatives, what Confederate hope for any terms
other than ignomnious surrender Let peace slide
and let whole and undivided attention to
The negroes, recommended by the President have not
vet been provided viii not the Congress Immediately
take action and secure the forty thousandf The enemy
viii not offer MS any terms other than those OF submits
SION as long as they have the prestige Of success
II Is not in the Yankee nation to be other
than a bully and long military disasters
attend our armies we may expect to be bnllied
honorable peace. II We would have peace must
first ga victories. The army must have more men, and
and better organization This the only work for
Congress to do Let them do II and 10 i quickly Turn
peace TO Mr. Blair and Mr. Foote Let them hob
side or tho other Of the Potomac makes no matter War
and for the Congress Of this confederacy
are the only things now left for our Legislature
The Rebel Congress.
CONGRESS PROPOSES TO GET UP AN ADDRESS IN
STEAD OF AN ARMY.
In the rebel Senate Thursday after some un-
important business the House concurrent resolution
appoint JOINT committee to prepare an address
them Of the unalierabe det rmnaton Of Congress to
continue with all its energy the struggle for idcpc
in which we are engaged and assuring them q The maj
efforts five stand firm and united together and WELD our
with strength and wisdom The resolution was
The remainder OF the sess dey oted TO the
sideton of the bill to reorganize The army
On Friday, Mr. SpAERow, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported the following BILL which was
passed.
BILL amend the &C. entitled An At 70 Organic Forces
The congross Of the Conisdcrat States Of America DO
sass thai he @ persons OF nenened sa
be Monday hs
The sonsderaon Of The senate bill to provide for the
reorganization OF companies battaions AMI regiments IN
certain cases, was then resumed The bill was consd-
cred by sections and amended In varoas particulars
when the Chair stated that the question would be upon
engrossng and ordering the bill to third reading
Mr.. SPARROW, by general consent, moved to amend
the nrs, section by striking out shay and inserting
"may.n
amendment He thought the win OF Congress, and not
Of generals should prevail II necessary to pass law II
xr Bwssszr n ny ssen addrerscd The Senate ut some
length The Senate bill not exactly what he wanted
but he would vote for bccaus, 1t was the best offered
He in favor Of immediate organization; but he de
sired such bill passed would reach the large
number OF officers appointed as ccinn,issaries quarter
not 50 crsumserbed as at present Ho believed there
abundance OF provisions IN the country 10 feed
army larger than ours which could be procured II the
,ropr officers were appointed for that purpose He also
believed that there were enough In the South aYhp
an army superior to Grant f the Cons ript nSswas
paper furnished him by the conscp officer Of this city,
In which II shown that one hundred and nfy two
thorsand had bscn handled by the officers Of that
bureau, and Of this number but 06Ges thousand had
been 70 De Eort He also alluded to The large
Der OF who held certificates OF disability, and said
that according the findings Of the warriors medical
boards the unhealthy country the fare
OF Gods Garth He thought Tho Exemption Law ought
10 revised and was In favor taking away the dscr
ouary power given to the President and the Secretary Of
War.
Mr. wIarAL sorry TO see the part Of Senators
such feverish anxiety put in the army. In his
opinion that not the wsy to render army efficient,
The nGmbr Of nuskct bearing men In an army did not
| constitute its effectiveness The gentleman from Ken
lucky (Mr Bunct alluded 10 the exemptions granted by
Congress and the Secretary Of War and the President
Upon this subject he desired say few words Having
placed all toe between the ages OF eighteen and
forty five in the neld the question at once presents
ITSELF "Are you going 10 feed themfn OF On
/ wbatf On that very wholesome diet known In Vir.
| gnia big hominys' No; the soldiers could not
hat, tlatr eta wall
then You have millers Then you must give those
mers someth ny 10 grind 90 you mist have agricnl-
turists to furnish them with wheat and corn. Having
placed all your bearing population in the field you
must clohe as well az feed them That nccctstaes the
leave the wives and children Of yonr brave soldiers ~
home, and when they fall sick they must have the
proper medical attendance FOR hs reison physicians
years practice and apothecaries exempted
when the the child dies, the last religious
rites customary in a Christian country must be
Performed Honce the necessity Tor ministers OF tho
gospel Thus get the large list of exemptions ~
which the gentleman from Kentucky complains. You
can't have an army without those exemptions and he
thought we had better well enough alone. la gard
10 bill for the reorganization Of the army lac did not
think this was The protr lime for the passage 81 such an
act We about enter upon csmpaign, and, IN his
opinion, the time not prrpitious for its passage
he commanded the armies Of yankcedom, he would ad
wise the reorganization Of the Southern army,
and the day II commenced he would attack
Gen Lee For this reason be va opposed
tn final action the bill to-day. Tho bill has
been printed the officers OF the army, and he
desired what these officers had 70 say about
the bill He was afraid metnbs ~ were disposed 70 TINKER
In his opinion, when man has = fever he had better
take cup o. tea and 20 TO bed than 70 DC swallow
ing potent pills.
Mr. BRow~r favored the immediate passage of tho bill.
Mr. HIM thought il important that the army should he
rcorganzed but he doubted the policy ~ attempt u nj
this time IN The face OF the enemy with Grant thunder
inn al our gates FOR admtancc He could agree with
the gentleman from Kentucky In relation 10 the exempt
He did not think tho class Of cycmpts too large.
In his opinion ID would be injurious mlnsh the mum
Der The senator alluded TO the number Of men who
were exempt because Of physical disability, which frst
w ic tp r1 fiaft
number Includes soldiers who have been disabled In the
and discharged II docs not appear great The
exemption law as u stands, he considered wire one
but he was Ia favor OF restricting the power
OF details ny any Interference with the ex-
empton law cndanger both supply and
transportation In his opinion IL neither wi-e
nor appropriate for this Congress 10 exhaust ts
energies talking about exemptions aud details. There
were enough the muster rolls repcl any force
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