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It also reported that Colonel Norhrop Commissary
General had been displaced.

It reported that Colonel Northrop Commissary
General, had been displaced
Henry q. Foote'S Troubles.
ACTION OF THE REBEL CONGRESS IN HIS CASE.
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 1860.
The rules were suspended TO allow the Special Com
mee the Arrest Of Hon. s. Foote To make the fol
The committee TO whom was referred the communi-
cation Of the President in relation the arrest of the
Hon. Henry 8 Foote, member Of this House, by the
military authorities have had the same under considera
| tion, and submit the following report
That the said Henry Foote has been absent for
time without leave, and his alleged attempt TO pass
lines without the knowledge or approhaton OF this
House, and before absenng himself he indicated his
purpose to withdraw from Congress. Your committee
try would not be subserved by the forced attendance Of
the said member upon the sessions OF this House; but
that under all the circumstances OF the case expe
dent that the military authorities discharge him from
custody.
Fooe from arrest to allow him 60 North saying that
Congress had nothing to do with the matter seper
atcIy rejected
The resolution Of Mr. Akin Of Ca, saving that no priv
ege OF the member from Tennessee had been violated In
his arrest and leaving him in the hands OF the military
Us private citizen, was rcerted by a vote Of SIS TO e.
The House then adopted the following by vote Of 81
to SO:
ResoKed That the report of the Special the
And then, without trnnsacng any more very import
ant business, the House, at az 7. NJ adjourned
-.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Jan. H.
Judge Halliburton Of the Confederate Court for the
hdbeas corpus on the petition OF Hon. Henry Foote
member Of the Confederate House of Representatives
from Tennessee, commanding Captain Hugh Daggett,
Provost Marshal of fredericksburg bring before the
Judge the body of Henry s Foote Thurs
day next and to show cause why he should
that he had been arrested and held custody by order
OF Captain Daggctt, who poessed to be ACTING by the
order of one James A. Seldom Secretary of War &c
flndh ~ n
Representatives to whom il referred by the Presi
dent declaring that they OF opinion that the good Of
the country would not be subsered by the forced attend
ancc OF said member upon the of the House. but
that under all the circumstances of the case it expedi
tody We presume Mr.. Foote has already been set at
liberty
The Opposition to Davis Repeal OF the
Exemption Laws.
DEBATE IN THE REBEL CONGRESS ON THE con-
sCRIpTIoN.
SATURDAY, Jan H. 1866
The Consumption bill being up, the following debate
occurred -
BY their legislation to break up the army and break
down the cause, he intended that this country should
know IT, The real purpose OF those who putting
this bill amendment after amendment to defeat it,
and they determined, If the ffteen negro clause
done He wanted the legislation Of this House be such
that simply because man paid hundred pounds OF beef
aud hundred pounds of bacon for every negro he
worked he should not be excused from military duty.
He wanted the rich man to understand that his
should 20 into the ranks and fight side by side with the
poor man He had idea of letting certain classes of
persons burrow in the ground while his counrymcn and
children bleeding on the field Of battle. He had
objection to make clean s'ceep Of every in tbs
country without regard to occupation profession and
say that shall be detailed for anything unless he
be a skilled artisan whom the President may think is
nee ssay Tor the casting Of cannon making powder or
something to kill Yankees with
We haze not yet begun 70 fght We haze enough
Had he been Hood he would have pressed every horse in
the state of Georgia and blockaded every employed
the army In DESTROYING every pound Of subsistence in
undonc TO defeat him He was willing to 60 10 any height
to destroy burn and devnsate and every means fair
and foul, to destroy the Yankee nation.
Mr. LESTER of Ga, moved to amend by inserting
that the should report in lieu Of IT provision that all
persons who and tho 18th day OF Febru-
airy, 1854 engaged in agriculture provided such persons
give bond and security that they will furnish much
provisions 10 the government and sell the surplus of
grain &c to the families OF soldiers at prices TO be fixed
by the State Commissioners shall be exempt.
Mr. LErER said that the people in the country and army
must be fed We must have farmers to raise provisions
wen known 10 any one VINO is familiar with the
character of the negro that he will not work and will
grow lazy and nsubordinae unless he has MASTER but
If proper minds are put on plantation to see those ne
groes work. that person who controls them will be
useful out OF the army than in it, He would have all
the bread and meat raised possible and IL meat could not
be gotten he would feed the whole army on bread. This
people should be divided into two casscsthc army and
the producers and both classes should he efficient
and work for the best interests Of each other The
soldiers willing that should be left at home
attend to agriculture He knew how they felt on the
subject and had not the fifteen clause been made
prominent they would not have objected TO that
long the for the good of the country and
army.
Mr. GoopE, Of Va offered resolution that the bill and
amendments be recommitted TO the Military Committee,
with instructions TO report bill putting into service all
white male residents between the ages of seventeen and
forty five and take from the Executive the power
Of detail except limited number OF skilled artisans and
mechanics; that they repeal the fifteen clause dis
charge from service all persons over forty Ave- and revise
the present list of exemptions.
Mr. ORR, o. Miss wanted to amend the bill 80 as 10
II
age.
Mr. CLARK Of Mo- moved to strike out the clause dis
charging the army all persons forty five years
Of age This was adopted
Mr.. FOSTER Of Ala said that he had made a cacua-
ton that there enough Of IN he conderacy be
turin he ages IF eighteen and ory fire years 10 protect
MS government against any enemy for forty years %
There hundred thousand persons IN The confsde
ydcy betioecn cigtteea and forty fire years ofoge
Mr. LOGAN moved to lay the motions to rccommit with
all the amendments, on the table
On motion the House adjourned
THE REPEAL MOVEMENT FINDING LITTLE FAVOR IN
THE REBEL CONGRESS-.
From the Richmond Wing Jan 16
The House of Representatives have had under discus
sion for several days the subject of exemptions, with
view to diminishing the number of exempts and proper
tonately increasing the strength Of the army In his
message the opening OF the session the President
recommended the repeal OF all exemptions and the subt
tuition of the system Of detois This policy also
advocated length by the Secretary Of War in his
port. Hrightjttiy finds bit hte II any fpror Con
gress II is Objectionable 70 the extent Of being wholly
nadnissiahle on several accounts We need only men
ton two three Of the leading objections.
First the power TO raise armies il prcrogative OF the
legislative department, and can he lawfully exercised
only by that department Congress alone has the right
10 say who shall 20 into the army, and a necessary
consequence who shall not be required TO 90 The duty
imposed by the constitution is obligatory upon them
be exercised solely 10y them and cannot be depnted
transferred to any other department VI the government
without confusion Of the functions Of the departments
disturbance of their spheres, and subversion Of the
structure and system Of the government To the extent
that the peculiar powers and duties Of department
are abdcated by il and assumed by another there ia
violation Of the constitution and revolution in the gov.
eminent Repuhcanism, have heretofore main.
tanned, differs from monarchy, not In the amount of
power Held and exercised under either FORM but the
fact that the power in the is lodged head
while In the other u Is distributed among several In
the latter case 10 preserve the proper equilibrium
necessary that the partition lines shall be very distinctly
drawn aud very scrupulously observed; otherwise the
distribution ceases and republcanism runs into mon
archy Congress would be guilty Of high breach Of
trust " u should invest the Executive with powers
tended TO he exerts by Itself only.
second ground Of objection 10 the powers asked for
by the President Is that Il extremely doubtful whether