The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-10
THE SOUTH
JOE JOHNSTON AND JEFF. DAVIS.
Discussions Among tho Rebel
Leaders.
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srs ,F;esr'..s 1881
Administration Attack in Com
gress on Gen. Johnston. =
jeff. Davis Determined Not to Employ
Him Again.
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Necessity for the Consolidation
OF the Rebel Army.
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Proposed Consumption Of All
Gold in the South,
&C., &C., sc.
Necessity for the Consolidation
Of the Rebel Army.
Attack ON General Jso Johnston I'm tho
tho Rebel COngrcsss
SENATE.

tho Rebel COngrcsss
MONDAY, Feb g. 1865
The rst business IN order being the motica 10 recyn
slider the vote Rejecting the House amendment leaving
the number Of slaves 70 DO employed ~ the army a.
Mr. GRAHAM, Of North Carolina moved to postpone the
consideration Of the subject until Tomorrow
Mr.. SPARROW Of Louisiana. hoped the subject would
Mr. HAYSrs Of Tennessee had voted against Hsnse
amendment for the reason that while would not affect
his conxtituents IL would those OF other SENATOR'S e was
opposed the employment Of slaves as soFdie except
should become absolutely necessary to secure our in
Dependence but he would not vote for such PROPOSE
ton until all other measures were exhausted He de-
Tended Congress from the charge o. not having per
formed It's duty the country, and charged oa dtsasrs
D. The Erotlp. He also advocated the restoration OF
General Johnston.
The Of Senators this nor who voted for the
resolution requesting the President to restore General
Johnston 70 the command OF ne Army OF tne
General Jc|snaon had NOR nn a socary pthea oG1S,
or held position which should have been defended
The falling back Dalton Is held up rs mastery TO-
treat General j. IN his report admits loss 10 that re.
treat IN killed and wounded Of ten thousand men, and
hundred principally from sickness He thought it
strange loss OF prisoners was mentioned put seven
thousand men were reported aosen, wtnout leave ~
that General Johnston intended TO abandon Atlanta.
All that had ever been claimed for General Johnston was
were contrasted with the disasters OF General
Hood. But do the disasters Of Hood prove
that Johnston would mol nave Soknuoneo nv
ianta and retrsated through Georgia. He cru
c,sed the vicksburg campaign Of General J,
and blamed him for the disaster at Port HUDSON hc nad
been defend his vote the resolution for re-
storing General j. but what good has arisen from this
dsbteS DO they wish to enct the restoration of General
Johns'oni He did not hlievs sosd b The result Al
this dreadful time when require all our energies We
should eYat ourselves tho occasion This was no time
TO DO quarreng over general who had never accom-
pished any great results The President had on pre-.
vious OCCASION yielded TO the wishes OF Congress- put
he believed Gen had failed he could not DC expected
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prerogatise General eaurcgard had bcen assigned 70
the command OF the Army Of Tennessee and II would
mot meet the appreciation Of Lousianians 70 super
sedc him by the appointment OF any other
Mr. WIGFArJ, of Texas, replied 10 the remarks OF M
g. defending General Johnston, and daoancing the Ad-
nlinistrdtion.
The vote was reconsdered, and the House amendment
agreed TO. .
The following IL the vote the motion to agree TO the
House amendment which leaves the number OF negroes
TO DO employed unrestricted
YxAa-Messrs. Brown, Burnett portch. Henry Waldo =
Johnston, Oldham smms OF Kentucky Sparrow vest,
Walker Watson and Wigfal-l2. -,
NAys-Messrs. Baker, Caperton, Graham Haynes, Hun
ter, Maxwell, Orr and Semmes OF Lousana-d
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