, 1865-01-24
the SOUTHERN con-
=. FEDERACY.
It's Intestine Difficulties"
EMeute in the Rebel
Congress.
SfEHCn OF blR. ORR OF SOUTH
CAROLINA,
"The Carnival Of Death to be
Ended by Negotiations"
mr.. DAVIS AND HIS ORGAN
GEf3E0,

GFrnm the Richmond Sentinel, Jan. Ill
Immediately after the opening Of the daYs busf
ness Ia the House Of Representatives. Mr., Or. a
he He;k kGss t. Pa
TIE 14th Inst, headed Treason. He then ssfd:
NJ; srEAEEn: The editor OF This papcr Ia the
nuble and private printer Of this Hoase, and 1t il
III Is apoo o Sd Of h
ticle which hare had the Clark read Il Is A.,
parant to this House, aud to those who are lamii
laI Win Cur proceedings, that the article ii in,
Committee On Foreign Affairs, submitted to them
On Last Thnrsday It is 40 less than agraye charge
o. o.Ion o taat an and %
House, WHO were eosu1zsnt Of the substance Of tie
report and voted to: receive It In tecret session
aE{nt f1as 1 1he rsPntsoz Ct Thy MEMBER CON
country that the article is false and slandsrous.
port Wele W presided ores By the venerable, pnre
Rres- Wonld he have 60 presided from week to
| week when treason was plotted! Would be have
Voted as he did, in open session. to go Into secret
ssses e a sn MSnd hs
See. Nj: Withcr1poon Of South Carolina, Mr. Tns-
ner Of North Carolina and Mr. Smith Of A1absma,
bs5 s,nso9 to dot
oua characterf Are they traitosons Congress
mcnl Can 1t be that they have brought forward a
hisoIahsa'y ah rs 51nons s9a fatal propositon repfe-
delegations, Messls: Rivers and Do jar.
Se rspof n0i r a0Ps e xon M to B.sT 5sse1
and N. McMul.in .yoted with them, aware
at the tune Of its substance; and thuss
they, too, fa1l nnder the rod Of the power behind
NJ against members Of this House, It il unnecesss.
n 10 d.vu1gc the contents Of the report, or tho
action Of The House thereon, although L y with
indifference whethsr it aheu!d be considered n
open OF secret session. the writer Of the arHcle
ever taw the resolutions, he has knowingly nisi-
them to be ho states then, according 70 ms oWn
report, he betrays gross 1gnoEanes tn asserting
that resolution to open LII, gnean }op Ipaca
would constitute treason and greater etlminali:y
In prcsumsng to artatsn worthy and patriotic men
ix K sa,sasa ct Sas to of hs Sagasnt
cismy Fof the sa1c Of the argument let It be
conceded that they have proposed to send COM
ssoners to opGn t1soIas nfso
BE seot eoazp M a Re she onfh he1o terms
III honorable peace, With Instructions tn g feport
| nd to This House. Such negotiations would be
Irregular. and Jet they might. think taey vopfd,
II ratified By Tue trc93tynakins po"e&f & aeeI.s @ an
mailman wonld denounce these means md tlis re.
tu't ~ trcachery OF The most Infamous character
| From the supposed relationship q this paper to
Iulctnc in bitter dcnounciation, to have The effect
| OF Diminishing the advocates OF Al honorable,
peaceful settlement OF The war. i this Ea.
| The design. allow lGe to assure you, Nj. Speaker,
Tint greater 1nistak kc was never n1ade. Denunca:
| tion will he met by defiance. Tliis movement
Is not in the lands Of n,a Or @ men
sen ssnss % a. au!y, k1sy ors dsterniasd Tia: II sou.s
Is xtafS:ass1g # ts hs eSasy ;s ;at s ~ b b
! G.afH % 1r y ataotlation Tho Sentinel thinks Il
foolish, Reasonable, nr rusnous for this Houae to
7 send Coram,a.lonsrs 10 Washington. with powers
terms could be obtained which wonld not he rnin
| Gus. IL there any reason for this assumption
That journal proposed few daya ssEee 70 ap2llah
s}oyery for foreign intervention. Who Is auttor.
tzcu to fay dat better tetms eannot be obtained
! rom the United StatctY Who IL authorized
to say that terms could not be agreed uoon with
| We certainly could make It to their In
| tcrrst to recognize q. a. an Independent pco
witioas Involving either slavery Q: eeconstrac;s
! uuc:rcn OF reconstruction, however, does not
| arise in the proposition to negotiate, an! shall
not, therefore, discuss It; 'No1 is It foolish OF
polite Of unma,.ly, while We are gathering up al
our military strength 10 meet the enemy, to resort
to every lsndab1e and proper effort to gtre peace
TO bleeding and distracted eoant1y by ne:sot.a
lion. On the contrary, the statesman who won1a
sclutc to do this Is . hldcous moral deformity.
Wh.n VI. Orr had nnlshed reading The to;eso
<.
ruIes in order 10 allow him 10 Introduce the fol
| loving rcaolutien:
Thertas, On the 14th of this month there ~
pesred in the columns Of the Richmond ssatia>! /:
correspondence over the SIGNATURE Of g." an;
beaded with the words Treason! Treason:'
printed in con:ptcuous capitals. md n marked witl
nounced that it WAS rumoEed on the street tha
there wns rcsolntinn before Congress, 'n secEe
aeafion. to oren irregular negotiations, thron:!
Ing that such proceeding was not only treason
bur, under the Circumstances, trsaehesy OF th
most ln.atpous character. and avow1ng that til
he writer. tic people Of lie Confeacr1ey genera!
i, would not alloy themselves to be sold by trais
orous Congressman after this fashion, and
| 1IEfrfds, The said correspondence WAS ACCOM-
panied by an approving editorial, characterized b
lb4 came touc aud spirit rs the correspondence Il
said RI. Sentinel Sas understood to be the orga
Mr. Barksdal, replied that 1t WAS to that ver
point his remark was addressed. lie repeated t.aa
The statement, whether direct OF implied, that N
Sext;Ht{ wis the organ Of the President, OF be
responsible FOR its conduct Is utterly destitute {
Mr.. Turner ln1uired By what authority the &C,
aema r nas III. dsslafatlos and
will not permit It - be called In question.
aIr. Smith ot Alabama said:- should not nj
ne!f hare paid any attention 70 the articte In II
!Stnfinkl. I shonid have allowed 1t to pass In 9
edisofz n1one. But Tie vote Of this House. In :.
AZ ,s IL seSE
nstter IN more serious aspect 1 corsider Ii;
rote ns 10 to some cstcat ns iu9orsins 7ne SsntinS
So iony rs that yo;e stands rs the sense OF th
hndr rrn fake no mart in It's deliberations ~
thia In nerfecI respect to the members here nd
dopot wish my withdrawal to he considered az
all contemptuous, hut dtctatcd solely by their SCI
| respect which feel, md By which havesthf0ut
, life endeavored 10 be governed.
And .chtreas, The said correspondence a,
ediioT1nl, headed and paraded As aforesaid, 4
ss t. aad @fs sS r. %Sas R%ss ~ I'll
d,sja.s17 tre.son anI trescbery be II therefo,
: E<joIred, That so far as the statements and II
sditoTs Es.s Intended de, ,,':, e nppy to
t.-ss ts.,e, nre an Infringement of the privileges
: it, members, aud merit tho emphatic rcbuEe a
| unqualified denuncfation Of this Houie.
ton Of lhc resolution, resulted in Yeas, 81; Nay
= &c. 4 tHu-t1irds vote being required to suspel
r flfc rnlts. Tie resolution was not introduced.
E A1as Gf osgst hogss FL
:, noihinr for thc cl,aTges Of thc correspondent,
!, ior tie opinion ofthe editor who inlorscd ther
Tie aamin{stratinn. and II tlju was the case. til,
hc wonid sav that ihe AdminisSatiou had lent
zelfto mosl infamous eau%Ry oa t1o s @otisss i. !
GGfIerrd on ill., i subject had had no squirting
q 1ra-i trrosnn IL sny rcnt1eman on this 10
thnnrht so Iet him Tise In fls scat and say it.
the highest pstct,s I'D a-ETs i
, Admtnias1ntion Ho had not publicly assniled u
. Administration hut the article IN IAe skmn =!
c offered on this subject and, Of course, alluded
{ himself lie did no: desire these resolutions
be considered In secret session, bnt "aa W1iiti
cIarres referred to alluded to him and his resol
= fiones he pronounccd them int,mou.l. false,
r Iii. Ea;kedale, Of Mississippi; desired t. state
# matier Of fact In connection with this subject.
= Mr. Russeli Of Viruinia-I oARHt,
8 Nj. Gilmore Of North Csrot Rped ne f.