, 1865-03-29
THE REBEL CONGRESS.
A Spicy Retort to Davis
Lecture on their
Delinquency.

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AA1el
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| On HIS SHOULDERS. -
The following report of select committee
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"as presented IN INC leoei seeate III secret
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moved. and the report appears IN the rebel
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| REPORT.
The attention Of Congress is called BY the Pres.
eeeeu1y there Is urgent need Of 1eu and gu ,plIes
| for the army
The *ssns passed By Congress during tho
| eidered BY the President fnsafActent; and # is
eaia ihat The rreplis Of the law an;hortzinv IT, m
snt1r,G,taa T., ssses - s ' vi DC !ess taan
OF coacres. IN snntpu H. me.anre Th,t aenoa '1
90 radical in its eharacter 50 !epuensnt to ti the
ne fhe nrconf. r ~ sSoni5 snees
n6s,,io a q, soclsy, snoatu sneonntef Gp.
70 excite SURPRISE but # the policy and necessity
y. tnt measure nha neen seriously urged Oh Con-
Hiaht Y sra an e 1sgasaaYe action
-seaa ~ @somnunlcaton 70 Conslesr, Pas recon-
t5snosa ~ tne passage o. "a" putting sllves into
| ron:fJa..,,n 20 eo'u'sts, auu MS III 4essaEe unQef
me E1rcutiye message transmitted to Congress
o Ss st the pro-
10 ,apPtet, ana: LOT t9is purpose re-
| scon1r.d 4, toas euu aoso1uts nte ~ slaves pc
~ fa%ny 0y and as an INCENTIVE to
stataa ne vile me Permission Of the
nect,n, % ~ tinF nsa tneF were ataHn. n This con-
poey Should 1nS1fse HEST ~ assa: e. th.s
tb IS sngcesed that in addition TO
nteht 1es he mssrols performed " the slave, he
an IN Rae eaeas a. Ss
nuMner p should be s9xmented to forty Thousand.
e ney onu .as Lmll ard these enoplo1meDts 1t does
a no, seem 10 g. desirable. under existing ciEcnm
49,. Ely, ~ gu' N tae eame message the Prest-
eSne a taa1.nel remarks: "Ihe subject Is to be
nn1rv nnd ~ o1, n, solely n The light Of
SM 80 must Dissent from those who advise a general
tiersH II sn., s asca 'a, M ior me duty or sol
yeher list aid not consde5 XII If In no
lie FIiTaordn,ry wn1en n,e Moaid Justly resort to
Indeed, no other 1utereoce ca9 be dedneed fton
the ''neu:ge used ~ him; for 10 say.: % "Thsse
the improbable con n eeacy Of our RpeS ~ %
sorting to this element OF Resistance tbsn tn onr
p1efcnt condition." The Secretary Of War. IN IL
concur in The opinion of thc Prnsidn,, =, % 70
said While It is encouraeinT r. Innv th,s ae
source for further and futIre affnri" T. - ~. H.
Ecmn11N. Hom~ nk t.t4h
perceive lbs necessity a. snrt"xs H. IL yea s.aes
employing slayes Il, the h9Pher nt;.p u1 poatsy q
'dieIs." 'A'@A~A o"o'7 " so4'
Al what period Of the session the presidpnt cr
ngenc, had arisen. WHICH renn,pe9 CO..
tlaves a sn element Of resistance, doe, not appesp
your Committee, Congress- mieht ,Sei hs1se ~ ot
Jared actfor On this sphirct nntii ~ VOL n ue
m:nt, as the President Whose constitRtonsI dnir %
Of the Conicderacy has navcr ..hnd " me state
thcnc manner, for the naasare of aw ~ n9y ~
Senate. however did mi asrs,t the ,.r.i9 ~
ments Of The President On the Sab macen,bse upse'
':sGl, the following e3olution VA aonrT b4 sh,
senate, In secret session: f'eo - A1'
R<sol.td, That de President In reonaataa =,
INFORM the Senate, in secret session, a. to the
.a.t u tne M finances IN connection with the pay
+,vntnora .ao uoops tne means Of supplying the
he condi,on NJ III and snesistence
recruiting he SAME tho conditfnn tus p ,
rom ah,n.5 ado ~ "netnes any eld OF announcement
prooosed 20 ,hat ~ sena,o or nas Seen sought Or
fatnre o. e IT. sfats Of the eouor and q
IRE reon,re @' ''no "na1 measures Of ollegis}ation
~ i IN ire resnonse +o ,b,a -..o,,,,o .,
m1sht 1 VEL u hare M commnncate1 to the Senate his
,a s;ors % he nscsrsity and policy Of arm,ng
dcfense n ~ adG;tnn ~ *. a. mans OF pnoltc
.u11on adokted n secret session on the 3oth De-
creating #, was iastrncted *, ~ cn1 1ns sssoaion
The President, and by such other means =, the4
to hat
pective. '''1 'Aoa'
A written report was made hv the commttteo nm |
Jann.5J y. lSo5; md although It Ind conference
port to any suggestion by hlm ths: tI,e nec.s.nss
Of the country required he cmpsoymcnt Of s1axes
influenced, no douht b. The on1n}nn ~
determined for itseif Tho proprfetv. noiiev 81
necessity of adopting The measure ii ouestton. 4a9
forty thousand slaves as cook.. tesm.ters and
engineer and pioneer laboreta' was ssaestsd aao ~
and law has been en.ctad 1t lie present sessfon;
After answering The charrrs ~ In n,x,s.
relative to exem Dtfons. The 7ennrt sa1a ' LAVE
~ mi. t1nc ,hst rana.ns. 'aons' ene ispolt says:
me e Gomm,lendat1on of the President to epacta
IT, ina a~ The snhect Was considered,
as sxs ss ,s;e % Of as15
n y, s5c69dsd 5et@eea .! s .Rs ssesft COZ. &
e The County ~ r as erpsson wGs @'sty msterts
10 absorbed b the coneciiption acts, MIL
sonf .t r.. On mate1o !tia a ea optrafe, e.
t'etentesn, 0nd the men ortr my vsars Or ak.
i w. deemed e1pedent to allow this material TO
Subject TO The control OF the State eaihori
l1rest q dese1ters, and to enforce tic admnJsfra
ion Of State laws.
In relation to finances the reoort e.v..
1t IL apprebe. ded bY tbo prcs,5sn. 90: 15s'
he 6nanrea w,i1 hs Ssi4 ~ me management OF
nsdennate nrnrtsin, U 'Gs. % ~ consequence Of the
Il .ptimatet ihst eoma n5 Gonefess; and IT
1ended Is him were 90 retar5ed "a ta e. recon.
Tera ior ih .aa ann osnsss ster being matu.ed
onrer snnItc.h1e ~ eTs 1oa9doned. being no
,nI1 Arsprpi.i , ~ Jul altesed condition. Tho
ured Was The rnrrenrz III Alter being ma
secretary Of The TreSsurr "a '""@ende9 on by the
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narEc3 ~ 1ho fa,4ns message. It my be re-
~ .rh}er ~ @ tat'o.E G " enact any fiscal meas
;ainahIe and onrn hntens M Fllality to render It
ouT months dpe. not So.sr .or aae Sport period OF
nrreic5 bill wae recommended to coasHra;a css !he n
" the Presidrnt IT. ~. " u0 nuaaces presented
eta1v n tha Tna - ~ mSessee, and by the Sec-
lonrd wftbont Tt1ra3 hansapI IL teposI II "se aoan-
cssion i, Was ascertstned Il. e. =. subsequent
nv e9csraed easa otnaous on the Tfeas-
nijl,ons 1he ,mng1,, "saIy iont hundred |
Congress- hr 1ba s..en.sy oaaslaaily reported to I
y, Tie Currency Si1 ata 81 ne Tfeasu-
rdrctiou Of he cn,rencv et'enpatea ~ a the ! .
CTR tnto titba eonFefs'on Or the Trea+Hly
nd by nm nnnnoi anniies;;Ps Pasaoie ~ ater he war,
11es IN il1e na,nr. II n y portion Of the
ury nptes receiver tnr tiie Lung: me Tres
o19ea tne c-odt nae - mitaty fevcrses, which im-
Stant ~ Me eteaL M VI ne GoFesnment to such IN
ons' Ieft i1t,s hoy ~ tasaoiiity Of any Of lts
o. LOT nthe certificates. AS soon as #
fscor.ro ~ Isleaso IN ne arrears OF debt was -
~ ~ rr-.n ~ 49,. @ suuoneu, AL idea OF reduc-
r. e. 1hcse ra We " aoanaoned as impracticahe.
srfno cbar@e ~ ~ ~ TGmmittee q Conference
,nndon # as rsa1cas s ;osy S;ehsy VII agreed to f
anT r. ~ i,i} h1 pressnt adyantn:c In. =
"a saae{a. n4, ueeu paseeQ l1e dr3t day OF | r