Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21
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detail, except o. hereinafter provided, nhh b.
decided by the Gent raj officers hsying charge III
the business of conscsipion i'll tho several STATES
A meals may be taken from their decisiuLJ II
the Secretary Of War, bat during th, ronlency
of such appeals the appellants shall NJ liable 20
n;tsry 8crv.ca.
Sec. 3 There shall bs as ,gn.d from TIA Invslrl
Corps or from oiii:.rs certified by tho proper
medical boards TO be uLfiL for active service i'll
the fi ,ld, sufficient number of enrolling officer,
who shall report to and be under the immediate
direction and control Of the General officers con-
Quoting the business of conscsipiiun in the
several States.
Sec. 4. All conscriptI shall be r1smirt1 by tie
medical bosrls of the army, After j,ining The
commands in the Fl I'D 10 which they may b. TO-
pectively assigned, ard every discharge granted
by an army medical board shall bs final and
shall relieve the party from MI military service
in the future, n han tho disability is permanent
and the cause of it is act forth in the certificate
of discharge. :.
Sec. s. II any conscript shall furnish to tho
enrolling officer Of his county certificate, under
oath, from respectful, ply stefan or from any
army surgeon, that he il unable to travel 20 'ln
command to which he may BIZ nssignul without
| serious pre- judce TO his heslth, n furloagh ahni
be grained TO him until the next meeting Of :hr
| medical board, hereinafter provided for.
| See. q. There shall be assigned t. each Con
gressionsl District me cal board consisting Of
three Rrmy surgeuDs.whc. alter 'lue notice Ut Tie
time and PLACES Of their meeting, shall visit each
| county of the district ut lsnst once in two
months, and shall examine for drHchHrge or To-.
COMMUNICATION for light duty, il cinscrpts VIC
have been furloughed under The provisions o.
the proceeding Bel ton. Every discharges granite !
by the said medical hoard shall be nal aud shall
relieve the party from all military service III ih''
/ future " hen the disability Id permanent aud tbs
| cause OFT is set forth ia tho certificate.
Ssc. T. 1t shall bo the duty ui all ,Illrer'
and others employed in the military aerrfo
OF tho Confederate S:.tes, and not sotnai!y in
the field, nor attached to SLY army in the fa''i,
including qaaItsrnastera sni comniissari's,
Commanders of posts, provost mash lis, CHI
GERS of the ordnance, nitro aid miuEg ."1
medical bureaus, and Others, to make 10. :iiia'i
monthly returns to the nearest uonscript CHI
Ger, OF the names, ayes and physical cInd!-
ton Of all persons employed in tho service,
| which rsturnp shall be lcrenrded tp tho g:no
raj officer controlling transcription in tie : at,
Sec Z For the endorsement Of tho duIi1s
imposed by this aos upGn tho general IN era
controlling coEsuIi ptiOn IN shc re7cral StA'c',
| such dstachmcnts Of tho reserve luross u, they
may deem nccessay, shsll 10 plnatd ut !hor
disposal.
Sec g. 10 order to secure the prodnGti'n vi
grain and provisions necessary for the une ct
The army and tho fnmilles OF s1laiers, En:h
oyerssers, farmers or planters as wtrn not ell
rolled in tho military tcrvlGs On the | 1 Iii ca"
of February, lsG4, and who will be more use
lul to the country in the pnIsuis OF agricul =
turethan in tho miliLsry ssrvioo, shall rs d.
| tailed upon terms 10 be rre,0rite3 hy lha
Secretary OF War under the directions OF the
| Presds nt. And in order 10 auceIiain whal
persons should DO detailed under tain GOT, i.T
che purposes ufUregaid, thee theU " Ep
pointed by the Preli1ent 10 each cnunty, lbs
trict CT parish, An agricultural board, c"nhini
ing uf three farmers or planters over ito nGo
Of forty five years, TO whom shall 90 HddreSn-
| Cd svery application for tho dettii Of -
oversesr, larmer or planter in their rcHrss-
tive countiSs, districts or parishes, tni wL"'e
duty it shall lie - enquire and report UPON
the merits Of such application. hud il p
mrj9rity of said board shall approve TIC
Same, they shall forward it, together VITA ;hs
reasons ior their approval, 10 tho uaatra! Til
Ger controlling cousCri ption in the ; ate, AID
If ho approve .uch application, The detail
.shall DO allowed If tho General clio,r "f
consumption shall dissrpro7e such srpl g.
lion, tho applicant ,hsll have tho right u APP.
peal to tho Seol etary Of War, and II thesaId
board shall disapprU7a rush sppEcs:inn, their
| decision shall DO floal and nG Iig!t OF appeal
shall exist.
SEC. 10. The luio.u If coaaori;.;iaiI, IA.
camps If instruction and'tho Ctfas f cam-
mandsnt IF consorip.s arc hereby uhDlished,
| and al rules and regulations Of the War d.
| partment inconsistent with thin act, are mere
By repealed.
Mr.. PEsKINs, OF La, fro1l tao Committee
! on Foreign Affairs, to whom had been referred
tho message Of the President c1ncerning the
Peace Commission, reported the folio sang
| resolutions:
Whereas, tbs Congress OF the Confederate
Statss havs ever been desirnu, Of al honorable
and psrma nent settlement, hy neS0tia!ipH,r Il! ~!
mattera Of d,fftre2o. bstHsaa tho people %! tho
Confederate Statss Of America Hnd tic Coy
eminent of tho Unit:1 States. and 10 lhio end
prov dej, Immediately on it'd assembling al
MOnig ome,y, in February, l5Gi, icc ;hs seat-
ing of thres commissioner TO Washington IT,
nepo. 10 friendly relation, ca all qn.&ranB Il
disagreement bctw cell tho two uvvorGInontl,
on principles CT right, j,istice, equity a'.si
good faith ard whereas, these having Leon
refused a reception, Oongfcrs again, on tic
l4th juno, 1864, adop.ed and Eutlrdad q
manifesto to tho civlizsi world, declaring ita
continued desire 10 se.tle, without further
shedding Of tlood, upon honorable terms, ali
questions at issue between the psnrls ff the
Oonft dsrate States and those Of tho United
States, to vii; h the OILY rssponse receiv. d
from the Congress of the United States has
bssn the voting dlwr, by large nnj >ritics, f
ell resolutions proposing an amicat'le sst.Ic-
mont of existing difficulties; AID whereas. tie
President has communicated to this House
that, in tho same spirit of Cancellation and
poacs, he recently rent Vice Pfe.idont Ste.
phons, Senator Hunter. and Judge Campbell,
10 hold conference with such Persona la fi.c
nate TO meet them and whereas, tk0as emf
nent Citizen, after a full conference with Pcs
sident Lincoln and Secretary SswsrG, har.
reported tbs. they were informed cxti City
that The authorities Of the United S:atca ", III;
hold no negotia:ions with tbs O1rfe,lsrato
States, or any Of them separately, that TO
terms ,xoept such as .nqu.,or grants to
tho tutiugsted would DO extended to tho pro.
of our institutions and complete submission
In their rule Was the only condition Of peace :;
Therefore,
Resolved by ths Congress Of the Conf.ie-
rate States Of Amsrica, That whils Coz gee :;
regrets that no alternative is left t, tha pso.
ne Of the c. n federsto Statsr, hus cnntnu-
q noe Ct the war, or submission to tnms u;
peace alike ruintua and dishunCrable, it ac-
oepta, in THAR behalf. the issue tand,red lf,u,
By tho authorities Of the Uhi:ed States Gov
cinment. ard solsmnly deoIsre that it il their
unalt.sable determination 10 prosecute the
war with tho Unitei States until that raw r
shall dsslss from il, # ,rls 10 mi iugs.e them
and th Independence Of tho Confederate State.
shall have besn established.
Resolved, That the Oonerssa ha, roa.i,,t
With Pride The numerous noble and rat1i,.le
res ,llsi6ns passed by tho army. ana in tbs
gallant and unconqusrtd spirit which tt.y
BREATHE coming from thcss who have for years