The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-19
REaEL REPORTS.
Important Resolutions AdOpted-All
Aateu,Dts M Peace Revolutionary.

In the Confederate House ofRepresent-
atives on Wednesday, Mr.. Miles, of South
Carolina, introduced the following resO-
lutions, which were ordered to be printed:
Resolred, That under the Constitution
Congress alone has the right to declare
war, and the President, by and with the
advice and consent Ofthe Senate, tomake
treaty ofpeace.
Resolved, That all attempts to make
peace with the United States by the ac-
tion or Intervention of the separate
States composing the Confederacy are
unauthorized by the Constitution, in con-
travention of the supreme law of the
land, and therefore revolutionary.
The last resolution in the series Is as
follows:
Resolved, That we, the representatives
of the Confederate States, are firmly de-
termined to continue the struggle in
which we are involved until the United
States shall acknowledge our indepen-
dence; and to this determination, with
sincere conviction of the justice OF our
cause, and an humble reliance npon the
Supreme Ruler of Nations, we do solemly
and faithfully pledge ourselves
A Scene I'm the Virginia Legislature
Another Series Of Peace Resolutions
Asitated-The Subject Indefinitely
Postponed by nm Overwhelming
Vote.
From tho Richmond Examiner. Jan. 49,
in the House of Delegates, on Thursday,
January l2, Mr. Miller introduced long
series of peace resolutions for the ap-
pointment Of five commissioners, and TO
declare for an armistice, Il national con-
yention, and al honorable peace through
state action. The following debate took
place:
Mr.. Tomliu moved to indefinitely post
pone
Mr.. Miller-I ask the ayes and nays on
that motion. hope the house will come
to the record on this question. do not
commit the house in this proposition 10
the policy Of reconstruction, To which l
am opposed, as is to be seen by the reso-
lutions. The question is au important
one, and its discussion now was not con-
templatcd. think it would be more ap-
propriate to consider it i'll secret session
Mr.. Peudleton-l hope the gentleman
from King William Mr.. Tomlin) will
modify his motion to the simple PROPOSE
tion to lay the preamble and resolutions
Oh the table. There are some things III
the resolutions am not prepared to vote
against; such, for instance, as that which
proposes to mitigate the horrors OF war.
But, at the same time, denounce the
cardinal objects of the resolutions as for
eign TO the honor, welfare, and dignity of
Virginia, putting, as it docs, the state In
a revolutionary position, severing her
connection from that of the Confederate
States. The proposition is, in fact, is
that she secedes.
Mr.. Miller-The gentlemen is mistaken
as TO any such proposition being in them.
Mr.. Pendleton-I would be glad, then,
if the gentleman will state their mean-
ing. To my mind they are trebrands,
thrown into our midst at one OF the
closest and most critical periods OF the
war, and l denounce them as unworthy
of Virginia; yet prefer that they be laid
upon the table, i'll order to see what In
them is good and what evil, and to see II
the good may not be put TO some account,
and the bad, which forms the spirit OF
them. and for which / denounce them,
eliminated
Mr. Miller-Upon conference with gem
tlemen not entirely opposed to the reso-
lutions, will consent 10 withdraw them.
Numerous objections to permit their
withdrawal were made, and the express
ion dispose of them at once and forever
was repeated in various parts of the
House. g.
Mr. Anderson-H this was the hrst
movement of the kind which that gentle
man (Mr. Miller) has made in this House
| would consent to let him withdraw his
resolutions. But year ago he threw a
similar firebrand into this House; and
when the motion was made to dispose OF
it, as is proposed to dispose of this, even
the gentleman himself (Mr. Miller) dld
not have the hardihood TO vote against
its indefinite postponement, His name
cannot be found sir, ON record against
the postponement of his own proposition.
What is his object now, after his first effort
met with such signal repulse that be
himself shrank from resistancef These
resolutions are similar and responsive to
propositions which have been made ~
other States by the party which, unass