Year: 1862

ton tobacco, military and stores other property
OF any kind Whatever that might bs Of use TO the enemy
when necessary TO prevent the part thereon
from falling into the hands OF the enemy.


Sec. That all owners Of cotton and tobacco pro-
without permission of the military authorities Of said
district, on penalty OF having the destroyed by
said military authorities, at the loss Of the owners
thereof


Sec. 3. That all OF tobacco and cotton, who
shall destroy tho when necessary to prevent said
cotton and tobacco from falling into the hands Of the
enemy, shall be idemnned for the loss in the same
manner as those articles had been destroyed by the
military authorities aforesaid; Provided full proof Is
made Of the value Of said property destroyed and OF
the necessity OF its destruction to prevent II falling into
ths possession Of the enemy.


ment in eu which also ordered to be printed and
placed in the calendar. The bill provides:-


l.: That all citizens OF the coniederacy who are or
shall be owners OF cotton rice sugar, tobacco, corn,
wheat Hour, bacon, pork, beef or other agri-
cultural products useful to the enemy, shall.
whenever necessary to prevent said articles
from falling into his possession, burn Otherwise
destroy the same Provided. that by ordinary diligence
it shall be impossible for said owners to transport said
articles to place OF security.


q That in the event that said articles cannot be
safely removed and they destroyed, then upon full
proof Of the fact before court Of claims, frs Of the
quantity and value of said articles secondly OF the i'm
possibility by ordinary diligence and reasonable cost, 10
Destroy in order to prcven, the hands Of the
enemy, the shall be entitled to judgment for the
value of the articles destroyed out OF moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated


In the Confederate Congress Monday last Mr.. Rails
of Alabama, offered q preamble and resolution fol
lows


SOUTH


Whereas the United States waging against the
Confederate States with the avowed purpose Of compel
ling the latter to rounte with them under tho same
constitution and government; and Whereas the waging
Of with such object is in direct opposition
tho sound republican maxim that call 60
vernment rests upon the consent OF the governed"
and can only tend to consolidation in the gen
era government and the consequent destruction OF the
rights OF tho States; and whereas, this result being
attained the two sections only exist together in the
the oppressor and the oppressed because OF
the great preponderance OF power in the Northern
tion coupled with dssimarty OF interests and where
as We the representatives OF the people OF the Conede
States in Congress assembled may be presumed to
know the sentiments of said people, having just been
elected by them; therefore, be it


Resolved That this Congress do soemnly declare and
publish the world that is the uhalteaoe detenina
reliance upon Almighty Cody to suffer all the caamtes
Of the most protracted but that they will never
any terms, politically affiliate with people who are
guilty of invasion of their soil and the buchery of
their citizens


The yeas and nays upon this resolution were called
and it was unanimously adopted


MEN AND PROSECUTION


Resolutions calling upon the President to communicate
Congress what additional and means necessa
ry for the public service and nquring into the existing
relations between this government and the foreign
suls accredited to the United States, living in the
Confederate States, were agreed to.


mttee ON Naval Affairs inquire into the expedency Of
placing the disposal Of the President s 900 for the
purpose Of building gunboats for the defence OF the Con
States.