ans of
transporting any large body of troops beside what is needed to
supply and maintain them, is certainly a most dangerous delusion,
and must inevitably result in the most grievous disappointments and
fatal consequence.

Very respectfully and truly yours, etc.

P. V. DANIEL, JR.

P. S. As a railroad officer, interest would prompt me to advocate
the opposite theory about this matter, for troops constitute the
most profitable, if not the only profitable, part of any
transportation by railroads. But I cannot be less a citizen and
patriot because I am a railroad officer.

"Good! good. The next, Jarrow."

"Copy of resolutions declaring the sense of Congress.

"Whereas the United States are waging war against the Confederate
States with the avowed purpose of compelling the latter to reunite
with them under the same constitution and government, and whereas
the waging of war with such an object is in direct opposition to the
sound Republican maxim that 'all government rests upon the consent
of the governed' and can only tend to consolidation in the general
government and the consequent destruction of the rights of the
States, and whereas, this result being attained the two sections can
only exist together in the relation of the oppressor and the
oppressed, because of the great preponderance of power in the
Northern section, coupled with dissimilarity of interest; and
whereas we, the Representatives of the people of the Confederate
States, in Congress assembled, may be presumed to know the
sentiments of said people, having just been elected by them.
Therefore,

"Be it resolved by the Congress of the Confederate States of America
that this Congress do solemnly declare and publish to the world
that it is the unalterable determination of the people of the
Confederate States, in humble reliance upon Almighty God, to suffer
all the calamities of the most protracted war--"

"Just so. That will do for this packet. Now what have you there?"

"These are genuine soldiers' letters, sir--the usual thing--incidents of
battle, wounds, messages, etc. They are all optimistic in tone, but for
the rest tell no news. I have carefully opened, gone over, and reclosed
them."

"Good! good! Let Robinson, there, take a list of the names. L