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The Daily Dispatch: September 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], Salt — salt. (search)
Confederate Congress. Monday, Sept. 15, 1862. Senate. --The Senate met at 12 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. J. L. Burrows, of the Baptist Church. Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of a resolution for the prevention of illicit trade. The trade with Maryland is not illicit, and there is little or none other, and the present statute is sufficient. Mr. Oldham said that Mr. Hunter had developed in his remarks the deficiency of the present law, which it was the object of his resolution to correct. It was found in the exception of Maryland and the border States from the operations of the law. Maryland had disappointed us in her political action, and the trade carried on with her had been injurious to us, and had tended much to depreciate our currency. Mr. Hunter said this was, of all times, the most unpropitious for withdrawing indulgences to Maryland. The news was that the people were