Richmond, September 12, 1862.
To the Senate of the Confederate States.
Under the first clause of the sixth article of the Constitution, I entertain doubt whether it is intended that the officers either of the Regular or Provisional Army or of the Navy, appointed during the existence of the Provisional Government and confirmed by the Congress, require to be renominated and confirmed by the Senate, and I respectfully request your advice on this point.
Richmond, September 15, 1862.
To the Senate of the Confederate States.
In reply to the inquiry of the Senate, presented in the following resolution of the 13th instant —
"Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate whether any soldiers in the Army of the Confederate States have been shot by order of any general officer without trial, according to the rules and regulations for the government of the land forces, and if so, that he will lay before the Senate all the information he has upon the subject, and whether any steps have been taken by the Executive in the matter" —
I have to say that I have received no authentic information in relation to any such transaction as is therein described, and upon inquiry have learned that if any such fact exists it has not been communicated either to the Adjutant General or to the Secretary of War.
To the Senate of the Confederate States.
In compliance with the request expressed in your resolution of the 12th inst., I herewith return your resolution of the 8th inst., asking information as to the number of troops furnished by each State to the Confederate Army since the commencement of the war.
