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 Library of Congress Subject Headings, 21st edition, 1998 Allegiance -- Louisiana. Loyalty oaths -- Louisiana. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Legislation -- Confederate States of America. 1999-07-27, Celine Noel and Wanda Gunther revised TEIHeader and created catalog record for the electronic edition. 1999-06-21, Natalia Smith, project manager, finished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing. 1999-06-10, Patricia L. Walker finished TEI/SGML encoding 1999-05-25, Christie Mawhinney finished scanning (OCR) and proofing. [HOUSE, No. 21.]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—January 13, 1863. Read first and second times, and ordered to be printed.

[By Mr. PERKINS.] JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Expressing opinion of Congress in relation to the conduct of certain citizens of Louisiana within the lines, and in the presence of the enemy.

1 Resolved, That while Congress views, with pride, the course 2 pursued by the true men and women of the Confederacy, who, 3 falling within the lines of the enemy, have resisted all appeals 4 to their pecuniary interest and refused, in spite of pains and 5 penalties, to perjure themselves or to foreswear their own government 6 by taking an oath of allegiance to support that of the 7 United States, it regards with peculiar satisfaction the conduct 8 of those citizens of Louisiana, who, by refusing the oath and 9 openly registering themselves enemies to the United States in 10 the immediate presence and in defiance of General Butler's military 11 authorities, have borne most noble testimony to the 12 martyr-like courage and patriotic spirit and Christian faith of 13 our people.

1 Resolved, That while such conduct has secured them the present 2 respect and sympathy of all good people, it will be esteemed, 3 in the future, a most honorable claim upon the gratitude of their 4 country, and the highest evidence of their devotion to truth and 5 principle.