Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-17

President Lincoln TO Zen. Fremont,
shows wherein the former is dissatisfied
with the proclamation Of the latter:
wAsn,xorox, Sept. II, 1861.
MAJOR General John O. Fremont:
SrR:-Yours Of the 9Th, in answer to
mine Of the Sd inst, is just received.
Assuming that you, upon the ground,
could better Judge of the necessity OF
your position than l could at this dis
lance, on seeing your proclamation Of
Aug. 3Oth, l perceived no general objec-
ton to it. The particular clause, how
ever, in relation TO the confisca.ion OF
property and the liberation Of slaves,
appeared to me to be Objectionable 10
its non-conformity to the act of Congress
passed the 9th of last August upon the
same subject, and hence wrote you ex.
pressing my wish that that clause should
be modified accordingly. Your answer,
Just received, expresses the preference
on your part that l should make an or
der for the modification, which l cheer
fully do. :,
1t is therefore ordered that the said
clause Of said proclamation be so modl-
fed, held and construed as to conform to
and not transcend the provisions on the
same subject contained in the act Of
Congress entitled Gan act to conhscate
property used for insurrrcctionary pur-
poses, approved August 9th, 1867" and
that said act be published at length
with this order.
Signed A. LINCOLN.
Below We publish the act of Congress
alluded to in the above letter:
SEC. 4. And be It further enacted,
That whenever hereafter, during the
present instruction against the Gov
| ernmcnt of the United States, any per-
son claimed to be held to labor or SER
vice under the law Of any State, shall be
required or permitted by the person to
whom such labor or service is claimed
to be due, or by the lawful agent OF such
person to take up arms against the
United States, or shall be required or
permitted by the person to whom such
labor or service is claimed to be due, OF
his lawful agent, to work or to be EN-.
ploycd in or upon any fort, navy yard
dock, armory, ship, cntrenchment, or il
any military or naval service whatsoever
against the Government and Lawful
authority Of the United States, then and
ia every such case the person to whom
such labor or service is claimed to bt
due, shall forfeit his claim to such labor
any law of the State or Of the Unitec
States to the contrary notwithstanding
And whcnev thereafter the person
claiming such labor or service shall scel
to enforce his claim, it shall be a full ant
sufficient answer to such claim that thu
person whose service or labor is claimed
| had been employed in hostile service
against the Government of the United
States, contrary to the provisions of thi
act.
Approved, August 6, 1861.
| The clause in Fremont's proclama
ton, to which the President aIIudes, an,
which requires modification, SO as t.
conform with the above act is
"Thc property, real and personal, o
all persons in the State of Missouri VIII,
shall take up aru.s against the Unite.
States, or who shall be directly proven
to have taken part with their enemies il
the field, is declared to be confscatet
~ .ho Punii. urc, ana me" slaves, II al.
they have, are hereby declared FREE
men,"
The principal difference existing be
tween the act OF Congress and Genera
Fremont's proclamation is, that tho
former frees such slaves only as hav,
been engaged in disloyal pursuits as
enumerated, while the latter frees tn,
slaves of all masters who have showr
themselves disloyal. This is wide diff
ference to lie sure. 1t is not 10 be pre-
sumed that Gen. Fremont will resign OF
account Of this interference, though it il
possible that he may be somewhat cha
grlned at his own illegal action.
| EIGHT MEN WOUNDED AT AN ExH1