New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
DOCUMENTS on THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
AN ACT TO CONFISCAlE IR"rtRIH UoLD FOR IN
StDurCIqOS Arm Ii;kPUSES.

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B,N.1astefbv n Senate aad H0u'e # Rrreentatrs' ~ The
yt,d Set of me, a. an gre bed That h. during
de Tinted State e,det Of the Uni'so ate, hal
have declared by SeeS BY Con-
TOO Suppressed By The oTdnTy course
81 A uT.o or tsr-o. h.. be-, their agent attorney.
OF employee shall purchase or 'eq e sci q" give sy propv
~ rb.tsosver kind dKcnp with a.snt to use empoy
4s same suffer The to oe used or employed IN ssng
sbetug promoting ueh iaoIi.egGn % iensy 70 ne
or persons hoisg the owref o. o" neis o. any bHeh properly
sh a5GSins sine s slsi. al su rops i Rsby o.
csred lawful Eub Ct Of pize eapoe wherever found
cause the NE 10 siz, conh,ea,d aud condemned
Ind Jsyhs, saaefsd lhsi such prizes ard capture
shall DE- eODdened the pct Crcoil Court Of the UIsed
States having jurisdiction OF the noun or IN admiralty IN any
district IN which the .sn may 10 .sl1a o. INTO "mch they
SIC. ard JS'iae, ie hat the Attorney OeSersl
propsT,y NAV al tie line be- my stgte proceedings Of
AID n snch they shsl be wholly orthe
Iioa with Attorney. tie proceedings shall
be oI the Of such DiOfer and The linked ss'e'h equal
SIC T. Ind be SC JEr@.y enatsd. That whenever here
after during the present insUTrtc sgsins the Govern
he'd 10 labor service uuaer the law OF any state
such labor o. services claimed due BY the lawful
Of such person to aks .Finst the United ssei OF
or serico claimed .~f sgen to work OF
sSip intTsnesen, or n any sry or ntys ,eise wEaiso
ever against lawful authority Of the United
sss tasn p IL BE- s' s Is io biz c 70 such
Of the State or # the u IT'D ate, % ths eeas5 not
sVh labor service shall SEEK 20 enloee ms Claim shall be
M sd o. sSS bad r es. s@po IL hostile
sEn the Government Of the United states contrary to the
provision Of this act.
Approved Aug O. 1861.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
WAsHissIOS. Aug 10. 1861
BIZ THE President THE UEITED STATES or AhRKIcA:
PKoCLAHAlIoN
Whereas en- the 6venlh d., Ap the President Of the
Eituon and the GeYeIEut u the Lned Sstes which had
bIoAen gu. yiibs tn sls!e. Of South Con Georgia Ala
husnee the provisions Of the entitled act 10 provide for
Ss nsasetn ssc aud 70 Rs 1hs s s sop
IN force for that purpose spioyed Frbuay &C. l1S5 ell
Of The linton duly executed te gents have failed
to dispense by the time dirseedbJ lie Piesicepti
Aud iIsuIccn has since broken and yet
eIls within the States Of Sbsis h,rh CaIons Trnne.se
s authority Ler Of and such claim ia not dis
"d or TePudstrt ~ she PsoA ins the functions Of
Government IN such Sa States, IN lhspst OF parts
eli which combinations exist has such iasurection been
Now, therefore Abraham Lincoln, President Of the United
states an act VI Congress passed July Is 1901
hereby essre ,hss he rtsbsts q ths ,ae States Of
AseaIs Louisiana i.xs Arksnsss Mississippi and Flods
aS s A.s.Sr @ pair % .nS noe Sb Ohr
o. ta state AID III other s'aies bsIeu5efTe naEed % nay
may Dc from time oceDpsd snd enrolled By the forces
ssee ~ tha epsT,n OF ssid ibsHs In state Of IN.
seoo belwsen the AID tie inhabitants with
sAeeRao9s sioIe'sd I'D the citizen. Of other slsss and
stnn l ebn such insuiTecton shall has EN-
hdt Oh gods oad hIH and se,haHGte
na " sad stofs With the except ns aforesaid
hens Psls u The Hited sttst without the spscRl
M tbs Of The PTesdsd through the Secretary
s1cpiou .y % pors.ding 60 Of 'sl stses with tho
or ~ ~ " land tog-tbtr with the tee
sfatc, 90 me tdwe or 1cHtega6 from s1d
aad tlaI ~ "a i ca tvf be Jeifsd 70 Unitsd sto
Pyoa,.s., a oysF Ofeen e0r Jrau TIE tssGfsg ~ Tho
g ann e, M ~ p ana tsssds tegAgny "a Dh0ie part
pt'oa' JoHNa sea o. 49, ,i ~ tsS Is@ 49, IN
1Isyyt1ttG &c tHaee tlss
q. ns,ss3 saon aPee - District Attorneys. Marshal.
49, x.isa otes l. s ,is,slt m lie eAacniiop of 90 sr
w s. " We tenslsie, ana ioiieisuEs' imposed