St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-09-26
The Presidents Order,

to Gen. Fremont, will challenge the attea.
ton of our readers FROM it's intrinsic i'm
portance, aud also from the high favor With
which the Generals recent Proclamation
was received BY all men and oil parties
from Kansas 70 Maine. To enable them
to ees, hoy seriously the vitality Of the
wordshf lamont isinpaired by the Pres;
idenr Drder, we copy the section Of the
law of Congress in which the confisca-
ton et TIC slaves of febti masters is au.
thorized =" ~ H. go. 5f' sag Is,
SEC. 1. And be Il turfher enacted, That
Whenever hereafter, during the present insur-
rection against the Government of the United
States, any person claimed to be held to labor
or service 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 re-
quired or permitted by the person to whom
such labor or service il claimed 70 be due, or
his lawful agent, to work or to DO employed in
Or upon any fort, navy yard, dock, armory,
ship, entrenchment.s or in any military or na.
val service whatsoever. against the Govern
rnent and lawf1l authority Of the United States,
then and in every such case theperson to whom,
such labor or service 10 claimed to be due, shall
forfeit his claim TO ssch labor. any law Of the
State OF OF the United States to the contrary
Notwithstanding. And whenever thereafter
the person claiming such labor or service shall
seek to enforce his claim, it shall be . full and
sufficient answer to such claim that the person
whose service or labor is claimed, had been
employed in hostile service against tho Gov
ernment Of the United States, contrary to tho
provisions Of this act. -'@ ''7S@ @.'s
kH1t will be seen that while Gen. Fremont,
Ikfter declaring Martial Law, announces in
terms tie freedom Of the slaves Of fall mas
ters who take part against the authority IF
the United States, the President, overlook
ing the fact that Martial Law overrides, az
aSmilitary necessity the laws of the State
in which it is declared, narrows the; Gen
eral down to the liberation Of slaves that
have borne arms against the Government,
or have been employed upon some naval
or military work against the authority Of
the United States y We quote Fremont 5
language in the Proclamation, that it may
be contrastedwith the law which the Pres.
ident reaf6rms {. J! ~ 1l.@ ,s.os' '.23 AA'
Approved August 9th, 1861. a;. 1j2'~. >.'. il
g'.Vhe property, reAl and personal, Of all per
sons In the State Of Missouri who shall take up
arms against the United States, or who shall
bs directly proven t. hsve tsksn part with
their enemies in the fed, is dsclared to be
contested to the public use, and their slaves,
il any they have, ara hereby declared free
men. r-y
The difference il esse euti.l. The law
frees the slaves who have been engaged in
dnioyd purssits !: the proclamation frees
the 'Asves of masters wLo arc IN rebellion
against the G Goyern1nent. By ypthe h~, the
slaves Of Gen. Price and ex-G Governor Jack
son, # kept At home raising corn for the
rebels, must continue to wear Their shack
lss. By: the proclamation, the slsye Of the
lowest aDd meapcst IF the ,Missopr4rebels,
the moment his master commits the oven
act, becomes free man. The distinction
= ovs'ossS =. q esja ii -ua1d seed 2Gi tnag
Our position iswell known, sTheroIia
no Constitution, there il no law. foe! the
r,bels.,s They 'disown and defy both, anl
can claim the protection of. neither For
them NILl1ARY7 yEcEss11Y il. the ::ouly
rnAj which need Drought its be sepeullea: !;
and until this grou0A y assumed and the
battle = fought o. 1t, Ne are condemned
tes@eleat asdI dlsetace.. This. yiaH, Yes he
lieEs, = that vhish4 the people long aeq
adoptsd ]; sads they With ~, sillt hslifRe
that thA Administration his eaaApittsde 4
hsndor il rthen matter vhich ~ sfatts ess
1stt4esk. Ma VIII sak, tsds spronp<y tao,
Why h there tha extraordinary tender