Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-02
A Bill to Convert the War into an A b.
clifton Crusade.


The following bill has been introduced in
to the Senate of the United States BY Mr..
Pomeroy, of Kansas:
IN The UNITED STATES SsNATE-JULY l6, 1861.
Mt. Pomeroy asked and by unanimous con-
sent obtained leave to bring in the following
bill, which was read twice, and ordered to
lie on the table and be printed:
A Bill to suppress the slaveholders' rebellion.
WHEREAS, By article first, section eight, of
the Constitution of the United States, Con-
gress has power ''to provide for the common
defense and general welfare of the United
States" ''to raise and support armies, +" 'tO
make rules for the government and Tegula-
ton of the land and naval forces" "to pro-
vide for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the Union" ''to suppress insur-
rectiUn and repel INVASION" and to make all
laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers;
and, whereas, the creation of the Union by
the people of the original thirteen States was
a mutual pledge of both people and States to
a republican form of government, guaranteed
to each by the united forces of all; and where
as, in securing this end, if to repel the en-
croachments of despotic institutions from
without be the well-settled policy of this
American Government, much more is 1t es-
sential to its self preservation that, in "pro-
viding for the general welfare" the united
Government should crush from the soil of
the Union every germ of despotism that
threatens its liberties; and whereas slavery
in this republic has eliminated in fOrmida-
BILE rebellion, which threatens the liberties of
the whole nation; and whereas the rise Of the
slave power within its limits proves how ut
terly incompatible with republican institu-
tions is every form of despotism; and where
as the great question before this nation,
which ii is called upon to settle noW-and
settle forever-once for all, and for which
the loyal people and States OF this country
are pouring out their blood and layishing
their treasure, is, whether American slavery
shall die OF American freedom shall live;
therefore, by virtue of the Constitution,
herein set forth, and as great military Ne
cessity. forced upon US by this rebellion.
Be At enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiues Of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That from-and after the
passage of this act, there shall be no slavery
or involuntary servituGe in any OF the States
of the Union that claim to have seeded
from the Government, and are in open and
armed resistance to the execution of the laws
and provisions of the Constitution of the
United States.
SEQ 2 And be it further enacted That imme-
diately upon the passage of this act the
President of the United States shall cause
his proclamation to be issued setting forth
the Immediate and unconditional emancipa-
ton of all persons held as slaves in any of
the aforesaid States, under the laws thereof.
And also ordering all officers to give protec-
ton to all such emancipated slaves, and ac-
cept the services of all who may tender them
in behalf of the Government, if In the judg-
ment of such officers such services shall be
useful Or necessary to the prosecution of this
War.
This, pertinently remarks the Chicago
Times is bold avowal of the grand purpose
to which the Abolitionists would, if they
could, convert the war. Let Congress pass
this bill, and there would not be Union
man left in all the Southern States. Mary
land, Kentucky and Missouri would secede in
day. The proposition of the bill is to de-
stroy, at one swoop, twenty-five hundred mil
lions of property of the South, and to change
the whole fabric of Southern society and Ia
Dor. 1t will not be denied in any quarter,
we presume. that Mr.. Pomeroy and those 9TH
er Senators who shall support the bill are
seeking to permanently overthrow and not
to restore the Union.-Cncinnati Eng.