The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-17
C0NrIscATIoy OF SLAVES


Louisville, KY Courier, paper ever
faithful among the iaithess" 1t says
On Monday, the PA inst, the bill for
the coniiscatIon Of property of the people
! oil the South being under consideration.
| Mr.. Trumbull offered the following
amendment
Ind b. il fpahsr enacted, That whenever
/ any person claiming 81 be entitled to the
service or labor Of any person under the
laws Of any State, shall employ such per
+ son IN aiding or promoting any insuf-
/ rectlou, 0r in resisting the laws Of the
+ United States or shall permit him b. lie
SO employed, he shall forfeit all rieht To-
such service OF labor, and The person
4 whose labor and service is thus claimed
shall be theucelorth discharged there
from any law to the contrary notwith'
standing"
Mr. Pcarcc, Mr.. Breckenridge, and
others opposed the adoption Of this
amendment, Mr. Pesrce, among other
things, saying
Nothing viii GENE Of il hut more If
that irritation Of which it is my earnest
prayer. there shall be as little as posi-.
bic. | think il is the part Of statesmen.
in managing the concerns of the country
at this dreadful crisis, 10 Observe all
possible liberation, all Cancellation, all
libcrality, not looking merely at The
events OF the day, bat az the great events
that may crowd upon Va for years, aud
upon which the fate ci ihc country. for
veal or for woe, may d"pond f0s IA
/ century ! ana not iuscusilIc 10 he
magnitude Of this occasion. | look al
all its aspects aud al all tl,e cousc.
/ quences which may result tt5m dat
which ia now ~ progress. No man de-
! plores II more deeply 'hau ! DO. Ne man
sought more earnestly TO shun it. only
ask now that this measure, which cannot
| be Of any very active force, may not be
adopted because Il viii only add one
more 10 the irritations which are already
exaspera.ing the country 70 far Too
! great an extent 1t viii iuhamc sgspi.
! cious which have had much TO do with
| producing our present evils viii lis
/ turb those who are now calm aud quiet .
| inllame those who are restless ieritate
numbers who would not be cXaaperaicd
by anything cl-e and will, in ail pro-
/ liability, produce 10 other real effect
than these Being then, usclcss, uhlec-
essay, aud irritating, il 10, iA my upiA-
( ion, uuWlse.
But nil opposition 10 anything agreed
/ apou Ia ,he secret couucils Vi iAc iactieA
I tlst now controls the N1g;aru b..elu-
+ meet Is in vain
7 The am.ulmcu. vas adopted ayes g.
noes 8
1 And then the biz AS amended passed
I the senate
OF this amendment tho New York
journal of Commerce one 1t the stltst
aud far the mos, respectable. II the
newspapers e the once Commercial Motto.
/ polls Of the country, in its issue Of flday
last, Say-
The senate last Tuesday, oo motion
Of Nj rtumhuil, Of llhnu:-. adopted ga
amea3meu' TO TIE bill TOT the confsea-
ton Of tie property Of rehr'- t0nud ia
arms against ;he Government lhe
amendment provides THAT any i"lson
held " service % Labor. empesed Of ~
any way aiding the rebellion against
The Government, shall he forfeited ~ has
master
This j. carrying out negto cmancipa-
ton about - Tar - The most ultra Abu-
hiioniSt can dcsirc Construed literally
AZ AZ the custom 81 the present Admins
trstiau m dealing with constitutional or
l-..l nroyi-ions. we do not see why IT
would mol set at liberty every slave in
the territory occupied by cur armies
Thos- who are "cmployed. or in auy