Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-10


claim Tor restitution By tueh authorily,
aud 10 such uSaaeF As c6hgrSaS msy here
lltsr direct, such loyal oWaer O hh lay.
tul hsirs Ihkil b entitled toIbs ttstitadon
ot Iaeh properly, II the same Aball not
have bssR sold, OF itS VAias Al the time Of
lls seiGaft, II e shall have been sold, to.
gelhsF With an allowance, IN case Of the
Te1,tullOn Of The property, OF Of itt value,
10 The discretion Of the AOlhOrity awarding
the same, Which allowance ShRll not OK.
eeei iVe per eentnm Of The value Of tho
properly 50 reclaimed, ADD the payment OF
such value aud allowance. shall be made
from the said "RsbelIion fund, 10 prefer.
sHee 70 ilS appropriation TO any other par.
pose.
Sec. G. Api b 4 further sasstsS, That
for tls purpose Of enforcing tue forfeiture
specified IN the iirSt section NJ this aCi, Of
property Situated or being In loyal States
or districts. n which case such proceed.
inEs shall conform as near as may Be, TO
the proceedings ID sasas OF forfeiture atis-
ing under The revenue laws, and, Ia all
cases, The property conlsnhed, whether
real or personal, bhall be sold, and the prO-
ceeds thereof shall be applied, Nnd 40 ae-
count kept. aS provided Ia the fourth see
Ti0n Of this act; and Auy person discharged
from service OF labor, and made free, as
specified Ia the second section Of this act,
In any distFicG Of the Uaitet States in
which the ordinary course Of judicial pro-
eeedings is nut obstrueled BY The rebellion,
may institute proceedings in said District
Court, OF any other District Court OF the
Uniied States where the person so dis.
charged may At the time be, tor the pur-
pose ofesta6lishing the evidence Of his or
her freedom, on giving such notice as the
court shall prescribe; and the several Dis
trict CourU OF the United States are here.
by invested With power to issue all process,
whether mesne OF dnAl, and to do every
matter and thing necessary aud proper 70
carry ont the purpose of this act.
See. I, And Be il further etlaelsd, That
any person duly convicted Of the CRIME Of
treason, in addition TO the pnnishment now
prescribed BY law, shalhorfeii to the Uniled
States aIl his personal property, Of what.
Soever nature, within the United States,
and also the right to the possession, rents,
issues, and profits Of his real estate within
the United States, for and daring his nat.
ural life the properly forfeited by this
section to he disposed Of under the direc.
ton Dfthe court before whom the convic.
ton for treasOni Is had ID the same manner,
and the proceeds to be applied in the same
way, as provided in the sixth section Otthis
act.
The Hon. Martin +. Conway, a member
of the House Of Representatives from Kan
sas, has introduced the folloWiuspFeauble
and joint resolution, which Is the order Of
the day for to-day. m +,
Whereas the beliigerept character ae-
quired By the States now ia rebellion con-
icss upon them areepgpized status among
nations, Ia e6utrayenliou OF their federal
sIatqs and arising from Incompatible relA-
l6hS, which, though not Implying palio1-
aiity, II, nevertheless, Que from which they
derive impoltan Aav6ntage 10 making war
npollths Udited States aad whereas the
IedeeAl government q by this f9ct fully
tST0iet6tsd sfroHi res eetiug :, in any manner
WhAtS0s Set, tHe o6liFatia as,tt Seatd 9th
erwiss % andef 70 said stEte8: There.
fore,
BE Il 7esolVed b. tfs SeRats and Houss Of
RsprpeHtGtige, ef the United Stat,s Of .4ntf.
ica, IN CoHgfeSs as5sHl6led, That tho PFesi-
deaf be requested not to permit the en-,
f0reemelt OF any law or usuage under
which persons may be claimed IS slaves
within any OF said States lntn which the
authorityIof the United States may be ex,
tended, and that be be requested TO declare,
by proclamation n,all persons so claimed tobe
free, ana 10 employ them in any capacity
to which they may be suited, and 10 such
numbers as the public service may rsquirs.
RtsOlred, firihsr. That Tie faith of the
nation be pledged % all persons sustaining
loss through the operation OF this measure
who are now and shall remain loyal to The
United States. sg