Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-14
SECOND EDITION.
THREE o,CLoCK P a
OUR MILITARY BUDGRT
AN IMPORTANT LErrEH FROM TEE yKr,rpK,,


| AN IMPORTANT LErTEH FROM TIE rRFstpFsr IN
sKSEfAL FREMONT.
| The following letter from the Presidsn, % Ger.
fremont, ws' transmitted 10 the latter by mail. on
the 18th instant:
wAsHISsrOs, d. C., Sept II, 1891.
Major General jobs c. Fremont.
Sin: Yours OF the sth, in ,n,wr, IN min. o,,..
I'd instant, is just received. Assuming that you.
upon the ground, could better Judge OF IN. -.
sites Of your position than I could M th,, Az.
lance, on seeing your proclamation Of Augu..
3Oth, / perceived no general objection 10 Il.
The particular clause however, In relation 10 the
conhscation fproperty and the Liberation Of dave
appeared to me to be Objectionable 10 In pou-con
fOrmity to the act Of Congress, passed the Oh OF
last August upon the same subjects and hence
1 wrote you expressing my wish that that
clause should be modified accordingly. Your ans
wer, just received, expresses the preference ON
your part, that l should make an open order for
the modification, which very eheerfuliy do. N
Is therefore ordered that the s,Id el,p,e AZ ..sa
Proclamation be % modified, held ana oon-
strued. as to conform 70, and not to tr,,...n6
he provisions on the same subject contained in
the act OF Congress entitled Gan sct 10 eons,c.,.
property used for iuurrectIonary purpo.-, - an
proved August 6, 1861; and that said net h. pnh-
lished at tenth with this order
i0"' 'oeuien' sefNant, A. LINCOLN
The following 10 the act referred 70 INV IN,
President:
AN ACT 70 conhscate property used for Insurrec-
uonsry Purposes
Be At enacted, &c, That IL during the n,s..,,
or any future insurrecton 40 anst the C,oye,nmsns
OF the United States, after the President OF the
United States shall have declared nv n.oci,m.
ton, that the laws Of the United Sts,es ~ nnn.S
ana the execution thereof obstructed by combi
ns.ons 700 powerful to be suppressed by The ordi-
nary course Judicial Proceedings or by the power
vested In the marshalS by law, any person or ne,-
sons bis her, or their agent, attorney or emnloyee
shall purchase or acquire, sell or give nnv ryoo
cry OF Whatsoever kind or description, with intent
to use or employ the same or suffer the mn. m ~
used or employed, in aiding, ahetting. or nro-
noting such instruction or Resistance ~ he i,xs
OF any person or persons, engaged therein; or N
any person or persons, being the owner or owners
OF any such property, SHALL knovinyIv n,s .
employ, or consent 20 the use or en- nlovm.n,
OF Tue same as aforesaid, all such property 10
hereby declared TO be lawful subject Of mir. ana
capture wherever found; and a sh,lI ~ ~. dn,-
OF the President OF the United States % csuse the
same 10 be seized, confscated, and copdemned
stc . And Be &c fxrtksr esaeiss, That such
prizes ana capture shall be condemned In the
district or circuit court Of the United sIss ha yfbs
jurisdiction OF the amount, or In admiralty -
any district In which the same may be seliei.
., sn,o Wncd tney may be taken and proceedings
SEC. 3: And be it further enacted, That the Az.
IIotney,Senerai, or any district attorney Of the
h.
tune be, may institute the proceed nos az can.
domination, and In such case they shall be wholIv
Ior tne benefit OF the United States or any persof
, may me an Information with such attorney, In
whlcn case the proceedings shall be for the use OF
sueh informer and the United states In 60 ual psrts
Gee 4. And De az further enacted, That whenevrr
neresier, during the present instruction against
the Government Of the United States snv r~rso1
claimed TO be held to labor or service und.r ths
law OF any State, shall be required or peruaitted
oy tue person to whom such labor or service "a
a dFnA A.rat ~
person, 70 take up arms against the Ini,aA ,.ts-
or shall be required permitted by tbe nerson
70 whom such labor or service Is claimed
20 os que; or MS lawfsd agent, to work or to be
employed In or upoPany fort, navy ward dock
armory, ship, entrs nchment or in any rniItts ~
or naval service Whatsoever, against the Govern
men' ana lawful authority Of the United states,
Inen, ana In every such case, the person 70 whom
socn labor or s-rvice 10 claimed 20 be due shall
forfeit bis claim 20 such labor any law of the
STATE or Of the United States TO the contrary not
outstanding. And whenever thereafter the par
son Claiming such labor service shall seef 20
enforce his clais IL shall be fun and 40 fn eient
answer to such aslm that the person whose SET
vice or labor isclaimed had been EMPLOYED In
hostile service kainst the Government OF the Uni
teo states contrary to the provisions Of this sct
approved, Asg 6, 1861.
LATEsT FROM HArrxlAs
The Navy Department have sdvices from Hat
teras Inlet TO the 10Th instant
The Captain Of the Pawnee reports that ON thar
morning he captured the Susan Jane. of Nevi..
w. formerly the Cbas Mccees-vben shs
cleared at Newbern, two days before the blockade
went into effect. Her papers show a bungling
effort TO make her appear an English vessel She
was last from Halifax, and had on board MIXED
cargo, all OF goods contraband Of wsr-sn Bur
chased in New York and Boston.
The enemy have now picket guard ON thu
southwestern side Of Hatteras Inlet 70 watch tbs
movements at and about Forts Hatterss and Clsrh
NOT so.
Inc New YORK Commercial AdreTtiSsr Of yes.er-
day announces that General MejRs, now I'm 81
Louis, has been ordered to relieve Major Geper,l
Fremont from the comm,nd Of the military de-
Partment OF Missouri. This news 10 NOT true;
though II seems 10 be generally Understood here
that General Fremont has manifested an inspti-
tude for 90 important a command which NAV
render the substitution Of some other orcer In his
stead, at no distant day, a military and state
necessity.
THE BNENT's soRTIR LAST NIGHT.
Our Information, received Just before going 20
press, leads to the impression that the only preni
ses burned by the maraudIng and incendisrv
party Of the enemy last evening were those of
Basil Ball, that had been used by our troops a
lookout picket station.
Mr.. II. L. Reynolds, Of Mobile, recently con.
fined In Fort La Fsyette, has been released on his
parole, and 10 10 this city.
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