Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-30
HEADER,
FRTDAY MORNING, MAY 80, 1867.
~ Tle3ea1et Emanoipalion nIiI.

The House Of Representatives on Mon
day refused to pass the Emancipation Bill
watch was reported by the Select Commit
~ with the Emancipation Bill. Seventy
f0ur Members voted for it, and seventy
eight against it. The motion TO reconsider
this vote Of rejection is now pending in
the House. That bin was in the following
words
A Biu 70 free from servitude the slaves Of
Rebels engaged In or abetting the exist
oinR,rSbellion against the Government of
the United States Nf----tl -a't
Bsai szactsi b. tEs Senate Gad House Of
Representatives. Of fis Unitsi States Of Aiaer-
ssd, IN Congrsss 4sseaBled, That II any per-
sua within any State or Territory Of the
United States shall after the passage Of
tkis act willfally engage in armed rebel
lion against the Government Of the United
.slstss, or shall willfally aid or abet such
fe5sllion, OF adhere to those engaged in
.snoh rebellion, giving them aid or comfort,
every such person shall thereby forfeit all
claim 70 the service OF labor Of any per-
sons commonly known as slaves; and all
such slaves ara hereby declared free and
forever discharged from such servitude,
.snything in the laws Of the United States
-0r of any State to the contrary notWith-
standing. And whenever thereafter any
person claiming the labor or service Of any
such slave shall seek to enforce his claim.
& shall Be a sufficient defense thereto that
the claimant was engaged in the said re-
bslliun, or aided or abetted the same, con-
trsry 10 the provisions Of this act, q
SEc, 2 And Be e further enacted, That If
any person claiming to be entitled 10 the
service or labor Of any other person shall
seek 70 enforce such claim, he shall, in the
drst instance, and before any order shall
Be made for the surrender Of the person
whose service or labor is claimed establish
not only his claim to such service or labor,
hut also that such claimant has not in any
.usV aided, assisted, or eountenaneed the
existing rebellion against the Government
Of the United States.
The bill is a righteous, Wsrrsnted and
practicable one It was the duty of the
Congress to pass it without hesitation OF
Quibblings It's measure that is demand
saby aH the exigeneies Of the times The
people Of the North, who have gone to the
,2dr, demand it families whose defenders
have for the time transferred their services
% tie Government demand iti the business
mn Of the North, who are losing thousands
by the war which the rebels have brought
upOa Us, demand it; the labOrers Of the
North, Who have suffered from want Of
work, demand it; the capitalists who have
given Of their gold to pay the Union armies
demand 1t, and every principle Of justice
-arainst these most infamous offenders
Against moral and civil law, demand il.
And 90 long So no measure Of this kind is
adopted, we are warning against our own
interests as nation and putting away one
Of the surest means for the speedy over.
throw Of the rebellion.
Il Is greatly to the shame of truly loyal
men Of Ohio, that two Of her Representa-
tivea who were elected as Republicans
akould have voted no upon this bill. These
eve we're Cary A. Trimble, of the Chilli.
.eoths District, and Valentine B. Horton, Of
soioto. They identified themselves upon
this question with vallandigham and Cox
and we trust will be held to account there
Tor By the voters Of their districts.
It is earnestly to be hoped that the mo-
tioE for a reconsideration viii prevail, and
thRt the House viii redeem itself and ado
% its otherwise honorable record by pass
ing, without delay, stringent Emancipa'
.tio7 Act. a-r.a