The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-07

spectiyc limits; and that the efforts 10
colonize persons Of African descent, with
their consent, upon the continent, OF
elsewhere, with the previously obtained
consent of the Government exist
ing there, will be continued. hat on
he first dayof January, IN NE year Of our
Lord, one H0asaHd eight hundred and sirty-
three, all persons IeH as slares vitEiR apy
STATE, or ,giiiin any designated part ofa State,
he people ,olereqf shall then be IN rebellion
against he United States, shall be then, thence
Joi7cari and Jorrrey free, and the Executive
Govnnmeat Of he United States, iac1ading
he military and ,,ais17 auiIofiy thereof ,oiH
recognise and maintain The freedom Of si,cb
persons, aud will do no act or acts to re-
press such persons, or any Of them, in
any efforts they may make for their ac-
tual freedom; that the Executive will, on
the first day OF January aforesaid, by
proclamation, designate the States, and
parts Of States, if any, in which the pco.
pie thereof respectively, shall then be in
rebellion against the United States;' the
fact that any State, or the people thereof
shall on that day be in good faith repre-
sented in the Congress Of the United
States by members chosen thereto at
elections wherein amajority of the quail
fed voters of such States shall have par
ticipated, shall, in the absence Of strong
corrOborative testimony, be deemed con-
elusive evidence that such State and The
people thereof have not been in rebellion
against the United States.
Attention is hereby called to an act Of
Congress, entitled an act to make an ad-
ditioual Article of War, approved March
13, 1862, and which act ia in the words
and figures following:
"Be IL enacted Jy hs Senate AMI House of
Representatives. Of the United Stot20, IN Con-
gre2S assembled, That hereafter the follow
ing shall be promulgated as an addition
al Article of War for the government of
the Army of the United States, and shall
be Obeycd and observed as such:
Article: All officers or persons in the
military or naval service Of the United
States, are prohibited from employing any
Of the forces under their respective COM
mands for the purpose of returning fu-
giiVes from service or labor, who may
have escaped from any person TO whom
such service or labor is claimed 10 be
due, and any officer who shall he found
guilty by a court martial, Of violating
this article shall be dismissed from the
service.
Sec. 2. md be- il f,rtlsr tuac,ei, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage"
Also TO the 9th and 10th sections of an
act entitled an act to suppress insur-
rection, TO punish treason and rebellion,
to seize and coniiscate property of rebels,
and for other purposes, approved July
| 18th, 1862" and which sections are in the
words and figures following
SECTION .. Ind be 1t fUila. saactef,
That all the sla"es of persons who shall
hereafter be engaged in rebellion against
the Government Of the United States, or
who shall in any way give aid or CONF
fort thereto, escaping from such persons,
and taking refuge within the limits OF
the army, and all slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and
coming under the control of the Govern
ment of the United States, and all slaves
of such persons on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces, and af-
, terwards occupied by the forces OF the
United States, shall be deemed captures
of war, and shall be forever free Of their
seryitude and not again held as slaves
SEc 10. And he Il futler enacted, That no
slave escaping into any slave territory OF
the District Of Columbia, from any of taC
States shall be delivered up, or in any
way impeded or hindcred of his liberty
except for crime or some ohense agains
the laws, unless the person claiming saiC
: fugitive shall first make oath that the
person TO whom the labor or service O
b said fugitive is alleged 10 be due, is hi'
lawful owner and has not been in arm
against the United States in the prcsen
rebellion, nor in any way given aid O
q comfort thereto and no person cngage(
in the military or naval service Of th
. United States shall, under any pretens'
, whatever, assume TO decide on the valid
. ily Of the claims Of any person to the ser
+, vice or labor of any other person o
. surrender up any such person TO ih
. claimant, on pain OF being dismisse
! from the service
4 And | do hereby cnioin upon and OF
der all persons engaged in the militar
and naval service of the United States
Poi to obey and enforce within their respec
tive spheres of service, the Article an
A Sections above recited, And the Exec
utiye will in due time recommend th'
all citizens Of the United States VIII
e shall have remained loyal therei
I- throughout the rebellion, shall, upon Il
y restoration of the constitutional rel:
e, tions between the United States and the
Il respective States and people, il the rel'
l. ton shall have been suspended or di
rs turbed, he compensated Jor all losses By a,
,. Of he r5tai Siatrs iarhjng As lass
M lltsy
At la witness whereof have hereuuto =
,g my hand and casued the seal Of the Tn
lc ted States to be affixed,
r Dono at the City Of Washington in
,e the twcnty-second day Of September,