Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-01

The Emancipation OF SInVes-Pn-aage Q
2 BilI for THAI Purpose by the House.
4 In the House OF representatives, On Wednes
day, the bill emancipating tie slaves Of rebels
passed by the vote Of yeas, 31 nays 55, as fol
lows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Adrich, Arnold, Ashley, Bah
bitt, Baker, Baxter, B-smsn, Bingham, Blake
Burlington, Campbell, Chamberlain, Clark, Col
tax, Frederick Conklin, Roscoe COnklin, Co
| Yode, Butler, Davis, Dunn, E1gertou. Edwards
Elliot, Ely, Fenton, Fisher, Frank, Gooch
Goodman Gurley, Hale, Hanchett, Hickman,
Hooper, Hutchins, Julian Kelley, Kellogg, OF
Mlchigsn, Kellinger. Lansing, Loomis, Lovrioy,
| Lowe, Mcknight, Mcpherson, Mitchsll, More
! head, Morrill, of Vermont Nixon, DIN. p .ke.
Porter, Potter, Rice, of Massachusetts, ce Of
Maine, Riddle, Rollins, of New Hampshire, Ser
geant, Sedwick, Shsnks, Shellabarger, Sherman,
| Spaulding, Stevens, Strstton. Train, Thimble,
| IroWbTidge, Van Horn Van Valkeuburgh, Yer
rec, Wallace, Walton, Washburn, Wheeler
White, of Indiana, Wilson, Wisdom, Worces Ter
NAYs.-Messrs. Ancona, Biddle, Blair, Of Vir-
ginia, Browne, of Rhode Island, b own, Of Viz
ginis, Calvert, Clements, Cobb, Corning, era
VerS, Crittenden, Delano DiYen, Dunlap Eug-
lish, Granger, Grider, Hall, Harding, Harrison,
h0tnan, Horton, johnson, Kellogg, OF Illinois,
Law, Lsassr, Lsary, Lehman, Mallory, May,
L II, o.
Norton, Odell, Perry, Phelps, o. Missouri, Shelf
field, Shie, Steele, of New Jersey, Thomas, OF
Massachusetts,, Vallan ighsm, Woodward, Ward,
Webster, White, OF OaiO, Wckife, Wood
Woodruff.
The bill passed. provides for the emancipation
Of slaves OF the following classes:
Third-Of every person who shall act as an
officer OF the rebel army or navy.
Seeond-Of every person who shall act as
kNrg.uTA A..wak ATa,H
Judge OF any court, cabinet officer, foreign min
ister, commissioner, or consul Of the 50 called
Confederate States
IhlId-(F ever person who shall act as Gov
e7nof OF State, member of convention or
Legislature, or judge Of any State court CT she
so called Confederate States,
FOurth-Ot every peEa04 who, having held an
office OF hoHOF, trust or profit in the United !
States, shall hereafter hold au Office iI the So
eelied Confederate States.
FIfth-Ot any pcys5n who shall hold any off ,e !
or age2ay under the so called Confedarat, |
States, or under any of tie States thereof
Bat persons in the third and hlth classes must !
have accepted their appointments since the date |
OF ih5 secession ordinance Of their State or have
taken an oath OF allegiance to tie Confederate
States.
Sixth-Qf every person not within the above |
classes, who since the passage OF the act, being /
Wllful!y and without compulSiOn engaged in 1
armed rebellion, shall not within sixty days lay /
down his arms and retqrA to bis allegiance.
The bill also disquai6es said six classes from /
holding flee under the United States govern
ment.
The President is authorized to negotiate for
the acquisition, by treaty or otherwise, Of lands
or countries in Mexico, Central America. or
South America, or in the islands in the Calf of
Mexico, or for the right of settlement upon the
lands Of sqid coAntries for al persons liberated
under the PROVISIONS Of this act, 10 be removed
with their own consent For the purpose Of
paying the e1pansp Of the purchase Of lands and
the removal, the President shall use such money
as Congress nay from time to time direct, aris-
ing ont Of the sales Of the property formerly
owned by rebels, and which shall have been
conf Gated to the use Of the United S;atca.
The other SECTIONS mainly relate to the ma
chinery By which the provisions of the bill are
10 be enforced.