The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-05
Imporsant from sva.hington

corresponding, uuucr oatc OF May -
writes:
Mr.. Clark, from the Special Committee
.of the Senate, 10 which was referred all the
bills, memorials, etc, before the Senate, on
the subject of con6scatingt the property and
freeing the slaves Of rebels, made their re
port to-day, having agreed on the bill thi:
morning. It's quite long.
The FIRST section provides that every per
son who shalLhereatter commit the crime o
treason against the u nited States, and shal
bc found guilty thereof, shall suffer death,
aud allhis slaves, if any, 81 all be declared
| and mado free; or he shall be imprisoned
for not less than five years, and fined no,
less than ten I tsaAsand dollars, and alf his
slaves, if any, shall be declared and made
free.
The fne shall! be levied and collected on
any or all the property, real and personal
excluding slaves, of which the person was
tho owner at the time of committing trca
son, any sale or conveyance to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Thcsecond section forfeits all the personal
and real property and slaves ofany one who
gives aid and comfort to the enemies OF the
United States in any rebellion aud insur-
rcction
The third section provides that every
person guilty Of either ottAe offences agaius,
the United States shall be forescr incaps
bic aud disqualified to hold any office under
the United Stat es the section immediately
following proyiding-<hat this act shall in
no way be construed to alter the prosecution
or conviction of any one guilty of treason
against the United States prior to the pas
sage of.his act.
The fifth scc,io:, provides that, to insure
tho more speedy termination .ofthe rebe.i-
iou, and the apprehension, 90 ivici,n an.
punishment u the persons engaged in il,
the President Is aa.h0rizel, los the mar
sha!s ct the respective districts, or such
commissioners and other efii GERS as he NAV
appoint for that purpose, to seize and So
qucs'er the properly real and personal, OF
every kind, including chooses in action, ot
such pensons as shall have been actively
and notoriousiy engaged in tleis rebellion,
and especially ot persons hereafter actin.
as otiicers OF thc arnsy and mVy o. she
febe!s, how or shcreaiter In arms against
the Government OF the | uitci States;
persons acting "a President or ice presi.
dent. uleynoer ot Congress head o! depart
'aents, civil officer, Judges, f'rcgu minis
ger OF commissioner oi the 50 Gated Con.
iederat= States; plrsdns hercafser acting ~
an of'cer, whether civil, n'''i'ay or nayal.
OF any State or Territory. who, hy thc
Constitution OF the socallrd Con cjcratG
States, IL reqmrci "a take an oath % snp-
port the CONSTITUTIONS; persons who. having
heh an Once o' hoi'2r Trust or gr"nt, nn
.oer tn, United Statcs SIsait he,tcpfs'r take
up ;fnAs a.ainsi-aeslfSelS states. persons
e"hng property In the 1lJaI States, Or
territories OF The loyal portion OF the dlslny
al states shah hereafter assist or give aid
ana coni''rtto the present rebellion, and
10 hoiu ana possess such property tor the
! Cnitea states to secure The appearance
o' inc ohenirr 70 take MS trlai and a5i:c
Sucn pun'NhUent as shAii bo assigned
against h'm- 20 slave shall he sel2ed
uhoer 'his "ct, hnt the United States shall
nave ilcn on all slaves OF the persons
h''e aescrloeu' 10 answer Sneh "rHFr "a
may nc 'Hice III re>ssra 10 t1em inr the'r
''pera'ion, ana no sale iher oi shall be OF
any Iorce or eject after the commission ol
s'lm ohcnce'
ne SKIN section cnac's that ne prop
cry 5" se'zeu ahd seqacStercd shall be
lle.o' 'oSse'sen' occuPieu' or fen'eu' oy the
ouiee's a'ofesa'u; unul the owneTs !heFeo'
can oe froceeoet- ag''nSl ey legal prose
1uIp''' ana II oonV.cted, thc property can
DC couii'eiteu' ,n an pcr'Shao'e properly ''
D' so'a " '"e commissioners: Ia ,he same
uianueI % soo1s are sofa IN tne H'a''
u''ue' eaIcu''o''' me proeeeus.ot 'he same i'',
~ DC pa'n oN' 10 lne ohi'eu Htates, anu
= rue o"oefs Oh sa'u properly snail he dis
o"alsou oy Tue cour.'' 'ne proceeds OF 'hs
taopesy, y ~ shai' nave DeeA so'a' sha'i
oe ~, re'ut"eu ~ s"'" o"hef'
@ ne scsen'n a. sec',o" proEiaes 'ha' 'nny
p0,se" n'e co ''aI "1 'ah'os DC D'ous"'
.o..'a' az ot'e' sha'i DC maze requiring