Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1862-02-01

Indiana, VIM. Allen of Ohio, Marston of New Hamp-
shire and Jackson. The two latter have not stten-
ded the meetings Of the committee. 1t is under"
stood that the committee agree to the principles
OF this bill, but not fully details. The leading
features of the bill are these:
l. The aPportionment Of the national tax among
| the rebel States,
| 2. The charge of each rebel States portion pro
rata on the lots and lands of citizens of said States
according to the valuation thereof under the las
census.
s. The proclamation of the President on the 22l
February next to all citizens of the rebel States TO
pay the taxes charged on their lands.
The lands of all who fail to pay after sixty
days. shall be liable to be seizad and the title there
Of vested in the UAited States.
5. The President to appoint three commissioners
for each rebel State to take charge of the lands
whose title is thus vested in Government ard lease
or sell the same, as the President may direct; but
persons claiming TO be loyal who shall ntwo years
furnish proof of loyalty, shall receive each from
Government title to their LANDS.
6. These commissioners to receive salary of
$4,000 each, and to have two clerks each, salary
of 500 They, , sh.n enter upon duty whenever
fHederat aalsiIoTfIy % the c8mE-sd6s6g Genseal.
z. Personal property Of citizsns in rebel States
to be taken after June next in default Of their
ment Of the national income tax. Loyal owners to
have time for reclamation.
8. The proceeds of leases or sales Of rebel prop
erty to be paid into the national Treasury.
9. The slaves of rebel masters, taken by our
army, or brought into our lines, or coming il vol
unfairly shall be pTot cted and the rights Of rebel
masters Invested, by summary examination by
commissioners, and certificates of freedom issued.
10 These emancipsted persons shall be hired to
employers leasing government lands, or employ ed
by government in public works, or indentuTed to
agricuturists or mechanics for q term of five
years of all over twenty0ne, and until twenty-five
years of age of all under twenty-one reserving rea
sonable wages for their service, which wages shall
sons, and to be usei in deporting them to new
hOmes-the employers to feed, clOth-and lodge them
properly.
IL. If any State shall emsncpate its slaves they
shall be taken charge of by the United States and
treated in the same manner slaves taken from
rebels. Any free negro wishing to emigrate shall
be deported by government and provided for as
slaves emsnCipsted under this bill!
II. The proceeds of the sales of the lands aad
other property of rebels and the wages of sppren-
tees and hired persons shall create national
fund-0ne- third to pay the cost Of providing new
homes for emancipated persons and transporting
them therelo; OneSthird to pay the Federal tax i'm
posed on the rebel States and One>thlrd to pay lOys
al owners Of emancipated slaves, and the losses of
Ioyal persons by reason of the rebellion.
Is. The President shall acquire in Mexico, South
America, Central America, or islands II the Gulf
of Mexico, lands, or the righs OF settlement on
lands, TO which emaneipsted slaves shall be trans
ported-single persons receiving forty sores Of
land, and married persons eighty acres.
The bill contains twenty-three sections, but the
Is the su6stance of the wLale 1t Is well
ascertained that the President viii approve no
measure Of emancipation not embracing coloni-
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