The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-17
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% The Government Of the United States, and An
declared lawfsl Subjects Of seizure and Of prisl
and capture wherever found, for The indemnity
Of the United States against the expenses fol
supervising the prsssntsfsbsllion; that 10 to say,
I. OF any peFSoo hersafter scting - an onlcoi
u The army Of The Rebels, now OF hereafter In
arms against the Government Of the United
Statka
2. Any person hereafter acting as President,
Vice President, Member Of Congress-, Judge Of
any Court, Cabinet officer, Foreign minister,
Commissioner, or Consul OF the so.calisd Con.
iederate States.
8. Any person acting a Governor Of State,
member Of Convention, or Legislature, or Judge
Of any Court Of the % called Confsderats States.
4. Any person who having held an ofics of
honor, trust or profit IN the United statss, shall
hereafter bold an Office in the so.callsd Confed-
crate States.
. .. Any person bsreafter holding any of,ce or
der any Of the several States Of said Confeder.
acy, Or laws thereof whether such ofics or
agency b National, State, or Municipal In its
name o. character. $50
8. If any person, who holding property in
any loyal State or territory of the United States
or in the District of Columbia, shall hereafter
assist and give, aid and comfort to such rebel.
loo. the said estate, property and money,
stocks, credits and effects Of these persons are
declared lawful subjects Of capture wherever
found, and the President Of the United States
shall cause the same to be seized to the end that
they may be confscsted and condemned to the
use of the United States. and Ill sales. transfers
or conveyances, shall be null and void, and it
shall be . sufficient bar to any suit brought BY
such person for the possession and for the uss Of
MN nr IN all @vl
DO is one Of the persons described In this Sec
ton. eS
The second section provides that If any per.
son within any State or Territory of the United
States. other than those already specified, shall
not within go days after public warning and
proclamation by the President, cease to aid and
c0untenance and abet such rebellion and return
to their allegiance, their property in like man.
ner shall be forfeited for the use of the United
States. All sales, transfers, or conveyances of
any such property, after the expiration of said
60 days from the date Of the warning shall be
null and void.
The Sd section provides that to secure the pos.
session, condemnation and sale Of such property
situated or being in any State, District or Ter.
ritory Of the United States Proceedings In
such cases shall be instituted in the name Of the
United states, in any District court or Terrific.
rial court in the United States or in the District
OF Columbia, or in any district in which the pro.
perty may be found, or into which the same, if
movable, may be first brought which proceed.
ing shall conform, as nearly a. may be, to the
proceedings in prize cases. to cases of forfeit.
ure arising under the revenue laws, and the pro.
perry 90 seized and condemned, whether real or
personal, shall be sold under the decree of the
court having cogniEance of the case, and the
proceeds to 60 into the Treasury of the United
States, for thoir use and benefit.
The remainder of the sections provide the
necessary machinery for carrying the act into
effect. $50 -
The second bill Of the Select Committee is ss
follows:
II any person or persons, within the United
States, shall, after the passage of this act wiful
~ engage in an armed rebellion against the Gov
eminent Of the United States, or shal wilfully
aid or abet such rebellion, or those engaged ip
such rebellion, giving them aid and comfort
every such person shall thereby forfeit all claim
to the service or labor of any persons commonly
known a slaves, and such slaves are hereby de-
clared free and forever discharged from service,
anything in the laws Of the United States, or any
State to the contrary Notwithstanding and when
ever thereafter, any person claiming the labor
or service Of any such slave, shall seek 70 en-.
force his claim, it. shall be sufficient defence
thereto that the claimant was engaged in said
rebellion, or aided or abetted the same, contrary
to the provisions Of this act
Whenever any person claiming to be entitled
to the service or labor Of any other person, and
shall Geek to enforce such claim, be shall in the
first instance, and before any service shall be
made for the surrender of the person whose SER
vice or labor is claimed, establish not only his
claim to such service or labor, but also that such
claimant has not in any way aided, assisted or
coun tenanccd the rebellion existing against the
Government of the United States.
Specials 70 tho Now York Papers.
Times Dispatch.
So WAsAIsaroN, Nay A.-Gov. Sprsgue says
our losses ct Williamsburgh in killed, wounded
and missing, will amount to about 1000 and
that the rebel loss was not less.
He also says the battle at West Point, under
Franklin, was much more severe than reported :;
that at least 500 of our men were taken prison.
ers, the enemy taking advantage of the landing
of our troops The gunboats came up in good
time and saved Franklin from suffering severe
disaster. stl -ig s5
:. Gen. Burnside has very quietly put an e,tin.
guisher on G. H. Foster, the gentleman who has
SO long been trying to get recognized as mem.
Der of Congress from North Carolina. He ad.
verified the citizens Of Newberne few even.
ings since of thing which, q Gen. Burnside
put il, he thought would be very foolish for him
to do or the General to permit. The military
Governor appointed by the President was to
shape the policy Of the Government in the State
and he could not permit any thing to be done
which might hereafter prove to be q source Of
embarrassment
Especial to Herald.
The steamer Kennebec arrived here this af.
ternoon, with 213 wounded rebels and 25 woun-
a Hni an, Gold Co,
the latter is Col. Dwight. His wounds are less
dangerous than at first supposed The rebels
receive precisely the same treatment a. our
wounded and are sent to the same hospitals.
The rumor that Gen. Mccall had resigned the
command Of, the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps,
10 unfounded. he has no intention to resign
until the army of the Union has accomplished
its mission to suppress the rebellion.
lTribune's Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Nay 14-The French Minister
has received intelligence from his Consul at
Richmond to the effect that the rebel Govern
ment had notified him that should it be necessary
to evacuate the city, the French tobacco must
be destroyed with the rest At the same time
the rebels offer to pay for it, proposition not
much relished by the French men.
The French Minister dscredits the rumors of
European Intervention 10 our affairs and it 10
generally thought here thatswhatever purposes
may have been entertained by England and
France the news from New Orleans will cause
their definite postponement.
The S66 prisoners recently released from Rich.
mond will arrive here by way Of the Potomac
tomorrow. A few who came through Baltimore
arrived to-day. They say the rebels ale Is de.
termined Is ever and believe that after the
great impending battles they will, If whipped,
band together in small guerrilla parties and
fight to the very last. They'represent the treat.
ment OF our prisoners a. barbarous in the ex.
treme; that our officers who alone remain in the
prisons, al the privates being set free, will moi
be released at all. Colonel Corcoran's health il
good. He is anxious to be released and contra.
diets the statements made s0me time since. HI
said he would prefer remaining where be ID, be
lieving that he could be of more service there
and adds that the only way In which be wishel
to serve his country is on the battle field. Col
Bowman's health 10 failing rapidly and his sy,
| sight 10 nearly lost He can survive his presen
treatment but few weeks longer. His long
confinement has affected his mind 90 much tina
at times be 10 looked upon % insane. The re
bells offered every inducsment to the prisoner
TO join their army, but only two have done 90
l viz JnO A. Wicks late of thu ConUre.s and