Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-23

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Two ac,s passed BY Congress and approved
by the President At the close Of the last sessiop'
Republican journals assure us, will specify
orusb ont the rebellion and restore the UOlol =
| Nav more. we are informed by difFeren. Rspuo-
llOap papers, that either one Of these aets has
done the work which an immense expenditure
of blood and treasure has failed to eject ano'
az they aIege. could not eject without the pass
aee Of such an act. Ono says that the new
Militia act. another that the CoDhsoation act
will bring abou, the end desired. II either OF
than can effect so much alone, both operating
together must have twice the potency.
The provisions In these two acts, or In either
Of them, which, according to bigh Republican
authority, are to effect so much and In short
space Of time, are those relating to the emancl- |
patton and employment Of negro slaves In the
military aud naval service Of the United States
We have already given the provisions OF the
new Militia act relating to this subject "Nor'
man." the Washington correspondent OF 'ne
Journal Of this city, in letter printed In that
paper yesterday, July 20, says'
The most important bill, viewed as 60 It's re- |
suits, which has been passed by Congress- 10
the oMilita bill" Tho provision which Au-
thorizes the use Of the blacks In the operations
of the war as they may be needed, ana giving
freedom TO oil whose services are 30 useo' ahu
their families, strikes the death-olo" 20 sns re-
bellion.
Now II the rebellion has received Its death
blow BY the passage Of the Militia BILL We may
expect Il soon to die-"s contamination most
devoutly to be wished"
The New York EvsRin9 Poet, az Influential
and staunch radical Republican paper in iis
iseue Of the 18th inst, speaking of the employ,
ment Of slaves in the military and naSEl ser
vice and of the proyis.on ''tO enrol and resi-
ment them under due regulAtionG," says:
~ this provision alone we recruit thousands
upon thousands of serviceable men, for whom
the tropical heats and malarlous swsmps oi the
Southern coasts have no terrors.
II this be 80, as the Post states, it will not
only save our Government the necessity Of re-
cruiting thousands upon thousands OF white sol'
diers, Who otherwise might be needed, but will
save most of those in the service from exposure
In the extreme South.
The New York Tribune, Of the 18th ips',
quotes the following provisions from the Coufis'
cation act as containing its "eore, gist and sub
stance"
First. The provision that "sll slaves Of per-
sons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion
against he Governm ment Of the U0ited States,
Or who ehslI iD any way give aid or comfort
snere,o, escaping from such persons, and taking
retuRe within the lines of the army, and all
slaves captured from such persons, or deserted
nv Them and coming under the control OF the
| Government Of the United States; and oil
slaves Of such persons found or being within
any place occupied By rebel forces, and alter
ward occupied by the forces OF the United States,
shall be deemed cAptives OF war, and shall DC
forever free Of their servitude. and not ain
held as slaves," and that "the President ofslhe
| United StAtes 10 authorized to employ as many
persons of African descent as be may deem ne
oessary and proper for she suppression Of this
rebe lliop; and for this purpose he may organise
| and use them 10 such manner 90 be may Judge
best for the public Welfare"
Secondly. The provision that "no slave
ssca ping into any State, Territory, or the Dis.
uic. of Columbia, from any other State, shall
be delivered up, or In any way tmpedsd or him
defed of his liberty, except for crime, or some
rffense against the laws, unless the person
claiming said fugitive shall hrst make oath that
the pereon to whom the labor or service Of such
fugitive is alleged to be due. is his lawful own
er, and has not borne arms against the United
States In the present rebellion, nor Ia any way
given aid and comfort thereto; and no person
euRaRed in the military or naval service OF the
United States shall, uLtsr any pretense Whatev-
er, assume 10 decide on the validity Of the claim
of any person to the service or labor OF any such
person, or surrender up any such person to the
claimant, on pain Of being dismissed from the
service"
The Tribune says that the sections Of the 60
called COuAsca.ion act, "decre eing the contisca'
ton Of other property than slaves may be also
of some value" though It judges them of little
practical account" and gives the following rea'
soDI
For, until the rebellion is crushed, little can
be done In the way of general con6scAiion; while,
whenever it shall be crushed, there viii be an
outcry for lenity and conciliation which will
hardly be resIsted. We shouldn't Ike to give
Uncle Sam any considerable sum for oil his
Treasury will ever realise under the Con1Sca'
ton act.
The Tribune calls upon the Government to
Issue proclamation in accordance with the
spirit of the above quoted provisions OF the
Confscatiou act, and upon each commanding
general 10 Issue an order imbued with the same
spirit. Then, it says. "the material base OF the
rebellion will be undermined, and tosssP TO Ito
fall"
10 urging this course, the TSibs1s says that
"more than half the people Of Louisiana"
meaning by thia "more than half" the negro
slAves-"sre for us to-day" and that "to &C.
cure their active aid, we have but to ask IT,
And 20, adds the Tribune, "in every rebel State
where We have force and ioothold."
We place these things upon record that our
readers may the more clearly understand what
schemes are on foot, and 90 events transplEe, be
able to compare results with the large promises
mads and the glowing anticipations now enter
taIned by Republican.Ab Abolition politicians.
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