, 1862-10-10
I1is: 1>fesfGes,l>s Proclamation In tue
fEtbci CDArFeE4.

19,: presioes,s's Proclamation In tue
feebci Congress-
1r TIC rsb.l Senate st Rlchm md, Oh Wed
ntscaj, Oct. /, Mr. Semmcs ot Louisiana,
from the commute on The jud:ci 4rg, to whom
was r:~rrcd the resolutions relative to La
e.,ln's -ncii '-tion proclamation, states th1t
t majority Of the committee favored the fol-
lowing bill:
NuEEEas; These Suites, exercising right
COL stsr:st+a by tat bl.'ood Of our 1e70l 4t.0n-
lry Ititia' hs-re, anG rsc,suzed as lnud1men-a1
=, lie American sjste4o Of government, WHICH
is bastd Oh TIE cs.Et:lt 1T tie governed, dis
so1ytd the cent act which united them t. tue
Northern States, aud wiild c = from the Union
cteateE By the federal cons luton; and where
az, tie goyerIMeu! Of the United States, repu-
ajatfDE tic principles on '2bi:h Its founders,
in their SOLEMN appeal to the civilized world,
justified ;l: American revolution, commenced
the prs sent war to trbi1gate and ensl ave
:hese SUITES, under prct=xt If repressiny re-
be;licn and restoring the Union; and whereas,
III the y, GstLntlen Dt tut var for The last sew
cEt:en months, the rights accorded to be!.iy-
Se1et by the uhagts uf ciVIllz-d Datious h4ye
| been s'ud'ous'J deHied to The citizens Of taese
statcs except in cases where the same have
been eAtoited by the apprehension of reta.;a-
ti.,D, CT By tie adverse tor:uuts of tue war;
I'D whereas, from the comElenceulent vi tuI5
lh2CIy INVASION to THE pressn- moment, the
| invaders haveintiicsed inhum IN mi :eres On the
| IloIle VI these st stes, exlc!iog Of them rea-
| oliable oatls, tubject1rg uIarmed citizens,
| when aud children to coniscati1n, baalsa-
| 11,ct Hn6 imprisonment, burning their S1i;-
| irG houses, ravag;pg the land, planderirg pff-
| v,t'e property; lnu1defitg nlen for pretended
| o!itnse; organizing the abduction Of slaves By
| geye11,aneuI ctic:a1S 1ud 1T government ux-
| lerse; p:omosi: Z strgile iH5urrecti3n, b5 1am-
| i: RIG With slafLs, and protecting td-m ia re-
I SIS i''g their nsastt rs: s!ealiug works OF art
aud a. s'roy iDg public libraries encourtg ng
nd Inviting brutal eoidiery II cosumi. cut
r'Ets OH women pE 1he unEs:5nksd orders CT
| II itit.rs con.mand:rs; 1cd atteluptiagto ruin
cirl*s hy filing up tue entrance to their hAr-
| bcrs with sone; and
! NIEEEAs, In tie same spirit OF bar5rous
Fl rtcify. TIE government Of the nit: i Sta,=5
enacted law, eLtitled :" An act to SUPPRESS
| iIsuTection, to prevent treason and rebellion,
to eeize and contiscate the property Of rebels,
and for other pnrputes," aud mas announced
by a proclamation ISSUED bg Abraham Lin
culn, the President thrrcof, thu. IL purtusa:a
| Of eaia law, "on the 1st Day OF JAnuary, lSi;s;
all persons held So slaves within State, OF
dcaiSna'ed part Of a State, the people whereof
s;.all be III oellion against the United Safes,
shall he thencelorward and forever free, y
and hae, therrby, made manifest that
this conflict has ceased to be war as
recognized among civilized nations, but on ths
pa1t Of the sn.my has hccotne AL invasion oi
| an organized horde OF murdt.rers aud plum
dereFs. breat i.in;r hatred aud revenge for the
| run.erons defeats sustained on lcgiti n ati
battle fields, and determined, if possible, tt
exteIminate the loyal population Of thess
States, to transfer their property to their enc
mics, and to euaaDcipate their slaves, with ths
a'rociou6 d. sign OF adding servile insurTe ectiol
and the massacre of 1aulilies to the calamitie
OF the 1ar; aud, Thereas, Justice and hum auit
require this goVernnentt to eudeavor to rspre'
, | tie 1aWlt Sc practices and designs of the enem
| bY it1llcting severe retEbution; therefore, tn
Confederate States Of America do enact:
], That On and at ter tlle 1st Of January, 1867
all commissioned and non commissioned off
i | CTS Of lite Enemy, except as hereafter meu
ticned, when captured, stiali be impH loned q
lard labor, ultil the termination Of tke va,
or until the repeal OF the act Of the c 'ngres
: Of the United States, hereinbxfore recited, q
: untll OF herwise determined Dy th. presiden
g Every Thite person who stall act as
|. commissioned or non-camn1'ssioneC office
: cOnIusndlng negroes or mulattoes against th
Confederate States, or who shall ar o, org glniz;
troin. or prepare htgroes and mnla-toc5 II
, military service, OF aid them in any militar
enterprise against the Confederate State.
shall, if captured, suffer death.
!. j. Every commissioned or non. commissions
? officer vi the enemy who shall ineise slaves
under the aforementioned act Of Congress IN
proclamation, by abduct3ng, or causing the
TO be abducted, or inducing them to abscon,
+ stsll, if captured, cutter death.
4. That every person charged With An Q
. ftpse under this act, shall be tried b. sue
military courts as the president shall direc
and, alter conviction, the president may con
. uufe the punishment, or pardon uncondi -iol
= ally, or on tuch terms a. he may see d..
$. That the president is hereby authoriz
10 resort to snch cttcr reta1latOry measure
IS in his Judgment may he best calculated I
| fhao rff fla
Nr. pht lan OF Miss. submitted minors
report from the same mnittec iu the far
!. Of lengthy preamble, and tac following I
, eoiu ion:
Be i. EtSo1rsd, de-, That from this day forth
ruler Of ctvil'z.d warfare should be discarded
the {utule defense of our country, onr lipe-tig
aud sur lives, asasnsr The fell drai:n now op:a
avoWsd hy the government of the rui.ed Stlt
ti.tni1at.sn should nenscErth BE- waced a.ai1
. every Invader whuse ho.tile foot shall cross
:: boundaries OF thcse confederate Sta1cs+
Mr. Hill must be allowed to say 1or u
eclf that I regard the proclamation Of u
Lincoln as ntre trufum ,ft'2,nfn, and SO
ttnded By its author It is to ser7e temf
, rary PURPOSE at the North. fear re arc di
,, ni.yn.. It beyond its importance. As I
Sepate has concluded to no'ice it. am in
yer Of the simplest and most legal action 7
!. rust coDfine our action Within the line
right, under the laws Of nations. In +
opinion We have the right to declare cert:
acts as crimes being in contli:t with ciyiIiz
war, and the ac'ors as criminals, aud . crit
y nal th: ugh soldier, is not entitl.d to be CT
= sidered prisoner OF wAr. While, therefore
approve tre general idea to treat them as p
sons, guilty Of certain acts as criminals, c<
= tained in the bill repurt+d oy the Seuator fr&
I. Louisiana Mr.. Sealmes}, and agreed to t
he report IS betcg the one most favored by
7g majority Of the conmittee- I, al>o, In acco
arce Nth the understanding Of til. CO III
tee, propose the folio > ing bill, AMI ask tha
Z. be printed for the consideration Of the Ssna'
1er L. That if any person siugls, or ID Of. .sani;
bodies, shall, uud.r pre'ens Of waginK =
I'LL or MAIN, or in any wise inj IRE The pers
the If any unarmed citizen Of the conte1=
N States, or shall destroy. or teizs, or dsm,
! The property, or invade the house Or DOM
:" or Insult the family OF such uasrued citiz
-, or shall persuade or force any slave to ab
>oa con lis a~ncr, or ehall, by word or act, CO
}. eel or jneise to eeryite insurrect;on within
\ limits III the confederate States, all such (
q sous, II captured by the forces OF the co1tg
q. rate Stats, eEal1 be treated - criminals
IN not ae prisoners Of war, and 6h Ill be tried
military court, and, on conviction, eu
4 dea1h.
2. Tbst every person pretending to be a
! be captured on The soil Of the CoufeAe1
States after the 1st day Of January, 1868. u
be presumed to have entered the terzltoE.
ct, the Confederate Staten with intent to In
insur,ection and Abet murder, and un
satisfactory proof be addoced to the contr.
before the military court before which
Ill | trial shall be had, shall suffer -ath. This
~ tfon shall continue tn force until the prl
eW nation issued by Abraham Loeolp, date
Eo1 Washington. on the I'D daF Of Septen
~ 1857, shall be rescinded, aud the policy tn
! In kxn ~