The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-21


government. The tar gstherer has been vracred bv
ceirrers y ysls eysry,home. and toscharge Upon 4 ~
impose SsrSsns upon the people Of the osa States
and, while their young men SLAIN by thousands, TO
demand their substance Tor your support Let II now
pc your duty to SEQ that these heavy burdens shall be
borne IN part by tho who have brought upon the
Sountry ms desoiang The lands owned by these
reoss conroute largely 90 the support Of this rebellion
Ii.alr unwilling slaves made the instruments Of
without them the rebellion would come To epoody end.
In tho rebel States who owe in solid money three
hundred millions to loyal citizens Every dollar II
this money has been con1scated by their government,
aud repudated by the rebel Debtors whose honor
money are used by them and by their chief
Is Garry on the and subine the government. Not
sth ACNE, but all their estates property, goods effects
and cred with lavish hand poured into the treasury
or treason thai loyal mon may be laid low Ia dust. with
those they supper: tho army feed their men, pay their
Officers and conduct their From this source
their means are altogether derived their traorious
President and their false Cabinet paid; these Judges, with
ouch oImne as treason wears clothed; and their
sc red Congress who fled from Richmond with unwasad
ROY vonlurihg 70 stay TO make nnicavenod bread
before their exodus lest yoar Conc ais should overake
chem All are paid from treasury by this source alone
supplied Wll you, them longer permit llem to hold
property welded to your des uoticn, will you claim
A. for tho maintenance OF the Power they have deed9
1ne rst section Of The act Of coniscltion declares the
property OF specified rebels forfeited TO he government
and are lawful subjects Of sezare prize and capture 1t
spccifcaty embraces The chief Official tr.tors The
second section affects tie property OF rctels-nen who
e.ter sixty days pubic warning aad Proclamation, duly
States shall not lay down THOR arms ard return TO
thsir allegiance 1t is difficult to assign reason why
the property Of such persistent rebos sh-1d not DO
made 70 Contribute towards TIE exeIsas OF this rebel
lion. This sectin embraces mons bat the Weather
classes OF men, landowners who refuse hold Office BIT
who employ all their means and gie tho powerful ei
OF their servants and estates hc carrying on OF the
war. Tho properly Of these q means Of war ia
The hands Of and subject 10, the trol Of tho traitor
Congress- The money to sustain this rebrlli
OF tho estates Of these poop and by all tho rules Of
war and justice these estates liable to forfeiture.
Tho President OF the United Statas Is required TO
the property Of those rebels bs sod that it may
'conlscatod and condemned. The third and three fol.
lowing SECTIONS pi Divide the mode IL secure trial and
0oRdean alton The mode simple and effective. these
proceedings are against the property and not directed
against the persons, II rebels With the punishment OF
che person have nothing to do: i. Is with the
property Of the rebels made use OF TO destroy tho gov
eminent We are now dealing--property by means OF
which tue rebellion is sustained aid this government
driven to tho stern necessity Il it is enemys
property, used in the hands Of against the
government, that the bill demands process, and
summary jurisdiction condemnation and sale The form
OF procedure laid down in this bill is made to conform
nesry as possible to proceedings in Prize cases in adsn
rally courts Tho seventh section provides for payment
out OF the proceeds Of the sale OF conscated estates
OF such Chains Of loyal citizens might be
otherwise lost. This sccton also indicates the
mode by which the debts duo to loyal men
can be enfor ed. Tho other bill Affects the
xebeis in the persons Of their slaves These slaves
claimed by rebels as their property come within tho
embrace OF conabund property and may DO lawfully
conf because by them The estates of the
Eebes are In fact made al instrument and Of
warfare secon y because in fact every traitor whose
property is TO be taken to pay in part the expense OF
Tho most technical lawyer, however opposed to
che policy or theory Of the bill, would DO unwilling to
contend that Congress cannot pass Coniscation bill
whereby the property of an enemy may DO seized and
aold as means Of weakening and subduig him. Now
it is apparent that the nth article Of the constitution
does not apply IN any means to The purposes and proy
aons OF this bill We agree a. At in ordinary times tho
subject cannot be deprived Of life liberty without due
process law It cannot BIO assumed however that this
bsnehcont provision Ct the constitution applies state
OF war. JEFF Davis may be Slain In battle without pro-
cess Of law. Our gallant soldiers were not guilty Of muir
f1e kha a whit hnsnr
speeding the deadly bullet, the process Of law. The
captured rebels awaiting trial in prisons
law not had upon them. Will any say that Con-
gress protects property and that you reach II
without going through all tho forms of aws Are not the
,rebels red handed and black hearted, ard bad
pirates? Yet Congress and tho courts OF tho country
have dealt with the property Of pirates just as wo
propose to deal with the property Of rebels tho
OF tho pirates being citizens does avail protect
chem All writer's on international law lay it down
. rule, that tho property which Is the instrument
Of the crins is forfeited We press the bill upon tie
House, and urge its passage, from earnest desire
suppress this rebellion by taking from the
which gives them all their strength. Within tho Con-
federate States all the estates. whether real personal
ere used in promoting this rebellion, aud In securing
cess 10 the conflict these traitors wage against til, govern
nent 1t has beon their boast from the beginning that
their real ostaes worked BY their ssvss could slpct
dsld. Where 10 the man bold enough TO say that this
property ID not used in support OF the rebellion and that
U 10 not OH that account, legal PRICE and rs scn ray
DO seized and confscatcj and sold? That is what
tho bill proposes to do--to seize the real estate
us these rebels, and to conascato il, as q vital
are ~ Work n o M ia
An ahe hcld In tho ntrencllmen.s and in the camps;
che personal property 70 DO seized cescaed and sold
because the Office holders and chic! promoters aid .s-
tors in this rebellion paid the price o resso. there
FROM ard that la goly contributes 70 The means Of
Ysvyins tho war. = among the r.ofs.: q ne ensy
On WsEtplop Is found whereby VA. 81. NO o. lsRec
eGe is appropriated used by another, md inSs..
institution Is used by the enemy in aid OF the
%siiea Is an Instrument Of war, principle, and
nj lnNg Df mrs rrht 10 ff,tt
% overthrow IL, and TO let this ensavcd 80 free.
Ample provisions will be made t. protect all
tlsmen OF the border states to this fact. Ii such nsu.
ton be used, aud II found efficient instrument, ia
OF tho goyeramsnt, then tho right TO overthrow il stands
confessed. Tho bill does lot to work out any
such results 1t does not AFFECT in aiy aay tn inst
Gon itself II Affects only Tire claims OF rebels IN arms
aud them 1t ssoks to deprive OF OF strength ana
whose property has been all employed In tho service,
and whose labor gives form substances 10 the robel
lien. The couatry Demands that OF this kind
ghal be speedily passed.
Mr. SoI !opp2 Of No., argued the constitutional
despotc countries Because The against
With success IN rebellion s morally, politically and
physically impossible, because II II the TOW against the
many TO destroy the government cf tho whole II was
Gn this view that he held that although the constitution
power could DO awakened in nc Of danger, competent
FOR every emergency As TO tho policy OF conscslicn,
lie willing to say to those who had undsrt taken to
destroy the best government on earth-l forgive you;
ain no more" But he was not willing TO spend the |
whole stock OF his charity those vino |
-robbiug aud numbering his constituents. Ho was |
not willing sey. you shall not DO freed from
your RELISH detas. lie asked Congress to DO |
nothing the way OF revenge. But no did demand
cury Tor the II the government has not strength
aud courage 10 punish crime against its own authority
aud stand by the who hayo noby stood by IL, 1t Is
unworthy the Allegiance Of brave people Ten loyal
arc entitled 10 more consideration than million
traitors So far from the connscaton bills being mis-
chievous the only Ivy which loyal
be protected. twas his strong conviction that Com
gress when they met here last July had passed such
measure much dstress might have been avoided. In
conclusion he related that recently band Of dssoradoes
oamc 10 the house Of his ony brother In Missouri, and
after convey ing him 10 swamp forced him TO subscribe
60 obligation not TO take pat agar It tho Confederate
Statos This no did to savo his liic But on his way
homo they trioa murder him; and these the
who are claimed TO b. objects Of mercy
Mr. RIDDLE, (rep) Of Ohio discussed the general quos
Zion OF the robe lion. lie would punish traitors, strip
Ghom Of all their property, and preclude tom forever
from hoiirg offices Of smoiumen and honor undor the
government strike down slavery, and you will strike
down tho possibility OF insuri setion.
Mr.. wIXpoa, (rep.) Of Nun, had no patience with
yaaAv fnr rtopp md