Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-22

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ding females. II was called "Jeifrey's western
campaign" Though the people Of England
disliked the man for his bigolry, they dislked
that rebellion but when that experiment was
tried on the British people-wlen 1t she cked
the humanity OF the British nation-it produced
the elimination OF the public disgust with that
same James III, and in a short time Jefireys
died in the tower, and his master was fleeing
from the throne of England, That was an at
tempt to deal IN another way with rebellion.
l look TO no such result in this country,
know our people are exceedingly exasperated,
and | participate in thar feeling myself, as an
individual, But revenge, evaporation, feelings
OF vengeance, should net be entertained by ma
tons. Rebels must DO treated with severity 10
exuemty-a proper number OF those who are
needed for example, for its wholesome iLtu'
ence afterwards, should DO brought TO condign
panishment-but the great mass must have an
amnesty,
When we began with putting down this re-
bellion we had but one law which related TO the
subject in any way-the law Of l795-which
provided that the President, in c,.se OF an nsur'
rection, should issue his proclamation directing
the insurgents 10 dispense by certain day, and
calling out the militia 10 suppress that lnsurrec
ton and 10 enforce the laws Probably that
was as much as was needed for the Pennsylva-
MIA whiskey instruction, for which the law was
made. Ii was not a severe thing any way. AT
any rate, the law answered its purpose there
! When we assembled here last summer, the
| President had ordered the dispersion OF the re.
| bells, but they had not dispersed lie had cal
| led out the militia and they were here. The
circumstances which had transpired required
more legislation. That already provided had
been so far execnted-but it did not answer the
purpose. We then proceeded TO pass law,
which among other things, contains section
declaring that whenever an instruction shall
exist in any State, claiming TO act under the au-
thority of the State, and those exercising au'
thorty in the State do not disclam 1t and do
not suppress tin such cases the President is
authorized TO issue his proclamation declaring
the people OF those States or parts OF States
which are in that condition in a state OF insur
reetion, and that thereupon all intercourse with
them shall cease, and prize be made OF all who
attempt intercourse 10 and from them. Ina
is the aw under which we have acted and un
der which we are acting, and under which pri'
yes are made. ---
Now, il seems that does not entirely answer
it does not effect its purpose. Our armies TOO
increased as they are-valisnt and bold as
they are-'armes with banners-spendd ant
brave, have not answered the purpose yet.
venture to say, though it was said before on al
occasion when it was not very acceptable q
our people, that If 500 900 men will not do,
million of men must. II must be put down, be
cause If we fail in suppressing the armed rebel
| lion, the Government is a lallure-we canno
sustain the integrity OF our nation. That beln
done, say we come TO treat OF the subject 9
which we are now talking. What next ? LIE
gislation is needed. have said that what i
need is, in the first place, some law TO pu
: into the hands of the Executive the means O
offering some inducement to those people, afte
he shall have taken possession of their country
to come back to their allegiance, duty and 10y
alty-somc interest, some motive, some pul
a pose, some mode of relieving them from som
. liability under which they are and which the.
. fear, something which they believe we can pu
! putting into execution the idea of hanging two
/ three, or four hundred thousand of them
. must be something watch they believe is prae
q ticable, capable OF being executed, and from
!. which they have apprehension. That is whs
: is needed.
4 Again-the same law which provides fo
q that, should provide mode by which the guilt
h can be punished in an exemplary manner, in
way practicable of being carried into effect
r That Is what is needed, as we'll to deal with tt
q guilty. stubborn, disobedient, incorrigeable, Q
"a the one side, as to project those who becom
obedic Mt, or subservient, or submissive on Il
,e other.
q With these views now proceed to examil
- somewhat the projects before us. The bill
Ne the honorable Senator from Illinois, M
be Trumbull,) which has been reported. ! belle,
il. by the Committee on the Jp iciary, though
- think he first presented it himself, substantial
o. declares that the property, real and personsl,
he all people who shall be in rebellion, shall
forfeited or con6scated-I may not use the We
n, words, but that is the substance-and that ft
Il. fixture shall take effect from the time the a
r. was committed. Ii says that so much proper
es as is seized in the manner hereinafter vroy,a
ne for, shall be taken by comm SSH ners appoint
Ii. by the President--and the way therenai
e, provided is, that the President may appoint Of
lie GERS civil or military, to take possession of Il
OF property--sell and dispose of Il, and account
Of the Treasury. That implies of course, tn
I'd you have got possession of the country so Ii
@ it can be done. If you have possession of t
90 country and can do that, you can just as W
A. have courts regularly administered-and the
he is no necessity for resorting to this extraord
e. airy means. But in my view, when thing
is declared forfeited by an available law, thou
n. you direct the mode OF proceeding by the Pre-
MT DENT all that he does not take 1t rs the buSint
ct OF the prosecuting attorney In thai olate, VINE
at ever your laws are in tull operation, to proce
as against. He is to take measures for the conf
se cation of the rest. 1t is all forfeited, all conf
NO Gated. The proceedings to be taken with
on may depend on the condition of the country
Ike II you have military possession merely, y
,e. may take what your army can lay hold Ola
NO when that is through with, and you have 60
erninent established, you may take the rest
I'M This then, amounts to taking possession of I
his whole of the property, as far as practicable,
we the President, aud disposing of it, selling
hin and delivering possession, land and all.
do The amendment presented by the honora
i've Senator from Ohio qualities that in this it sa
il that the property of certain classes named in
,rp shall be forfeited. The honorable Senator frt
Illinois has told us, and very correctly no dou
ed that the people engaged in this rebellion,
lie. point OF fact, own almost the whole of the sla
of and all the other property generally This
to probably so, .
,ld Mr. SHERMAN. My friend misundeasto
ers what said. l said there were probably
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