Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-23
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THk LATE ARREST OF COL J. W. WALL.
TREsTos, Jan. Is.
Col James W. Wall sent to the legislature to-day
long statement Of his grievances the hand Of the Gen.
era Government In being arrested by order Of Sscrc
tary Cameron and taken to Fort lafayette and there
ncarcerated in prison for week without charges pre-.
ferred and without his ~ing this day for what be
arrested. He reviews the rights Of the citzns TO
personal liberty and protection from unreasonable seiz
ures ssrchss and calls upon tbs Legislature 10 instruct
tle representatives oil New Jersey 10 Congress TO inquire
into the causes and authority for arresting her peace,
able citizens. The memorial WAS referred to the Jad
| ciry committee.
Mr.. TRuxBULL's CosrrscArsG PROPERTY RIB
| his AND rRkEIsG sLAyIs.
The bill to corfsca.e the property and free the slaves
of rebels reported in the Senate by Mr.. Trumbu pro-
vides as follows:
That the property, real and personal, Of every kind
whatsoever and wheresocver stu ed within the limit OF
the United Safes belonging to any person persons
beyond the jurisdiction Of the same, or TO any person
or persons in any State district within the Uned
States in a state Of nsurrsc ion and rebellion
panst the authority thereof that in either case the
ordinary process Of Law be served upon them,
who SHALL during the present rebellion, be found In arms
against the Unted States giving aid and comfort 10
said rebellion shall be forfeited and confscied TO the
United States and such forfeiture shall take mmedi.
ate e ct upon the commission Of the act Of forfeiture
and all right tile or claim of the person committing
such act together with the right power TO dispose Of
or ALLEVIATE hspropery of any and every description,
shall instantly and determine, and the same shall
| at once vest In the United States
That every psrson having claim to the service or Ia
Dor OF any other person in any State under the laws
thereof Who during the present rebellion shall take up
arms against the United States In any giya
aid and comfort to said rebellion, shall thereby forth
with forfeit all claim such service labor and the per-
sons from whom it elimed to be due, commonly called
slaves shall tp,o JaetO the commission Of the act Of
forfeiture by hs party having claim to the service or
labor be delivered thereom and become forever there
after free persons any Law OF any State or OF the Unad
States TO the contrary notwithstanding. Aud whenever
any person claiming TO be entitled 10 the service or Ia
Dor OF any other persons declared be discharged from
such labor or service under the provisions OF this act
shall seek to enforce such claim be SHALL in the first "
stance and before any order for the surrender Of u
person whose service Ia claimed establish not only bis
title to such service, ss provided BY law, but also
that be is and has BEEN during the existing rebellion,
loyal to the Government Of the United States aId
no person engaged in the military naval service
OF the United States SHALL under any pretence whatever
decide the validity Of the claim of any per-
sen to the service labor OF any other person. or 10
| surrender up any such person to the claimant.
That Il shall be the duty OF the President OF the United
States make provision for the transportation cooDi
zaon aud settlement in tropical country, beyond
the limits Of the United States Of such persons oil the
African made free by tho provisions Of this act
may be willing emgrate, having rst obtained the con.
sent of government Of said country to their protec
ton aud settlement within the same with all the rights
| and privileges Of freedom.
That shall be the duty OF the President Of the United
States often In his opinion the military necessities
of the army the safety, interest and welfare OF tho
United States in regard TO the suppression Of the reb
iou shall require 10 order the seizure and sppropfia
don BY ouch cficers military civil, he may desig
nate for the purpose Of any aud all property conscaed
and forfeited u0der and by virtue Of this act situated
and being in any district OF the United States beyond the
reach Of civil process in the ordinary Of judicial
proceedings by reason Of such rebellion and the sale
other disposition Of said property, so much Of he
| shall deem advisable.
That il shall be the duty Of the officers designated
To make TO the President full reports of their proceedings
uuder such orders which report shall be filed 10 the Of
fee Of the Secretary Of the Tressury and all money
ceiyed on the sale OF the confcated property OF any
person as Aforesaid sha be deposited 10 the u 8 Tea
| sury.
That for the purpose Of enforcing the forfeiture speci
fed in the first section Of this act Of property situate
and being In loyal States or disrcs in which tie orda
~ course OF judicial proceedings oosrue.ed by the
rebellion, proceedings IA nay be instituted 10 the
name Of the United States In any District Court Of the
United States within which the estate property so for
eted or any part thereof may b. found which proceed
iags sha conform nearly possible to proceedings
in prize cases. Of forfeiture arising under the
laws and In all tho property condemned,
whether real personal shall be Sold and the proceeds
deposi.ea provided IN tho nth section Of this act
That the several District Courts of the United States
ore hereby invested with power TO issue all proc, 81
whether mesns ina including garnishes process
in of foreign attachment aud TO every other mat
| ter under this act.