East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-05-13


talks Id that way how much he thinks
can be got out Of 1t. What would you
give for farm Gown in Tennessee or
Georgia, with he people swarmin2
around YOU unbiased, people believing
themselves TO he owners, who were out
lawed and deprived of their property by
tyong why, sir, IL wonld require two
regiments To take care of every planta
ton Laughter. No man would give
"A dollar for such title. The idea of
realizing money in that way is to me as
I idle as the idea of realizing peace in
that way.
No INTERFERENCE wIru SLAVERY.
Judge Colamer refcrred at some
,,ngth, IA considering the provisions of
the eoniscation bill freeing slaves, to
tho plighted faith of the republican
party not to Interfere with slavery in the
States. He said -
If we make law, intending il to he
operative, by which we declare that the
slaves of all engaged in this rebellion, or
of all the officers aud classes mentioned
ia the amendment of the Senator from
Ohio, are free, and all right over them
abolished, do you believe, does any man
Of common sense believe, that you can
mako the world understand that we
have not interfcred with slavery IN the
States, aud not To very limited extent
either, but to about the whole extent to
which it existsy All remarks, however
ingenious, aud all sophistry, however re-
markable which can make this look any
otherwise, is bat deuslon. 1t cannot
be seen in any other light This is not
put on the ground that it is a military
operation, not ON tho ground of pro
ceedngs 10 rem, not that it deprives a
man of his property and yet leaves him
TO be hung, not upon any conviction,
not upon any process OF law Whatever,
except this law which we now make.
1t seems TO me, obtuse as | am, per.
haps, in my perceptions, that that is di-
rectly interfering with this plighted
faith; and it seems TO me, further, that
it is ia direct violation of the provisions,
prohibitions, and securities which the
constitution epacts !, for one, will not
do it, 10 not regard myself as need
log any apology for not doing it. l do
not think my people wish me to con.
tribute to breaking any provision of the
constitution, and they know would not
= do it if they did wish it; nor 30 they
need any apologies from me for regard
ing the oath have taken.
''',. - "a we nad this power; allow
y; g MAKE single remark as to the
T. policy of it in aiding to put down the
+ rebellion. You propose to say to the
: officers, "Y our property is confscated,
2 and to the soldiers, you may proceed
! with IMMUNITY, if you do not succeed
e you shall not DO punished Is it moi
2 saying, Nov, you officers, fight on tc
n save yourselves; and soldiers, you may
u follow your officers as far as you can
L for, after all, If you do not succeed, yor
= are not going to lose anything Real
IS ly that does not seem to be very gooC
e policy The same treatment is pro
& posed in regard TO slaves. The slaves
o are now in the possession and contro
of their masters, except so far as on
II army gees If they try to get away
: especially if they are al any consldera
BILE distance from our armies, thel
: masters VIII not allow them to do it
?, OF course, the masters are not going
e TO let them get away to join US to shoe
l. Them they will stop them, perhaps XII
G them in the attempt If We knew PEG
IS pie were going from us to join the enc
= my and fight us we should not let then
c 90 Neither do they. Now, by TIN
t bill, we say to these slaves, if they arr
| l.. 1 al
= they DO not, it car have no effect "Yol
s. need not run any risk about offending
g your master; perhaps your master Wi
?, succeed in the rebellion and you wi
= suffer pretty hard if you undertake t
II run away aud he catches you; you ma
's remain quietly with your master, an
D. not incur the hazard of his displeasur
re or punishment but if, after all, you
H. master does not succeed, you shall b
to free, whether you help CT not" Is thu
IS good policy? That is the bill. 1t doe
not seem To me TO be very wise mean
to the end, if such an end is had in view
~ as | suppose.
10 BILL HE SUBMITS.
,e / will now call the attention of tn
10 Senate to the bill which | have sui
~ United as an amendment. 1t is printe
III hut | have made some little alteration
in in the copy left on the table. In tn
at first place, in order to enable the Pre-,
I'd dent to have in his hands an opportl
in nty to offer some objections and advar
n. tages and purposes TO that people,
es have taken this course. In the frs
n. section of my bill, | provide that tn
punishment for treason upon convictio
", may be DEATH or, in the discretion {
e, the court, it may be fine and imprisor
IS ment. That fine is limited TO be nc
or less than 81 900, and the imprisonment
he TO be not less than FIVE years. Th
st maxum 1 have left to the discretion {
I'd the court. | intended the fine in tn
70 power OF the court to lay should b
ne sub as may adapted 10 the man mean
" and | would put the fine large enoug
er to strip any man who was iaborrigibl,
ID further provide that the effect {
a., fl ..n,,;,.ti,n sl,Il L. 4.