The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-04
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that beresfter, as heretofore, the war will
be prosecuted for the object Of PRACTICAL
ly restoring The constitutional relations
between the Omitted States aud the peo-
pie thereof in which States that relation
is or may be suspended or disturbed; that.
it ismy purpose upon the next meeting
Of Congress to again recommend the
adoption Of practical measure tender.
ing peeuniary aid 20 the free acceptance
or rejection Of all the slave States, so
called, the people whereof may not then
be 10 rebellion against the United States
and which States may then have volun
tarily adopted, or thereafter may volun-
tarily adopt an immediate or gradual
sbolishment Of slavery within their re
spective limits; and that the efforts TO
oOlonize persons Of African descent with
their consent, upon the continent, or
elsewhere, with the previously obtained
consent Of the Government Acxist-
ing there, will be continued. 7hat on
he .frS algcf January, in the gear Of ouf
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and grty-
three, all persons held as slaUes Oitlin any
STATE, OF ruth; any designated part Of State,
The people ,11eyeof shall then Je IN reJskiou
against 1ie United States shall be then, thence
Jo'rcard and }or,rer free, and The Erecutius
GoUe'na,e1H Of The United States, Including
the military anil naval authority thereof UiH
recognize and maintain the freecicml of such
persons, and will do no act or acts to re-
press such persons, or any of them, 10
any efforts they may make for their ac-
tual freedom; thatthe Executive will, on
the first day of January aforesaid by
proclamation, designate the States, and
parts Of States, If any, in which the PEG.
pie thereof respectively shall then be in
rebellion against the United States; the
fact that any State, or the people thereof
shall on that day be in good faith repre-
sented in the Congress of the United
States by members chosen thereto at
elections wherein amajority Of the quail
fed voters Of such States shall have par
ticipated, shnll, in the absence of strong
corroboralve testimony, be deemed con-
elusive evidence that such State and the
people thereof have not been in rebellion
against the United States.
Attention is hereby called to an act Of
Congress, entitled an act 10 make an adj
ditional Article of War, approved March
49, 1862, aud which act IS in the words
aud figures following;
"Bea enacted By hs Seaae aad House qf
! Representatives. Of the United StItSS an Con-
gYess assembled That hereafter the follow
ing shall be promulgated as an addition
al Article Of War for the government of
the Army Of the United States, and shall
be ODE ed and observed as such;
Article: All officers or persons in the
military or naval service of the United
States, are prohibited from employing any
| Of the forces under their respective COM
mands for the purpose of returning flu
gitiVes from service or labor who may
have escaped from any person TO whom
such service or labor is claimed TO be
due, aud any officer who shall be found
guilty by a court martial, Of violating
this article shall be dismissed from the
service,
Sec. 2. Ind Be it further euactel, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage"
Also to the 9th and 10th sections of an
act entitled an act to suppress insur-
rsction, to punish treason and rebellion,
to seize and eOnGscate property of rebels,
and for other purposes, approved July
18th, 1862" and which sections are in the
words and figures following
SECTION 8. And be IL further enacted,
That all the slaves of persons who shall
hereafter be engaged in rebellion against
the Government of the United States, or
who shall in any way give aid or COM
fort thereto, escaping from such persons,
and taking refuge within the limits of
the army, and all slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and
coming under the control Of the Govern
ment Of the United States, and all slaves
of such persons on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces, and at
forwards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captures
of war, aud shall be forever free Of their
servilude and not again held IS slaves
SIC. 10. Ind he Il further enacted, That no
slave escaping into any slave territory or
the District Of Columbia, from any of the
States shall be delivered up, Orin any
way impeded or hindered of his liberty,
except for crime or some Oftense against
the laws, unless the person claiming said
fugitive shall first make oath that the
person 10 whom the labor or service of
said fugitive is alleged TO be due, is his
lawful owner and has not been in arms
against the United States in the present
rebellion, nor in any way given aid or
comfort thereto: and no person engaged
in the military or naval service Of the
United States shall, under any pretense
whatever, assume 10 decide on the valid
ity Of the claims Of any person to the SER
vice or labor Of any other person OF
surrender up any such person TO the
claimant on pain Of being dismissed
from the service.
And ! do hereby enjoin upon and or
dor all persons engaged in the military
aud naval service of the United States
to obey and enforce within their respec-
tive spheres Of service, the Article and
Sections above recited. And the Exec
ulive will in duo time recommend that
all citizens Of the United States who
shsll have remained loyal thereto
throughout the rebellion, shall, upon the