Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-31
slnl,n and nsnorted Slaves

mote of punishiug il. Whole communities cannot be
.guy uade traitors by prOclamaonS nor their prop
cry seed and coniscaed and If Congress passed nifty
AZ on the subject they would have no legal efficacy
- ,ouentIy IL slave property should be taken away
!;6e citizens Of the United States by Generals OF
ARM ia vrtue OF the proclamation u the President
,r0ulliy r7y D. restored paid for By the United
az, Etsrvus1t unless the persons from whom 1t had
6eea taken should be convicted OF treason in court OF
Law, aud Aftes i,jl aud fair trial
Tie HsrlE ia correct The slaves taken from our
citizens during the war a have to be accounted for at
rs end either by restoration indemnity The matter
III net admit OF controversy for in addition to the
o5vioUs pzopesty OF such course the exact question
60 been adjudi,ated by the United States and stands
c. record against the At the end OF the Revolution
z-v Wa aud again at the close Of the of 1919 this
7o, came up and u vas settled ia the Treaty of Peace
OF 1855 and IL che Treaty OF Client in 1874 III favor of
RESTITUTION OF slaves abducted by military authority
l7ou tle South A Southern contemporary, Who has
,15,l the ryoI5s 30 refer the record presents the
following s.s-r-c. Of history touching the case
its f-ls l1a- Great Britain long and sreuuously re-
ss,ji Of fia-gUt Of these articles 10 tie two treaties
aud a. 10 6r,r Ealy succeeded by wearing out the
V4-slcs %. the American Government in causing the
claim be- waived or dropped During the revolution,
thousands ui slaves were carried away BY the British
l1l precisely the same grounds Is done BY the
ilr aud sug0gHr their enemies and because proper
o. -5ea-.s- slaves we're lawful prizes of war. History
presents Is .-l another parallel between British policy
L EaaSeH prv and its results. IL Informs ~ that IN
Fs-s4 alone 1000 negroes taken from their masters
r7sagl J. disease pa British camps The same destruc-
-ga g. l. g. .1. Eg,uE ia Yankee camps from dis
=-s-, exposure, ,4ri0u tli ues'ecS-
TIE s-.'eslss ol The JUOu never remained satisfied
with r inekeca Of the treaty o! l7ss in the sew
eu-. a.1s o. t.- treaty b. specifically stipulated
20 H a bob .. . Ia la be-
male s-aggs carving away any negroes other prop
e-. belonging O., --H American inhabitants Yet thou
s4 sere CARRIED ay.v without restitution cOmpeT
s..r. Tie C..-.r,s .; -le C0utti ration and Alter
r...s Sac Federal uoye-uueut continued 70 - u on
indemnity ua,l che claim became oLs5Irte by being
sawed lt the co g.l',7n OF treaty Of 1921 But
~hl, Gen. Washington ru.,trl.igu yCa:eaied Tor in
al. vas connected gts5 pr0rlCied ussoiiaiion and
s;rg-s.s a's.Sl> var Of IsIs.
Iue 49, states Commissioners a. Client provided
-, Rails l--lty in the first article OF the treaty,
.eH w'.-- Al plc'S taken, &c, shall be restored
-1.. L-.lT, "a To-, glyIy @ Away % the artillery, Or
II .. pubic properly Originally captured in the said
u0..s .r places v s.f E,Gr other private property
Pain -s this provision Ms, Great Britain made &c the
subject o. long continued controversy with the United
--es aud yrlr- Oi vain efforts % come 10
81 .ade-autu- he two pusrr, were unable 10 accom-
r-l b. aaI ir agreed Co refer the question % arbi-
r-.u.l- LHg Emperor Alexander OF Russia sccepted
-e nos, of lrllHs-or and decided il favor 0f the Oui-
=... 30 Trsa -a as ths treaty -i.p.-lou had been.
A s--51E u.a.nt aniIHE EIyr rs % 4l.hJr nego5I-
sea Ea.-H r. leo l a. asresmeut o. P9y The value OF
ON. 5-r5--aT Saves lh., took place .l >-s John Y
Adams g.- E... I.a. sul some .s-.r hundred thou
,.aE F7Ila-. r.....r.s Amount OF gay Indemnify.
re case $50, -lruu.F P---sutea 10 me Emperor Alex
s-#a- che L..l States represented by Nc Henry Md
E7r r-.. l. s,..- and GreIr Britain D., SIR Charles
-.t-l--. Counts N.-,r'r0l-1 and Cape lstrls rrceiy
g.. p arguments rD Doe laid before The Emperor His
El4es..'. decision Pr-emp-o-y "tlat the United
= -. lra e. go zoo just Naturalization from Great
Brio. Jos .. private property carried away by
-u.B rs re.s a! Tor OIL such slaves as we're carried
ar... ae E-. l.. Ma, The decision, the British
.. r...a .s nI.ut that &c did uo, apply 10 slaves
ral .rrsrI. ,aI the British troops obtain their
feed. s.- De- .rrm-.l..i note 90 be laid before the
E1-..Ir .u l.Hr .HHr. T. rli, note, SAYS Mr.. Ben
too D.. DIS .T.... cars Ns-E Alexander gave an
answer ll . O. rYL OF categorical reply 10 Unbound
cd ll..l-ol d. .,, s.tiu against Great Britain, and
.aI- IuH.r Ll~iur exhausted every diplomatic preteNt
.-l..4v and l..Hs lu-ui 90 obey the artFameut OF
OBJ. Emperor. concluded convention Tor carrying the
Hs son i4t0 edeg- The value Of deported slaves vas
s.r- I'd 1v and paid into the United states
Treasury and o. trs commencement Of the session OF
Congress Is21--, President J. . Adams u1s able to
Communicate -le yt Of the settlement OF ths important
-.- u'e.
-as important bearing Of this scrap of American his
1yr as precedent upon the ISSUES OF the present sirug
Es cannot be better Illustrated than by quoting ftOm
NJ Bs-o0 sud remembering thai he wrote before the
present contest began:
.rae sum received was LARGE. and ample 20 pay the
damages but that the smallest part Of the advau-
l-.s ga.n1I 81. example and the principle we're the
fcr- rJats-tI. Enforcement OF such demand against
q -.seslert 50 powerful and after much resistance,
M -n- eJuiemust -hich carried, and the respou
-fyi.7 which it im1gd-thIs he grand advantage
Liberation aud abduction u slaves "a, one Of the modes
Of v--rs adopted Jy the GUiis6, aud largely counted
o. a means OF h1. as nE and uiu-Hg onehdlt Of the
C.gc I, had ben prtcrieei iIring the revolution and
irIer-i,v avoided If avoided seco5t lime iInpunity
cd have sanctioned the practice and rest ered It IN
-e-l.e. aad 10 future was, Ouly Nth Great Bril-
tain cu, with all powers, this m3le Of annoyance s9uld
have become Ordinary resort leading 70 serT1le ~
s-reci9-S The indemnify exacied carried along with
g the condemnation Of the practice. a5 a sPyation Of
.ete property % be gtoned for; and both com
r.asgu .sr toe pas: and warning tOr the future. IL
sGgl.G resp ouSb.ity which power, or srt or time
could cy-js aud the principle Of which being es;ablsE-
Gu there viii Dc 10 need for future arbit-atons.
The following passage occurs further on in Mr. Den
cons history Of the transaction Ii is instructive to read
nov and shows What the spirit OF the statesmen Of
ia old Union before the trail Of the Black Puritan de-
sIei the C.biue: Coiri and the Senate House;
Northern msa did their duty 20 the South in getting
c9p.us1i9a land What i Infinitely more. establishing
tie prime PIE tina; there shall be compensation IN such
p clss for the slaves carried in tie OF lEl2-
minority of the commissioners al Client who ObSained
rrs IgllaJoa for indemnity were Northern men--Ad-
~. Russell Galatu from the free, and Clay and Bay
.rs from the slave States 4 Northern negotlatOr Mr..
t..a.1 b under Northern President Mr.. John Quincy
AL.4 dnAIly obtained it, and il is coincidence Wor-
rar Of remark that this Northern negOiatOr who was
finally sacges,fll was the debater in Congress in
r5s .so delivered the best argument lin nv opinion
surprising that OF Mr. MadsonJ against the grounds
On tca The British Government resisted the execution
OF ,..s article o. the trpaty.'