Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-26
Ap.enam.nl. ID ,he aeaus.1rnlion 80.


We Learn from the Richmond ELamiHer that
proceedings have been taken 10 amend the Sc
questration law in various important particulars.
a bin has been introduced 10 effect this, which
provides that proceedings under the present law
be deemed and taken as proceedings Of c0n6sca-
ticn and that 81 Judgment and DEGREES render
Cd under this law shall have the force and effect
Of coufscating al money, property, and rights
embraced by the same, the court having juris-
dicion thereof 10 make orders of sale, and such
other orders and DEGREES a. may be necessary.
The bill referred TO construes the original act
as not excepting from its operation any public
securities Of the C0uioderacy or States, unless
bond securities and debts contracted directly with.
an alien enemy, which nave not yet been dis
posed Of to another alien enemy.
Under the amendments, as proposed, the fol-
lowing persons are nos to be taken as alien enc
mics within the meaning of the law:
] Persons VINO now have bona fdc become
permanent residents Of any STATE Of this Coaled-
erary, and are actually residing and d0miciled
within the same, yielding and acknowledging
allegiance thereto. aud who have not, during the
present war, voluntarily contributed to the cause
9f the enemy.
,. All persona born within any State OF this
Confederacy, and al citizens and subjects Of q
neutral country, who, since the breaking out of
Ng 81 ANHI aNAAA"aHA NaNAA ANM-AAaAHH hAk
ceased thcir business 10 the enemy's country, and
who have not voluntarily contributed to the enc
my's cause; and all persons aforesaid. who bona
ffe have commenced b Tem0v as aforesaid them
selves and effects from the euemy's country, and
VIII have been. ard still are, prevented from
/ completing such acts by the actual force Or pow.
e. Of the enemy.
3 All maTisd women, natives Of any State o.
( this C0niedeTacy. who shall not be shown 10 have
voluntsniy contributed 10 the cause Of the enc
~ & Hiniaa,s under the age Of fourteen years
natives Of any Stale &c ;his C0nfederacy, anC
/ taken 70 and now within the eneG.y's country
without lawful authority in the party taking then
20 change TIE iulalts d0micil. Al persons who
are non c0mp0s menas, and who, when they be
came such, we're citizens Of @ State Ct this Con
fe5eracy, and who have, during sucA state o
mind, been removed and kept within the Unitec
States.
T. Free persons Of color, who, by the laws o
any State have been compelled 10 remove bey0n'
the limits thereof, and are BY law prohibited ifon
returning b saeh STATE, and who have not il
%auFwise aided tlc enemy. ID all cases, person
claiming the benefit Of the foregoing exceptions
shall BE- lequired 20 prove aiirmatiycly that the,
ere entitled % tLs same.
We learn positively that one Of the amend
msnts proposed by the judiciary committee {
the sequestrst.on lax Is 70 shelter the property
an mercantile and manufacturing companies an
firms, where 81 can be shown that the chief bus
ness wa in a neutral country, or that the men
bers Of the firm ia the North constituted only
su~bordiuete branch on agency of the bushes
and have not aided lie United States in Il
prosecution Of thu war.
The general effect Of the amendments propoai
70 Congress s said % be a considerable limit
lion VI the operations Of the law.-ChGTteStl
MeTcVu.