Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-23
TIE cnNFISnArInN BILL

TO which we're referred all the bis memorials etc. be.
lore the Senate the subject 81 colhcapg the pro-
perty Aad free the slaves Of rebels made their report
to lay having agreed on the bill this morning. 1t ID
quite lorg:
The first section provides that every person who shall
hereafter commit tic crms OF treason against the 10.
ted Saes and shall be found guilty thereo, shall s--r
DEATH Guo all bis slaves if any, shall De declared aud
made free; ne shall be Imprisoned for not less than
five years. and fined not less than ten thousand dclns
and ell his slaves ii any, shall be declared aud made
fee
The ae shall be levied and collected on any all Of
the property real and personal, excluding tlayes, OF
which the person tue owner at the time OF commit
ting treason, any sse or convey Ince 10 the contrary
notwithstanding
The second section ioriets all the personal aud real
property and slaves Of any who gives aid and Com
fort 10 the enemies OF the United STATES In any r,beiCn
and resurrection.
TIE thfd section provides that every person guilty Of
eth OF the #, net against tie United States shall be
forever incapable aud disqualified 20 hold aug ite un
der The Uni ed States; the section Immediately following
providing ht this act hall in no way Dc construed 20
alter the pro ecuiion or convc io Of ans gull OF
treason against the United Safes prior to the passage
OF this &C..
Tee f0h section provides that, to insure the more
speedy termination of TIE rebellion and the apprehen
son conviction snd puus meut OF the persons engaged
il e. the President authorized, by the Aarshals Of the
respective districts, such commissioners and other
,srs 50 he nay appoint for that pUTpos' 10 seize anu
5ques'rate the property real ana personal Of every
kid including chooses 10 action, oil such persons "a shall
have bea actively and VIGOROUSLY engaged in this REBEL
i'm and especially parsons hereafter ing Ccs's Of
the Amy aud navy OF the bss hereafter in
agans. tbs government OF TO Uai;ed ates persons
acting "a President or Vice President member OF Con.
gress head Of departments, civil officer Judge, foreign
uiser or commissioner ot the so'ca.led Confederate
ltes; persons hereafter acling Il5sr, whether
81 naval nj al Dr ~ RhO
b. the Constitution Of the soCaied Confederate States,
IL required to take oath TO slp2Ort that Constitution
persons Who having held Office Of honor, trust,
profit under the dated States shall hereafter ska up
arms against the United Stat, persons ownug pecpsr
~ 10 the loyal States Territories Of the loyal por1n
Gf the dsloya States shall hereafter aass. give aid
Gul comfort 10 the present rebellion sud to hold and
COS yess sIrh property for the uaiel States to secure
the appearance Of the offender % Ee his trial and abide
such punishment shall be asst sned Rgairs. him. No
slave hail DO seized uader tbs 1o. bu tle United SLas
shs have lien On ala the slaves OF the persons here de-
scFO 10 answer such order my Do msde 10 regard
- them for their b.rttoD aud siie thereof shall be
OF any force 1T ct after the ccmmI Of taii Of
tgLCJ
Tho elk IA section enscts that the property 20 seil,i
sad scQuestsrel shall be held, possessed, occupied
reated ~ the ocsEs aforesaid rud The thereof
en- ts proceeded agAuet by legal prosecu ion and If
convicted the property be forfeited AL pershaole
properly 10 be Immediately sJld BY the commissioner,
10 the manner as goods are sold in Safe under
eEeIa ion The proceeds of the be paid over
the Uailed aud II the owner OF said property shall be
discharged by the court the psoc,ejs Of the property
If l. shall have been ssd, shIl be returned TO SAID
over.
The seventh section provides that, if any person ale
so that he be bsoggl: 70 TRIAL order SHALL D.
made reqlring him to aEend upon pain Of forfeinie
o. all hs property and the freeing Of h3 slaves, and his
legal iyes are declared iron making any claim
for heG; an toe eighth section enacis that the Peel
dent II no shil deem l. uecessl- that a.y personal
property Sci Z y the Ny or navy, and belonging 10
., rson who shall, after the passage o. the ACT have
gagged IN the rebellion, given 60 aud comfort thereto,
sLoui b. oou6-sa,eu may cause proceedings in rem 10
b. usut Ited as IN admiralty; and Il said property shall
found 20 have beOugei person engaged IN the re
iou who has given aid .a1 Goa,.ort thereto the
shall De forfeited and become the property of the
U.ed a,es. Toe ninth section enacts that II, in toe
suppression OF the rebellion the President ISSUES proc
n,tiCn commaa3ing all persons 10 lay d1sn their arm'
and If any person "a fond in the psurreconary di-
ricl With arms in their Lands within thirty days aft.r
sarls, all OF HE slaves shall be forever free.
The tenth con prohibits the rendition Of slayel TO
any owner, unless &c has alEays been loyal and IN
se Shall a0y military or raVGl Cifcer q d. the valid
" OF gach c'rir, OF 10 pan =! t.sAissiL
Toe eleventh 8sI.On au,horsA the President 10 On
p'oy as many pCr7Ons Of Ar Caa descent a. he may
de proper to old 10 suppreszug tho rebellion and ne
ury organs, sGl use them as he may deem oas and
tlt tWel s"CloN prONil-s cr tTaukpOrtAiSu ana COC
riEuon Of such persons OF tie African rage may be
III Idc fee by this Wills the thirteenth section
,loyizes proclamation 0! pardon or am1ea.y at any
tine 70 suy person engaged 10 the existing rebellion On
such condition as he may propose,
The orSteenth ses;.cl gives the tinted States
poSel % hAEe all rec Sary orde'a under this Get.
FROu 1Hr YAsKEr wEsr-Ws clip h, following
from the Mobile Es5, of The llth Ins,
The special correspondent OF the Missouri Democrat,
Of The -, writing from Ptsburg Llndi5g on the 2Sta
ut saws ina; Harcks army bias been reofgaai=eG since
the bite OF Saioh, which !Ui, IL Ia eHtaogied coz
ltoa. Saay ss,ments which were reduced tc skele.
tons have tso~n together into organic ,tions
tiei "Uni3u Brigadta The entire army says the oJs
respondent has been dv.dbd after thS anues OF he
army Of the FcoE.Sc in,O nres grand corps ddrase,
under tie respective commands Of Gens Grant Busl
aod Pope each Ct which corps Elective oomplet "
organized army By itself These different armies TIE
sal klown n0 thcir OH nsgs- O.! SIC Agnv % West
i, aatssye lu8a. tran 1le Amy o. tie ONO &c o.
Bl-Is ana he Army Of toe Mississippi (Gsn ? pe',)
90 o. course all under he imm5lisIe otJeFs VI Gen.
Il Heck"
from this we arc to infer that Pope'5 command is
Abou. one third OF Hascks grand Gr1y aud the ques-
ton suggests ise did this third engage u the oeicbrat
ed foot race Pennington the other day. II il did
fear hg chSnres Of getting fSht cut Of IA whole army
ere rather aim. The correspondent does o. cay hCw
many divisions compose these corps.
The Democrat says ttR. all Tia Southern forts will
shortly be c5p,uFcj, and remarks that Fort Morgan
G4i Fort GR,C-e, Mobile, IMPROBABLE
to our p,oj5o'iles thar Pcia Ii and aaeon' Perhaps
not aud tIgu sgAin. perhaps they are. l,is loug
lane chat has no urrng' and It is much than pos
ole that the Yankee lane may take disastrous usu
right here at Mobile Tie defenders OF Fort Morgan
viii m5er how fy years ago their fortfIthsrs dc.
funded icmpianlY little log and oarh wo.k on that
very ground against power Vi Briti=h h,et aud land
attack ia force, and will be sp; 70 hold their splendid
fOIt unu sas. the ensmy build and bring their
iron elads TO bear upon it.
Gen. G,alt, WHO was in command a. Shiloh appears
to be n honest sort Of old soldier and writes frank
letter ioT publication in the Cincinnati Commercial
from which We extract
"There s one thing feel well assured Of and that is
that | have the confidence OF every brave man In my
command. Those who showed the white feather will do
all in their power 10 attract attention foE themselves.
had perhaps dozen officers arrested for ooEardice Ia
the at dlys fight Tless men sre necessarily MP
mies. As to NE talk about surprise here, no@m1