New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-23

eieCClOnb Wherein IhyOfIty vi tne qua1nou VoteIs
of such State shall have participated, shall, in the
absence of strong countervaing testimony, be
deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the
people thereof have not been in rebellion against
the United States
That attention is hereby called to an act of Con-
gress entitled AN act to make an additional article
of war;" approved March 10, 1862, and which act
is in the words and figures following:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires Of tho United States of America IN Con:
gress assembled That hereafter the following shall
be promulgated as an additional article of war, for
the government Of the army Of the United States,
and shall be obeyed 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 re-
specve commands for the purpose of returning ugi.
tives from service or labor, who may have escaped
from any persons to whom such labor Is claimed
to be due, and any officer who shall be found guilty
by court-marial of violating this article shall DO
dismissed from the service.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage
Also TO the ninth and tenth sections of an act en-
titled "An act to suppress insurrection, to punish
treason and rebellion, TO seize and conGscate the
property of Rebels and for other purposes" APP
proved July II, 1862, and which sections are in the
words and figures following:
SEC. 9. And be IT further enacted, That all slaves
of persons who shall hereafter he engaged in rebel
lion against the Government OF the United States.
or who shall in any way give aid comfort thereto
escaping from such perOns and taking refuge within
the lines Of the army and all slaves captured from
such persons OF deserted by them and coming under
the control of the Government of the United States;
and all slaves of such persons found on tor beng
Within any place occupied by Rebel forces aud
aiterward occupied by the forces of the United
States, shall he deemed captures Of war; and shall
be forever free Of their servtude and not again held
AZ slaves.
SIC 10. And be IL further enacfed. That no slave
escaping into any State, Territory, or the DislGt OF
Colombia from any Of the States shall be delivered
up, or in any way mpcded or hIndered 81 bis lib
erty, except for crime or oficnse agains; tie
laws unlees the person claiming saf fugitive shaIl
frot make oath thai the person TO whom The sbor
service OF such fugitive If alleged 10 he due, u 'r
lawful owner and has no, been III arms against the
United States in the prctont Rebellion nor IN any
way given aid and comfort thereto; and no pefson
engaged in the military naval seryice Of The Uni
ted States shall. under anv pretense whatever, ns-
sumo TO decide on the validity Of tho clam al any
person the service labor Of any other person,
surrender up any such person to the CLAIMANT on
pain Of beng dismissed from the service.
And do hereby enjon upon and order ill persors
engaged in the military and naval service of the
United States TO observe, obey, and enfoue within
their respective spheres of service, the act and
tons above recited.
And the Executive will in due time recommend
that all citizens of the United States who shall have
remained loyal thereto throughout the Rebellion,
shall upon the restoration Of the constitutional rea
ton between The United States, and their respective
Stafea and peone IL the relation eball have been
suspended disturbed be compensated for all losscs
by acts of the United States, including the loss of
slaves.
In D. illness whereof have hereunto set my band
and caused the seal OF the United States 10 be At
fixed.
Done at the City Of Warrington this twenty
second day OF September. in the year Of our Lord,
One thousand eight hundred and Hixty-two, and OF
the Iude Iendence OF the United states the eighty
seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the PgEsiDEsI, -
WM. H. SEWARD. Secretary Of state.