Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-14
The Break, Of DPyss-The Conaseatiou nm


Passed BOth Houses,
At length, after much wavering and
amending and hesitanoy, both the House
and Senate have passed the bill that is to
do more for the suppression Of the rebel
lion, more to restore the dominion Of the
Flag and to provide against any repetition
OF the rebellion than any other measure Of
this evontfal year, The Committee Of Con-
ference upon ConRsoation bill have re-
ported to the two Houses a bill stronger
and better than any that has before been
offered, and thanks and honor to the men,
bers Of those Houses, Il passed he House on
Fridsy and he Senate on Saturday by triumph
ant maiOrities. Here is great an i'm
mense step and we can now look forward
with renewed hope and confidence to the
speedy suppression Of the shareholders re-
belliou The bill as reported and adopt
ed, declares death for treason, and the free
dom of a traitors slaves; or he shall be
Imprisoned FIVE years, fined $4,000, and
his estate, except slaves, shall be seized
For melting rebellion or giving it aid and
comfort, forfeiture of personal property, ten
years in prison, $4,000 fne, and slaves set
free The President is authorized, forput-
ting down the present rebellion, to seize
the property Of all such persons and con-
vey the proceeds to the Government. He
IS to proclaim that if in 60 days rebels do
not return to allegiance, their property
shall be forfeited. Slaves Of persons en-
gagged in rebellion or who give aid and
comfort to the rebels, that take refuge in
our lines, shall be held as eaptives Ofwar
aud be forever free from slavery. So also
shall be all slaves deserted by their mas
tiers and coming under control Of our Gov
srnment; also all slaves found at places
occupied BY our troops. No slave escaping
from one State to another State shall be de-
H7ered up except for crime or some OfEense
against thelaws Of the United States, until
the claimant shall make oath that he has
not borne arms in the present rebellion, or
given aid and comfort thereto. No person
engaged in naval or military service shall
a. decide on the validity Of the claim or sur
render such slaves, on pain Of being dis
missed from the service. The Presidents
authorised to employ as many persons Of AJf-
ricaa decent for the suppression Of the Rebel
Ion as he may tkjnk ft and use them IN sueh
MARINER as he nay deem best for thsPublie eel
fare and he is also authorized to make pro-
vision for eolonizing the blacks beyond
the limits Of the United States. The Pres
ident is also to extend to prisoners pardon
and amnesty as he may deem expedient.
Now then to the work. The President
now has the matter in his own hands, and
is not only authorized but expected to push
ii forward with all the vigor which he used
when he went to Fortress Monroe, took
Norfolk and blew up the Merrimac. The
benefts Of this bill ineaIcuIaUle. They,
as yet only partially disclose themselves
to our vision Our children and children's
children will see even clearer than we can
ourselves do, the national reformation ac-
cOmplisbed by this one bill The members
Of the Committee of Conference which
framed and reported the bin, viii leave
rich legacy Of honor to their descendants,
as being the immediate instruments by
which great reformation is effected. Let
us all thank God and take courage that
this rebellion, entered into by the Southern
traitors for the basest purposes, has been so
signallyturned upon the heads Of the great
conspiracy, and that the monster that insti-
gated 1t has been smote with such deadly |
blow
As an incentive to enlistments, this bill
Is invaluable. The people viii have the
assurance that they are not called upon to
6ght so as to infict the least pains and /
penalties upon the rebels. There viii be
no more guarding ihe property of traitors,
for il will now be the property Of the uni
ted States, or enough Of it to pay the heavy
zines put upon treason. There will be
no more returning of fugitiges from the
army, for all who take refuge there viii
be forever free, as captives of war. The
strength Of the army will now be left to
do hard, vigorous fighting, for it will not
be diverted either in slave-hunting or in
doing the drudgery and manual labor that
win now be done by the slaves who flock
to the federal lines. The whites win fight,
and the negroes will work or fight, as they
can best do the country a service.
By this Act, the Fugitive Slave Law is
amended 50 that no STAKEHOLDER, who has
borne arms in this rebellion, or given aid
and comfort to the rebels, can recover a
fugitive. This bill is indeed fitting eli
max TO the noble record Whlch TINS Con
gress has enrolled upon the nations his
tory.
In the telegraphie columns viii be found
The yeas and nays in the Senate. The fol-
lowing is the roll Of the House. Is is an
humilisting fact to loyal men Of the Buck
eye State that the principal objectOrs to
the bill were Messrs. Cox and White Of
Ohio. Yallandigham was absent or he
would have Joined with his colleagues in
opposing it:
Yeas.-Messrs. Aldrieh, Alley, Arnold,
Ashley, Babbitt Baxter, Beaman, Bing-
ham, Blair Of Virginia, Blair Of Pennsyl-
vania Blake Burlington Campbell, Casey,
Clark, Colfa1, Roscoe Conkling F. A.
Conkling, CovOde, Cutler, Davis, Dawes,
Duen, Dunn, Edwards, Elliot, BY, Fenton,
Fessenden, Fisher, Frank, GOoch Goodwin,
Gurley, Hale Hooper, Hutchins, Julian,
Kelley, Kellogg Of Michigan, Kellogg Of
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