The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-06-27

We have already noticed tie passage
Of the Conflscation Bill by the House oil
Representatives. 1t will, we !aink, pass
the Senate, and, meeting the approval Of
the President, become alaw. The House
has also passed an Emancipation Bill
When both of these bills have become
laws, we may mole decided progress in
the right direction. The Buffalo Erpress
d says:
"Owing to a characteristic muddle in our
teloeraphic dispatches on Thursday morning,
we were not advised of tho fact that on
Wednesday the House Of Representatives
passed Mr. Porters substitute for the Eman-
cipaton Bill rejected two or three weeks
ago The information reached us ycster-
dav in our eastern exchanges,
IL will be remembered that on tho pas.
sage OF the coniiscation bill some timc ago.
an emancipation act, reported con Unity
with it from committee, applying to the
slaves of the same classes of Febc,s whose
property had been taken bv the former
measures, was defeated in the House. Sub.
sequently. Mr. Porter, OF Indiana who had
voted against the Emancipation bill. moved
u TeCOUslubTuiluN VI tIlt Nblt uUUU w. no
motion succeeded. and Mr.. Porter offered a
substitute tor the original bill. slightly modi-
fled in terms but not materially changed in
effect This is the bill that has now passed
the House by vote of 81 to Sd The
change in sentiment which tho rcconsidera-
tion and adoption of rejected measure in.
dicatss is very significant,
Respecting tho vote upon tho passage oI
tho Emancipation Bill tho Washington cor.
respondent of tho New York Tribune saws
There wore several Republican absontoos.
but we believe every Republican present
who voted for reconsideration, wish tho OK.
c9ption of Mr.. Delano of Massachusetts,
supported the substitute to Introduce which
the reconsideration was had. A largo mum.
her of Democrats and Conservative Slavery
men were not in their seats. Messrs. De-
ano, Owen. Granger, Harrison. Horton.
Kellogg of Illinois, and the Rhode Island
lnomber voted No. Mr.. Fisher Of Doewaro
nlone of tho Border States members. voted
Yea, but several did not vote at all. The
gratifying majority by which tho bill VII
passed gives ground for hopo that it will 70
through the Senate. Only one slight amend
ment was made"
But by far the most important ant
cheering action Of this Congress is the
passage Of the bill forever prohibiting
Slavery in all the Territories OF the United
States now existing, or which may here
after be acquired. The President hal
signed the bill, and it is now LAW.
is as follows; ....
"To the end that Freedom may bo and re
main forever the Fundamental law of tht
land in all places whatsoever, so far as il
lios within tho powor or depends upon tho
action of the Government of tho United
States to make il 80, therefore,
''He il enacted, sc, That from and afte,
The passage of this act THERE SHALL Be
NEITHER SLAVERY NOR .lNVOLUN
TARY SERVIrUDE IN ANY OF TIL
TERRITORIES OF THE UNITEl
STATES now existing or which may at an
time hereafter be formed or acquired by tn
United States, Otherwise than in punish
mont of crimes whereof tho party sha
have been duly convicted"
This is progress marked and glorious