, 1863-09-01

TIE C0NFISCATION ACT AND
IT'S POWERS,
Its Influence on Slavery.
From Our Regular Correspondent

| Its Influence on Slayery.
tFfom Our Regular cos1cspondcntj
Aw1iteF n 1Ss esons eas5s; aft a. ;9is s1s ts
made valuable contribution to the literaturt
| o. "reconetrnction," in the exposition he ha.
g1Een Of the Confiecation Act, passed In july
!eG&. This act Of Congress supplies whateEel
deficiency there mny be in the Proclamation
Of Emancipation, and arms the President with
ample power to put an extioguisher upon the
"sum Of au rillaInies" which was, as eyery
orc knows, the sole cause Of the rebellion,
It also completely ard forever disffauchisas-
or at least disqualities to hold Office, every
| person who has voluntarily participated II
tie rebellion. It provides that every person
bellion against the United states, or T else m aid aid
or comfort thereto, q shall Be forever Incapable
| and disqualified to hold anv e67ce under khe
Un&td States.'' This disqualification takes
Place, as matter Of course, without any
conviction oftreason, and each House Of Con
gress Is empowered to exclude men from seats
Of the fact Of participation In the rebellion,
Under the same law, doubtless, it would be a
ground Of impeachment and expulsion from
any office In the gift Of the President. In
addition to this security against the return Of
TIE traitors to power, they must take an oath
tAaG 4e1 A@se uot Foltntar1iy 0orae arms
aagaanst Inc Onited states, or given aid, coun-
cons engaged In armed hostility thereto, or
sought or accepted, or attempted to exercise
1ne lanctlons Of any office whatever, under
t13lI anI a4an9raty or pretended authority in hos
tar,yg ~ III tne uh1ed states. any one flsely
s1iies Of ~ pePufy .s 10 Inc pains and pen
By the 1lrst and second sections of this net.
e1eIE person who shall thereafter engage In
Ia ~ "an,f6st th..e4 ~ onlGa Gtates, Or give
fo ofier severe +,s1oit;as s thet N aaoitloa
lin, nf Ill ys.x. - A... =, e1as 1 = "4e t'oe7a'
It is we'll known NY fhst ms "fn minetv.r,,. Flaw.
holders ont of aver hnndrad Sara .Io ;os salss,
this nenaitr ond vSo+ 11;M su ,.a. nafe tnGu1reo
after Il aha}1 Ia ~ T4 ~ f!a W. ten @ ot slavery
Aes ~ 5A0!! po 1.ut Id lolces WILL not serve for
fsso Pra.;ay ny l. sne !Sta seenon OF the act, the
sf.ar 1,,4 10 ,sea, aeauotlzea, az any time here
~ NY ~ s"a ~ 70 eend to persons
tn1s;o,, l., aeS 49, ta.tteloalea II tae e11st1ng re-
a,,a , a1t ~ NY etate or paft thereof, pardon
1pd ainheety, "1n soch exceptions, and ut
s.e1, suea taae, ana On Snen eonaaao'ls rs he may
otem t3peo1ent 1or the public welfare"
~ appea5s. mcrtlore. that eyen If the Idea
"a,saa mMcn 4as oeen suggested, that the Emancl-
paaaon flociamat1on an Is inoperatiye. except ia
9tneht Of It, be well founded, yet the Presi-
cent Is mere clothed with ample power to
9~etp Inc system Of s!avery out OF existence
He mas oblY to make ie condition of recon-
C,'lataon g WIN .ne Tevolted slave owners that
Ley give up their slaves, and the system will
u cone t ior: me lay requires no positive act
or On the part OF the President, IN order to ex-
u.gu'sn ;1g slasefy, out he IS merely to let it 90
into operation, By refraiEing from action,
~ This being the state Of the LAW, think that
u:e !osM men OF the country may make their
ustnos easy upon TIE vexcd question Of "re.
Pas3t.etT t & = not al ~ probable that
sr.l.ors a[l. 5or thetr eminent services to the
country during the last two years and halt,
W II-cnhias11g, ana restoring to their pos
ss.sslon, the Loyal black men OF the South.
otcn aeea YOU'D be as unparalleled In wick |
edntss as In folly; and the nation TINT could |
sanction 1t, would deserve and receive tie
bntlye providence Of God.
It Ii probable that there has been good |
ocai ol mnlky speculation upou this subject |
q "feconstfuctto1, based on the enormous |
IDEA feat there IL to be some sort Of treaty
made with the rebels in arms. The county
may rest satisfied that nothing OF the kind |
Ela lake place. The only proposition which
1nT government Eil listen to from the armed
1fh3tors. i 1hat OF unconditional surrender,
aio eu6Hiasion to the laws. They will not
u fetned "hn e organized bodies, bnt as
lne ffeeldenf. and his Cabinet, If they 30
1, ncn IS entertain the thought Of concfliating
the traitors Dy 1e.enslaying their emaucipated
oonome1. No! The most the mass OF trai-
lofs Gan hope TOR, MI! bo to retain their heads
aha tbelr lands by giving up their slaves;
terms, except possibly the chance Of running
aWay.
+. Inc only other hope for slavery will be
loun1 IN Inc repeal OF the clauses Of the con-
~ 4scauon act quoted above, by Congress.
uAele I; Nlh doubtless be men in the next
fffnkH RArFhE tat nH md IN 4. !
bic to repeal. Their paternal regard for the
Traitors VII! prompt them to propose the re:
OF The black Unionists Of the
oonth, as slight atonemcnt for the wrongs
!,hich they hare suffered at the hands of the
:rous aud benevolent men vii not tia bare s1u the
,host Of chance to carry such a measure Of
= compromise"
The only compromise which the case will
ldmit Of. the President has full power to
nake, and that consists In the power to for
Government, upon the condition OF tllelr total
Of all claim to the services Of
he faithful blacke, lately their slaves. This
urrender will be an easy atonement for tho
.Iehest crime TINT ever traitors conceived,
Z, in compassion to the rank and file Of rebel
saneitIon from slavery to freedom. the nafor-
= in Congress shall deem proper, they nay
ute small compensation to the Slave own.
rs, but the idea Of reducing their emancina.
ed setfs to bondage again, III order to appeasc
heir w1ath, Or to soothe their wounded SEN
lbilties, wonld disgrace Turk or Hindoo,
B. the way, the Copperbeads arc fond Of
baking iskues with tbs fiiends Of the Union
I'd civilization, and here Il chance for them.
'et them hoist their standards high, covered
ith the battle CRY Of re enslayinE the logaI
;ack mcn Of: the South, every one Of whom
hna nj t~x ~ |
.mstion, md BY the Condscation Act, and 10.
Icing them to subjcction to their late mas.
eTs, as slight token Of respect tor their gnl-
,utry In War1ipg upon the Government.
Doubtless they will have good time Of 1t In
snyaseing among he loyal Population Of the
'ou1n husband, father, brother or son,
hose life las been sacrificed in defense Of the
mon against the shareholders revolt.
n deciding upon this question the people
I'LL be incidentally determining another
IL: u whether they prefer ~ matter Of taste.
hem, or whether they would gladly, for the
Fke OF TINT population, and for the sake Of
eace, peacefully emigrate further South. !
or nofh1ng u more liked aud certain than
AT 1ne e1bte1ce OF slavery IN the South
'rces The tree blacks to remain In the cold
ould % iuglt1Tes from slavery to fee IN tho
.me direction, because there is no other !
lace q safety Tor them. i, on the other ,
ahd. slavery were abolished In al the South /
states, the co1ored people would as nat
laly feek permanent homes there as the I
no geese W aWay from the Lakes to the Gulf !
MEXICO 1he approach Of winter Ihe
-mano ier lanor 70 ne s9uth would natural,
cfaW Inal species Nnic9 Is most congeAi1 .
II, Mhie 1ne "nlte lAponng man would
'u4 NE e1tIeme soutn' ootn on account OF /
le hea1 ana 70 asola tnG p1esence OF me ne !