North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-31
ANTI-sLAVERY EVENTS.

beginning of the war, by the /" Government u
through Secretary Seward, that the right,
of the States, and The condition of evel y
human being in them will remain subject tc
exactly the same laws and forms of admins
tration. whether the revolution shall succeed
legislation in the North during the last three
years has related to the negro. The Boston
Liberator recently printed the following list
of anti slavery events that have occurred
since Mr.. Lincolns inauguration:
l. Emancipation in Western Virginia.
2. Emancipation in Missouri.
3. Emancipation in the district of Colum-
bia. .....
4. Emancipation in Maryland. ..
5. Slavery abolished and forever prohibit
ed IN all Territories. ..,
6, Kansas admitted as free State
7. Provisions made to admit Colorado,
Nebraska, and Nevada as free States.
| 8. Organization of Idaho. Montane, Daco-
tab and Arizona as free Territories.
9. Recognition of the independence of
| Hayti and Liberio.
10. Three millions of Slaves declared free
| ny Vi Tie IeSlueUG JANUARY i,
1868.
IL. All fugitive slave laws repealed,
II Inter state slave trade abolished.
IL. Negroes admitted to equal rights in
the United States courts, as parties to suits
and as witnesses.
IA. Equality of the negro recognized in
the public conveyances of the District of
Columbia.
Is. All rebel States prohibited from re-
| turning to the Union with slavery.
l6. Free labor established on numerous
plantations in South Carolina, Louisiana,
Mississippi Tennessee, and Arkansaa.
| II. Schools for the education Of freed
slaves in South Caralna Louisiana, Tenn
essee, and in Eastern Virgnia-where till
within three years to educate the negro was
| punishable with death.
Is The wives and children of all slaves
employed as freemen in military and other
service of the United States made free.
10, All negroes, bond and free enrolled
as part of the military force Of the nation.
90. The loyal people of Arkansas, Tenn
essee Louisiana and Florida seeking re-
turn to the Union on the basis of freedom
to AL and Of the abolition and prohibition of
| slavery.
q. The abolition and prohibition of sla.
very by an amendment of the Constitution
passed in the Senate b. two-thirds majority,
and by nearly the same in the House. Lost
by lack of three or, four votes, through tue
| Influence OF Democratic members.
%. The nation through its representatives
in Baltimore, Juns 8, made the abolition and
prohibition of slavery the basis Of its gov
| ornamental administration for the future.
%. The Federal Government forbidden to
| pmpInV q a Slovn n
a. One hundred and fifty thousand ne
groes, mostly freed slaves in the pay and
uniform VI the Government as soldiers
THIS list, long and apparently exhaustive
as it is, is still incomplete. We are not GER
tain that from memory We can supply the
deficiencies, but We may mention at least
few additional items. Congress early agitat
ed the question of the repeal of the law
against the transportation of the mails by
negroes, The Senate adopted an amend.
ment to the bill for organizing Montana Ter
| ritory, providing that negroes might vote
A majority of Republican members in the
House recorded thdnselves in favor of re-
| tanning this provision. To these may be
added the amendment Of the articles of war
SO as to make it a high offense for an officer
of the army to return runaway slave to his
owner, and the refusal to make it an offense
of like character for an officer to entice away
slave the passage of q confscaticD act,
| aimed at slavery the sending of SIX hun
dred free negroes to the Island of Avache,
| who finally returned after sea voyage at
the public expense the bill to establish a
Freedmen's Bureau at in immense cost to
the Government; the various propositions
to increase the pay fthe negro soldier, with
a manifest Indifference about increasing the
pay of white soldiers; the Presidents am.
nesty proclamation requiring citizens of re-
| stored States to take oath to support all the
Executive proclamations relating to slavery;
and finally, to cap the climax, the recent
manifesto preventing any conference on the
subject of peace unless commissioners from
the rebel Government agree to abandon sla-
very, as we'll as consent to the complete in
tegrity OF the Union, .....
Yet with such record as this the Repub-
Iicans claim TO have sunk tue partisan in
the patriot aud call upon all to rally wi tn
them in supporting purely uncondi tiondl
Union principles !-Missour Re publican
July 9th. . t
E When the news was received here
that Chambersburg had been burned by the