, 1864-09-17

although bEueTe l IL uut FA{Y the SUBSTANCE and
edscs. -.
5ou repret ept yet remain uE.epsaed. urannnlied.
Be- sathorin iSe. py 1o1F Acceptance Of % our pr5p-
oettun. IL the Government Of the United Stalet to
understand that these seses.! claims. en.etneats
sside. revoked ano heid for nauqhs 6y the .Confe4
trase AUTHORITIES, and that you are wiling to ex.
ies
Who have heretofore been Claimed - slaves by tso
Confederate States, aa well as white sosdIerst
.heee ~ sn e,ed ~ sls1es, sra ,sa III
80 of.cls:ly Inform the government Of the Ua.ted
State., then, - am Instructed, a principal dlth-
Gully n eu1ettng exchanges VIII be removed.
As ,n'e,med yoa pefson1lly. In ny Judgment
Sonol % af .he ual.sd sstss, nsate R .11 eonsiaess
@ S asn si .s q unoa VIZ
hsre been duly enlisted enrolled Ard fnuste1dd ~
;esh hs1s r. ssh Gf
~. aoi to be nes;sd IS p.is,asts Of VA, md r.
Who claim them ss 1nssIez.; and cannot believe
that the Government Of the United States viii
ever Be found to consent to 30 gross . wrong,
bortes from the United States the animals are In.
1oeoiately claimed TO be. and understand 1t,
become the properly oi the Confederate anthosi-
ii i the United statcs capture any movable prp.
perry the rebellion, bg uur regulations and iawe,
in Conformity with intst1s.ions law and tuo Avs
! OF war. eufh property IL t1rned over TO our Coy
eIument Is tst property. Ihefcftte, II We obtain
| possession Of that Species Of ptoDcfty known to
ine lave q the iuaarses;ionary Suites a. slaves,
Why should there be any doubt that tnat property,
| hke any other, 'esIs IN the Uutted states1
.as 10 tne ,a1s rr Sp'e 81 g vss aen n
hat hat PROPERTY t rests Il the Un:ted SIates. -
| Now, the United States hare nisposed Of the
properly whiea they aye acquired q G. eaptule m IN
saTe: taken q tngn. oy :ivlax that nenI OF prop
6rty 10 the nt4 h1u4elfs 10 Il6 1laFe, e.. BY
t1OtnciPaung MN anu declaflas am lree forever,
20 that II He aase n9t msst&Ken lns pflaelptes o.
s1aTee IN the armies Of tue United htatcs. Auafe
irse men. belns maae 60 u tncn maanef as we
h:Ee choeen 70 uepose OF ouf properly IN tnem
| which we acauired BY capture.
property IL item thereby vested IN ue, that rIgnt
nas IL eeea s q ~ ~ q
| ed 11gtt OF to owner 10 10 20 DIS eIate: Ihe
manner IN Which We aiepqse o. ouI propeFsy Tnlie
TONED hy yoa. ,,,, ;, ~. .
not lstne ease aitelsu u toe ptopesiT 10 not
capauteq n, pnt c9es % a1 e,1aes sol
HntslA4 y luso'uuta9nJ not tas I'LL scte1s
oHneI ~ iae POSSESSION " .ag GAcE ne',Ksle1t;
!asS y. II no one "ouia 9ouet 1ae tsht Of the
upea sta.es 10 o5oFs 3e 81 eS @ @@uss o.
Of the United ssa:es army; 80 u seems to ne.
of psopeitJ pssses the Geafsde!stt Ines.p p,sd sad
couen into tfs it1es OF the United 3tates, tnat pro-
rttty IL - much lost to ls owner IN the Cohfede.
Of lie Eesidtnt oitn confederate States. wch
Il, therefore the pt!nelples of International law
correctly stated, then 1t would sesrn that the de-
duction logically 4oWb thetetfom. IN natural Sc
qaenee, that Tie Confederate States cs9 have no
IRON tie armies oi the Unitsd statee, because oi
the former o"nership OF taen =! their clttzens Of
I mfffJFa
reduce 10 stale Of slavery lee men. priso1ers o.
wsr e3ptufsa % a! len Ihs claim a. oug lsthefs
when set up y lhe Hssesr5 Powers On tie Nor1h
etn more OF AI1iea Gnoat ~ year lo and In 1854
sosi si w ' ~ 4 ' '"A
| THIS polnt F1A fol pufane torther, bccause
uIdersIand ION 10 the loea that 1oa will
I reduce fEee men 70 siaFee nccante OF captnre In
VAT: and that yon base ths claim Of the co91eder.
ate an.h91es 70 1eeas,aTf S oes s nesr9 % soldt:ss
Sn e5 Il 9aa If f1s Ell
litates the ,otmer owner with bis property taken
by an enemy, When tuch property Is recovered by
the forces ol ms IN county.
nations ana OF wa. when property OF nc su6}ects
ot org bcisfIsnt pHWef. Saptulso y tne ioscee ol
i thea oy nc
- ~ ~ tbps,aSo,s nd,t ILL., naa
eathoes propose 10 resore therR mus!rs
''Ss slaves x6ieh aeseteto1e belonged to ta thsm
"4sc JSu Jta aJ 9 f"R1 n11,s! ,i,ht rrse, ,,.,o,
1as tn1s tos. nnt aaanS sas ~ dea Iac Hac4 3oa
SlaGu W w.. ~ uhoSs o.o1o ~ iii *u ushnea 9! ~
MIMes ~ ;. natoG .s appetp,s ~ a,, 1appJ g
a,,a, 4;ny:+IR. ~ 1bst o-to a'.s1 M the
eoanp,etG kdR M ~ tna. pun 3.1s ~ tae
ho h3s ~ voh1 .uI jpea H. a1 "pol
,a+,. ~ .r ~ sisht has eo Hna
nt tnEto.aa - 80, ..s 1En" 1"@ A1'et oeen applso
T1a T. e. p6itsre th,t the Rom.n. a.,er,+sd
@ = - ,Se ~ .i.1aa hrt sr ~
naton bss .ttente II .et ~ ~ ~, yh
W o.1s. @ ~ ~. ri.Irs dne.ont,1t @ .f x.fa
Ea,n xsEsDano 4'' S1s".Ak 4'7'e' "o.o oths'
pi1pstys D,,>., .~.- ,.k,..a L..
6hh " EoniSAs e1sn 5eiHseo ~ teenatsSs VIZ Ee1
eaptuiee Moa Tpof.SE oe'"ssteu's III clfu "at
enGh ~ on1s ,nnHhsEpny ehEp ".
toa9isteA.!J snen. m1.u ny p.laEsP!e u aae Ia =
o1 nnuoaE. '.eaeuS ~ saSa - ptopessI mest1J, \
onla 1sen 70 BE- ,aposs.bs, teF 9 1ne n
Of ine o9nea etaiss " pets aae nsioe. "a then
1anke 70 ne le-enEtAtso Hoen csptuEoa, OF featet
othetWite .h.n ~ ptahgnef1 Pr s II OF ~:
haFe tofootne. III, n tnls dlseusslon, to aEgns
the 9nesnon npon M o.osr or olaetent Et0uudi
o. f1Ent taha .asse uooP,su ~ 39al autnofa1e? II
Gaining t9c nGu 3sh a. P.ope1.5: oecaase under
Hana t9ai l94t M9!iE ~ oppnsluon to mo tto7ern
nent ol Inc unneo e.a4es nae t5s risht of prop
efty IN man ae he " Course II HonlG
not be p1ohsahle IN settling question m OF exchange
q q W. ~ ~ H. 49, ar2ne tas qass
their pouucsl eolEee. Inets1ose nnve ADMITTED
Ill 4ae tohslceEAlions Hn4Ga hunuIo apply 70 tn<