, 1864-02-18

| by both parties that It would not be done,
Congress passed the resolution of rcconmen-
da':on % matter Of 1orm; but no State cam
piled: nor Was 1t expected. 1twas, however,
/ prt vided that no fur her confscations should
be made, and that Tories should be permitted
! to remain In America twelve months alter
| tie treaty: - -
In the debates: Of the English House OF
! Commons IN l.e,, on the treaty of pcacc, a
" certainly Wish that better tcras coa,d hare
etcn procured tor The American loyalists b.t /
to nc: think i was to be s@pscsca hat al the ind
ful AID victorious shocid on any terms g:3r the,r
estates and poaa aaeseloas to those Win wloa they
nSd M feen e eonteldlng nj Il we hsd not mado peace
~ sa L psP 81 ets:n; sissn up we must
j.: This revolutionary eoo3sca:ioo passcf into
hsiofy oy the consent and agreement OF both
! oeflseefenfa.. Its principles we're also. de-
lsnGed 6y our Government utter the adoption
q IHe Constitution. In 1192 Mr. Jefferson,
then Secretary or State, il, answer to ,somoo
complaints oi The British Governnent re-.
viewed the whole question at great length
end With crest ability: asl7 MI colleague
(4y Finely to ToticG tIc extract which re-
5steH to he'iserent rights which ,lc has Just
Ecen discussing:
~. eaurot bc denied :that tbs state Of war
ss'et'y permits nation 70 seize the property Of
III tnemlts found within its own limits o. token
Il sae a Or or% Il sas
99pcaeqgY Laid cow3 Gy ono of The mos respecla.
L1c writer, ca s1bjccts OF thie kind that shall
s,n;s, u.s. MS Tot 4 sies It Is condition Of var that
reasonable tlst everything OF IN enemy e, found
sMong bis enemies, should change its owner anl
fccted In nj declarations of war hut the goods Of
enemies, as well as toseJo d;zon1 " rs those
taken IN wsE, shall be c3nfscated. Y we follow
may le esI5 aud is pr;es carried fnto ths t5ea-
gEry, as is the custom with movable property.
e ys6is R5oessy Iss5s restored: u aE:eem:ni, to
| ;, EXILE AND COMPLICATIONS.
| After promising that these are lawful acts o:
VIII, HnVc shown that tho 1ith article Fec0M-
se th g and eHe to t - r.
n1eG1 to the State Legislatures 10 restore them:
s,That this word, having hu: one meaning: cs-
that It was pal ltlcus1y explained by tie American
negotiatots that the Legislatures would be ttee to
comply withthe recommendation or not, aud pro-
That the British negostdtotS so undcratoodft;
Z" That the Brttiah nainis,y 80 undcrstoodit; /
= And The members of'both Houses Of Rar!ia-
royed the ee.t.c1c"-JtDttSons Torks, vN. 8,
Thus the rcvolutionar; fathers, bot, before
and after the adoption of the Constitution,
defended confscation.
The Tories that fed to England called upon
tie Crown for support A commission wps
sppotntcd to examine their Claims and pro-
vide for their wants It Is significant fact
~ 4hens,rd ro.,einn1 l., +h;s af.e
49,. war Io ,,oa,,:a ,va,.1a - @n1J nnt th
nTcsrncc ,rhar Trere i1ivan ~ n11t and tnor
r,t;,ero ;r o1i n,,sr+o,s ~ a. ,lo,,n ,rhnr ~
onixcd New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, aud
were scattered along the borders of Clnada.
f. Hho no,, 1ao1 11" au ~ ~
ta +rantv a4,d ,Ss,. ~ ~. ~, ~ ~.
a.. -: T1,,;t atyss ~ " 1890, e % ~ y ,"a;
I,o;g,, "Tug t;nt GGes " p.s'tS m ~ ~ - @ men
them and our loyol Tconle Their histnrv Is |
4 sad record nj Infant nbscrritv and tn;s.
try. Some exhibited their veugefnl late long
ai,cr the war Was over. GIrty aud his asso- |
eiates, who murdered Crwford In the Iu-, |
dian wars Of 1901, were Tories Of the |
Reyo' 'ution. rowies and ,Pantou, leaders |
among the Creek Indians, and who started |
the Florida troubles, which resulted tn long
State, were Tories. As class, they went |
ont with the braEd Of Cain upon item. and |
were moi permitted to return.
One State alone relcntcd- South Carolina |
passed IN act Of oblivion, restored large |
part Of tle confiscatea estates, and permitted |
+ office. He,' o!'cy has borut its 5ittr ,,raik
Her government has hardly been entitled |
10 be called republican. The spirit of mon i
archy and disloyalty has ruled her councils,
and has at last plunged the Republic into the
most gigantic and bloody of revolutions.
Let US take counsel from the wisdom Of
our fathers. Is It probable TINT the same
men who conlscated all the property Of
armed Tories would, few wears later, cstab-
lish IT us q fundamental doctrine Of the Con
besond the lifetime Of the nttaiuteft traItory
Is it probable tiat the men Who had i1st
done what they stubboruly held 10 be rirht i
should enact as part Of the supreme law Of
the land that tle same thing should never be
done again? -
Tnr M, Nv AVN ,x,v,,rx,x ,r o,,r,,n.-
A''' S4@AeA "1' T,nr We e"SE'7eN
no" CONG more oifectly 70. cons1dcr tue
poAcy nF9iVea III Inc resoia1aoa he-
kef, are hsspatabiy CONNECTED WITH tnG
a cnnaf ins'Hnt'ons ~, OF INC sealn. II Il EeL
known 1hat Ae power OF slavery rests IN
iafgc p'antatons; that tne planter capital
o1lVcs the poor Nn11cs 10 inc MOUNTAINS,
where liberty aiwa5e lores to dWesl, and to
the s"amps and by-placea Of the South /; hut
the Dulk OF the real estate Is In the hands OF
Tue slaseo"nefe VINO nave plo1teu TINS great
sa'is tsaeinsps1aey ~ me si's you an lnstanse ot
II luz. onS ~ snous:au .1at i.sut " s!ten
fnrd ~ no,ntv my sorm Ta,,aaaa W q .,ss
ana u9ot;:. saraSa nsaeo alae auc sacu @
@ anu E1ota0ue tt1a .ossses ~ tnc sMor " oa1
ainy,3 !neTo ere n lonlseen ahoq5ana 5 Ioar nun
eleu @ suu nlnesy.tntGg aclcs " !an4 nnuGt ~
eiosuIe ena o"nea " sSleen men; tnsee oI tae
~ en on Mv.e ,nau ten Iaonsn 1'3t ~
c az Gne " .nS t"1sS oMna uat
-, s"e -, "1o .,.,t ~" nenat u usss ..;r
What +Ensa ,ar au.e ~ ~ a,,+h o w..
tn,Sa ~ t1,c Ge,,+1, ~ Hn1, 9ou,n ~ 6,nJ.a5 "
1raT, o,rn ~ tha hnIL - +ho iS,d ~ ~ % Snntb
c1n State thnsc " mon I'm Ia,i IL lands
nr5 oS.+, s1,,vec Tbsaa -,or, % ,,I,,tod j,a rao
ha1i;or o,5 +h~,s+ - 49, ~ tTIsH i,,,-n ha
+hc To1ifica1 nnwer IN thew hands and ffyon
nar1p;t them fo ~ h.ci. tn t1,eir 1"r..s tLur
.rf1t hovc II n1a;n Tho 1a,ve IT Nature IN
lowa n eocf ~ c,nnnt hn nrercornc liz fi,e
resn1nt,nDs ~ cn1nrezs Crnnt a gcnnr,1
anneetr 10, t,,osa .1,sn m Iac1 g ti,o;r
1anas on3d tIeu iii naa1n 5nnt-o1 the soutT,
ThoE boro sa i1nrh.I{yad MI" +honaso1xaa horn ~
ma +bot tHev III. raio thn 1,nnr ,a, ~ t',..
r.4.,r.. - =; H." .4..t ..;th t~I t,I - ;nor ,ri.
ian5ia.,s - ,,,na - t+ha snrth h.s iaa1od tho
1e.so1 ~ % snI,ntssinn ~ wat1 +1,ot vhen he ia
rnnfrontc1h hr a 1anijrf3 nrnnrietor hn herins
~ 10 rfnfn,y dcfaro1tin1 he IA fsc,in md DR.. |
ntnt1ent ani7 less n man than If he sfonfi on
fitfle snot Of Gods earfh coTereI bv his own
titIc-decd,
,ucxv ro errrpr1tsrtxop pr4rr
s,- ;rTa ,,on+ - ,a.t;... .,o..a - ~, ,r,,+
sa, 49, w. ~" 4i;, aahiS pease' "aI ,aam
sta ~ ~ .s ~ ~ .t ~ an ~
~. Nv r,'sI ~ +sI,,; ,.1n- @
5Snnsf taxa swav the n1atfarms IN: wh1ch t
s'ayery stauds-thc great landed estates OF tho
srnlcd rebels Of the South. Strike that plat
form from beneath their feet. t4ke that land
away, and divide it into homes for the men
who have saved opr country, nut It to this
House rs necessity which starcs us in the