The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-23

any place occunied by the forces Of
the. United States. shall be deemed
caplives of war, ard shall be forever
free OF their servi,uGe, and not again
held AS slaves.
SEC. 10. Aud be i further enacted.
That no slave escaping into any State
Territory, or The Ds' let Of Columbia,
from any other Stat, shall be Geliv
cred up, or in any way imrcled or
hindered of his !'hoyt~, except for
crime or some offence against the
laws. unless the person claiming said
fugitive shall first make cath that the
person to whom the labor-or service of
such fugitive is alleged to be due ia
his lawful owner and has not borne
arms against the United States in the
present rebellion, nor in any way given
! aud and comfort thereto: and no per-
sons engaged il tEe military or naval
service of the Jritcd States shall,
under any preterces whatever. assume
10 decide on the validity of the ch,im
Of anysperson to the service or labor OF
any other person, or surrender up ans
sncn ,pers,n to the claimant, on pain
Of being discharged from the service.
SEC. II. And be II further enacted,
That the President of the Unite!
States is authorized 10 employ as
manv persons of African descent as
lie NAV deem receSsary and proper for
the suppression Of this rebellion; and
for this purpose he may organlze and
use them in rsuch manner as lie NAV
Judge best for the public welfare.
SEC. 10 And be it furt"er enacted.
That the President Of the United
States is hereby authorized to make
provision for the transportation, colo
n'zation and settlement. ia some
topical country beyond the lm::s Of
the United States, of such persons of
the African race, made free by the
provisions of the Act. rs aay be will
ing to emigratc, having frs. obtained
the consent OF the Government of said
country to their protection and settle .
ment within the same, with all the
rights and privileges Of treehen.
SEC Is. And be it further enacted.
That the President is hereby authoriz.
ed, at any time hereafter. by proclama-
ton, TO extend to persons who may
have participated in The existing rebel
lion, IN any State or part thereo..
pardon and amnesty. with snch excep.
tons ana at snch time and on such
conditions as he may deem eXpedient
for the public welfare. Also, that the
President shall have power to restore
property seized under the Act to any
person who may be found to have
been innocent.
SEC. H. And be it further enacted,
That the courts of the United States
have full power to institute proceed
inGS make orders and DEGREES, issue
process, and do all other things neces.
sary to carry this Act into effect.
After the foregoing act had passed
both Houses, it was sent to the Presi.
dent Tor ms Signature, WHO, however
disapproved some features and had
prepared veto message, when the
neutrality-suspicious. was passed BY both
Houses, in order to remove the Presi-
dents objections to the bill:
Resolced, By the Senate and HOUSE
of Representatives, &C., that the
provisions of the third clause Of the
fifth section of an Act to suppress
insurrection, to punish treason and
rebellion, and TO seize and coniscate
tie property Of rebels, and for other
purposes, shall be 50 construed rs not
to apply to any Act or Acts done
prior to the passage thercof; nor TO
include any member Of the State
I,erislatrre or ,JDdJa of ary State