New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-20
CONFIsCATION.

,t ,or their crimes and TO pay the loyal men
have been robbed by the Rebels and TO increase lno
..ensions Of our wounded soldiers The punishment Vi
,,tor has been wholly ignored by ueaeherous EXccu
five and by q sluggish Congress. wish to make an Issue
before the American people and see whether they VIII
kanciou the perfect mpunity Of murderous behgereh'
and consent that the loyal men Of tins nation VINO nave
been despOied Of their property shall remain Without It,
either BY the Rebel property or lie popeF
rhe nation 70 THIS issue desire to devote the small rem
5apt of my life desire TO make the issue Delore Tue
seople OF my own state, and should be gadh the Issue
yere 60 extend other States desire the yetIct o
the people upon this great question nay a3h Tesn1
llouse il. to give a square vote upon Tue 1tC r ~
sy Ys2s a9d A2{s SS K2g 9 81 s0s Se shall r.
.Atisfied whatever may be the result. may say IN
sdyance that 10Y remarks will be voumnoHs ana tedious
Sny gentleman who has any business t9 IG hSM' 10 c
here 70 vote desire 10 understand the feelings oil e
r9, o Of people IT is important to our wounded
ltnd manned soldiers IL is important TO Their Dereed
EorR and south It is important to 100000 Of in
kured oppressed and helpless men u IS also pota IAN
20 the delinquents, whose property 1t takes as nue.
No committee or party is responsive ioT 5is OIL. rf
81 possesses is due TO Andrew Johnson In the summer on
St he said in pubhc speech: Let me say now - me
slime TO secure these fundamental principles. while the
kand rent with anarchy and uphcaves with the thrOes
of mighty revolution While society Is IN inns us9r
hered state, and seeking security let Us TX the
Foundation of the Government ON the principles OF elS
~ misery MN mon The State be permitted to con-
frO its dCstinesg If this be so, then all Ihs precious
ont, Will have been wantony spen' AZ tne d
Victories Won by our noble armies VIII 20 Tor noughl il
a9ss IS 'nV wv, an ms carDase and deyastatonY II
was that treason might be put down and traitors pun
sShed SAY the traitor has ceased 10 be ciler ana NJ
Ioning the Rebellion has become public enemy: Treason
must be nade odiOus and traitors be punished and
Impoverished; their great plantations must be seized ana
Gus men, The day for protecting the land and negroes OF
these authors of Rebellion is past II IS h!gh time II was
Z have been most deeply PANIED at some 'hR v
khch have come under my observation We
natterS fnng and carcsing grant protection to the
traitor while the poor Union maa stands ont ia me cola
he Ias This was the which took M and elab-
grated na speech 70 my constituents a1 LahGaS1Cd IA
humane sympatlizers with Rebels. Andrew Johnson
Prime pevades and aIimates this whole bill. Whatever
III Justice is an it is due 10 him call upon his friends 10
send by him in this, his favore policy II you now de
during Inan" at the other end OF the avenue Having
thus rendered unto Cesar the things hat are IaS'
I proceed 10 defend the course recommended by NM
Mho' above all Others KNOWS VIA. ue onl @ ne
This bin. seems 70 me- cail nc ColuoiS" u -?
criminals and Their immediate friends ana ny tha' IN
manly kind of whose intellectual ana moral lgol
Ga, melted into fluid weakness which they mistake for
mercy and which Is untempeIed with single gram OF
Tor Christianity and who forget that the essence Of re
lgon is Ia do unto others what others nave ight I"
sftt5 Caf The Srolii son and iorrlvinc father They
forget that there is analogy between the cases Inc
thOughtess youth having received part Of his father,
estate and probably taking load Of corn TO market e
drunkenness, and spent the money IN rotng and de-
baucheTy and like al drunkards made his bed Win the
swine ana fed husks; bat ike one case only in thou
sand he reformed joined the total a9Sinencc s3GeN'
washed himself clean; brushed ms clothes ana WIN
pcnant steps returned 10 his fathers house Wei might
his a-cd parent rejoice Wei might he Kill the attcd call
VI sue rescue But now Nelld was s' N UIIIS Con
pared with this murterouS rebellion! when ne girai
treInbncy his Judge and sought for pardon. what
was the answer The voice Of Thy brother blood cilci
WI by y blood from TN hand When thou tillrth
Oifu0 Fl hencefortl
sifength fugitive and vagabond shalt thou De IN the
Earth When cain cried out that lis punishment was
justice IN mercy drove him forth into stern lncNoab9
exile lie Taught no forsy entss Tor snch sins IL p@it
Of no "atted calves proceed TO consider me 9li'
By the act OF 18th Of Juy 1892 treason made pun~h
ihe court. Before punishment can be inflicted for treason
In CONT of the United states Not 50 with the blanre
ri the bill All The rest Of that law aftcr the INST four
army. or officially connected With the Government
Known as the Confederate states Of America" or 10
chat law supposed that most OF the people oonPcs
ihcy arr dealt WITH in all the provisions which /
refer to conlscation merely as belIgceils mahhs AN
lion for left "a The operations OF the common
law The fifth section enacts that 10 insure the speedy
., The President Of the United States the cInrc
p effects Of the persons Hereinafter named in his sec
lion. aHd apply and use the same ana tne proceed.
Then follow the enumeration of al the Officers 81 ne
Amy and Navy OF the Confederate government an ID,
in he ANN or Navv or aiding said Confederate states
vi America, unless they laid down their arms within
given time. 10 secure the condemnation OF properly /.
thus seized, proceedings ilt are 10 he Instituted
wherever the property may be found which pro /
cecding shall follow the proceedings in admiralty I,
revenue cases ana the same shall be CONDEMNED
enemies property, and become the properly o. tio !
United States and the proceeds paid INTO The Treas
my of ;he United states 9th section act of nth july
1877 The eighth section provides that the c9ut shgii
make AZ necessary orders, and the marshas shall MAKE
deeds aud cOnvcyances f0r such property 10 me
purchaser aud then such titles shall lee good and valid
1l sf1fure5o0k a. one OF the laws winch the President
hNOfc 10 execute. would 10 Cod be bad or{cd a.,
iat ti- Government j. stretching is powers in making
such That question well considered
that ihi, 3, not open question are merely consider
ing The enforcement Of an existing law But VIII briefly
are treating these bcligcrcs simply as enemies ana
their property enemies property now III The possession
nations in its most stringent provision all the I
property liberty. and lives Of conquered enemy /.
victor Modern civilization will seldom Justify the cNeI
oi the extreme right The lives, the liberty anu ~
untOuchcd The property, however, Of The yanqr,hcd
j. held in some shape liable 10 pay me expense ana
brought about by treaty it usually stipulated that the
expenses and damages shall be paid by the defeated bel
lgcIeut As such remuneration must DC LEVIED ~ taxes
On the subjects II does subject all their property 10 this
burden. Where there IS government capable ~ max
Ineor must In the terms THIS gives them sufficient
right 10 take Just such property deem proper
thcr personal crimes aggrvatc their beeerent Ofense
nd iStifx severer treatDcI inst rs tribe of tavagcs
treated with more Tgor than civilized foes.
From such people much more might and ought
90 be eAacted than froln an honorable enemy.
Whenever example requires IN, heavy fines should
De imposed and the criminals lcnccd to poverty
properly required by our excellent President Nael
he undeniaby may IN the flint place, do himself Justice
respecting ne object which has given Use to the
Which he has sustained by H." IiaeeK OPP 40 says
that by stuct right property On ia ana ltl e',ag rs