Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-02
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Reb0rd Of The Republican Par,
In Behalf OF Liberty and E0asl
Rights.

A brief reaapi,u'ati9u of ihs gsdg
measures enacted by the RgratEsa. M.
~. duriug H. teu years Of poser. is Z.
,alf OF the cause orliberiy and equal "a.
..tcsI aud civil rights 20 90 msa, uib-
rearl to race or color. viii bcau ,r.,
Of useful inloung'ion to ourraaisra,f.
irmo. AMI aid them iu coming t5a jass3
c5rrcc. decision as 10 the party tLsy a,
the most safely trust hereafter.
The fret blow at the divine iasa..
lion Of slavery was a Din, vhi.h bsas.,
law 10 August, 1861, eou6sica,iugs IIr,,,.
er,y aul setting free al slaves used 3
aid orthe rebellion.
January IS, 1852, law vas r.,-5
prohibiting the use Of the jaiIs Of thsp.
trict for the Imprisonment Of fazau
slaves.
The great measure Of emluciTatins d,
three thousand slaves oflhe District ps.sI
both Houses Of Congress and was sjs.d
BY the President in April. 1862.
On the 18th Of March, lsG2, an
forbidding aul Furnishing the return q
fugatiye slaves, coming into our Ins
by naval aud military officers.
March 9th of the same year the Pres
dent had recommended the passage d,
joint resolution proposing a cooperate
between the General Government and To,
slave States for the general abolition q
slavery, on the principle Of cOmpenatn
TO the owners. During the month a bl
covering tins suggestionpassed both Houses
and was signed by the President APrillo
The bill abolishing the lOng-ezi,tiHg
odious distinctions in this District against
the colored people, such as taxing them
for the education of white children and
denying them all benefit from the tax, BE.
came law in May, 1862.
June 10, 1862, fha President signed
bill which had passed both Houses, pro-
hibiting slavery forever IN all the Terrific
ries Of the United States.
June, 1862, a law was enacted esas
; fishing diplomatic relations with the Fe
= publics of Liberia and Hayti.
In July, Of the same year, law was
passed comforting upon coIorcd pcrsonsih.
right to testify in courts of justice; also
a., prohibiting the interstate coastwise sIayt
, trade.
. In July. 1862, bill became h1
!. emaucipating slaves found in places cap
tured by our troops.
J, July I, 1862, President Lincoln 'i
l. proved bill Furnishing the infamous PS
u tice of using the American flag for b
protection Of vessels engaged in the Sa1
{. trade, in open defiance, as had grown
) be the practice of plain constitution
r provision. Under the provisions of th
o act one Gordon, captured while engage
y in the slave trade. was tried, conyiciet
IS and executed.
r July, II, 1862, a law was enacted 'n
D. thorizine the enlistment and military Of
ganzatiOn of colored men.
T. September % 1862, President LiacoI
:, lrsued a proclamation declaring that Oh
at the 1st of January ensuing he should ls'p'
to another proclaiming all persons Tree i
le such States as might be named. Aud %
ID that day the immortal declaration de0aR
in ing all Slaces toreoer free ia ArAan''>
ID Texas, Louisiana. Mississippi, Alabama
IN Florida, North and South Carolina 'nl
at Virginia was issued.
March, 1868, law was enacted lnea'
porating an institution for the edu'a','
of colored youths, to be located Id u'
IT, District, from which has grown up !"
d. Howard University.
he A law was enacted in February l''
'e' eero'lng all colored men, whether ''''
or not, into the national forces aI0'D'
no loyal masters bounty of S3OV l0E A''
ay slaves-aftcrwards reduced to SlVO "r
lrl ty. But this was wholly repealed ii l%
u.s. On the llth of June, 1864, a bill v
MS came law placing colOrcd soldiers w. ~
N footing of equality in all respect '''
~ soldiers.
Dor June %, 1864, a bill was signed '
''i' pealing the infamous Democratic lo9'''
:" slave law.
= In 1864 a law passed prohlO'urs
distinctions on account Of race OF ""
-. !. the public conveyaces of this D'''F,'' >.
y The law creating the Freedman ,.s (
- reau was passed early in the year ~ 4,
~. ~ January 81, 1865, the famous l'. y
teenth amendment to the lous'' \
: which had previously been approve :. i.
the Senate, passed the House Of
sentatives forever abolishing ''a'"'
i the United States.
six During this year acts were p'' ~