Year: 1864

'ii0 treasury, without Oelng condemned oy any


court and without giving any person, whether a


real or pretended rightfu owner or claim. II tiay


IN court. The only redress lefl person who might


be injured by an unlawful seizure is by application


to the Court of Claims at Washington CITY within


two years after the rebellion is put down. This act


gives the agents unusual power and the courts of


the country will confirm the operations of the agents


within the scope of the literal meaning of the act


That is simply and alone to captured and abandon


ed property. The vast amount of captured and


abandoned property that now has and will come Or


fall into the hands of the agents of the government


eould-not be disposed of by the slow and tedious


course Of the civil courts of the country in due time


and hence the necessity of the act during the war


creating extraordinary remedies under extraordinary


circumstances Any property that is forfeited to tb


United States by the terms of the act of the 9th of


August, 1861, or of the 18th of july 1862, or for


breach of the revenue laws, cannot be disposed OF


by the Special Agents Of the Treasury as captured,


or abandoned property may be DONE The act Of


18th of March, 1863 does not repeal the two former


acts, but leaves them standing in full force and et


feet and under the act of the 18th of July 1892 is


great work to be done in the way of having all of


the lands of every rebel and of every rebel alder
and abettor decreed the United States as forfeited


and to be sold as such.


The 4th section Of the act of 18th of March. 1903
creates forfeiture of all property taken from dis


loyal State into a loyal State without the proper
permit, Sc, and proceedings in effecting sale of
this kind of forfeiture must instituted in the courts
Of the country.


As we now have the United States District and
Circuit Courts reorganzed here, it is good time 20
commence the work of forfeiture of the lands tene
ments, and hereditaments of the rebels. 1t is well
to keep the 6th section of the act of 18th of Juiv
1862, before the mind. The provision of which i
If any person engaged in armed rebellion against
the United States or niI;>- aDettinp sucb rsbo1


ala, aOeL o. ,...------ :,
rebellion within sixty days after public warning by
proclamation Of the President shall forfeit all of his
estate and property, monies, stocks and credits All
that has to be done under that section on the trial o
the cause Is simply to prove that the person whose
lands are proceeded against was engaged in armed
rebellion against the United States or that he gave
aid and comfort to those engaged in AIMS, and that
ne did not return to his allegiance to the United
States within sixty days after the proclamation aor
said.


The first step to be taken towards the forfeiture is
the seizure of the lands of all and of every person
guilty of treason or of giving aid and comfort To
those in armed rebellion and then to report the same
to the District Attorney with such specific descrip
ton of the lands that proper proceedings can be in
sltuted, and in the end good titles made There are
great many persons who forfeited their estates but
have k,I-o L. o. = Il
order to hold on to their property reservng secret
intention to give ali the aid and comfort within
their power to the rebels. This oath is only con-
ditiona pardon resting alone on the honest and
faithful performance thereof and wo be to the man
against whom proof is made in our courts of a VIC
lation of that oath. Then, DR.. Brownlow, YOU will
cause all the estate, &C. of any and all persons who
have taken the amnesty oath and violated the same
by giving aid and comfort to the rebellion, TO be
seized and reported for forfeiture. Every person
who in good faith and with honest purpose takes
said oath, and performs the same is heneeforward
entitled to all the rights of an American Citizen
The person taking the OATH amongst other things,
swears that he will henceforth faithfully support
protect and defend the Constitution of the United
States and the Union, and every person who feeds
his rebel son or gives him clothes when he slides
home from the rebel army, violates. his oath and
creates forfeiture of his estate &C. The oath
Of amnesty does not mean that rebel may take the
same, go home fold his arms and sit down under
his own vine and fig tree, and receive theprotecton
of the laws of:the land without doing anything to
put down the rebellion. But it does mean that he
will do all ne in the support protection and de-
fence of the Constitution and Union. Nothineless
than this is a csmplyasee with said oath. The oath
does not mean that you may feed and clothe rebel
sons and have rebel daughters spouting rebel doc
Lrines upon any and all occasions. You have to
come right square up to the honest and faithful per-
ormance Of your oath you forfeit your property,
and when you have been guilty of treason, life it.
elf It is well then for the agents selling forfeited