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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
September
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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'ï'tie la'.e act of gros providiDj for tha ooofiacation of the est&tec of poreons iü open reböllian agaioat the Government, was as a nocessary war ineasure aecepled and fully approved by tita loyal men of tho country, lt limitcd the panalty of confiscatioD to proporty actuully einployed in the service of the rebellion with thj knowledge and consuut of ita owners, and, instead of enianeipatiug slavea tliuii o:njoycc!, left their status to ba determioed oither by the Gourta of tlie I United .States or by subsequent legislation. The proclaroalion, howevur, of Geo. PremoDt, under dato of the 30th oí' August, transconds, and of cour.se viólales the law in botlt these particular, and declares that the pruperty of rubela nliailbeconfiscated,and if consi.sting in alavés, tdat they hall be ut once manumitted. The act of Congres roferred to raa l)eliovod to ernbody the conservativa policy of your Admioiatration upon thi.s delicate and perplex ing (jiestion, and henee the loyal men of the border slave States havel'ult relieved of all fears of any attempt on tlio pai-t of the Government of the United States to libérate suddenly in their midst l populatioo unpreparcd for fceedom, and wbose presenee could not fail to provo a painful source of apprehension, if not of terror, to the lomes und íatnilius (if all. Yon may, therefore, wel! judge of the alarm and mnation with which tliu UoionovDg citizi'ns of Isentucky - the State with whoe popular sentiment I am bst icquüintcd - havo read this proclamatinn. The hopo i earnestly indulgod üy thein, as t is by myself, that this Mper was issued under the pressure oí a military nci-essify which General Frêraont belioved justiiied the step, but ,bat in the particular speeified it ha3 not jour approbation, aod rtill not be eüforeod in derogation of luw. Tho nagnitnde of th iotereats .t stake, 'nd my extreme desire Lhat jy do misipprhension of your sentirrtenta or pur.■-hall the power and fervor oí' tho oyaity of Kentucky be it this moment abated or chillad , must be my apology :or the frankness with whioh Í have addressed you', and for tha recueet T ven;ure to makc of an crpreesion Of your views apen the poröis of G ..-n. Freront's ]:(- ■ i on whioh I have iOHHueated. I liavc tho b.onvv to be, ui stfully ■■■'■.i' obedieiit leryaot. j. bolt; Bia Excellency, Abe.vi:.'.ü Lihoolk, President of the Uuited States.

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Old News
Michigan Argus