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The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Representatives. (search)
service of the United States; and no person so enrolled and declaring his loyalty to the United States shall ever thereafter be held to involuntary service or labor, any law or regulation of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. And that the slaves of all widows or minors shall be made free by this act, and shall receive a just compensation for their claim to the service of such slaves. He further said, he did not believe that any slaveholder in this country was a loyal man. Mr. Wichliffe.--I denounce this as false. The Speaker.--The gentleman will please take his seat. Mr. Wickliffe, --I will. Mr. Sedgwick resumed, and explained that he meant by slaveholders those who believed it was right, and ought to be protected by the Constitution. Mr. Maynard, of Tenn,, could not give his consent to any of the bills presented by the committee. He very much doubted the power to pass confiscation or emancipation bills. --But he thought something ought to be done