Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-10


No More Northern Debts.
The following is the proclamation of Gov
ernor Brown, of Georgia, to which the tele-
graph has already alluded: a-
Whereas, By the oppressive and wicked
conduct of the Government and people of
that part of the late United States of America.
known as the Anti-Slavery States, war actu-
ally exists between them and the people of
the Southern States; and sOhereas, the Presi-
dent of the United States has issued his pro-
clamation, declaring his determination to
blockade the ports of the Southern States,
and is now collecting Federal troops upon
Southern soil, for the purpose of snbjugatiug
and enslaving us; and t0hereas property be-
longing TO the citizens of the State of Georgia,
whenever found within the Anti-Slavery
States, is seized and forcibly taken from its
owners; and SDhereds all contracts made
with the enemy during the existence of
hostilities, are, by the law of nations ille-
gal and void, and all remedies for the en-
folcement of contracts in our courts, be-
tween citizens of this State and citizens of
tho States now making war upon us, which
Were made prior to the commencement of
hostilities, are suspended till the termination
of the wars and sohereds, in the language
of the law of nations, "the purchase of bills
On the enemy's country, or the remission
and deposit of funds there, is dangerous
and illegal act, because il may be cherishing
the resources, and relieving the wants of the
enemy and the remission of funds in money
or bills to subjects of the enemy is unlaw-
full" and s0hereGs, sound policy as we'll as
international law, absolutely forbids that
any citizen of this State shall, under any
pretext whatever, assist the enemy by re-
mittiDg, paying or furnishing any money or
other thing of value, during the continuance
of hostilities, to the Government or people
| of the States which have waged and are
maintaining most unnatural and wicked
war against us; and whereGs, justice requires
| that all sums due from citizens of this State
to individuals in such hostile States who do
not uphold and sustain the savage and cruel
warfare inaugurated by their Government,
should be promptly paid so soon as hostili.
| ties have ceased, and the independence of
| the Confederate States is recognized by the
| Government of the United States.
Therefore, in view of these considerations,
| l, Joseph e. Brown, Governor, and Com.
| mander-in- Chief of the army and navy of
! the State of Georgia, do issue this my pro-
| clamation, commanding and enioining upon
each citizen or inhabitant of this State, that
he abstain absolutely from all violation of
the law above recited, and that he do not
under any pretext whatever, remit, transfer,
OF pay to the Government of the United
States, or any one of the States composing
said Government, which is known as Free
soil State, including, among others, the
States Of Massachusetts, Rhode Ialand, Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio; or to any citizen of any
such State, any money, bills, drafts, and
other things of value, either in payment @ of
any debt due or hereafter to become due, or
on account of any other cause whatever
until the termination of hostilities.
And hereby invite each citizen or inhab-
liant of this State, who is indebted to said
Government, or either of said States, or any
citizen or inhabitant thereof to pay the
amount of such Indebtedness, whenever due,
into the Treasury of Georgia, in any funds
bankable in Augusta or Savannah, or to
| Treasurer of this State, in any one of the
| solvent banks of either of said cities, or in
any legally authorized agency of either of
| said banks; and upon the making of any
such deposit at the Treasury, or upon the
presentation of any such certificate of de-
| pesit, the Treasurer of this State is hereby
directed and required to deliver to such
| person certificate, specifying the sum so
! deposited, which hereby declare the faith
ana credit OF this State will be pledged to
| repay to such depositor in funds bankable in
Augusta and Savannah, with seven per cent.
| interest from the date of the deposit 50 soon
as hostilities shall have ceased, and it shall
| again be lawful for debtors to pay the same
to creditors in the hostile States above mem
toned. This will not only afford to such of
| our citizens as owe money to Northern cred-
| itors, which international law and public
| policy forbid them at present to pay, safe
| investment and the highest security for its
return to them at the end of the war, but it
will enable them, in the meantime, to per-
| form patriotic duty, and to assist the State
and through her the Confederate States, in
raising the funds necessary for the success
ful defense of our homes, our iresides and
our affairs.
And / do further command and strictly
| enioin upon all and every chartered
bank in this State, which may be in posses
sion Of any note, bill, draft, or other paper,
binding any citizen of this State to pay
money to any one of said hostile States, or
any inhabitant or corporation thereof or
belonging to any such State or person to alb
stain from protesting any such draft, bill,
note or other paper; Provided, the person
liable on such bill, draft, note or other pas
| per, will exhibit to such bank or any of its
agencies, having such paper in possession,
a certificate, showing that he has deposited
the amount due on such paper, in the
Treasury of this State, or in any one of the
banks above mentioned, to the credit of
| the Treasurer, will at the time such becomes
due, make such deposit. And / further
command and require all notaries public in
this State to abstain absolutely from the per-
formance Of any official act for the protest of
any paper Of the character above mentioned,
under such circumstances aslare hereiubefOre
specified.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
Of this State, at the Capitol in MilledgeVille,
this twenty. sixth day of April in the year OF
our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty. one,
and of the Independence of the Confederate
States Of America the first.
JOSEPH z. BROWN.
BY the Governor: