The national Republican., 1861-10-29
AN IMPORTANr LAW CASE.

THE REBELS MADE TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
We learn, from Alexandra, that the final
order Of the court in the case Of Moora U.s.
Meade h Maryea, and the same Us. Addison
Bro, has been given, by which over nine hun
dred dollars worth Of property has been
turned over from those who are in arms against
the Government to New York creditor who
has been, and still is, doing oil he can to su'-
tain the Government. When the so-called
Southern Congress passed the sequestration
act, it was intended that not single dollar oil
the debts due from Southern to Northern mer'
chants should ever be paid to those to whom
the claims were due, but that every dollar thus
owing should go into the treasury Of the South
ern Confederscy, to help them continue their
rebellion against the Government. The de-
cision of Provost Judge Freese in the cascs
above alluded to, and in others daily coming
before lis court, at AleUhdria, will open the
eyes of Southern rebel merchants TO the fact
that. 10 matter how many sequestration ac's
may be passed, they have got to pay their
honest debts just so fast as they come within
tha Ines of our advancing army.
Tie fact that the military authorities are
disposed to aid loyal cstt in the collection
oI thir just ciaims asaiaiI .secessionists, will
do more toward streng 'hsning the hands of the
Government, especially in the matter of aising
funds than fifty thousand additional troops
Every loyal merchant who has thousand dol
lars due him from the South Is specially in
tyrested to sustain the Government, since a
way is now opened by which he can collect
his dues from all solvent debtors 80 soon as
the army reaches them
That our readers may the better understand
the workings of This court, we subjoin an ex-
tract from the ielegraphic correspondence of
the New York Times, dated Washington, Oc-
| tober 25:
NORTHERN MERCHANT. MUST BE PAm-The
decision of Provost Judge Freese. of Alexau.
dria. that merchants 10 Dixie" within the
| Union lines, must pay their debts to the North,
| has brought on quite number of New York
merchants, with claims considered past recov-
ery Judge Freese to-day reiterated his de.
| termination to enforce payment in every case
where it could be shown that q loyal citizen
would be the sufferer should the court refuse
to act; that in every instance where a refusal
to pay could in any manner be connected with
the rebellion he would enforce payment. Judge
/ ! ese decided a Gaze to-day between two citi-
Z us Of Alexandria, that involves these points
l. was shown, from affi1avits made by Mr.. Hal
lowell. a Union citizen of Alexandra, that
| c.tizen Bamed Fleming was collecting debts and
selling property for ]. & E. Douglas, also mer-
| clantI of Alexandria. who have gone into the
rebel army; that he (Dougas) owed Hallowell
money, which Fleming refused to pay saying
Il. ha 20 authority, but admitting that he had
sold some cf the property of j. a. E. Douglas
to the firm OF Receiver l. Partner, also of Alex
audria. Upon this statement OF facts, made by
Hallowell and adn,itted by Fleming, Judge
Freese compelled Fleming 10 pay Mr.. Hallowel
| out OF funds in his possession belonging TO j
i Z. Douglas Judge Freese remarked that az
| Fieming had assumed authority to collect money
| for secessionists he would grant.him authority
To ray the debts of secessiunists also; that one
OF the pet thnnrics of the Southern leaders, and
one Of their Inducements TO Southern merchants
to JOIN the rebellion. was that they could repu.
date thcir debts to the North. He intended.
so + + as h. was concerned, that they should
pay their debts. He also granted Mr.. Fleming
the privilege of paying Mr.. Hallowell in gold
In another case OF money, owing to Mr.. j.
A. Moure. OF New York, (not J. 7. Moore a.
tel graphed Yesterday Judge Freese appoint
ed a c mmssou. conG.ting of Provost Marshal
Griffith. Lieutenant Stretch, and Lieutenant
Stoutenberg, to appraise certain goods in the
| store Of the purchaser, enough to satisfy Mr..
Moure's claim and allowing fair sum for
transportation back to New York. So careful
was Ju1ge Frcese 10 protect the rights OF the
A exandria M rchaut that he would not order
the safe of the goods there but instructed the
Comm s'on to estimate their value at New
York prices.
learn that Bowen, Holmes l. Co, of New
York. are Iii .ely to recover debt of s., 900 in
the same manner, one of their customers being
allowed by the Court, five days to hunt up
reasons why he should not pay his debts, and,
while he is hunting up the reasons, a file of the
Provost Marshals men take good care of the
stick Of goods in bis store.
Sew vsral cases have occurred where men have
ooated of having purchased goods at the
North with no intention Of paying, have beer
compel ed to disgorge.
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