New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-13
THE PROVOST COURT AT ALEXANpsIA

THE PROVOST COURT Al ALEAhNp..iN
~ N. Ia,t,, NJ Tae yera,f Dady fdrot.,,s
sin: In The Baltimore ChPPer OF to-day lna MI
article headed Provost Judge Ffeese-imPor'snl
Order" which is credited TO your paper Oh the 0h
in,taDt. While the main statements IN ne article
are correct there are one or two points which, lett
nncorrected would do injustice 70 your rendefs n
well as 20 n,ysolf her leave therefore 10 occupy
small portion OF your columns III correcting men,
You say 1919. =, ,h.
course pursued by Judge Freee by an nieIio n y
yoitns difficult and nice pi oflsw and hss been fesTcd
that intentional were done .eon.
mint be Incurred hth would lssd 10 lonf and yexsous t
gallons IN the event OF tie restoration OF peace"
From the above it might very naturally he inferred
that had undertaken TO decide upon oases invoiy-
inc difficult and nice points Of law" while the truth
ia have not undertaken any such thing. The cases
which came before me involved only the pIainott
principles Of common sente ana common hones'y (;
Had tbsy involved difficult and nice points OF law,
should certainly have declined 10 nave anything ~
do with them, as ] am not lawyer, and have aii
inter adherence Of legal qubblings and lechnioa-
les The cases simply were thai loyal men had claims
Against disloyal refugees. In Their has'e 10 JOIN ,h
Rebels the latter had left behind them stocks o.
goods which had been taken possession OF shd were
being sold by irresponsible, sefconstiued agents.
The creditors came on and proved their CLAIMS
beyond doubt. The agents, when csheu upvi,
re,lied that they had no authority " settle tDe
debts Of the absent debtors. gave them h,e
days to make better answer III they comu' az ps
end Of five dsys they failed 10 make satisfactory
an.yer. whcreupon | appointed three good AN.
true men 10 Assess and turn over, 81 u fsr mhfke
value. q sufficient amount Of the goods 10 pay Tue
clai,ns About one thousand dollars worm Nei'
turned over in this way, and twenty Thousand NOR
,eonld have been within the next ten days had 10
The Aitorue General listened 10 the quibblngb OF
secession lawyer Of this city, who, by the way
would be much better employed IN picking tsrreo
rome AT Fort Lsfsy ette than IN interfering wiz. ~
collection OF ius claims due from rebels 70 ioys
Citizens However, our proceedings have only pe. zee;
.taved-.rot "a aside, or "disapproyed " in''
mated IN yoor article; and a. we slll h9a lne G1
Inv subssquent order issued by General mcSlenu
tie probsb}sities sill are think that tie Adunp,s
trrtion wW adop, the pIiueipIe and preseds ~
adoIted b., this Court, and thereby secure 20 va
lcy nlerchsnts Of the North over one nuhu1sa W.
ifty ,oilons of dollars due them IRON 1,e Ieo.'
the Sowh. II tho Administration VIM saops =.
princiy h and allow me 10 follow this niyision ., W
army rom here TO NewOreans, VIII uiIoernAe
coIet one.tbird Of tho one hundred ana nv n !,
hons. and that, too, without, IN single !,
s.snce, doing injnstiee TO ,any one or ns' ,ar
decide anv difficult or nice points OF law
Tho fact il, the very moment any " req tale 49,
thrown about Ills unique nsiitntiontbis now WI
of collecting old ebts"the play Is enced, ana "
evHsin Might ~ we'll drop Give ksSeh ss'