The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-08

Washington Correspondence of the n. Z. Times ssh.
NORTHERN MERCHANTS Nusr BE PAID.
The decision of Provost Judge Freese, oil
Alexandria, that merchants in "Dixie "
within the Union lines must pay their debts
to the North, has brought on quite num-
Der OF New York merchants, with claims
considered past recovery. Judge Freese to
day reiterated bis determination to enforce
payment in every case where it could be
shown that loyal citizen would be the suf-
ferer should the court refuse to act that in
every instance where refusal to pay could
in any manner be connected with the rebel.
lion be would enforce payment. Judge
Freese decided case to day between two
citizens of Alexandra, that involves these
points. 1t WAY shown from afidavits made
by Mr.. Hallowell, Union citizen of Alex
andria, that citizen named Fleming was
collecting debts and selling property for J.
q T.. Douglas, also merchants Of Alexandria,
who have gone into the rebel army; that be
(Douglas) owed Hallowell money, which
Fleming refused to pay, saying that be had
no authority, but admitting that be had sold
some OF the property of j. & Z. Douglas to
the firm OF Receiver & Partner, also of
Alexandria. Upon this statement of
facts made by Hallowell and admitted hy
Fleming, Judge Freese compelled Fleming
to pay Mr.. Hallowell out of fumes in bis
possession belonging to J. & E. Douglas.
Judge Freese remarked that as Fleming
had assumed authority to collect money for
secessionists, he would grant him authority
to pay the debts of secessionists also; that
one of the pet theories of the southern lead
ers, and one of their inducements to south.
ern merchants to join the rebellion, was that
they could repudiate their debts to the north.
He intended, so far as he was concerned,
that they should pay their debts. He also
granted Mr.. Fleming the privilege of pay
ing Mr.. Hallowell in gold.
In another case of money owing to MIR.
j. A. Moure, of New York, (not j. T.
Moore, as l telegraphed yesterday, Judge
Freese appointed commission, consisting
of Provost Marshal Griffith, Lieut.. Stretch,
and Lieutenant Stoutenburg, 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 Judge
F'reese to protect the rights of the Alexan-
dria merchant that be would not order the
sale of the goods there, but instructed the
commission to estimate their value at New
York prices.
l learn that Bowen, Holmes & Co., of
New York, are likely to recover debt of
five thousand dollars in the same manner,
one of their customers being allowed by the
Court five days to hunt up reasons why he
should not pay bis debts, and while be is
hunting up the reasons file of the Provost
Marshal's men take good care OF the stock
of goods IN bis store.
Several cases have occurred where men,
having boosted of having purchased goods at
the North with no intention of paying, have
been compelled to disgorge.
Neither the females or children of Alex.
andria will be allowed to insult our troops
with impunity in future. The 'emales will
risk confinement in the guard house, and the
parents will be made responsible for the
good behavior of their offspring.