The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-30

that loyal citizens have prior claims which
ought first to. be satisfied. Whether or not
the remaining partner is liable to the charge
LOT constructive treason for being "porticeDs
cramtnss" in such a transaction, emains vet
tor the consideration of this Court and by the
Government. The fact that the remaining
partner has been selling off the stock and
collecting the debts of the firm, without ever
in single instance paying, or Offering to
pay, single one Of the debts due from the
firm to loyal creditors, shows but ton plainly
studied attempt to avoid paying Northern
ldebts-in response, it may be, to the dicta
of the so-called Southern Congress. which
forbids any such debts from being paid
preferring, as avowed in the Sequestration
Act, that all debts due to loyal citizens of the
North, should be repudiated, in order that
the amount SO due and owing might 60 into
their public treasury to help them in their
rebellion against the Government.
While desiring in these cases to afford the
plaintiff all needful and proper relief, the
Court is mindful of the fact, that there are
other claimants upon these goods whose
rights and interests are eqcally to be regard
ed. 1t cannot therefore suffer the goods to
be wantonly sacrificed, as they would If put
up at public auction in this city, at this time.
II the parties were insolvent and all their
debts known to this Court. the order would
be that PRO rata" distribution Of all the
remaining assets be made among their Gre
dltors; bat as they claim to he more than
able to pay all their debts, and as only por-
ton Vt these debts have yet been reported to
this Court, q different order is deemed ca uita-
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The fual order of the Court in both these
cases, is, that Provost Marshal b. A. Grit.
fifth, VIM. N. Berkeley, and James M. Stout.
enburg, be, and they are hereby appointed
commission, to make fair and impartial
assessment of sufficient amount of the stock
lett by defendants, to satisfy both these
clalms-that the goods be valued at such
prices as they will bring at public sale in a
1alr market-that to the amount Of each
claim, be added sufficient to pay costs Of
transportation to place Of shipment; and
that when such assessment is finished and "A
report thereof made to, and approved BY, this
Court the goods so assessed, be turn over
to each OF the respective claimants, in full
satisfaction for the debts due them from the
defendants.
This is not Court Of delay, nor will pro-
ceedings he stayed at any time. or in any
case, upon mere legal quibblings or techni-
calitles, no matter how adroitly or learnedly
presented; but in these causes the counsel
for the defense ask, in case Of Judgment con.
trary to their wishes, that the papers and
Judgment of the Court, ,e submitted to the
President Of the Untedl States for bis an.
prevail or disapproval. The Court is not oniv
willing but anxious that these cases be thus
submitted, in order that the principal in
VOWED may be either approved or disapprov-
ea by the highest authority known to our
civil Or military laws, and thus fix irrevoca.
ply the precedent which this Court deems
|ust and equitable-namely, that the rebels
should be made to pay all debts due loyal
citlzens-peaceably if possible, forcibly if
necessary; and that the military power is
mperatively called upon to aid all loyal cti-
sens in thus obtaining justice.
1t Is, therefore, further ordered, that the
goods which may be assessed by the CON-
nlssioners, for each Of the respective claim
;nts as per foregoing order, be not finally
delivered to the plaintiffs until five days shall
rave elapsed from the issuing of this order.
(Signed)
Asst Adj't Gen'l U. s. A. and Provost
Judge of Alexandria. ~
ProOost Court, Alera., Va. Oct. 28. 1861
Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts,. is now re-
rultlng regiment in his State. In a.
peech at Roxbury he said, that if this
rebellion be not quelled, and that within
short period the United States will be-
'me involved in a war, such as the world
never seen, not only with the South
ut with the powers which by lust of
ain, will be induced to take sides with it,.
COL. GoDwIN.-Our informant yesterday
tstoOk the nature of the attack under which
81. s. Goodwin was suffering. A severe in
-position and vertigo were mistaken for
analysis. We were glad to meet Col. God
In OF the street this morning, and hope he
ay live for many years yet.
A letter is published from Mr.. BoernS
elm, U. S. Consul at Bremen, in which
aflrms that the active sympathy gene
lily expressed in Europe, is in favor Of
Southern Coniederacy. and expresses
mself generally as satisfied that public
shng IS against the present war.
All the details, orders, &C., &c, connec-
with the Naval Exnediti,n have heen