The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-20
Operation Of tho RebeI ssQuo.tra.

The following official documents which
we copy from The original pipers, "a. |
lustrste the indulgence Of the Confods-
racy. towards alien enemies" Theyl
will be interesting TO our East Tennessee !
friends particularly, and will be in
structive to every person The notifica-
ton and petition explain themselves
40 the Ion Wes. H- Humphreys, Judge oil
us District Court Of Tie Confederate States
Of Ameaica, tor The District Of Tennessee
The Confederate States Of America,
through Y. j. CAMPBELL, the Receiver for
the ID District Of East Tennessee, res
pectfully represent unto your Honor that
one JosEPH CoBB, late of the county of
Bradley, in said States, is an open enemy
20 the Confederate States in this, that
said CoBB has abandoned said State, fed
from his home for the purpose of enter
ing the service of the United States, has
obtained the protection Of that Govern
ment aud claimed his allegiance thereto,
and is in open hostility 10 the said Con-
federate States, and his property, there
FORE is liable 10 be selzed under the Sc
questration laws of the Confederate Con-
gress. The said CoBB was the owner of
lands and personal property, notes and
other evidences Of debt in said county of
Bradley also owned farm and an in
terest in his mothers estate, in Blount
county, in said State, description Of all
which, the defendants named below are
called upon TO furnish in their answers
to this petition. They are also called
upon to answer and say whether said
COBB is not in open hostility TO the Con-
! federate Government in the pending war
with the United States, has he not in
every way repudiated the Confederate
Government and claimed allegiance TO
the United States where is he now
when did he leave home where did he
go, and for what purpose, &c. All of
which property are situated and being in
the counties of Bradley and Blount, in
this State and within the District of
said Receiver and the Confederate States
further represent that the said property
is under the control and supervision of
one Mrs. EvELINE ROM, his wife, and
one A. A. CLINGAE, OF Bradley county,
and others whose names they are called
upon TO disclose, who reside in Blount
county, in this State, which property is
liable to be seized under the act of the
Confederate Congress, for the sequestra-
ton of the estates, property aud effect OF
alien enemies.
The Confederate States of America,
through said Receiver, therefore pray,
that the said persons having supervision
aud control of said property as aforesaid
who reside in the counties of Bradley and
BlOunt, be made parties to this petition,
and that a copy thereof, together with
: notice, be issued by the Clerk of this
Court, to the Marshal or his Deputy, to
be served on said persons.
Said Confederate States further pray
that your Honor direct said property tC
be seized and sequestrated, and placed ia
the hands of said Receiver, and by him
sold or disposed of upon such terms and
conditions as your Honor may direct
,, And on final hearing the Confederate
States pray FIR all such other farther
and diifrent relief in the premises, AT
may be consistent with the act of th,
Confederate Congress.
Il. j. CAMPBELL.
Receiver for the I'd Dis. of East Tenn
10 EvELlNE Conn, (,gjfe ofJosEPH CoBB,
anil A. A. CLINaAN:
This is to notify you that the petition
/ of which the annexed is true copy, hal
this day been fled in the Clerks Office 0
the District Court of the Coniederat,
States of America, for the Eastern Dis
trict of Tennessee, held at Knoxville, il
/. pursuance of the provisions of the Act o
! ! the Provisional Congress of the said Con
I. federate States, entitled "An Act for tn
, Sequesiration of the estates, property ant
E effects of alien enemies, and for the in
demnity of citizens of the Confederat
States, and persons aiding the same il
the existing war with the United States
e Approved August 30th, 1861.
= Witness my hand, as Clerk of the said
Court, this 18th day Of November, 1862.
5 WIN. G. MoADOo, Clerk
n HENRY ELLIOTT, Dep.
Y We Mournful skedaddle ofKng Ishsm and his Godll
n Parsons from ye goodly cry OF Nashville with y
n Kings Great Vision, and Armugsddon's Intorpr,
tation thereof, and ye sp.ritrappef's flight, an
:, 20 Grand Congregations 90 ye Public Square, will