, 1865-04-29

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ioinsy ssneIal. WHICH t6ey vii obssrve. ~ apd I'D
1e:ala'c 1hel1 acuoa IN aeeofoance herewith.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
Hon. Edwin u. Stanton, sec'y Of w u:
Sir: have tne honor to: acknowledge the re-
se,oe o. your Letter o. ne ga of April II you
tn'ation made between General Grant, Of the
United States Arny, and General Lee Of the rebel
army.
ohee resded in the city Of Washington, aud went
to VItetnla, or elsewhete in the South, and took
% hons 81 me esp1so'auon' ano reside nero a. their
steo"a; Mae1ner pereons who resided IN Wash
ia,t ~, ~. 9 ~ art e " eoenoa 9loxe eat.
hare sIh.rs na ~ @ ra,,e ~ "neiG ney
cn,aet ss ~. ns EstaG G'se1 Re T. tne,9 support
he rantInfat,nn ~ cene,.i f.s.s ia dnse ,S
captn1e of mi 1esde sFe gndce deq lie lie
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s.S se.a. aa .ats1 sIneG e., ane Gsptuianon o.
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avoWed enees o} ths GoTernment 10 Se oea' WIN aS
IonF lettef if accompanied VIII copy oi The
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% AIMS aSsins: the government 3 the united
Stotss unul plopsIi! e1eaaneeu, ana e3Ga @ eom p.
X X ~ ~ ~ ef .hsio t'eT 1e ps.1ta
iery ald t pnbc propett7 To- Se parted and st.eked
I'LL autne0 gsea 70 t1e oaeela aRRolat5io .i ~ ae
tha she - of tbe reta nor All tci1 nG nqi
yaae hoIses so or haeesee. ' TSis done @ each % ocer
rnt ~ - di t1~ho5 ~ Nv ~ nnt.5 $500 ntnn
o ~ dheG .na nsrn nd III
~. ~ IN tn,cc 10 whs,e tSev a1o @ne
t""s :" Ao'~' "'.'e .a'y "0' 1es'"e'
N giving construction 10 tnese articles OF c.
pitulauon, Me musL conslqer ln Wnat capacity
~ tne aotoot,yol toe FIeslaent q Tue United
hlatee. as SommanaefInCmel OF nc armies Or
the United states mus: Be presumed that he
hsd no a"thofltJ from ihe fresldent, except s1ch
as the Gommanoer'1n'Chlel Gould give to MILL
1aTy otucer.
ane 1iestoent ps!1.99ms p.1 ~ 1"9 iancnona Of ne
governme1tIG6ng@ n; G @ c1,ii; me other mfiltay a.
resldent OF me United STATES, and its civil head,
be posgtfsea the pardoning power az President
'ibe armies Of lie United States, and is tue LEAD
a civil maeistrste cannot be delegated; is pr.
Of President. 1s comuandet.in-th,sfo Of lie
armies Or the United states he has power Of ne
eess,ty + delegate East amount Of power, Re-
Officer, and that he was speaking ono possessing
mo power except be1llgerent, and considering The
'fact to be we'll knaWn 10 the bel1,gefents with
Th9m .1 ne Was mak,ng ths stipulation. lst US cone
; you have propounded. It must be observed that
! The question is not to the extent Of the power,
sr%es e not whcheF he
as comrander.tn-Chief Of the armies OF the
United 9tates, c9nld grant parole by virtue
Of his military authority, to rebels to go
. 10 and reside In loyal nmunttte5-conmu9i-
, ties that had not been IN rebelI1ou acainst the
government OF the United States; but the question
EeEs he hos sranted sue t 1 Il e
easek il. BlaeE, commonly called the Pr,ze Case7,
The Supreme Court Of the United States decided
e bouniary. 5nt Hal i i had nopndary marked by
lines Of hsyouete, which can only bo crossed By
force. tbct eorth Of that line ts euemy's terfttoFy
because c]aime d and held by an orgaa1zed hosttfe
md belltserent power; that all p.rsous residing
wjthiL tat Territory mnpt be treated a. enemies,
hi nsrto,,e aoinr there Wtthou: lIcense. bending
fhe huet1,fce Of rematnng there after hostllities
eoaaaaeoti, nngt be regarded and treated Us resi-
dents Of that Territory. Il ioioMs, IS tnattsE Of
Stats. A mans home aud his residence c.nnot
dealt: WIN By Gen: Grant = belligerents: A.
the ferritU1y belonging to the Government o.
The Unit d States. The oflcers md soldier
Of Gen. Lees army, then, who had homes, prior
their idepces Wtthin Tie rebel Ststee, and ahan-
doned ,heir homes in The loyal States; and when
Gen Grant to ths Dy re e. s1p np
deretooti ns perutssfon to rotnsn to any p1rt OF
the loyai Sates. That was a capitalization Of sur.
render md not truce. Vattel lays It down that
a ionr period, tt is naturally allowable for enc
mes | 10 pats and repass to and trom each Others
country, In the eame manner as it Is allowed @ IL
time Of pence, since al hoshites are S,.e:s JUS
pended. But each Of the soTcfetgne Il at Il perry,