The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13

w. A "Court of Cancellation" has been
established in Richmond by order OF Cen
eral Halleck. ThS court is to "cease IT'S
functions RS soon as the civil courts are
re.established. 1t consists OF three Arolt-
rators. 1t wiloarbi.rate such cases as may
be brought before it in regard to the right
of possession Of property, both personal
and real debts whose contracts were made
upon the basis Of confederate currency,
which now has no legal existence. 1t will
take no jurisdiction of questions Of title to
property, nor will its decisions be any bar
to legal remedies when the civil courts are
re.established. The fees are ''simply to
defray expenses" All parties coming be-
fore this court are required to take the am
nesty oath. mo fees will be charged the
poor" The fourth section ofthe order De-
creeing this court, Is as follows:
~. For it's decisions the Court will De
governed by the principles of equity ana
Justice. All alike, white and colored, Will
he allowed the benefit OF it's jurisdiction.
All proceedings will be simple and BRET,
and directed solely to ascertaining ana Sc
curing exact justice"
The WAY TIE CoPPERHEADs USED TO
TALK.-1n the Daily Hawk-Eye. OF July
22d, 1864, we printed the following beausi-
full paragraph from the Muscatine Courier:
"Here is paragraph from that dirty, i'll
thy, lousy, traitorous scoundrel, Thayer,
of the Muscatine Courier
The fiat has been proclaimed! King
Abraham Africanus I. demands five hum
\ ND WI
his thirst for blood! Five hundred thou
sand husbands, fathers and sons to be
dragged from desolate homes, to lay down
their lives for Lincoln's plan of emancipa-
ton. The king of the Dahomeys, upon
succeeding to the throne, causes enough OF
his subjects to be slaughtered to float ca.
noe. Lincoln each succeeding year de.
mands blood enough to float a seventy four
man.Of-war. Between the two tyrants
commend US all the time to the Dahomey
King.
The call has gone forth. Will it be re-
sponded to by the people?"
~ Major General Schotield has issued
an order, dated al Raleigh, North Carolina
on the 2slh Of April, informing all whom
it may concern that by virtue of the proc
lamation of emancipation issued by thu
President Of the United States, January l
1867, "all persons in this State heretofor,
held ~ slaves are now Free" and that I'll
is the duty of the army to maintain thu
freedom of such persons" The formel
masters are recommended to hire the freed
men at reasonable wages, and the freed
men are recommended to remain with thei
former masters and labor faithfully, pro
vided they are kindly treated and pais
reasonable wages.
| 10 The cavalry Of the Army of the Pc
tomac and the South and Southwest are L
be Immediately recognized and remount
ed, to the number Of 100, coo men under til,
gallant Phil. Sheridan. One brigade Q
cavalry is to remain at Lynchburg, anoth
er at Danville, and another at Petersburg
to preserve the peace of the "Old Domin
ion.''
~ Under the head of q "Notoriou
Swindler at Large" the last Oquawk'
who carried on the banking business a
Keithsburg has absconded with $4,000 o
his depositors' money. He started ava.
lostensiDly on business trip the Goth o
April, saying he would return in two o
three days, but since then nothing has beef
heard or seen Of him. An officer is on hi
track, but having week the start his ar
rest right away is by no means certain.
i ~ Alta Conference Of Congregations
Churches held at Denmark on the 10th in
slant, the following persons were appoint
ed delegates to the National Council to b.
held in Boston, June 14th, viz: Rev. As,
Turner Of Denmark; r. J. Patterson, NJ
D., of Mt. Pleasant, Rev. VIM. Salter ans
Hon. John 6. Foote OF this city. The fol
lowing persons were appointed Alternates
Rev. j. G. Cooper Of Salem, Deacon +
Porter of Danville, Rev. J. w. Pickett Q
Mt. Pleasant, and George Shedd, NJ. D., Q
Denmark.
70 JET. Thompson is said to have writ
ten letter to the commandant of the Fed
eral forces at Little Rock, proposing to SUI
render.
y ~ The colored troops in Virginia ar
+ ordered to be concentrated and placed il
the "camp of instruction" at City Point.
i ~ Ex-Governor Aiken, of South Caro-
. lima, has been released from arrest by ordle
OF the President. It is said the charge
] against him were proved to be untrue.
!, - The Episcopal rectors Of Rich,non
|, having concluded to read the prayers e
. the President Of the United States hay
} been allowed to reopen their Churches.
- The following sick and wounde
Iowa soldiers are In hospital 1t Selma, A
{ ALBANIA: 1. Ibaeh, 9Th, hip; J. I. Member
. hall, 1th, hip. (oince died): BuRler job