Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-08
THE BRITIsu BoND-ryoLpERs

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shrunk, in their old age.
THE BRITISH BOND-HoLDERs.
A call appears in the London Times for q
meeting Of confederate bond holders, TO be
held "nt the London Tavern, on the 4th Of
September, at one o'clock precisely, to con.
slider their altered position, now that the
Government of the United States has become
ne facto the Government Of tho confederate
States, and if deemed expedient, TO appoint
a committee to protect their rights and in.
terests." This notable call does not proceed
from impudence, We beg to advise our read.
or. 1t comes from sheer stupidity. There
e one animal that has less common sense
toan a COW, or q thoroughly rebellious Vir-
ginia editor, and that creature is a British
confederate bond holder, who has invested La
money in pirate ships and Armstrong guns,
Ia the hope at some time of receiving thou
sand per cent profits on cotton bonds.
These men have violated every obligation Of
good fellowship, of honor the law of their
country, Lnd-we believe we are not saying
too much-the law Of God, in their efforts to
overthrow the Government Of the United
States and to eprich themselves. And when
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at a loss to say whether they have been more
G.:ougly urged to mischief by their cupidity
Or their malignity. But whatever may have
nr;rc;n,lIv inc;tsd THAR or;o;nal w;,lsdnos,
r.,
'hey are ho" ohiehy guioeS oy 'her incom-
p.rable dullness. They pretend to have
and We nre orite willing tn bel;eve tbev
horo no,;on .ho, .ha. l..,,u,.
u"'e =" "o''o" 'na' 'noy ae ueeP'y IN
jured people, and that the Government Of
the United States has, in n wanton and mex.
crsobIs n.rr.- rndar,oLon - roh ,h.u, 90
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thelr propeI'y' against tho peace, &C., ana
contrary to the law in such case made and
and this is how thew ret Mt IL We
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quolo one Vi 'heir EMBELLISHMENTS
Tho following are extracts from IN i'm
po. ant decision Of Vice Chancellor Sir W.
2. Wood:
According to the recognized law Of nations
and all the authorities were clear upon this
polnt-When ae Jaef0 government mad been
srrcssds 20 a,i III ths | r:rbts 90 the
de Jaeto government; but the United States
Government could only take the cotton, be-
SauSe IL h"a peoh 'he Prouuce ol luhus iaiseu
by robbery or violence but bv the ordinary
course Of taxntion, and because they-the
ohlted states uoveinment-were now the m
tbe funds had been roissi
Speaking of the confederate government,
Vice Chancellor Wood observes: " Thet gov
mont oxra;.n m" Sn ou,So,u %tu &c "a aa.O Oh ~
cei, ing submission. The courts of every
COUNT y recognized de taeto government,
anu .hey could not allow the riShts ana con
eyisling govornment IN bo disreyorded The
government succeeded to the prop
er'y oi the displaced government in the state
an "nnen ,;n w. oGr' :, anu 'u'J0'' ~ Nv
Tie uu0mesfioYabLe deduction from this
decision ts-ettheT tie United States must
""e "po" nsey Me paymsM, q me eo"ls"er E,'
g6icL ,reye otsIy covG. Icro,si IN CnISU tIe;r
mga gements IN respect to IL.
There's law for you There's wisdom
hunks of it. We know man who had two
hundred and fifty sheep stolen by the Con-
ederacy on one of those occasions when it
vas engaged in one of its most rampageous
'aids. He gave up his sheep as lost, at the
lime, and submitted meekly to all jokes in
which his friends referred to him as Little
Bo Peep" But now, having read the En-.
ish newspapers and 70, tifed himself with
good deal of Norman French and Law Latin,