Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-09-28
RUTLAND lHERALD
THURSDAY, sEPTEs DER q, 1865.
The Rebel ILoan.

of the Rebel Cotton Loa n, has Just been
published. As most OF them are men
who exhibited intense hostility to our
government during its contest with
gigantic treason, we pres ume our readers
will not be distressed by any great
amount Of sympathy wi th the individu-
al John Bulls who have been victimized
by the rebels. Few tear : will be shed
in this country over the losses OF such
men as Laird, rebel ram builder, DeIane
and Sampson editors London Times,
Ridout, proprietor London Past, etc, etc.
The following is q list OF some of the
British subjects who Invested in the
loan, with an estimate OF the losses sus-
tanned by them respectively;
Sir Henry de Hou2hton, Bart, ESQ.,
600 Isaac Campbell q Co., No. Il Jer-
myn street, London, army contractors,
10000; Thomas Sterling Bigbee, No. so
Mansion House place, London, ship
owner, 10000; The Marquis Of Bath,
10000; James Spence, Liverpool, cor
respondent Of the Times (under initials)
$4,000; Berescord Hope, 10000; Geo
Edward Seymour stock broker, Throg-
morton street, 10000; Messrs Fernie,
10000; Alexander Callie and partners,
10000 Fleetwood, Patten, Wilson. L.
Schuster, Directors of Union Bank, Lon
don, (togetherl 10000: W s. Lindsey,
10000, Sir Courts Lindsey Baronet,
10000 John Laird, Mp, Birkenhead,
10000; NJ. b. Sampson, City Editor
Times, 10 600; john ThaddeUs Dclane,
Editor Times, 10000; Lady Georgiana
Tune SISTER OF Lord WestmOreland)
1900; J. S. Giiat, Director Of Bank
of England, 10000; d, Forbes Camp
bell No, - Dover street, Picadilly Lon
don, $4,000; George Peacock. NJ. p,
5000 Lord Wharnclife, 5000; W. II.
Gregory, N. P, 1900; ". J. Ridout,
proprietor London Morning Post, 1000;
Edward Ackeroyd, 1900 Lord Camp
bell, 1000 Lord Donoughmore 1000;
Lord Richard Grosvenor, 1000: Hon.
Evely Ashley, son Of Lord Shaftesbury
and Private Secretary to Lord Palmer
ston 500; Right Hon. Vim. EvTat, Great
Western, 1000; Total, eS98000
Official letters from Secretary Sew
ard to Minister Adams are published
distinctly stating that no part Of the
rebe deot will be assumed or in any
way recognized 10y our government, but
these gullible subjects OF Queen Victoria
have lately held a meeting in London in
which some sublimely logical arguments
were advanced TO show thai our gov
ernment, as the successor" @ Of the |
rebel government, is bound to pay the
latter's debts The London Stay rid
cules the meeting, and commenting on
its proceedings generally, says:
'The chairman did not attend at the
London Tavern, but kept his own chair
at home, This did not discomfort the
bondholders in the least, as the heaviest |
Of them were also found to be conspiC- |
uous by their absence. \ wag called |
Mr.. Sebag, suggested that many bond
holders stayed away because they did
not wish to exhibit themselves in stu
pid position as holders of Confederate
bonds. The remark caused general
laughter, because no one ever suspected
the men who had backed the South to
be excessively shamefaced. Taking q
leaf out of the Comic Blackstone Mr.. |
Chamberlain stated the opinion Of one !
of the most able of Her Majesty's coun-
sci, whose name was for obvious reasons |
not mentioned, who for equally obvious /
reasons was not in town, and whose |
opinion was not written, but merely the
oral contribution of his overlooking hui |
NOR. The learned counsel thinks the |
Confederate States cannot be regarded |
as having been in rebellion so as to |
make the loan void. The point Of this !
witticism is manifest. 1t is not bold |
attempt to cast historical doubts upon
a recent event, as might at first sight be |
supposed but is q subtle mode Of re |
lieving the bondhOlders from further |
trouble. If there was no rebellion to
make the loan void there was no rebel !
lion to make the loan necessary; and if |
there was no necessity for loan, there |
is still less necessity for bondhOlders
botheTing about the repayment ofmOney
which could not possibly have been ad-
Vanced. However the taCetiOus counsel
exhibits the subject in variety OF as
poets Granted, he says, that there was
rebellion and loan. The loan was
granted to q dc tacto government, and
another de facto government having
come in its place, must morally and in
ternationally accept its burdens.
Charmed with the view thus enunciated,
and probably believing the thing to be
all serious, a bOndholder with the ap
propriate name of Mr.. Green, jumped up
and proposed that they should at once
throw themselves at the feet Of the
President and Mr.. Seward.
II is we'll suggested that when they
"throw themselves at the feet Of the
President and Mr.. Seward" they also
put in claim against our government
for destroying the pirate Alabama which
was to all intents and purposes an Eng
lish vessel They should not allow
themselves to suffer from too great mod
esty.
DAVIS TREAsURE.-Jeff. Davis treas