Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-08
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH s.
CONTRACTS DURING THE WAR

CONTRACTS DURING lie !" an. =
lhe Legislature has passed an important act
to give effect to certain contracts and proceed
iDgs during the late war. sE;f..55-i
The first sectionprc videsz tn at all contracts
and agreements of every kind ana nature .
whatsoever, executory or executive, ana al
acts and proceedings whatsoever made, done,
or had, and all rights aud titles Of every Elna
aud nature whatsoever, accrued to OF acquiiteu
by any person under the authority OF either
the State or Confederate Government, OF
any law established thereby, or OF any depart
ment or officer thereof, aorof any person eAe!-
cising authority under the same, OF I'D any
way, while said Government respectively eHlS.
ted ass aforesaid, and not monastery WI u
the Constitution or laws of the United states ;
Z or with the Constitution of.uhls State, ana All
such contracts and other acts had, and rights
and titles acquired and proceedings, made, oohe
or by any person, under the. authority OF. tIe
said State Government, .errOf the laws eseao1-
ished or recognized thereby, or OF any Depart
ment or officer thereof, or OF any person e1e e.
cisiug authority under the same 10 any way ln
any couuntyor corporation during me 1nteIya
ebetWeenlth suppression Of said State GoVer IN
ment and the actual establishment IN such
county or corporation Of authority under the
present State Government, shall be held and
taken to- be,Tand to have been at all times, OF
the same force virtue, and effect, 10 all, re,
spects. and none other, asif5 no. question had
ever been made as to the lawful authority OF
the said Governments or either OF them. aa ;,
The second section protects all officers, CIV!
or military. of either Of the aforesaid govern
ments fromahabiIty, civilly or crlmlnally TOR T
any act done during the war IN their olnclal
3 capacities. ~ 1880 -z-S
The third section confirms the judgements,
orders and DEGREES Of courts; the acts and or
dinances of municipal corporations and OF cor e.
porated companies, and all acts done py civil
officers. not in conflict with the laws or Consti-
tuition of the United States or this State,
The fourth section provides that all sucn
judgements DEGREES, orders, and, other Judlclal
proceedings as are mentioned IN the last sec
ton shall be subject to revision and correction
erwise, as If they had been rendered or had
under the authority Of the present Government;
and that all all acts and proceedings OF courts,
Judges and other officers commenced and not
completed under the late government, shall, De
proceeded with and completed IS ii they had
been commenced under the present government
Disposition OF THE SOUTH. The Clncln-
natl Gazette (rep) publishes the following
extract of private letter from the ex Conted-
crate Gen .Loogstreet. Its tone, coming from
such a source ought to conviace even the most
skeptical Of the disposition Of the South to
accept frankly and honestly, the results Of the
war; and il should shame those who, from
party heat, refuse to allow that section OF
country to resume its old relations with the
Uoion General Longstreet says ~ see
that some ot;lhe.puhlic men Of the North are
still incliued to doubt our Loyalty at the South,
and to hold Us in. our present condition Tor
further guarantees What cauwe do to sa:lsty
them? We are willing and ANXIOUS to do any
thing that is wanted Of us, provided we arc
allowed 10 get on some constitutional platform;
do not suppose that there are thousand
men. in the South who think differently from
myself on this subject; and have some doubt,
whether here are as many as that who would
leave the Union to-day, if they were offered
the choice to go out or return upon terms s. OF
equality. 80