The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-20

The Judicial Popers of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau Declared NuU.-Tbe Louisville Courier
of the 24th ultimo reports the following case
The case of Smith as Reed was disposed of
in the United States Circuit Court yesterday,
and the action of the "Bureaucrats" in connec-
tion Herewith may be regarded as a concession
on their part of the llegality of their would be
courts. The was one involving the legality
of the judicial powers claimed by the Bureau
agents under the Frecdmens Bureau act
Captain Reed, as agent of the Bureau at Gym
thiana: rendered judgment for seventy, five
dollars against Jonathan Smith, and issued an
execution to enforce the judgment His "ofh
GERS" found Smith hauling wood with two
horses-which were all he bad-and took them
from him by virtue of and in satisfaction of
Captain Reeds execution" Smith brought
suit against Reed and others 10 the Harrison
County Circuit Court, and recovered possession
Of the horses by writ of replevin, after they
bad been gone about two days. Captain Reed,
by petition, removed the case into the United
States Circuit Court, to try the legality of his
judgment and the validity of his process as su-
perintendent. 49,.
Yesterday the distinguished attorney, Hon.
NJ. G. johnson, of Lexington, appeared, to pros
ecute Smiths suit in the United States Court,
meDt from the loyal fraternity that he attempt
ed no defence whatever. Judgment was rem
dered against him for the horses, and damages
and costs.
This default may be considered as confes-
sion by the Freedmens Bureau that the attempt
of the Bureau Act to confer judicial power up
90 its agent was nugatory, and that the assump-
ton and exercise, by those military judges, of
the power to decide controversies concerning
negroes, etc., was pure usurpatIon.
The Freedmen's Bureau in other States has
exercised like jurisdiction with that in Kentuc-
ky, and judgments were rendered and collected
IF such proceedings were volative of law 10
Kentucky, they must be equally so elsewhere.
IMPORTANCE OF FADVERTIsING:-Here is the
experience of a successful business house in
distant city. We happen 20 know that the
statement is true one, every word of it:
"Iu a brief interview with one of our most
liberal patrons few days since, We inquired
his experience Of the policy of advertising. We
regard bis answer noteworthy, and commend
it to the consideration Of Others. He said the
same kind Of business 10 which be is engaged
had been carried on at the same stand for ten
years, by one, and nearly ten years oy another
predecessor; that these men gave diligent atten-
ton to their business, aud were sober and frugal,
but spent nothing for advertising. They we're
just barely able to exc out living; that he
bought out the concern ten years ago, and be-
came debtor for the whole establishment. He
felt poor and only expended fifty dollars per
30 um in each of the business papers the first
year, that subsequently, be increased his ex-
penses to several thousand dollars annually for
and the result has demonstrated its
marvellous utility, as he is to day worth sl75,-
600, and his annual profits are constantly in
creasipg. go Columbia Phenr.