The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-27

Secretary Seward has made report on the pro-
visions concerning the Rebel debt contained in the
laws and ordinances of the states lately in rebellion
as fonows:-
NORTH CAROLINA.
On the 10Th OF October 1866 there was ratified in
the Convention OF North Carolina an ordinance
recognIZ ng the just debts OF North Carohna, ana
prohibiting the payment OF debts created or IN
Cured in aid of the Iate Rebellion.
Section two ordains that al debts and obligations
created or incurred by the State aid of the late
Rebellion directly or indirectly, are VOID, and no
general assembly OF this State shall have power to
assume or provide for the payment of the same, or
any portion thereof; nor snail any general assembly
OF this State have power TO assume provide for
the payment of any portion of the debts or obiga-
tons created or incurred, directly indirectly, by
the late so called Confederate States or by agents
or under its authority.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following report OF the Committee on Federal
Relations in the Senate OF south carolina was agreed
to by hat bOuy, the 10th OF December, 1855 and
by the House OF Representatives OF South Carolina,
on The 21st OF December, lS65:-
The lCommlItee on Federal Relations to whom was
reerred the message OF his EXceiency The governor,
Of tps States a5S
and the Hon lliam Seward secretary o. State, in
report THAT While this General Assembly in Common
aE Oh
United Sates and are most earnestly deslrous pursu
confidence of parties in the sincerity with which ths
cure from the papes before the senate such information
Subject The attention Of the ConSention was not cnd
to the matter and the Comptro IN his
betweentbe items OF the public debt enable the
%hn he suggestion his Exoee1cy the Ptesdent
that The state Shall dsavow the debts and Obligations
empt TO saeser the linton WITH 9ew % yne here S4tn
tee recommend that the General ia his
annual report to the next session the eneral Assem-
specifying the purpose for which and the time when
cTiptien persons hold the securities the state
that General Assembly advlsedly the next
session.
In the Convention of the State of Georgia during
the month of November, was adopted an ordinance
to render null and VOID all debts OF TINS State created
for the purpose OF carrying on the late war against
the United States.
Ii is ordained that all the debts contracted or in
CURED by the State OF Georgia, either as separate
state or as a member oil the late partnership
fedeIacy OF States styi the Confederate states of
America, for the purpose of carry lug the late
war OF secession against the United states of Anne.
rica, tor the purpose OF aiding abettlng pro-
noting said any way, directly indirectly,
be and the same are hereby declared nuu and VOID;
and the Legislature is hereby prohibited forever
from in any way acknowledging or paying the same
debts any paIt thel eof or from passing any law
for that purpose or to secure or provide for the said
debt or any part thereof, b. any appropriation of
money, property, stocks, funds, or assets of any
kind TO that object
Section ordalns, inasmuch as the annual income
OF the State before and during SAID war; from taxa.
ton and other sources OF revenue, were amply sut'
cient for the support of the ordinary civil govern.
penses incident to state of peace, aud a. the
+fraordinay expenses which led to the creation OF
debt Offsprings and results OF the war, 1T Is
therefore the JUDGMENT, ordinance, and decree OF
this convention, that all the debts OF the state in;
CURED dur ng said shall be considered, held, and
treated as debts incurred for carrying on the war:
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall pre-
any Legis atuIe hereafter TO assemble from max
Ing appropriations OF money Jor the payment OF
any claim against the State originating after the
18th January, 1861 when 1T all be made clearly to
appear that lsuch c'alm was founded upon cOnsi
deraon disconnected With any purpose of aiding or
assisting the prosecution OF the lae war against lie
United states, and not incidental TO state war
section oIdains tnat al bllls, bonds, notes, or
evidences OF debt whatever, issaed by the state pay
able only IN Confederate currency, or on a cOnln-
gency or contingencies which have never happened,
and can now never happen, have ceased 10 be debts
at ALL either in whole pare aud hereby wholly
prohibited from beng paid, even though originally
ssuea 1Or other purposes than that of carrying on
the said war, aiding establishing 1t, directly or
indirectly
On the 2sth of September there adopted in
the state Convention OF Alabama an ordinance de-
clarIng the war debt VOID and for other purposes,
section ordains that ali debts or aated by the
State OF Alabama in AID of the late war, directly or
indirectly are hereby declared void and the Gene
raj Assembly of the State snail have no authority,
and they are hereby forbidden, to ratIiy the same
Section 2 orda,ns that the General Assembly OF
the state shall have no authority, and they are
hereby forbidden, to assume or make any proVlsion
for the payment OF any portion of the debts con
tTacted OF incurred directly or indirectly by the
Confederate States or by Its agents, or by ir
authority.
On the 9th OF November, 1865 there was "done il
open convention" an ordinance in relation TO TN
State treasury notes. Rn On Ordalneu t0at all ctau
treasury notes Issued, ard all other liabilities con
traced by the State OF Florida, on or after the lOu
OF October, A ID. 1851 except such liabilities ma
be due to tue seminary and school funds such Othe
liabilities az provided for by this constitution
be and are declared VOID, ana the General Assembly
shall have no power to provide for the payment o
the same or any part thereof
IN fhe 7th Of November, 1866 there was done IL
omen convention ordinance in relation to Stat
liabilities which ordans that the ordinance in rela
,on 10 State liabilities and treasury notes shall no
be construed to mvalidate, impair or make void an
bona fde contract or LIABILITY OF the state OF ORD
incurred or undertaken prior to the date of the ord
nance OF secession; Provided, That tins ordnanC
SIaII not apply TO anv claims which have heretOtOI
been declared fraudulent or have been rejected b
the State.
ON the 22d OF August, 1866, there was adopted
4be ConstltutOnaI Convention Oh the State OF MI
sissippl an ordinance in relation to the ordinance
sece SION and other ordinances ana resOluuol
sCcnted by a former convention held in the city
Tcpson on the 7th of January, 1851 and ON the %