Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-04-19


the midst of plenty MIR. Stanton gives
the total number of prisoners in the North
at 220,0OO, and in tho South at 1876, $40
Suppose this to be correct, though this
statement comes certainly from no impair
tial source, there died Of prisoners in the
South, without medicines, the fifth part,
and in the North, with medicines and pro-
visions, the eighth part But III the number
of Southern prisoners i'll the North are pro
baby included the paroled prisoners OF
Lees, Johnston's, and Smiths armies, who
never entered Northern prison. Ii that
be SO, the mortality of Southern prisoners
in the North will be even greater than
that OF the Federal prisoners III tho South
We used Justly to proclaim III former
times that ours was ''the land of the free
and the home Of the brave" But, when
one half OF the county IS Shrouded Ia q
doSpOtism, which now only finds a parallel
in Russian Poland and when our GenCr
ais and soldiers quietly permit that their
former adyersariGs i'll arms shall be treated
worse than the Helots Of old, brave soldiers
though they may be, who, when the forces
and resources Of both sections were more
equal, have not seldom seen the backs Of
our best Generals, not to speak Of such as
Butler and his cOnsorts, then VIC may well
question, whether the STIR spangled BAN
ncr still waves over the land Of the free or
The home Of the brave" \ noble and
brave soldier permits his antagonist to be
calumniatcd and trampled upon after an
honorable surrender. BESIDES, notwith-
standing tho decision Of the highest legal
tribunal i'll the land that military commits
sions are unconstitutional the earnest and
able prOtestations OF President Johnson,
and the SAID results Of military commissions,
yet such military commissions arc again
established by recent legislation OF Con
gross all over the suffering and starving
South.
History is Just, and as Mr.. Lincoln used
to say, we cannot escape history. Puritan
ical hypocrisy, se1f-adulatioD, and self-glo-
riticHtion will not save those enemies Of ib-
erty from that just punishment
Not even Il Christian burial Of the T.
Mains Of Captain WirZ has been allowed by
Secretary Stanton. They still lie, side by
side with those Of another and ackHOw-
lodged victim of military Commissions, the
unfortunate Mrs. Surratt, in the yard of the
former Jail N this city.
If anybody should desire to reply to this,
[ politely beg that it may be done before
the LIST OF May next, as then I shall leave
the country to return in the fail. After
that day letters will reach me in care Of the
American Legation, or Mr.. Benedetto Boil
zani, Leipzig street No 80, Berlin. Prns-
STA.
Louis SCHADE,
Attorney at Law.
Washington, April 4, 1867.
Recommendation and Nomination of Re
gisterS ia Bankruptcy.
BY direction Of tho Chief Justice the
following STATEN nt is published for infor-
nation:
l. Under the act of Congress the power
of appointing "registers in bankruptcy"
is vested III the district courts of the United
States, the supreme courts of the Terrific
ries, and the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia but no person can be ap-
pointed who is not q cOnnsellOr-at-law.
:. The duty of recommending and NOM
mating to the district courts and other
courts mentioned i'll the aUt suitable per-
sons for appointment is imposed on the
Chief Justice of the United States and
Congress having now adjourned without
acting upon the bill introduced into the
Senate to repeal this provision, he will pro-
coed to carry it intoet1ect.
;. 70 insure, us far as practicable, the
selection OF tit men for registers, the Chief
Justice will require, i'll every case where
his recommendation and nomination is de-
sired, first, IL certificate from tho clerk or
Judge of the proper district or territorial
court or Of some State court ofrccord I'M
der seal Of the court, that the gentleman
named therein is Il counsellor Of said court
and, secondly, Il statement i'll what Con
gressiOnal district or Territory the gentle
man proposed resides, and for what district
or Territory, and for what judicial district,
the recommendation And nomination is de-
sired and, thirdly, letters from business
and professional men OF the district, State,
or Territory who have the confidence of
their felloW-citizens, each of which letters
must vouch distinctly and fully for The gen
tleman named 81 III respect to his profess
sional knowledge and ability, e, in respect
to his personal integrity, and 81 in respect
to his general business capacity.
1. In addition to these, when the State
if they can be had, are desired from the
representative OF the district, and from the
Senators of tine State, or, in the case of q
Territory, from the delegate.
>. No memorials or petitions, or recon-
mendatiOns signed by others than the wri-
ter, are required.
e. All letters upon which any rocommen-
datiOn and nomination may be made will
be filed by the Chief Justice i'll the Office OF
the clerk of the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States.
7. Nominations and recommendations
founded upon testimony furnished as above
required will be made as early as practica-
bic after the same shall have been received.
Ii more than one gentleman in any district
or Territory is thus commended 10 him,
the Chief Justice will exercise his discretion
III making tho selection.
s. Only one person will be recommend
cd and nominated in any one Congression-
al district except ~ in the case that the
courts having the appointing power shall
decline to appoint the persons first recon-
mended and nominated; or o. in the case
that after the act shall have gone fully into
operation the appointing court shall certi-
fy to the Chief Justice that the business Of
the district cannot be properly done by one
register; or, (3) in some cases, where Con-
gressional district may be partly in one ju-
dicial district and partly in another.
D. W. MIDDLETON,
CLERK of the Supreme Court L. S.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 5, 1867.
Ratification Of the Observation-Disclosures