New-York tribune., 1867-02-16

tna special application may be made TO the President for
and that such cemency will be as literally extended
may DC consistent with the facts Of the case and the
Peaoe anu dgty OF the United States Your petitioner
was member Of the Cabinet as aforesaid about nine
mOonSi i VIZ from July, 1864, to April 1865, Upon the
surrender OF Cen Lee ho regarded the struggle ended
ana having resigned his place returned TO Abbeve s,
~, ana aiterward repaired to Columbia, in the same
" lie made no attempt at flight or concealmcnt being
resoVed at once TO submit TO the authority Of the United
pettioneri prepared when permitted TO take the
00lIn Jill PiesenDcd by the amnesty proclamation with the
iiim intent to abide by its terms reigiOusly. He
large owner OF slaves and entered Immediately upon the
or OF the plans Of the Goyernment causing the
tno, mlrnroe,s Oh ms family qualified 10 enter into
S"adS s"adeI WITH them: Your petitioner Is per
change the status OF the Negro aboaT will be e necess
y disastrous TO the planting interest but believes that
naon o Sp m va ana support and cooperation Of the
esseha 10 ward off the dangers by which Ii is attended
Your petitioner has been very little in public life, and
on every occasion 1t has been against his ncinaons.
ana, really, his whole life has been devoted to
tpy and ne Is profoundly attached to his coun
ency OF the President in preference to taking
any Ghance which might end in expatriaton He con
oeived, and the prOered cemency extended to him. the
country T gain much by the Influence OF his example
restoration of order and put In motion the sumbering
elements Of prosperity.
may be admitted to the benefit Of the amnesty announced
by the proclamation Of May 49, 1885 And your petitioner
PERSONALLY appeared before me George A. Trenholm
OF o Nav % and bn% S
makes oath and says that his case may come under the s
this applicant doth further depose and say that he falls
within no other class OF exception than as specified by
him. q. A. TRENHOLM.
Us Sworn to before me this 22d day OF June, 1865
stamp JOS. b. RIFE,
% cents Lieut. 9Th Infantry u. 8. A.,
:........: Post Adt and Local Pro- Marshal
81, George A. Trenholm, do soemnly swear, in
Of Almighty | heucpfOrtu
3Rq m 5 and to defend SOn Of the bc tuition
under and that VIII in like abide by aud faith
fully support all laws and proeamationss, which have
@. A. TRENHOLM"
:....---. "Fort Pulaski"
US Sworn to before me this 22d day Of June, 1865
stamp JOS. B RIFE,
g cents. First Liout. 9Th Infantry u s. A.,
-.----.----- Post Adit. and Local Pro. Marshal" |
XXXI--we further say that said petition for pardon,
the same OF the 22d Of june 1865 do of
in express terms or by manifest implication
tnct and incapable to make any cession Of effects held
by it, and that all such effects were given up to the
XXXIi-We further say that the State OF Texas has
uncondonay submitted herself to the authority OF the
XXXIv.-We claim that such REIMBURSEMENT and vlr
tua cess0n OF possession ~ aforesaid. applied not only
things held by the Rebels and their agents in the
United states Jt s,ch things held by Rebel agents
~ Grcgi Britain Ike NE oonpiaihd's
XNNN.-Wo deny that the CDmplainants, agents OF |
Rebel conbuation which has ceased to exist, which IN
the act OF expiration has submitted user 10 us egU
mate sovereign can appear IN Court Of Equity and
claim things gfuy held by them not only against
the Uuted states but also against their principals the
late Rebel subjects Of the United States.
XXNNi-In answer 20 tho eighth lntcrrOgatOry 1.-The
United states insist that Ia not that the United states
~ America could only have interest IN the cotton IN
question upon satisfying the demands OF the complain
autsi
Xiv this Honorable Court shall decree that we !
shall produce list schedule Of the documents IN our
possession drawn from the aIchivcs OF the Rebel pre-
tended Government which exhibit tho dealings between
the said Rebel pretended Government aud the said Fra
ser. Trenholm 4 CO., are ready 20 do 60.
XLIN-We suggest that the law OF nations ana the /
Britain and the United States, demand that
equal consideration should be shown 20 the Executive
each In the Courts Ot the other being
of glt equally sovereign within their respective Juris
dCtIuus
LI-F.naIIy-Wc the United states, do hereby solemny
protest against the assumption that are 10 be or can
subjected I'm any Court Of Justice TO technical rules de-
yscd for and only applicable 20 inferior commercial cleo
mo.yuary or municipal corporations which rules IN the
I'M England and the United states Of themselves
,'c and without use aud could not be submitted to by
a sovereign power without dcgOgltOn from is dignity
luurOu. not only itself but 20 all other sovereign
powers whether IN Europe or America.
GEORGE DRUCE.
To tho foregoing answer of the United states OF Amer
ca have by the special warrant Of the President there
iar affixed the seal OF the United Statrs Done at the
Department OF state n the city Washington this
teeuth day of December IN the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and -NtysX. and Of The lnde
prueucs OF the United states Of America the ninety first
WILLIAM II SEWARD Secretary OF state.