The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-17

been obl:erated we have thought about chaneiu,
the name of our paper but have concluded tina
names mean nothing definite. and therefore it i
not necessary to make any change. For instance
the st. Louis Democrat is q violent radical
republican paper, while the st. Louis ..Republi
cam is a democratic paper. But il our friend,
invite them to indicate the reasons. and We shall
govern oursef accordingly"
| ORDER FROM GEN. SIcKLEs.-Capt. Lazelle
has furnished as with the following order from
Gen. Sickles:
HEADo'Rs SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT, !
! Charleston. s. c., Sept. S, 1867.
Special Orders, No. IA.
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| Nv. Whereas the General Assembly of North
Carolina adopted an Act entitled IAN Act for the
relief of Executors. Administrators. &C.," rati-
fed March z. 1867. whereby it was enacted in
| substance as follows: That Executors, Admins
traitors, Guardians, Sheriffs, Constables, Coro-
ners, Clerks of the Supreme and County Courts.
Clerks and Masters of the Court of Equity, Trus-
tees. and others holding places of fduciary
character, should not be held liable for having
received in payment of debts the currency of
the Confederate States, or for having invested
trust funds in their hands in the securities OF the
said Confederate States; that said Guardians,
Trustees aud others should have authority to
compromise claims in their hands arising before
May 1, 1865. and declaring such compromises
valid and binding on all parties; that in cases OF
contracts wherein any person acting in a hdo'
ciary capacity is concerned. and where deduc-
fiOns should be claimed by reason OF such con-
tract being founded on the Confederate or any
other deprecated security. such persons acting
in 6duciary capacity to have authority in con-
junction with the party or parties therein CON
cerned to appoint arbitrators to assess in gold
value the property in reference to which such
contract was made at the time of making the
same, their award to be binding on all parties
interested theren and that Executors and Ad-
illustrators should have authority to prefer any
creditor or creditors of the deceased persons
whom they represent over all other creditors OF
equal dignity, such payments to have like force
and effect and such personal representative
should in all cases be treated in law and equity
as though judgment had been conferred in favor
of the preferred creditor or creditors therefore
allowed by law; and whereas said Act Of the
General Assembly of North Carolina is in viola
ton of the Constitution of the United States in
asmuch as it impairs the obligation of the con-
tract subsisting between persons acting in hdu-
ciary capacities, and those for whom they are
empowered to act, and is in violation of the Acts
of Congress passed from time to time prohibiting
and declaring unlawful all Acts in aid Of the late
rebellion; aud whereas the said Acts are in vio-
lation of the rights of minors and others: 1t is
therefore ordered that the said Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly above recited be and are hereby
in all things revoked. annulled and declared void
and of no effect
1t is further ordered. that all acts done or suf
fered in virtue of the authority attempted to be
conferred upon Trustees and others standing in
fiduciary relations, are annulled and declared
void as to the rights and remedies Of all persons
affected or prejudced thereby.
1t is further ordered that all suits or proceed
ings at law in equity instituted for the purpose
of giving effect to the provisions of said Act. or
founded upon any right or authority claimed to
have been conferred by the authority thereof.
and all pleas, answers and defences alleging any
right authority claimed to be derived as last
aforesaid. be dismissed with costs to the party
against whom said suits or proceedings shall
have been brought.
All judgments, orders and DEGREES final and in
terlocutory, and so much and such parts thereof
as AFFIRM or enforce any of the provisions of said
Acts are revoked and annulled, and declared of
no affect, and the courts wherein the same are
entered or docketed are hereby required to dis
miss the same, to all matters relating to any
right and authority claimed under the act Of leg
siation aforesaid with costs above provided.
By Command of Maj. Gen. D. E. SICKLES:
j. w. CLOUS,
Capt. 3sth U. S. Inf, A. D. C. and A. A. A. G..
ORDER ROM GEN. CANBY.-Gen. Candy has
issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS % MILITARY DISTRICT. !
Charleston. s. c., Sept. 7. 1867.
General Orders. No. &c.
1t being known that many persons, subject to
parole under the terms of the surrender of the
insurgent armies, have, since the ninth day of
April 1865. voluntarily exiled themselves frcm
the States lately in rebellion, thereby evading
obligations manfully assumed and faithfully OBJ
| served by oil others subject thereto, and have
since returned to the United States:
1t is ordered that all such persons resident
or domiciled. who may hereafter become res
dent or domiciled within the limits Of the Second
| Military District. the States of North and South
Carolina be required to give. within thirty days
after the receipt of this order, at the Headquar-
ters of the Post or District in which they may
be resident or domiciled the parole prescribed on
the 9th day Of April. 1865.
The parole will be given in duplicate-one to
be retained by the person who gives it. and the
other to be forwarded to District Headquarters
for record and transmlttal. The Provost Mar
shall General IF the District is charged with the
execution of this order
BY command Of Brevet Maj. Gen. CANDY.
LOUIS V. CAZIARC, A. A, G..
A REMARKABLE DIsCLosURE.-The following
extracts from private letter to a citizen of
Edgeield, written from Chesterfield District s.
c., gives alarming state of affairs in that Sec