CHAPT XV. A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. JUSTICE SHIFTING SCENES AND PROMPTING ACTORS.
Another Class of Cases before the Court—Two Hundred Million Dollars Owed by Southern to Northern Merchants—Philadelphia and New York Creditors after Alexandria Debtors—Debtors in Richmond, Goods in Alexandria—Cases taken up by Provost-Court—Rules of Procedure—Principles Involved—Decision of the Court—Justice Triumphant
CHAPT XVI. LEGAL TECHNICALITIES IN CONFLICT WITH COMMON SENSE. ANOTHER ACT IN THE DRAMA—PRIDE ON ONE SIDE AND JUSTICE ON THE OTHER PROMPTING THE ACTORS.
Nothing so Uncommon as Common Sense—Cases Illustrative—Efforts among Secessionists and Disloyalists to Close the Provost-Court—President Lincoln's Answer—Secretary Cameron's Answer—Applications to Attorney-General Bates and Postmaster-General Blair—Conference between President Lincoln and Judge Freese—Between Bates, Cameron, and Freese—General McClellan Brought in—His Aid-de-Camp Calls upon General Montgomery—The Order and Wishes of General McClellan—Final Conference between General Montgomery and Judge Freese—The Result—How Received—What would have been the Results of a Different Policy
CHAPT XVII. FACTS, FIGURES, AND FAIR INFERENCES.
What the Calculations of Abraham Lincoln and his Cabinet were at the Opening of Hostilities—How and why they were Mistaken in these Calculations—Facts and Figures from Official Documents to Substantiate Statements
CHAPT XVIII. WHY THE SOUTH HAS NOT DENOUNCED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
What Keeps the Party Alive—What the Final End of this Republic
CHAPT XIX. HOW COMES IT THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WITH SUCH A WEIGHT OF SIN UPON IT, CAN STILL KEEP ALIVE
This Question Fully and Fairly Answered