United States v. Padelford
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal frotn the Court of Claims. That court had found the following case: That among the citizens of Georgia during the late rebellion was one Edward Padelford. That he never gave any voluntary aid or comfort to the late rebellion or to persons engaged therein ; but “ consistently adhered to the United States,” unless the matter of certain special facts constituted in law such aid and comfort.
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Appeal frotn the Court of Claims. That court had found the following case: That among the citizens of Georgia during the late rebellion was one Edward Padelford. That he never gave any voluntary aid or comfort to the late rebellion or to persons engaged therein ; but “ consistently adhered to the United States,” unless the matter of certain special facts constituted in law such aid and comfort. The special facts were these: “ In April, 1861, after the breaking out of the rebellion, a subscription for a loan of $15,000,000 to the Confederate government was opened in the city of Savannah, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The CH1EE JUSTICE
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Captured and Abandoned Property Act of March 12th, 1863, under which the claim in this case was made, has been frequently under the consideration of the court. In the several cases decided during this term, and especially iu the case of United States v. Anderson * it has been held to be remedial iu its nature, requiring such a liberal construction as will give effect to the beneficent intention of Congress. That intention was that all property captured or found abandoned during the war, after the date of the law, should be turned into…
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