Show Confederate Bonds Bonds- V Md Jan 6 J. J. J Vats Van Raahe Dutch Consul at Glasgow has l Nought hught suit against James G. G 4 Secretary of Bt State te of the United States State to July 33 28 1868 the plaintiff I drought negotiable coupon 1 noath Donds issued the by Southern States Slates asi as i State and Confederate t States Stales bonds V On the date dale named above j i Secretary of State Seward issued a pro pro ro providing that such obliga I lions wt we re void The plaintiff contends I that bat this was an implied admission that without such prohibition the debt V I would be gord ami awl valid He alleges that Seward's wards ward's proclamation was an illegal ill V 1 V egal interference plaint plaint- in as a citizen of oC Great Britain and Hol Sand land i I The case presents man curious points The principal contention will be that V ns stone o of the Southern States Slates were then out of the Union the Secretary of oC t tate 2 te had no authority to issue isue the tile pr proclamation pro pro- |