The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-17

next for the formation of new companies and
regiments in Middle Tennessee AllIfegi-
ments organized in East Tennessee previous
10 the first Of October, are to be received.
Wehope the President will extend thcI4 anne
privileges to the people of East Tennessee
that the law extends to Middle and West
Tennessee The whole matter, so FAT as
East Tennessee is concerned is Within the
discretion of the President. $.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND coMMIssARtEs.
In speech made in the Senate recently,
Hon. B. II. Hill, of Georgia, used the fol-
lowing language
Mr. Hif said he had been reliably informed
that these little officers were prohibiting the
/ transportation of salt. Now, the Secretary of
War had informed him that no such ordcrthad-
been issued. They seemed to act upon the
principle that every thing not authorized to be
shipped must be stopped, when the contrary
was tho rule Ithad been urged by someIthat
these restrictions on transportation were de-
signed to foil spectators. Alas, it WORKED, If
anything the very reverse gentleman OF
i most unimpeachable vcracity had told him of
an instance illustrating the futility of such
supposed barriers to speculation. The per
SONS alluded to had alarge quantity ct syrups
and sugar in Vicksburg which tile Quarter
master refused to transport, and he vase m
felled to sell the whole stock at great sac
rifce few days after he saw the same
stock in Mobile. and he bonghtit again, giving
so per barrel for. syrup that he had soil III
N5cksbnrg for. ST. Inquiripg Of the man how
lie main ged 70 get ittranspbrted. he was in
formed that the Qnaitermaster was MAIZE q
s partner in the concern, and there was nd fur
Tier. trouble about shipment. This was d9ubt.
less enc case ont Of thousands. Instead Of
J. preventing speculation. il was playing right
into tie lands of the ext9riiofers and diShon-
cStrbfieisls.
IS Now, ii such things as these are being
done, II the officers of the Government are
concerned with SPECTATORS they ought to be
made an example Of by the severest pq nish
nlcpt Can it be possiblef that these Hood
suckers are being aided by men who weai
fhcsunifernl aud have taken an oath faithful
], 10 support the Confederate States ? W.
hope, for the honorof our army, such is bul
seldom the case. The fact, however, thai
Il once has been done, shows thatIit mpy b.
done again, and therefore there eughtt to b
strict watch, and every such case ought tt
lie rcported to the proper authorities, and i
they will not correct or punish it, the facts
should be made known to the public. Some
times men go out as agents of the Govern
ment and buy horses, mules, wagons, cloth
ing. &c, and take no receipts therefor. Thi'
enables them to charge the GoverHmen
whatever price they please This may b.
remedied by requiring every agent to brini
a receipt from every man from whom h
buys anything, showing what he gave fot il
We know that even thcn-there may be fraud
A man may give receipt for two hundre
dollars for mule which he only sold fo
one hundred and fifty, if the agent will Civ
him half the profits This is not likely I
be done in the sale Of any one article but i
the sale of forty or fifty mules it is NOR
likely to- be done if both persons are di.
honest, but even then it RED uires fraud
both parties. which is not bften likely
happen. If any officer should be foun
engaged in such transaction he ought
be severely dealt with and then the e4amp
would deter others. Another plan that, v
i have heard !, is sometimes escorted to is thi
which some do not even think wrong
Con1lissary, for instance, wishes Ito buy
thousand barrels of -four. The market pri'
: of flour is, say ten dollars a barrel /; Il
whole amount he wishes 10 purchase wi
come to ten thousand dollars. Some nj
who has a large quantity q -four on han
will say to him /" viii sell you the flo
at ten dollars barrel, the market price, al
/ will give you thousand dollars 70 ma
the trade The Commissary buys The 10
at ten dollars barrel, takes the thousal
dollars and puts it into his own pocket.
this way men give Government officers
much to let them have the contracts tt
is all wrong and should not be permitted.
"A man who fills GoveInnientsoffice shou
make the same contract for the Goyfrnme
that he would for himself, and if in the ca
above mentioned ne can get the -four |
: nine thousand dollars he ought to do so
The money paid for getting the contri
should enurc to the benefit Of the Cover
= ment and not, Of individuals
Il We can very we'll see how, if Cover