Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1862-01-10
A Card.


Of hogs and cattle for account OF The Government.
Under the presumption that they were made un-
advisedly, ask of you the same medium of defense
which has been adopted by you in giving publicity
to the accusation se sQ
About the FIRST of November last was appointed
by the Commissary General to inaugurate and ex-
ecute the purchase and packing Of hogs and cattle
for the Government at Nashville and Clsrssville,
and such other points as might be deemed adyisa-
bic, subject TO his appreciation.
Previous to my coming hther, the house at
Clarksvle had been rented for the Government
and all the pork-honses, except the house of E. NJ
Bruce Co, of Nashville, from that place to Bris-
tol, Va. had been wisely secured, by the Commits
sary General, % be operated for The Government.
The instructions given me as to the terms upon
which to contract for purchasing were specified, as
was also the suggestions from the Commissary
General, with regard to making such arrangements
as would bring the house of Il. NJ. Bruce h Co., of
Nashville, and the house rented of Fellows & Co.,
under joint contract so that no conflicting of in
terest could occur which might work detrimental to
the interest of the Government-whic would have
vile had been operated by separate Contractors as
the supplies for both were mainly drawn from a
common territory 77 1H
After having presented my plans and instructions
to E. NJ Bruce Co., and made conditional agree
ment with them member of that firm met me by
appointment in Clarksvilie, and after looking thrc
the house previously rented for the Government
dad4
operate the two houses so as to avoid any confic-
ton of private interests uE IS eE
This removed all competition with the Govern
ment in the purchase and packing of stock in this
quarter, except the New Providence pork-house
near Clarksville, to be operated by Glenn & Carr
and the speculative and consnmptiye elements from
the South. 81 r t.Sf 81
Being advised of the wants of the Government
I felt it duty resting upon me to remove far as
possible. the then surrounding competition with as
little cost as possible.
4 In making inquiry for suitable parties to aid in
the purchase of stock, the names of Glenn 4 Carr
were mentioned as being the most efficient and en-
ergetic business men in the country.
sought an interview. with this firm, and asked
them to desist from the contemplated purchase and
backing of hogs for their private account and to
take instead thereof an agency to purchase hogs
for the Government.
,, Glenn h Carr said las was true) that they could
make three dollars to one by operating their own
house than by accepting the pronered agency, and
that they had the salt to do it with already; but
> they were desrous that the Government should
have the hogs, and that theywould accept my Offer
and with their acceptance placed their salt under
offer to the Government, for ten days. or until
could return to Richmond and place the offer before
: the Commissary General.
: In this contract with Glenn & Carr to buy hogs
IS it stipulated that they to get only the
y dinery price per head for buying--that being fix
ed-and that they were not to operate on rheir pr
a vate account in buying and packing hogs nor tc
pay over SC gross for hogs for che Government.
Having now removed as far as possible all com
petition with the Government on what thought
> most reasonable terms, Ireturned to Richmond anC
: submitted my entire operations to the Commissary
> General together with the salt under offer from
Glenn Carr who appreciated the former and &C
cepted the lattei and you will pardon me for say
ing that thought it but another evidence of hi
sagacity to do So
1t is proper to remark that the price pnt on tht
salt by Glenn & Carr was enough below the pric,
&c paid for salt in less than twenty days by the Gov
{ ernment to more than pay any prospective remun
Grafton in the purchase OF hogs under the contrac
n made with them.
J On my return from Richmond, found hog
i selling at lOc and upwards, from Bristol, Va, Il
d Nashville, Tenn, with large speculative ant
d Southern consumptive demand, with which tn
:, Government agents had TO compete @
n The agents Of the Government from Nashville h
e Bristol were paying &C. and could not control al
2 the hogs at this high price, while Glenn 4 Cal
:, - complained thai they were restricted to Sc, AM
4 asked that they might be let loose without restrc
tisns to pay whatever might be necessary to
70 the hogs.
~ ~ / proposed to place Maj. Fisher A. Hannum a
the head of the purchasing interest of the Govern
ID ent to supernend and direct it to setting pri
Is Is ces, paying out monies, &c.
Glenn Carr chcerfully assented to the suggel
It. ton, and in accordance Herewith a contact wa
III entered into (which rescnded the one formerl
NJ mace with Glenn Carr,) to purchase hogs for
fixed price per head, and signed by myself as ager
on the one part, and Fisher A. Hannum and Glee
h Carr Of the other part and instructions given
Maj Hannum to set the price so as to secure as nea
all the hogs as could reasonably be done, but nC
one farthing higher,
70 From the high character given Maj. Hanuum b
at all with whom eonVersed, for patriotism, ntegr
K ty and good business sense felt il perfectly safe
- commit to his supervision the purchasing Of stool
- with no other than the instructions before mer
en- toned as 70 setting Of prices, &C.
Maj. Hannum advises me that he has lived up I
the Instructions, and that Glenn 4 Carr have bee
most energetic in their efforts to do the same, /
letter and spirit so far as he knows, and believe
that they have spared no pains to get all the hos