The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-21
sATURDAr lIoRNlNGl FEB. q. 1868.


Jus SginH i1tats amoflS tne Hcoptf ~ Inc con
duct Of some Of our disbursins officers, such
as Medical Pq1veyotsl ouattermassers. Com
nlissaries. & Il is alleged tbat many Of shem
are making fsrtIntslby tileir offices. This
may beiso as ID some, hut ve cannot believe
4 that there ard rhany nf this sort That there
are tpaIiy oppp4talitEes for saud and Tor max
ling. large fortunes ! 10 not dely. but ht US
hope FoH the hbndr u the a4rvi9e tlia. there
are but few f4eh So base as u avail Themselves
Z Of their efsi4I pS4isEsn to make money. whilst
j. their copntFylis struggling fof its existence II
any Of these officers ot th.ir agents arc engas
led IN obtainiha f4ls4 FonchfEs, IN being part
ners in he 9o4tE Ehels whid1 ihky let eut. in
lchsrging the ESret1meni inors Tor ar,iclss
than their orIgihlI c4st. or ii any other species
qf fraud they cbrhcd be tooseveFeiy punished.
I L IS shHtwdlS 4u4peEsed tlsat IN many il>tan-
Hcss agents B4y st ont price and then let their
employers. the 69YeEnment officers have the
s4me atllclcs atI "a 4hvancSd prir1. dividing
iIepr5htsl aiAolls tlttnselyeF The fact tha,
sp many 5ove,4Hi agcnt4 ha9e been buying
laftieles wittbut thkIhg ;mt receipts to show
what tiief Pkid III lem to the Original seller
las csI,sed dis shspE pEciol I'd exit Any Gov
sFrshrtt ofidfr IdF a5snr.wi4o is engaged. eithef
directly or ihsiFaetl3. in specul lasins in army
! supplies, lasl 1ihssH pr liablb 10 suspicion and
I f1hould net sbe bArailtci, upon shese facts be-
ling ptoyedE Id. reclaim his Office or agency
II Again, ,Rpeu eeErasHs for IAekidg eetles, corn
nsael.s shoes or tbr halsing 1ouf Alo. iet out al
1iFffTpdcl higher rties Than Tie SANG ihings can
be done for atl she same rlaeeg This rsises
II anoiheE grohhd pr anspi,i9n aid requires ex-
planatidn. sIdigt i1vestightien should be had
in all tisese del|artrneI.ts- The men who are
4 Idispossd tb do thEir duly are willing TO be
! ! S,iEwasehtd and drsly those Who know they are
doing wron. ffsr iIssestig4tionL /. is how ever
I duo 70 the rhehI in these slep4rtrnents 10 say
that dPnbtltssllhanY Of the complaints which
arc made ars without fonAdatitil. some men
icsnplhin Of ssaEytllins; they cSrnplain Of our
4 Genarhls as inhsInpk ktent. our Qnsrterm@stsrs
ana Cehnissatifs al dishehest ard our soldiers
IS delhsraiizsd 'Tlisy nrs always exagserat-
ing the strergEa Of lie enemy Apii fnding faulI
with everything out Gotefnmsnt does Noih-
p ing can please sudh mel. Their complaints
+ are lie result OF qgerilou5iiess and III huInoHr
lifastl of E4c4ct rhfriendlinots 10 our cause
z tBut tb;s is net sllEays tie case. Thors arc
b doublI.ss abhfes Ind they dnsht 10 be cor.
>. lrecte4. Tie Itfue way, hYweieF, for the cor
I'll rectldniof abuses ib not by ihdiscriminatc de
t,Sunciation of fhe Intocers as well as the gull
/. ty. b1t.by making knoHr iP the proper an
lihorities every case Of fraud pf which The per
son knews or las {vidende sufficient TO satisfy
his mind. II. this ~e3 thebvil may be, 10 srea
y degree 1rerneditd If frauds have been commit
ted. in. many 5iEstahcss they can be detected
For is.stapce,l it is well kEoFsH that in Ten
) ! pessae .lest Fan -four wa purchased b,
g agents 1T fikt dollars aha hve and : half
pork at feH csits, iElieat Rt one dol
Z lar and forty dentt bushel, bacon at eishtee'
.. and twenty cehts, and leaIhe at not nloIc thar
n la dollar. Ng4 if these articles ccIt the Gov
81 ernnens isprh I'D the prizes abpse-named
IS there has bssk ffaud sfmeWiere. Ag-ia, j
:, articles botiaht b GOVERNMENT agents have
ir Boehsold TO cEtzdns at higher prices THAN tk,
M agett gaid fta fh4n. OF If they have hoen solo
inI at iii to ptis4te eiiizenf by asenisLtlis mat
= ter should telloO ssd into ahd corrected. II
: howe yer, Iiots OF lsese things haze happened
If 4ilc gpve1rlzlert has Iaid 10 tnofe than iae
a. original seilerI obtsined and If all shat wa'
II bou. al fer tsg soHernnsqIt fas been received
y by T. then nlany ef the DOM ntaints hTe ground
q Il less and the suspissona unjust sincerei,
y hope every dase df fraaH or srspectsd franz
! will he rellofted 4nd strictly inquired into anC
: The bReI Sera.lif iIeEo bq any will be- brough
Ito phuishssebk the wants Of the country ans
the good Of lihe service imperioualy demand
this OF ore1thi4s we may rest assured. AM
!. 'thaEis, II any slddirai purvesor, aslarterma'
u ter, comm Es44ry. OF any ef their agents. max
E fortunes dnrEg this wat. Il has not besu hon
& esiiY .eqe, idcnuke theiF salaries viii not en-
oilabe them. tp db inucl HoIe ti.an suppor
p tkelhse:ve5 77sf trutll is. mo honest faithful
/. qn4ttermastft 81 comIAiss4rJ can make an,
. money iorlhi nseE ly His salary and the fac
that money has been made IN any iargl
saInprnts. ib % n mind conclusive eyidsnc'
i that il las lIten lIene improperly. | an satis
led that il will he a ihsiirg disgrace to an,
Il dis bursting 9fice1 or his as9nt who realizes
II fortune during ofr struggle for independence
to The honest bhes who feInain as they were be
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