The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-30
Cotton Monopoly.


Cincinnati Gazsllsis- nos ga FAX -from
Zee trads svisB Of the cotton question
~ We had supposed, To be sure, in on
ef then, u suggests as an slterns'iy'
that in dlstricls irsarEecsi0nary, Of whicl
We have pOsssssisnotAs Government bq b. q
thes cotton 81 rfxed'rAsss. Publicly ed
ysrtisiag its rstess and paying on th'
spstis is currsnoy, without irquiry a
f. The political status Of Che seller" Bot
from the Gazsiie's familiarity with com
mercisl subjects, and It's bseadlh ofvieV
gensrslly, when treating such mattsrs i
isscoiumas, We are constrained 10 thiRl
this horhof ifs proposition was intend
edrather as Difference 70 NJ. Chase, thar
- an indication Of its own lesning il
that direction. Tts course Of argument
naturally brings one to this conclusion
Here is paragraph which is worthy Q.
special note, Is coming from stauneh
Administration journal; -mv3ase-i.
eTtis folly for us 10 expect chat the
sl.nters viii abandOn their cotton 10 our
grinding procesgfo. so into our Govern
nent Golfers o. 70 be consumed ngreas-
ing She mill. lphis system would PREF
vent the lsadholdsrs Of the South from
retaining 10 their allsgianes Il they were
ever so mach disposed. The C6Diederacy
can do no more than strip them OF their
property. 10 IS not doing so much. And
If we begin in the districts recovered by
ossr military progress by stripping the
planters of ell their movable property,
we drive them 10 uDyieldiBg hostility, IN
which their political prejudice will be in
tensifed by personal wrongs. The re-
QUESTION that ia orderAto hold, or to sell
thefr produce 10 oar Traders they shall
prove shst they have never given aid and
eomfort 10 Abe rebellion, is simply an
universal ostFAcism, for there is no man
Of property IN the South who hss not been
Compelled 70 give this aid aAd comfort
whether willing or not. aw yd gioH 70
The Gazette is too sweeping in its
declaration, that "thsre is no man Of
property in The South who has not been
compelled TO give" aid and comfort to
The enemy. There are some exceptions
70 its rule, bat they are feW--not enough
70 prevent the rule being general 10 aai
The chief objections which the Ga
zstts has TO She present system, would
not be indispensable from the plan msking
the Government the exclusive purchaser.
On The ccntrsry, while there would be
door left open for fraud, the monopoly
would BE- more complete than tits at
present. The Government would scarce
lY undertake 10 pay the same price, for
every grade Of cotton, and the inspectors
place wsuld be one hinge at least upon
which corruption might turn. Does any
one imagine there would be no Opportu-
nity for fraud in Che sale Of the staple
Cor the Government? Men who arc capa-
bic Of mixing grains when purchasing
COR The Government, might Asessily ind
sheir way into the Governments cotton
brokerage, as into is COnnissary De-
pArtmsnt a lsssal fs.aaHa9a aaad
Bat the Gizetts's proposition If, chat
loyal and eialOyal shall be paid fixed
price alike, &c she Government become
the purchaser; and il would hardly in
sist, that loyal mar, who had perhaps
been dispOiled By the rebels, and had
Bought cotton with the hope to indemni-
fly himself in the ssle OF il at The high
Is. market price, should be grufly told
By the Government for which he had
sacrificed his property and endangered
his life, sHere, cir, We will give you SO
much f,r your cotton, and we will have
il whether you will or not" Il is going
far enough in the way of arbitrary pur-
chase, for the army TO take forage and
provisions At a fixed price, and for the
price Of aleyal masser's slave TO be fxed,
when taken by the Government without
adding cotton to the category Of articles
In the sale Of which the owner may not
have voice.
ItisabOutiims The Administration were
opening It's eyes to the fact, that the en-
tire cotton nursing system, as well IS the
net work Of Chinese restrictions thrown
around every other branch Of trade, 10
reclaimed portions Of States called in
suree.ionsry, is doing nothing towards
restoring the supremacy Of Law, while it
is hot bed Of corruption, in both iss
civil and military branches Of the Gov
eminent. 1t developes and grAdles the
worst passions Of the worst men. In the
army il btgels fondness for regulating
the social aud commercial relations of
non-combstants IL the rear, among oih
GERS who should be keeping their ewes
rather upon the emmy in 'front.' Per-
haps moro tears are she'd than are merit
ed over the hardship Of Generals Of De- |
parsmentl, who are thought 70 be bssitged /
BY traders. II those Generals were not
30 careful and troubled about The pArii-
caisF end At which eggs are broken by
merchants and traders, ahundred miles
IN The rear Of their front positions, the
commercial portions of tbe community
would not lose much time in their head
quarters, Bat when an ever-changing
system Of stringent Treasury Rsgula-
Istons" put forth By Mr.. Chase. directly
refers some branches Of trade 70 the
Generals commanding, and leaves room
Tor them 20 NEEDLE continually in others,
under The convenient plea Of imminent
military necessity" and whilO they are
forever Issuing their commands, that no
potatoes shall be roasted "dll further
orders Of course community not only
disposed but sworn to obey, will repair
TO their headquarters, submissively, for
leave 70 act 10 the premises.
This article, which is i n danger Of too
great length, cannot bst,er draw a =