New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-13


dtion to unprecedented quantities Of all the
articles just named, and especially those used
for bailing cotton. there was shipped large in
voices of ready -made clothing and WOODEN
goods. of q texture and color suited to the
Confederate army; lighters to carry the car
goes of the feet of vessels. constantly riding at
the mouth of the Rio Grande, over its shadows
and up to Matamoras; lumber to build ware
houses for temporary storage at that place;
and ample outfits of mule-wagons, mule
harness, trace-chans, Ox-wngons, ox-yokes,
and all other appliances for hauling the contra
band goods into and through Texas and drag
cling the cotton out, to be then shipped from
Matamoras to New-York or to Europe.
The largo amount and suspicious character
of this trade induced tho revenue officers Mt
this port, in March and April last, to apply
to it the most stringent precautions within the
scope of their authority. The result is, that
INSCRIPTIONS adventures have, to large ex-
tent, been driven off, responsible houses who
have long been engaged in trade with Nassau
and Matamoras are resumlng their legitimate
business, and, consequently, the shipments from
New-York to those ports are fensby dimin.
ishng.
But, intent upon not being successfully ba'-
fled in their purposes to profit By the calann-
ties Of their county, those who are benz upon
supplying the needs of the Rebel. are turning
their attention away from direct trade with
Nassau and Matamoras, and are seokDg through
Indirect channels 10 effect their objects. Wo
learn that they are now shipping goods to lia-
yana, to st. Thomas, TO st. Johns, and some
other ports, with the purpose OF clearing thence
to Nassau aud Matamoras, or, perhaps, OF
trying to run the blockade by smiling directly
from the ports of ostensibe destination.
letter from st. Johns, which we published
yesterday, gives some timely information in
regard to that port We trust the revenue
officers will continue to pursue these aiders
and abe!tors of the Rebellion wherever they
may 90, and apply to them. when clearing Tor
their new resorts, the same 'alg,sry rules which
have proved so ehectuel in driving ihIs con
traband traffic from its old channels.
We have among US q class OF active mer.
chants and shippers, who, impeI!ed " spirit
of commercial rivalry. would, while protesting
unconditional LOYALTY to the Government, ex-
cuse the kind OF traffic we are deprecatug on
the plea that if Americans do not furnish these
goods European. will, and hence our citizens
will lose q profitable business without benefit
tg the cause of the country BY the sacrifice.
Admitting the premises. 1t might afford some
consolation 10 loyel merchant for the loss OF
;his traffic 70 reflect that II commercial inter
course with the Rebel. ia carried OF By En-.
elislmrn or Frcncnmen II "a merely the break
lag of blockade by the subject oi :" neu-
trail" Power, while II conducted by American
citizens Il Is treason against tho moot beneh-
cent Government on earth.
Oue Of the effective mosns o! crushing th'
Rebellion is 20 drpriyc the Insurgents OF
article. not meres co8traband Of war,
IN the s,rct .cuso 0i that tenn, but u.
those product. OF manufacturing industry which
Ia times ot pc9c" eater largely into the con
sumption oil civilized and refined comuuui,!cs.
For these last the South has always been
mainly dependent upon the North. or upon
Europe. Size must now obtain item illctly
or die 4 lingering death The ats of Con- grss
ind the revrnur rlrasgrrs under consideration,
ARE adopted Ia cut ot this Southern supply at
tn. very fountain head. British cupidry and
American Copgerhcnd.sm are in lcagur to cripple
the arm Of the Government raised In strike
down this repreheosible traffic. We believe
the Federal authorities viii move straghtior-
ward IN their patriotic worA, despite the inter-
yentlou Of the Brit!,h Minister nj Washington,
or the compainls OF the Governor OF the
Bahamas, or the memorials OF Nassau blockade
breakers, or the clamor, OF American merchants
thank Heaven, few IN number--who, forget
ting their duty to their Government, arc eager
TO grow rich, though it be by means which
tend to their country's ruin.