The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-16
We end the following communication
In the Dispatch Of yesterday
The Trnde OF NoshvIItr,


The Trade OF Nashville.
WAsHEeToN, Sept. 10 1864 ne
Merchants Of Nasluile We to-day had
an interview with Mr.. Secretary Chase,
presenting for his consideration the me-
mortal which was prepared before our
departure from Nashville, and adopted AZ
the adjourned Merchants meeting.
After perusing the memorial the Sec
rotary informed as that Revised Regula-
tions would be issued at an early day Of
next week, which would embrace all or
nearly all the amendments which we ask
for. On questioning the Secretary more
fully as to the precise nature Of the
amendments to be made, we became sat-
isfied that they would embrace all that
our memorial calls for.
II is designed TO permit goods to be
brought TO Nashville without restriction
as to quantity; and the merchants of
our city are TO be allowed 10 sell goods
to all buyers, whether TO be re-sold or
consumed. Ahberal allowance of goods
will be made TO the country, under,
however, such restrictions as the Com
mSndant Of the Department ay deem
it military necessity TO ENFORCE. No
repetition of the five per cent. assessment
will be made-goods having paid that
tax once being exempt,
The produce trade is to be opened
south of the Cumberland, as far as the
military occupation will Justify, the
parties engaged in such traffic giving
proper bonds to secure their compliance
with the Treasury Regulations.
These Revised Regulations must first
receive the approval OF the Department
of War and OF the Navy, before they
can be issued. SO soon as issued, they
will be published for the information OF
| the country.
The other members of the commission
having left for the East, make this re-
port upon my own responsibility, for the
Information of those who sent us, from
my own recollection of the remarks oil
Mr. Chase during our interview. may
remark, that your population was favor.
ably received by the Secretary, who pro.
fessed willingness to be informed il
this manner of the wants of the trade anC
people. He had heretofore acted upor
the beat information which he could oh
tain, he said; and if the Regulation
heretofore issued by the Department baC
not been perfect, it must in part at leas
be laid to the account of the insufficient
cy of the information furnished him. a
the beginning of the successful forwAr'
movement, he had announced the polio!
that the trade should follow the flag, an
had issued orders accordingly. His pol
icy had not, however in this respect
met with the entire approval of tn
military commanders, and had bee
modified in consequence. We Yentured
suggest that the Secretary liberal polio
was right, and could have resulted in n
harm, but must have been productive {
much good, but for the unfortunate re
trogrAde movement of some Of the ma
tional forces, for which the Tseasur
Department was not responsible. I
this the Secretary Assented, remsrkin
that such = movement on the part of To
Union forces was contingency he ha
not anticipated. .........
Your delegation is we'll satisfied of II
= disposition of the Secretary TO remo'
abuses, prevent corruptions, and allevia
} the sufferings of the people, by liberia
izing the regulations Of trade and if "
should fail to realize at an early day u
full fruitiOn OF our present hopes, "
shall do we'll 10 look for the preven,ir
cause 10 some other Department Of Il
Government Very respectfully,
JoHN LELLYETT, Chm.