Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-05

90 NO cieArances permit Will Dc granted
shipment Of prohibited ces namely Cannon, mertars
pistols bombs grenade powder saltpetrs sulphur
ing the quantity said articles Which may be necessary
for the defence Of the ship and of those who the
other Cape clothing adapted uniforms ocoth Of all
kinds hemp aud cordage eating drinks other than
beer and light native Wines other articles prohibited by
proper authorities except upon certificate request
under regulation thirtywo or the special direction Of
manding department district into from which The ship
ment Is to be made.
Applications for Permits TO Bloekaded Ports-How Made
Sec b. Applicants for permits ship any port place
ed by the existing blockade occupied by United
81 es forces NUT present with their application cer
Navy either directly through duly authorized officer
that the articles are required for military naval
together with in duplicate Of the articles
to be permitted specifying their Character quantity, value,
and as invoices ss ~ ss ana s9us 81
off specially authorized BY him. will aosmit
the portaton requested and forward invoice
TO the assistant local pcal agent at the rt place
which the goods be mi,ted The assistant
special agent will in all Cases. the arrival any articles
claimed to have been permitted compare such
articles with the duplicate invoice and in any
sion of the permit he will seize the whole shipment
AID report the facts forthwith to the supervising special
agent that proceeding may be taken for their forfeiture
| 1868. III j :
His order enforced in st Louis soon as received
there, and the house OF Blow a. Co. refused per;
NIT to ship drugs The refusal made subject te-
egraphic communication with the member from the second
district of Missouri, (Mr BLpw) who, understand,
brought the subject to the Of Secretary Ch,se
and the Secretary sustained the refusal of house
officers of st Louis, aud required the instructions be
enforced But 1t appeared subsequently that at this very
time such instructions had been received enforced in
CINCINNATI and that parties who had been refused permits
in ST. Louis went to Cincinnati and made the shipment,
and letter received from Surveyor Carson of Cn-
cnnati and published in the Missouri Democrat dated
according to my recollection the 18th of February saying
he had received such instructions sent TO
st Louis.
1ha ~ tho oc r
| caused to be published the following:
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING SPECIAL AGENT
First Agency y > Treasury Department,
SIR: Hereafter you will grant clearance permit for
the shipment Of drugs and medicines except in compliance
with the conditions in Regulati 49, they having been
added at the request Of the War Department.
of prohibited articles enumerated in that esula.ou.
| Depay Supervising Special Agent, ! realu,y Dsp't
T. j. HOWARD, Esq, Surveyor, &c st Louis Mo.
Thus that the official instructions dated January
49, 1864 and enforced in st Louis Immediately were re-
ceved and only enforced Cincinnati the 26h February
and that for the intervening period alb weeks Gin
cinnah had enjoyed monopoly of the drug market of the
South, and IN fact still has and enjoys this monopoly
less the instructions have been modified only of drugs
aud nes but Of all the prohibited articles enumera
ted 80 Of regulations because such articles
only be permitted by the Especial direction of the
supervising special agent who resides Cincinnati and
his deputy also For this the whole trade n the
list of prohibited articles diverted from the vest
ern cities and gwen to Cincinnati All the Southern peo
pie in r out Of our lines loyal aud disloya even the
contrabands, must get their pills from Cincinnati
The committee The conduct of the war that Impair
tsl committee to- which the matter referred has not
yet although nearly two months have elapsed since ths
subject committed = them, notified that it want,
cd any testimony these subjects do not think the
committee does want It, or has time to investigate it, espe-
claly it has its hands all frauds contracts con-
nected with the and that the have volun-
teered it here and given the committee the means
ofiuqurng into the matter they bave sure but
whether it does not, the ioqury will be made Whes
ther is done by this Congress not, there will be
i ravor thatx. A - Al
He to and however deeply the committee
may lay the Whtewash on, it cannot conceal the dark
background. However he may undertake to persecute
and drag down who speak OF these neaarous
tons say that the time will when be will be held
to just accountability, when he will be called before the
bar 10 answer for all he has done and all the efforts made
his friends thus indirectly shield him from the charges
made against him will not their purpose.
| Mr. Speaker, have deemed 1t due to myself since
was not allowed committee by which to prove the ALE
gaons that made here, to this much justification
of nay action the city Of St Louis in speech which
made there, aud also in speech which made on this
/ floor in regard to this matter.
1t will be recollected that when first offered this resolu
ton couched in plain, simple language without any
assault ON the Secretary of the Treasury and was not
until one Of his friends the other side and assaed
me for attacking Mr.. Chase by Offering the resolution
that rose and gave my for doing Then sr
this affair sought TO be turned into personal matter
and an attempt made to drag me down by engaging in
contr ,versy with Chases commenced
by the agents OF Mr. Chase in St Louis brought into
this House
a Judcal investigation has recently been held in which
it was conclusivey proved that Jay Cooke IL Co. who
figure largely and dsgracey in these letters In con-
nexion with the eleven millions of fve-twenty
bonds are the principal Of the Phsdepha Inqui-
rer should have guessed much from the of the
abuse heaped upon by this Treasury organ about this
liquor speculation" Mr. Chass's banking agents and
wen his Treasury agents aud special supervising
special agents. have all been brought into requeirion TO
forge and counterfeit and tell lies break down for
exposing aud holding public contempt and their
employer aud master
In addition to the profits realized by Jay Cooke 81 Co
on the fraudulent subscription for the eleven millions er
OF fvewenty bonds which, the bonds were twelve
per cent above par at the time OF their issue the profits
on them must have exceeded million aud quarter of
dollars this firm has also made profits negotiation
of the five twenty loan and other brokerage business for
the Treasury Notwithstanding to the stement of
Secretary Chase, by himself transmitted officially to this
House, the SUN of $3.50 600, recollect not
having the Secretarys communication before mil
lion and three quarters of dollars realized by banking
hm IN loss than nine months is com peenoy
Tor two or three private gentlemen aud would aid ia the
OF good many newspapers 10 the interest
OF Mr. Chase by these who shown to be- banking
on political capital to greater extent than upon their
money Accordingly find great many newspapers in
favor of Chase for President aud very few people,
Nobody is simple enough to believe that the distinguish
ed Secretary has really retired from the canvass the
nomination to the Presidency, although he has written
letter declining to be candidate That letter was writ
ten because strictly private circular of the Ponce
committee uuearthed his underground underhaDd
intrigue against the President 1t such dspraceiu
and disgusting sight to make of the patronage and
power given him by the President against h chief that
even Chase got ashamed to occupy such position pub