Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-12-15
Trade with Insurrecti0narE States,

New regulations for the purchase of the
products of the insure ctionary States have
recently been issued by Secretary FEssENDEN.
The following places are designated for
marts: New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville,
Norfolk, Beaufort in North Carolina, Port
Royal and Pensacola. Agents will be APP
pointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to
make purchases at other points for the Unit
ed States, who will give bonds and have no
personal interest in those purchases. The
prices paid shall not exceed three-fourths the
market value in the city of New York, de-
Quoting revenue taxes, permit fees, sc. TIE
agents shall purchase all property offered, but
shall not assume any other liability in the
matter. Safe conduct should be allowed to
all persons having such articles to sell, and
a certificate of the facts of sale shall be Civ
en-. Bills and invoices will be in triplicate-
one for the Treasury Department, one for the
agent himself, and the third for the First Au-
ditor The agents shall keep a record Of all
their transactions, and furnish a copy month
ly to the Secretary of the Treasury All pro-
ducts so purchased may be sold weekly at
public auction, under restrictions imposed by
the Secretary; and they shall be allowed
transportation to a loyal state if desired. The
| proceeds of sales and such other moneys as
the Secretary shall furnish shall constitute
purchasing fund" to be employed for the
| purposes here indicated.
The President has approved these regula-
| tions, and issued an Executive Order" on
the subject, authorizing all persons except
those in military or naval service, having
| products Of States declared in Instruction, to
carry them to the places of purchase, and au-
thorizing them to pass with the necessary
means Of transportation to these points and
| return. Such persons shall be also permit
ted by the military authority to purchase
from any authorized dealer, o.. any other in
loyal State, merchandise and articles not con-
traband of war, or prohibited by the War
Department, to the value Of one-third of the
articles sold by him, and shall have safe con-
duet for them. All persons hindering or-pre-
venting such safe conduct will be deemed
guilty of military of'ense and punished
Persons making purchases, except in pursu-
ance of these regulations, will also be held
guilty of military offence; and the goods will
be forfeited. Persons engaged in military or
naval service are forbidden from engaging in
such trade.
Is The rebel papers are denouncing the
secret sessions of their Congress. The
Charleston Mercury says is is high time that
the people and the press should Gift voice
of earnest condemnation of this new system
of smotheriLg public opinion which it adds
"even the Yankees do not practice" The
same paper in speaking of JEFF. DAVIS sane
ton Of emancipation by putting slaves in the
public service, to be subsequently freed.
cries out " Whittier have fed the 'constitu
tional scruples once so characteristic of our
chief magistrate?
The Mercury is nearly as unhappy as it
used to be under the Government of the
Union.