Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-06
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(INvARIABLY IN 'ADvANCE.) 80
LincoIn Onice Holders snppIyine
" the IEebels. ,

1i'leI ICluS Of ten or twenty. ~ ~
LincoIn Ofice Holders supplying
the Rebels. l...... %
From the Albany Atlas and Argus.l VI
Some time ago the public were shocked
by the revelation that certain office holders,
In high standing In the New York Custom
House were cooperating with outside par
ties in sending supplies to the rebels,
through Nassau and the port of MatamO-
ras. The parties implicated were arrested,
some imprisoned, some discharged, but
none tried or punished. 1t was said pub
lie trial would involve higher officials, and
prominent Republican leaders.
Since the commencement OF the war, 1t
has been suspected that officials at Wash
ington had communicated information to
the enemy, of our war plans. The COM
munication of Harvey, now Minister to
Portugal, to the rebels, of the sailing of the
feet to the relief of Sumter, which was the
signal Of the assault upon the Fort, was
the beginning of long series of secret un-
derstandings with the enemy.
The New York Times now publishes a
contract between the rebel War Depart
ment and Mr.. Chichester, of Arkansas, to
sell cotton to the North on condition Of re-
9 ceiving goods in exchange. Among the
articles to be furnished by Chichester were
10000 caps of gray or blue cloth, 10000 best
r quality cadet gray cloth army jackets, 10000
light blue cloth pants, 10000 brown cotton
or striped cotton shirts, 10000 pairs brown
drilling drawers, $4,000 pairs shoes, double
solcs and laced in front, $4,000 pairs best
quality German wool socks, 10000 great
coats, 10000 pairs of Merino blankets,
evidently for uniforming the army--alsO,
spades, axes. hatchets, camp-kettles, 500
dozen of each-2,500 mess-pans, 80 sewing
machines, and various other articles.
One of the stipulatiOns of the contract
was that the cotton forwarded should not
be used in the United States, but passing
through 1t, be shipped from some port 10Th
er than New Orleans) out OF the United
States. The contract, dated on the 18th
June, '63, was renewed on the I'd of Septem-
Der last, with some variations. t
It has long been wonder how the rebels
managed to clothe and equip their troops;
and how, blockaded as they have been, they
have now in the field one of the most thor
oughly equipped armies that ever entered
upon campaign. The wonder is no long
er mystery. Our Custom Houses, our
Commissaries our Generals, and our Treas
ury agents have been at work for them.
The Times does not conceal its impression
of such completely:
whs.ne5 c Jur .Overne, Un ;f ,ss th;s
tnss, ,,'n ha,,a ~, ,,;osn, ~ i1nn,,,;nn r,
s'o, ",.. W. ,s;iSs slat sbe,, sha,,,, b,ro
soWeey poos,osS us s.y o'o'd a''d a. noo H. ot
as,r ea ~ sJa a ha sho,,id Sawe baen " carr;eJ 70 @
Z, " Jassonno of tbo;r ,y;shas Tba .snec;si
@ o%ents sent ont +, into % that region bv the Sec
retary of the Treasury, undoubtedly had
very large powers contided to them In re-
gard to trade with the Southern States; but
d u S ,,',iy tbs ra%sI s ar,,,, ,,,;th
,ust;, ~ v,V iand sofbSr W
rt;oIase ~ ps.t;nh ti,sv We're ,,,ost Jest;tuta
1s tSo,, Iava anu S,,cb soutboritv n, sho,,lJ
a;,ha, hn o revonnd or tbe' ,,o, sbc,,H hs sson-
~ T. ooi,, worth villa ~
pe", 20 oS snIJ;crs 70 Sabt the rebai. ~ ~,
aran n ~ 81 oticeehoiSers M Is In s held ,sith an
LILY :, w. 9.eJ H., ni si'c""'Ss' ''
m9rt,.g T,aSs % Jsea Men ,,,orns garrison snodss
,,rass "ans lsS may ha%s Seen senf p, froh,
tnves & p,"o, mS7 storss inS d;rect 70 tbe enen,r
I'M VMm ns.;t,ti5y, os Srr s.r,;as % %t caSta}r
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..a.t;,,,,. ''0s ',' 1N 20 =. "'S'I ''' :.
s.S,,,,ast,,s.,o,,s info, Nav, Yorlr o,sto,,,
uo,,se efss;rs 'hv the Committee cf tha
House. Se~elon tl;e fact that 4 trade of snSb
,mscnitude has been conducted between
anrs;es h, he Wovth and he Rebsls n. NJ, M
G,,,,,Js tbat tbe Pehel n a~ent' at Matamoras
bas 'socLa ated ont ~ h over a miliion dollars
iaS s,a.o ~ %"s ~ - sts s%tS, uVii''
~ tIn,v n,,c,, tba ogents ~ tho North bova
,,ceSe,ed Jocs not sn,,ear We ve,,ture 70
ts ~ MI, ~
s"h M ~ ~ ~ r"e ny ,1,
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