Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-12-17
Trade with InsurreetiOnary States.

New regulations Tor the purchase Oh the
r-.>a,oss, of the insurrectionarY 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 atother 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, &c.--The
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 record of all
their transactions, and furnish a copy month
ly to the Secretary of the Treasury. All pro-
duets so purchasedmay be sold weekly at
public auction, under. restrictions imposed by
the Secretary; and they shall be allowed
transportation to 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. s1A-.S. n
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 tothe 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, OF. any other in a
loyal State, merchandise and articles not con-
traband of war, or prohibited by the War
Department, TO thevalue ofone-third of the
articles sold by him, and shall have safe con-
duct for them. All persons hindering or pre-
venting such safe conduct viii be deemed
guilty of military Offense 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. E. sbAttt-' - JAZZ lffh|
gT- The rebel papers are denouncing the
secret sessions of their Congress. The
Charleston Msysavysay is is high time that
the people and the press should lift a voice
of earnest condemnation of this new system
of smothering 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 "Whither have fed the constitu-
tionalL scruples, once SO characteristic of our
chief magistrate ?nc'.' ~ cc9f9I
The Mercury is nearly as unhappy as it
used to be under the Government of the
Union. Il