The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-02-17
How Rebels Get Their. supplies.

How Rebels Get Their. Supplies.
If We were to state that the rebels
are regularly furnished their supplies
by ''intensely loyal abolition Office
holders under this administration, the
statement would be branded by these
intense partisans-the Leaguers-as
an abominable Ccpperhead slander
upon the HONEST administration of the
only HONEST man in the abolition par
ty, Abraham Lincoln. Intelligent
men have known from the day that
this party came into power, that the
enemies mostly to be feared by this
Government, were to be found among
the sworn officials. They are experts,
of many years tuition, In the under
ground railroad business. They could
therefore, and they did, furnish the
rebels in arms with every State and
military secret at Washington. Hence,
the rebel privates well knew the con-
templated movements on our part
long before they were attempted to be
executed, and long before the people
of the loyal North even suspected 1t.
This administration has succeeded well
enough in keeping its secrets from the
loyal portion of the people, but sig
nally failed in regard to the rebels.
We are told by officers who were
present at the surrender of Vicks..
burg, that almost the entire clothing
of the garrison consisted of northern
manufacture.
But We started out to say, that we
will make no charge of official corrup-
ton against this pattern honest ad.
ministration. We will simply let its
most partial friends tell the story as
best they can. The partisans, who
sustained Lincoln, right or wrong, can
not say that these witnesses are pres
judiced. The warmest administration
paper in The west, is the Cincinnati
Gazette, in which we find published a
letter from an agent of the Sanitary
Commission, who speaks ofwhat came
under his actual observation, along the
mississippi, as follows:
"The custom is, as I have been
credibly informed, for men of capital
and profsssed loyalty, or | might say
undoubtcd loyalty, to procure permits
to trade. These persons send agents
of doubted loyalty, and these again
sub agents, more unscrupulous, and
who are loyal only to their interests.
These men arc paid ten dollars per
bale On all the cotton they can pur~
chase at fifteen cents per pound
They proceed to different points along
the river, and establish direct connec-
tion with guerilla chiefs and bands
who, for a consideration, will afford
protection to the cotton which they
purchase. Supplies are furnished;
many articles contraband of war are
smuggled in, and the enemy in this
way are directly furnished with what
they most stand in need of. These
Spectators, if loyal at home, must
need assume the garb, of traitors and
rebels when they get beyond our lines,
and to show their sympathy, commits
nicatc all information they are in pos
session of, and abuse and curse the
Yankees to the perfect satisfaction of
theta new friends"
The Gazette adds, editorially:
"lt appears from all the information
VIC have, that the rings as some of
the cotton speculators are called, enter
into arrangements with agents of the
Government 10 divide the proceeds of
their operations. Furnished with per-
mits, they pass through the lines, and
arrange with the guerillas, paying the
latter so much bale or pound for all
the cotton obtained, and smuggling
goods through for their use BESIDES
Thus the monstrons spectacle is pre-
sentcd of Government officials being
in partnership with combinations Of
spectators, which keep the guerillas
on the Mississippi alive, and make it
their interest to keep together. These
outlaws and murderers, who are plum
dering the people, firing on unarmed
steamers, and destroying the property
of the Government, obtain their prin>
cipal means of support from men who
receive permits to trade from, and are
under contracts to divide the profits of
their business with officers of the Gov-
ernment. This is the most monstrous
aspect of the case that has yet been
and, but for the convincing
character of the information before us,
we should be slow to believe that any
loyal man, especially sworn officer
Of the Government could be guilty of
aiding bands of outlaws who are mur-
dering our soldiers, destroying our
boats, and robbing private citizens"