, 1865-03-07
TRADE WITH the REBEL
STATES.
RepOrt Of the Committee On Com:
merce on the peplorable Eff
fects of Commercial In
terCOursc with the
South.


rtorrnursn With tho
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Mf, =. y: nasnoa[nH, irom the Committee O
SThe committee use e pn commes c.ons fePGx bnti ,on
congress: ecunR as joint Gonmtt1ce, charge
WIZ VII, th ne ansss,lgatoa Of the suh}Sct Of trad
~ % 1eno1t e aeoelilous sAtee' submit the follow
mon the sCts day Of yanunEy last The House
Pce 81 oiIeeteo rs COMMITTEE on CON
ona q. ". Innc nT R.1 MG t1u.n OF sne repoEt M
Maryland, had received nermssinn - ~ v 10 f. NJ Nj
Caro1ina and erchsnoa e " ~ N9I l,
fnr cntfnn and rennyt Htuslons ,t wan t1e Ieoel
,HorItr vata1 ~ - M rHnehef tnefe waa any nu
he eht to any one t u13a IT. g
eurb . Xii ~ oat nnes: am NOT TO reEor
fo insttca an nsotant r. a Hoald or1nE ne guilt
menti En- ~. ,s..
+be Horaa ~ - 4ay .! me said month q January
Tn,n1eYtts " caaolner fesolAnon. directed th
Iii the Sscts " M 70 aaftaer enquire tnt.
hreati,s ~ me fece,iious states since tn
ron tts Trr.snrr NJ ~netasr q Perml
committee Wers tips armed pF 9taStsf t Ts9sSot ~,
~ tr.5e viz ~ tah;ao tne "hote aublect
Febus e1eheea M hopSrs sta1s sHi ~ tss SKI
Nnnsn nns.aa asseInrxns ~ 81 nna slAty,,1fer tns
nuust tassen cGncurfeht resolution, which wa.
a9ieed % y me senate On the following day,pro
Slnine mat NC comm1uee on Commerce on tn.
q5 e. + as e2iss n Rs s's:
si tAanons 4o ~ HnaCh sala commntee On ne part o
ne. he aoose wsFe .aen engaged under The 7eaolu
sf, oan 81 toe noase OF JannaJ iMenaeih and tTe1
,,5.niln. III REGARD ~ uaae villa states an rebel
A0m.
me investigation Of the subjects committed tc
tne me COMMITTEE has opened up SO broad field o.
of testimony, ,>as to render It Impossible
been able 70 e1efei.e. % to ons1 copc1aae laie
out and the 71ii report on tle msttera inrn1ysd
prepared At q sufficiently early daY to secure snch
action On The aubject as Congress- may deem pro.
term. They ask leave. thercfore to snhn,tt this
n preliminary and p1rtial report. contafninc,
he conclusions arrived 1t BY them from tue inves
1t ID the Judgment Of your Committea 1hst tho
trade. which has been carried on with
The h,surrectiopary States stnee the h,e,t. ,i1
nnder H. e,nrt,on 1S nf ,,,1 esioh, S & apparently
benet to onr onTc,nept nhS h1, oeun m q r. no Iea.
b.s nesd very geat nuly 1p 1pon III ht
and ninrSar ar... 1Iuussa ~. sPIlt VI apeculauon
mo ;iIs1,ecef,fi r serp Rpp. VINO maVe ente1ea
tie of ~ enad - s.4o M n1 M, Meat9 ~ aatlag
and h,a Fe,; th,e s9 " ~ 80 ne !e Q! me nzuon,
t1e nnSiic mn-sf f. 49, Ean masu ~ nass Nouna
.sd u mas tended to the demorsl
!ne s1Mpinon Gl me VAST rewards which have
acCSaea from tnis uade and from the temptation
anu 9rt6erT With which they ha.s been constantly
CATION ef the war, 1nd to have cost the country
Thousands OF lives nd>milltous upon millions Of
treasure:
most entirely eyaded. The Testimony bciore the
conmttfee discloses the shameleei md treason-
snte ca easIaster q ne tEado Which ha. been car
and for the .ss Of rebel armies. The smn1nt Of
supplies necessary for the support OF rebel A.
mass ss at WHICH, under the co.er of this trade. has
leans, Mempbls, Norfolk. and other plsces al
most 1uspasses belief Neeotiatioux have been
entered into, and correspondence carried on. b7
deliver Tor the rebel Government proyi.iont ind
other necessary articles to sustain he rebel ~
mics, in return for cotton.
examine, to my Considerable A extents into wbst n
saee .of pass.ga 81 r. ass o
entered Into by Hanson a. Risicy, IN agent au.
ihotize to purchase The products Of ofinsufrectlon-
a5} stH,es Il MSorton Vs BAT W h, bsea
lit this agent o Sotoh 70 1hc sen1se ~ y apPeara
az: az Il + 1 Rsas soa!zssts s; u III
How many bales 81 cotton have bean eontsaet.d
for or purchased By ssents at New orleans. 1s Mem
eeIs eP6Is A. rs5t Ksy, il saa ksa
The action d Ills aFent W At Wssh1ne eton seem, to
hare been characterized By much isregnlariy and
challenge the ofEclI integrity Of III. Ritley.
de making Of theie cont1.cts, snd no un1setmitEE
+ sos 1s pfes .e s TX { s2 SS, ~:
controlled products In insprTectonary statss:
oths1s made application in wr.noe; others . made
verbal application; and no psrsleui1r lind Of
fr A. N1o
nd f GOO i9a sts asssp0n'0' men, acting honestly
Persons beldIng on1cs under the sovernmsn. of
tracts, certificates, snd Presidential order. hare
beea materially altered and changed. It Is IN
proof h.t orders Of ths President Fare been a.
:, Immense contracts have been mado with par-
i1cnlRr individuals, In the p1opriety OF sone or
which a least The committee are not able to con
contracts nlads with sevsral partiss, and particu-
larly with that made with Samuel Noble, for tbs
enormous amount OF 20 40 bales Of cotton. it ap-
pear11g that this Ar- Noble waa recently from the
leoe! states1 and that no sufficient evidence was
required or received Of hts loyalty: honesty, and
goo'd f.lth, OF thssh he either owned or coatroN-
It may be here etated that in the Judgment Of ths
committee, CON II naa never contemplated BY the e.
istlng l.xs, q By The Iesul,tions under Them that
onsan a1d RSe9iar eissa Of peraons. md In thea
Waicn ~ essa allowed. IN many otheIs
Of evid-nce n r.1.,S ~ ~ asse "as tne same want
tToi Of cotton. IA It IL ..shoip ana con
stanc1, theea can4rac, t1at y most ~
Who neitbrr oEn.d nor sas Vim pataes
tract. tertinJcsts. ~ IN. "ao ,oouned the con
nurnoee NJ snasn1.na una e1seuslse orders for the
e. sst;.Heo ,peeatason. .3 N3l were your commit
o9 ret,nn E9:, lot one hundred thousand bales
the nnynoe ~ y N s'ldehce before them, that for
rot.dn ,n ~ pa1t ps5ment Or this amount o.
fI,sn ~ @ titr *, nave come nme snce shipped
,rnnltes r1d ~, " Hen tork ITO vessei-loada OF
II .rrices u e1cn 1upp!les lafke amount
Geats n ~ SsIns y, g nc support or armies.
Yn1r caT n,tttea suese s.sk cAtkoee: oee:,,,-.,
na1tie1 reno-t go. ahnL ~ tnls preliminary and