, 1865-10-21

R.-By whom wA. raid elsiIn ef fNoland' s hrougnx
ss I'D eon1 A1Rs !; ssds W. Gssfei saoo aog
living il Ottawa, Ii. 8:
Q.@1lare you my personal tz,ouIedge tha. I'D
els,m ~. eyes settled md 4 70 how -, - y
Wm- Grant at Louisville. hg:, Nho offered to by
sasd claita hpn hin7 tDelapo and a!lc5 following
hin tps1oo19 to ytstsba5eh A'ss h did psy ps
ftcc!pted the claim: Immediately after The claim
rassSj into Gfaut's hands, oHether ton7f ip7s con
erted " Gen. &1oetam. teto reonan.tzde3 t.ss Goo
U.s. ~ d5ae' q tss colon broa5ht .om I'D gp:ioaoa
1A:oo bling nsed, oad GTans too s1lieoftoa t9Iff@
t U@Hod Daapo prt.s<a Iii. e'sttu o.tore Gen. So
ca1a, 3ln cosnusandiag Disria ef TiSss5vv, prior
70 sag r .,.. 2 h 81 - e e a,g g1a s asi
% fraa:5sr: Id a. no 1!espsei: r s*ah,a5 u s,.
ha,a. saas @ tx a:st5ssa* ,1.-0aiy q isw ddy:. ..
Dir. Vim. II. Smith, the purchaser of. $50
bales of cotton from Wm. Grant, test'ass:
Q:-po you know Why be did not succeed in OBJ
0nt rtaton ass9Hsl 1v !fr D<Iaao tezs lsat Az Aad
another :was that Gen. slocum had told him that
there sas quzn'iy Of such; and hist ont Of Justice
to raid claimants, he con]d not give him, Desano,
the eoter but That hc sae1d tan It 9Fes to the
Q.-llid you escs have my conversation Win
Gen. Slocum about raid c1aim Of Eolande and II
e. state Nhst = 1he ill.,, sed I'd Gn %s,gn Gen
and mixed what the probabilities were or Its being
flied, when be told me therr sras none md as
i. fhat hc I'D donots about his right TO slye up
any cotton under hls contract On said Claim.
= Thai be had not got enough on hand 70 I'LL all
pro sata 20 that he thought he should tnrn it ali
rcr TO TIT Treasury Department. he 9aus N. to VI.
as,stas5 tnfIieixy ~ aoas ef u5aa e e tx,aai M
Q.-Did he, Cen slosam, eay.au=ht to {ou as to
hs opiuion Of The Legitimacy Of the claiuaa A.-ue
Q.-Hov long aI,er said conyersatton with Gen.
s1ocum was said claim sold to Gsant By peisno,
md the amount Of cotton turned over in f1 BY Or
der Of Ma]. Gen. Slocum1 Alt was sold 10 Grant
within tour Or five dayE, and the cotton tu1ned IN
fonr or flyc days thereafter.
2:--pid you eyer hare any conversation with said
William Gznnt abont said clam, prior TO bis pGr-
ST. IS ss 4 stanex aa,se 8
talked with lnm about the purchase; hs sfatkd 10
me- thas the es9tH. tcthiSes In kis han = Gf n
; seold I'll TX + 1in III 1oraa nj ] +: eoa teset M II 4. Il
had eadiloaM kp!dfnce ftdt TIE cotton on inAjcA ks
t&iFa s17s based scus taken By Goref1n,eal asd he
5are me 70 l'de7sfand asdt he could gttA ty h1 In
j;tkxcs With Gen. Slocssn.
On the testimony the Military Commission
found the following facts, which VIC hare once
published, but to complete the record VIC now
present again:
"3. Thai said claim was not mild claim against
"1he commission regard It as vesy doubtful
~het! 9: Joseph No.and had beyond forty bales Of
isl cotton there at the time, and whether the tse
Noland hsa abandoned his plantation and property
there; ard remained there I'LL alter the surrender
0 sl:ksbure. and that he took no measures to nc-
cover any such cotton Tor some s1I months nfteF-
ward, and not then until prompted 10 prefer eatd
claim, BY one Del7no, who undertook 10 prosecute
| 1t for ouc-1af he might recover"
~. Thai said G00 bales Of cotton, a!t.r being de,
livcted to satd Grant uern Immediately aftcEWatd
shipped 10 Nav Orleans and Disposed Of tor th.
benefit OF himself and Others Interested With him
wr1c accounted for BY Doard OF survey as short
b;ies, vcsc 1uTned over by order q Gep SLOGAN to
which he'd been satisfactorily established.
| The Commt;son call attention to the etnsu a
iact Developed II the testimony; .hat although
cutcd urd pressed This claim for weeks. before the
commanding General Of the District Of Vfcksbnrg.
withent tueesse, and 1ess5ain: saA M ssaa a hope
twu anefwsr1, in tho hands Of s1id Grant, who wns
| m interruptions cotton spscula!oE. aad who, nc
corlIug to the Testimony. assumed to have peculiar
influence At headquarters, II Was allowed as Salid
calm. rpou The same proofs which hnd been sub.
% q + b Hoed II sn aa nts @ sss
fcr7ed to- directing raid 60 bales Of cotton to be
turred over to said ". S. Grart rectcs for author
III another order by the Commanding General OF
| the Department Of the Tennessee; hut youf COM
| mission has been unable to tnd any such order,
and II is dcult 10 sec how any such order, direct
ing dry particular number Of bales Of cotton 10 h
| turned over TO said Eolsod On Ba1d claim could
have been lasue3, es there wa> no sufficient ttuae
for Ita isfuancc between the date Of the fndias o.
ths eom%'ssn which lFt passsd '9s s5o5sssa ,.'
PrcsfdeuL) and the ISSUANCE Of said order By Mat
tsrn. slocum. The record. and proceedings ofsa1d
sesqe has peen % n,sdefor m he same. Therefore IL.
commission Ia not advised Of Whist II any, proofs
were submitted to said commission, tot which Col
Craudail VIZ. Pre*,dent.l showing. how many baic'
Of cotton were taken from Joseph No1and for th,
j. II. HOWE. Lleut. Col.
"12ith Illinois Volunteers, and Pfestdent OF th'
&C 6, FuuEn, Captain II. R. aud ]. 4. II c.
Upon nll tho tacts IN the case Maj. Gen
Washbusn comments In the following stron!
terms:
"FtsksEcRen, Aiss., Feb. ., 1865.
Mat. Gen. y J. T. Dams, Commanding Department
OF MIssiss1ppf:
"G.srnAt: i have the honor to enclose herewith
The report of comm i.tton o.gnnized By mt 10 -
luirc ~ 10 the ow1t.Fshfp and what became olb'
Iales ofeotton4 turned org b5 Capt F!nklet, Depo
i. q ST, and Ills successor Al Depot Quartermass
e. WINS led 10 this inquiry By reason Of yarion
rAItttS Ginning fGAt lhGy hdQ COTTON In LHE 13nQ
Of The eovcsnment 10 yhleb they were entitled, bu
uhich It was alleged bad been given oyer to N
| rnupe1 parties. The result Of this inquiry demon
strates one Of the naost stupeudoas frauds npon T.
| government that has been perpetsated since tn
war begun Il Is Wholesale steal uut OF a goreIu
Incnt warehouse Of Goo bales Of cotton, worth at th
| s.sne $50 co.,
*Tho proof IL conclusive that SoIand did nc
have hale Of cotton taken BY the Government
| The test,mony os three Of his negroes. al mcn {
lntel!Iecrce Is ss.iractoEy o. his p9int: aod :
tLe cJTcunxta surrounding the aiAle arc q n
/ most suspicious znd dnnn1nT tha1aetnf. ~
| Government will slIow such robberics to 20 nnpnt
ishetl it Is useless 10 attempt to staY ths tide
.enality and corruption 10 the Valley o! The Aaasi
tippL which. 'l1ke the Fonstc Sen, knows no retll
Ing ebb.' am. General your ooed!ent fersa9f
" c. G. WAsHBuRs, Ms}. Gen"
We judge that If Thurlow Weed did secn1
the nomination Of Gen. slocum by the Me-
York Copperheads, rs Mr. Greeley lately su
missed, he has efectua1ly sold that party, an
that the best thing they can do under tt
circumstances is, to innate the rebels IN
| town up whipped"
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