New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04

Washitaw the Simmons $50 bales or two bales On the
Washitaw for on the Rio Grande, and Jules lie.
more agreed 70 purchase 1t Of Querozo II it had never
been owned by the Confederate Government Accord.
ngy Querozo and Lemorc proceeded across the coun.
ry together examined the cotton found marked with
the pounds and u s. A OF the Conederaey and on the
of Queroze, admitted by him in his
depostions and who is depended on as the principal
witness by the lie Mores that the cotton owned by
Cared, resident OF Ma,anoros. ana that i had
never been owned by the Conederacy Qleroze affected
sale 10 lie More receiving from hun SlCO bale in
Cant Foster and his officers found lie More with the
cotton and testify that he admtea 70 ns co ne Iaa
purchased IL from the COnfederacy paying ~ cents per
pound in gold and that he had furnished gray cqtn.
Other witnesses deny this statement as having oeen
made by lie More. ..,. 1, .ho only On,
having actual possession which was given through
Col Broadwell c. G. Agent, Shreveport ,,r,r
The opposition claimants present an entirely uinci
| ent case 10 the lie Mores. ,,h.h. Avn
nesty oat and resident Of Shreveport that pe
fore Qleroze" and lie More vent to Sln1Is .ne, VII
tied Shreveport and presented Chains W g.
Chief OF Cotton Bureau under KIRBY smith, loi eIn9
cloth furnished by lie More Co., ana ateT an
inaon OF their accounts, they were awarded eU oto
ON Simmons's plantation in payment being aIssats
fed with Col Broad ellis award, and claiming 1Oo oo
more n board of arbitrators called he being "heIo
the bo ird which, after examining all lie more papTI
refused to allow any more. lie More TOOK the CIV oo
appealing TO Richmond for 30o bes Liole of !,
| fused, II being considered that thcy H"u P"'
| full. ~, La. from, N,
first lot OF gray cloth being pad for ~ goid ,u 'nI
must have been another lot furnished IN "hch ucs ~
More had an interest and that by his Secession proci
tiles he has involved the liyre house IN an inPcu
not actual commercial connection IN when th,y IA.
Internationally aided the 'OehScIent Noo'i' wa"
| "cOntraband of war; - ~
Tine frat gray cloth transaction of Gauherine &c
| constitutes Jules Le More a Rebel Delhgcreh'; ih'
Justification Of the books the failure 10 slt,e IA I ~
| A., Shrav Ia
disiterested witness. Duncan; the decepuoh auu..e
BY Ouerole to have been praoticeu on nun anu I'
ments to Capt Foster, all have damaging tenucn.y
which the other claimants have hesecteu Ho oPpo''1
nifty of awaiting themselves OIL ,,.., .,o 1,
| we must admit that II Jules has doubtui case y
court his enterprise and uniilnchlnS perseverance,,
not profitable and praseworthy, are certainly "of'n!
better cause. , NJ, l.,
Caught in the fact of clothing the Rebel army ne
dexterously avas himself Of his neutraity irign.eh,
the authorities at Washington lDto inc pehel tna
France Indignant al the arrests Of the LeMores "ouo
| acknowledge the Confederate Government; manages
10 hood wink Reyerdy Johnson sent specially 10 NeW
Orleans to arhom his and the French Consul pretended
outrages and finally succeeds IN the removal Oh uen D
Ter accommodating by good management what tne
whole Rebel press and Rebel sympath1ers nad iaied
doing and presents himself, cap IN manu-, poIso.y
asking for his cotton pile increased in value enough u
make four respectable fortunes lite 10 case ol nc
beion can ONLY attach through some mlary action "
the beigerent Rebels as Delgerehts; NO e cor
proceeding from an nnackno 7edged Government can
attach title; and il Simmonss sale to the Coneuefacy
IS the foundation of the cottscatlon Dy our noverh
nent then we have admitted that the e
give and acquire title and that the ConfedeIecy nad al
| existence ia fact and In law.
That the Government should take the POSITION OF tnt
sale being proof Of Simmonss disoyat!, eohsucrlns
the magnitude Of the principal involved IN IT, is some
what surprising But that the other claimants seeA Le
establish their claims through this sale Is not 10 ot
wondered at; they proceeding as II there never mao
been war or rebellion, and that their claims were
similar to any disputed claim presented to the Court IL
time Of peace ..,.,
Their efforts appeared be TO establish as starting
nont th,t the Confederacy had an existence slmiaI
in a lis relstons TO that Of acknowledge Govern
menr in order 10 get foundation on which they mlgh'
establish their claims. A.
| For the present the remains undecided the
Court having read their printed dispositions Just ou
of press much OF which. although Irrelevant hgny
historical and ar book OF reference, giving some In
sight into the doings Of branch OF the Cotton
gamblers department. very valuable