Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-25
ULYSSES.
His Career as n Pass Broker I'm the
Department OF the Tennessee.

Meanwhile the chiefs, arriving at the shade,
Where late the spoils Of Hector's spy were laid,
Ulysses stnnp'd.
-Hiad (Pope's fransldtion) Book Y.
Every reader of Homer finds the
Ulysses of the Odyssey a frank, fair
fellow, and some pumpkin" in the
way Of horse swapping; but every reader
of Bonner don't find the Ulysses of the
Ledger so frank or fair; on the contrary,
they ind him a sort of wayward chap-a
kind of Mikado, who did little "exter.
mination" business for the benefit Of
Jesse.
"Order No. IL is gem. 1t is dated,
mark you, on the 10th of December,
1862. 1t orders "the Jews, as a class,
out of the Department of the Tennessee
"within twenty.four hours" For what ?
For violating every regulation of trade
established by the Treasury Depart
ment," says Ulysses. Bosh. Who made
Ulysses head of the Treasury Depart
ment ?-or what had he to do with its
regulations 1t was part of Tomeny's
pursuit of happiness " to control cotton
speculations in this region, and the order
of Ulysses looks like usurpatlon OF
power not granted in his commission.
No wonder Old Abe revoked it, for the
President, on the 10th of August, 1861, in
his proclamation prohibiting commercial
intercourse with the "rebellious States,
conferred the power of exceptional
trade regulations only on district
attorneys, marshas, and officers of the
revenue" Poor Old Abe, indeed, had a
"bard time of it" with his Generals. He
had to prevent Fremont riding the high
old horse" of Copfscation in Missouri {;
he had to stop Hunter "playing the
deuce with Emancipation in Georgia,
Florida and South Carolina; and he had
to put his foot fat down on the Exter-
mination project of Ulysses in the De-
partment ofthe Tennessee. There seemed
to have been a rage for supreme power
with every fellow who bore a pair OF
stars on his shoulders, and none was so
rabid in his ambition as Ulysses. Like
Hamlet, however, he had " method in
his madness" 1t is well known that
"post commanders" did big bust
ness " in the pass way which was con
sidered highly remunerstive. To stop
that unlawful traffic Ulysses says, in his
Order No. IL: No passes will be given
these people 1.-THE Jews] to visit head
quarters for the purpose of making per.
sonal application for trade permits.
That's rich. What had Ulysses to do
with "trade permits Why did he take
the business of Tomeny out of Tomenys
hands2 Let us see.
There is document on file in the Su-
perior Court of Hamilton county, Ohio,
that's also a gem. It's the petition OF
Jesse against the Three Macks. Jesse,
in said petition, states that on or about
the 9Th day of December, A.D. 1862 -
ten days, mark you, before Order No. ii
was issued-"he entered into an agree
ment" with the Three Macks-Harman,
Henry and Simon" for the purpose OF
partnership purchases of cotton in the
military department commanded by
Ulysses. There's the head and front OF
the offense why "the Jews, as class,
we're ordered to "curl and quit" Ulysses
wanted all the cotton trade for Jesse.
But poor Jesse lacked the largent
and was compelled to take into partner
ship the Three Macks, who, notwithstand-
ing they we're Jews, had the cash, which
covered the crime of violating every
regulation of trade established by the
Treasury Department" The Three
Macks, according TO Jesse's petition,
were to furnish all the money that might
be required in the said business, and the
necessary number of men to purchase
and ship the cotton, they being allowed
seven per cent per annum for the money
SO employed during the time it was neces'
sarily used" All very nice, indeed.
Jesse, on his part, was to 60 with the
men furnished as aforesaid by the Three
Macks to The headquarters Of Ulysses,
and procure a permit for them to pur-
chase cotton, secure transportation and
such other facilities as might be con-
sistent with the usages and interests
of the army" That's beautiful. What
had the "usages and interests Of the
army TO do with purchasing cotton2 ?
What had they to do with usury2 What
had they to do with pass jobbing? In
this gay old game the Three Macks were
TO have the cotton thus purchased ship
ped Immediately to New York and sold,
and the net profits of sales, after deduct
ing from the proceeds the necessary ex-
penses Of buying, freight and selling,
except the wages Of the men furnished
as aforesaid, we're to be divided among
the parties" in the proportion Of three
fourths to the Maeks and one-fourth to
Jesse. the latter in no event being liable
for any portion Of loss that might be in
Cured" A glorious plan But oh, the
upshotl Jesse says that said agree
ment was at once and faithfully carried
out upon his part" and was also by the
Three Macks so far ss the purchase Of
cotton, its transportation TO New York
aud sale were concerned" but the
Three Macks "have broken said
agreement in this, that they have utterly
failed aud refused to render" TO Jesse
4" any account Of such transactions, or to
pay over to him any portion Of his share