Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-08

on information furnished by him only. and he
| answered that he could not unless the proofs
| came 70 him through Mr.. 8rasher."
was 30 much astOnished at this admission thai
asked him If was TO understand that he was au-
party or syndicate fifty Per cent on ali property
I condemned by information furnished by him, and
oisers at fifteen Fer cent. 'o Of the net amount re-
covered on evidence furnished by. them, ana if it
was actually true that he was obliged 70 allow the
Brasher party fifty per cent when he could get all
the property that Brasher could brng if any, and
aud re replied in substance If not in these exat
words I cannot act otherwise. 1t must corie
prsing revelation TO me, and satisfied me that he
came 70 Eurore Wit his hands tied and could not
act according % the dictates Of his own judgment.
Confederate Priyateers-
Now, what was the product Of the Brasher
contract, and OF the mission Of Judge Redfeld and
his associates on the comm ssion. and the effect of
Element? In the first place all agents and persons
holding or having knowledge OF such Property be
them second-fhe suits for rebel properly in the
Engiian courts which the proposed settlement
stopped were continued aRd suffered to drag their
SLOW length along with no results but irritation
and bills OF costs 20 the United States Third
timed, and instead OF getting he $50 OO0 offered
me the case went against the L nited states, and
also damages. FOurth-After Twelve months of
hegslIng with the special agent who offered me
tho United States settled with him and took less
than 5000. FIfth-Oi course nothing more was
IN possession Of from 10000 TO 10000 cash and
the indefinite proceeds Of the unsettled accounts
hereiube fore mentioned. All this property offered
70 The United states. probably amounting TO
sD9,poy or more, in consequence Of the annOl-
inent OF the rasor aud Trenholm arrangement was
lost TO the uited States, besides the unlimited
amount that would have come into our hands
from many and various sources the pro-
duct OF that settlemtn Mt. Sixth-Ihe amount
claimed 70 have been recovered by the commission
in executive document No. S0i, published by
der of the House OF Represen tatiYes, was about
$4,000, at an expense of $50 0S To make up this
Sl4000 the proceeds of the sale OF the Confederate
priyateers-Shenandoah, Sumter and Tallahassee
amounting 70 Slil ,3i, taken into the account,
leaving only $500 obtained from other sources.
These three steamers were well known Confederate
priyateers. No proof was required to secure their
condemnation and gain possession OF them, and
their surrender TO the United States was mere
formality and could not be avoided No one can
believe that when the Confederate government
came to its end 50 powerful and we'll planned an
organization entirely without means of any
kind 1t certainly left moderate amount of
money in the hands OF those whose interest it is 10
be silent to retain it. 1t left many efficient steamers
some of them ana fine boats besides cotton
machinery, military and naval stores and property
in various forms, none Of which now be easily
traced and proved to have been Confederate I'M
less those whose interest it il to keep silent will
speak and reveal the facts, and without snch aid
there seems to be but little If hope that any
effort at recovery VIII be successful
RICHMOND, Surrey. F. W MORSE