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uotsrojf, SEPT. 25. 1661
Qaartfr Mn t«.'i< A««au u4 Riim f
Preliin
Qoabtsr Minna's Omca, \
Ban Antoilo, Tex u , August th. IMS. /
From and atVr the Irt day of beptemoer, 1863, the
Deptrtiueitaietuth .ilsed to ailow tt>«*
tol t-Wiug rates ot irelght to p*rlles tr.oMOorlug Gov«
remnant Cotton or otter supplie* periatulug to tbls
l^Brownsvir*. ono and ore-balf cents In pecte and
tbreo cents In Conf derate Note* per pound per 100
mtlea. flack freight* from Brownsville, when fur-
Blu ed, will he paid at the rate ot fl v* cents lu Oou-
fcoer^te .Votes per pouud per lOOmllea.
To pol'*t* short of toe Rio Gr*nd<, Are cent* In Con.
fxieutf Notea p< r oound p r ICOmlie*. Bsc* freight,
' *>heu fiirntrbxi, will bo pnld icr at tbesaine rate.
L>|gt*nce* wl.l be t*lculUed ly th* rnnll ljUtea
where practicable.
The iollo#li'gii*m<-d reruns are the Apents ofthl*
Office, w o alone ere empowered to make parnhnsea,
Ulproent ,ortranaactotlierhBslna«aby myouihorlty:
A CAW P.
„ . Uorrren, September M, 180).
Having been on duty at Tart Brows for the past 9 month*,
•a Chief U urteriofcsujr of the Waflgra gab-Dlatrietaf Teg-
aa, I deem it my duty on aoooeat onihe excitemvBt throngh-
eutthe em ire state In regard to cotton pirobaaed by Major
Hart and tola atenta,for shipment to the Rio Grand*, to pro-
cure a>mj eappliee. and for the Mrsouot giving th* public
a clearer view of tho whole ant j^i; aad vindicating «>aelf
nod other otftoara under whoae order* I aa aatlug, to m.vk*
the foliowiug statement of facto:
lit. That I hava never reoeived onopound of cotton, er the
prooeed* thereof, from Major Simoon Uart, Quartermaster,
C. 8. A., or any one of bli agent*.
91. That Mtjor Hart ha* hi* own spcolal agent la Browne,
vlile, for the transaction of hie business, woo hae hadth*
eole control ana management thereof, without oontrol. gaper*
vlilon.or interference front any officer el the Una la Brewaa-
vlileor rayeeif. Tote agent la Mr. Peter Gallagher, an old
elUsen of Texaj, and a gentleman of eharaoter and integrity,
to whom I refer any enquiry Into the correctness of my awte-
ments, aad alto tb* absolute Independence of hit offioe aad
business from every person except l*Jor Dart.
That Major Uart claims, and I hollave It la conceded by
3d.
Peter Gallagher, and In hU absence
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bax. Stuart,
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*obn WHIett.
J V. Jot on,
rf# W, Weill, .v
Charles P. lla«we)l, at
John B. Lubbock, at
P Murpby. Traveling Agent.
John F. GrOehon. Traveling Agent,
tm. H. Story, at San Antonio, )
P. Wlkemann, at New UrsunMw, >Tran«pt r«atlon
V.K'ng,at King'sRanche, J
8. A,fi.llo*,alftjalagorda.
Cp'icrete.
Wbartcn.
Bretihnu..
C'ereHvlle.
gbelbtvlde.
Perm.
MHUcatt.
Allaytou.
James A«hwo<th, at Corpus Christ!
The*. F. McRlnney, Au tln,
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Aj nt*.
do.
Agent* turned over to Chit, rfflre by Mtjor T. A.
Washington, Quartet master, and temporal Uy retained
Mj me:
at Waco.
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J.C. MarKhnm,
8. If. Koren,
o. w. Jnhnson,
D. A. 04*b nn,
Oapt.O. U. Menlit,
Springfield.
at _ Va'Cfttue.
v.p„v, u. w<-rn.., A.a'atant Qa rtermanter. l re-
gnlarly on duty In this office, ana his authority la, ot
eeo e, fully tecwnlaed.
8. HART.
M'Jorand Quu-termaster.
San Antonio, Augnat T#ih,'45.
«r Paper* In the Slate will prb'kh tbe above
not too for one month and send to the Quartermaster's
Office the ttrat and last nombor of tho pnpor In which
the uottoe appear*.
Septytwlni
CIllCDLAlt.
Orrtog or t«g Caigr qc*jitir hstu*,
DUlrlct of Teza<, New Mexico & Arts >na
Ilonston. Texas, September I, lfl*>3
Capt. Julian Fluid, Post Quartermaster, Dallas,
will supply the A. Q. M.' of the '.8ih, 19lb,301b,
13th, Mih, 1Mb. Bth and Sth baila ion* of Slate
trpooawiih Qjanermsetor's blank* and atatlen-
*ry,opoa rtquUillons, la accordance with the Re-
gulations.
CapUln J. C. Kerby, Port Qusrtnrmatter at
Tyio , will supply the 7th, O h, 12ih,3 h, 10th.
3d,4'band lltb battaHonii of Slate troop*, with
Qtsilermarter's b *nks and atailonery, upon re*
qufritlon«,ln accordmco with tbe Regulstlou*.
Capt. Wm. Pre cotl, Pott Quartermaster, San
Ant nlo will supply the S4>h, Slbh, l?tb. 89'h,
Sttth and 3i*t batull ns with Quartermaater's
blank* and ata'lonery, upon requisition*, In ac-
cordance with the Megulnllons.
The above Quartermaster* will make requltl-
sltiou* upon M«J John B. Bailers. Post Quarter-
master at IIi uuoi, for Q-iart«rmuat«r'a blsnk*
and atxtionery, that may be neeewtary to meet
th'cerequia Hi-Da.
M jor John S. Sellers, Poat Q M. at Houston,
will aupp'y the l9t. id. Iflih, i?th, l.1tb. 2'id and
23d buttalion* of State troops with Qaartorma*
ter'sblanksand stationery, and make all neeea-
saty grra«g«menis to meet requisition* for tbe
lopply of the other battalion*. By comnmnd of
M J General J. B. MAGRUORR.
B. Bloom pi vlb, & Chief Q, U.
"-"8>pt a W7t4sfSt ;
DRSRRTED — The following named Conscript*
naving b<ien detailed and employed as turn-
sters by John H. White, agent for Ma). S. Uart,
h*ve des-rted trnm said employ. District and
County Enrolling Officers of tbe Stale of Texaa
are ■ ereby oruere I to arrest and send them to the
nearest camp of Instruction:
Perry Hiibert(age 19, height 5 feil8 inchoa. e*es
blue, hair licht, reuideaco Tltua/«uut^, enrolled
In Titukconuty. . ,
•K. C. Sou, age 25 h ljht 3 feet 9 inches, ryes
blue, hair light, r<Adec«« TUus county, enrolled
In Titos county.
J. W, WMtn, ep«19. height 5 fott9 Inches, eyes
dark, lmlr d«ih, tesldeuee Titus county, enrolled
la Titus county.
J. D. liucgina, age 37 height 3 feet 8 Inches,
eyes i lue.halr black, residence Laf«yette county,
Ark., er railed In Marion county.
J. G. Butler, ugo 23, height feet 1 Inch, eyea
b'ue, hair d*rk,re*ldence Laiayette county, Atk.,
enrolled in Tl'm county.
G. W. Adcock, ago SO, fcclght 5 foot 8 inohr*.
aye* prty,iu r d«rk, reddrnca Lafayette county,
Ark., enrolled In Marlon county.
D. W. Puter, ago :-2. height 3 feet II li ebes,
eye* blue, h .lr light, residence Laftyette couuiy,
Ark., enrolled in Marlon county.
A. J. 0. Brazil, nre 35. height 3 fct II Inches,
eyea blue, hair dark, residence Lafayelto county,
ark., enrolled In Marlon county.
C. F. Field*, ago 37, height 8 feet, eyea blue,
hair light, riaidence Lafayette county, Ark., en-
rolled In Marion county.
H L Brown, ago 18, height G feet 1 inch, ayes
blue, bairdark,residence Lafayette county, Ark.,
enrolled In Marion county.
David Baroa, ago 30, height 0 feetl inch, eyea
bine hair dark, reaidance Lafayette county, Ark.,
carolled in Marion county.
A. J Rnn*ey, age 29, height S feet 10 inchea,
eyes dark, hair dark, reiidenco Lafoyet'lo county.
Ark., enrolled In Marion county.
By order of JOHN 8. FORD.
Col. A Cnm'd'lof Conscripts.
MrD. R. VgNxBLg, M. <k Detailing Ofto^r.
*rpt83—tw3 ,
UEAB^VAaTBH* 20 It BUT, l'BXA.8 lNriT.,J
Camp Beo, Boaaton, Tex., Hcpt. 20, lfct-3. {
Oenera> Order, Wo. —.
Tbe following order ha* been racelved at theae
Ha.-dquartera l>y telegram from Major Oc-nsral
Magtndei:
hiabq^ixtira, District or Tkxas.)
KxwMxvtco amd Arizoma, >
fiabixg Pa««, September 17tb, lcC3.)
Special Order, No.2;2.
Ool. Aahbel Smith will at *nce rcorRonlna hla
Regiment, the 2d Texas Infantry, and tsport
with (ha utinoet possible dispatch for duty at
Bsblae Pass.
Mr command or Met. Gen. MAGRUDKR.
OffloUl. Albert n. Mills, a. a, G.
Col. Ashbbf, Ehith,
Uiroujh Brig. Gen. Scurry, Com., eto.
Tn parsuaoca of the abovo order, the memb;ra
of the 2d Regiment Texas Infantry will report
Immediately at Camp Bee, nesr thw city of Hous-
ton. This order embraces nil the members of ths
regiment: those who were paroled at V cksburg.
aad those who at the snrieni er of Tlcksbarg wer<*
absent from (he regiment on dctaohed duty, by
farl< agh or for ary other cause wbatevei.
Furloapb* to members of the Si Texas In-
fantry. isiord by other offloers than from ihess
baiidquarlers,tre null and will be disregarded;
and ail leave* of abaence and furlough* from
theae hsadquartera are hereby revoked. All
raaihera of tbia regiment will report at once at
Oemp Be* for organisation and tfnty.
The eoemr have been most gallantly repaired
from Sabine Fa** ; they are still threatening that
?elat. The opportunity now offered to the &i
> xas of aetlve serf Ice In the soil of oar own
will, without dosbt, bo eagerly embraced,
aad Insure the ntmost poiaibie promptopaa In ef-
ganlglBgtgaln ftr rfafy in th* A«'d. uv
By otder of Ool. ASH BHL SMITH,
B
Com'd'g 2d Tega* Inf.
K LgroHPTK. T.t. dc A-"J >28— twit
Jbf A/||1 KR* ARD.—haouwey Irvm Hie tun-
V1 "UU acrlbor. on the 17th of August, a
argio boy who goca by tho same of Sam. Said
boy Is 31 y-arsoio, about 5 feet 8 or B Inches
high, lo.erably black, a litilo pigeon-toed. His
wife a yahie uue name la Joba, aad that bo and
hla brother were ran from Loalsiaoalo 1848. 1 will
ray the above reward for his delivery to me, or
wriatk Information aa wilt suable me in ret Mm.
RAM. F. 8WEBNY.
Columbia, T«aaa, Aug. 14,18031—aept 0-twlm*
WAN I ED.—A copy (old or aew) of "Msban'a'
Field Porttfleaiinus," for which ih< Ujlu-et
will be paid 1.1 tils oflee.
the MaJ< r General uommaadlng, after aa exsm natloa of hla
aathortiy, that he la not required to report to any offiser of
this Department, bat to tbe Seoretary of Wardl eot. Tbl*f,et
while it clearly and oxplicltly ehow* Major Hart's Indepen-
dence from any oonttoi by the line officers, as clearly and
explicitly fr«e ihentfiom auy complicity with his Iransae-
tlons, whioh have been oonftued to hints-Af aod h!s associates
alone. . <
I certainly know nothing of his purchases, or what dispo-
sition he hts made of hi* ootton, and do not feel autherlaad
upon " common rttmir,< to czpreaa an oplolon In a m titer in-
volving the character of any gentleman, and particularly one
holding Major Mart'* ofQoial position, ltraat, however, as
aa act of Juatioe ti bimsatr, to the oouutry, and to oflsers who
are pub:«cly charged with having received cotton parohased
by htm on account of the Government, sold t, and appropri-
ated the prooceds to their own u«e,all of which h« know* to
bo barely fal*<,thath* will publteh to the world, a report set-
ting forth the number of i>ale* of ootton purohaaed by him «n4
ssat to the Rio Grande, to whom it waa oooalgnsd and how the
proceed* were appropriated, or, If opposed to newspaper
publications, that he will deaaand immediately a court of on*
quiry, and a rigid official examm lion of hi* tranaactloua.
4th. I have understood that great diMatlsfaotion existed on
soooaot of cotton being cent to the Rio Orandeby Messrs.
Billlman, Kenedy A King, and for the information of the
pubtio, and in Jusllce to these gentlemen, I will stato, that aa
account of Major Hart1* failure to place cotton oa the Rio
Grande, and his conscqueut inability to procure the oeoeisv
ry supplies for tho army, I suggested to tho M<<Jor General
making some arrangement, by whioh these supplies could be
obtained boyond the possibility of a d nbt. Major Hart was
present, and after a thorough Investigation, tho ncctsalty la
the opinion of the Major Geoeraleommanding,dld e*Ut, aad
he authorised me to contract tor aix mootha aopplle*. Propo.
aala were imme.ilatsiy madu by me, to tho largest houaeala
Matamoios and Brow.uaville, and tho proposition of Meaara.
8li| m^o, Rtuedy dt King being 35 per cent bwer than any
other bid,waaaceepted,ana theoontreot awarded. These gen*
tlemen have faithfullv compiled with their oniract,'la lur*
nisblti; not only the Rio Grande,butihe Interior,and tho cot*
ton now being hauled by them to the Rio Graudo( la for the
liq itdutlr'.n of this Indebtedness.
I vtlll .|m reourk, ihit tbe failure of M.-v|ir Ilart to place oot-
ton on the Rio Grande, with a I tbe ficiUUe. that the G iverumeut
could atiora nlnt,having Ha< 1 tie i me of id* utter tmprajtle .hnltv of
relj 1 x npon tho transportation "f cotton by O vunment ofH -era
and tfeetiis to i-Ui>ply the arm^, I o imracted *ltn attllniun. Ken',
edy £ Ktug that thev should loot lve thti cotton In >he tntert f,
haul It to tne Rl > Grande a the property of the Q iveromHiU,
when U won I I be sold either by myself or uty sucoe-aora lu wffi «>,
at th- highest market value, or slnpp id as wight to dcatn'd roo t
oxi>ed!e..t tor the int^res's of the Uovernutrnt, aud the pto.e -d<,
alter i-eiMiburslog them tor the transportation, was to be app 1%I
t > tne credit of tue Government. On tt * o unract I undewand
iinj. Uart baa turned over on-< tbuur>and five hund'ed bale* of
cuti oo tn the Interior to the repieseuta ives of Mi* ir«.
atl Imaii, K-nwiy A K'tw. These re brbflr the fios In
ootmro'lon with this trai.sjctl n, aod I tra-t will satUly the
ptibnc that tbe absurd charged ruj 'e by designing mem tn u ofllt
ora h Kb lu authority are lu e e<« ed *-iiu the-ie gmtlemen In tne
exp<>t ia'io i ot thu ottoa and the prollis arising uuuer the o^n-
tn ct, are bttely fai;e,
Oui success, In a gre it measure, depend* nuon tbe onfi lenee
of tne urr<<y at.d pub lo In our otllcers, eua It I* lor luu bsuetll of
t t.u herv li o that 1 in pi 11> Dreaent that 1 mak-t this X^laoallofi,
and 1 e.ttn >sily spue.«i (>' toe sake ot our eause and country, fur
the sake if truth ;md Wht, in it any one having proof axalast any
Uovernmeiit oilier should bring it promptly and fjarlea*lr for-
wai'd.und that ino-.e having no othor eviden:e than thitof the
Mia and null ions creators uliI circulators of slauder. should bj
cunticius of be'lef, and oipeclaliy of repetltlo , which I r^grc. t>
say I i iitou rases aniounti to the only ondorsatlon aocepiad or
ieqnlr d uy the public. RsjptiCtfntly, Ac , Ac ,
OUAKLHSI RU3SRLL,
► . . , ^|. snd Ctf f, Q. M. Wea. dub-Dlau of iVxaa.
(ONrKDSRATB TAX LAW.
The Tax Law, Mr. Cnahlng, la to be construed by Its o wa
lettrr and not by tbe tuLe Iodic tied by the t omouslonor,
Mr. Roper'* card evlnee* a too Rervlle*pirltln the evident
disposition t > regard"inatruotlonaM h« high authority and aa
inuoh enftled to bn lurrhdout aa tho l«w 11**11; and h
evidently misapprehends thv extent to which tho o>mals-
Sionerls oiititied lo go. Mr. It.'s laogmgo in stat ng the
power la entirely too comprehensive, as I Will presently
a.iow. Before citing the provision* of the two acts, I aiep
aside to s«y that the e«loentpurpos* of tbo n**L*s*m*ot law
in p rt la I > Impart to tha oonuniuloner tliroagh ibo agoi ov
of "insirnotloij," Ibo power n>r«guiate, coi trol, manage nnd
arrange the "ma:hluoryM of ,be law only, la order Id a u
pilty and harmonica ita operation*. It tnia I* not ao, then
the power or the Oouimiisloo'r la without limit, aud ho tn
his diaoretion nny aad to or take from .a aolemu and mo*t
iirporunt act of 0 ingress.
To resume. By tbr first aectlon of Ihe Tax Lair, this l n-
guige i* used; "And on tlie value of all credit* ou which
toe interest ha* not been paid.*' in Saetloa 24, of tbe Aa-
•essmeulLatr, the following Is the provision: "Ti.at all
property, rrei.it*. InconiA ai.ii profit* and every article or
object aubject to Uxatloa >b«ll be * timat A, valuta an J at-
ttttcd at the value thereof, al tbe tlmw of asae *meot, in
Confederate Note*," and by tbe 44 h Sectioa, It la luilber
provided a* loiiows: "In no valuation of credit* under the
provision* ot tbl* Act shall any credit upon which the bold*
er will endorse In writing bis wiliiugne**t- receive Con-
federate Notea in payment, be valu. d at a higher rate." H ew
to tbeae provisions taken aa a whole, the commissioner of
Toxe* ha*, If >our abstract 1* oorrect, attached the intorprc-
tatlon that if the ''endorsement'' above cited be not made,
the value assessed shall be in speele and in auiouotcorrea-
pouding with the amount designated by the credit.
The queitlon recurs whut power* tho law aecord to tbe
Commissioner in^t la inatiuctlona to Stale aud Dlatrlct tax
collectors* I give the several provision* la aubaUuot: By
i ho 17th Section of the Tax L w, the Secretary of tho Treas-
ury is authorized to make all rules and regulation* ueee asa-
ry to the operations ot tbe Acf'nol inonilstent'' tberew ltb.
By tbe3SlhSection of tbe Aaaesimont Law, the Commie-
slonorof Taxea under Ihe direction of the Secretary of the
Treat ury, may eatabliab rules ana regulations to earry the
act into efftct; and by Section 41, It is provided that the pro-
visions of tbe Assessment Act shall not be construed to alter,
impair or rtpeul ths Tax Law.
fto# then i submit, whether, in viiw ofthj phln provls-
Iol* cited, the 1'ax Law Is not of easy underttaadlng, and
farther, whether there belong* to the Secretary or Commit-
•toner of Taxes any right loader or Impair, as I Insist bo
has dona, such plain terina. What do tue "value of credita1'
"valued and assessed at the value tuereol" and no "valua-
tionof credit'' Impott? Rot ce rial a ly that ao much apicle
ia lh« cqaivalout of so ouch money named lu a credit. That
t*>e holder of the credit calculates on Collecting p cle wbtn
allowed loao, may be tho ease, but Would It not bo saying a
great deal to aay that he shall do suV Under ordinary cir-
cumstances a thousand unexpected contingencies ml gbt lu*
tervent to defeat an expectation of the kind—much more la
times like these woutu such an expectation ba likely to
meet with disappointment.
Mr. Roper may suppose that he li concluded by the Inatruo-
llonaof nts superior*, and that obodisnoe iiali that 1* allowed
Mm. Aa a l.wytr.Mr. R. well know* that no Instruction* to
do an illegal act o o protect him. Suppose I deellue to sab-
md to tno Cummiesionor'* instruction, md Mr R. *Uxr* and
•eilamy pioperty, will ho t>o allowed to eacape uoderaacha
plea* i think not.
Besidea tbe highly arbitrary character of tho Inatruetloni,
as stated In your abalraot of too J6lb,(t4oTel«grtph,; beaded
"Valuation of Credit*," It 1a highly ineqot able and utt-
Just, and it !* suseoplible of demonstration mat Ihe 44ih aoe*
tiou waa Incurpoi «ted Into ihe act for a sin alar porpoee, and
Is violative ol tbe oouaiitullou. borne disbonoitConledeiAta
Coagreeiman, already await that Oongreia would not ao far
stultify ttaelf aa to prtaume to psia an act declaring Con-
federate money a legal tinier, stealthily seanrod tho
adoption of tbe protieioa In qaeetion. Bat It will fall
because It la ncutralissd by other and eon trolling pro-
vision*. A tax law liko ours, Ij be v«lld, mast he uit-
form la it* bearing. Now can a lew be so eoastdercd
that mske* uniformity depeud upon tbe pleaiuru of the bol-
der or the cr«ditY If au eudoraemout bo otatfo, then 4o«s IS
not Impair uniformity by altering tbe siaadardt
But ihe Commissioner b«* alreaiiy aaen hla error In your
' llama of lutertal," inler date Riobmond, August*4, It le
rep rted that in a circular, that ottlcer ha* eaid, ••I'hat wberw
the holder of a creitlt i unwilling to rcc*ivo psymentof tbe
amouula It represent* in CouNaarato money, and valuta It at
a lilgber rate, the As*t*sor au^^aluo It acoordlogly.'' Tbia
Man
iprOTll
should cut off luitnur controi^^
I b g to e*pro«s my diaspprdTltl of paiB of the Isngaafe of
Mr. R.,*nd t< *ay that it ws* uoautboiisod. 1 waasurpiiaed
at It, for 1 ba e ever regarded Mr. R. aa oasof.bemosteour-
teous and honorable of men. Your roply does blm only lus«
uco a* an oflloer. I>DaX.
Port Gmrria.fiabiab Pass, flept.flat, 186B.
Eoivoa TgiBOaara i—1 obeervo that in all tLa reports from
thta place mat tbe name of wr Pert la fnoorreetly gtvaa It
I. V. Bulakowakie, Calef Baal-
W. U. Griffio, of thelltt T. v.
waa bstaen Fort Gnffia, by Col^V. Bulakowakie.
aeer.ta compliment to Col
lofantry, at wbote Instanoe It wa* ertot*d.
Veur reipocUUIIy yoar*. Aor QBAB. HCKLIT,
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