Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-15
Buffers Proclamation to the People of
 New QrIeana
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GutF,
 NEW ORLEANS, May lst, 1862.

New Orleans.
 PHOTOGRAPHERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GutF,
 NEW ORLEANS, May lst, l562 1 The city of New Orleans and it's environs, with all it's interior and exterior defenses, having been | surrendered to the combind naval and lana iofce- Of the United States. and having been evacuated by the rebel forces in whose possession they lately were, and being now i'll occupation ot the forces of the United States, who have come 10 restore order, maintain public tranquility, enforce peace and quiet under the laws and consultation of the United States, the major general commanding the forces of the United States in the Department oI l the Gulf hereby makes known and proc!aime the 1 object and purposes of the government ol the United States in thus taking possession o the city of New Orleans and the State Ot Louisiana, and the rules and regulations by which the laws ot the United States will be for the present, and during state of war, enforced and maintained for the plain guidance of all good citizens of the United States as well as others who may have heretofore have been in rebellion against their authority Thrice, before, has the cityof New Orleans been rescued from the hands of foreign government and still more caam,tous domestic instruction by the money and arms of the United States. It has, of late been under the military control of the re bel forces claiming to be the peculiar friends o Its citizens, and at each time ill the judgment ot the commander of the military forces holding 1t, it has been found necessary to preserve order and man
 
 Even during the interim from its evacuation by the rebel forces, and it's actual possession by the sol diers of the United States the civil authorities of the city have found necessary to call for the inter vention fan armed body known as the '' Euro pean LegiGn," to preserve public tranquility lhe commanding general, tharefore. will cause the city to be governed until the restoration ot mumcpa authority, and his further orders, by the law mar tial, measure of which it would seem the previous recital furnishes sufficient precedentS.
 All persons in arms against the United States are required to surrender themselves with their arms equipments and munitions of war. The body known as the |" Europeon Legion not being un- derstood to be in against the United States, but organized to protect the lives and property oi the citizens are invited still to operate with the forces of the United States to that end, aud, so acting, will not be included i'll the terms of this order, but will report 10 these headquarters.
 All flags, ensgns and devices, tending to uphold any authority whateyeIr save the flag Oi the united States and the flags of foreign consulates, must not be exhibited but suppressed. The American enl- blem, the emblem of the United States must be treated with the utmost difference and respect by a persons, under pain of severe punishment
 All persons well disposed toward the government of the United Sta.es, who shall renew their oath of allegiance will receive the safeguard and pro lection in their persons and property of the armies of the United States, the violation 0i when by
 
 Ali persons still holding allegiance to the Con federate States will be deemed Iebes against the government of the United States, and regarded and treated IS enemies thereof
 All foreigners not uaturalized and claiming al- legiance 10 their respective governments, and not having made oath of allegiance to the supposed government Oi the Confederate States, will be pro tected in their persons and property IS heretofore under the laws of the tJnited States.
 All persons who may heretofore have given tPrir adherence to the supposed government oi the Con- lederate States, OF have been in their service who shall lay down and deliver up their arms and re- turn 10 peaceful! occupations and preserve quiet and order. holding no further correspondence nor giv- ing aid and comfort 10 the enemies Of ihe United States will not be disturbed either in person or prop erty except so fari under the orders Of the com maudine general as the exigenccs of the public service may render necessary
 The keepers of aG public property, whether State, national or Confederate, such collections of art, libraries, museums, as well as all public buildings, all munitions of war, and armed vessels, will at once make full return thereof to these headquartcrs; all manufacturers of arms and muni- tions of war will report tost these headq their kind and places of business.
 All rights of property, of whatever kind. will be held invoate, subject only 10 the laws Of the United States.
 All inhabitants are cnioined to pursue their usual arocations; all shops and places of business and amusement. are to be kept open in the ac- customed manner, and services to be had in churches and religious houses as ill the times of profound peace.
 Keepers of all public houses, cohee-houses, and drinking saloons, are to report their names and numbers to the office of the provost marshal; i'll there receive license and be held responsible for all disorders and disturbances of the peace arising in thch respective places.
 A sufficient force will be kept in the city to pre- serve orer and maintain the laws. The killing of an American soldier by nny dis orderly person or mob, is simply assassination and murder and not war, and will be so regarded and punished.
 The owner of any house or building in or from | which such murder shall be committed, will be held responsible therefor, and the house be liable to be destroyed by the military authority. All disorde.s and disturbances of the peace done bv combination and numbers, and crimes of an aggravated nature interfering with forces or laws of the United States, will be referred to a military court for trial and punishment: other misdemeanors will be subject to the municipal authority, if it chooses to act Civil causes between party and party will be referred to the ordinary tibunals.-- The levy and collection of all taxes, save those i'm posed by the laws of the United States, are sup pressed, except those for keeping in repair and lighting streets, and for sanitary purposes, Those are to be collected in the usual manner. The circulation of Confederate bonds, evidences of debt except notes in the s.mitude bank notes ssuod by the Confederate States or scrip or any trade in the same is strictly forbidden. It having been represented to the commanding general, by the civil authorities, that these Confederate notes, in the form of bank notes, are in great measure, the only substitute for money which the people have been allowed to have, and that great distress would ensue among the poorer classes if the cir eilation of such notes suppressed, such circu- ation will be permitted so long any may be nconsiderate enough to receive them, till further orders.
 No publications, either by newspapers, pamphlet, or handbill, giving accounts of the movements of soldiers of the United States within this depart ment, rejecting in any way upon the United States or it's offices, or tending, in any way, to influence the public mind against the government of the 1 United States. will be permitted; and all articles | of war news, or editorial comments, or corespon i dence, making comments upon the movements oi | the armies of the United States, the rebels must he submitted to the examination of an officer who will be detailed for that purpose from these l headquarters.
 The transmission Of all communications hy teo. graph will be under the charge of an officer from these headquarters
 he armies of the United States came here noI to destroy, but to make good to restore order out oi chaos, and the government of laws in the place Of the passions oi men; to this end. therefore the efforts of all well disposed persons are invited tf have every species of disorder queed. and if any soldier of the United States should so far toree his duty or his flag as to commit any outrage upor any person or property, the commanding general
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