The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-05-17

The killing OF an American SOLDIER oy
any disorderly 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 snch murder shall be com
mitted will he held responsible therefor
and the house be liable to be destroyed by
the military authority.
All disorders and disturbances of the
peace done by combination and numbers,
and crimes of an aggravated nature inter-
feriug with the forces or laws of the United
Staets, will be referred to a mi itary count
for trial and punishment. Other INSIDE
naeanors will be subject to the municipal
authority, If 1t CHI ooses TO act. Civil causes
between party and party will be referred
TO the ordinary tribunals.
The levy and collection of all taxes,
save those imposed by the laws of the
United States, are suppressed, except
those for keeping in repair and lighting
fhe streets, and for sanitary purposes
These are to be collected in the usual
manner.
The circulation of Confederate bouds
evidences of debt, except notes in the sim
iltude of bank notes, issued by the Con
federate States, or scrip, or any trade in
the same, is strictly forbidden 1t having
been represented to the Commanding
General BY the civil authorities that these
Confederate notes in the form OF bank
notes are, in q great measure, the only
substitutes for money which the people
have been allowed to have, and that great
distress would ensue among the poorer
classes if the circulation of such notes was
suppressed such circulation will be pre-
mitted SO long as any one may be incon-
siderate enough to receive them, I'LL
furthee orders.
No publications, either by newspapers,
pamphlets, or handbill, giving accounts OF
the movements of soldiers of the United
States within this department., rejecting
in anyway upon the United States or Its
officers, or tending in any way to influence
the public mind against the government
of the United States, will be permitted;
and all articles of war news, or editorial
comments, or correspondence, making
comments upon the movements OF the
armies of the United States, or the rebels,
must be submitted to the examination of
an Office who will be detailed for that
purpose from these headquarters.
The transmission of all communications
by telegraph will be under the charge of
an officer from these headquarters.
The armies of the United States come
here not to destroy, but to make good, to
restore order out of chaos, and the gov
eminent of laws in the place of the passi-
ons of men; TO this end, therefore, the
efforts of all well d>posed are invited to
have everv:pecies of disorder quelied- and
if any soldicrr of the United States should
SO far forget his duty or his flag as to com
NIT any outrage npon any person or prop
erty, the Commanding General requests
that his name be instantly reported to
the provost guard. so that he may be pun
ished and his wrongful act redressed.
The municipal authority, SO far as the
police of the city and crimes are concerned
to the extent before indicated, is hereby
suspended.
All assemblages of perrons in the stress,
either by day or by night, tend to disorder
and are forbidden.
The various companies composing the
Fire Department in New Orleans will be
PERMITTED to retain their organizations
and are to report to the office of the Pro
vost Marshal, so that they may. be known
and not interiered with in their duties.
And, finally, it may be sufficient to add
without further enumeration, that all the
requirements of martial law will be impos
ed SO long as in the judgement of the
United States authorities it may be neces
sary. And while it is the desire of these
authorities to exercise this government
mildly, and after the usages of the past, it
must not be supposed that it will not be
vigorously and firmly administered as oc
casion calls
Bv command of NM. GES. BUTLER.
GEO. B. STRONG, A A. g., Chief of Staff