The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-22

mated value, and the names of the persons
from whom the same shall have come.
Whenever circumstances admit of SO doing,
receipts win be given TO the overs or their
agents, specifying simply the particulars
3 above mentioned. Copies Of all such ac-
, counts aud receipts will be transmitted in
the usual manner, by the officers making
them, to these headquarters.
All officers aud soldiers of this army are
enjoined and ordered TO abstain from all
seizures OF private property, except in the
mode above prescribed all other apprOpri-
ations will be regarded and punished as
pillage. The idea that private properly
may be plaadered with impunityis is perhaps
& the very worst that can pervade an army.
Marauding degrades as men and demoralizes
as soldiers all who engage in it, and returns
them to their homes untitled for the pursuits
of honest industry. This army is composed
mostly Of young men, and the General COM
manding, to whose care they are intrusted,
owes it to the parents who have sent their
sous, and to the communities who have sent
the flower of their youth into the military
service of their country, to warn and re-
strain them from an evil so pernicious.
The order of the President requires the
application of similar rule in the use of
real property. This, however, does not
apply to such uses as are inseparabie from
military operations, to wit: Marches, pas
turage, camps, hospitals, depots, quarters,
and damages occasioned by active HOSTILE
ties; but no use should be made or Injury
done to real property beyond what is aciu-
ally necessary or convenient for military
purposes.
The destruction of any species of prop
erty in wantonness or malice, is expressly
prohibited by the Presidents order, as wed
as by the Articles of " ar aud the usages
of all civilized nations. All commanding
officers are earnestly enjoined to exercise
the utmost vigilance on this subject. Strag-
CLING and trespassing are the invariable in-
dications of a tendency to this description
of crime.
Inhabitants, especially women and chill
dren, remaining peaceaby at their homes,
must not be molested: aud wherever COM
manding officers find families peculiarly ex-
posed in their persons or property to ma
rauding from this army, they will, as here
tofore, so far as they can do so with safety
and without 3etriment to the service, post
guards for their protection.
In protecting private property, no refer
eDce is intended to persons held to service
or labor by reason of African Descent
Such persons will be regarded by this army
as they heretofore have been, as occupying
simply a peculiar legal status under State
laws; which condition the military au-
thorities of the United States are not re-
quTed to regard at all districts where mill
tary operations are made necessary by the |
rebelious action of the State governments |
Persons subject to saspicion of hostile |
purposes, residing or being near our forces,
will be, as heretofore subject TO arrest and
detention, until the cause or necessity is
removed. ALI such arrested parties. will be
sent as usual, to the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral, with a statement of the facts in each
case.
The General commanding takes this oc-
casiou 10 remind the officers and soldiers of
this army that we are engaged in support
ing the Constitution and laws of the United
States and in suppiessng rebellion against
their authority that we are not engaged |
in war of rapine, revenge or sutjugation;
that this is not contest against pupula- |
tons, but against armed forces and politi- |
cal organizations; that this is struggle |
carried on within the United States, and |
should be conducted by US upon the high |
est principles known to christian civilizA-
ton. .-.
Since this army commenced active oper-
ations, persons of African descent, includ- |
ing those held to service or labor under |
State laws, have always been received, pro-
tected, ani employed as laborers at wages,
Hereafter it shall be the duty of the Pro
vost Marshal General 10 cause the Isis to
be made of all persons of African descent
employed in this army as lsborers for mill
tary purposes; such lists being made suffi-
ciently accurate and in detail 10 show from
whom such persons shall have come.
Persons so subject aud so employed have
always understood that after being received
into the military service of the United States
in any capacity, they could never be re-
claimed by their former holders. Except |
upon such understanding on their part the
order of the President, as to this class of
persons, would be imperative. The Gen.
eral Commanding therefore feels authorizad d
to declare to all such employees, tina: they
will receive permanent military protection
against any compulsory return to condi-
ton OF servitude.
By Command of Major General Mcclellan.
s. WILLIAMS 4
Assistant Adjutant General.