The New York herald., 1863-03-04
Accompanying tins proposition circular, giving
instructions for carrying the agreement, - follows

Accompanying thn proposition was . circular, giving
instructions for carrying out the agreement - fonow
0yrcE sx0uEsrArIos connIssor. Feb q 1853
sSs9or.ss based osner. Order. No
e 81 ne q 81
meen g printed copy Of which s herewith enclosed and
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negroes district in Whatever eondIion
service they may be found 70 return 10 their families ana
any negro X. @ IN tho .srm. ss
one year in good faith He shall BE- required g upon
the plantation to which he is bound % work faithfully and
portmen, soxard ad his smpioysr
under this agreement BY other parties either civil or mill
not a sss9 nS
the pc ~cri nd ali found The
ss. villages sOoa, the military stations p wi.AS., visible
ant and 70 labor upon the public works or the Quar-
The provost marshais will also see that agreement
entered into by the planters in regard 70 the negroes IN faith
expected that individual be made
upon them. Such arrangement would be imprasticable
The fact .Aa: they or remain Is to be taken as proof
and assist e rsnrn WI feel ha they are rssponsbe
By order Of the United States sequesation Gommisson.
Approved. N. T. BANKS,
Major General Commanding.
About the time the above Elan and circular is
sued number Of planters net at the st. Charles Hotel
and after good deal Of discussion and conference with
the authorities. concluded to try the plan; and subse
quepty large majority Of the planters signed contract
Or agreement with the authorities in accordance with
stiil later General Banks published a circular the
subject, as follows
CIRCULAR.
Nsw OalrAss Feb. iG. 1863
The aromp panyne orders and circulars relating to toe n
mediate .ago ymen Of negroes WIN espain system Of
year The provost marshas are Authorized and directed TO
ana ora he assent e pans, or other
and soders and especially the chapians OF the army aud
saes are reqaese 70 assist far AS practicable without
@ 70 he s1 fsn q nssses bss aaa @ isn u
aSS, W,isoo r.p.,a so,ovosn, ,.o..oo !, ,.ro..
ne Year More siSS thousand dol
persons in tie month Of January The support Of many
thousands o unemployed negroes win increase the burden
charity The immediate oultsah u eorn, agar cotton
o nsbe & & no. pIn se
Is available On the plantations they VIII have secured
wholesome food clothing Kind eamen, and share Of the
The compensation may small but, in view Of the
psesnsy thai must be made aud the .ks that At
Those who are not has engaged VIII be sapioycd on .hs
her ana
S ss .% q m I s ss% sa
most anxoas cons deraon the Commanding General be
aeopc and assuming enc 81 esp sn s a
be calls upon the commanding generals and all officers Of
~. p. BANKS, Major General Commanding.
And, finally, we come 10 the latest order this sub
ject being the lrst paragraph OF General orders No H.
as follows
No negroes win be iaAen from the plantations until
Of he unea sa,es without previous assoTiS from .he.
headquarters.
50 much for the Official documents in this matter, which
have deemed il best to present entire. They form
complete history Of the matter, so far the Official
record is concerned And now we come 10 interesting
tn. sRKAf PLANTERS NETTING At rmr IT. cnARLr
The meeting assembled at twelve O'Clock on Wednes-
day the 18th instant and composed of about sixty
seventy planters-a of them prominent and leading
men IN the community. They were men such o
romancer would delight 10 yet hold ormen who would
form mos excellent subjects for portraits and sketches
men, in Short representing every characteristic Of the
rich and proud sngar planter OF louisiana, who hut
recently exercised unlimited sway hundreds Of
slaves, and who, whenever he appeared in public, was
treated with the marked Difference which bis position
entitled HIM.
The meeting organized by the appointment OF Mr..
+ haihot an influential planter Of the PARISH Of Ter
rebonnc, and B. Foley OF Assumption, secretaries
and IL was then voted To adjourn until evening
In the evening committees appointed to consult
with lfe ommandng General and ofner officers var
ttes relating TO the questions involved which will
be du tiCed IN their turn. The first Of these commit
tees isting OF member from each parish repre-
sented charged 10 wait upon Gen Banks and
definitely from hun IL the signing or the contract In
accordance with order NO ~ oy me planter w secure
taions TO which they are bound as laborers, and by
whose agency their return is 10 be e6eced
for the Of such slaves have been enlisted
and desrous 10 return 70 their homes another
ask that the Office Of provost Judge and marshs
be made Office. that each might be the ex
ecutivc officer Of It's own decisions
resolution offered and adopted nsructing the
committee that to wait General Bas ks 10 repre-
sent 10 bm that the spirit OF The agreement OF tho 9th
INST has not been respected that this February 18th
officers OF the United states down the
0pe Railroad In charge OF five ak negroes
cruits 70 the Fourth regiment o Native lards and 70
reques General Banks the removal of said ocers-
enQ and (.rau nj Tuql
ticut regiment.
forth the Instructions Of committees
Resolved That committee Of one from each parish re-
4 . ss Al e. nn n so e
have such appointments once that police jary
2. s.sh parish be . have p.
slaves their parish. the place where from and
Sses jury parish The 5slcns '''
RESOLVED rhs, eSmmss 4 q ys from a. hs planters o.
pointed TO make arraneemen,s with the chief
above parishes and now used on plantations sbove and
Resolved That committee Of from parish b.
appointed 20 make suitable arrans.ment 4 pos.lbe With
These resolutions we're piled in promiscuossly the one
upon the other, and were discussed Al random without
regard 70 pAranen.ry rules The resa, was that each
the discussed by the man who had preceded him.
and II took great while 70 do q little business.
The gentleman who introduced the resolution modestly
requesting General Banks remove two officers was
highly excited and made mort bitter complaints Of the
treatment he had received from those ofcers The
chief offence alleged that they refused give their
names and had enlisted five or rix Degrocs.
The truth of the matter however your correspond
ent has from several persons who present. Is,
that the sfcers question had nothing whatever do
with the negroes that they only passengers qn,ey
sitting IN he cars and nudng Their own business In
the train several planter who taking very
secashp and The who offered the above resolution
finally went aud seated himself hesde Lieutenant trqss
man. and commenced crowdrg rin-a very polle
method o. Introduction tie finally Vge3 hy Wbai
thoriiy be had enlisted those nore al aso g anded
his nane The Lieutenant anxig-s 81 Aeud luy disturb
anee declined a. have any conyersntsr Nih hifn plt
leit the seat. The planter followed bin Nfb rsultlug
language, when the conductor nteriofct its the
Whole matter and ur this !, that planter offered
aretvinion requesting me Genera ~ geFe Wont cre
The general llne o. the meeting cha ctcrlxfa b
good iea of " feeling ~hich exhibited tsea ys 1rs
says but va chiefly brought DOT ~ The preamble aad
resolution offered ~ Dv knapp, which weee follows -
Whersas a. tt. ~ " Ssw Orleans and n most u -
parishes ~ tbs departures the cyinsu police ~ pub
lsh q orders From taee hldqrArters deferred from
Fssls tfss2 W4NrnuA HsFe4lred ~
viii we tuy freciste iha kAd ln.AnLra yf mo
Goa nhNans t4is department prs.4us
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