The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-31
AN IMPORTANT ORDER FROM
GENERAL GRANT.
He Recommends that the Freedom Of
the Negro be Acknowledged.

We sutjoin below the very important
official document. II will be seen that
Gen Grant has addressed himself 10 the
delicate and complex questions demand
ing bis attention in manner which must
give entire satifsction The most rigor-
Gus penalties will hereafter be inflicted
upon all irregular bodies Of eavxlry-upop
all engaged a conscriptlng or apprehend-
ing desertets--upon all citizens encoura.
eiug the same, and upon ali persons de-
tected in firing upon unarmed transports,
The people, while pursuing their peace
full avocations, are not to be molested In
any way. All private property is to be
respected, and such as is necessarily taken
to be properly accounted for. i. is re.
commended that the freedom of negroes
be acknowledged, and that contracts be
entered into for their voluntary employ
ment These and other matters OF gene
raj importance are fully provided for in
the following important orders issued
from Gen. Grants headquarters, and to
which we invite the special attention of
our readers
HEApo'Rs DEPT or THE TENS.,l
VIcksguRG, MISS, Aug. /.
General Orders No. 80.
/. All regularly organized bodies of the
enemy having been driven from those
parts of Kentucky and Tennessee west oil
the Tennessee river and from adj of Mis-
sissippi. west of the Mississippi Central
Railroad and il being to the interest OF
those districts not to invite the presence
Of armed bodies of men among them, it ID
announced that the most rigorous penal.
ties will hereafter be inflicted upon the
following class of prisoners to.wit: All
Irregular bodies of cavalry not mustered
and paid by the Confederate authorities
al persons engaged in CONSUMPTION, or 10
apprehendiug deserters, whether regular
or irregular; all citizens encouraging or
aiding the same and all persons detect
cd IN firing upon unarmed transports.
1t is not contemplated that this order
shall effect the treatment due to prisoners
OF war, captured within the districts
named when they are members OF legally
organized companies and when their acts
are III accordance with the usages OF civ
ilzed warfare.
,. The citizens Of Mississippi, within
tie limits above described are called
upon 10 pursue their peaceful avocations
III obedience to the laws OF the Unitet
States. Wh'lst dong SO in good faith, al
Uuited States forces are prohibited !rpn
moiesthg them III any way. Ii is earn
estly recommended that the freedom o
negroes be acknowledged, and that in
stead Of compulsory labor, contracts upol
FAIR terms be entered into between III
former master aud servants, or betweei
the latter and such other persons as ma
be wiling TO gise them employment :
Such system as this, honestly followed
will result IN substantial advantages to a
parties.
AL private property win be respecte
except when the use Of it is necessary /,
the Government, in which case il must
taken under the direction Of a corps cor
mander, and by proper detail und
charge VI commissioned ofiicef--wi
SPECIFIC instructions to seize certain pro
erty, aud no osher. A staff officer of 4
Qaariermaster or Subsistence Departure
VIII IN each Instance lie designated to !
celpt Tor such property as may be seize
the property 10 be paid f5r at the end
the war. or proof ot loyalty, or on prom
adjustment Of the claim, under such re
ulations CT laws as may hereafter bs !
tablisbed. All property seizsd under Il
order must be taken W Oh returns by ,
officers giving receipts, and disposed Of
accordance with existing regulations.
3. Persons having cotton or other D
duce not required by the army, will
allowed to bring the same to any miiti
post within the State of Mississippi, q
abandon il TO the agent or the Treas
Department at said post, to be dispo
Of IN assordaass with sssh regulation