The New York herald., 1863-10-15
Cotton I'm south Carolina.
GEN, sAxroS ORDERS THE SEIZURE OF THE ENTIRE
CROP IN yHE STATE, AND WHY.



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HsApouAErrRs, BsAryoRr, :. @. sept 2s, 1893.
Brigadier General usus SaSton, by virtue Of authority
vested IN him as military Governor Of the Department
the SOUTH hereby axes TO the entire crop of cotton,
and q 4 si .ss q q. . bs e
Of South, other than those worked by the
government lion IN favor Of the laborcrs upon said
cotton CROP for and 10 the full extent Of the amount
due them for their labor on aid CROP and whether said
amount them. as by agreement with their employ
ers was be paid wholly Ia money, wholly by share 6
the crop, parity 10 money and partly By share Of the
SAID lien WIN Of course follow the cotton 10 long ss IL
remains IN the Department o the south, into the
bands Of bona d> purchasers without actual notice Of tho
len For the publication o this order VIII bo considered
az due 70 all concerned u the existence Of said
Hen as well OF the other matters herein mentioned
All persons are hereby cautioned against purchasing
cotton 20 be delivered within this department By private
parties, wthou. arsi ascertainng whether the aborers
General saItcn VIII no, permit any cotton 20 be sen,
of department Until, he satisfied that tho sbor
err on received al that n due tbcm, that they
have sufficient security for the whole amount
II aborers upon any plantation shall not be fully
paid according 70 agrcemcut for their labor upon the cot
ton crop or receive satisfactory security for pay
within rorsonabe time after The harvesting OF
SAD crop we s .sms srOs = sy be- Smsd
win be- seized by Gen saxon and sold ~ pubc auction
to satisfy the above mentioned lien Ia favor Of The Ia
borcrs After satisfying the lien and psynG the chargcs
OF advertisement sale SC, Gen saxion Will psy any
balance that thore may be IRON the amount rcazed by
the the parties whom shall appear TO be due
An perrous are nereby caa,ioned against shipping or
being concerned IN shipping any cotton Until thcy have
Gen ssxtsns for such shipment, ~ they VII
thereby expose themselves 10 ari asd sevcse punish
ment and their property - seizure and couhscAt'oa.
q In view q tbs pussblisy that Gensral hayton vii
hereafter be called upon 70 determine cases u dispute
between the employers and the employed upon plansa
ops which have pssscd into private hands every psssDn
employing isboses 10 raising cotton this year upos say
plantation within the Department o the South. and every
auhorrd agent or representative Of such employer. m
the event o the absence cf tho principal s hereby or
dored 10 pfcsert himself ~ there headquarters or
| before ths 18th u 0ctober 1850, snd make a distinct
| stntencnt Of the sgreenent uDdesrtaBdng exRt
| nc betwecn himssn hn principsi, and tbs
| sboross employed 10 raising cotton hn state
| mcpt Will be written cown by Captain T. w.
| iiooper, Aid-ds camp, must bs sksisss III sh<
point. which Captain Hooper may dcsn imporsan and
must he subscribed by the rsrsy mskiss a. Tho state
rneni 20 o. b-ct Rod viii be kept NE % these head
quarters Tor reiereucs NJ eases Of Dispute which mag
arec and a. the farty making ", cr hh principal
WIN &c resafded a. conclusive evidence ~ tte ssreefDcs
al Of ccarse lhs stOers, cf ds3a,e, srns
forward any evlcicc that tte sgrcsuent CT unfsraud
Ins vr dlBersni, fcr they ~ih nri es bovnd BY th'
| sistenrHt
Auy such employer ~ sscrt Or retoseuisiive = "a
ent yer. -iline 10 spT-ar wiibr the tweJ isn- 'nf
fulnl &c requirements ~ ta or.of, wi ie lsnr q
arrest rni pnii.in,est faf ca.trBit q arthsfry o.,
! frtnniirs ~
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