Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-05-27

nave SAID publcatlOn continued until the nrSt
day Of August. eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
Approved March %, 1863. 17-12
Wholesale CoNFIscATIoN. B Glow
will be found Gen. Thomas plan for en-
ploying negroes on abandoned plantations
lie says he wishes il had baen done a
month earlier, when the success would
have been complete; but even yet much
may Be done:
LIST. The Government of the United
States. in order u secure the safety Of
comm cree ana navigation On the Missis-
,ippi river. have determined to locate on
and near It's banks a loyal population,
who will TrotecL instead OF des troy, a. Is
now done, the freedom Of commercial in
tercour~e " This great inland sea. Thst
this pnlicy may the more speedily receive
i'm initiation, George Il. Field, Captain.
"A H. Suickle, and Rev. II. = Livermore
a-e hereby appointed commissioners, whose
duty it shall De u superlnteDd the letting
" plantations " persons of proper char
acter ami qualifications, and to sec that
the mutual obligation between the negroes
aud their employers or superintendents
shall be faithfully performed; to attend in
some measure to their moral and intellec-
tull wants, aud generally = carry oui the
policy ri tile Government regarding the
negroes that are 10 bl put to agricultural
pursuits.
"a. II being deemed the best policy,
as far a. possible, ~ make the employment
and subsistence of negroeS 4 matter 10 Be
left 10 private enterprise, plantations viii
be placed in possession OF such persons a.
tile commissioners shall deem of good char.
aefer and pecuniary ra-p1ns bility, and. in
\ lieu of rent, tax will Dy collected upon the
F. produces " TIE laod payable q such agents
- tbs rcasurv apartment shall desig-
uate. care beng taken 10 secure, as far as
Ny s-iba, thu iu~l rights " employer and
I employed. Iu All cases the negroes vii
bs furnished with euru-h Ginning for
comfort iu advince Y their eiraings, il
Y coqsequenee nj their present extreme des
7 titution, and I'M no case wall negroes be
subjected y c0rP,real punishment by the
lash NJ other cruel aud nnnsull modes.
81 Upon entering into the occupan.
~ VI Plantations, inspectors wilt visit each
plantation aud raHe 80 inventory of al
property upfn the estate Crops vet IN.
gathered VIII W turned over T. Be gath
cred bv Tile lessee, upon such terms a
shall secure ~ the government its fai
share; while a.l movable property, stock
gain, etc. will bh taken possession OF by
the government, or sold % tH. lessee, il
he " desires, - their sPProved value, pay.
able out oil tho proceeds vi the plantation
in the fail the appraisers to be appo'nte,
hy the commissioners, unless otherwise
designated by the Government.
Eth. After tn. lessee shall have taken
possession Of the plantition, ~ many ne
Croes Of average quality as he may desir,
shall be turned over to him upon the orde
Of the commis,ioners-th lessee entering
into bonds tn employ them until the 1T o
February, 1861, ard Y feed, clothe, x
treat humanely all the negroes thus turn
ed over; the clothing to be deducted from
their W Iges. and 70 b. furnished al cost
9TH. Ii ii shall be found Improbable
in consequence of the lateness Of the sea
son, to find persons ~ sufficient characfe
and responsibility to give employment t
nil the negroes coming within the lines .
the army, the commissioners may appoin
supcrinlonda under whose supervision
the soil may ~ cultivated for the sxclu
sive benefit \. rae Government, or ma
have the plantations worked upon sucl
terms ~, III their Judgment. shall be hes
adapted ID the welfare Of the negroes
taking care that, in all plans adopted, til
negroes shall ~ self sustaining, and not b
come charge MP Oh the Government
9th. The Wages To be paid tor labo
shall be a. follows: For ablebodied me-
over fifteen years If age, seven dollars pc
month; for ablebodied women over hi
teen years of age, FIVE dollars per month
for children between the ages of twelv'
and fifteen, half price. Children unde
II years Of age shall not BE- used as tel'
hands, and families must be kept together
when they 50 desire The tax Oh the pro
ducts Of the plantations, u lieu Of rent
! Shall be at the rate of two dollars per bait
of four hundred pounds Of cotton, and nv
cents per bushel % corn and potatoes
7th While military protection vii
not be guaranteed for the safety It per
sons engaged in cultivatiog the soil, ye
all troops will be required 10 give Prntec'
ton where it can be done without Injury
to the service, and it is confidently belIev'
ed that the military organization OF the ne
groes will afford all the protection neces
sary. y,
Str. Commanders of the army vii
render the commissioners such military
assistance a may be necessary, wlthou
injury to the service, fof the execution o
their duties. The commissioners VIII re
port their proceedings to the Secretary 2
War every two weeks.
!, Given under ny hand, at Milliken''
Bend, La, April 18th, 1863, BY author
ity from the Secretary of War
(Signed) i. THOMAS, Adt Genl.
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