Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-23

Inc VOntI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the
Lower MississippL-Arrest of Con.
per Badge Men at Cairo.
~ u. CAIRo. April 16,
The steamer Era has just arrived from
below, bringing news from Young's Point
to Sunday evening. Work on the Ducks
port Canal was being vigorously pushed.
The health of the army is excellent The
Sanitary stores sent down have worked
great improvement in the Commissary
Department. which is better served.
Col. Hawkins. Chief Commissary, is to
be promoted to Brigadier General. and
placed in charge of negro brigade. Ali
negroes coming into our lines are retained
and will be organized as soon as possible.
Gen. Grant remarked in the presence of
my informant. on Sunday morning, that
Gen. Steele had destroyed half million
bushels of corn and immense quantities Of
bacon. This being so. the rebels cannot
be so near starved out as we supposed.
The Lady Franklin brought up eight
hundred and fifty bales of cotton for Gin
cinnati. af
The following named persons were ar
rested here this evening, wearing the Cop
perhead badge: d. w. Hsmlin. John o.
Callahan, Jas. Egan, Hugh Doan, A. f.
Taylor, Moses Gray. j. B. Taylor. V. De-
landy, Jas. Spire. The Taylors are sons
of Mayor Taylor, who it is aided, also
wore the badge, but took it of before be-
ing arrested.
P.,lox 80 ,,;ll ho f,r,J a., rrLo,..., -.
for employing negroes on abandoned plan
tations. He says he wishes it had been
done a month earlier. when the success
would have been complete, but even We,
much may be done.
FIRsr-The Government of the Uaite,l
States, in order to secure the safety OF
commerce and navigation on the Mississip
| pi River, have determined to locate on and
near its beach loyal population. who will
protect, instead of destroying, as is now
done, the freedom of commercial inter-
course on this great inland sea. That this
policy may more speedily receive its init
alton. George B. Field, Captain A. Z.
Sickle, and the Rev. l.. S. Livermore are
hereby appointed commissioners, whose
duty it shall be to superintend the letting
OF plantations to persons of proper char
acter and qualifications. and to see that
the mutual obligations between the ne
groes and their employers or superintend-
ents. shall be faithfully performed, to at
tend In some measure to their moral and
intellectual wants, and generally to carry
ont the policy of the Government regard
ing negroes that are to be put to agricultu-
raj pursuits.
SEcoSD.-It icing deemed the best pol
icy as far as possible to make employment
and subsistence OF negroes a matter to be
left to private enterprise. plantations will
be placed IN possession of such PERSONS as
the commissioners shall deem of good
character and pecunary responsibility. and
in lieu of rent, a tax will be collected up.
on the product of the land, payable to
such agents. as the Treasury Department
shall designate, care being taken to secure,
as far as possible, the just rights of the
employee and the employed. In all
cases, the negroes will be furnished with
enough clothing for comfort, in advance
OF their earnings. in consequence Of their
present extreme restitution, and in no case
will negroes be subjected to corporal pun
ishment by the lash, or other cruel and I'm
usual modes.
TmnD.-Upon entering into the occu-
pancy of plantations, inspectors will visit
each plantation and take an inventory of
all property upon the estate. Crops yet
ungathered will be turned over to be gath
cred by the leassee. upon such terms as
shall secure to the Government its fair
share. while all movable property, stock,
grain. &C., will be taken possession of by
the Government, or sold to the lcassec, if
he so desires, ut their appraised value. pay
able out of the proceeds Of the plantation
in the fall; the appraisers to be appointed
by the commissioners, unless otherwise de-
signatcd by the Government.
FouRTH--After the leassee shall! have
taken possession of the plantation, as ma
ny negroes of average quality as he may
desire shall be turned over to him upon
the order of the commissioners, the leas-
see entering into bonds to employ them
until the 1st of February. 1864. and to
feel, clo,he, and eat humanely all the ne
groes thus turned over, the clothing to be
deducted from their wages, and to be fur
nished at cost. m ~ o 81
FIFrH.--If it shall be found practicable.
in consequence of the lateness of the sea-
son, to find persons of Sufficient character
and responsibility to give employment to
all the negroes coming within the lines OF
the army, the commissioners may appoint
superintendent. under whose supervision
the soil may be cultivated for the exclusive
benefit of the Government, or may have
the plantation worked upon such terms as
in their judgment shall be best adapted TO
the welfare of the negroes, taking care that
in all plans adopted. the negroes shall be
self-sustaining and not become charge
upon the Government.
SIxTH.--The wages to be paid for labor
shall be as follows: 9
For able bodied men over fifteen years
Of age, seven dollars per month.
For able-bodied women over fifteen
years Of age, five dollars per month. 2 "
For children between the age Of twelve
and fifteen, half price. Children under
twelve years of age shall not be used as
field hands, and families must be keptrto-,
gether, when they SO desire.
The fav on the nroduct of the ylanfa