The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-04-23

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Yours, &C.. Coon CREEK
E The Employ IBent of Contra ba nds .. . I'm
portant Plan.
CAIRO, April Is.
TIE steamer Lady Franklin has arrived
from Memphis, with 3S' bales of cotton
but no later news.
a man named John Collins, formerl,
of Company |, 18th Illinois, was sho
dead in bar,roon atiray, this morning
a youn: man, named Welsh, VIII
assisted in arresting deserters at Anna
yesterday, was assaulted and killed by
crowd az that place last night
Nine persons were arrested here, thi:
evening, Tor wearing tue sopperhead
badge.
Below will be found Gen Thomas plan
for employing negroes on abandoned plan
tatious lie says he wishes i; had been
done month CARRIER, when the success
would have been complete; but even yet
much may be done:
"FtESt-Thct,overnmentof the L lted
States, in order to secure the safety of
commerce and navigation on the MisSlss
ippi river; have determined to locate on
and near its beach loyal population, who
will protect, Instead Of distroy, as is now
done, the freedom of commercial inter
course on this great inland sea Tha.
this policy may the more speedily receive
its initiation, George B. Field, Capt A.
L. S;rieklc, and Rev. L. S. Livermore
are hereby appointed Commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to supcrintend the
letting Of plantations to persons of proper
character and qualifications, and to see
that the mutual obligation between the
negroes and The employers or superin-
tendeuts shall! be faithfully p ,r:ormed; to
attend in sorc measure to their moral
and Intellectual wants, aud generally to
cary out the policy 81 the government
regarding the negroes that are to be put
to agricultural pursuits.
".Sccoad-It being deemed the best
policy, as ia: as possible, to make the EN-,
pIoymcnt and subsistence of negroes
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 pecuniary
RS possibility. and, in lieu Of rent, tax
will be collected upon the products Of
;he land, payable to such agents as the
Treasury Department shall designate,
care being taken to secure, as far as pos
ib'e, the just rights of employer and en,-
p,oyed 10 all cases the negroes will be
furnished with enough clothing for com
fort, in advance Of their earnings, in con
sequence Of their present extreme des-
titutioa, and in no cases will negroes be
subjected to corporal punishment by The
lash, or other cruel and unusual modes
"IAjrd-Ipon entering into the oc-
eupancy Of plantations, inspectors vii.
visit each plantation, aud take an nyen
tory Of all property upon the estate
Crops yet ungatherd will be turned over
to te "a,hcrd By the lessee, upon such
terms as shall secure to the Governmen,
its fair share; while all movable property
stock, gain, etc. will be taken possess ron
Of BY the Government, or sold to the
lessee, if he 50 desires, at their appraise ed
va'ue, payable out of the proceeds Of the
plantation in the fall; the appraisers to be
appointed by the Commissioners; unless
otherwise designated by the Govern
meLt.
Standardization the lessee shall hav
taken possession ofthe plantation, as man
negroes OF average quality as he may de.
sire shall be turned over to him, upon tn
: order Of the Commissioners-the Jesse
entering into bond to employ them unit
! the 1st Of FEBRUARY, 1864, aud to feed
clothe, aad treat humanely all the ne groc
thus turned over; the clothing to be de,
Quoted from their wages, and to be fur.
nishcd at cost.
"FVM-If it shall be found impracti
cable, in consequence of the lateness O
the season, to find persons of sufficien
character aud responsibility to give en-
ployment to all the negroes coming with
} in the lines Of the army, the Commission
} ers may appoint Superintendent; unde
whose supervision the soil may be cult
waited for the exclusive benefit of tn
Government, or may have the plantation
worked upon such terms as, in thei
Judgment, shall be best adapted to tn
! welfare Of the negroes, taking care that
in all plans adopted, the negroes shall b
\ seIfsustaining, and not become charp
, upon the Government.
"S'r'h-Thc wages to be paid 70