The New York herald., 1863-12-08

applicable 20 this subject aud be punished with military
severity for obstructiIg recruiting
A 10 consaeratoh d inc lgpos 'u L ~
have been heretofore hold 1t becomes necessary that e
government should exercise more and peculiar care and
protection them than its whito citizens
customed self control and se support that their
susenance may be assured their rights respected their
helpessness protected and tne wrongs redressed aud
that there be one system OF management negro affairs
IL Is ordered that Lieutenant Colonel j. Burnham Kins-
man. A. D. c. be detailed TO these headquarters a. Cen
Superintendent OF Negro Affairs In this department
to whom all reports aDd communications relating thereto
required to be sent TO these headquarer shall be ad
dressed. He shall have general superntcndence over
all the coored people VI this department. and all other
SuperutendeDts OF Negro Affairs shall report 70 Lieu
tenant Colonel KiDsman, who acting tor the command
ing general in this behalf
All the territory OF Virginia south Of the James river
snail be under the superintendeHco OF Captain Orlando
Brown Assistant Quartermaser All tho territory North
OF James river shall be under the OF Cap
tain Charles b. Wilder, Assistant Quartermaster. Tho
district OF North Carolina shall be undor tho super nten
dence OF Reverend Horace James, Chaplain.
tach superntend shall have the power to select and
point such assistant for such sub districts
In his district DO necessary TO be approved by
the commanding general such appointments 20 be con-
lrmed by the commanding general
The pay Of such assistant civilian shai' IN no caSs
exceed the pay Of rst class clerk in the
Department
II shall be the duty OF each superintendent, under tho
direction Of the general superintendent TO take care OF
the coOred Inhabitants OF his district not slaves under
in all questions arising TO freedom or slavery OF any
coored person. the presumption shall be that the man
woman or child B free or has claimed protection OF the
military authorities Of the United states which entities
the claimant 10 freedom) 10 accurate to
be taken OF coored inhabitants in his district aud their
employments to ali 10 provided with necessary
shelter. clothing, food and medicines. To that all
able 20 work Shall have employment and that such
employment shall be ndus0ousy pursued TO 500 that
all contracts for labor other things made by the negroes
with white persons the negro is not deauded, and to
annul all contracts made by the negro which are unoon
scionabe and injurious and that such contracts as are
fulfilled by the negro shall be paid to take charge OF all
lands and all property allotted turned over or given
charity to Keep accurate accounts Of the same and
all expenditure; to audit oil accounts OF the negroes
made as well to the negro as to the government.
and 10 have all claims put In train for pay
OF all expenses OF The negro to the govern.
nent and OF his earnings for the government that
the negroes who have wrought land furnished by the
government on shares shall have thoT lust portion and
to aid In dispoeng Of the for the best good OF the
negro and the government to make quarterly returns
and exhibits Of all accounts OF matters committed to
them, aud to hold al moneys arising from the surplus
earnings OF the negro the expenditures by tho United
for the use and benefit OF the negroes under orders
from these headquarters.
XII It appearing the ndipg general that
OF the labor done by The negroes in this department
mains unpaid-somc for the space OF more than two
years although contracts duly made by the proper
officers OF tho government for the payment thereof
Of the government is impaired and the trns, in ,s
protection Is weakened, is ordered that each superin
tendent shall be commissioner, to audit all such ac-
counts procure evidence OF their validity, make out
curate pay rolls and return tho same that they ma
be presented for adjustment to the proper departments
provided however that sale OF such CLAIM against
the government shall be valid and no payment shall be
made OF any such claim except in hand 10 tho person
tually earning f he IL within this departmen.-or u
his legal representative, tho person earning 1t be de-
ceased.
XIII Religious benevolent AID humane persons have
into this department for the charitable purpose oi
giving TO the negroes secular and religious INSTRUCTIONS
and this too, without any adequate pay or material re
ward II s, therefore ordered that every officer and SOL
der shall all such persons with the utmost respect
shall aid them by all proper means in their laudabs avo
cations and that transportation be furnished them when
ever may be necessary in pursuit OF their business
NV. As II Is necessary TO preserve uniformity sys
tenn, and that Information shall DO had to tho needi
and the supplies for the negro and certain arthorz
atoms had TO troops in the department proc
tice has grown up OF corresponding directly with tho War
and other Departments OF the crnmsn, TO the man
fest injury OF the SERVICE il therefore ordered that all
correspondence relation 10 the raising recruitment OF
coored troops and relating to the and control OF the
negroes in this Department. with any oit ia organized
body society or department or bureau OF tue gov
ters, by regulation all other military correspondence
Is required 10 be dOne
XIV Courts martial and courts OF inquiry In relation IN
all offences committed by against any OF the coored
connected with the serving With the 'coored
troops shall have majority OF It's members composed
of officers command OF coored troops when snch Gao
be detailed without manifest injury TO the service.
All offences by citizens against the negroes, by the
against ep OF hgn and aggravated
Daturesha be heard and tried before provost court
XVI. This order shall be published and furnished "a
each regiment md detached post within tho depart
ment--a cory for every commanding o0icer thereof
and every commander of company or detachment iess
than company shall cause the same TO be read once af
eas, TO bis company or detachment and THIS order sha
be printed for the Information OF the citizens once ~
least in each newspaper published In the department
by command OF Na0r General B' t1ER.
r. :. DAVIS, Major and Assistant Adjutau; General.