Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-27

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The President's Plan for Employing
ssIsf3-s Negroes. s3ElT
! The following is the Presidents plan, as
anuounced by Adjhtant General Thomas
oreuploying negroes on abandoned plan!
tattons. Gen. Thomas Says he wishes it
bad been done a month earlier; then. the
] success would have been complete, but
even yet much may DO done
.Pfst.s Tie Government of the United
/ Statesi51in order to- secure the safety of
Commerce and navigation on the NIississIp.-
pti have determined TO locate on near its
beach loyal llpopnlation, who will protect
instead OF destroying -as is now done-the
freedom OF commercial alintercoprse on this
great inland sea. That this policy may
the more speedily receive its initiation, q.
u Field Captain. A. E. Shickle and the
Rev. DIS. Liyermore, are hereby appointed
Commissioners, whose duty il shall be to
superintend the letting of plantations to
PeFsonsl9 Of proper character aud squali6ca.
tons, and ito eee that the mutual obliga-
tlous between the negroes and their em-i
pioyers or superintendents shall be faith
fully performed; to attend in some measure
to their moral and intellectual wants, aud
generally to carry out stheSp policy of the
Government regarding, negroes that are to
be put to ongricultuFai pnrsdirs.
Second IL being deemed the best policy
astfar as possible to make. the employment
and subsistence of aegfoes q matter to be
left topriEate enterprise, plantations will
be placed in the possessions of such persons
asGonmissi6net shall deem OF good char
scter pecuniary sponsibility, and ia
lien ofrent astap will be! collected upon
the product Of the d kpayablsst to such
agents as the Treas6ryD Department shall
designate,c care being Ia kent secure as far
as possible the just srigh hts Of employees.
and employed ia atlacsses the negroes
will be furnished with enough clothing for
! comfort In advance of their earnings, in
consequence of their extreme destitution,
and in no case will negroes be subjected
to corporeal punishment by the lash or
other cruel oriunusualm mode.
-tIhfrd 3 Uponfthe occupancy of planta.
tionsfinspectors Wiil7vfslt each plantation
and take an inventory Of allthe property
| spon the estate. Crops yet nugat6ered
| will be turnedaov to be gathered bV the
\ Lessee upon such terms as shall secure to
thea Government its fair share, while all
movable property, stock, grain, &C., will be
taken possession of by the Government, or
soldeto the lessee, if he so desires, at their
I appraised value, payable out of the pro.
ceeds of the plantation in. the fall the-ap. .
praisers to be appointed by the Commis.
lioners, unless otherwise, designated 6y the
Government. u.
4 EottTth;l After the lease shall have taken
| possession of the plantation, as many ne.
grocs of average qaalitY as hesmas devise
i shalt be turned over. to him upon the order
ofthe Commissioners, the lessee entering
into bonds to employ them until the. Ist Of
I February, 1864, and to feed, clothe, and
treat hnmanely allthe negroesthus turned
4 over. the clothing to be deducted from.
fthefr wages, and to be furnish ed at cost.
I tR!fth: If 1t shall befou1d impractfcable.
4 in consequences OF the lateness Of the season.
to tfud peraous of sufficient character and
responsibility to gtresemPloyment to all.
the negroes coming within the lines of the
army, the Commissioners may apreinttSn-
i Iperintendents ts, a pder5 whose suparVision
the soil may be cnl tiVated for the exclusive
beneht- of the 9Goverhme mt, or may have
the plantation worked upon such terms as
lin their Judgment shall he ibesttadapted to
/ the welfare of the negroes taking care that
lin all plans adopted the negroes shall be-
Iself-sns tanning. and not become a charge.
upon the Government,
iSixt5: The Wa ges paid for labor Shalt be
as ffollowss iF6f able-bod lied men over, s
years OF age 3 per month; for abl bodied
Somenl oEerlby yearsiof age, S. per month;
for children between theages OIL and 10,
half price. Children under.l2 years of
age shall not be used as 1eld, hands, and
families must be kept together when they
SO desire. The tax on the productR;of the
l plantation, in lieu of rent. shall be at the,