The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-02-06
Gencral orders 10. 20.
HE4DouARTERs DISTRICT OF THR BoRDER, J
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Kauses City, Mo-. November 20, 1861
I. LOYAL persons. formerly resident in tina
part of the District from which the inhabitants
were rec uired to remove 10y General Orders, No.
II may obtain permits to return. Ind safeguards
for peIsons md ptopertyt ia the manner and on
the terms herein prescribed.
Applications for such permits and safeguards
viii be made to the officer comma nding that one
ref the following stations nearest the applicants
place of residence, t0-wit; Wesport, Indepen-
dence, Hickran'S Mills, Pleasant Hill, Harrison
Vile, Trading Post < and must be accompanied
with satisfactory proof of the uniform loyal con
/ duet and reputation of the applicant Whera the
applicant is the head Of family, the permit and
safeguard will name the applicant and the non
adult children of tie family Each adult OF
family will make separate proof, and receive a
/ separate permit and sAteguaI d.
| The commanding officer of each of the stations
named will keep record of the names, ages and
/ places of residence of persons to whom such
permits and safeguards are issued by him. and
Of the persons by whoa their loyalty is shown :
and also, in ike mapnera "a record of persons T..
whom he refuses u issue such permits and safe
guardss Transcripts of the record will be sent
to these Head quarters from time to time, with
the tr1 monthly reports
Such permits and safeguards will be in the
form herei natter prescribed. When proof is made
/ in any ease, 60 The satisfaction of the Station
commander, be win fill up carefully the blanks
in such form and sign the pernlitand safeguard
and forward the same to these headquarters FOL
the approval Of the General commanding No
such permit and safeguard wiz be valid without
such approx al endorsed upon it.
Save in exceptional instances. such permits
i VIII not at present be given to persons owning
no lands or crops or having sufficient means
Of support in the district named nor to person:
f living in the timber more than three miles dis
ant from any station nor to persons having
near relatives connections in the rebel service
Where in their Judgment such exceptions should
be made. Commanders of Stations will send t,
these Head quarters, In writing, the reason TO
such exceptions.
/, II If any person, in the military service o
the United States, shall knowingly and wilfully
commit any act of injury to the person or pro
perry of any resident holding such safeguard h
shall be arrested and sent here for trial by eour
martial, for the offense Of forcing a safeguard
which is one of the gravest in the articles O
j war. If any person, not in the military servic
/ of the United States shall Knowingly and vii
fully commit such jury, he shall be arreste,
and sent here for trial by Military Commission
When any person holding such safe guard OF per
nit shall wilfully violate any one of the eondi
c tons which 1t Is given, such person shall b
arrested and sent here by the nearest Station
e Commander for trial and punishment. In cas-
= the person often ding is a woman and the hea
of family, she shalt be ordered oat Of the dis
s trict by such commander and, falling to CO. wi
be sent here with her family for removal.
Ill If any person or persons shall settle i
k the district named without such permission /
/ writing being first regularly obtained, such pei
{ sen or persons viii be notified by tire neares
:, Station Commander to leave this district anC
on failure to do so, will be arrested and sent her
for removal.
). " The requisite authority having been oil
=, tanned, Commanders of Stations named abov
will cause all men, who are allowed to return,
4 be organized far practicable in companit
in the several neighborhoods Each compan
will consist of not less than thirty men, lyin
within convenient distance of the place of rel
7 devious, and arms. clothing and rations will
issued to them They will be received by II
proper auth rties az militia Of the State in actiy
I service.
The General commanding attempts this ear
settlement o! the depopulated district at the u
gent solicitation. of many loyal men who are no
willing to try to live again at their homes. d
will aid them to the utmost with the troops III
der his comlnand-and assure them that no reb
families will be allowed to return to entiee baC
and support the guerrillas But, after all, {
e question whether the guerrillas can come back
re resume their ravages, depends much the
o. tion of the loyal Inhabitants them selves. TIL
mr. must return to their farms, not as non-comb'
ne ants, but thoroughly armed and organized
s each neighbour God. It is chiefly by such neig
Sd borhood organization that they can hope to 50
of themselves and their property, keep out the gu
ne riilas, and insure IA permanent and prosperous
settlement OF the border. -r
BY order Of Brig. Gen. EWING.
II. HANNAHS, 4. a. a. G
Ii FORM OF PERMIT AND SAFEGUARD.
d. Permission is granted to---:o reside
D. the farm known as--, on the--OII