The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-17

49, 0h6HExRy ODW90 IN TN
rREKDAEN AT NAfOHoz.
frsss5s ii M s1Iissisaariss.. :.
G4aalFs,.ls 1ssied' An ordsr th.s /
ffse pesoas muA hin tIemselyss /
white masters, OF BE- banished tbs city.-
Z The Northern agents and missionaries !
that place presented the following pro
test:
NATcHsz, Miss, April /. 1864.
General Tutsle:
SIR: The undersigned citiBess Of Nat
chez would respectfully ak yen to modif,
the recent order Of the Hsaltk Officer 8
this city, because Of the manifold ant
NANTES evils arising from IL execution
as il is nov carried out. Il ssrssfbly can
not be the interest - policy Or the Gov.
eminent Of the United States At this tim..
to ALLEVIATE the colored peorle from it sad
make them its enemies. fheculored voi
der in The field hearing that his mothss
or his wife has been driver fre4 her d uiet
and comfortable. homs, simply because
she supported herself and vas not deepen.
dent upon some white person, may fo6B
less inclined to hazard biz lie ia u
cause Of his country aow stfuggiine for =
life, and many douut whether the pledges
made by the Governmalt to him have
been fulfilled. And it seems strange lust
now, when the Goverhmsut 10 fighting for
the principlss ofuniversal libsrty, shat Z
distinction should be made i6tfiis district
ia favor of those who havs been syavs4
holders, and against well.doing and self
supporting freedmen.
In the execution of, thu order referred
to, the most fragrant wrongs have been
inflicted upon the better clsss OF the freed
people. ssAa old woman who mas lived
fifty years in this city, and uas snot dis
turbed before, was driven at the poin Of
the abayonet to the camp. Mothers who
having young infants aud attending 10
lawful business we're arrested, and were
not allowed to see their babes. Many
persons in the EN- Enjoyment Of respectable
white citizens, were driver from their
houses, and no time allowed them 70 OBJ
tain certificates Of beiaa emploges1. MANY
Others. who had paid their taxss Asd re nv
in advance, and who had Official and per.
eonal security of protection and safety, |
were; suddenly turned ont Of their neal
and comfortable houses, without any time
allowed them to arrange their sfairs, aud
driven awe to che camp, y6iiIeus shelter
or clothing for the night. FSs<rss we're
driveaaw from their young children, |
and ehildseh coming out If school wers4
driven away By soldiers without the
knowledge of their parents. These wrongs
have been Indicted upoaa people already |
sufficiently oppressed and iaineed, and
upon many Of them beosuse 4hsy are ndff
in state Of servitude. whilst It is the evil
dent policy and design of the Govern
ment to iiberate and elevate them, /
Signed by - ~
James Wallace, Missionary Of the Rel
formed Presbyterian Church.
y. c. II. Ferris, Missiopsry OF the Re-
formed Presbyterian Chafrh to Freed
men. III ~ @ "a
S. G. Wright Missionary American
Association, n York Cd;
II. A. MeKelvey, Northwestern Freed
NeI aIa Oommissi0n, Cnacsgo.
j BWeeks, Northwestern Frsedmen's |
Aid Commission, Chicago. #
J. G, Thorn, Agent Westsrn Freed
mems Aid Commission. Cipcinmsi. Ohio,
and Acting Agent National Fsssdnen's
Relief Association. n. +, and Western
eapl.afs Semaisslon' -.
suigeon F-ssam p1''' A. ASSISTANT
AfterAb Geperalksd rad th;s n.ner .
he sa;d y them who presented il, .You
appear q th'ek th.t celcFsd men haFe
s. E.ea. ~! more 49, !, sn: p! Sfses men.
thst - had news, sS u ~ w. ~ I. = +
ing more rights thsn vbiss men hus We
simply believed that ccsored MN o. wo-
man who decently and comfortably sup
De. 1hsmesa. OF herself n lawful en-
= ,sa a;,v "sns 9 9s pesmn'ea % ?, rsaaaau
10 DR.: Keils..s sS'H,'f ~ = W p'p''
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