The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-01-30
GeneraI orders no. 20.
DISTRICT or THE BoRpER !
Kansas CITY, Mo, November 90. 1852

Kansas C1Iys MO- november ~, IS63{
I. LOYAL persons, formerly resident in that
part of the District from which the Inhabitants
were REQ uired to remove by General Orders No
IL, may obtain permits to return, and safeguards
for PERSONS and property, In the manner and on
the terms herein prescribed.
Applications for such permits aud safeguards
viii be made to the officer commanding that ons
of the following stations nearest the applicants
place of residence, to-wit: Wesport, Indepen.
denee, Hickman'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 Where the
applicant is the head of family, the permit and
safeguard will name the applicant and the non
adult children of the family. Each adult of A
family will make separate proof, and receive
separate permit and safeguard.
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 whom their loyalty is shown
and also, in like manner, a record of persons to
whom he refuses to issue such permits and safe
/ guards. Transcripts of the record will be sent
to these Head quarters from time to time, with
| the tri-monthly reports.
Such permits aud safeguards will be in the
| form hereinafter prescribed. When proof is made
/ in any case, to the satisfaction of the Station
commander. he will fill up carefully the blanks
| IN such form and sign the permit and safeguard
! and forward the to these ad-quarters, for
the approval of the General commanding No
such permit and safeguard viii be valid without
| Sucn approx al endorsed upon 1t.
Save IN exceptional instances, such permits
will not at present be given to persons ovnino,
no lands or crops or having sufficient means
| of support IN the district named nor TO persona
living in the timber mere than three miles dis
/ tant from any station to persons having
near relatives connections in the rebel service
Where in their judgment such exceptions should
be made. Commanders of Stations will send to-
these Head quarters, IN writing, the reason fcr-
such exceptions.
! IL If any person, in the military service of
the United States, shall knowingly and wilfullv
commit any act of injury to the person or pro-
perty of any resident holding such safeguard he
shall be arrested and sent here for trial bv court
martial, for the ottense of Z" forcing a safeguard
which Is one Of the gravest in the articles of
war. If any person, not in the military service
of the United States, shall knowingly and viii
fully commit such injury, he shall be arrested
and sent here for trial by Military Commission
! When any person holding such safeguard or per-
NIT shall wilfully violate any of the condi-
tons on which it is given, such person shall be
arrested and sent here by the nearest Station
Commander for trial and punishment. In case
the person offending is a woman and the head
of family, she shall be ordered out of the dis.
trict by such commander and, falling to go, will
be sent here with her family for removal.
! III. If any person persons shall settle in
the district named without such permission in
writing being first regularly obtained, such per-
son or persons will be notified by the nearest
Station Commander to leave this district and
on IalluFe U VII Oe arrested anu sent mere
for removal
". The requisite authority having been OBJ
tained, Commanders of Stations named above
will cause all men, who are allowed to return, to
be organized far practicable in companies
in the several neighborhoods. Each company
will consist of not less than thirty men, living
within convenient di stance of the place of rem
devious, and arms. clothing and rations will be
issued to them. They will be received by the
prop,r authorities militia of the State in active
service
| The General commanding attempts this early
settlement o! the depopulated district at the
gent solicitation of many loyal men who are now
willing to try to live again at their homes. H0
will aid them to the utmost with the troops I'M
der his comlnand-and assure them that no rebel
families will be allowed TO return to entice back
and support the guerrillas. But, after ALL the
question whether the gUerrillas can come back to
resume their ravages, depends much on the ae-
ton of the loyal inhabitants themselves. They
must return to their farms, not as non-eombat-
ants. but thoroughly armed and organized in
each neighbour God. It is chiefly by such neigh
borhood organization that they hope to save
themselves and their property, keep out the guer-
rilIas, and insure permanent and prosperous re-
settlement of the border
By order of Brig. Gen. EWING.
H HANNAHS, A. A A G.