The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-18
The Oath Of amnesty-SIayes-I
pressments, &c.s &c.

HEADo'TERs DIsTRICT OF NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. II, 1854
General Orders No. 8:
In accordance with instructions from
the Major General Commanding the De-
partment of the Cumberland, the follow.
ing orders are issued
I. The Provost MArshals of the several
Posts in this District will administer the
Amnesty OATH prescribed in the
Presidents Proclamation of December 8,
1863, to ali citizens who desire to take
the same.
Books, in which TO record the names
Of such persons and blank certificates
stating the fact that the oath has been
administered, will be furnished the
Provost Marshals, who will record the
nsmes and date of the oath, and deliver
the certificate ct the time the oath is
taken TO the party taking it. All per-
soma who voluntarily take this oath are,
by the Presidents Proclamation, restored
TO all the rights Of citizens, and entitled
to the protection of the Government, and
to be regarded as loyal. If this oath be
violated, charges will be preferred, aud
the party tried and punished By militia
~ commission.
II. The military authorities will have
as little to do with slaves, as may be, in
The discharge of their duties as SOL
diers, it being considered best to allow
masters snd slaves to settle their own
affairs without military interference.
The practice of taking from their homes
old men and negro women and children
and bringing them to the Posts of this
District, or of allowing them to come to
the Posts and generally becoming
charge TO the Government, consuming the
rations of the soldiers, whilst they are
utterly useless TO the authorities, is for.
hidden, and steps will be taken by the
Oommandants of the various Posts TO
prevent il, and to see that the owners of
such slaves do not send them into the
Posts to get rid Of theis support and to
make them burlhen to the Governmen :
Ill By the impressment of horses ana
mules and other stock in this District by
the military, in many cases without
authority, there is not . sufficient num-
Der Of work beasts left on many planta-
tons to raise q crop.
No further impressment will be made
except in cases of great necessity, and
then only by the order of the Post Com
mander, who shall have personal knowl-
edge of the facts, and who will At once
report such impressment TO these Head
quarters, together with its necessity and
the circumstances connected with it. II
such impressment be made upon loyal
citizens, (snd those having taken the
amnesty oath" are TO be considered
lOyal) vouchers will be given to the
owners assuring the payment of fair
price to the party whose stock is SO i'm
pressed.
". The attention of officers snd
soldiers in this District is called to
General Orders: Nos. IL and 80, 1862,
and 200, 1863, Headquarters Department
Of the Cumberland" on the subjects of
fOrsging and obtaining supplies in the
country. These Orders, so far as appIi-
cable, will be rigidly enforced, and to
that end the taking Of private property
By the military, without the consent and
Against the will Of tho owner, except in
accordance with those Orders, will be
promptly and severely punished. All
marsuding, so demOFslizing to the soldier
aud so unworthy the brave man. must
cease.
By command Of Maj Gen. Rousseau.
B. II. POLK,
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