The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-01-09

HEADoUARTERs DISTRICT OF THE BORDER
Kansas CITY, Mo-, November 20. 1863

Kansas City, Mo-, November 20, 1884
/. Loyal persons, formerly resident in that
part Of the District from which the Inhabitants
were required to remove by General Orders; No.
II, may obtain permits to return, and safeguards
for persons and property, IN the manner and on
the terms herein prescribed.
Applications for such permits and safeguards
viii be made to the officer commanding that one
OF the following stations nearest the applicants
place of residence, to-witI Wesport Indepen-
dence, Hiekman'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. sWhers the
a, p,icant is the head of a family, the permit and
safeguard win name the applieant-and the non
adult children Of the family. Each adult of a
mily " i'll make separate proof, and receive ,
separate permit and safeguard.
The commanding officer of each of the stations
named will keep a 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, 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 and safeguards Will be in the
form hereinafter prescribed. When proof is made
in any ease to the satisfaction of the Station
commander he viii fill up carefully the blanks
in such form and sign the permit and safeguard
and forward the same to these Headquarters for
the approval of the General commanding--No
such Kermit and safeguard will be valid Without
such approval endorsed upon it..
Save in exceptional instances such Permits
viii not at present be given to persons oYnine.
no lands or crops or having no sufficient means
of support in the district named nor to persons
living in the timber more than three miles dis
tant from any station nor to persons having
near relatives or connections In the rebel service.
Where in their judgment such exceptions should
ba made Commanders of Stations viii send to
these Head quarters, IN writing, the reason for
such exceptions.
II. If any person, in the military service of
the United States, shall knowingly and wilfully
commit any act Of injury to the person or pro-
perry Of any resident holding such safeguard, he
shall be arrested and sent here for trial by court
martial, for the offense Of " forcing safeguard "
which is one of the grayestin the articles Of
war. ii any person, not in the military service
Of the United States, shall knowingly and will
TTll2ly commit such injury, he shall be arrested
land sent here for trial by Military ConIniss
When any person holding such safeguard or per
nit shall wllfully violate any one OF the, condl-
tons on which it is given, such person shall be
arrested and sent here BY the nearest Station
Commander for trial and punishIne In case
the person so offending is~a woman ana the mead
Of a family, she shall be ordered out OF the dis
trct by such commander /; and, falling to go VIII
be sent here with her family for removal.
II. If any person or persons shall settle IN
the district named without such PERMISSION IN
writing being first regularly obtained, such per
T o
Station Commander to leave this district and,
on failure to DO So viii be arrested and senthe.s
| for removal.
". The requisite authority having been OBJ
tanned, Commanders of Stations named above
will cause all men, who are allowed to return, to
be organized as far practicable In companies
in the several neighborhoods. Each company
viii consist of not less than thirty men, living
within convenient distance of the place of ron
devious, and arms. clothing and rations will be
issued to them. They will be received by the
proper authorities militia of the State in active
service.
The General commanding attempts this early
settlement o! the depopuated district at the ur-
gent solicitation of many loyal men who are now
willing to try to live again at their homes. He
will aid them to the utmost with the troops
der his comlnand--and assure them that no rebel
families viii be allowed to return to entice back
and support the guerriilas. But, after all, the
question whether the gCerrillas come back to
resume their raYages, depends much on the ac-
ton Of the loyal Inhabitants themselves. They
must return to their farms, not as combat
ants, but thoroughly armed and organized in
each neig hborh God. It Ia chiefly by such neigh
borhood organization that they can hope to save
themselves and their property, keep out the guer-
rlllas, andinsure apermaneHt and prosperous re-
settlement of the border
BY order Of Brig. Gen EWING.
II. HANNAHS, a. A. 4. q.