The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-19
Our Lynchburg Correspondence.

The end Of the and slavery and the
Of the Union acknowledged by all parties here
complished facts They now wish drop the whole
subject and to take the best and speedes method
back from where they started large portion Of the
people have forward and taken the oath Of aleg
ance, and others arc doing a. fast opportunity
oners The negro, however, whose idea Of freedom ID
that the remainder Of his life to be passed and
luxury, without labor will for some time be q source Of
trouble and annoyance. Numbers Of them left their
homes in the country to flock to the large towns and
cities where they passed their time in dleness living
either upon the bounty Of tho government or
stealing from the citizens This, however, has boon
summariy stopped BY General J. Irwin Gregg command
ing this department. u has directed that all those
found In the city without employment shall be arrested
and compelled to work upon the streets He has also
issued the following order to the colored people, that
they may moro fully appreciate their responsibilities
and duties under the new order Of things
GENERAL oRDERs-No. Is.
HEADQUARTERS military Sun DIsfRIcT
LYNcHDURG. Va, Nay 81, 1865. !
their position, and clearly their duties
a. free men and women the following In
hay: H Ss Tsl. present FREQ people of color
Husband. must labor for The Of their wvos and
nss ana Tor their
employed p him. and whenever the freed man ceases to be
IS% the RSs%,;s either By due course Of law or By
The reed must recognise his responsibility 70 live
with and support his family; he must provide them with
house. food clothing and all his for their comfort
he must be responsible for their conduct must compel his
BILE Of he entitled receive their wages and obliged
provide for their support.
In win the freedmen be allowed to about at
s $ az s y
and necessary for the maintenance of good order the mill
tary force will be used 70 compel them 70 do SO.
tie sheep &C. BY them be discontinued once,
guards will be stationed the plantations and any
detected will be instantly shot They warned that idle
ness and collecting In cities and towns rnught with the
greatest evil TO themselves IL they idle they will
become thieves and vagabonds IL they collect In cities and
towns suffering and starvation will be the inevitable result
they can hope 70 be lsppy They may well
nrs as last that the viii not maintain them in
Erevet 3rgadier General GREGG
JN0 b. MAITLAND, Captain and Asst Adjutapt General
From conversations have had with intelligent gentle
sion that when the negroes understand their posi-
tros and willing TO settle down 10 work. the change
will be beneficial to both pares ss-ssrss-,-. W
In times past Pc?n hiring slave from his master,
WAS conapeAn pay rst cass hand from one hun
dred TO hundred and fty dollars year In add on
TO this he obliged TO board and cloth him and pay
his Doctors bill and lose the time he might be sick He
now hire the ZANE freedman for one hundred and
fifty 10 two hundred dollars year paying him only for
the time he works. thus saving his board and clothes
and doctors BILL while the freedman Is better OF at the
end Of the year than he n slave.
The Slave owner, perhaps, may not be able TO appre-
cate the joke at present. but even he viii In the rise CT
his property under free institutions soon recover what
he lost In his slaves.