The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-26
Headq'rs Department of the South,

HILTON HEAD. S. c, MAY Is, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. s3.
TEE proclamation of A. G. Ma
Il . grath, styling himself Governor of
South Carolina, dated at Headquarters,
Columbia, South Carolina, May ., 1865,
declaring that all subsistence stores and
the property Of the Confederate States
within the limits Of the State should be
turned over and accounted for BY the
Agents Of the State. appointed for that
purpose. and directing that the subsistence
and other stores shall be used for the relief
of the people Of the State; and the rro-
clam"tion of Joseph B. Brown. styling
himself Governor Of Georgia. dated at tn.
capital OF that Stat on the 80 day Of
May. 1865, requiring the officers and mem
bers of the General Assembly to meet in
extraordinary Session at the Capitol, in
Milledgeville, on Monday, the 22d day of
May. 1865: and the proclamation of l. L.
Allison. styling himself Acting Governor
of Florida, dated ar Tallahassee. on the.
9Th day of april, 1865, giving notice and
direction that an election will be he Id on
Wednesday, the 7th day of June, 1865,
for Governor of the State of Florida; are,
each and all Of ,hem declared null and
void; it having become known to ME, from
trustworthy information, that the afore-
said A. G. Magruth, Joseph Z. Brown and
A. K. Allison. are disloyal to the United
States. having committed sundry and di-
vers acts OF treason against the same, in
adhering to tEeir enemies, giving them aid
and comfort.
The persons and peoples. to whom the
proclamations hereinatove referred to
have been respectively addressed, are
therefore enj"ined and commanded to give
no heed whatever thereto, or to any
ordess. proclamations, commissions or COM
mands. emanatiug from per>ons claiming
the, right to exercise the functions aud au-
thority of Governor in either Of the States
of South Carolina, Georgia or Florid a,
unless the same shall have been promul-
gated by the advice or consent Of the
United States autho, tiles.
II. The policy aad wishes Of the Gene
raj Government toward the people of these
States, and the method Which should be
pursued by them in resuminy or assuming
the exercise Of their political rights VIII
doubtless be made known at an early .iay.
1t is deemed sufficient mean while, 10
announce that the PEOPLE of the black
race are free citizens Of the United Siates,
that 1t is the fixed intention of wise and
henefcent Government t" protect them in
the enjoymen of their freedom AID the
fruits Of their industry. and that it is the
manifest and binding duty of all citizens.
whites as Well as blacks. to make such
arrangemen,sahd agreements among them
selves, for compensated labor, as shall be.
mutually advantageous to all parties
Neither idleness'nor vagrancy will be tole-
rated, and the Government will not ex-
tend pecupiary aid to any persons. whether
white or black. who are unwilling to help
themselves.
. I'LL District and Post Ccmmand ders
throughout this Department will a, once
cause this order to be circulated far and
wide. by special couriers or otherwise, and
Will take such Steps to secure It's nforce
ment as may by them be deemed necessa-
ry. q. A. GILMORE,
may % Major General Commanding.