The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-04
ABANDONED PROPERTY,

ABANDONED PROPERTY.
The following Message from Governor PERRY was
sent into the Legislature October s accompanying tho
subjoincd report of the Hon w. L. TREscor agont OF
| the State, at Washington
GOV. PERRY'S MESSAGE.
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, S. C.,l
| 10 Lse Honorable tie Senate crd ~ N''''
| House Of Representative
GENTLEMEN L have the pleasure of communicating g
to you the very satisfactory report of the Hon. VIM
Henry Trescot, Agent of tho State at Washington in
reference to abandoned lands and pardona His mission
has been emnenty successful He found the President
and Gen. Howard, the head of tho Frccdmen's Bureau
dEposed to do justice to the propretors of abandoned
lands as wiz be fully seen by his report herewith sent
will soon bo once restored to their
homes and possessions
na and ID n TresGGt 3 found the
must necessarily attend the issuing pardona where
well for citizens be quiet and bide their time in
relation to the moving and action their applications
pardon md IS brought to the View Of III the er
he viii sye such application precedence over others
n pricors of abandoned lands it would be well to con
nuc the agency for the present There great many
to the Provisional Governor aud the people generally
TO have an agent mt Washington, to present matters there
ton which may be desired
General supcrnt of the State Works at Green
Vile, showing tho amount of public property in those
OF great service to the Commissioners who may be ap-
pointed to sell or dispoao Of these works The cost
in Confederate money S507 s66 90 The present esti
mated value in Federal currency, $72OO6 And It is
altoScther probable that the property will not realize
that amount D. T. PERRY
REPORT OF MR.. TREscoT.
To His Erceilency b. f. Perry de-, arc DC. 81 i'''
SIR The Convention of the State having passed at it's
recent session. the following resolutions
!; Resolved That the Provisional Governor is hereby
to Washington ascertain from the President what is
the condition of the lands called abandoned lands in
lands will be restored possession of their propertv
and to act the Agent of the citizens of this State in
for pardons and for tho restitution of their real and per
sonal property; and also Agent of the Provisional
sire to bring through such Agent before the President
other officers Of the United states Government
Agent to report fully all his proceedings all the in
formation he may obtain in regard to matters entrusted
in order that tho may be laid by him before the
Legislature at its present session
You were pleased by your appointment to call me to
the discharge of these duties have the honor to
submit tho following report of my proceedings cxecu
Upon reaching Washington found that some of the
questions touching these important interests State
huu been brought to the attention the in
special cases. These had been urged upon the
proper with ability and activity the de-
partmcnt had declined acting upon them until tho
Government had decided upon general principles in
AS far the of the Government of the United
States during the late civil disturbances concerned
l. Tho lands taken and sold under the proyisions Of
inc lax Act OF June 7th 1862, with its amendment of
q The lands styled abandoned lands'' in tho Act
creating the Freedmens Bureau.
The lands set apart for occupation by General Sher
AS to the rst class felt TINT the questions involved
were OF SO grave and complicated character that i'm
O a tpd and
Attorney General the chief law officer of the Govern
to ask their consideration the others had been dis
posed Of The only step with regard to these lands
sold, which will publish as soon as received for
general Believing that the legislation under
and that any relief can be Afforded in these
where the Government was the purchaser deem It
terested such consultation among themselves and con-
ference with the Agent of the State will enable him to
required the residue of such property remaining u
sold has been advertised for sale the 9th December
next
As the other casses you aware that by the Act
creating the Freedmens Bureau and subsequent orders
abandoned lands used in that Act, turned over
to the officers of the Bureau distribution among the
States" BY Circular No. Is the President however
Limited to very great extent the disastrous conse.
who had received special pardons and all who under
the provisions othe general amnesty had the oath
OF anegance were allowed to recover the possession
their lands. But doubt having arisen as to whether
that portion of these lands embraced in General Sher.
mans order, and lying the seacoast Of Carolina
Georgia and Florida, subject to this provision
restoration the further order No. 45 Has issued III
structng General Howard to make the arrnn ngements
and extend the orders necessary their restoration At
present therefore, oil the lands in the State served by
the United States Government except lands taken and
sold under the Tax Act be restored The aban.
doned lands" not included in General Sherman order
will be recovered upon application to the Commissioner
OF the Bureau In the State proof of pardon either
special or general under the amnesty proclamation
the lands included In that order will be restored
pcaton to the officer assigned to that special duty Tie
orders to carry tnis decision into effect will be
cd to your EIcellency as soon receive the official
copies.
1t is not necessary that should report the various
conversations which had the honor to have with the
President and General Howard. They were confined
ration could be effected, with reference both to the ob
cations which the Government had assumed towards the
freedmen, and to the rights which the Government re-
cognized in the original It is proper for
me to say, that found General Howard most anxious
to do justice to all the interests concerned that the
whole discussion his object appeared to be to aid
speedy organization of the relations ofabor
he was fair consderate and kind In his recognition of
the difficulties In the way of the planters Of the STATE
and the spirit In which they endeavoring meet
them. There were some Impressions upon General
Howards mind, and some expectations to the pract-
col working of the new system with which did not
ngree. But tho experiment commenced with the re-
storaon of the lands and evidently sincere effort
to adjust conflicting claims, satisfied that 1t is both
the interest and duty of the State to cooperate cordially
In the endeavor The President having intimated that
he thought advisable that should meet General How
nrd again. during his visit to the State returned to