The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-04
Headq'rs Department TO the

HILTON HEAD, 5. G., MAY IS, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 63.
I TIE PROCLAMATION OF a. G. MA
F' GEAH, styling himself Governor, of
South Carolina, dated at Headquarters. Col.
umbia, South Carolina, May Q, 1865, declaring
tlIat all subsistence stores aud the property of
the Confederate States within tic limits Of the
Stale should be turned OYER aud accounted for
by the Agents Of the State, appointed for that
purpose, and directing that tue, subsistence
and other stores shall be used for tile relief of
the people Of the State; and the proclamation of
JOSEF ph L. Brown styling himself Governor of
Georgia, dated at TIC capital Of that State, OF,
tho 81 day OF May, 1865, requiring the officers
and members OF the General Assembly to meet
III extraordinary session at the Capitol, IN
MiIIcdgeviIlIe, on MondaS the 22d. day of
May, 1865: and the proclamation Of a. l.. ALI
son, styling himself Acting Governor of Flor.
ida, dated ut Tallahassee, on the Sth, day OF
April, 1865, giving notice and direction that
an election will be held on Wednesday, the
7th day of June, 1866 for Governor of the
State of Florida; arc, caci, and all of, them
declared uul and void; it having become known
to me, from trustw ortly information, that the
aforesaid A. &. Magrath, Joseph &. Brown and
\. X: Allison, arc disloyal to the United Sta
! tcs having committed sundry and divers acts
of treason against the same, in adhering to
their enemies, giving tLcm any aid comfort. =
The persons and peoples, to whom the proc
lamalions hcreinabove. referred to have been
respectively addressed, are therefore enjoincd
and commanded to give no heed whatever there
to, or to any orders proclamations, commis-
sons or commands, cn,anating from persons
clainins'th right to excrsisc the functions and
authority Of Governor in either Of the States
of South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, unless
the same shall have been promulg gated by the
advice or consent of the United States author
itics.
II. The policy and wishes of tho General
Government toward thcpcoplc of these States,
and the method which should be- pursued by
them in rcsuming or assuming the exercise Oh
their political rights, will doubtless he made
known at an early day.
1t is deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to al,-
nounce that the people of the black race arG
uGC ClllLCES VI ~ ulLCN SIoLSSI "iioo ~ AA
the fixed intention ofa wise and benehcen1t
Government to protect them in the enjoyment
of their freedom and the fruits of their indllH-
try, and that it is the manifest and binding
duty Of all citizens, whites as we'll as Blacks to
to make arrangements among themset"cs,
for compensated labor, as shall be n,ltuuily
advantageous to all parties Neither mIenress
nor yagrancy will be tolerated, and th2 asi,~-
eruraent will not extend pecunrry aG tao Sny
persons, whether white OF black, whe' zHe nm
wiling te help themselves:
Tn. District and Post Commanders hGuu,lgh-
out this Department VILE ut onee 3auan tlis
order to b. ci.vuts.:>.l, lar MIL kitte- H.. t~al
oourieIs Or otherwise. and VII take: $50 Ups
to secure eD,orceIneer is msy ~ tac;n pc
deemed NECESSARY - Y ssIE-NCt.j,
june IL Nj: or Gcac'ai Guag.s lalS 4n ;.