The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
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HILTON HEAD, sc, MAY Is, 1868. s.
GENERAL ORDERS No:ess ss. @
r TIE PRoCLAMAIoNo or A. G.. MA
f. GRAu, styling himself Governor. Of.
South Carolina, dated. at Headquarters. Col
umbia South Carolina, May 2, 1865, declaring
that all subsistence stores aud 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 proclamation of
Joseph E. Brown styling himself Governor of
Georgia, dated at the capital of that State, on
the Sd day of May, 1865, requiring the officers
and members Of the General Assembly to meet
in extraordinary session at the Capitol, in
Milledgcville, on Monday, the 22d day of
May, 1865: and the proclamation of A. L. Ali
son, styling himself Acting Governor of Flor.
ida, dated at 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, 1855 for Governor Of the
State of Florida; are, each and all Of them
declared NIL and void;,i having become known
TO me, from trustworthy information, that the
aforesaid A. G. Magrath, Joseph E. Brown and
A. X. Allison, arc disl9yafto the United Sta
tes having committed sundry and divers acts;
Of treason against the same, in adhcring to
their enemies, giving them any aid comfort:
The persons and peoples, to whom the proc
lamations hcreinabove referred to shaEe been
respectively addressed, are thcrefofe eDjoined,'
and commanded to give no heed whatever there;
to, or to any orders .proclamadeasSs. commits
sions or commands, ..emanatiag from pcrsons..:
claiming the right to exersise the fufcti ands
authority Of Governor in either of the States ,
of South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, unless
the same shall have been promulgated by the
advice or consent of the United States author
tiles. ~ "a.
II. The policy and wishes of thief General
Government toward the people ofstbcse, ,States,i
and the method which should. be ,:pussifed, ,bX,
them in resumihg or assuming the exercise Of
their political rights, will doubtless be made
known at an. early day. :s.<} s,.sj
It deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to anI
nounce that tile people Of the black race arg; /
free citizens Of tile United States, that it's
the fixed intention of Il wise and benefceft
Government to protect them in the enjoy yltnt
of their freedom and the fruits of their paA}ss:
try; and that it is the manifest and b
duty of all:citizcns, whites as well as BIZ
to make such arrangements among themAy a
for compensated labor, as shall be mptMyl
advantageous to all.partics. Neither idIeness
nor vagrancy will be tolerated, and the Gov 7
ernmcnt will not extend pecuuiary aa to any
persons, whether white OF black, who are un-.
willing to help themselves.
III. District and Post Commanders: through {.
out this Department will at once cause this
order to be circulated, far and wide, BY special
couriers or otherwise, and will take s,ch steps
to secure enforcement as may by them Pc
deemed necessary 9. a. GILMORE,
June l6 Major General Commanding.