New-York daily tribune., 1865-06-30
NEw-YoRK, FRIDAY. JUNE 80, 1865.
FROM RICHMOND.
The Appreschisg Election Candidates .,
Werk-Jehn Minor Boits-Persenal-
Mussering Out Treeps-An Order from
the Rreednaen's Bureau.


the Rreedmen rms Bureau.
From Our Special Correspondent.
RICHMOND. Va, June 26. 1865.
Political hucksters, tricksters and trimmers
busy preparing for the city election expected to be
ordered by the Governor about the middle OF July No
doubts are entertained but that Joseph Mayo, ESQ., SO
long and well known Mayor Of Richmond will issue
card announcing himself candidate for his old stua-
tion and receive IL not sufficient goodly number Of
the citizens suffrages There is considerable ppelay
ing yet be done among the opposition to clear the
field Of its many aspirants, but within week there
will be q definite selection. Primary meetings and
COMMITTEES caucuses are out Of date. Sound your friends
calculate your chances, choose the Office publish a
card and you are candidate. Bonfires, ilumnatous.
serenades and tossts omitted the usual bombast and
paraphernalis Of such occasions are needless Every
body is Union Wings. Democrats. &C.. non a. EIeo-
ton office is predlcaed purely personal populari'
ty Any former voter vote after taking the amnes-
ty OATH provided he Is not incuded under President
Johnsons structures. and shall have 10 support
the present State Government, which oath being taken
before Notary ee 25 cents) shall be lodged with the
Inspector of Election, whom the Governor is ap-
pointing.
John Minor Bolts, esq., arrived in town on Saturday
evening He 10 stopping at the executive mansion, and
intends starting for home Wednesday.
Col Massy late postmaster Of Alexandria, has been
appointed the Governors staff in place Of Col
Strother appointed adjutant. general Col. Hart, aid.
Is officiating confidential secretary to the Gov.
ernor Col Hart is New Yorker. member Of the Cd
Company 7ih Regiment National Guard, for 9 long
time an army correspondent one Of the New York
dales was captured by the Rebels confined In Castle
Thunder three months and on his release sppoint
ed to position in the service in which he rapidly
with distinction.
The work Of mastering ont the troops In and sbou,
Richmond is progressing very rapidly. In the Twenty
fourth Corps twenty regiments have been disposed
Of within the past week two Ofthe First Division,
Gen Foster the lysth and 20tth Pennsylvania, lfsth
New.York and lltb Maine have left for home For the
9th and cd Illinois and lssh NewYork mastering out
papers and pay rolls being prcpareds9h and Tooth
New. York 55th Pennsylvania eth Maine. 2ith Massa
chusets 10Th Connecticut and a9th Illinois to be de
,ermined upon. Ofthe Second Division. Gen Turner,
commanding Department Of Henrico late commandAni.
tho 3ith Massachusetts. tL Pennsylvapia 10th ard
l23d Ohio iith i2th and 18th West Virginia gone,
leaving the sd Illinois and 10th West Virginia undsr
Col Curti.s com mDsnd still on duty. Offhe Third Di.
vision Gen. Deyens, the l0ta. l2th and 18th New Iamp
SHIRE 9th Vermont 10th Massachusetts,, 2st Connecti-
cut and ilsth NewYork have been relieved the 9Th
and nth Connecticut 18th Vermont Battalion I'd New
Hampshire 9eth NewYork. ssth and issth Pennsyiss-
MIA are expecting 70 leave their present camp at MAJ
chester ana move Cnercrneid. The elst New York
are at Williamsburg the e6th Ncw.York at City
Point. the 5th Maryland at Newport News and the
18th Wisconsin at Charlottesville What disposition
of the artillery will be made have learned There
are at present enoamped about the city the i7th New
York expecting to be off almost any moment Battery
A and +, LIST Pennsylvania; Batteries X and NJ. Sd
NewYork, f. 5th United States A. lat United States.
an Bcger's Rhode Island Battery. McKenze's. for.
nery Kautxs cavalry. will undoubtedly be retained for
a while II Is distributed a. follows: ith Massachu.
sets Goth New.York jth Pennsylvania and lst Dis.
trict Columbia at Manchester lst NewYort Mounted
Rifles at edercksburg; llth Pennsylvania at Char
lotevie; Sd New York AZ Norfolk.
1 APPEND the follow ing very wholesome order rea.
tive 20 the coored people. which no doubt vi" he read
with interest A. NJ u.
BuRp 40 OF RFPu0rTs FREEDMEN AND ABas
posTD LAsDs HDQRs. Assf..CoANf,.IoNEA sTATBf
OF VIRGINIA KicHHOSD Va. June -. 1903
Lieut. II. = MERRILL dssisfdr, RHdrferudsfu.
LIEUTENANT: Having been ordered 10 report To fhis
Bureau Il duty you are hereby appointed Supcrnen-
dent of Freedmen for the City Of Richmond and Hen
rico County On assuming this charge you VIII at once
trcts and appoint an officer as AssistantSupefheh'
dent over each. =,
You win possible, take census Of all col
ored people within your District 10 accordance win
the ACCOMMODATING form. marked A. Your duties VIII
be- protect the negroes In their rights as fecmen 10
In their present state OF hepessness they are
not oppressed or injured by their former masters WIN
false charges or M Just punishment
You will aid them by your advice In making con
tracts for their services, II such contracts are key to
be injurious their interests in all other cases. leave
hem free % make their bargains.
You will let them also understand that when their
contracts for services are made with the whites they
ARE under obligations to aud must fulfill the same. You
Will annul ali contracts that may have been made with
the Freedmen that are injurious and nnconsconnble.
Cultivate as far ms possible among them friendly
spirit toward the ciizens and ,heir former MASTERS AZ
explain TO them the relations that exist between capital
AID their labor, and how each is dependent upon Inc
other. .
Yon will Issue ratons 10 any person able to work
for whom en- ployment be found Require each as.
snt superintendent to keep register OF all coored
persons able 10 work aud without employ ment IN ms
sub district aud aid such persons IN hnding places 70
work When employ ment IL found, let the accompany
inc form Of cont marked II, be made out ~ trpi
cate one copy be furnished each Of the parties and
one copy filed IN the Oice Of the Assistant Supcrin'
tendent.
Look after the yegrants and II after being admon'
sbed they do not provide themselves with honest labor
tnrn Them over 10 work under military guard without
payment until they ready 10 WORK for themselves
The peculiar laws thai have governed these people
being no longer IN operton. you VIII consider th.m
under the same laws that govern hee laborers
throughout tbc North. Your attention is particularly
called 20 the improvidence of Freedoms you VIII in-
struct m, m that their rights In at they may possess
will now be protected and that neither laws or pfo,l
ma,ions can make them really free, until by hugay
and economy they place themselves in a situation
where teir dependence Government or charity ior
support shall cease The unsettled con tion OF these
neore viii be likely 10 give yOu trouble Beyond the
change necessary for the purpose Of uniting families
Won will discourage their wandering. except such
changes as may be neediul for labor To- ma ihe pest
mnrEet All oIpban children and helpless and infrIn
ner,ons that have no one TO care for them VIII be re-
moved from the city at comfortable nome now
bcuQ proyded for them. Very respectfully your obo
dieu1 servant, q. BRowS Captain and a. q NJ
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