, 1865-09-08
GEN. SLOCUM,S ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS Dp'r OF MISSISSIPPI
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q afrocianat5on Of the Provisional Governor Of the
a S:des iar de- orrahhaen ii nitaty loTea SCI
Wide the Grncrul Government deems It neces>
sars 10 nsssntain Its authority here hy armed force
1t u iupoFtnut that The powers and duties ot the
The State Of Mississ,ppt was one Of the first that
engaged In the recent rebellion. For more than
four Srsrs al her energies bsye been devoted 70 8
haustion, ehe lsa been compelled ID tay down her
arrrs; buk no orders have yet been received by
the military authorities On duty here, indicating
position which sha Voluntarily assumed toward shu
5Gs IT, sss i: ssfs ssa to
cd Provisional Governor, With power to call
Convention for the accomplishment Of .ha! purpose.
etrv'ng o9der and Of executing the laws Of Con.
ir,4s und the orders Of the War department.
T1,e otdets defining the rights end privileges to be
pans fthc State. and The duties devolying upon
military officers In the execution Of these orcrs,
lcofaen OF delicate Future It haE certainly hccn
far Us he has obscfd, Of ali Officers On duty In the
Ette, 70 execute these oEdcrs ta spirit 81 coaclta
lion and iorbc=rancs; and. while oht{ing fmptci!ly
possible 10 llc cptopis Whje ihe military aa,iIori-
a. hsse ssted IL & this snai and n,ss; ssse
patcd, the Provisional Goreruo. has thought
proper, Without consultation With the department
Commander, with cry olher Officer OF TIC tailed
every county, ur.ing The syoune men At the State
vino have 20 Distinguished themselves for galtant-
-, rsspnd promply TO hi: cal!; meaning r. the;coy T
tke ar1ns with which they have been opposing cur
Government. Such force. II orgnnizei Is proposed
l. 10 be independent Of 1lle Military autlofity no%
nsseent, End superior in strength 70 The United
ssur; mea, vEo haxe 50 ,li.sinsqi=hed tten-
teyes, e he armed nd osEnnisrd laaepsfa.
TIT; nese acd 10 ALLOW them to operate In counties
puw sa1r1Ecncd by colored ,troop!, filled, many
Dt ihtse mcu ere, nol ony with pre5u4Eice against
der ' 1esasIsc % 70 freedmen. hat even asalnst our
al once, and increase IN tcn-fod degree the did1;
'l tbas ihe ID dsy " wia soon cone when ,hs soans
men called upon by Goternor shaTkey nnd e. the
| colored men now serlug In the United State!
.ssSn sad Il ePeos tSF el e. e. e
Tqisnas Of m eolored Iace 10 have tho II
an oNeial rzoe.arn naion ~ rem % " f.os's,9na aa.
IN tITe1,uent @ @ ss <a;ss ;. .tiea,ptc But as .he
ouestiuns On which these Two ca. VI! % canet
10 cooperate a1e those with regard u ."nea aaets
particularly 10 lie eous11ction Of certain laas
live 10 freedmen, The commanding General prriSrs
to postpone The trial for the present. It 4 the
e1less q esey eoed c esen, l. 70 hssic d. Jay when IL
trocpt can, With kaicE, be withdrawn from ihas
Stale and lhe people he lctt to exeeuis theas own
lars but thts will not he hzEtcued by ut1ntnE at
The proclamation The Provisional Governor "a
Lsst o. 'hs supposed n:ees4ly q nssef,n ~ ans
Gaisfioi Of crime by bad men. Ii l. remarkable
laet that most ofhe outragea have been committed
ceored people. Southern ciuyenr have hecn hailed
bs these outlaws, but ut 1uce rcieaesd md informed
that they had been stopped y mis!aEe; and these
Iariics hy whom they were halted, although frank.
| II acknowledging tilat they Enew Them.
Gov; shsskey- IN sommunieattna ~fiacn s atcr .gs
1nnde, setting forth tho ncces=ity for s1eh osaii@
alien eta1cst That the people atn unwilling y glNf
'its 3hIe Ill I'D M 10 DC aeeeon q thess oa
In. :, snd eccxtsss remedy Tor these evils tht
eznils Of tue very people Who sfase to g'ss such
A bclle1 plan viii be 10 disa1,n al such citizens
been sert here 10 restore order md pcace
crs give nolloe At oncr 10 al persons within shc1'
.e>psrt.c districts that no military organizations
e1ccp1 those under tho control o. The Enitd State:
aqo w ~ aa iaa, anV m a,eps @ is msss
10 orkunixe after sactl notice. those engaged IN Il
vii be arrested. Whenever any oa5agcs alc con,
n:ander Of the post nearest the poot al which u.
oncr 10 committed Will report The iart ot once 4
the District commande1 w59 VIII M aoE'hw1m " a senf
| The officer In command OF attrb force will q
oncc dis:rm every citizen within ten Inilc
Of the place where The oannce was committed. ]
! any citizen, posscssirg Information which Wonlt
LEAD 10 The capture of the ont1ass. refuse to In
part the he will be arrested and held Tor trial
The troops will be 1uartereh On his premises, mi
men and animals. These viiiains can be arrested
nuicss they receive encouragement ftom eonae POI
t!pn Of the community In which they opefate; m
such romsaanIies untt be held tceponsthle fot thei
! nctA, and must be made to rcaliZe the tDcritabl
consequences Of counteuanctng euch outrages. ,
| Dy order Of, Maj. Gen. ElocuD.
]. WARnES MILLER,
| Assistant Adiutaut Genurpl,