The Abbeville bulletin. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
VOLUME T. NO. 3.

ton Of your parole. forfeiture uf your oath.
Nearly nll the difficulties attending tho imme-
di"tc emancipation Of SO large class, and ths
transition from slave to free labor, could be
removed entirely. or greatly mitigated by
cheerful acquiescencc on the part Of all.
Some very foolish, if not very wicked men
are contributing not only to their own injury,
1"s that OF the entire state. BY disregardine
ine Inc .:,ghts Of the freedmen. they contemn and
despise the authority Of the United Statea and
| render necessary the preseuce Of military DOW. o
or, to prevent that Which they ought not to
DO. and to accomplish that they ought to effect.
10 day the spirit Of rebellion with some 10
| strong. The spirit Of rebellion against The
emancipation of sluvery. rebellion against tha
rights freedom grants to all, without regard to
| color or rank No one cnn deny that manv
ave believing slavery will not be destroyed by
a refusal Of the States TO mend the constit1.
t.oE. Many are striving TO embarrass tho
system Of free labor. with view to show the
world that slavery ought not 10 be abolished:
also to make the condition Of the freedmen
miserable, so they should feel that their con-
dit'on was preferable in slavery to freedom.
| Another fact il evident, that the fre.tlmem
have no confi'lcncein their former nns,.r.
| ihry look upon them rs those through whom
ior years they have been held in servitutle, and
who they fear would lose no opportunity 70
remand them back to slavery.
Win ifcse facts conceded. the course Of
! the former muster is l'a:n Tho dogma Of
bloody drlusi6n Of secession. taught from vomr
earliest infancy; Slavery. with which YOU
have b"c, reared from t,r cradle. have in con
sequence Of your own nc,s, been forever des.
| treycd. They are dead, with no more ho2a
of resurrection than n separate Ccnfcl.r.ry:
| buried heneati, the best blood Of the repul,lic
nnd amidst the graves of hundreds Of thou
! sands whom the nation will mourn for yeurs
on put III peril your own institutions anl
your own country to destroy this rcnulIic md
tailed accept now the fruits Of the rebellion.
| bitter though they be; and carry out the far1s
of -FOUR surrender and allegiance in the spiri.
OF chlvalric men do not because you may 10
distant from military post. visit upon tho
nnd rcsentments yJTfeel against the United
StateA
However obnoxious it may be. every Innn j,
Tree and and mus: be treated as SUCH shat demo
the whole IS accomplished, aud nearly every
obstacle removed. You have been for y,ur.
learning the folly of resistance to the Govern:
lnent and have been almost ruined. SURRENDER
now at The outset all prejudice against umiver.
sal liberty. Your own happiness aud pros.
rerIty demand it. Encourage the sys,ein nf
'rre Labor. ieve:"p it' Resources. aud ,ln
waste places Will blossom once more, aud rr.,s
grow green "a battle plains. Your own wei
fare 'ivrenls "n the welfare Of the c..l..reI
race. li'o;it his !a'"r Your fields will not
i.c cultivated. your wealth nut increase.
When y"u make his condition miserable. n
III.
I''at him kindly. Learn him by Your acts
that You consider him free anil desire not to
Icdce.
After four years Of bitter war, after you had
cNhausc cd all the resources Of a mighty Soc.
the l'rowesa OF brave people, You ask that
We may be lencnt forgIvinS, and not exnr.
peral. Your people. What YOU ask will be
granted. The Governm.n: Of the United
s,a,es. IT'S people its army; every officer and
solder Viii 'rc"t you kindly. In return they
ASK tiIht what is ineted ont to- you who have
done 50 much of wrong to yourselves and the
republic, shall be cheerfuliy by you n,etsd out
to people without guilt. who. arc free because
they canitet avoid il, who have not beeti 9 ven.
required to stretch forth the hand toxnLe tha
pr ffered boon. A people faithful while yo,i
were absent in the army, neither destroying
your lands, houses or family Yet never
known to withhold aid or betrHy the path of
the Union prisoner.
i You'eanHot expect the sudden change in
your system of labor to work smooth Y at frat
The negro Is 10 be learned to discharge tho
duties aud obligations freedom enioins "a
well as true conception of the rights it
| guarantees.
He is to be taugh: that th:7e is no immunity
from :nbor; that in tho sweat of his brow must
he earn his bread. That lie is not entitled 10
any share of his former masters land. or mul..
or stock. That he has only been given The
title to himself; that lie can no NOR. be sold
y" .',e aucI'on piock. That the wife cannot
be taken from his bosom, the child from hi,
side, and sold forever from his sight That
vagrancy, and ldleness and theft will be pun
ished ny tho proper authority, because thew
are crimes in oil regulated society. That
while no can make contracts he is bound By
he canuUt throw down tho hoe and abandon
the crop at pleasure, but will be required faith,
fully to labor and obey his employer in nll
lawful commands. and not absent himself from
his duty without permission. That he must be
respectful and courteous, that insolence !. M
more to be tolerated from O freeman than 4
slave
Most OF this instruction must be impaired by
their former owners, how necessary tha, they
should learn to recognize the rights and there.
oy De placed IN position moro effestually to
Teach tho duties of freedmen.
Many OF the freedmen are declining 10 SIGN
contracts unless they eau be told by PROPER
authority they areright The power to pun
ish reserved IN some contracts, and the con-
tinuauce Of the lash, have moved their r'susni-
elons ana they prefer working on. leaving: it
10 the employers to give them what they
choose, for fear by making a mark on paper
they Will sign away some Of their liberty.
After consultation with citizena of this section
it Is proposed TO form basis of remuneration.
10 general order, which will be just to all, to
apply where no contract has been made and
which will extend to all the districts in Iii.
command. 80 =.
The many good citizens who are contr bu.
ting' by word and deed. to have accepted the
new order OF affairs, will deserve well Of their
State. II they can so mould public sentiment.
that the same spirit which led to rebellion four
years ago may now be powerless to embarass
their communities by thwartiug the design Of
the government
Courts will soon be- established in ey.rv
district within this command. as directed Ly
orders from Dep. Head Quarters, where les.
umony Of witnesses will be taken without re.
gard 10 color. q: (! 81 s... - - = !,
In order to assist this section Of tie State.
fully explaining TO air. tile planter, and freed,
men, the nas.s->as their rights and dpties. tla
d Brew Big aHasGl C6m.dg, Z VIII s1SSona,..
three OF four PlaSsa 10 each District 81 hisI'
!,qa haei,g aStiss ytl bs eiya where meet
Sis long ride g the Court aoass aa ef tis