The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-18

CVCut0r 40. j.
Whereas q large amount of land in the
State OF Virginia, and in other States that
have been III Insured ton, has been aban-
doned BY ClslUEal owners and is now beng
cultivated bv trccdllc1;; and whereas the
owners Of such lards are attempting 10 OBJ
tain possession ot tae1n, and thus deprive
the trccumtA. Of the fruits of tnt;r industry:
1t is ordered thaT all abandoned lands ir
said States now under cultivation by the
freedmen, be retained in tilc:r possession
until the crops now growing shall be secured
fbr their benefit, unless full and Just com
pcns'.ion be ,nadc for their labor and its
products and Tor expenditures.
The above orticr Will not be so construed
as to reGevc disioI al persons from the c,n-
sequences 0t their oisioyally, and the ar
pllcatlon for the restoration Of thyil lands,
by this class of r.rs"ns. will i'll 40 case is
entertained by amy military authority.
o. q. HOWARD, Maj. Gen,
Commissioner Of Bureau Of Freedmen,
Refugees and Abandoned Lands
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OFFICE,
NAshISGToN, May y, 1865.
AL military authorities will sustain the
Commissioner Of the 3,,rc;:,: OF ls.su,yoos.
Freedmen and .Abaudoi:ed Lands, and aid
him In the execution Il the above crLier.
Dy direction Of the Secretary H War.
f. i. Tow NSHND,
Assistant .Adjutan.-Gti.ora..
II. Tie provisions oi the above circu a.
Will ho strictly ~::-'"':,G throughout th
States OF South Carolina, ticnrgiA .ts.. L..-
, i;da. Complaints ija.r neIIl mace - ness
Headquarters ti:nl n I.:any Instances, tor
mcr oWnC rs o: p!ans-.:uiis alu si:.:,s Who
I Arc low allowed - :c!:..liIl on ti.,.ia. .:iti
upon condition dhat the, a!.n. un>c To their
former slaves that they are free, and mako
with ti'cm fa!r and equitable agreements
Whereby full and u>t compensation shall
be made for their labor ;liu It's products.
are, IN defiance of this order, still forcing
Their torncr slaves to work iur tn,iu. and
continue to hold them in slavery, even TO
the extent OF shooting them down il thcy
dare to assert thclr freedom. and fail utterly
to atiAlt or announce to l!!onl in any way
that they are frec. Such acts arc disloyal
to the Government and III plain violation of
its policy.
1t is hereby or,i.rcd ,llat all persons en-
| plovlnS the freedmen n agricultural and
mcchanlcal pnrsil''s within the States of
South Carolina, tcorS Sia ana Elorit:a, who
.all, by the 18th of August. To announce to
| those III their employ tic fact Ihat they arc
1rcC. ana fall to recognize them rs free men
and to make suitable agreements with thcla
whereby Il Just and equitable compensation
WY be secured to them for their labor, will
be h"d Is dlsloval To the United States Go
.erllncnt, and their property will be sub
Jcct tost'Zlre and division among the freed
men, III accortl41cc with the provisions of
Section Of HHiArt to Establish Bureau
for the Relief Of Freedmen antb Refugees"
approved March 3, 1o55.
III! AS the harvest time is near. and the
freedmen hHvs' been Regarded rs free by tho
United States Governmcn, since January,
1868; and as a measure OF necessity To pre-
Vent them FROM becoming paupers on it's
bounty, the fltcdlnch must be paid for thelr
labor on all lands, nor abandoned since the
commencement Of the preparation Of tho
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this year; and unless fall compensation ia
made, tO the satisfaction OF this Bureau.
the freedmen will be entitled to and will
receive onc-half Of the crop raised.
lV. Any person who shall whip or other
Wis. maltrcat any freedman because lie as
scrts tina, freedom, or for other cause, will
be held guilty before The law, and punished
for assault and battery: and any one who
shall take the life of any freedman for liko
ca,:sc, will be hcll guilty of murder.
Y. No person will be permitted to drive
the aged. in1rm and helpless from their
present places Of abode; they must be
allowed to remain where they are until such
time as. the Government shall make proper
provision for their support.
VI The Assistant commissioners III tho
States of South Carolina, Georgia and Flo
rida are required to eIlforuc;this order to the
extent oi their power, and to report to these
Headquarters all violations of it, The aid .
of every friend uf Justice and fair dealing
between man anl man. is also requested 10
bring to the notice o! the F.ccG:ncD's Ru-
rcau any failure 10 comply with It's Prov
Slons.
When the rules Of exact justice shall be
observed LII the relations between AL. EN-
ploycr an4l employed, and ,.at.l shah regard
The Others rights, then VII be- practically
demonstrated, so clearly lhao none >.,
doubt, the advantages oI the free leoc.
system. BY "r1c,
Brtvo: Maj G,r. i. SNAIGN,
Asst Com. Frec;ir.'n fol s. <, Ga. ana IL.
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