The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-01

NNi'A AiN'ii, I'S'tS, IlOiit'>H''S 'tiitl ll1ul
were issued to the hospital; dil not
know w:lcn the ,lead-lin was cst"-
blishcd; DID not know OF Capt. Wirz
shooting any prisoners; /, nurse was
put in the stocks by order of Capt.
Wirz; printed orders were in the pri-
son, signed by Capt. Wirz. to shoot
those who passed the dead line.
DIR. John G. Bates, Ac!iug Assistant
Surgeon ut Andersonvillc, was exam
med; lie stated that the prison WAS in
u Very filthy condition. Gangrenc,
scurvy and dropsy were very frequent
The Court adjourned.
Izc"dG':'s Assistant Commissioners,
BUREAU REFUGEE, IatHln>rE
AND AEASrcNED LiSp., Sn5"ru
CAEoLlNA. GEORGIA AND EI.uElpA.
Beaufort. $. G., August Is. 1eG5.
Circ'''.r 30. Q.
10 ns.' free,iu,~.A u" .SpUti C,roti.,,,
":o1Yi1 u1,d FTorjh:
In entering upon that portion Of
my duty which rrlates to vour wei
fare, deem it proper 10 address; to
You = few words uf counsel! Ev the
Emancipation Proclamation of i'rrSi-
,'..',;' ;.;;;.'...::. :i!& i;M. .: <a4:.!...<,
an'l tle Will Of God, vou have i4rn
declared ''turt>er free; All tAc out-
set q Eonr new career, it Is i,>1n,t-
ant Shat you should ,lnl;Es;:, u; s..,>."
OF the duties and scspo .%ihi!!::t1irs -
f!aG.imen. Iour first ,iiltJ is l., go to
work at whatever honest labor youn'
=.
Ioou, clothing end shelter for you4'
families Bear in nind tnat a rnan
wno vii no5 vor!1 should not os al
loved TO ea5 Laooc Is a.noo!.as TO
the c:::a-;s>c..e-, s-ca, = c:;y1J.y directed
brings 70 tie 3a5orcr -! The. con! torr,
21d l2:22ries Of life, The ONLY areu-
Ment 1ofI to thos=: VINO would keep
you IN slavery is, that IL freedom You
will not work; that the lash /; necc,-
sary to drive YOU 10 the cotton and
rice fields; that these fail lands which
yon havo cultiv@t,o. 50 many Year, in
slavery will now be laft ,iesolatc. On
the sea islands OF SoHtll Carolina, Geor-
gla and Florida. Where your brethren
have been free for three years, they
have nobly shown how much better
they can wo.'l: u freedom. Over
forty thousand are now engaged in
cultlvating the soil their children are
being educated, and they are self-sus-
tanning, happy and free. Some are
waiting the land on shares, living one
half to the owners.
The Agents of the FrCcdmens Bu-
reau will aid YOU III making contracts
to work tot fair wages tor Your former
masters OF others who may desire to
hire you, or Will locate you on small
farms of forty acres, which YOU can
threat IN easy rent, with an oppor-
tunity to purchase ut low rates any
time within three wears These are
splendid opportunities. Freedmen,
let not day pass crc you find some
work for your hands to do. and do it
with all yoar might. Plough and
plant, dig and hoe, cut and gather in
the harvest. Let it be seen that where
in slavery there WIS raised q blade Of
corn or a pound OF cotton, in freedom
there will hc two. BE peaceful and
honest. Falschood and theft should
not be found in freedom; they arc the
vices of slavery. Keep in good faith
all your contracts and agreements,
remembering always that You are a
slave no longer. While guarding care
fully your own rights, be as careful
not to violatn yo"r nci st!lhor's. DO
unto Others as YOU would they should
do unto you -.
In cases whore you feel you have
been wronSel, it is neither wise Ior
eXpelicnt to take rcC.ross into your
own hands, hut ica,e the matter TO De
settled by three impartial flieads Of
both parties In cases OF difficulty
between white men and yourselves,
you should appeal to one OF the Agents