The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-15

LIE following CIRCULAR IRON Head
Il. qnartqEsBurcau Of Freedmen, Refugees
ana Ahaud6ncd Lands, is rcpublishcd for
th., information OF all whom it may concern:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF FkEEDMEN, RLFvGEEs AND
ABANDONED LANDS,
WA$u;HGToS, d. e.. May o. 1SC5Ns,
Circ"'n,- No. ).
Whereas large amount of land in the
STATE of ir,inia, and in other States that
have been III instruction, has been aban,a3
doncd b.: 'tisloval owners and is now beipRSs
cultivated by ircr'lmcn and whereas =
owners OF such lands are attempting toj
tain possession Of them. and thus depf4 y
the freedmen of the fruits OF their industiS.ss
1t Is ordered that all abandoned IandSS4E
sad states noH under cultivation Ey the
freedmen, be retained i'll their pOssessioN
until the crops now growing shall be secureds.
for their benefit, unless fun and just com.
prns&tlun be made for their labor and it's
products nld for expenditures.
The above order will not be 80 construed
as To relieve dsloya! persons from the con-
sequences Of tticir dlsloyalty, and the ap-
plcatl"n tor the restoration Of their lan1ts, 3
by tins class OF persons, will in no case sb6A
entertained hy any military authority. %s Ss
.. q. HOWARD, Maj. Gen, ~
Commissioner of Bureau of Freedmen
RctuScrS and AbandDncu Lands
WAE DEPARTMENT, "<
AIJUTANT-GENTIAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGToN, May %, 1863
All military authorities Will sustain tho
Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees
Freedmen and Abandoned lands and aid
him III the execution of the above order
BY direction OF the Secretary of War.
l.. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-G c, neral
~. The provisions of the above circular
Will be strictly enforced throughout tho
, Hia;cS OF S"nln Carolina, Georgia and Flo
i'ida Complaints have been mad. al tL,so
IL nav, !,
lner "wn"rs OF Plantations and slaves. who
are now allowed to remain on their lands
upon condition tha, they announce to their
'"liilor slavrs that they are zoe and make
with them tar and equitable agreements,
Wlicrcov full and just commentator shall
be made Tor tl!cir labor anu its products.
arc, III defiance of this order, still forcing
thclr 13r1lrr slaves to work for them and
continue to hold them in sluv,'iv :, even 10
the extent of shooting them down II :hcy
dare TO assert their freedom, and fail utterly
to admit or announce to them in any wav
That they are free. SUCH acts are disloyai
to the Government and in plain violation of
It's l.'!!CN.
1t is hcrcby'ordcrcd that all persons en-
pl"viliS the freedmen i'll agricultural and
mechanical pursuits within the States Of
Solith Carolina, Georgia and Florida, who
fall, by the 10Th OF August, to announce to
those lii their employ the fact that they are
free, and fail to recognize them as free mon
and to make suitable agreements with them
Whereby just and equitable COMPENSATION
VIII be secured to them tor their labor, will
be held as tiSloyal to the United States Co
vrrnmcnt, and thciI property will be sub
Jcct to seizure and division among the frccG-
men, III accordance with the provisions of
Section i OF an ''Act to Establish Bureau
for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees"
approved 'la.ch ,, 1865.
III. AS the harvest time is near and the
freedmen have been regarded as free bv tho
Onitcd States Government since January,
1863; and as Il measure Of ncccSsitv to pre-
vent them from becoming paupclS on it's
bounty. the freedmen must be paid for their
labor on all lands, not abandoned since the
commencement OF the preparation of the
ground for seed up to the harvest time of
this Year: and unless full compensation il
made, to the satisfaction of this Bureau,
the freedmen will be entitled to and will
receive onc-llalf of the crop raised.
~. Any person who shall Whip or other
wise maltrrat any freedman bccanse he as
Serts that freedom, or for other cause, will
be held guilty before the law, and punished
for assault and battery; and any one who
slrall take the life OF any freedman for like
cause, will be held guilty of murder
V. No person will be permitted to drive
the aged, intrm and helpless from their
present places of abode; they must bo
time as the Government shall make propcr
provision for their support.
vi. The Assistant Commissioners in the
States Of South Carolina, Georgia and Flo
rda are required to enforce this order tho
extent OF their power, and to report to llcsc
Headquarters all violations of it, The aid
OK every friend OF justice and fair dealing
between man and man, is also requested to
BRING to the notice OF the Frcedmcn's B,.-
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