The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-28
DING 81 DE freedmea,s Rareaa D
sVlElr RsFuoErs. Frr1DnEs.


Duties Of the Freedmen's Bureau De.
hned.
BUREku REFueEEs, FnErpxEv.
AND ABAETOkED LANDS.
OFFICE OF ASST c Mr. KgkruoKT.
TRxKEssEg An NORTH ALsHAMA. .
NAsBFHLE, TESs July 24.h, 1856.
cireuar No. ?.
For the information Of all parties
concerned, the following facts relating
to the establishment Of this Bureau nv
Congress, together with rules and reeu.
lations prescribed fer its
are published.
Es-TABLIsBMEST OF hi BUREAU.
An act of Congress- approved March
Sd, 1865, established in The Wa De-
partment, q Bureau of REFUGEES. Freed
men, q Abandoned Lands, 70 which
was committed the supervision and
management OF ali abandoned lands.
4 the control of all subjects relative
10 the refugees and freedmen from the
rebel States, or from any district of
country within the territory embraced
IN the operations Of the army, under
SUCH rules and regulations as might be
prescribed by the head of the Bureau.
and approved by the President
Congress further enacted that the Com
missioner of this Bureau, under the
direction of the President. shall have
authority to set apart for the use ofloyal
refugees and freedmen, such tracts of
ant within the insurrectionary States
as shall have been abandoned. or 10
which the United States shall have ac-
CURED title by ~conhscstion, or sale. or
otherwise, and 10 every male citizen
whether refugee or freedman. 50 afore.
SAID, there shall not be assigned more
than forty acres Of such land: and the
person 10 whom it is SO assigned shall he
protected in the use and erioyment oe
the ands for the term Of three vearp
at an annual rent not exceeding siT Dar
centum upon the value of SUCH land es
1t was appraised by the State sutbogi-
ties In the year eighteen hundred and
sixty Tor the purpose of taxation.
AT . n Vi SAID tenn, Or 1T anv
time during said term, the occupants of
such parcels ofland may purchase the
same ard receive title thereto. as the
United States can convey, upon paving
therefor the value of the land as ascer.
tanned Tor the purpose Of determining
the annual rents as aforesaid
ABANDONED PROPERTY.
All property, real or personal. from
which the lawful owner has been. or i
goluatay absent, and Engaged. q,
has been, in arms or Otherwise ajdino
or encouraging the rebellion, has beer
declared by Congress TO be abandoned
ORGANIZATION OF BUREAU !
The President Of the United States :
by General order Of War Dapsrtmen, 4
dated May Y, 1865, organized the RI y
reau and appointed as its head a Corr.
missioner, Msj0r GenereIO o Howar I
The Undersigned was appointed Assist =
ant Commissioner for the states ~ I
kentucky and Tennessee, and North /
Nashville
The District viii be sub-diyided and II
agencies Of the Bureau established a. :,
poin's easy OF access to-the citizens.
TIE WORE OF BgRRAu. =
The work Of the Bureau will ba the L
promotion Of productive industry. the
settlement Of those so lately slaves in
homes Of their own, with the guarantees Vi
their absolute freedom, and tbeir q
rlght 10 justice before the law as set y,
.orth 10 the proclamations of the Presi. rO
and the laws Of Congress the
Of various intelIieepce
TO aid In permanently esiablfshing
peace and securing prosperity.
COMPENSATED LABOR r.
Every effort viii be made 70 renSa- e
he people selfsuppoTting, and IL IL h.
ieved that this can be easily done IL =
he introduction Of practical scbemes Of chr
compensated labor into every section va,
the country is welcomed in good r.
aith, ana receives the hearty ~eneonr. sor
igement OF the late slRve-mastera. va
The freedman must be free to choose
ans own employer. No fixed rated ~
wages viii be prescribed. The agents
u the Bureau will see that eoni3abls w
are entered into between the oa'
.mployer and the employee and their q
nvioiabihly enforced ppon both NJ tina
les. The sum heretofore received 4, sns
he master FOR the hire of men sjFor5s 9ts
n approximate test Of The valpa ~ snd
aboh HE change of circumstance
nd the increased value Of the 800
tsples Of the South, will be taken ~
consideration Wages will be scenes
q len upon the crops raised The n
Utilization Of lands for an interest," ~
crops produced will Re encoura oa5
peeial efforts will be made 70 ~sst.ls
people on lands OF their own -.
roylded IN the Act of Congress- estsb-
shlng this Bureau Pair NAV" a iii -
lat as demanded for the eolora5 81; y
N, and lair play he must be euaron. -
ed Compulsory labor, except Tor tba
.sal punishment oT.crime, viii not be
JUSTICE
A1nerences arising between iha free5
en- or between themselves and oihers
III be aeJuoicated By officers apS
,ents OF thls Bureau, except Al ~places
mere the clvli courts receive the tasti -.
OF the colored citizens Tba -
os right TO Justice before The L.
ali be maintained. lie Will recos-~
e same punishment for crimes as -
VS. impose upon white people.
RELIEF EMBELLISHMENTS
reedmen's camp and refugee homes
u be discontinued as speedily al ww
OF relief can obtain emnlos -
mt None but the absolutely wortby
and destitute viii receiys
from the government and
u but temporarily.
TIE AoSD AND ISFIKu
compulsory removal OF The al
1 inirm colored people from 49,
nes 10y former masters must NOT ~
nitted oHoars ard agents Of tbs
eau Will take into consideration he I'D
per care Of this class in making CO...
rs for labor % be performed =, Isvta
1tations where they may be- Int VASE
ltasions and homes from which tbe lsuear
and faithful freed people are driven n
y. wiil be seized and treated =
soonsd property for the benest a.
homeless and helpless class az -
on Con
TIE UsIry o. FANurEs 40. >
le unity OF families and sn 7ae-iml
Is Of the family relation vii be-. e
guarded re- -
EDUcaTIDE
g educabonal snd naorpt eov
E people whose Interests - Huiaon
litted TO this Bureau VIZ .e oeen
arnest attention Of its " 0elVe
e. Benevolent and , ano