Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-02-08
Sherman Establishes New Hayti in South
Carolina.

General Sherman's special fe order
No. 10, issued at Savannah, January Is,
opens with this very remarkable para
graph:
Fine islands from Charleston south tie
abandoned rice fields along the rivers. for
thirty miles back from the sea- and the
country bordering the ST. John hIver,
Florida, are reserved and set apart Tor tn e
settlement Of the negroes now made iree
By the acts OF war, and the Proclamation
OF the President of the United States
The second paragraph Is equally no.
| ticeab.c 1t is:
AT Beaufort. Hilton Head, Savannah,
| Fernandina, - Augustine and Jackson
| Vile the blacks my remain in their cho-
| sen or accus omcd yocatioas but on the
| islands and in the settlements hereafter 10
| be established. no 1c.ite person whdterer,
! ,taiesS military officers and Sot1IerS de-
| taiied Ter duty, niU be permitted to re-
/ SIDE and the soie and Exclusive mana9 :
/ ment Fl affairs will be eft To the freed
| people themselves subject only To the
/ United States military authority anu the
| acts OF Congress Bv the laws al war, and
| orders OF the President of the United
/ States. the negro i free, and must lie dealt
! with aS such lie can not he subject IL
! cunscription or forced military ser lee
! save Is the written orders OF the hl@hes'
/ military authority ofthe department. under
such regulations aS the President or on
eres& NAV prescribe. Domestic servants
! 'iackSnlths. carpenters, ani other me
chanics will he free u select their OWN
| work and residence; but the Young and
able bodied ne roes must lie ENCOURAGED
=
/ United States 70 contribute their share
! towards maintaining their own freedom
| ami securing their rights as citizens oil the
/ United States The negroes 40 en- listed
wil he organized into companies, battnl-
ions and regiments. under the order oi the
! Cni-ed states military authorities, and
will be paid. fed and clothed .ccordin. Il
/ 'aw. The bounties paid ON cnliStmen
NAV. with the consent of the recruit, @t
To assist his family and sett emcnt. in pro
curing agricultural i'm. loments. scel, tools
/ boats, clothing and other artic es neceSsa
~ Tor their eiihood >
According to the regulations following
each negro f.miiv "shall have a plot o
not more than forty acres of tillable land,
| after complying with certain regulations
made and provided 1t takes three re-
/ snectable heroes heads of families, Il
form n settlement and they can procure
a license to settle; and Whenever
negro has enlisted IN the military service
nf the United States lie NAV locate hI'
family In anv one OF the settlements a
| y oasure. and acquire n homestead and
| other rights and privileges of n settler, n,
though present in person In like manner
heroes NAV sptt their families and en-
/ gaze on board the gunboats. or IN fishing
or in the navigation of the inland waters
F! without LOSING any claim to land or other
/ advantages derived from this system Bat
! no one. unless IN actual settler, as above
! defined. or unless absent on Go eminent
service viii he entitled to claim any right
/ to land or property in any settlement, by
I virtue Of these orders
1 General Saxton is appointed inspector
/ of Settlements and Plantations, and 1t Is
( his duty 10 visit the settlements, to | ECU
! late their 20 ice and general management,
and furnish. persona II, to each head of a
/ family. subject to the approval of the Pres
ilcnt Of the United States. Il posseSsorF
ti'lc in writing, giving as near as possible
the description OF boundaries, and who
shall adjust all claims or conflicts that
INV arise under the same. subject to the
Ike approval, treating such titles altogcEh-
e. 4 = pos eS~orv.
Tha, this order il one Of the most extra
ordinary and important issued during the
war. will be understood as soon as the
neople become acquainted with its terms.
South Carolina is fit for 4 negro colOay.-
There wen d be- poetic and al other sorts
at Justice iH con erUin@ that unwhoiesomc
sovereign State to use 50 wholesome