The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
The freedmen i'm nGe0rgia--AnI Ina
POrtant order.

New YORK, Oct 30-The Tribune's
Washingtonspecial says: Chaplain French
who has recently travelled extensively in
the interior of Georgia, addressing nearly
$4,000 freedmen, and many thousand
planters, as to their relative duties, is
here He reports great destitution among.
many thousand freedmen, especially
among those sent into the State for safe
keeping by their former owners on the
surrender OF the rebel army. Many cit
izcns are glad that slavery is done away.
The excess of freedmen above the ability
of the planters to employ or support, is
causing great embarra ssment and threat
ems serious trouble unless relief in some
that homesteads in the public lands of
Florida might relieve many thousands
Several men, high in authority here, are
understood to favor this plan. The freed
men, generally plead for schools. Chap
lain French has been recommended, by
order of the President, at the joint re-
quest of Generals Steadman, Larkin and
Gilmore, and ordered to report to Gen.
Howard. He goes North to represent
the wants of the freedmen. rs, ,,za.i .r.I
The receipts from Internal Revenue on
Saturday amounted to 81 ,083, ,480 76. .a
The following important order relative
to the mastering out of the veteran re-
serve corps was issned on Saturday. The
order apparently contemplates the reten-
tion either in the military or civil ser
vice of all who desire it, where disability
entite them to the favorable .considera-
tion Of the governments:
WAR Dept, ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE, 4
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 1865.
General Order, No. 1861 ,,assf ue
In view of the very numerous applica-
tions for discharge, by members of the
veteran reserve corps, department com
manders will cause all organizations of
that corps within the geographical linn
its of their command, to be paraded be-
fore general, or general staff officer, as
soon after the receipt of this order as
practicable. Any general OF. general staff
officer on duty within the limits of the
department, whose services can be spared,
may be detailed for this purpose. The
officer will question each officer and en-
listed man SO paraded whether he wishes
to be discharged or to remain in the SER
vice, and win make out separate lists Of
those who wishaa discharge, and of those
| who wish to remain ingthe service. Each
! list will then be read before the officers
and men, who will have an opportunity to
correct it, so that it will be true expres-
sion of their wishes on the subject. The
officer will visit all those may be absent
from the parade, and in similar manner
obtain their wishes and enter. names or
the proper rolls. .foss..g
| The rolls of officers and men who wish
to be discharged will then be handed over
to the commissary Of musters, who will a
once muster out of the service those
whose names are on the rolls of such as
desire discharge He will obtain from
from regimental officers the necessary da
ia and complete the rolls of those WHIT
desire to remain in the service so as tt
Eexhibit their rank and degree of disabil
Eity. These rolls when completed will be
forwarded to the. Adjutant General
Names of officers and men belonging tt
different companies or regiments will no
! be borne on the same rolls. In any 0
the above cases the rolls of those wht
wish to remain in servicsras we'll as those
who wish for discharge will be made OF
the prescribed blanks for muster and de-
scription rolls and will contain full infor
nation according to the form, of thu
blank. Department commanders will SCI
/ that the order is executed with prompt
ness.
By order of tho Secretary of War.
| CSignedl L. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.