The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-09

dem md AMI in view If the bursssns ALREADY
imposed uaon our ,eepie hy the expens Of a " r
there ar few cases in which an ofeer Hoe Jussfsa
| In confirming custam liable to many annsees anH
ncreasng so much the expenditures OF the S0osienee
/ Deaaa trsent
General Order No log frana the war -Depat-
merit, Adjutant GenrraTs Ofhee. Of da'e May 3ist:
Is65 max IL The duty of Department. District and
Post Commanders ana other commanding officers TO
sEs ~.eh ast.;ss os ofieers ard saldiers
may be reqnired bv the Assistant o.
| the Bnresu Of Freedmen Refugees and abandoned
Lands and 20 eender them snd Other oi1eeTs OF sgid
Burean anv aid that be required by them Ii the
| performance Of their afisisl duties
Every officer shenld as once make hinseit Iamlhar
with the Act of Congress establishing taiS Bufesv,
ana with oil orders and circulars pertaining to tse
subject SC that accurate jndgment may he formed As
tn the and duties Of the officers OF sne BureeH
While there ~honld be hesitation on tha part r.
District and Post commanders 10 renderg aid to these
officers in the discharge cf their official dufies thew
are of course, expected to know what those dHties
are; and. ia 10 aid in the xerri e OF any
powers not Authorized by law or existing eidsrs'
the establish of this Bureau. to execute in
-od faith the Proclamation of President, enasn
and their rights freedmen until such tEne
the States in which they have haen h ae slaves,
their courts, aud other rights absolutely essential h
them as freedmcr. Frequent complain are mad% -
the military authorities, and to the efcers OF the
Frecdmen's Bureau, of fsi-treatment Of col red men
by their former masters In several instances freed
men have been murdered for very trivial ofenses-in
eome in tances for merely attempting she exercise If
tights reeIy accorded to every he man tie STATE.
From these facts It appears that there is class Of
citizens who fail to realize that the institution of
slvery longer exists and that all State awsreatinE
eolored men, which Inconsistent with tho Presi
dents EN- ancipation Proclamation, null asd void
Paraersph VII Circular No 5 from me bareas .ea OF
NAV 30. 1866. which approved by President John
June Cd, 1855 makes it the duty sf officers OF
that Bureau as well of ali military officers to pur
such n course this gu stion rs must rEsut IN
convincing all classes not OILY Of the necessity of
treating formeE slaves as freemen but OF eaacing
fs. ence on the part nf the gener government
In compliance with the order above mentioned. in
every loc where the negroes are denied the right
of giving testimony before the LEGAL rihunnls or Of
appeaIRg those tribunals for Justice all dicu les
ar ing bet ween them between negroes and white
men or Indians will be adjudicated by the Assistant
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau or bJ mill
tary officers appoiAted for that purpose
VII This order. however, must not be 80 construed
give the eolored man immuniiies not accorded 10
other persons If he is charged with the violation of
law of the State or an ordnance OF any crty Tor
which offence the penalty Is i.rp posed upon white
persons upon black and if courts grant to hin the
same privileges accorded to Whit men, no in.
reference the part of the military authorizes will
be permitted Several instances have recently been
reported in which military officers claiming TO
nader TIE authority of the order above mentioned
have taker from the custody OF the civil authorities,
negroes arrested for theft and other
in cases where the willing to concede to
them the priv l. ges granted to whit per
sons These officers have not beea COVER ed by the
spirit Of the order The object of The Governments is
this class from Just punishment; not TO
in them the idea that they be guilty of
any crime and escape the penalties; bnt simply to
SECURE to them the rights of freemen holding them a.
the time, subject to the same laws by which the
other classes governed
The class Of citizens who blinded to think
Of still holding these colored men slaves. and who
by their unknd treatRe doing sll e their power
excite their hatred, the worst enemies Of the
State On The other hand the prof friend of the
negro who is constantly dwelling the wrongs that
have been inflicted upon him by his former mater,
representing to him thar the Government
has not granted to him all tn privileges to which he
s entitl d. is the worst enemy of his The col
bred man can be improved and elevated; not by
making him the enemy of the dominant race among
whom he must live; not by making him the toal of
but by impressing upon him the irapor-
ance of education and of rming hSbis of industry
md ecoromy
BY order of Major General SIccum:
J WARREN MILLER,
Aug 9-d1w Assistant AdRtant General |