The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-03
Eeadq'rs Department of the South,
HILTON HEAD. S. c., MAY Is, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 63.


TIE proclamation of a. &. Md
4 Q urath, stvling himself Governor of
South Caro;iEa, dated at Headquarters.
Coumbia, South Carolina. May z. 1865.
declaring that ali subsistence stores aud
tie rloI,rrtv Of :hc Confederate States
within tic limits CT III. State should be
;ul::ri ovcc and accounted tor by the
Agents Of the State. appointed for that
pur;oa. .:;:l .il..c.ines .i.at the subs lstence
nnd other store Shall ~ used .nr the relief
OF the peopl. Of the ate; an tho "ro-
cla,Aatoa Of Joseph =. Drown. styling
himself Governor OF Geolsia, datel at the
capital Of that State, on the ID day of
MAY, 1865, requiring t;e "t.i"=ls aud mem
bers of the General Assembly to meet in
extraordinary session at the C"p.,o an
Mi!ieJgevi!lc. Oh -Ionday, the 22d da- of
Nav. 1861: and The Proclamation of A. h.
Allison. styling himself Act.as Governor
of Florida, dated ar Tallahassee, on The
s;h day of April, 1865, giving notice and
direction that All election will be held on
Wednesday, the 7th day OF June, 1865
for Governor OF the State of Florida; are.
each and all Of them. declared null and
void; it having become known 70 NE, fros.s
trustworthy information, that the aforc-
said a. c. Magrath, Joseph E. Brown aud
A. X. Allison, arc dis.oyal to the United
States. having committed sundry and di-
vers acts of treason against the sams, in
alhering to their enemies, giving them aic
and comfort.
The persons and peoples, to whom the
proclunIations hereiuabove referred TO
have been respectively addressed, are
therefore epjoinei and commanded to give
10 heed whatever thereto, or to any
orders. pYoclamatioHa, commissions or com
mands, emanaLing from persons claiming
the right to exercise the functions and au-
thorstv of Governor IN either of the States
Of South Carolina, Georgia or Florida,
unless the same shall have been promul
gated bv the advice or consent OF the
United States authorities
II. The policy and wishes Of the Gene
raj Government toward The people OF these
States, and the iSet!.oJ which should be
pursued bv them in resuming or assuming
the exercise Of their political rights, will
doubtless be made known at an early day.
1t is deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to
announce that the peop,e of the black
race are free citizens OF the Ca!ted States.
that IT is the fixed intention of wise and
henencent Government to protect theIa in
the enjoyment of their freedom and the
fruits Of their industry, AMI that it is the
manifest and binding duty Of all citizens.
whites as Well AS blacks. to make such
5 and agreements among them
selves, for compensated labor as Shall! be
advantageous to all parties.
Neither dieness nor vaSrancy will be toie-
rated, and The Government will not IS.
tend pecuniary aid TO any persons, whether
white or black who are unwilling to help
themselves
I'LL. District and Post Commanders
this Department will at once
eaus. .!.:s order To h. circulated far and
!e. b. special couriers or otherwise. and
viii ta';e suc!. STEPS - ,ecure us enforce
.nent as may uy INN oe do-noi aecessa
w y ! G-L..OEE.
NY 70 M,j~f GENERA Commanding.