The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-23


come to my knowledge. gave notice TO
the parties not to distribute or DISPOSE O.:
ii; and informed them that YOU claimed j,
for the United States 1t being then. th..
property Of the United States. the DISCO
siLion OF it is Of course, under aud sul,iscs
TO the Government thereof | 90 not dec
it proper now to discuss with YOU, rs vou
sem to invite, the sufi:ciercy OF Tie cai.s".
which led to the war, or the princip!,.
upon which YOU will exercise ~" power.
which success has given 10 YOU. Nor couiG
YOU have expected me-. considering our
relative positions, to comment upon th-
language You employ for the expression o:
your opinions concerning the one and the
other.
In this State, 1he war is over. With tie
convention between General Johnston r..,,
General Sherman. hoSilities have c-aSa,!
in every part of this State. do rctLno":
of citizen of the State who ls in arms Il
there is such. it isnot by the order or with
the consent Of the State authorities. !.
cannot but be known to You that the r.
sources of the Stat are exhausted. -?
population much diminished and now ex
posed to great suffering in many cases.
without even the mems of subsistence
in all cases, without Ia. moars Of T, SIS
uncc. Such l'rorie cannot le suspected
Of aggression. Nor, aS their representa-
tive, can ] be suspected Of 4 desire or
p'rpose to do that which is "cause Of
war" And can with great contidence
refer to the motive which led to the ,'",
clnmation rs not constituting "a crIuc
against humanity"
! have the honor to br. vour olcE:ei.t
servant. A. C.. MAGEATN
Maj. Gen. Q. y. Gl.lMovi, command -
Dept Of the South n iltou Head
H. IN pursuance. .thcrcfore 81 th" CO.
vcntion referred to in this rrsponora'..
all snbsistc cnce stores and other u''lic pro
pertv referred to in the procamntie:i 9:
The "a day Of May, 1865 which wcr" il
the hands of any agents of the State " IL
bc disposed of Wy ,h"rn according :" tn
orders OF the Government of the / E!'' Il
states. And if any such iave been :: :
posed of or distributed before ho.icc .
THIS proclamation. q report Of such dni:"-
sition or distribution will I've made TO- T. /.
Gilmore, or any other officer OF The Unite;
States,to whom such ron,mu2 cat ion should
be made.
III. AS all such property is nov claimed
by the United States. because conr-~-
Blended In the terms and conditions OF -
Military Convention bctwr,E Gen. SE'i'
MAJ aud Gen. Johnston. ! U,ge a'poE n.
persons to abstain from interftrence WIZ
the same. II is the duty of all persons
who are within the limits Of this State g
respect and sustain that contention.
~. appeal again to tie people Of l..
State 20 preserve the public peace NJ ..
maintain the i'ub!.c order. Cou' p!ai.-ts O:
lawleSs conduct are made ia many 10.
tons Of the state. The ,onecrn"nc"s q.
such violence Will surely fall h-u.ilv ui'
those WHO lceiir~Sly exercise il: p;op":.y
unlnwfnily acquired cannot be !aw.'..' :;
retained ,"r cni"ve.i. Aud rigid resp. ;,
sitility will, beyond NJ, doubt. be :nIl.c:-u
upon those who participate in such con
dact. The sanctions which have h"en Co.
rived from the history Of ,he people q:
this State will, trust. he quite rs p"f,.'
tlal as the enartmenls of 81 positive law.
1t cannot hc that any Influences viii tsc
sufficiently strong to lead those who have
lived and pro<I-re3, because they respec.
cd and obeycd the laws which ,wasesof
force. nov to reject the obligations or
those laws and refuse obedience 10 What
they command 1t cannot be that in his
State an armed force has become necessary
to protect the rights Of property, whet,,e:
public or private, from the spoliation OF
those who are citizens Of the State. i,u,
if, in the present con,li,ion of the State.
that force cannot he had; and if the S.a.e
has to.rely upon the respect Of her citizens
for the preservation of her fame, it cannot
hc that such necessity as is involve. IL
that appeal will fail to secure ior the
State in whose behalf it is mad. 81 en-
nest and manly response from ,!ose -
whom it is addressed In behalf "f the
State, do now make this appeal. AM!
call upon all good men in the State to re-
peat that appeal, and assist ne in ny
efforts to make it eiiectu:l.
By the Governor: 'N
A. G. MACEATH.
Official: Il. J. DAvASr, Lieut.. Col az,
A. D. c. In,v 90