The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-31

Hr!S. Gen. Commanding.
Official:
(Signed,) EDcAN 3. VAN NlSxLE. Capt.
and A. y. g. nav 81 3
Headq'rs Department of the South.
| HILTON HEAD. $. c NAY Is, 1865
GENER-1L ORDERS 40 63.
THE proclamation of A. G.. Ma
1e crath, styling himself Go-armar Of
South Carolina. dated A Headquarters.
Columbia, South Carolina, Nav 2, 1865,
declaring that all subsistence stores aud
the property Of the Confederate States
|. within the limits of the State should he
turned over and accounted for bv the
Agents OF the State. appointed for that
purpose, and directing that the subsistence
and other stores shall be used for the relief
OF the people of the State: and the rro-
clamation of Joseph L. Brown, styling
himself Governor of q eorga. dated at the
, capital OF that State, on The ed dav of
| May. 1865, requiring the officers and mem
bers of the General Assembly 10 meet in
extraordinary session al the Capitol iu
Milledgeviile, on Monday, TIN. BED day Of
May. 1868: and the proclamation Of A. X.
Allison. styling himself Acting Governor
of Florida, dated ar Tallahassee, on the
sth day of April, 1865, giving motto" and
direction that an election will he held on
w edpesdav, the 7,h day of June. 1865
Tor Governor of tie State of Florida; are,
each and all of them. declared nulea and
void; 1T having hecume known to ME, from
Trustworthy information. that the afore-
said a. G. Magrath Joseph F. Brown AID
a. IA Allison, nre disloyal TO the United
States. having commi,,ed sundry and d.
vers acts OF treason against the same, in
adherlng to 1Eelr enemies, giving them aid
and comfort
The persons and peoples, to whom the
proclamations hereinaLove referred to
have been respectively addressed, are
therefore enj"ned and commanded to give
no heed whatever thereto, or to anv .
orders. rroclanations, commissions or com
mands, emanating from per-ons claiming
TIE llght to exercise the functions cndaau-
''h"rlty OF Governor in either Of the States
OF South Carolina, Georgia or Florida,
.uness the same shall have been promnl
gated by the advice or consen; of the
United States authorities
III. The policy and wishes Of the Gene
raj Government toward the people of these
States, and the method which should be
pursued by them in resuming or: assuming
the exercise of their political rights. will
1t is deemed sufficient. meanwhile. to
announce that the people of the black
race are free citizens of the United States.
that 1T is the fixed intention of wise and
heAehcent Government to protect them in
the enjoyment of their freedom and the
fruits OF their industry, and tina, it's the
mani fest and binding duty of oil citizens.
whites rs we'll as blacks, to make such
arrangements and agreements among them
selves, for compensated labor, as shall be
mutually advantageous to all parties.
Neither idleness nor vagraney will be tole-
rated, and the Government will not OK.
tend pecuniary aid to any persons, whether
white or black, who are unwilling to help
themselves.
III. District and Post Commanders
throughout this Department will at once
cause this order 10 be circulated far and
wide. by special couriers or otherwise, and
Will take such steps to- secure its enforce.
ment as may by them be deemed necessa
ry. @. A. GILMORE.
RAY 26 Major General Commanding.
HENRY SKIPPER,
w HlTESMlTH, LUCKSMITli uorse.