The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-21
Headers Departna ents Of the
South,

NSSlC4As -,
HILTON HEAD, S. c. May Is, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 6s.
r TIE PROCLAMATION OF a: G.tIA-ss !
L. GRAH, styling himself Governor, of
2;onth Carolina, dated at Headquarters. Col
ulntia, South Carolina, May 2 1865, declaring
tl,at oll Subsistence stores and the property of
tho Confederate States within tile limits of the
State shonld be turned over and accounted for
by 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 ofthe State; and the proclamation Of
Joseph L. Brown styling himself Governor of
Georgia, dated at the capital Of that State, on
the 81 day of May, 1865, requiring the officers
and members Of the General Assembly to meet
in extraordinary session at the Capitol, in
Mledgcvillle, on Monday, the o2d day of
May, 1865: and the proclamation Of A. L. Alli-
son, styling himself Acting Governor of Flor
ida, dated at Tallahassee, on tho Sth day of
April, 1865, giving notice and direction that
an election will he hcd'on Wednesday, the
7th day of June, 1865 for Governor of the
State Of Florida; are, each and all Of them
declared uul and void; it having become known
to INC, from trustworthy nlormaticn, that the
aforesaid A. G. Magratl,, Joseph 4. Browh and
y. X. Allison, arc d:sloyalto the United Sta,
tes having committed suudry and divers acts
Of treason against the same, in adhering to
their enemies, giving them any aid'eemfort. :.
The persons and peoples, to whom the proc
lara:iosis hereinabove referred 10 have been
respectively addressed, are therefore enjoiLed
and commanded to give no heed whatever there
TO- OF to any orders prcclanations, commits
sions or commands, emanating from persons J
claiming the right to excrsise the functions and
of Governor in either of the States
of South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, .nDess;,
the same shall haw been promulgated By the.
advice or consent Of the United States author :.
tiles
II. The policy and wishes of tie General
Co~ernneut tvrn-.i .,,e POO p!o of tl1ese S.ates
and the method which should DC pursued by
them in rcsuming or assuming the exercise Of
their political rights, will doubtless be made
known at in early day
1t is deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to an
nounce that the people cf the black race are
free citizens Of tie United States, that it is
the fixed intention Of Il wise and benefceEt
Government to protect them in the enjoyments
of their trccdotn aid the fruits of their indus.
try and that it is the manifest and binding
duty of all citizens, whites as we'll as blacksS to
to make such arrangements among themselves,
for compensated labor, as shall be mutually
advantageous to al parties. Neither idIencss
nor vagrancy will be tolerated, and the Gov.
crumcnt will not extend pccuniary aid to any
persons, whether white or black, who are un-
willing to help themselves.
ILL., District and Post Commanders through
Out this Department will at once cause this
order to be circulated, far and vide, by special
couricrs or otherwise, and will take such steps
to secure enforcement as may by them pc
deemed necessary @. A. GILMORE, ;.
June lG Major General Commanding 49,