The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-28
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HILTON HEAD, s. g., MAY Is, I5Gj.
GENERAL ORDERS 40. G3.

r THE EPE0CI.3IhGI0N OF J. {. !2,f;A,
IL GnAu, stjiin. himself Governor, "l
South Carp!ina. dated 1t Headquarters CO.
umjio, South Carolina, ,iay ., 1865, declaring
t.at a Subsistence Stores and the property OF
the Con tcucra;c States within ;l:c limits - TIC
State should b. turned o,ur anal 4ccorntel for
BY tic A:,n,s of the s'Saie, appointed for that
purpose, und directing that tac subsistence
and otkrr stores shall be used for the relief OF
the people ofthc STATE; and the proclamation of
joseph L. Brown styling himself Governor Of
Georgia. dated at tho capital Of that State, on
the 81 day of May, 1865, requiring the cf.iccn;
and members of the General Assembly to uect
in extraordinary session at the Capitol, in
MiIIedgesiII|e, on Monday, the -o2d day Of !.
May, 1865: aad the proclamation Of 4. L. ALI :
sou, styliue himself 4.cting Governor OF Flor
ida, dated 1T Tallahassee, on the Sth day Of
April, 1868, giving notice and direction that
an election will Lc held on Wednesday, tie
7th day of June, 1865 for Governor Of the
State Of Florida; are, each and,a!l Of them
declared mi and void; it having become Known
TO nc, from Trustworthy information, that thc.'
aforesaid A. G. SIagrath, Joseph t. Brown and
y. 4. Allison, are Gisloyal to the United Sta
tes having committed suudry and divers acts
of treason against the same, in adheriug to
their enemies, giving them any aid comfort;
The persons ard peoples, TO whom the yree--!y
lama ions hcrsinabove referee TO have teefY
respectively addressed, are therefore erjcired3
and commanded to give no heed w!intc:cr there
to, cr to any orders proclumatiops, cc'nnIis-:
sions or commands, emanating from PERSONS
claiming the ri ght TO rXcrsise the functions and
authority of Governor in either CT the States
of South Carolina, Georgia or F!nr;a, unless
the same shall have been prom& gated hv the
advice or consent Of the United States author
tiles.
II. The policy and wishes Of the General
Government toward the people OF tle,a ;S't&tcs,
aud the mcthod Which shouId-bc pursued by
them in resuming or assuming the exercise Of
their political rights, will doubtless be made
known at III early day.
1t is deemed sufficient, meanwhile, to an
nouncc that the people IF the black race are
free citizens OF the United States. that It is.
the fixed intention ct wise and hGrtEiccrt
Government TO project them in the cMjcynrnt,
of their freedom ard the fruits of their indus
try. and that it is tho manifest and binding
duty of all citizens, Whites as we'll as blacks, to
to make such arrangements among themselves,
for compensated labor, as shall be mutually
advantageous to all parties. Neither id1cncss
nor vagTancy will he tolerated, and the Gov
ernment will not extend pecuni"ry aid to any
persons, whether white or black, who al. I'M
wiling to help themselves.
ILL., District AID Pest Commanders through
cut this department vii! at once cause this
order to he circulated, far ard wide, b. SIiccial
couriers or otherwise, and will take srci, steps
to secure enforcement III may by them pc
deemed necessarl'' = .i.GlLMOhE,
juno II Major General Commanding. =