The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-14
NIISSISSIPPI,
PRESIDENT JOHNSON, GOVERNOR suAnKny AND or:S
EnAI. SIOCUM

EEAL SLoCuM.
| JACKSON, Miss, September 5.--Govcrnor SHAR-
EEr publishes the following correspondence:
1t is believed there can be organized in each
county force of citizen mill to preserve order
and enforce the civil authorities of tho State and
OF the United States, which would enable the Fed
erai Government to reduce tho army, and with
ura", TO great extent, the forces from the State
| tlercDy reducing the enormous expenses OF the
Government.
| If there was any danger from an organization
OF the citizens for the purpose Indicated tho mil
ltary are there tn suppress, tho first appear
ahce, amy move msurrcctionary i'll its character
One great object is to induce the people to como
ernn,cnts. Gen. Washington declared that the
people, the militia, the arm of the Constiu-
| ton, or the arm of tho United States; and as
~ it III practicable, the original design OF tho Gov
| crnmcnt should be resumed under tho principles
| OF tho great charter of freedom handed DOWN to
| the people the founder Of the Republic. The
people must be trusted with their government;
| and II trusted my opinion il, that they will act
III good faith and restore their former constitu-
tonal relations with all the States composing the
Union. The main object of Major-Gcneral Carl
Schnrz's mission to the South was to aid. as
much as practicable, i'll carrying out the policy
adopted by the Government for restoring the States
to their former relations with the Federal Govern
mcnt. 1t is hoped such aid has been given. The
Proclamation authorizing the restoration uf State
government requires the military to aid the Pro
visional Governor i'll the performance Of his thu
ties as prescribed i'll the Proclamation, and III no
manner to interfere or throw impediments in the
pointmcn, ut least without advising the Govern
ment of his intended interference.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
GENERAL sIocuM's oEpEr.
| ICiESERAL ORDERS, No. 22.l
! HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF MISSISSIPPI,
NIcKsBuRG Mss, Aug. 2i, 1865. /
| The attention of District Commanders is called
| Proclamation Of tho Provisional Governor of
the State of Mississippi. OF the 18th inst which
provides ior the organization OF military force
i'll each county Of the State. While the General
Government deems it necessary to maintain its
authority here by armed forces, it is important
| that the powers an! duties of the officers COM
mandnG should be clearly defined.
Tho State of Mississippi was one of the first
that engaged i'll the recent rebellion. For more
than four years all her energies have been dcvot-
cd to a war upon our Government. At lcngth,
from exhaustion, she has been compelled 10 lay
down her arms; but no orders have, as yet, been
Received by the military authorities on duty here
the hostile position which she voluntarily assumed
towards the Untcu States.
| The General Government, earnestly desiring to
restore the State 10 its former position, has APP
pointed Provisional Governor, with power to call
IA Convention for the accomplishment of that pnr-
pose. Upon the military forces dcvolvc the duty
of preserving ORDER and Of executing the laws of
Congress AMI the orders OF the War Department.
The orders defining. the rights anu privileges to
be secured to freedmen meet with "uposition in
many parts of the State and the duties dcvrIring
upon military officers i'll tho execution of these
orders arc often of Il delicate nature.
u
mcnt Commander, and far a. he has observed
| of all officers on duty in the State, to execute
these orders III a spirit os coneiliation and for
bcarancc: and while obcying implicitly all ili.trc-
tions of the President and the War Department.
to make military rule rs little odious possible
to the people
spirit, and have been successful rs could have
been anticipated, the Provisional Governor has
thought proper, without consultation with the dc
partmcnt commander, with any other officer of
the United States on duty here to organize and
| arm force i'll every county; urging the Young
men Of the State, who have distinguished them
selves for gallantry," to respond promptly to his
call-mcaning thereby that class of men who have
! as yet scarcely laid down the arms with which
hey have been opposing our Government. Such
cnt OF the military authority now present, and
superior in strength to the Unitci States forces on
duty i'll the State. To permit the Young men, who
have so distinguished themselves, to be armed and
organized independently of the United States mill
tary officers on duty here and to allow them to opc
rate i'll counties now garrisoAcd bY colorcd troops
filed, many OF these are, n0. only with pre-
judice against these troops, and against the exc-
cuton of the orders relative to freedmen, but
against our Government itself, would bring about
collision at once and increase i'll tentoll degree
the difficulties that now beset the people. 1t il to
be hoped that the day will soon come when the
young men called upon by Gov. Sharkey, and the
colored men now serving the United States, will
zcaously cooperate for the preservation of order
and the promotion OF the interests of the State
and nation.
1t will be gratifying to the friends of the coloret
race to have the assurance in an Official proclama-
ton from the Provisional Governor, that tile day
has already arrived when the experiment can be
safely attempted. But rs the question on which
these two classes will be called on to cooperate are
those with regard to which there would uudoubted-
~ be some difference or opinion, particularly rs to
the construction Of certain laws relative to freed
men, the Commanding General prefers to post
pone the trial for the present
1t is the earnest desire of MI military officers
as it must be OF every good citizen, to hasten the
day when the troops can with safety, be with
drawn from this State, and the people be left to
exc cute their own laws; but this will not be
fastened by arIniIs, at this time, the young mch
of tho State. - = = -
The Proclamation Of the Provisional Governor
IL based on the supposed necessity OF increasing
the military forces in tic State to prevent the com.
mission OF crime by bad men. Itis remarkable
Fact that most OF the outrases have been commit
ted against Northern men, Government couriers
and colored people,
Southern citizens have been halted by these
outlaws, but ut once released, and informed that
they had been stopped by mistake, and these citi-
zens have refused to give information as to the
frankly acknowledging that they knew them. Gov
ernor Silarkey, i'll Il communication written after
his call for tho organization of militia forces was
made, setting forth the necessity for such organi
zation, states that the people are unwilling to give
Information to the United States military authori-
ties which will lead to the detection OF these out
aws, and suggests as n remedy for these evils the
armng OF the very people who refuse to give such
Information. A better will be to disarm all such
citizens, and make it for their interest to aid
and preserve peace. IL is tllerefore ordered that
district commanders give notice at once to oil per
sons within their respective districts that no mil
itary organizations, except those under the CON
| troll OF the United States authorities, will be per-
nitted within their respective commands; and that
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