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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1866.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 13.
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
FIRST SEPARATE BRIGADE,

FIRST SEPARATE BRIGADE,
CHARLESTON, B. c., July 16, 1866.
General Orders No. 13.
So much of General Orders No. o, curre ont
series, these Headquarters, as regards tho es tab
lshment of prison on the leland, and prohi bits
the sale of liquors to freedmen, is hereby revoked,
the object for which the order was issued having
been accomplished
H. W. SMITH,
Breyet Lieut.-Col and Assistant Adjt Gen.
Official: E. w. EVE1fSON,
Brevet Maj. and A. D. G.
For the information of such of our readers
as may have forgotten $50 much of General
Orders No. g." dated juno 20, 1866, we re-
publish the part alluded to:
X X 4
ILL., A prison will be established for all persons
of color convicted OF such crimes as are not pun
ishable by death, on one OF the islands, wherc em-
ployment can bio furnished, and all convicts will
be compelled to labor from sunrise until sunset,
! under control Of such guards as will insure their
safety ANY person convicted of selling spirituous
liquors to freedman without permit from come
officer having control, will be fined in any sum
not lees than twenty dollars, nor more than one
hundred dollars, for any offence of which he may
be convicted.
This order, discountenanoing vagrancy On
the part of the freedmen, and restraining
designing persons of either race from taking
advantage of negroes, drugging them with
bad whiskey, and then either robbing and
swindling them, or inoiting them to some deed
of darkness-was hailed by all right-think-
ing persons in our community, as the dawn
of better day. We saw numbers of colored
persons in this city who were even more
pleased with it than the whites. They felt
the great injustice done their entire race by
the riotous disposition and chronic idleness
of the vagabond freedmen, that are O curse to
the oity. From the publication of this order
they augured better era.
We never for momentdreamed that the
tenor OF the order could be misunderstood, or
that its object could be mistaken. 1t ap-
pears, however, that General ScoTr thought
otherwise. A day or two afterwards, we
learned that q s'ciroular" was being dis
ttributed among the colored populatian of the
city, of which the following is copy:
HEAL QUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
CHARLESTON, g. c., JULY g. 1866
For the purpose of correcting misapprehension
the part OF the colored people, as to the object
of Par. Ill, General Orders No. 0. Headquarters,
spirtuous liquors to freedmen, it is not the inten-
ton to make distinction between the white and
colored citizens. but the General commanding,
having no control over the white people, he could
not extend the order to include them. Nor was il
the intention to deprive colored citizene, who are
keeping respectable places OF amusement or
proper time all restrictions will be removed that
affect such places, but will bo enforced against
those who keep class OF houses where drunken
and other kinds of vice is practiced to the in
jury or the colored people as class. All good
and wel-dsposed people will see the necessity OF
the order being properly enforced Such orders are
Fo, L.
vicious should feel the restrictions placed upon
their desires to do wrong.
1t has been noticed with regret that a class of
white men stand upon the corners of the streets
and other public plices, and spit upon the
dresses of the wives and daughters of respectable
colored citizens as they pass by. The continuance
Of TINS most insulting and outrageous practice
should be stopped at once; and think it is only
necessary to bring it to the notice OF the City
authorities to insure their interference to protect
this class OF their citizens from outrages 30 dis
graceful.
1t ia my sincere wish, for tho good Of all, that
mutual protection should exist among ali the
all must exercise forbearance and just conside-
ration for tho rights OF each other to secure con-
dition 30 desirable in every community.
Brevet Major-aeneral Commanding
Now, supposing that there were somo
colored persons, with intellects so obtuse, MS to
need a "eorrection of q misapprehension nD in
regard to this order, what was the object of
the second paragraph of tho "circular" |? Of
course we know it could not have been intend
ed to excite ill-feeling, and array the one
race against the othor. But why is it hero
If such offences occur, why not instruct the
police to make arrest, and bring the offenders
before the Provost Court, and have them pun
ished9 Why put in private circular to
negroes rather than publish it, 80 that the
transgressors, knowing that their ungentle-
manly conduos has been observed, may tuke
warning and desst.
We confess we cannot account for the said
paragraph. 1t has puzzled US for over two
weeks. The question is not whether the fact
there assumed is true or not, we now ouly
speak OF the proprety Of placing it where it
stands. and circulating it privately among
the colored people. We feel assured the
distinguished officer, whose name is signed to
the circular, did not fully reflect on the DOS.
| siblo consequences Of this document.
But now that the order that gave rise TO il
is srevoked, we hope General ScoTT will re.
call his circular also. Tho poison beinp