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THE SOUTHERN STATES.
CONFISCATION.
CONFISJAIION
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THADDEUs STEVENS,

ANOTHER LETTER FROM TuADDEUs STEVENS,
LANCASTER. Thursday, May %, 1867; q,
somerset. Pe,rv Cumberland and Tork
GENTLRMRN As | am about TO prosecute the
claims for cOnscaton at the next session OF Congress
should be permitted to appear there desire to ascertain
part Of state Invite returns from all the peo
pie IN each township of the amount OF properly WGch
crate States" destroyed or appropriated 10 their
ana and hand the the Assessors OF the different
townships who requested to return the aggregate
ties OF the different counties May here ask that the
various newspapers of the counties above named publish
this notice for few weeks in aid Of the object specified,
as intend press the payment of the damages done to
loyal out OF the conscated property OF the con
quered begerent; desire each and every person who
resided In the abovenamcd counties TO make out list OF
the amount Of all property of which he was despoed by
Rebel raiders the Rebel Government and return
the same to the Of his township who, hope
Will forward the same to the Charmen OF the County
trouble to aggregate the and return 70 me de-
sire fair valuation to DO placed on all the property,
destroyed except caledonia Iron Works III the County Of
ton is claimed it THIS may seem 70 he asking our
friends 10 take considerable trouble but as small part
Of the labor only falls TO each person VII Dc iound
light hope may finally prove prontane 10 tne III
the lovol men of all the states who have been pundcred
10y Rebel raiders concated by the Confederate States
tistics such as arc above solicited CLAIMS impera-
lively just must be finally allowed ana paid, but the
except out Of the fines and cOnscaton Of the richer and
atrOcious maefactors. Feeble as my powers are ~
had five years added TO nay te should not dOnbt
but that this would become accomplished fact Such
Justice urged by determined will. though feeble intel
iect cannot fail II should be denied that extension OF
Providence will TO the work some younger
and ADLER man to whom these facts would be OF great
assistance. it will not be supposed that have
Abandoned the determination 20 procure small home,
Seads the freedmen, TO be furnished by the Rebel
masters whom they conquered at our requcst-home-
seads earned by tho late slaves and annexed to their
masters estates Let them be severed hy PARTITION
All the newspapers in the several counties named arc
respectfully requested 70 publish this article.
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sble; and that as no authority was given to the
Clerk by the Court to make such corrections, the
minds of the Justices who had gOno to their
respective circuits had to be consulted At the time
several other very important changes in the rules
have been suggested by various Judges, and others
may yet have to be made befoye the work is com
peted or any part of it issued to the different dis
tricts. No one has any authority to create the inn
preston that the Same can be furnished until they
are perfect
The Second Auditor receives hundreds Of letters
daily nquring into the condition Of claims for back
pay and bounty, and urging their speedy settlement.
When applications have been examined and found
correct i'll form, they put file for settlement,
and are taken up in their regular order and without
unnecessary delay; and the answering of such
letters would in no manner benefit claimants, but
occupy much time which would otherwise be de-
voted to the settlement of claims parties will here
after be notified in each case in the letter announcing
the corrections of application, that all correspond
relating to the claims must be considered as
terminated until final adjustment
Notwithstanding the statements to the contrary,
Surratt will on Monday week be tried under the
indictment already found against him.
Upon this showing the President yesterday referred
the petition to the Secretary of War for early con-
sideraton and action with the direction that all fur
Their proceedings by the Sheridan board be suspended
until further information.
W. b. Moore has been appointed acting Fourth Au-
ditOr in place of j. W. Tabor absent on leave.
The marriage of Senior Ignaco Marscal, Secretary
of the Mexican Legation, TO lady of this city, is an
nounced to take place tomorrow morning at ST. MAJ
thews Church.
One of the speakers at the Conservative Mass Meet
ing held here last night was a colored man.
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TIE L4BOP MOVEMENT.

AT the meeting of the jOurneymeu bakers on Satur-
DAY evening Messrs Isaac Hunter foele and An
ihOny Scales, were chosen delegates TO the W0rngnens
Eight Hour Convention, and committee was appointed
TO wait upon the jOurneymenbakers OF the city and urge
met in the Nineteenth Ward Hail. bus transacted only
routine business The ournymen horseshoers dsburssd
1882 on Saturday evening to their craftsmen who are on
strike. TIE marble bed rubbers, who have Just com
pleted victorious strike met and added number Of
names TO their rolls The boiler makers wiz hold
of delegates from Chicago with respect to the EghHour
movement n Illinois, letter FROM Seneca Falls says
that the spnners and there their demand
for an advance OF wages after standing out of the mills
three days The 0urneymen saddle and harness makers
OF Toronto, c. W., strike, their employers having
exacted more than ten hours labor day.
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AYpRRAs-On Saturday June after lingering ne k|slns
e the late Samuel Anireas In the attn year
% lays. and friends and those brothers law VIM Shell
and Brusgerho invited TO attend tho funeral on m9nuT
nocr a. clock from late resienee No 81 SeeondaVe
The remsns will be DareH, Conn for internehi
RRowNAt Stamford Coun Msy 3D. 1867 Jua Emma daughter Of
Vn m M Jne al o'clock p NJ the Congregational
Church stamford Friends Of the family are respectfully w
TO stead . ,,,uu ,y
BURNHAM-On Thursday May 3d. Oliver r. infant son o. "
snd Sarah jane Burnhsn . 49,,
In porenc. Italy January a. 1857 IN the Goth year OF her
sge MARY wife Of Richard y Carman -, 4. 49,,
T relatives and friends the family respectfully nv'ea asnu
~ nsrs without further invitation from the Church OF Interce
oo Csrmsnsyle, Tuesday, June al oeocA
ia 4, waiting Church until ~ O'CLOCK anu "
Ssno, 10 meet the o'clock iraia Of the Hudson n H.
coyorLyop Sunday Sarah Anne wife Of James Cooo In
Tue s sss A. her late residence No ies Bdrtgest corner Of
Riy;ngon Tuesday neit al O'Clock y NJ Es-~S e ~
iy are respectfully invited TO atend .t a.
pIRYRAou Sunday Albert Dayes aged 20 years 10
months and 10 days. -, -, A.. 49,, q. No,s.v
sn"roooa At O'Clock nom the TeaieAee Of his parents No -
,orrsosa, River House. handr and sA eeeots st. sns
ses the brain, Winfield Scott only enid " wilma"
ioS ?, sa Johnson aged yesrs and II mOnshs 49,,
s snod ~ hs family respectfully invited TO athena us u
:, shs residence & grand tss John Van We ~ M, snaa,
All ia taieu 10 Hampstead L. l., on Tuesday -
A, Newport n j.. Friday morning MAY s OF eo"'P
Thomas Mooa orme, Of THIS city, .oo,, cbnh Ke,pou oa
The funeral services vii be held a. the hpseops N"
TUESDAY, June 4, at 10 O'Clock a. IN
p.pvpR AZ Merien Coma, SATURDAY June o.
r, Ward wife tho Res. John Parker sSoa 'oA''
p ana as Monday June D. al O'Clock p m
Chicago New-Sork State papers please copy n Il,
pppxrssOa Saturday scarlet fever Louis n1oa
ONLY son Of Theodore K and MARY r. Perkins, 'sea
aud % dAfa 80 A., ..,,p = =,
pAy., mica Newyork on Tuesday May 49, III" Amelia aV 10
t,e 18th year Of her age
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TENNESSEE.
EXCITING DISCUSSION BETWEEN EMERSON Ether
IDGE AND COL STOKES.
J. WILSON, Chairman.

EXCITING DISCUSSION BETWEEN EMlISON EIllLl'-
IDGE AND COL STOKES
or TKLEsRlPH TRIBUNE
KNOXVILLE Tenn, June IAN exciting political
discussion six hours long, took place to-day between En-
erson Etherdge Conservative candidate for Governor
and Col W. T. Stokes, Union member OF Congress The
crowd i'm attendance was very large, about one third
being black. Eheridge opened IN q two hours speech
charging that the power Of the State was cenefed III te
hands of BrOwnlOw; that lac had annulled the regis
traton I'm mne counties, and could, when ne chOse'
aunul II in all the counties and dsfranciise All OPP
pOsed TO him lie favored the enfranclhsng OF the
late Rebels and that they should be put ON the same
c0uaty with Rebels Of South Carolina lie challenged
them TO prove him antl.UniOn man. Inc war
was ended and he wanted the bitterness 70 emu Col
Stokes replied, and charged Etheridge with attempt
ing while Clerk in Congress- TO exclude Nc states from
REPRESENTATIONS EtheTidge replied that ne was uphcid III
that action by many Republicans. Etheiluges attack
on the State Government was answered luly'
The blacks seemed to be with Stokes 10 unit
The majority OF the whites seemed 10 he WIN Eth
eridge Both parties claim the victory Trouble was hP
pretended and slight disturbances occurred Inc BLACK
League received Col Stokes last night ana showed some
excitement, grooming for some OF the otLcns senator
Fowler and other Republicans are here 10 prosecute Tue
campaign In East Tennessee. Etheridge has appoint
mcnts next week at Greenville, JOnesDorOugh BrstO
and other points Col. John Baxter speaks with him az
Bristol and MOrrlstOwn. The Knoxville company OF state
militia was mustered in to-day. Four other companies VIII
be mustered in next week. The political excitement ID
very high, and both parties are confident OF success
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DISASTERS.
FOUR PERSONS DROWNED AT NEw-LoNDoN.
rtrnr Infnl

FOUR PERSONS DROWNED AT NEw-LONDON.
RY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.
NEw-LoNDoN Conn, June IA pleasure fishing
boat capslzed yesterday morning about II o'clock on
Fishers Island within quarter Of mile from land, and
sunk In fifteen minutes boy named Rogers went down
with the boat Capt James Fish swan ashore in rough
sea- lie had hard struggle, two hours IN the water
and completely exhausted when he reached the land
Can't Strang Holt and Capt CoddingOn Fish and Carl
Beckwth lost. All prominent citizens OF New
London.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
HARTFORD, Conn, June las James Kean and
John White aborers living in East Hartford were
returning home from work farm In Manchester, this
evening, and crossing the railroad, near burnside
sfatio they struck by the engine OF passenger
train Kean was instantly killed and White was moraily
niured He was taken 20 the Hartford Hospital.
lime 2John White the second victim OF the railroad
accident last night at Burnside station died at O'Clock
last night OF his injuries in the hospital In this city,
ALBANY, N. Y, Juno la man named Flanagan, while
attempting to get aboard the p. m Central Railroad
ron as t WAS leaving this city to-day was run over and
kilIed Deceased was 10 have been married tomorrow
He was railroad empIoye
TWO DEAF MUTEs DROWNED.
WASHINGTON, June This morning about .
,oc ms number of the students Of the National Deaf
Mt svlum here were swimming In the eastern branch
~ The P0tomac foot Of PennsyyanR-aye two Of their
nher lanes Cross Of Allegheny CITY, Pa, and Maachi
niowelI of jacksonville. H., were drowned IL Is proba-
lie they We're seized with cramps Both were nne swirl
mers. 1900. - >.,.,,. or,,,xs
Nrw-ORIEASs, May 3l.-The steamer ST. Marys ex-
nloaed her boiler yesterday morning Several persons
were scal,cd-One badly.
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THE BORDER STATE CONVENTION.

ADDRESS OF THE MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE REruDLIcAN UMoSl
Party on MARYLAND. Rooms, No. 8 COURTIAND-sT.,} =.
BALTIMORE, May p, 1867.
To he Republicans Of De'Grare, Vest IUgiHid Kentucky
Tennessee and Missouri:
The Republican Union State Convention OF Mary
land, which met In Baltimore on tue lfth OF May,
adopted unanimously the following resolutions:
Rcsolred Ly The Republicans Of MaIBiand assembled ~
Conreniion. That we rcanirm our demand heretofore
made for the recognition by law over an the ~
aud political rights. without regard to color. - .
JCsDlred, That We call upon the congress OF inc Chte
Independence and the power gwen py me
and its present amendments 20 abolish All legal dsc
ton on Of color and 20 give the suffrage OF the
Sumner Wilson bill at the earliest possible moment
Ees,,red That the Convention invite the Republicans
OF d asn i send deiesaios without respect to
color. 10 meet In convention In Baltimore on 10 ed
vance the interests and cause Of manhood sunAgc ana
20 demand Of Congress the passage Of the
bill and we direct the Central Committee 10 tako steps
10 carry this resolution and FIX the day u the meeting
ISsoiseS Central Committee be and arc
hereby instructed 10 communicate Win Tic ncnbrtr OF
Congress IN regard the matter reported 10y the majority
OF the Committee on Resolutions
The Executive Committee OF the Republican Union
marty OF Maryland in accordance with the third Of the
above resolutions invite hereby the Republican Union
marty in the states Delaware West Virginia Kentucky
tennessee and Missouri TO meet the delegates OF the
Republican party OF aryland, m Convention. on Jhurs
daT tho 2th day OF September ~ u NJ for the obet
sci out IN tine resolution above quoted.
Tie Republicans Of Baltimore WI give YOU
n warm reception, and we anticipate glorious
reunion of iOyalsts, aud important results IN
favor Of loyal rule and universal manhood sigo III o
several states The states above named are invited 10
send "a many delegates without regard TO race or color
either by County, District or state tohVenllos OF
such other mode friends In the states named sal
sec H. The Republican papers In this state and the otter
states named requested 10 promote the object above
hers OF Congress and the State Central Committees are
respectfully urged TO aid IN the matter.
~ o'"'' u WV Tnos j. WILSON, Chairman
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convened in this City In April last;
GENERAL HEADeuaRrERs, STATE oy NgwmeRA
ApUrAsr. GKNKRALs OFFICE ALBANY, May "a, hH l.,
No. 9Ata meeting OF tue
o section 81 Military Code for the examination Of snch ON
I az might ordered before held In the CITY OF d
i6h day April the following Recommendations "e "" ~
BY he mmanderin CHIEF;
Tt commission Of Capt Philip lantern ootn hes ,h,
Nstona Guard be vacated on account OF Incompetent!
NJ That The following named officers he dismissed the service on M
eunt Of failure appear before said Board amer
from the Chief First Lieut. Jas H. eSne ~ Is Is,
Mel "a Regiment N O. First Lieut. Johs ~
R,sinen o. FRS; lieut. James Gregory ga ns,,hsw
F Lei VIM Walter Seth Regiment n ~ rII'' as,
hhuuy Regiment First Lieut. 5shael oar PsSiusnt
Rs,neu N O.; second Lieut. Samuel fahner so,s
" "a Second John sehlaeer, 18Th Regiment " "'N@P
CAPT p~id G. Brock sd Regiment o. p,,w.O, n O. Second
rl,ena Thoruas Counots ID Regnenb NJ o. seeopu ,h,
Rsmsen Appleby list Regiment NJ O. be Pern'eu 80 ad soo
eon by resgung the same, beF having day apPs
wsTTAnting
~ Tir named others Win ns
of those paragraph hereby vacaea AM ' NV ~
militia Of the state IL, .l.e,,ap, a,
COmmaadips Oncen will as s0ea as praeueA0' '"''
vi Tho Eraminins Board will the city q Aesay on me s
day Of Juy 1867 for further examination OF s1ch 0 " '
py orJsr OF tue COamander.inIChet .,,,,, General
Onciak J. b. srosEHousu Assistant Adjuisnt General
PARADE OF THE THIRD BRIGADE
The following order has been issued py "en'
Variant svv,
HrApauARrERs THIRD BRIGADE Fmsr Division M, ie 1851
-. 49,. ~. 4 RI. .sy,rsl regiments Of th. BRIGADE
iii nsaaa l, uniformed and equipped on Welhe'oa n.ns
purpose ofReye" lnspco sSclaeS n m
Of the Brigade Brigade limo VIII Ds Commandssts
lii ma Ia reaus,lon upon the C0mmsseU ~
e.elt naubos Of percussion caps 10 aho" ~ f"'H'
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THE REBEL SPIRIT STILL RAMPANT.
THE LAND OFFICE.
ar rnruoRAra 70 snx TRIBUNE.

The Commissioner Of the General Land Oince mas
Information that the Omsha Indian Reservation
isg prospect Of early completion four
the heh and e
psesd The ershs early IN June The prosecution vac
unayoblT DELAYED By extraordinary steDess OF the
and the lg in the Missouri and other streams
renewed this spng than three weehs peos he
had been intended had the season
@ an odusry The Missouri River overhowng the b.'ton
1rb sloual delay The Omaha Reservation, under treaty
Of HSh 1905 divided into Northern and Southern portions
United States and s occupied p
The WinasbsRo Indians aud the latter by the Omahs Upon we com
peon o The surveys assignments will be made Of and 10 me
o. T he except under permits hon the SupeTn
tsuieut Of IudAa AfairA
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DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT ROBERTS.
Roberts Of the Fenan Brotherhood left for Paris
Saturday by the steamship Europe, Capt. Lemarie. A
number of gentlemen accompanied Col Roberts TO the
wharf and babe him good by. Among them were Col
Cary, Col Byrnes, of the Irish Republican
Army, Gen. Spear, Mr.. HaFEett and
number OF Catholic cergymen The personal friends OF
President Roberts accompanied the Europe down the
bay and paid him the honor Of a parting salute which
was answered by the Europe Col Roberts will be absent
in Europe about two months important business
nected with the affairs OF the Brotherhood
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Arkansas.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE REGISTRY.
UDoRs FORTH MILITARY DIST

PREPARATIONS FOR TIE kEbIsIKY.
TEMPORARY HDQRs., Fourth MILITARY DISTRICT,
LITTLE ROCK, May Is, 1867.
Board Of officers will assemble at Little Rock,
Arkansas on the 2Oh inst thereafter as prac
tlcable for the purpose OF nominating registers for
certain counties In this state The Board VIII consist oi
Breyet Brg-Gen. c. ii. Smith, colonel 28h infantry;
I}revet Col Page, A. q. ~, u. g. v; FlISl Lieut. Samuel
~ Mills adutant 2sh infantry The Board VIII hit WIZ
ont regard TO hours and will send their nominations by
telegraph 10 Major o. D. Greene, acting adlutantgene
raj Fourth Military District Vicisbufg, Miss a biiet
statement OF the reasons witch induced the Board 10 make
the nominations will be forwarded at the same time by
mail In every Board OF three for county 1t Is desirable
mat AT least two should be officers Of the late Union
army the third should when practicable, be citizen OF
the county OF responsibility
BY command of Mai. Gen f. o. G. Ord
HUGH g. BROWN, A. A. General.
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NEW ENGLAND.

TnE RoxnURY-BosToN ANNEXATION Bill. VETOED.
~ rrtEoNlPa TO
BosToN. June 1.-Gov. Bullock this forenoon
sent 10 Legislature vcoing the bill proyid
ing the ration OF ROxbury 10 Boston. Tic veto
was ased on the ground that IL inexpedient and Inn
proper to consummnto project for uniting two cites
together without permitting the people interested TO
have voice In the matter. He SAID the submission or
the question the people would be perfectly Constitu
tonsL
ADJOURNMENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
BosToN. June 2.-Thc Massachusetts, Legislature
adjourned sine die last night after session oil nVe
IN
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CHESS.
TIE MATCH FOR TIE CHAMPIONSHIP or AMERICA.

TIE MATCH FOR TIE CHAMPIONSHIP or AMERICA.
81 rELEeRAPH rHK TRIBUNE
PnuADEIPrIA, Juno ?, 1867.
The sixth game of the match was commenced yes
terday Mr.. Reichbelm again preferred tho
Evanss Gambt, but destroyed his chances on the fcoi
move by an njudciou retreat OF his bishop The game
was carried into the afternoon aud resulted in another
victory for Mr. Mackenzie. The seventh game, at oae
time. was lin favor of Mr. Rchelm but by ingenious
play his opponent secured draw The eighth game was
won by Mr. Mackenzie yesterday and the match VIII be
resumed tomorrow. The stands Mckenzie g. Reich
helm o. Drawn 2, the NcwYork player needing but one
game to win the match.
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NAVY GAZETTE.


TELEGRAPH
Dctach T. Cesw from the Guard and ordered TO
settle Pymsster Alexander Bishop from the naval station
Point c. and ordered settle Acting Passed As
ant Surgeon W. Sherry from the naval station at Bay Point c.
and placed on waiting orders,
OcL-Paynaster H. p Subtle to the Guard Assistant Surgeon
Pitcher the Naval Hospital New York Master H. Shep
pen The naval apprentice ship portuouh Mate Charles Murphy
10 the Naval Academy at Annapolis
following resigned: Second Assistant Engineer D. Lea
yete jr, aud Third Assistant Bngneer WIN. Bond.
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FIRES.
GREAT FIRE AT PETROLEUM CENTRE.

GREAT FIRE At PETROLEUM CENTRE.
Br rxIHsEAPB 70 TRIBUNE.
PrTTsBURGH, june "A dispatch from Petroleum
Centre today says: terrible fire is now raging III the
unner end Of that town. and about IS 10 houses have
been burned Every effort Is being made to stay the
flames aud il is impossible to estimate the loss
IN EAST TuIRTY-FIFTH-SE
AT o'clock a. III. yesterday fire broke out IN ti'e
kndliug wood factory OF Charles Dikeman Nos 22 ana
ou Fast Tbirtyffthst The flames spread rapidly and the
interior OF the building was burned out Inc niGnieIy
stock and two horses were burned. Iho emllre loss
amounts 10 about 5000. Probably Insured The origin
OF the lire IL unknown.
IN EAST FIFTEENTII-sr
Atl o'clock OH Friday night fire was discovered III
one Of row OF sheds No 2li East twenty
afth-st.. occupied by Knippel Co. as foundery' NO
900 was occupied by John c. Baker manufacturer OF var
1Isb No 2a WAS occupied by George Hovey, mahuiaG-
tnrer a hay cutters All these sheds were desfoygd
rie epfire loss amounts TO about $1,000 owing 10 te
bsence Of the owners the individual losses ana nsur
pces sould not be asccrtancd Sections OF police were
resent from the Eighteenth and adjoining Precincts
Under The command OF Sergeant Hutchinson.
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VIRGINIA.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM GEN. BROwN-ALL
FREEDMEN TO REGISTER.

IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM GEN. BROWN - ALL
FREEDMEN TO REGISTER.
The following circular has been issued by Cen
Brown to the subatern officers OF the Frecdmen Bureau
BUREAU OF REFUGEES. FREEDsES AND ABASDoNEDl
LANDS. HDQI,s. ASST. COMMISSIONER,
STATE OF VIRGINIA, RiCHmoND Va, May p, 1851
CIRCULAR LEITER.-It is reported that many OF the
freedmen Of the state will fail 10 register under the mill
ary bill through the agency OF persons hostile 10 thcr
exercising the rights OF suffrage. The act 70 continue IN
force and 20 amend an act 20 establish buicdu Tor the
relief OF freedmen and refugees requires the OceIs OF
the Bureau 10 AID the freedmen 4" in making the freedom
conferred upon them available 20 themselves and bench
oial the Republic II H. therefore clearly your du 10
counterfeit, far possible, the influence OF persons
nimca the freedmen registering or voting ana 10 al
wise and instruct them regard 10 their rights under
the abOvenamed bill, md the great importance OF
their exercising these rights. BY availng yourselves OF
the various meetings Of the freedmen and other meas AT
your command Of spreading information among them
not one n the State need be uniformed IN regard TO hs
rglt aud duty I'm the matter II any freedman fa 10
register through ignorance the Bureau OFFICER IN charge
Of the subdstriCt division where sucb iaIe occurs
will he considered derclct I'm the performance OF ms duty
The opinion expressed m this cttrn regard 10 the duties
OF Bureau officers is IN accordance with mat hello by
MaiOrGen. SehOfeld. commanding this district
U. BRowE, Bryt Bug.~Gen., ASST Com