The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-21
GircuInrG.om Gen Ord.

We have received from headquar-
ters, and take pleasure i'll laying be
fore our readers this morning, the fol-
lowing circular, which so well explains
itself as to require no comment at our
hands The third paragraph is espe
cially well timed, and cannot fail hay
ing the most beneficial effect upon the
planting interest Oft the State 1t should
be read by or read to every freedmen.
Indeed, 50 far as we have been able to
learn, there are but few Of this class in
Mississippi, who are so rejoiced over
their newly acquired rights and privi-
leges as to neglect their business.
They are all aware, by this time, that
they are "citizens," in the full sense of
that term, and they further seem to
understand that to be good citizens
implies industry, sobriety and order
The excellent advice of Gen Ord will
convince any of them who may think
to the contrary Let every planter see
TO it that the contents of this circular
are made known to all in his employ
HEADQUARTERS 4TH MILITARY DISTRICT, }
mississippi and Arkansas)
Vicksburg, Miss, April 18th, 1867. )
Gen Orders
No. 3.
l. No elections will hereafter be held in
Mississippi or Arkansas, to fill vancancies
existing or occurring in offices of the prOvis-
ional governments of those States, until a
registration of voters is made Officers of
the provisional State governments, who may
have been by statute law competent to
make appointments to fill vacancies occur
ing before the passage of the reconstruction
Act, passed March ID, 1867, where a vacancy
may exist or occur, which 1t is important to
have filled, are requested to notify the Gen
eral Commanding, and he, who is RESPONSE
BILE that the requirements of that law be
complied with, Will make the necessary APP
pOintment to fill the vacancy, until an elee
ton for that nnrnnsA "an lie hold ''"h"f INC
II. Local civil officers of existing provis-
ional governments of the States of Arkansas
and Mississippi will continue in the per-
Torrance of their duties until the expiration
of the terms of their offices, unless other
wise directed in special cases, or until their
successors may be appointed or elected in
accordance with the Act of Congress to pro
vide for the more efficient government of
the rebel States, passed March ID. 1867.
III The most important duty devOlving
upon freedmen in their new condition, is
that of providing by their own labor for the
support of themselves and families. They
now have common interest in the general
prosperity. This prosperity does not de-
pend so much on how men vete, as upon how
well each member of society labors and
keeps his contracts Freedmen are there
fore urged not to neglect their business to
engage in political discussions, but continue
to comply with their contracts and provide
for themselves and families for unless they
do so, a famine may come and they VIII have
no food. When the time comes for them TO
have their names entered in the books OF
voters, which will be before next September,
the General Commanding will send them
word through proper United States or coun-
ty officers and send the books to places near
by their homes, so that every voter can have
his name registered and can afterwards vote
without going far from his home. Only
these residing in towns will be registered or
vote there.
BY command of Brevet Maj. Gen. Ord,
o. ID. GREENE, A. A. G.