New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-18
THE SOUTHERN STdTES.
VIRGINIA.
GEN. sCHoPlELD At WORK.

general orders: - ,,,.-n.
STATE OF VIRCIN,, RICHMOND, March IL, 1861
GENERAL QRDEBs 10 - In SonP, r WIN assnn aas
comupnd OF the Fs1 District, state Oi Virginia, liuef
p Al Officers under the existing Provisional Govern
met Of the OF Virginia will continue tn perform w
dniie5 their respcCtlyc offices accounting 10 law unless
Otherwise hereaferI6eredn Individual Eases nhul tnor
shall I've Sy elected and Nulhhed IN acc"'d
snac with the aboVc.named act OF Congress. 49,, =,
q IL is desirable shat military power conferred by
hc act be exercised only 30 far as slhy
power confessed, and the undersigned appeals 40 inc
people Of Virginia and especially 20 magistrates ana
o tis power az slight possible ~ strict obedience TO
the laws and h impartial administration OF justice 10 all
& The staff officers now on dztyat headquar,ers De
parment OF lheoGmgc are assg9ea 10 9
lOnicial y NJ sCHoilED'
ST CHuTrN. Assistant Adjutant-General
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIsrRIor, STATE or VlhGMG
RIcnIoSD, March 10. vol
visions OF the nth section % the act making apIopia
for The support Of the army for the year ending
manning 90 any person as apunlshmeut TO- any crime
msdcmcangrCr oifense, Is hereby prohibited IN this dis
BY comm and of Bdgadicr and Brcvet Maor-General
s.F Cm,irIS. Assistant Adiutant- General.
HEADQUAnTLKs FIRST DISTRICT, sTtTE or NIRGNA,
RICHuoNp March &c. 1851
GENERA, ORDERS. No. l-rhe following extract Of an
act of Congress D. rcpubshsd for the Information and
sfoiov@ %aI = e NM ,,i Tia, ~ militia focc
efsaud or ~ ''i''o ~ c'hf o. ~ go 49,, oI @
and iorhsh dlsds sd nat ns ''.riesI ols'Aoa
ths'eo hyeoy rre sseT ,sJ oa,9',, rhn,',sl 'n''
~ coIsnaud Of Brgadcr and Brcyei haJorGrn
j. NJ. sCHufIELD, U.s.A.
ST GA LIN. Assistant AdjutantGcDctal.
HErorr oF TIE RECO,,sTRUCTIoN COMMITTEE.
The ScuCtc Committee recently sent 10 Washington
10 confeuy ith the Government IN relation to The sub
iect of reconstruction uipser the sherman bill sub
mti,d the following report 10 the senate on March
u: ,
resolution appointing thea 10 coufrr H.th The Govern
nent nj Wa hingou, a. 10 whether the convention PR
posed allied hy the C. neral Asseb oily ~ virginia
would be considered aud rrcoeniEed a. legal mode 81
holding convention unds the act " Congress passed
10 wasinrts A. were POLITE and Kindly received Nv the
authorities md invited by prominent ta2nbets 81 Con
question bcisrc Congress, being supplementary bill To
the aors aid. which suggestions the made and
adopted WI materially 49, al l' 'eIus Alu "'
your rom1r tfcc cntcrtaic opinion tlsi a convention
. N passed In the General A emily Of VII nih 80 lar In
conformity h. and not IN conflict WIN ue att oi tul
tpss would be recognized by thauthoritios a.
iouT coming Zee are furi4 satisfied frssa their inter
views with The authorities a Washington that the de
ION LA. lie by the Iaiture Of Wing IN favor Of
ran ing tuition, roa red by Law, ssomptly and
ng the asperi OF prevailing opinion and changing the
oDO 81 sentimea. toward the people OF the - aud that
with the conditions imposed ad thus he restored 10 our
rtsbt4 The UnAcn with Representative ~ esngreSS'
GE). W. BotA-SO, Chairman, JOHN H. LII.
ia. KEEN, Az GRAY.
haTejl, Is, 1901
On motion theIepoTt was l,isen the tame ana or
dered b. printed
TbE IEsT oATI-THE FREED1Ha-roREIGN nIMI
.GRSIoN.
pIotl Ovrt ees CoHespSndeHt
RICHMOND, Va, March n, asG7.
Gentlemen who arrived here this morning from Wash
ingtan reI resent tleSenae Committee OF Five, SEPT
for the pose Of cOuerng with the authorities IN rea
ton TO dification0f the SupplameI tai econstruc
ton b Hopeful Of procuring chang In the test oath
flan AIRY nfgrg la
words eartcsy attached to the Uu4on and Government
OF the UnnGt States ....,..
large moe ting Of Freedmen assetn6t last night IN
Manchester small town Immediately ~ the other sl0e
their duties this crisis Mr.. H. spoke ~ considerable
length, and enthusiastically appaud6u AT dlileftm
stages OF his address. today letter from the IN
terror of the state, which represents tbe freedmen ana
their friends ~ being actively nt work organizing iOf
the election oanpaigl The Rebels Beginning 10 re
that further inactiOn In respect 10 the sTOfts OF
Union men control the freadmcns votes IL criminal
look for fhe inauguration Of an active campaign on
tie OF the 6ooess0nists 20 oeunteract the erect OF
the Union speeches which being nado to the freed
mon have no doubt the interval from this 10 the day
election will be actively employed by the Rebels 10 Sc
cure complete control OF the freedmens vote. Threats
service and other Ike unworthy agencies, Will be en-
plOyeS In aid Of open efforts 60 secure leDtI
ascendancy In the htnte. -.
Since the passage Of the Recommendation bill, foreign
immigration seems 10 have obtained fresh Impetus Many
members OF the Legislature. who before were opposed To
any subady encourage mn grafton now very VIII
10 vote In favor OF any appropriation 10 promote H.
consistent with the limited means In the state Treasury
the suppantlDg negro by white labor and the forced
emigration OF the cOl0red from the state as the most
effective means Of nourazng the enfranchsng priyi-
eges conferred by the late Reconstruction act