The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, August 18, 1865, Image 3
foreign >'cw?.
^ By tho arrival of the Cuba, at Now
York, w i havo news' to tho 30th of
July, ftrom TCurope.
Gen. Breckenridge liad arrived afr
Southampton. * -
An important question had arisen at
Liverpool, a.s to the ownership'of the
Confederate Government cotton. The
decision was in favor of the United
States as the owner; on the ground
that when the Government of tlie
Confederate States came to ail end,
its property became that 01 ?^s succes?
sors. The matter i-3 stiii open, how?
ever, to discussion..
The friends ci ?Dr. Colon^o have
made ujp a purse of. tniroy-three hun?
dred guinea? for him, to "make up his
?piseepal income and to tes a ty their
atlmiration cf his free axpression of
opinion within tho Church of Eng
iandt Ho is to go.to Natal.
..Dr. Pritchard was executed at Glas?
gow, on the 28th of July. '
Constance Kent is to he transported
co Freemantle. West Australia, for the
murder of her hulf-brother.
The Bank of France exhibits the
...mail increased >!' the cash in hand of
25; ?, OOO francs!
Ii is deuiel that Austria lias made
overtures to tho Emperor Napoleon of
.iii intention to recognize the Kingdom
of Italy.
The Schleswig-Holstein question is
still th? subject of dismission, and the
Frankfort l)i-*t has asked Austria and
l'vus'ia what they intend to do in the
. mal ter.
Tim choiera han certainly abated at
fAlexandria. ".Mrs. Lansing, wife ?d'
rho Lev. Julius Lansing, American
.Missionary ai Cairo, was one of its
victim .. Th?epidemic was increasing
ar- Oom taut in< .?ile.
'Tito consolidated British Funds
hive slightly improved, and are quot?
ed at American live-twenties
wore dull and lower--00 V..
Fjrom Pamuna, we leam thal there
is sonly discussion there respecting
th" seizor.- and .confiscation by the
.Nicaragua-i (Government. of the
schooner ?*Lanelita Pianos, which took
General Barrios on his recent expedi?
tion.
The burial ground on the isthmus
is about to be improv vland beautiaed,
and as tlie remains of many Americans
are- ther..-, subscriptions are solicited
to convert the ground into a haud
ome Cemetery.
Tue LYosi h-ntial "section is soon re
take place. Gen. MTs-.pu-ra ssi'tiw to
oe tho favorito candidate, although
?.h'*re is maeii exeitemoiit attending
tho coure-;.
From t'entvrl Ame.'ic.t we leam that
on the lith of .ru!*-, the Nicaraguan
Government agreed tn deliver to the
( rovernment < d Saiv .. lor Gen. Barrios,
on the special condition that he should
not bo scuten ?eil to death. Thc Gene?
ral was accordingly sent to La Li?
bertad.
On the i'itii of Julv, Don Enrique
Palacios, Miui^ti-r from Guatemala tc
Nicaragua, was assassinated by a mat:
.named itivas. He. was shot at his,awi
house at !i late ho:?" of tue night.
The motived tht act i ; not reported.
From Chili we have, the liews thai
Congress has boon, occupied by a de
lr.iie en tito established religion, a:
gran) ad to the Loman Catholic Churci
by th" fifi h article of th." Constitution
It excludes all other religion*, and th?
disposition of sinne of tile people sb
. have grbater toleration of religion:
opinions., Much excitement attende*
tho debate. Tho sutfrage qitestioi
was to be discussed aft "r tl ie fifth arti
vd? bad been fully acted upon*.
From Peru we have a conti rmatioi
ol' the death, bv violen.-e. of thc Peru
vian Admiral, itt the hands of the rc
volutionists, headed by Montero.
The n v< lution still ]>rogresscs. .
Gen. Frisancho 1ms returned t
Lima with tho Government forces sen
to crush Prado, but without havin
accomplished his mission. Prado IIH
removed to tin* ValUy of Jauja, whei
he is strengthening his force and pr<
paring 'for au exp?dition coastwe.n
Gen. Canseco ia with Prado.
A ILzM.ti?K.vim? OcvtT??XCE.- A
Havcrhill, Massachusetts, on the 8
instant, a pleasure party, consistir
'<{ Messrs. Melvin Brown and Charl.
H. Brow?', three, ladies and two chi
dren, started out in a small wherry c
the Merrimac, t.o take a little trip dow
the river. When opposite Maynard
island, a large sturgeon jumped fro
tlie river directly over the head of ol
of the young ladies into the botto
ol' thc crowded boat. After many u
successful attempts to extricate tl
unwelcome guest, the boat was put
the shore, when the Ash was found
be over six feet in length, and oi
hundred and flffry pounds in weigl
Had not the ladies and children pi
served the utmost quiet, eonsequenc
might have followed which are zi
* pleasant to contf-mplete.
MOEJ?ON ENEBGT.-A letter fro tn
Salt Lake City speaks ?hus of the Mor
H morts:
They are very indastrious, enqrge?i?
men. Coming to this valley nev?tuea
years ago, then a waste, covered only
with sago brush, they have built up a
large, beautiful city of, say nftyoa
thousand inhabitants. Tiny iiuvo
tilled it with- pleasant residences,
large stores ami shops of every kind;
they have surrounded their dweUings
with large gardens. lilied with fruit
trees and flowers: in the valley vi thc
territory there arc thousands of farms,
hundreds of mills and manufactories.
_ and in all nearly G ushered, tbousaud
j poop?e have made comfortable many
I of them beautiful, homes, where leas
I than twenty yeal i ago it v.v- ti? ??ghi
j impossible for auy besides suva gos to
live. Tee amount o? 1 thor th< y !.?vi?
do te, and the extent and variety of
taeir imprcvcme-d-M a-v- truly am.'/.
ing.
Tun U.:i;..!i> MK. .bsnen
j Czr.vSK.- Mr. Chase, im a- Kinking a
j Southern torn-, ia s;:*l e> have prophe?
sied that in twetitv-tive years negroes
will form tie: aristo? rm y of lheS?mth.
bennett, wini a week or two ?in -,
proposed "that all the nc roes in the
South who washed i!v?i: faces, hud re?
ligion, and owued a copy of Webster's
spelling-book, should be allowed to
j vote, bas discovered that public opi
roon has mu .quita attained that point
yet-indeed, that'it recodes farther
j from it with each passing day. [jo
j ar-c'onlinglyf deserts the Chief dustice
incontinently and takes hun roundly
i to task for ids heresies. He says: it
j is the firsi time that a Chief Just ice of
I the United States ever descended to
that lc.cl.* Chase's whole etlbil and
I endeavor hus linen to brin-; ?hont
i such a condition o'" so.-j.-ty as must*
I ind ? re a war oi ra.vs like that which I
happened in St. Domingo.
[Ra'H'Stijn: .
FnoM ' T::XAS ihwisiomd Cover- j
nor Andrew.!. Hamilton roaehtkLGal
vaston on the 21st wliere. ?ci the
2*?t.h, he ?.sued his nroolunintbm ?o
t e people announcing bi^ appoint?
ment by tne Pivsub nt ami foresha?
dowing his design, i 3fcur.se of .ir.ce?
d? uv in th.- pc'-formine . ?rf his ?ri. .-. '
He lives :,o tint? .'or the . hvtion ur
Con v. n ion, but si t s that they
wouU he liehl as soon :u .ruo'h-ibh" i
He admouisl'.e s lin- 'i .? \? . : --. i.i itisnei
tin? delusion nuder which matty of
timm are hi'.>o rh tt vktvvry sri]!
exists. ai:?J informs thom that it is ef?
fectually dead, and Iba. if they fa l to
treat the negroa . i. .- rbaa a ?-n-odm n
their repr?sentai;.es will in vain :<ee*t
adm:s.--ion into Congress, lt.- dot-s
not. as s imo of tbt other Ihwisional
Governors have I*.ie. reappoin- the
county eiueers who a ?ted nr.! ?:. the
rebel rr-jiui,", hut : ..-.p . ihat he wdi
muk" the m o -sar- appoint men's to
till their ]ibices. Ta-e'(iovf.nov also
further e l'-'jfc'- d th . . - r- - which he
designs to pursue . public ad hess
which he. m.uh: to t ie people ot' <?.?
veston in response io ria ir invitation,
-t- -
i Bishcni "Lym-h is announced aslike
I ly To arrive in CharloAm < co:.i**>e
I of tba next si>: weeks, from it., ti .-.
. 0 03ITTTARY, '
niel. July-2?>, isa,:,, JAMI.s i.'-'.ynn ai.ST,
sa}jetl 1 ? ..ar. 7 tu >nti:s Kitti l'i days.
Jesits calla my darling Jinn:"- ,
Must 1 m\e ui\ tr.-asare up?
Ye-, tit??' my heart may lin .'.; with sarrow,
I will yield Iiiin uj> :u;? trust.
How I -eiss thee. .Tinmiv,darline!
? e eatidc real morn. '
I.e.ci-.' ;i reuud, *.hero's ? inicthiiitf v.antin-. :
1 ri.ai ?uje'tuved enc ac.
Tu nie ihou'll ie?, r lie . :. fal. .Jimmy,
Tli m hast i'i'.iv ji^s.-i".'. within thc vt-!',
I ii lisp thy ?niau: voil >.
With (.rod's b?i rhi ein nih irria.
i'm-.-vit-ll, farewell, rev ?iarliti;..',
Till i i t - - v. iti: nu- shall ?'case; '
L'Anil nh! rnav u. then meei as^a
?Ii: ..Inis Ol' CU.il" r-s ;
THE HEirKAV ;.'.!'?.
Oft CONSIGNMENT.
.;LS ?,I '., LA S S KS. For Sah; hv
'v .. is 2 ZKALY. SCOTT*.lilt?N'S.
FOB. j?JOLEN.
ri';- ' -, VSPllISG WAGON will "cave
? ''??'-'"? thc Shiver linns'- cn MON PAY
MOltNiNG next, tit IO <.'.-. lock,
for A I KEN, S. c. l'or passa/i? a (."'> at tlu'
NI,.rc of * J, ... (lll'.t.r'.S.
?iK m?.
--M?.- - ,
A T tile solicitation of aaa: rous fvi- '...lu
X\. ttu.l.->eiti;:.-iis. ?.!..-..-.:.-. Cl.A YTO_S ami
I.--1 Ul KL will ?'ive a r?*y iii i . ?' theiv
ENTKUTAlN.Vf ? '"" 1 ' ''.?'^'>.AJ
I-?KM ai, vi uti-;.ne. .al .d ol ^Vi lay
evening, as aiiiieunceil; oa winch < . <.... a
they will offer a NK -V )..:., o, . dML\ e a
taiii.ng selecti'-n? ir a i rh : e ?i |v?*?tilar
conipoem-sk I?D 'i'artieularstmd r./o?.'a rimo
sriv??D in >IonU?y'B-i9*ue. At;; J1- -'
^.'ULOt?oza Sales.
Sundries.
By A. E. Phillips.
TiZIS (lariduv) liOi:NiNG, at l? o'clock, I
wilbscll, at my laeUoi^rooin, b-doh';; itu v,
a varioty of arti--!-..*, consisting o?
Y/AL? UT CAMP CH?bT-coiaplcto ari?clo.
ARCHITECT CilEii'^, i5EAl?s>TJSAI>,
MAHOGANY LESK, J-livblCAL CiUSOT,
Louuge, Straft Cuttor, Wdshod Wool, -<
Hip bath, Wat?* Cool? ?-s, Lot ?ooit?,
ala ps of Georgia and Virginia,
l iian?ciomc Uo&owood 1 "ui :.<*>. in good
oi? .r. Ai*, 2.0?0 pounds Hors.: Shoe Iron.
j t.GOO pounds Buggy A.?.- Iron, 5 Cheese,
i N. ?.-L'?limited, artick s reeeived, until
i hon o! . ?de. Aug iS i*
I ---- =--==-. ~-3=-v_v..^r
LIVERPOOL.
''gl,!!: A 1 nRITTKl? B.! UK "i?XCH VN< i K"
1 is Jto'iV readv firooivo freight. Applv to
Aa;: in a \\ I LEIS . C?I?SOLM.
Perfumes ! ?
VTT:'; iiA-v* J1--T Hiv. ;:IVKD A LOT
X?'a rr BLOOMtxcr rmtEUS /
AN5) ?*
.4O'tvl 7J.E MAGNOLIA !
WI boh aro unsun>-isi-'-f] ?i toilei eoni
?io?ity. ZLALV. ?St'O^l'? ?Ji?f NS. #
LII.ll1--illlllil.yT,
Whave jnxi rooehv.i H i.-.u- r.ml as
sort. .1 st??i-k nf t!.-w ir.v.-?uab?.'
MI aros ere X amps.!
s.) aKhr-'i-.-iisai i,' : . lamm. >: wita mo
O :? ? I
K-u-h at LOW PUTOKS.
Au; Its -L y MA; A, s~< TT ? liRUNS.
CT&nted to Purchase,
/ < Of.ii ao.WSILVKK. \pplv (o
\ K Aaa ?7 S Uf itbi-'.r 'WALTKlt.
Just Seceivedj
\LOT of VERY, ITN? SYlil r. at n
at !..?. -, i?t.- ??* ..r..!?..n.
Air- ir, :, j!. SilLOMflN A i '? ?.
School No;ic?.
ON tho '.ist i;..--... I will 1.,11-? a SCHOOL.
lien:- th- S. ('? C-.l'o-o. Enuiish, I .aria
?a ,! Crt* l? VV?IHH; T, nu.* l u- P*.ti?.
I H.,. i.;-!!.,lia.: M.:;i- -mattes. *l<) poi- torin ..r i
I ?u-oo mouth:-: Latia, o-. , . ard Matlietna- I
Cos. ?1? A? ply t- :? Mr. ?.k"
< nuO.-V. in ?a-rtaiti --:si-s, e.vdil vn!i bo
I ato.. ?if! j..t J[??jiu.'.ry, -.* 0.
!" "tOOK ?Tj?'r"
?.'. 1 J .M.!'. SOAP. ?"> fi-uts pcs bar.
: Ai>.i. a' K"-!ioi-:.l i'-iortii" ni . ?? (JUOOE
.t'i iilLS, fursali !.,-..- hy i\ i-. i TTTINi ).
I I'nr. I :. "i r l!(.ui.<i?V? anti A ?s-:o:ai>lv ts.
COPARlSJERSEIP.
(". ii.V h Itt A, \r.ii -.. I.?. ?s??.
rpin:?mh-r*ig.*,h hr.v ag ri :-tl a ?. ,
, fi. noss i itu:, oin II v%-nh ii.- firm <.! j
I :1 ! s 1,1 ?. ? c '.; !"" *z>*\\
' f? IU i.^>N v tho n-irp.?>?. ol
II an Al ? Tit N. ' : ?.'.' i l l; U.COM
:?ltssioN ?n?l i.N? i:\Ni i. > <?a; \<:r.
1 iV.i'.ii.."" ' ?II'TA?S LI-:?:,
I ' _ <
! Ii. I-OKI'OT. tho An.otii.n ami itonoral flora
j ila ; liv Mi s rs. ?L x'sc'iN LKiJ .v co. t
? if, 7A:\I.X. K- t?Tf .V liUo.NS.
-
I hi 1-iiiA Ltfc f\ IO?, -
Auctioneer". General Cora. ^Agents
ana Sxchanffe Brokers,
(\>Lo3ti;i.V, ( .
4..NY husinoss outriisnNi tn thom v..il ;?<.
^5 ,-. i.. pr.->!uj i a;i-ij!inn.
' ( ; t > 1 .i >. SI ?. V ?-.iN.. s Kt l ' 1 : ITf KS ar. il IVA X K
I MOTIFS li.iut;ht ava
! Kt fi r m Mi ssis.' V.'iLl its ? "Ala:H.7-?
I ami :?.. ssrs. JOHN i l! VSK1? A :'n.. i i,ari. s
! t o,. S. C.
Oi'.OKoK .(.iii.KV. I-'.s.i.. uti.] MS.,.M-... M.
I < '. UAKin:!; ? . : >.. Anetta, ( ?a.
I Ai... STKNKtUSK A Mc?'Af Ll-:V.
! Charlotte, >;. c.
^ Cfi'i-e fi">r tin- pj^iait at Mi-.s?rs. /oaly.
Sil??';
' i'Ul.VMlUA, S. C.
j i . T3IJ3 niiihrsi}:ni-.L havi?.-: leased
I Vjrt'a.- L A ll C K ar. I CO.'.UrOlMOUN
! ???iiliifU.OlNil known ?is tho "Colitmliia
: Mot limlixt K.-ma'.- ' "nilo^i ," '.till up. a ii
l:Il;ST-t ! VSS iiOTKL. un So])tornhor 7.
T. S. NU'KKUSON. I'ropriettir.
Kv" Papers liirougiiout "th. State insert
t.viro a \'.. . k ?ur '".V- Weeks, atlll M ini '...ll*
lu lies im1i .-. .Viii; 17
ARCHIBALD GETTY & CO.,
TO ?33.
A Mi
COM. MHRSHAMTS,
lii? und l l? Mcdiit'j Sired,
j ' Cil A l?T.KSTON, S. C.
I F. A. Wii.COXstr>i, A-.a.-M..
\ . Orimgeba.rg; fi. C.
EDMUND A. SO?l'KP. .v ia.,
: !.'-.:!.a1 billia. Po-iin.
LIVINGSTON, MOM co., Agent;?
N.av Jfork.
I ?i' LIBERAL Al) \?ANCFKmail! rmi ?ON
I ?I?NJit'MTS. Aug jb tim ).
Charleston Advertisements.
~ JTW.~ ROBSON
Has resumed tho
MISSION BUSINESS,
AT ititi OLD STAND,
C2 EAST EA Y, CHA RLEST02T, S. C.
HAS received on consignment and offers
tor Bale, to arrive:
,v.) eu s iiiciiarduon's li ALS ROPE.
.2h bales heavy GUNNY CLOTH.
12 rolls.,
?.(j baxets low-priced TOBACCO-lbs.
li.? .. ehoico TOBACCO-lbs.
:>u bags fan Ul* ) C< >FFEJ3.
li> hluts. CUBA SUGAR, medium quality.
511 boxes Colgao..'s FAMILY SOAP,
yd " Kh?gs?ord pure STAUCH,
ino kegs N'AIl.s. asserted sizes.
50 boxea best CHARCOAL Tl*.
2.? " 1. C. TIN. Aug 17 2*
rim Mw mhmm
Snsuranqe ?geney !
T WBF?R & LANE
Kv, MEETING a L. i EA HLESTOJi S. C.,
W>EPKESLNT the following first-claee
X\ coiimani?'s:
o it KAT WESTERN INSURANCE ? OM
PANV. OF N KW ?URK.
SECURITY IN'S Cit ANCE COMPANY, OF
Nl'.v. YOliK.
PHOENIX Fl RE INSURANCE COMP'NY, I
OF NEV, YOliK. c i
MANHATTAN INSURANCE COMPANY, i
OIS N KV," YORK. ' . i
With aggregate cash capital of EIGHT I
MIKLIONS OF DOLLARS.
Hisks taken on ?ill descriptions of rr?
in-rty ort' reasonable terms, and losses
pn.mntlv settled.
S. Y. TT Pi Eli. . A. A. LANE.
Aug ll .20 !
J. II. BAGGKTT ?i CO.,
Parlors and C'OIIMII Ession Merchants,
. i ?x; Eirs M / / ' rn i: n .i HE,
< HAHLESToX, s. c.
SELL ??i leis Market, or ship to New Yorft !
? ?i- I .iv* rpoul. both Long and Short Sm- I
I pl? COTTON.. Liberal advaiici.s on ship- !
imeats. and ri: tarn s made in gold or treu- j
snrv noto, as mst meted.
! .1. H. ISAOttETT. E. M. SPEIGHTS. '
A,,.,; . J
Cm Sim Chichester. |
ItKAI. KSTA'I'K ttltOECKR,
is r.l.'-tAJfSTE'EE'T, y'HA I: LES TON.
VC EXT for the nnrehasi- anti sale of
HEAL ESTA L'Ein any of the Southern I
rM"l,"J" M,.O.
Fier tlu- REPAIRING, RENTING, ic, of
city property.
j? Owners i-f property in Charleslpn, un-I
I .i> i'i.id detained in ri: . uji onnfrv, can ;
I h:iv.> li.' ir pr.itv fa'ten ea iv of ami 1
[ pr.'mt?!y : C.-ml!,] rb by ?, ,. ling to above
i i power >>,' A.?<.'..ney. to asstouo control..!
i Ti.o .-iiiii.'. umU tim owner's return, tnfor
I ueiiion as io tl.e condition ?>i' pr..porty in
? iu"< ?! hy slf-Hfj. a.ni o;.lierwi.? -, witn proba
' lile ??>:p>msc of repairing-, scntonapplication. ,
/ar Wanted to purchase' for- parties I
seeK'ing invcstm-iUi of lical J-^stat?;. in South j
I Pur.ilina, sevcrai Pi.ANT VI Itevs. iii work- !
inc order, in the upper portion of the State. '
Aug s -C,
Willis & Chiselm,
Factors, Commission Mvitrlia.iitx,
.1 NJ) SHIPPING AOEXTiS.
oKFICK. Jlli.l.s UoCSK,
j?(TI U?LEs'i'ON, S. C.
i-:, '.vn.'.ts. A. it. rmsoLM.
\\TILL :t it ?'lid ie ?he purchase, sak; and
sliiornent ,t.. foreign anti (hunestie
e.'i-e of COTTON. KlCi".. LUMBER,
NAVAL s Ti Ht ES; ? ?b.> collection ?if Drafts,
Piirclei.-e util' '^e of ad ^ecuriti?*!. Cou
IltUT.ftS To:
Messrs. .JJ<iim. Fraser .V Co., Charleston,
M.' s-rs. C. >. \V. Willi vus av Co.,
Messrs. <;?i-.rgi' A. HopJey ,v Cu., "
< ii.orgc Si hi o4 K.-.p. Augusta, Ca*
T. S. Mctcidfi Es.;..
Messrs. Clark, Hodge .V Co.. New York.
M.-ssfs. Murray .V Xrpht w, - "
M?Ssrs. E. V.'. Clark .v Co.. Philatlelphia,
en.
Messrs. Pendergast, Fenwick .v Co., Bal?
timore. M.I.
Messrs. Samuel Harris A Sons?Baltimore,
M l. Amt S ?fi
IKTESM T?TIEW mi
ATL?STi? CO A?T
Mail Line!
?i THE new first
.^S?\^V-~?\ class steamer MO
"p. NEK A, Charles 1>.
<*. J &^*fw--?v v\ Marshnian, (lom
Baleh, OouimniuiiT,
Will leave Charleston, S. C. direct for
New York, alternately, TJi LTasDAYS each
ck. ' .
Eur freighter pansage -having handsome
Stan- Iii>oni ?icc.oniiiKxiations applv to
F. A. WJLCONSON. Agent.
Orangeburg, S. C.
ARCHIBALD GETTY A CO.,
120 and K's Me ting st., Charleston, S. C.
LIVINGSTON, FOX A Co.. Agents, #
Aug 15 2ftio ' N- w YorHT
Theological Seminary,
COLUMBIA, s. c.
rf1HB ENrnCISES af this institution vii
1 ?ir resumed on WEDNESDAY, the n^
dav oi November next. Students desirno
wllnissiun to tho se vera! classes are request
d to communicate with tuc Faculty at a:
.arly day. > 15 :?
?? ? Pa*e/s tvhi toufej'1.1.?'* rby aefcctn
thc ahoy?. ,
CALL AT
C. S. Jenkins'
Assembly Street^
THI&D BOOR FRO ii FENJJLETONT.
Aug IQ_?_10
Office 'Gen. Sup. W. and Si. E. E..
StTCTEK, August 15,1865.
ON and after August 18, a DAILY TRAIN
will run betwe.ja Kingt-Tille s.nd Wil?
mington. Leaving Kingsville daily at 8.00
a. m.,-ind arriving at Rings viii? 7.30" p. m.
Those Trams will luakedaily connectons at
Wdmington with Trains tor an? point
North. They also will continue to coonee*,
wi i h Trains on tho Northeastern Railroad
for Charleston ai*l Cheraw and Darlington
lir.ilruad. These Trains carry both freight
and pasaengors. HENRY H. DRANF,
Aug 1G 2\vd General Superintendent.
H?ad?f rs Ass't Com'r of Freedmen,
TOR S. C.. GA., AND FLA?,
BEAUFORT, fi. C., June ??U, lsto.
0 EN KR AL ORDER NO. 1.
ITHE following Circular from Htad
. quarters Uurouuot' Freedmen. Refugees
and Abandoned Lands, is republished for
thc information of ab whom i: mav conctrn:
WAR ! ?EPARTIUSNT,
BLREAI. OF FEEEDSIEX, REFUGEES AND
ABANOONTJ? LASD^
WASHINGTON, D. C., Maj 22, lttfe.
Circular Nc. 3.
Whereas a large amount of land in the
State of Virginia," and in omer States that
.have been in bisurrcitiou, hus been aban?
doned by disloyal owners aud is nov. being
cultivated by freedmen; and whereas tho
owners of such lands are attempting io ob?
tain possession of tiltia, ami thus deprive
thc freedmt*i of the frnits ol' their industry :
It is ordered tba?"all abandoned lands in
said States now under cultivation by the
freedmen, bo retained in their possession
lui til the crops now growing shall beseemed
fer their benefit, unless fud and .just com?
pensation be made fur their labor and its
products aud for expenditures.
Tin- above order will not be so construed
as to relieve disloyal persons from the cxn
gequcuccs ot their ciisloyahy, and the ap?
plication for the restoration of then landa,
by this class of parsons, will in uo ease ;.d
entertained by anv militarv authority.
O. O. HOWARD, Maj. Gen.,
Commissioner of Bureau of 1 reedmen,
Refugees and Abandoned Lands.
WAH DEPARTMENT,
AD JLI ANT-tiKM'.HAL'i, OFFICE, .
WASHESGTO??, Mav ?2, 1865.
All military authorities will sustain tho
Coil.missioner of the Bureau ot Ik. fu ?ces,
Frecduiuu and Aband .med Lairds, and aid
him in the execution i :' thc ablive order.
Bv direction ol' tie: rieeretarv of War.
.> K. li. TOWNSEND, .
Assit ian. Adjutant-General.
C. The provisions ?d' the above circular
viii be sti--eily em-....vd throughout th:
S'.;;tes of South Carolina, Ceorghi -.,.,.1 ?
lida. Complaints iii.?- noon luau?,. :.. : iicso
Headquarters thai In ?..any instances for?
mer own? th of plan: v.!..; a uad .-he.. s. who
are now allowed ;.? i-i.-m.iiii ou tii.-?? '.ai-.ti.-i
upon condition that-tiny a:u:i un. o ie titeir
former slaves thai they are free, and mako
; with them fair and equitable agreements,
whereby full ami just compensation sh?,il
bo made for their labor ano its products,
arc, in ileriane* ol' this order, still forcing
their tonner, slaves to work fur theiu, and
continue to hold them in slavery, even to
tin- exti lit of shooting them down Ll' the;/
dare to assert their freedom, and tail utterly
to admit or announce to them i:i any way
thai they arr ?-ec. Such acts aro disloyal
to the Government and in plain violation"of
its policy.
It is h ri by onh-red that ail persons em?
ploying tin- ire -dinon si agricultural end
mechanical pursuits within Mu- States of
South Carolina, (?.-gia anil ?'lerida, who
.ail, by ?lie 15th of August, to announoe to
those tn their employ the fact that, tiley aro
free, and fail to recognize i hem as free me"
and to make suitable agreements with thei^
whereby a.j'i.-t and .t.-qnitable compensation
wi? lie stcun?l to them for th. ir labor, will
be bold na disloyal tu thc United States Go?
vernment, and their propwty will be sub?
ject toMi ?zureand dividion among the freed?
men, in acennW&ee with the provisions of
Section 4 of ; BfiRVct to Establish a Bureau
for the Belief or freedmen am^lict'iigees,"
approved March 3, ls:;.").
II!. As the harvest time is near, and the
freedmen ha*}- been regan.ed as lice by tho
United .States Government since January,
ish:>; ?Ind as a measure -.f necessity, to pre?
vent them from becoming paupers on its
bounty, tiie fivcdiiiuh must h.-paid for their
labor ou ail lands, not abandoned since tho
commencement of the preparation of tho
ground.for seed up to the harvest time of
this year; and unless full ci>nii?<.iisatiou i.-?
made, u> the satisfaction or mis bureau,
iii.- freedmen will be entitled io and will
receive one-half of rho crop raised.
IV. Any person who ??hall whip or other?
wise maltreat any freedman because he as?
serts that freedom, or for other cause, will
be held guilty btdbru the la w, and punished
for assault aitd battery: and any one who
shall take thc life ot any freedman for like
cau.u:.-will be held guilty of murdi r!
V. N'o person w ill be permitted C. drivo
the age.t. infirm and helpless from their
present places of abode; tiny ruhst be.
allowed to romain whore they are until such
time as.the Government shall make proper
provision tor their support.
Vb Tue Assistant Commissioners in tho
States of South Carolina, Georgia and Flo?
rida ar.- required to eidbroccthis order to tho
extent of their power, and to report lo these
Headquarters all violations of it. The aid
of every friend of justice au,! fair dealing
between man an 1 man, is also requested to
brirg to the notice ol tin- Freedmen's Bu?
reau ?ny failure io c-unply with 'ts provi?
sions.
When the rules of exact justice sho'l ho
obst rved m the-relations hetween ?all. em?
ployer ami employed, and each shall regard
die other's rigiits, then edi bo practically
'dem??nstratio, so clearly that none.cir.'
doubt, the advantages tu' t he fret labor
system. By or?ei . .
Brevet Mi j. Gi i: il. SAXTON-,
Ass't Com. Freedm -ii ?\ . S. \ ., Ca. ami ?lt.
1 s. w. PAXTOM, th-- >r ,. i ami : c.
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