The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, August 18, 1865, Image 4
By the Provisicr v.7 Governor
of the Stai'j of South
Carolina.
A PS6 ?CI. All ATTICS ! * [
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? ynr^BAff IIIS-RXCKLLENOY PREST- !
! PENT johnsou lias issued his proo.la- \
. ii. p iuf.ing roe (Uciijamij: ;F. Perry) j
vi-inji::; ersioi in ai.d for the State of'
mi.ii. wit it ;iwcr to prescribe such |
i- !tf "?i;ii nguliitieiis ; .< map be necessary and
i-rop -r for eotivenii-H a Convention oft'ue State,
<if lif'If-r.ntes tu be ob'saoij h? that i
' portion of ll." people of suit; Sla'.o v.ho arc {
loyal to the Uniteu Stales, lor tlie .purpose of j
altering or amending lite Constant ion" ligreof;
and '"iili authority to u: within the liiu' .
01 i?;c < ail the powers necessary and
' proper to enable stieli loyal people to restore
. ' . : ;'j said' State to its constitutional relations to the
..'V y.'iFedcral Government, and to present such a
' lVejioblican tofiu of State Government as will
"' A'- entitle the Slate to the guarantee of the United
States therefor, and its people to protection by
the United States against invasion, insunectioii
and domestic violence:
3wp\ Now, therefore, in obedience to the prock-'
Py" * mation of bis Excellency Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, I, BENJAMIN |
F. PBRRY, Provisional Governor oi the state i
?V* "of South Carolina, for the purpose of organizing
a Provisional Government in South
. Carolina, reforming the State Constitution and
" restoring civil authority in said State, tinder
.'.' the Constitution *nd laws of the United States,
do hefeby proclaim and declare that all civil
officers iu South. Carolina, who were in office
when the Civil Government of the State was
suspended, in May last, (except those arrested
or under prosecution for treason,) shall, on taking
the oath of allegiance prescribed iu the
President's Amnesty Proclamation of the 29th
day of May,Jl8G5, resume the dntics of their
offices and continue to discharge them under
. .^^^the Provisional Government till further apjj^S^jpomtments
arc made.
And I do further proclaim, declare and
crinake liuown, that it is the duty of all loyal
':citizens of the State, of South Carolina to
promptly go forward and take the oath of alV
legiance to the United States, before sr>racf
f- magistrate or military officer of the Fedora!
Government, who may be qualified for administering
oaths; and such are fcereby authorized
to give certified copies thereof to the persons
respectively-by whom they were made. And
such Magistrates or officers are hereby required
fVio nriarinnls of such "oaths, at as
XO LiiHIOliui- WW ~*-6 -early
a day as may be convenient, to the De-1
' partment of State, iu the city of "Washington,
D. C.
And I do further proclaim, .dp.clare and
make known, that the Managers of Elections
throughout the State of South, Carolina will
holdlan election for members of a State Con^
vention, at their respective precincts, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT,
according to the laws of South Carolina in
force before the secession of the State; and
that each Elections District iu the State shall |
elect as many members of the Convention as
the said District has members of the House of
Representatives?the basis of the representation
beiDg population and taxation. This will
~ 1 ^ momKorq tA
give one nunureu aim tnui^-Nu.
the Convention?n number sufficiently large
to represent every portion of the State most
folly.
' Every loyal citizen who has taken the Amnesty
oath and not within the excepted classes i
of the President's Proclamation, will be entitled
to vote, provided he was a legal voter un-1
der the Constitution as it stood prior to the i
*ecessio~ of South Carolina. And all who are J
WTtbiD the excepted classes must take the oath
gnd apply fora pardon, in order to entitle them
to vote or become members of the Convention.
The members of the C* nvenrion tLr.j elected
or the 6rsr Monday iu Septet".b-r next, are
hereby require*, -o convene iu the city of
Columbia, un M/EONESDAY, the I3ih Jav
of September. i^Oi, for the purpose of altering
and amending the present Constitution of
South Carolina, or remodelling and making a
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mi.'ii'nxwmyww '"ro*v>7?-T-jt*i? ^mc^HIIH '.www.m-m.r^i- w
rcw.oiic, v liich will ( ! iorm to the great
changes v -. ; h have t:-. . place in the State,
and he - :;i accoM.i:. o with Ivepuhlican
principle- . ! equality <n" representation.
Anil J '? further laim and make known,
that the v. institution aim nil laws of force in
South Carolina prior to tho secession of the
State are hereby made of force under the
Provisional Government, except wherein they
may conflict with the provisions of this proclamation.
And the Judges and Chancellors of
the State are hereby required to exercise all
the powers and perforin all the du'ies \vhi..-h
appertain to ihcit respective ollioes, and especially
in criminal cases, it wi.l he expected of
the Federal militarv authorities now in South
Corolina, to lend their authority to the civil
officers of the Provisional Govcrntucnt, for the
purpose of enforcing tlie laws and preserving
the peace and good order of the State.
Aud I do farther command and enjoin all
good and lawful citizens of the State to unite,
in enforcing the laws and bringing to justice all
disorderly pets ens, all plunderers, roboers and
ronurauders, all vagrants and idle persons who
are wandering about without emplojrnent of
any vjsible means of supporting themselves.
it is also expected that all former owners of I
freed persons will bo kind to them, and not
turn oil' the children or aged to parish ; and
the freed iv.cn and women arc earnestly enjoined
to make contracts, just and fair, for remaining
with theig former owners.
In order to facilitate as much as possible
the application for pardons under the excepted
sections of the President's Amnesty Proclama>?
tion, it is stated for information that all applications
must be by petition, stating the exception,
and accompanied with the oath prescribed.
This petition must be first approved by
the Provisional Governor, and then forwarded
to the President. The headquarters of the
Provisional Governor will be at Greenville,
where all communications to him must be
addressed.
? ? Tn testimony whereof, Ihavehcre(
) unto set my band and seal. Done
L" s' J at G reenville, this 20ih day of July,
?.? in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five, and ol the independence
of the United States the ninetieth.
11. F. PERRV.
l?y the Provisional Governor:
Wjllum 11. Pkrkv, Private Socretary.
BtetKThe newspapers of this State will puhli-.Ii
this proclamation till the election for members
of the Convention.
August 4
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Hd'qs. 3d Sub. Dist. S. S. C.
SUMTER S. 0., July l'Jth 1805.
GENERAL ORDER. f '
|T WILL BE NECESSARY FOR PARTIPS
shipping Cotton by rail, or otherwise,
from this Sub. Dist., ro procure a certificate
from these Ilceadquarters, showing that
the Cotton so shipped is not the property of
Government. Unless such certificate is procured,
the cotton .will be stopped- ut Florence,
and may subject the shipper to a long deruy.
Any parties discovered receiving or attempting
to ship Cotton belonging to Government,
or that formerly belonged to the C. 8. Government,
will be punished to the extent of Military
law.
Srcrpl.-<v>r,cre are ilirpf.tf.il r.n keen a l'GCOrd of
the names of parties sciMngw trading cotton at
their store; and said storekeeper, or any person,
is'forhiddcn to bring cotton or receive it, in
small quantities, unless from responsible parties;
and will satisfy themselves, and bo able to
satisfy the Provost Marshall, at all times, that
the cottou has not been stolen.
By order of
Lieut. Col. F. H. WHITTIER,
Coin'dg Sub-District.
Geo. G. Spf.au, 1st Lieut. & A. A. A. G.
July 28
Hd'qrs. 3d Sub. Dist E. S. C
SUMTER, S. C., July 13, 1S0.5.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2. ' \
I" THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LI
UOJIS to any enlisted man is prohibited.
Any person disobeying this order, will be arrested
by the Provost Marshall, and severely
punished and their goods confiscated;, and tli
parties making the sale, or parties interested
in the sale, will not be allowed to open tbeir
store again, for the sale of auy merchandise
whatever.] i
II. Any parties having property in. their
possession of whatever nature, thnt has formerly
belonged to the U. S.. Government, or to
the so-called Confederate Government, will
! nF
iininuuiuiri V IIUIIIV Uiu J iUfwny .ioium ui Uiv
fact. Any parties holding property, 'either
real or personal estate, belonging to parties
engaged in the late rebellion, and who are now
apsent, or of parties whose property is subject
to confiscation, will immediately notify the
Provost Marshal. A can fill search .will bo
made fur such property as named above, and
parties endeavoring to secrete the same, or fail
to give the proper notice of said property to
the Provost Marshal, will be punished by the
military law.
By command of
Lt. Col. F. H- "WHITHER,
Comldg District
Gko. G. Spbab,. 1st Lieut. <k. A.'A. A. G.
July 28.
Plantation for Sale.
A PLANTATION AT GRANNIE'S QUARTER
CHEEK, about II miles 'from Kirk wood, containing
500 acres more or less, will be sold villi the
the ormvincr crrmon it." or deliverable in Octobor when
O - c r 1 ,
the crop is taken otL There are*100 acres of prime I
bottom land, the balance iu open and wood 1 high
hmd. With the plantation may be had, if u aired,
clroico stock, of Cattle and Hogs.. Apply at
office.
June 23 I wtf
NOTICE.
Tee copartnership heretofore ex.
ISTING between J. TV. McCurry & S. Hammerslough.
under the Firm of McCurry & Hammer- 1
slough i? this day desolvcd by mutual consent. The
Boohs, Notos and'Accounts of the concern aro in tho
bands of J. TV. McCurry, who will attend to tho settlement
of the concern.
J. TV. MqCURRY.
s. hammerslogguJuly
1
Rail Road Mill:
A steam mill for grinding meal and".
i\ gritsf, is now in successful operation at the
olil D^pot. Grinding doric at all hours of the day. A
share of patronage is solicited.
J. JOjjTES, Agent
May 5 *
Dray Notice.
Pashes having hauling to do can bb \
accommodated by calling on the subscriber cat1
DeKalb Street. A. NILKS. i
JelfX" St
Headq'rs Mil. Dist., E. S.v C, I
Third Seperatb Brigade,^-. J
Pahj.inoton, S. C., July 15, 18G5. )| I
GENERAL ORDER NX). 8. \ 1
REPEATED COMPLAINTS HAVINGyi
been made to' these Headquarters that
frcQdrocn aad women, are frequently driven
from the plantations upon which they have 4*
been engaged-in cultivating the crops during; tH
the present scaroii, therefore it i# ordered,
That the frccdmcn, women aud children who<
have been (jngaged in cultivating the lands the'
present year will not be driven away. They
will be allowod to remain until the growing I
crops are harvested, unless dismissed by mili- I
tary authority, or a Provost Court, and wilb I
be entitled to receive fair compensation for- I
fheir labor. 4I
It is therefore required that \ equitable con- J
?? tin mi dn 11of vti-PT1 } ] I & Tflntl- iff
UiaUlO HI Tt i 1UU^ L/V 11?MVIV WV? ?r v??a w? ? JJ- - -- - r j y
tcrs and the freed men nnd women, for'., the
cvltivation of the lands' the pnaettt^-.yea;:.?
Payment in kind will be made,.ari$fi)er'airow?
nncc of-one half tbc crop is recommended as :i
fair compensation for'the labor. The landjords- -J
furnishing subsistence.until ili'o crops are bar-v: ;tjj
vested. .. A:i^j!
.Their contracts submitted, to the- \
nearest military comtrwttlder for approval. . I
"When the above requirements are ctma'ph'ed^ $
with protection ^ill bej*jcahted a.s far as mjji*7 |
frary necessity will allow, but 'tvlich no con? '
tract is made, the crop isliable to be consider*
ed forfeited for the use of the laborers. Should .
the owners refuse to cultivate the laods? or. toj. ?
comply with this order, they will ^.considered j
as endeavoring to guibarrass the'Government,.. 5
and will be treated accordingly. By
command of v ]
33rig. Gen. BEAL.. jj
(Signed) C. 3?. FilleBkows, j
Lieut. & A A. A. G. I
Official Copy: Gso; G. Speak, Lieut. ?fe Ai - , ,
A. A. G. ' ' .-r ' V i
.->0 5
j my so ,
Headq'rs Mil. Dist?, E. S. C./ ]
Third Sederate Brigade, ) }
Darlington*. S. C., July 15, 1665. \--l- i
crncirr.AS.vo. 7. i
C CD'DiSTRICT COMMANDERS "WILL", t
^ at once ptocecd. in their respective Sub Pis"trie;
to obtain information upon the following I
subjects, viz :
J. The number of plantations upon which;
contiaots have been made with the freeduicn. ,
and women, tjie present year, and the nainc *
of each planter with whom the contracts was
made. .a '
2. The 'number of plantations nud the
names of the owners, where contracts have not:been
made. * . *
3. The number of freedmcn, women and.'
children on each plantation 011 the 1st day of
January, 1365, and. the number now present.'
.4. Whether or not tlie usual rations and thecustomary
medical attention are furnished the
freeomen, women and children. This .iufor
mation will be forwarded to these^'lleudquar*tors
without delay. . 1 ... * .
By order of *
Brig. Gen. BEAL!
(Signed) , C. B. Fillebbown,Lieut.'&
A. A. A. G.
Planters arc requested" to furnish the information
to this oflice as soon as possible.
C. W. BURGESS,
Capt. & Provost Marshal.
* Hd'qrs.
Detatch. 30th. Mass- j
Vet. Vol. Infantry. J
CAMDEN, S. C., July 27th, 1805.
GEVJSRAL ORDER. ASA
SANITARY MEASURE, IT SHAJ&
*-*- be deemed a nuisance for any Hogs to
""^ I"*"" irjflii'ivfto 15m ito nf t.llA TnWTI: Clf
Camden, after the (1) first day of August
All Hogs found running at'laiger TvilJ be sold
or otherwise- disposed.' of, for the- benefit of
poor of said to wn.
By order of
S.D.SHIPLEY, *
Major Comrdg. Detach.
G. W. BcKGise, Capfc. and Provost Msrsbau
Jaif 25.
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