, 1860-06-26
PROCLAMATION.
To tho People Of the State Of Illinois /:

WHEREAS: m epidemic, called "pleuro pneu-
monia, highly contagious aud fatal in its char
acfcr, - now prevailing 10 such an extent
among the Cattle OF several Of the Eastern
states Of the Union, as to excite great fear and
apprehension that its destructive ravages NAV
ss spiseaGd over tue whole country unless prompt
and eihc'ent precautionary measures nre taken
70 stop lis deEasta.ions; ard 1cherfas, the Pco.
Pile fttc State Of Illinois are especially inter-
es!ed in using NIL possible care to keep this dis
astroas plague fron, aTonr the large and ralu-
ubie herds Of cattle III our State; and schtrtas,
l., huse been requested bE many good citizens Of
the State to take some Official ac'ion towards
midst:
Nov, therefore, I, Jous WooD, Governor Of
the State Of illinois, in order 10 guard acanst
al possibility Of the Infection, whether by acci-
dent. carelessncss, CT design, do hereby RECON-
mend and request 1hst oil farmers, drovers,
merchants, and citizens generally, Of the State
Of Illinois, shall no, purchase or import into
this State, any cattle, areaJy subject to, or in
tected with this diseasc. or which have been in
any way exposed to snch eontagion, or from any
S'ate or region Of coantry where such disease
exists, or Is supposed 10 eaist, ,nto which the
same IS liable to spread By reason Of its c2n,i-
gu1ty to the injected districts; and further
recommend and request all owners, officers and
ngents Of steamboats,. canais and railroads. and
all common carrie1s CT stncS, to refuse to trans
part any cattle lntn this State which msy be so
diseased, or infected, or suspected of ,he saue.
or which mzT come from sue. infected or su,.
pcctsd di-tricte; and further recommend and
request that all Agricultural Societies, furmrrs
6nd citizens carefully wutch any appearance Of
such disease, or danger Vi the same, and should
any appear, promptly communicate u full and
detailed report of all the fac,s to John p. Rev
nolds, Ekq., Secretary Of the State Agricultural
Soc't:t, at Springfield, Illinois.
biTe! commissioned and empowered DR..
Andrew Mcfarland, Of this State, 10 proceed to
the states and regions Of country where said
cattte disease exists and to collect oil facts and
information to be obtained in relation to the
disease, lsB treatment, cure and prorer ,nethnd
OF arresting its spread, and haye d'rected that
he thall mike such information public Ut lls
earliest convenience.
Having no direct or official authority to take
more peEempsory measures, reques, the zeal.
GUS aid earnest voluntary ca. operation Of I'll
good citizens, and particularly oi all AcricuItu-
raj Societies OF this State, 10 arrest this en-
demlc, the careless or Observation-Disclosures Of
which would destroy millions Of dutiars II wo.th
Of our property, ruin one OF the most impor.
taat aud remuneral,ve staples of our commerce,
and para'yze tue energies Of our farmers wlu
are already suffering from The repeated failures
Of their crops.
In "itEe-s whereof hayc III 1eueto set my
hnnd and cnused the g1cat seal oil State to be
hercunto aflixed. Done ut the CITY of Ssfipy.
feldf this .z1 day Of June, A. D. loGo.
H. g.. By the Governor,
JOHN WOOD.
O. II. UATcu, Scc'y Of State.