The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-15

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different bridges Of the route, but the main body
of the force is designed for action in the South
western part of the State.
| The Pacific Railroad and Telegraph lines will
be placed under the protection Of the Federal
troops and every effort will be made to render
| them effective.
| Three steamers are now at the Arsenal taking
off troops whose destination is supposed TO be
Jefferson City.
| Proclamation OF Gov. Jackson.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-The following procla.
nation from Gov. jackson, was received to-day:
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.
JEFFERSON CIrY. June 12th 1861.
| A series of unprovoked and unparalleled out.
RACES having been inflicted upon the peace and
dignity of this commonwealth, and upon the
rights and liberties of its people by wicked men,
protesting to act under the authority of the u.
). Government the solemn enactments of your
Legislature has been nuifed, your volunteer
soldiers have been taken prisoners, your com.
merce with your sister States has been suspend
ed, your trade with your own felow.citizens has
been as is subjected 10 the harrassing control of
an armed soldiery; peaceful citizens have been
| imprisoned without warrant of law, unofiend-
| ingy defenceless women and children have been
ruthlessly shot down, murdered, and other I'M
bearable indignities heve have been heaped up.
on yoar State and yourselves To all these out
RACES and indignities you have submitted with
patriotic forbearaDce, which has only encourag-
ed the perpetrators of these grievous wrongs to
attempt still holder and more daring usurpations.
1t has been my earnest endeavor under all
these embarrassing circumstances to maintain
the peace of the State and to avert, if posi-
Bile, from our borders, the desolating effects
of civil war. With that object in view, au-
thorized Major General Price, several weeks ago,
to arrange with General Harvey, commanding
the Federal forces in this State, terms Of agree
ment by which the peace of the State might be
preserved. They came, on the 2lst of May, to
| an understanding, which was made public. The
State authorities have faithfully labored to car
| ry out the terms of that agreement The Fed
eral Government, on the other hand, not only
manifested its strong disapprobation of it by
instant dismissal of the distinguished officer WHO
on its part entered into it, but at once began and
has unremittngly carried out system of hostile
operations in utter contempt of that agreement,
and in reckless disregard of its own plighted
faith.
| These acts, latteriy, portended REVOLUTION and
| civil war so unmistakeable that | resolved to
make one further effort to avert this danger
| from YOU. | therefore solicited an interview
with Brig. Gen, Lyon, commanding the Federal
army in Missouri. 1t was granted on the 10th
inst Moving all questions of personal or off
cial dignity, went to st. Louis, accompanied
by Major General Price. We had an interview
on the 18th inst. with Gen. Lyon and Col T.
Blair, Jr., at which / submitted to them this
proposition
That | would disband the State Guards and
break up its organization; that would disarm
all companies which have been armed by the
State; that would pledge myself net to attempt
to organize the Militia under the Militia bill; that
| no arms munitions of war should be brought
into the State; that would protect all citizens
| equally in all their rights regardless of their
political opinions; that would repress all in
| surrectionary movements within the State; that
| would repel all attempts to invade from what
ever quarter, and by whomsoever made; and
that would thus maintain strict neutrality in
the present unhappy contest. and preserve the
peace of the State, and further proposed that
| wonld, if necessary, invoke the assistance of
the United States troops to carry out these
pledges
All this proposed to do upon the condition
| that the Federal Government would undertake
to disarm the Home Guards which it has Illegal
| ly organized and armed throughout the State,
piedging itself not to occupy with its troops any
localities in the State not occupied by them
at this time. Nothing but the earnest desire to
avert the horrors of civil war could have tempt
|
were rejected by the Federal officers
| They demanded not only the Dissemination
and disarming of the State Militia and the multi.
| fcationi of the Military Bill, but they refused
to disarm their own Home Guards and insisted
that the. Federal!G overnment should enjoy nnres
| trictcd right to move and station the troops
! throughout the State whenever and whereve that
might in the opinion of its officers, be necessary
either for the protection of loyal subjects of the
FEDERAL Government or for the repelling of in
vasion, and they plainly announced that il was
the intention of the Administration to take mil.
itary occupation under these pretexts of the
whole State and reduce it as avowed by Gen.
eral Lyon himself to the exact condition of
Maryland.
The acceptance by me of these degrading
terms would not only have sulied the honor of
Missouri, but have aroused the indignation OF
every brave citizen and precipitate every CON
fiict which it has been my aim to prevent. We
refused to acced to them and the conference
was broken up.
Fclow-citizens, all our efforts towards concil.
iation have failed. We can hope for nothing
from the justice moderation of the agents of
the Federal Government in the State.
They are energetically fastening the execu.
ton OF their bloody and revolutionary schemes.
for the Inauguration of civil war in your
midst; for the military occupation of YOUR
State by armed bands of lawless invaders, for
the overthrow OF your State government, and
for the subversion of these liberties which that
government has ever sought to protect And
they intend to exert their whole power to subu-
gate you if possible, to the military despotism
which has usurped the power of the Federal
Government.
Now therefore ], c. +. jackson, Governor of
the State of Missouri, do, in view of the fore
going facts, and by virtue of the powers vested
In me by the Constitutional laws of this Com.
monwealth, issue this, my proclamation. calling
the Militia OF the State, to the number of so OOO
into active service Of the State, for the purpose
OF repelling said invasion, and for the protection
OF the lives, liberties and property of the citi.
zens OF tins State, and | earnestly exhort all
good citizens OF Missouri to rally under the flag
OF their State Tor the protection OF their end IN
gered homes and fire sides and for their most
sacred rights and dearest liberties
In issuing this proclamation, hold it to be
my solemn duty to remind you that Missouri is
still one OF the United States, that the Execu.
i've Department of the State government, does
not arrogate to itself the power to disturb that
relation that power has b Ell wisely vested in
the Convention, which will, in the proper time
express your sovereign will, and that mean while
1t Is your duty to obey all constitutional REQUIRE
ments OF the Federal Government, but is is
f""' ~, uu'y to huFise you that you are un-
DER DO obligation whatever, to obey the uncon.
st'tutlonai edicts OF military despotism, which
has enthroned itself at Washington, nor submit
70 the infamous and degraded sway of its wick.
ed minions IN this State. No brave hearted and
true Mssourian will obey the one or submit To
the other. Rise, then, and drive out icnomip |
iousIy, these invaders WHO have dared to desc |
crate the soil which your labor made fruitful and
which is conseerated by your homes.
tsished) CLAYBoRN +. JAcKoN.
The strength OF Harperss Ferry.
FREBEgCK, june IA rtturraa % ,,;