Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-17
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JOtasiy issued b. Ms5Or GeHeEuss re-
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WHEREAS. asj1r General SterIi1g PRICE. CON
mandiHz the Missouri Stare Guard, BY letter dated
At bis Headquarters near Esosho, Missouri OctO~
Der 26, 1861 hes expressed desire 20 enter INTO
some arrangement With II tjor General John c. Ere
mont commanding the forces OF the United States
10 facilitste future exchange of PrisO1eTs Of waF
released parole. Also that all pericns arrested
heretofore fer the mere expression OF political cpn-
IONS may b. released from eonhneaens On parole
Aso. thgt in futsTe toe war 70 be confined ezclu
slvely to the armies in the field sad has suJhsrz
and empowered Asjor Henry r. Williams and D
Robert Barclay, Esq to enter into sRct IN arrange
ment in his behalf.
AND WHEREAS. Major General John c. Fremont
concurs with General Price.
NO,7 tAsT fors It hereby stipulated and agreed
BY snd betHeen &sjlr General John @ Fremont and
Asjlr General Ster ipg Price, as foO VS., 20 wiz:
lst joint proclamation shsli be issued, slg"ed
by Hsjor General Fremont aud 4 h+5or Gerer a
Price, IN proper person, in the following language
ts-Wit.
2ad-Brigsiier General Samuel r Ggrtis, or the
officer in command at Benton Barracks Is hereby
authorized and empowered 10 Eep-ssen5 ksj Gen
sral Fremont; and Colonel d g. Armstrong. Cello
nsl J. Richard Barret and oionel RObsrs n Rem
icl;, either Of them hereby sUsnorizsd and
leneO1ered 20 represent M4ior .GsnersI Price, and
the parties so named are hereby authorized, when
ever applied 80 for that purpose, - negotiate for
the exchange Of any and ell persons VINO Tay here
alter be taken prisoners Of war and released upon
par0ls. SuCh exchange 70 Be made Uron the plan
u1Ael14OEB aptEoFEtl anu uJJH -Ae
for grade or tJcO Uflcers Of loEer grade - an
equivalent in rank for enc 0f higher grade, as
stall be thought just aud ecuitebls
Thus done and agreed to a5 Springfield, Missouri,
this Let day Of November, 1861.
By order Of MAJOR GENERAL FRzaosT.
!. II EATON, &. a. a. G.
MAJOR GESEsAL SrERLDG PREE, By
HESRY W. WILLIAMS, r,,-,,,:,s;o,o--
D. RoEERT BARCLAY. wa
PRouAMATIooS.
To al psqess5ly disposed ciiissls Of &c State Of
Missouri Grsgtiag:
WHEREAS A solemn agreement has zen entered
into 5y and between Msj Generals : rem0nt and
Price respectively commanding anssgo aistic forces
N the StaIe Of EssoGr the effect th Et in future
arrests or forcible interference By az med CT IN
armed parties Of citizens within the linIits OF said
State for the mere entertainment OF exPrsssi0n Of
pe;icai opinions shall hereafter cease tSsE fami
lies nov broken Up for such causes may be re-
united, and that the war now prOere, sing shall be
exclusively confi1ed to the armies in the field.
Therefore, be it kaown 70 all whom it may con.
ceIn:
No arrests Whatever On account of political
oDiniona or for tie merely private expression Of
tbs ssns shall hereafter be msde within the limits
Of the STATE of Missouri and all persons who may
have been arrested and are no y held 70 an eer
upon such charges only, shall be forthwith reieas-
ed Bot it is expressly declared that nothiEg in
this proclamation shall be construed to bar or in
terfere with any OF the usual and regular p-Cased
ings Of the established eOurts under statutes and
orders made snd provided for snch Offsaces.
H. All psecesbly disposed CITIZENS who may have
been driven irom their komeg because OF their Pr