Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-06-18

The following proclamation from Gov
ernor jackson, of Missouri is received to-
day:
JEFFERSON CITY, June u
To the People Of Missouri:
a series of unprovoked and unparallel-
ed outrages have been inflicted upon the
peace and dignity of this commonwealth
and upon the rights and liberties of it:
people BY wicked and unprincipled men
protesting to act under the authority
the |. :. Government; the solemn enact
ments Of your Legislature have beer nul
lifted your volunteer soldiers have been
taken prisoners; your commerce with
your sister States has been suspended
your trade with your own felow-citizens
has been and is subjected to the harras-
sing control of an armed sOldierv
Peaceful citizens have been imprisoned
with out warrant Of law; unoliendin@, de-
fenceless, men, women and children have
been wretchedly shot down, murdered;
and other unhearable indignities have
been heaped upon your State and your
selves To all these outrages and indi@-
mites YOU have submitted with patriotic
forbearance, which has only encouraged
the perpetrators of these grievous wrongs
to attempt still bolder and more daring
usurpations 1t has been my earnest en-
deavor under all these embarrassing cir
cumstances to maintain the peace OF the
State, and to avert, if possible. from our
borders the desolating effects of civil war.
With that object in view, ! authorized
Maior-Gen Price, several weeks AGO. to
arrange with Gen. Harvey, commanding
the federal forces in this State, terms of
agreement by which the peace of the
State might be preserved. They came on
the list of May to an understanding which
was made public. The State authorities
have faithfully labored to carry out the
terms of that agreement The federal
Government, on the other hand, not only
manifested its strong disapprobation of it
by the instant dismissal Of the distinguish
ed officer who, on It's part entered into it,
but at once began and has unremittinglv
carried out a system of hostile Operations
IN utter contempt of the agreement and
in reckless disregard Of its own pli@hted
faith. These acts latterly portended rev
Olution and civil war so Enthusiastically |
resolved to make one further effort to
avert this calamity from you | therefore
solicited an interview with Brigadier-Gen
Lyon, commanding the federal army in
Missouri. 1t was granted On the 10th
inst, waving all questions of personal or
official dignity, | went to st Louis. ac-
cOmpanied by Ma Gen Price We had
an interview with Gen Lyon and Col f.
7. Bllir, at which submitted to them the
that would disband the State
Guard and break up its organization that
| would disarm all companies which have
been armed BY the State; that would
pledge myself not to attempt to organize
the militia under the militia bill; that no
arms or munitions of war should be
brought into the State; that | would pro
tect all the citizens equally in all their
rights regardless Of their political opin-
ions; that | would repress all insurrec-
tiOnarv movements within the State that
| would repel all attempts to invade from
whatever quarter, and by whomSoever
made AMI that would thus maintain
strict neutrality in The present unhappy
contest, and preserve the peace of the |
State; and | further proposed that |
would if necessary invoke the assistance |
Of the l. ;. troops to carry out these
pledges
All this ! proposed to do upon the con
,iderat;0n that the federal Government |
would undertake to disarm the home
guards, which it has Illegally organized |
md armed throughout the State; pledged |
tseli not to occupy with its troops any 10
,alities III the State not occupied bv them
1t this time Nothing but the earnest de.
IRE to avert the horrors of civil war could |
nave tempted me to propose these humil
atlng terms. They were rejected by the
FEDERAL officers They demanded not ONLY
he Reorganization and disarmine Of the
State military bill, but they refused to
iisarm their own home guards and insist
ii that the federal government should en-
Oy unrestricted light to move and station
roops throughout the State whenever ana
\ hereyer that might, in the opinion Of it.
,ffcers be necessary either for the prOtec-
ion Of loyal iuhiects of the governmen
II for the repelline of invasion; and the,
,ialnlv announced that it was the inten |
ion OF the administration to take military
undo three pretcxts of the
Ehole State and reduce it, as avowed bv
len. Lyon himself, to the exact condition
# Maryland. The acceptance by me o
hese degrading terms would not only have |
ullied the honor of Missouri. but would
lave aroused the Indignation of ever,
rave citizen, and preciptated every con
Iict which it has been my aim to prevent
We refused to aceeed to them, and the
difference was broken up.
Fellow-citizens, all our efforts towards
onciliation have failed. We can hope