Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-20
& THE WARM MISSOURI.
Stirring Proelamations from Gen. Jackson
and Gen. Jeff Thompson.
missourians. 90 the Rescue

nfrrn GOV. J4CKSoNs PROCLAMATION.
Oncers and Soldiers of the ssoui State Guard, and
FelloH-Citizens s
In the month of Ju ne last, after having
exhausted every honorable means of avert
ing the calamities Of civil war, called upon
the State for 10000 volunteers to drive the
ruthless bands of hired invaders from our
soil. Before making that call, L had asked
that you might have the privilege OF deter
mining at the polls, In a peaceable manner,
your future political relations with the Unit
ed States-determined on my part TO abide
tina: decision, whatever il might be. That
privilege, right which belongs 10 every
freeman, was denied you. Our enemies
chose to submit TO the arbitrament of the
sword, aud we accept the Issue so boasting-
ly rendered US.
There was no alternative left. We had
either to draw the sword and defend our
rights, or like slaves submit TO the worst
despotism on earth Between these [ could
not, and did not hesitate. / chose the FORM
er, and hence, from that time to the present
grim-visaged war has stalked through the
State. from the Nishneboteno 30 the st. Fran
cis-from the Des Moines to the NeCsbo, and
in his trail have followed charred walls,
blood stained fields, and desolated homes.
When the circumstances by which we
were surrounded, are considered, il must be
acknowledged that the State responded no.
bly, to my call and to you who left all the
comforts Of home, and for six long months
have been enduring all tho hardships, dan
gers and sufferings of a soldiers life. too
mach praise and credit cannot be given
Patiently have you borne the burning rays
of the summers sun, the beating storm,
chilling blasts, aDd sickening hunger pains
and nobly have you stood upon the battle
field, mid showering balls, bursting bombs,
and charging horse: yea, more than this,
you have dared the burning fever, the fever
ed pulse, and risked the solitary grave, with
all of q patriots faith and hope.
These things have you done, my brave
soldiers, but our work is not complete yet !;
for war, with its horrors and train Of suffer
ings still hovers over our beloved State
We are fighting for liberty, equality and in
dependence, and can never leave the field
while the foot of an enemy shall be left to
pollute our soil. Everything on earth that
renders life valuable and dear TO free man
is at stake, and none but the basestIslave and
craven coward can yield in such contest.
Our enemies in the State, though impu-
IDENTIFY and arrogantly asserting that major
ity OF the people are on their side, have, by
their own conduct, given the most indubita-
bic evidence that all their claims are false,
or that they themselves are too coBardly to
fight their own battles.
Why, if they have the majority did they
import regiment after regiment, brigade az
ter brigade, general after general, from the
ranks of Lincoln's hired hordes in the North
to fight their battles in Missouri? Our
friends from the South were never invited
into Missouri until the Lincoln Government
had quartered their Hessian troops all over
the State. These troops thus qusrtered ia
our midst have been met upon every field,
with few exceptions, by Missouri's sons alone,
and with almost UNMARRIED success. Now,
when we have the assistance of the rich and
powerful Southern Confederacy, with all her
vast resources, and her gallant sons to stand
by our side, what must be the result If any
among US have hitherto entertained the idea
that Missouri can be conquered, let them at
once and forever Danish the delusion from
their minds. By your own strong arms and
willing hearts aud dauntless courage, you
have passed successfully through the darkest
hour and greatest peril which can possibly
attend the unholy crusade now being waged
against you. Our enemies must have been
brought to know that bloody revenge must
and will follow continuance of our perse-
cution. It cannot be supposed that large
majority of our people are to be driven from
their homes and fresides, and forced to sur
render up the graves oftheir fathers and their
children to Northern invaders. This can
never be as long as man can be found or an
arm shall be left to strike q blow. Over
whelming numbers may sometimes force US
to retreat; circumstances may occasionally
cause us to fall back, but as certain as God
reigns in Heaven, we will return again and
again, until the last man shall have persisted
or we shall have reclaimed our homes
have said, and now repeat it, that our
enemies can. at any moment leave the field
in safety and retire TO their homes whereas
we can never lay down our arms without dis
honor, while an enemy shall pellute our soil
with his unhallowed tread. Honor and pa
triotism alike forbid it. The question for
Missouri to determine is now resolved into
this single proposition shall she be the EN-
pire State of the glorious Southern Confede-
racy, the bright star and peer of Virginia in
the Southern constellation, or shall she igno-
miniously submit to the abolition yoke of
Northern 1anatieism, conquered. humbled
and disgraced, forced to remain under Gov
eminent made tyrannical by fanaticism, dis
graced by its rulers, and contemplate in the
Are there any so blind among them as
not to see that the predominant feeling in the
State is with the South? Do they not know
that an overwhelming majority of the people
will never submit to the rule of an abolition
despotism7 Are they not aware that the
usurpations of their defunct convention are
almost universally condemned by the pc ople?
IF all these things are not well known to
them, why did the convention at Its recent
sitting reseind their ordinance of former
session, submitting their high handed usur-
pations to vote of the people for ratihca
ton? They know, and everybody knows
4<hok 49, uopld haya mt their seal