The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-14
ProciamAiio Of Gov. JAchsoD.
The following proclamation from Gov. Jackso
Was received to-day
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.

was received to-day.
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.
jefferson City, June 18th, 1861.
A series Of unpruvoked and unparalleled outra-
ges having been Inflicted upon ID peace and digni
~ of this com N on wealth and up n he rights and
liberties Of iis people by w,csea men, protesting
10 act an er the hority Of the Y. s. Government
the solemn cnactments OF your Legislature has
been nullihcd, your volunteer soldiers have ben
taken prisoners, your commerce with your sister
States has been suspended, yVur trade with your
own fellow, isizens has BEEN and is subjected to
tn. hsrrassing controloi an arntd soldiey peace
full citizens haze 10 imprisoned With tut warrant
Of Law. unofending defeu eiess women aud children
have been ruthl.ssy shot aown, murdered, and 9th
unb rabie ind gnlties you hayc submitted with
patriotic for bear snce, which has only rncuura ged
The peri etrators Of tnes- grevous wrongs to at
tempt still holder and more dari = usurpaions
liz has been my arnest endeavor under all these
en- bsrras ier circt mstan e. TO main.in the peace
# the state an1 10 syrri, II possible, from our
borders the desalating effects II civil war, With
that object In view, ! authorized Msjof-Gensral
P;ice, seyeral weeks ago, to arrange With Genera.
Harvey, commanding the Fe1eral t1rce4 IN tt
~rETF, terms II agfrement by which the peace Of
the state mi hit BIZ preserved. hey anne, the
2Ist OF May, to understanding, which made
pubiic. The State authorities have faithfully la
bored to carry out the TENS II that agreement,
The Federal Government, IN The other hand. not
| only manifested its strong dsappr.b ati.n OF il
/ bv instant aismss.sl If the distinguished officer
Who ia entered frrto 1t, but once he gan
and has unremitginrls carried cat syst m Of hos
| Tile operations m utter contempt OF thar agree
ners, aid In reckless disregard Of its own pgnted
faith.
These acts. latteriy, portended revolution and
civil war, so akeabiy that resolved to max.
one further effort TO avert this danger from you
til 70 ore solicited In ter vsw 18th Brig. Gen
i Lyon, CON nanding the Federal army IN Missouri
| Ii was granted Oh the lUth inst Moving all
questirrs II personal the.ai dignity, went 10
-. Isu,s, sceonp panied by Major -nenerai Price
We had an Interview Oh the lth inst. with Gen
Lyon and Col. I. +. Blair, Jr., al which submit-
| teu them this Iropo. ition;
That would disband the State Guards
and break up it's organization; that / would
disarm MI compsnss which have been armed
by the State; that / wosd pledge myself no,
80 attempt TO organise the Militia under ths
Militia Bill; that no arms or munitions OF
var should be brought into the State; ths,
| would protect oil citizens equally in thei,
J rights, regardless OF their political opinions
that would repress ell insurrectionar,
movements within the State; that / woule
repel all attempts to invade from whatey 9,
vuartcr, and by vhoms oev er made; and tha
! would maintain strict neutrality 10 the pre-
cent unhappy contest, aud preserve the rsac
OF the State, and further proposed that
would, if necessary, invoke the assistance Of
the United States troops TO Garry out thes,
pledges.
All this proposed to do upon the condi
ton that the Federal Government would IN
dertake to disarm the Home Guards whici
II bias illegally organized and armed througl
out the State, pledgng itself not TO occup,
. with lta troops any localities in the State no
D occupied by them W this time Nothing Blu
the earnest desire TO avert the horrors 0
: civil war could have tempted me to nropos
iasro Illuminating terms. They were reject
q ed by Tire Federal officers.
. They demanded not only the disorganisa
\ ton and dlsarming Of the State Militia an
nollihcAlion Of the Military Bill, but they
: fused TO dlsarm their own Home Guards an
insisted that the Federal Government shout
emily unrestricted right to move and STATIC
the troops throughout the State wheneve
! and wherever that might, in the opinion .
iss efioers, be necessary either for the pro
lection OF loyal SUBJECTS OF the Federal Go,
, ernment or for the repciling Of INVASION, 40
, they plainly announced that il Was tbs ir
tentlon pf the Administration to take mil
tary occupation under these pretexts Of lib
!, whole Sac aud reduce il 40 ayowcd hy &c,
Lyon himself 10 the exac, condition OF MARI
land.
The acceptance by me OF these decradin
. terms would not only have sullied the homo
y OF M.-oafi, but have aroused the indiens
: ton 81 every brave citizen ard precipisa,
the very eonttct which, it has been my aim /