Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-09-05


The following proclamation was issued yes~
terday
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,
ST. Louis, August 81.
Circumstances in my opinion of suiH-
cient urgency, render it necessary that the
Commanding General of this Department
should assume the administrative powers of
the State. It's disorganized condition, the
helpesshess Of the civil authority, the total
insecurity of life, and the devastation of
bro erty by bands of muIderers, and mar
rauders, who infest nearly every county in
the State. and avail themselves of the public
misfortunes and the vicinity. of hostile
force to crafty private and neighborhood
vengeance. and who find an enemy wherever
they find plunder, finally demand the sever
est measures to repress the daily increasing
crimes and outrages which are driving off
the inhabitants and running the State. In
this condition the public safety and the sue
cess of our arms require unity of purpose,
without let or hiudrance to the prompt adj
mnistration of affairs.
I'm order, therefore, to suppress disorders,
to maintain as far as now practicable the
public peace. and to give security and pro-
lection to the persons and properly of loyal
CT izens / do berebg ertend and declare estab4
lisb martial tatc throughout the State Of Ms
solui
1.-The lines of an army of occupation in
this State are for the present declared to ex-
tend from Leaveuwo orth. by way Of the posts
of Jefferson City, Rolla and Ironton, to Cape
| Girardeau, on the Mississippi river. Al per-
sons UR0 she'll be taken tgith arms in ,heiT
hands Within these lines shall be tried by
court martial, and if found guilty wiH be shot.
The property. real and personal, Of all pers
sons 10 the State of Missouri who shall take
up arms against the United States, or who
shall be directly proven 70 have taken active
part with their enemies in the field, is declq-
red 10 be confscated to The public use, ana their
s1aoes, IF any they hare, are he, sbg declared
tree 1He7.
All persons who shall be proven to have
destroyed after the publication of this order,
railroad tracks. bridges or teiegraphs. shall
suffer the extreme penalty al the law.
All persons engaged in reasonable cor
respondence, in giving or procuring aid to
the enemes of the Uuited States, in 5istur-
b'ng the public tranquility by creating and
circulating false reports or neendiary doeu>
n1ents, are in their own interest warned that
| they are exposing themselves.
All persons who have been led away
| to their homes forthwith. Any such absepce
without sufficient caass will be held TO bo
presumptive evidence against them.
g. Toe object of this declaration is to place
in the hands Of the military authorities the
power to give instant taneops ofeets to existing
laws, ana to supply such de6aencies as the
conditions Of war demand. Bat il Is not in~
tended to suspend the ordinary tribunals of
the country, where the law will be admiBis-
tered BY the civil officers in the usual man
uer and with their customary authority,
while the same can be peaeeabiy exercised.
The Commanding General viii labor
vigilansly for the public welfare and in his
efforts FOR their safety hopes to chain not
only the aequieseLce, bat the active support
OF the people of the country.
(Sgned) 81. G. FREMoNr,
+" Major. Gonerat Commanding"
Provost Marshai McKnstry has issued
orders perempfor.ly forbddiug any persons
passing beyond the limits o. this country
without a specis permit from his rfice, md
railroad, steamboat ferry and other agents
are prohibited from selling ;ickes 10 any ore
nat holding pass from the Provost Marshal.
This order is armed specially to reach parties
leaving the city for the purpose Of communi-
ca iag informa ion TO the enemy.