, 1861-07-16
Gen. HurlbuS38 Proclamation to tho
People Of North Missouri.

People OF N0ftn H11e&ouFAs
QUINCY, III, July 15.-The following proc1a-
nation was iasred this morning:
To the Citizens Of Northeast Missouri:
throw Of q Government which they have
known BY the benefits and comforts it has
conferred, haye so mfs1ed the minds Of many
Of you that armed opposition to the Constitu-
ton and the laws has IN many parts OF your
country become the fashion Of the tinaes. It
Of the Government troops now ii service in
for the federation Of treason has
Faseed, and that the mau cr body Of
men who venture to stand a defiance
Of the supreme authority Of fhe CaIon, peril
now OF free government under the Constitu-
tion your fathers made, or no Government.
You must make your choice to obey, maintain
and support the Union which has given you
every element Of prosperity yon have, q to
bo SsveE fhe sansa e. y Ha 1n oy
excited By passion, crazy with prejudice,
Jyur property, or your ,rfR Reputation, Ut t5a.
Iberate1y call down upon yourselves and your
neighbors the curse Of war, If you will com-
pei the executive power Of the nation to put
In motion among you the terrible machinery
Of the military service, remember, when the
blow comes, that you have compelled 1t to
descend upon you. Without your wrongful
acts this would not be- Your peaceful and
prosperous pursuits would go on as usual, and
your country be as free from armed occupation
"a 1t WIS when yon were loyal to the nation
as it is now wherever the idea Of secession
has not Cursed the country.
this state Of things, and that remedy ia in
your hands. It is return to the old habits
Of trust, confidence and affection for the
Union to the old peaceful times when every
man was protected by the law and loved the
law for the blessings it conferred. Thus
much Of warning and advice to those who
have been swept along with this tide Of evil
influence.
The character OF the resistance which has
been made, Is in strict conformity with the
source from which it originates. Cowardly
assassiDs watch for opportunities Of murder,
and become heroes among their associated
bands By sla9ghtering BY stealth those whom
known to civilized warfare, is the natn-
raj fruit that treason bears. The pro.
GEES OF criminal courts, administered in
disaffacted ne1ghborhoods, will not cure
this system ofassassination, but the stern and
imperative demand of military necessity and
the duty Of self protection will furnish a
sharp, decisive and rapid remedy In the sum
mary justice Of court martial Men who
have toresworn themselves by treason, will
be ready to commit perjury again as the means
Of Escape from merited captivity !; and upon
the mistaken lenity Of officers who permit
them to go free upon their renewed oath,
openly boast that they never meant to keep it,
end thus truth and honor are merely by-1ords
when the sentiment Of Law has failed.
But am slow to believe that this old senti.
ment Of patriotism has utterly died out I
believe that there arc yet many who rcyer-
ence and love the Union, and stand by the
old flag that has never known di6honor. To
all such an authorized to say that the Uni
ted States will extend to every one full and
ample protection and support; but # they
are lovers Of the Union they must express by
words and by acts that love and regard
They must organize themselves and take their
part and share in re- reconstructing the frame
Of society. They must make their sympathy
known BY their actions, If they seek to be Of
use In these times of trial. Nopeaceahle cit
izen who remains in the discharge Of his or
dinary duties shall be molested BY troops ua-
der my command with impunity, hut so far
as the power vested in me is concerned he
shall be fully protected. Those on the con-
trary who neglect their private Offices to
do mischief to the common country, to
iLstigate sedition, and to promote rebellion,
must take the consequences which their acts
draw upon them; for, us treason is the high
est Of crimes, as it involves every other crime,
as it is In this country not only crime against
the Government, b1t civilization and the hope
OF the world, it needs and must have peremp-
toy and effective chastisement, and that will
follow as inevitable as fate.
Therefore call upon all citizens Of North
eastern Missouri to devote themselves to their
ordinary business pursuits, to avoid all nreg
nlar and unlawful assemblies to lay down
their arms, if taken up against the Govern
ment, and TO be fully assured that the United
States, though preferring quiet and uniform
obedience to the laws, are yet ready and abpn-
dainty able to e1fc1co compliance, to inflict,
if it be necessary, the extreme penalty on ali
active and known traitors.
lSigned.l STEPHEN A. HERLBUT,
Brjgadier General q. g. Volunteers.
Authorities.
NEW YoRK, July 15-The Tribune translates
an account Of the operations of the rebel pri-
yateer Sumter from the Ciensuegos correspon.
dent of the Havana Dia,io Of the 9th instant,
WhichFays: "On The sixth instant, the priva.
teer Sumter brought into port SIX prizes. The
cargoes consist principally Of sugar and mo.
las6es. The acting Governor reported the oc
currence to the civil Governor, who, 1t WAS
reported, sent word to the commander Of the
Sumter, demanding the cargoes, as they were
Spanish, should be Immediately unloaded and
tie vessels delivered to him to be destroyed
and eargoes kept until the Confederate Gov
c1nment declares if they we're legal prizes. Il
appears unquestionable that the civil Governor
ordered the Sumter to leave port Immediately
ard that he should retain the prizes till tht
determination Of Her Majesty's Government
be known" 1t ia almost certain the priyateel
captured tic vessels above mentioned, withfI
waters under the jurisdiction Of Cuba, ant
! within three nautical miles Of the coast :.
| BOSTON, July 15.-A letter from the Captait
| CT the Big Albert Adams, dated Cienfuegos
| the evening Of the 9Th, stLtes that the Captain
General has released all the Sumter's prizes
AID they would eau next morning.
PHILADELPHIA. July ia letter dated Ha
yana, 10th inst, says the Captain General ha
orpered the priyateer Sumter off and retainer
! the prizes, the cargoes being Spanish property
| The vessels had been held for the action OF tn
Home Government.