Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-07

GEN. Pcps's work in western mis-.
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GEN. Pcpe's Work I'm western Mis-
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| MEXICO, Mo-, August by tomorrow nigh
or next mornlpg the county seats Of Warren
Montgomery, Lincoln, Galloway, Audraire
Pike, Rolls, Monroe, Rudolph, Howard. Mscon
Shelby, Marion, Lewis, Knox, Lynn, Scotland
Clarke and Livingston counties, by q simulta
neous movement, will be occupied BY strong
bodies Of U. 8. forces, the commanding officer
Of whom will appoint committee Of public
safety from among the most prominent citizens
Of the counties, whose duty II shall be 70 pre-
serve the peace In their respective counties.--
Each committee shall consist Of not more than
five persons, and whenever It can consistently
be done, the proper county officers shall be se-
leoted as members. No one thus appointed
shall be permitted to decline or shall fail to per.
form his duties under such penalties as the com
manding General shall afix. .r, r gRfs
These committees are charged, according to
the general orders issued BY Gen, Pope, with
the duty OF maintaining peace and order 10
their respective counties, and shall have power
to call out oil citizens OF the county to assemble
at such time and places and In such numbers as
may be necessary to secure these objects Any
one who shall refuse to obey such call will be
turned over to the military authorities. II the
people Of the counties respectively are not able
or willing TO enforce the peace among them.
selves, and to prevent the organizing of compa-
mics to make war upon the United States, the
military force will perform the service, but the
expenses must be paid by the county in which
such service Is necessary.
To secure their prompt payment, levy Of
sufficient amount Of property or money will be
at once made and collected by the officer In
command. Upon the call OF majority of the
ant aen;f 80 D,hIso C.fo t.,
troops will be sent to keep the peace; but as
pie concerned, who have In nearly every case
the power to discharge the service themselves,
the troops thus sent will be quartered upon
them, and aubsisted and transported by the
county, in the manner above specified, for the
whole period it may be necessary for them to
remain. II in consequence Of disturbances not
reported by the committee, the General com
manding fuds il necessary to send force into
any county to restore order, they will in like
manner be billeted upon the county, unless the
combinations against the peace are too power.
full to be resisted, or the parties engaged In
Ii were organized in other counties, and
brought on the disturbances by actual inva-
sion. ....r
II Is not believed that the first can arise in
any county of North Missouri, and in the sec.
ond the forces will be marched into the county
or counties where the marauding parties were
organized or from whence they made the invas.
ion, and will in like manner be quartered upon
them. Where peace and good order are pre-
served the troops will not be required. Where
they are disturbed they will be restored at the
expense Of the county. To preserve the peace
is the duty of oil good citizens, and as all will
alike suffer from the breach of 1t, men of every
ahaha nf politioa1 diall
gether in the discharge Of duty as full of in
terest to one as to another. All persons who
have heretofore been led away to take up arms
against the United States, are notified that by
returning and laying down their arms at the
nearest military post, aud by performing their
duty hereafter as peaceful and law abiding citi.
zens, they will not be molested by the military
forces, nor so far as the General commanding
can influence the matter, will they be subjected
to punishment unless they have committed
murder or some other aggravated offense. |