The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-21
PROCLAMATION.
GENERAL PRICE. TO THE PEOPLE OF CEs
TRIAL AND NORTH MISSOURI


FELLOW CrrizKSs Ia the month OF
June ia.', ] was called 20 the command OF
handful OF Misso rams, VINO monty
gave up home aud comfort To espr use,
in that gloomy hour, the cause OF your
bleeding country, struggling with the
mos. causelcss and cruel despotlsm
known among civilized men. When
peace and protection could 80 longer
be enjoyed but at the price OF honor
and liberty yonr Chiei Magistrate cali
for fifty thousand men to drive the ruth
lees Invader " from soil made fruitful
by your labors and eonsccra.ed BY your
homes
To that call less than 1000 respond
ed Ont Of a male population exceeding
400. 900 men one ~ forty only stepped
forward to defend with their persons and
their lives, the cause OF constitutional
liberty and human rights
Some allowances are to be made on
the score OF want OF military organlza'
ton; Of supposed want OF arms; the ne
cessary retreat OF the army sou'h#ard;
tho blockade Of the river, and the pres.
cnco of an armed and organized foe. But
nearly six months have now elapsed;
your crops have been titled, your har-
vests have been reaped; your prepara-
tions for winter have been made; the
army Of Missouri, oreani7ed and equip
ped. fought isa way to the r'eeri the Toe
~ sun III inc helai Tue country hieeds'
aud our people gfonn under the lniilc'
tons OF Toe, marked with al the char-
actcristics OF barbarian wafiate-apd
where now are the oo,ooo 70 avenge our
wrongs ana ifee our country had
NIFTY thousand men Hooked to our stand
nrd, with their shotg uhs VI thelr hands,
there would not now DC Federal hife'
ling IN the state IN poihte our soil in'
stead OF ruined communities, starving
families and deso'atea districts, we
should have had people blessed WIN
protection, ana WIN stores I" supply 'he
wants ana necessities ana comforts OF
me. where "'c 'i'ose ooooo men : Are
Missonr'ans no longer true to iheih-
selves! Are they timid, tlme'serving,
craven race, NJ only Tor snbluga'lon to
" despot Awake my coantrymen' to a
sense OF what constitutes the dignity
and true greatness OF Tree people! \
lew men nave ionght your battles. \
lew men have dared the dangers OF
tatt'eheid. lew nave oofhe tue nara
sl,ips oil the canp-the scorchlng suns
81 summer, the iros's OF winter, tue ma
lara OF the swamps. the pIivations met
dent 70 ohr circumstances, iatgue ana
hunger and lhlrsi, of'cn without blank
cts. without shoes, with insufficient cloth
ing, with The cold wet earth fol a bed,
the SKY Tor a covering, and a stone tor
pillow, glad only to meet the enemy on
the held, where sp'ae P"ld the noblest
devotion known among men on earth 10
the canse OF your country and your
rights with their lives
bnt where one has been lost on the
held, three have been lost by diseases
induced by plivation and toll Daring
AL 'hcsc tiias, we nave mnrmured NOT
we offered all we had on earth at the
altar OF our common eountry--our own
beloved Missonfi-and We only now ask
our ie'iow'cit'zens--onr bfeathren, to
come To u.s. ana help to secure what we
nave ga'hea' ana 10 WIN our glorious IN
heritance rom the cruel hand OF the
sspo'ler ana Tue 93ppressor. Come to ns'
brave sons oil Missouri rally to yonr
standard must nave oo,ooo men J
eau upon you N 'he name Of your coun'
Try Tor my thousand men Do you
stay ~ h2n'e 70 take care OF your prop
s,F'y! Millions OF dollars have been
'os' pe'a"se yun stayed at nome DO
sou . my ~ ha noae ~, pr9'ee''ont more