Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-10-15
VOLUME ".

legance to the United States of America, and
that will support, protect and defend the Con-
stitution aud Government thereof against all ene-
mics, whether foreign or domestic, and will bear,
true faith and loyalty to the same, any ordinance
resolution, or law of any State ConV ention or
Legislature to the contrary Notwithstanding :;
and further, that do this with full determna
ton, pledge and purpose without any mental re-
servation or evasion whatsoever; and further
that l will well and faithfully perform the duties
which may be required of me by law. So help me
God"
NO EXCEPTION TO THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
Mr.. J B. Nenes New York notary, lately
wrote to the Secretary of State, asking whether
the oath Of allegiance is to be administered to
ndut femeles well nIales and 10 children
who may require U. S. passports. MI Seward
replied that the oath of allegiance will be required
of a@ persons to whom passports are issued"
THE DEFENCES OF PHILADELPHIA.
The good people of the City of Brotherly Love
are no longer concerned about the safety of the
Capital" but are looking little nearer home A
late Philadelphia paper says:
The committee tho safety and defence of
the city have employed suitable parties te make
a typographical survey of the Susquenannah riv-
err, with the view of erecting, if necessary, suta-
BILE Notifications to prevent invasion into
Pennsylvania. The party employed will com
mence operations near the mouth of the Juniata
and thence down the Susquehannah river, ascer
taing its depth, and, at all places where the river
be forded, the declvity of the hanks. the ele-
vation and depression of the land foI SIX or eight
miles inland, will be noted and reported upon
The battery of ten FOUNDER rifed cannons,
made at the Cold Spring foundry, opposite West
Point, will arrive in this city this week. The
battery of twenty Founders, also built for the
city, on the order of the committee on defence
and safety of the city, not yet completed,
but will be in a few weeks.
PROCLAMATION OF A FEDERAL GEN
ERAL.
Gen. Lane, of Kansas notoriety, and whom
Lincoln tod on leaving Washington, to "put it
through" has issued proclamation 10 the citl
zens of Western Missouri, i'll which, after saying
f1r " hat purpose he is there, and urging those
in arms against the Government TO disperse and
come to him for protection i'll person and proper
ty, he uses the following grandlloquent Ian
guage;
Should you however. disregard my advice, the
severe visitation of shal. be meted to rebels
and their allies. l shall then be convinced that
your arnIing for protection is sham, and rest
assured that traitors, when caught shall receive
a traitors DOOM.
The cup of mercy has been exhausted Treas
on hereafter will be treated treason The
massacre of innocent women and children by the
black hearted traitors who lately turned the
bridge on the St. Joseph Railroad, has satisfied
us that traitor will perpetrate crimes which
devils shudder to commit. They shall be blot
ted from existence and sent to that kcn which
yawns for their reception.
The two roads open 70 you. people of West
ern Missouri. Choose ye between them.
The one leads to peace and plenty-the other to
destruction