, 1861-06-18

provisions, hare beeu made to me as
commander Of the United States forces
here, ard have been carried to the au-
thorit1esat Washington, with sppeals for relief
who have been abused, insulted, and In some
Instances driven from their homes that ask
relief, CONF eire 1t to be the duty Of q just
government to use every exera0n in its
Of the Government Is oct forth in the follow.
Ing commuIit alton from the Department Ut
Washington:
AnJErAET GEEEa4L's OYF1cE,}
. ...- WASHINGTON. MAY s7, 1861.
BT1adisr General y. S. Harney Commmanding,
Utpf. Vest ~. Leuis:
e1R: The President observes, with concern,
that Notwithstanding the p1edge Of State an.
tso1t to cooptrats In preserving peace in
Missouri, that loyal I'll: zens in great numbers
ccntinuet 10 be driven IRON their homes. It
Is immnteIial whether their outrages continue
11om inactivity OF indisposition on the part
Of State authorities Ii prevent them. Il is
enough thst they continue, and that deyolyes
on you TIE duty otputting astop to them sum-
rnatily by force under your command, to be-
.a1deo BY such troops as yon may require from
hanRae, 1oWn fn3 Illinois.
the State authorities Of Missouri are not to Be
relied upon. They have already falsiti ed their
professions too often, and ore too fir COM
m1tted to secession to be admitted TO our con-
fidencea and you can only te sure Of thetg de-.
eis!iDg from their wicked purposes when it Is
not il their power to prosecute them. Yon
VIII, therefore, be increasingly watchfM Of
their movements, and not permit tho clamors
OF their partizans and opponents OF wise
measures already taken, to prevent you from
checking every movement against Govern
ment, however disguised under the pretended
lie aatho1lty Of this is paramount, and
whenever it Is apparent that movement,
whether by color Of State authority or not, Is
hostile, Jou will not hesitate to keep 1t down.
(Slgned) L. THOMAS,
!, It l. my design to carry out these in5truc-
tions in their letter and spirit. Their Justice
and proprity will be appreciated BY ali those
Rho take enlightened Views Of the relations
Of citizens Of Missouri to the General Gov:
dgnty a fpf55en s5e gats Of II? MizsSaa Shts
cr as infringing IN any sense upon
Individual liberty Of Its citizens. The recent
proclamation Of Gov. jackson, By which Ia
United States, and urged you to make var
upon than, Is but consummatiug bis treas
enable purposes long Indicated By his acts
and expressed opinions, md now made maui
fest: If In supprcssing these reasonable
E5S5scts Carrying ou. The policy Of the
nifty as above Indicated, hosti1lties
should unfortu1 ately occur ind unhappy
consequences should follow, would hope
that all aggraVat:on of those evils may
be avoided, and that they may be diverted
from the innocent, and may fail OILY On the
heads Of those By whom they have been pro-
Toked. In discharge Of these plain but ouer-
Gus dutiee, I shall rely for countenaace andac-
tive cooperation upon all good citizens, and
shall expect them to discountenance al} Illegal
combinations or organization, aad support a1d
upheld, BY every lawful means, the Federal
Government, upon the maintenance OF which
depend their liberties and the perfect enjoy
n ent Of I'll their rights
Q8Igned) N. LYoE,
Brig. Gen' q. s. Volunteers, Com'nd'g,