St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-05-23
Gen. IIarney.

Immediately after reaching st. Louis
from Washington, and after the mas
sacre which had taken place in conse-
quence of the arrest of the State
troops, General Harvey issued the fol-
lowing:
MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF THE West,
ST.. Lotus, May L. 1861.
7aMc People efMe State Of Missouri, and City Of
81. LOUIS:
| have just returned to this post and
have assumed the military command
Of this department. No one can more
regret the dcplorable state of things
existing here than myself. The past
cannot be recalled, | can only deal
with the present and future.
] most anxiously desire to discharge
the delicate and onerous duties devolv-
ed upon me, so as to preserve the pub
lie peace. | shall carefully abstain
from the exercise of any unnecessary
powers, and from all interference with
the proper functions of the public Of
ficcrs OF the State and city. l there
fore call upon the public authorities
and the people to aid INC in preserving
the public peace.
The military force stationed in this
Department by the authority of the
Government, and now under my COM
mand will only be used in the last re-
sort to preserve the peace. | trust
| may be spared the necessity of re-
sorting to martial law, but the public
peace MUST BE PRESERVED, and the lives
and property of the people protected
Upon careful review of my instruc-
tons, | find have no authority to
change the location of the Home
Guards
To avoid all cause of irritation and
excitement, if called upon to aid the
local authorities in preserving the
public peace, shall in preference,
make use of the regular army.
ask the people to pursue their
peaceful avocations, and to observe
the laws and orders of their local au-
thoritics, and to abstain from the OK
citcment of public meetings and heat
ed discussions. My appeal, trust,
may not be in vain, and | pledge the
faith of a soldier to the earnest dis.
charge of my duty.
WILLIAM S. HARVEY,
BrisadierGeneral U. S. A.,
Commanding Department
On the l4th the General published
another address to the people Of Mis-
souli, in which he calls attention to
the military bill recently passed by
the Legislature, which he regards as
an indirect secession ordinance mani.
testify unconstitutional, and ought no,
to be upheld by the good citizens OF
Missouri.
He says whatever may be the ter
mination of the present condition o.
things in respect to the Cotton States
Missouri must share the destiny of the
Union. All her material interests
point to this result, and SO importan,
is this regarded to the great interests
Of the country that he ventures the
opinion that the whole power of tho
United States government if neccssa
ry will be exertcd to maintain Nilsson
ri in the Union.
Speaking of Camp jackson he says
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marked its main avenues, that bod,
| of men organized in the interests o
Seccssionists have been received there
openly bearing the dress and badge
Distinguishing the army of the SC
called Southern Conlederacy, and
leaves the people to draw their OWL
differences Of the character and ulti
mate purpose of the cncampment il
is also notorious fact that a quaint
ty of arms had been received int,
the camp which were unlawfully ia
ken from the United States arsenal al
Baton Rouge, and surrcptitiously pas
scd up the river in boxes marked mar
BILE. He states, however, there wer,
many good and loyal men in the CAM
who were In no manner responsible
for its reasonable character. In con
clusion he says:
Disclaiming, as do, all desire O
intention to interfere in any way will
the prcrogativcs of the State of Mis-
souri, or with the functions of its exec
utive or other authorities, yet rcgarl
it as my plain path of duty to express
to the people in respectful but at tn,
same time decided language, that with
in the field and scope of my authority
the Supreme Lac of the land mus
and shall be maintained, and no sui
terfuges, whether in the forms of leg
islativc acts or otherwise, can be per
mitted to harass and Cypress the goo,
and law-abiding citizens Of Missouri
| shall exert my authority to protec
their persons and property from viola
tons of every kind, and | shall deeu
it my duty to suppress all unlawful
combinations of men, whether forme
under prctext of military organize
tions or otherwise.
WM. S. HARVEY,
Brig. Gen. U. S. Army, Commanding.
Gov. Hicks Of Maryland has Issue,