The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-25

iavasion, aud defend the rights and liber- I
ties OF thepeOpie by NIL tho means which I
the laws OF nations and nsages of civilized |
warfare place al its disposal Now, there |
fore, i, Jefferson Davis; President Of the |
Confederate States Of America, do issue
this, my proclamation, inviting all those
who may desire, by service ia private
armed vessels on the high seas. TO aid this
government IN resisting SO wanton and
wicked an aegressiou. to make application
Tor commissions or letters Of maraue and
repriSal, 10 he issued under the seal Of the
Confederate States; and ! 10 further
letify all persons applying for letters Of
3narque 10 make a statement, in writing.
giving the name md suitable description
Of the character, tonnage and force Of the
vessel, name Of the place Of residence Of
each owner concerned therein, aud the in
tended number of crew, and TO sign each
statement, and deliver the same to the
secretaTy Of state or collector Of the port
Of entry Of these Confederate States, to
he by him transmitted TO the secretary Of
state, and / do further notify all appli
CaRts aforesaid before any commission or
letter oil inarque Is issued to any vessel or
the owner OF the owners thereof, and the
commander for the time being, they will
be required to give bond to the Cohfede-
rate States, with al 10 .st two responsible
sureties not interested in such vessel, in
the penal sum Of five thousand dollars; or
IL such vessel be provided with more than
one hundred and fifty men, then, in the
penal sum Of ten Thousand dollars, with
the condition that the owners, officers,
and crew who shnli he employed ON board
such commissioned vessel shall observe the
laws Of these Confederate States, and the
\ instructions given them for tie regulation
of their conduct, that shah satisfy oil
damages done contrary to the tenor there
iof by such vessel during her commission,
4 and deliver up the same whch.reyoked by
1 the President Of the Confederate States:
and / do further specially eniOin on Ill
4 persons holding Offices, civil and military
] under the authority of the Confedc
rate States, that they lie yigilant AM
Jealous in the discharge Of the duties Incl
Z dent thereto; and / do, moreover, exh5r
the good people Of the Confederate States
as they love their country, Us they priz
the blessings of free government, as the,
feed the wrongs Of the past and those nos
! ttEeGtened IN an aggravated form 10y thos
whose enmity is niure implacabla, bccaus
unproyokcd, they exert themselves ihprc
sereiug order, in promoting coucOFd, i
Aiplalisii,g tlsa sl.hSFitS ard C7icacy G
II The laws and n supporting, inrigoratih
4. ali the measures which may be naoptu
yfor common defense, and Ivy Which, "
. der the blessing Of Divine Providence. W
hay hope fora speedy, just and b auofabl
peace. -. ~. 80.
In witness whereof / have hereunto Sc
my band. aud have caused the seal Of III
1 Confederate StStes of America to he al
tached, this seventeenth day Of April, /
/. the year Of our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and sixty-one, i.
/ JEFFERSON DAVIS
z Robert ToombS, Secretary Of State,
The above proclamation by tie Pres
y dent Ofthe Confederate States. is crea
ing much editorial chat in the Sorther
= States, and is said ITO arouse the indi,
: nation Of all classes" But the \ =
: " 0rid Of the 10Th, attempts to thrO
= OIL on the troubled waters by stating: 81
% happens that We have u navy sufficient I
" blockade their ports and prevent bot
ingresS and egress. II n United Stat
y merchant vessel is seized and attempt,
= to be carried into Charleston or New .
>. leans, two or three men-ot-war ut d
- mouth Of the Mississippi, or the eptran
" OF Charleston hnrbor, would prevc
their entrance, and very likely insu
: their capture. If captured, every
rate Of them would be quite certain
- get mis- neck stretched.
y Vigorous offensive operations are o
/, lirst necessity. The Administration do
- not seem to realiZc-to dare to realize,
u! that we are in state of war, that Il
" Coufederacy must be conquered by for
n of arms and by all the machinery at
y strategy ofwar. =
> The Gulf of Mexico should be blocke
n ed at once to put an end to the privatcc
" ing game OF JEFF. Davis, and every Alta
y tic port of the seeded states, Cbarlesto
Savannah, and the rest, should be herme
- cally sealed.
:, "rhe Mississippi and Ohio should
Y, ~ blockaded at Cairo, and a large fer
y concentrated there as soem as possib
q and on every thoroughfare leading to Il
South Il force he stationed to prevent Il
.ol transmission OF money, provisions or su
4, = plies. =
y .What We want of our government
:. holduess, secresy, and Nshtniug-liEe d
y patch. Let us have no more tamperin
y With the traitors let there be but VOL
W aud blow, and let the blow come fir
:, The time for words is past, We be
y want action, Hesitation is eoWardit
i, Delay is treason"
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