Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-05-23
PROCLAMATION OF GEN. BUTLER.

PROCLAMATION OF GEN. BUTLER.
The following Proclamation was issued
on the 18th instant, by Gen. Butler, Com
mander of the United States troops, which
arrived in Baltimore on the previous day
DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS,
/ Federal Hill, Baltimore, May IA, 1861.
/ A detachment Of the forces of the Federal
Government under my command have occu-
pied the city Of Baltimore, for the purpose,
among other things, of enforcing respect and
obedience to laws, as we'll of the State, if
requested thereto by the civil authorities.
as of the United States-laws which are
being violated within it's limits by some ma
lignant and traitorous men-and in order to
testify the acceptance by the Federal Gov
ernment Of the fact, that the city and all the
well-intentioned portion of its inhabitants
are loyal to the Union and the Constitution,
and are to be so regarded and treated by
all. To the end, therefore, that all misun-
Outstanding Of the purposes of the Govern
ment may be prevented, and to set at rest
all unfounded, false and seditious rumors !;
to relieve all apprehensions if any are felt
by the well-disposed portion of the COM
munity, and to make it thoroughly under
stood by all traitors, their aiders and abet-
tors, that their rebelious acts must cease,
hereby, by the authority vested in me as
Commander of the Department of Annapo-
lis, Of which the city of Baltimore forms
part do now command and make known,
that no loyal and well disposed citizen will
be disturbed in his lawful occupation or
business; that private property will not be
interferred with by the men under my COM
mand, or allowed to be interfered with by
others, except in so far as it-may be used or
be in course of preparation to be used, to
afford aid and comfort to those in rebellion
against the Government, whether here or
elsewhere. All which property, munitions
of war. and that fitted to aid and support
the rebellion, will be seized and held sub
ject to con6scation and therefore all manu-
facturers of arms and munitions of war are
hureby requested to report to me forthwith,
so that the lawfulness of their occupations
may be known and understood, and all mis-
construction of their doings avoided.
No transportation from the city to the
rebels of articles fitted to aid and support
troops in the field will be permitted and
the fact of such transportation, after the
publication of this proclamation, will be
taken and received as proof of illegal inten-
ton an the ,AAst af the -aanaieraAns--A-al. Mil
render the goods liable to seizure and con-
fscation.
The Government being ready to receive
all such stores and supplies, arrangements
will be made to contract for them Immediate
! ly, and the owners and manufacturers of
such articles of equipment and clothing, and
munitions of war and provisions, are desired
to put themselves in communication with
the Commanding General, in order that their
workshops may be employed for loyal pur
and carry on their wonted profitable occu-
pations.
The Acting Assistant Quartermaster and
Commissary of Subsistence of the United
States here stationed, has been instructed
to procure and furnish, at fair prices, forty
| thousand rations for the use Of the army of
the United State, and further supplies will
be drawn from the city to the full extent of
its capacity, if the patriotic and loyal men
choose so to furnish supplies.
All assemblages, except the ordinary po-
lice, of armed bodies of men, other than
those regularly organized and commissioned
by the State of Maryland, and acting under
the orders of the Governor thereof, for drill
and other purposes, are forbidden within
the Department.
All officers of the Militia of Maryland,
having command within the limits of the De-
partment, are requested to report, through
their officers, forthwith, to the General in
command, so that he may be able to know
and distinguish the regularly commissioned
and loyal troops of Maryland from armed
bodies who may claim to be such.
The ordinary operations of the corporate
government of the city of Baltimore and of
the civil authorities will not be interfered
with, but on the contrary will be aided by
all the power at the commanded the gene
raj, upon proper call being made: and all
such authorities are cordially invited to CO.
operate with the General in command to
carry out the purposes set forth in the Pro-
clamation, so that the city of Baltimore may
be shown to the country to be, what she is
in fact, patriotic and loyal to the Union, the
Constitution and the laws.
No flag, banner. ensign or device, of the
socalled Confederate States, or any of them,
will be permitted to be raised or shown in
this department.; and the exhibition of eth
err of them by evil disposed persons will be
deemed and taken to be evidence of design
to afford aid and comfort to the enemies of
the country.
10 make it the more apparent that the
Government of the United States by far
more relies upon the loyalty, patriotism and
zeal of the good citizens of Baltimore and
vicinity, than upon any exhibition of force.
calculated to intimidate them into that obe-
dience to the laws which the Government
doubts not will be paid from inherent res
pect and love of order, the Commanding
General has brought to the city with him
Of the many thousand troops in the immedi-
ate neighborhood, which might be at once