Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-01

bIissourI RrocIaimed Under Martial
Law-PrecIamation OF msjsr.Gen.
Fremont.
81. LOUIS, Aug. 81 The following proclas.
nation was issued this morhing -
II q HEADauAkrrRs WEsrERN bEP'r,
Il q ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 3l,lSBl.
CircumstaHces 10 my judgment Of sufficient
urgency render it necessary that the Command
| ing General Of the Department should assume
the administrative powers of the. State. Its
diaofe izedi condition, the helplessness Of Che
civil authority, the total insecurity OF life, and
the devastation of property BY bands Of murder.
ers and marauders who infest nearly every
county in the State, and avail themselvesl of
the public misfortunes and the vicinity Of a
hostile force,5to crafty private and neighbor-
hood vengeance, and VINO fnd an enemy wherev-
er they fod plumber, finally demand the sever
eat measures to repress tho daily increasing
crimes and outrages which are driving offthe In
habtants and rpiping the, Staten this coDdi.
lion the public safety and The succeeds Of our
arms require unity Of purpose without let or
hisdsance for the prompt administratiOau q y Of
affairs. q ~ bHD' ~ ,''n - - ''N'F
Ia order, therefore, 70 suppFsss disorders and
maiptain, as farIas now practicable, the public
peace, and to give security aDd protection 70
the persons and property OF loyal cisizens, 90
hereby extend and declare ,established martial
law throughout the State OF Missouri.
The lines of the army of occupation In this
State are for the present declared to extend
from Leavenworth, BY way OF the posts OF JET
ierson City, Rolla and Iropton, to Cape Girar
deau on the Mississippi River. All ptrsons
who shall be taken with. arms In their hands
within these lines, shall be tried BY oourtmar!
tial, and If found guilty, will be ehot.. The
property;real and personal, of all persons In the
State Of Missouri, who shall take up arms
against the United States, -orBwho ishsllbe di.
rectly proven to have taken active part with
their enemies IL The field, is declared 70 be CON
hscateddt0 the public use, and their slaves
(if any they have)--are hereby declared
freemenl All persons who shall be proven
to have !, destroyed, I. after the publication
OF this order, railroad tracks, bridges or tele-
graphs, shall suffer the extreme penalty Of this
law All PERSONS engaged in IRRESPONSIBLE cor
respondence, 10 giving or procuring aid TO the
enemies of the United States, in fomenting tn
rnults, In disturbing the public tranquility by
creating aud circulating fnlse reports. or incen.
diary documents, are In their own interest Wsrn-
ed that they are exposing themselves 10 sudden
and severe punishment ALI persons who haye
been led away from their Allegiance are required
to return forthwith to their homes.'b Any such
absence without sufi,ien cause will be held to
be presumptive evidence against them. The OBJ
Ject OF this declaration is to place In the hands
OF the military authorities the power to give In
stantaneous effect to existing laws and to sup
ply such deficiencies as the conditions Of war
demands; but it is not intended 70 suspend the
ordinary tribunals of the country where the
law will be administered by the civil Offices
ia the usual manner, and with their customary
authority, while the same can be peaceably ex
ercised The Commanding General will labor
vigilantly for the public. welfare, and in his
efforts for their safety, hopes TO obtain not only
the acquesceuce but the active support Of the
people OF the country t.oo. q ,sa,lli... Is.ss
~ '(Signed) 9...s J C. FREMONT, - -
~ ii1 Msjor.Geuerat, Commanding \