The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-06-21
Proclamation of Governor Jackson,
of Missouri.

lanation from Governor jackson, is re- /
ceivcd TO day.
JEFFERSON CRY, June II.
To THE PEOPLE or MissouRu
A series of unprovokcd. and unparal-
lcllcd outrngcs have been Inflicted upon
the peace and dignity OF he Common
wealth, and upon the rights and liberties
of its people, by wicked aud unprinci-
pied men, protesting TO act under the
authority of tho United States Govern
mcnt.
The solemn enactmontsp r your Lcgis-
lature have been Hui';fcd, YOU volunteer
soldiers have been taken prisoners, your
commerce with your siSer States has
been suspended, your trade with your
own fcllowocitizcns has been and is be.
in sn u 6jSsS to i1s sso s sGnIG
have been imprisoned without warrant
Of law, unollending and deicncclcss men,
women and children have been ruthless
~ shot down and murdered, and other
UNDESIRABLE indignities have bccn hcopcd
upon your State and yourselves.
TO all these ouirages and indignities
you have submitted with patriotic Tor
bearancc, which has only encouraged the
perpetrators Of these gaevou, wrongs to
| attempt still bolder and more daring
usurpations. 1t has been my earnest en-
! dcavor under all these embarrassing cir
| cumstanccs TO maintain ,hc peace Of the
State, and TO avert il possible from our
borders the dcsola,ing effects ofciyil war
With that object in = NV, ! authorized
| MpjorGeneral Priee -1Alal weeks ago
| to arrange with Gen. ligney, command
] ;,,.s ,l,y E.l.u,1 "a, tltil ~ ID
! terms of agreement, Is which the peace
Of the State might be preserved. They
came, on the DIST OF May, to an under
standing. which was made public.
The State authoriiic' have faithfully
! laL0rcl to carry ont the terms oG that
agreement. The Federal Government
on the other hand no. only manifested
| its strong dsapprobation OF it 10y the in
slant dismissal of the distinguished oil
Ger who, on its part entered into it, but
it at once began, and has unrcmittiugly
| carried out. system of hostile opera
| tons, in utter contempt OF that agree
mcnt and in reckless disregard OF its
own llighled faith.
These acts have lattcrly portcnded rev.
olution and civi! war 30 Enthusiastically
| that | resolved to make one more effort
fore solicited an Interview with Brigadier-
General LYON. commanding the Federal
or,i,. ~ Nii5nn,; T. yns ecrantcd and
o H. ~ i6,i, .,i,s,,', oil nmostiors Of
, wa ,, dG ''' Jia,,,,T ,ront f. 81
Ionfs accn,nI,',,ioJ I,y Iyoinr.o nnernl
/ pr,co W. LaJ o., intsi'. low @n tho iii,
Infant ,,ftL Gannr,l ryon md + p
| pio;. t.. ~ ,,.i,iol, s,l,n;,tcl 70 ,Len
this nTSo,,o,iti,,,.
TLst you'd di band the Stale Guard
and Lrsal. II, its or,,Iilotion. tbat
, gon,I dis. o,i ~ co,rS@mies Which have
! Lne,, orm,ci Is, tI,c S'aIn. tbnt worlI
,i.J, NE, ,t ~, .tt.,,,,,+ T., C,,,,,i,o
| HE ni,;ti, nndor tlc NIili,i, Bul. that
W. or,I,s ~. ,,,,,riti,,s II ,ra,. sLou,d La
Lro,,,,i', i,t, ,I'a 81. ,L,t 7 would mo
- III -, ,,,,,iI,. l., iii tho;r,i.,bt.
,.,,l,,,.,lI,.s ~ ,I,f, ,,ai;tin,I o,in;nn. thot
I'LL s,,,','ll'.i I'll i,,.i,,reo,;nrnr
n,o,,e,,nnts tyitLi, tho STATE. thot
,yo,,Ij ro,,oI al .'...,a,t. ~ invade il
| nan, ,,,r,oi..,,g. ,',,,,,a. and bv yyLonso.
n,,a, ,,,oJn ami Hal ,,onlI Gus main
| tain et,irt na,,troI;t,, in tho rrrsrnf nm.
| ham, c,,,t.st orL ,..".o,,,a ,b, rn1cn of
| De Stoto. and I frtLo, nrocl,fnind thot
wo,,lI If roco.s,r, turolyo tho o..i-t.
orco' Of tLo Irnit' - $780, troo,s 10 c,r,.v
ONT iIeso nod al tI,;s rronoeal
10 do mon tIo clndi,in,tLat the Fndcr.
nj Government Wa -. 1870 10 dis.
arm tho Home Guards HI il has i,le-
ally orv1nized and arrScd throuaLout
fhe STATE and n,edre itself not 10 occr,,v
with its troons anv localities in thc state
occunied bv them nj hi. lime. Nothing
but the most earnest desire to avert the
horrors Of civil war from orr state could
have tcuuted me TO prorose these I'm.
initiating terms.
The were rei,cted nv the Federal Off.
cars. They demanded not only the dis
orranizotion of the State militia and the
n,lhfnotion Of The o,ilit,rv Lin. Int they
refused 70 disorn, thoir own home Guards
and insisted that tIrc Federal Govern.
ment sho,ld oniov uprast,ictcd riaht to
move aud st,rion It's troons thronahout
the Sfnte ybencver and Wherever thev
mioht in tho oninion of its officers. he
necessary citbar for fine nrotection of
| iovoI citizans Of the Federal Goycrnmont
or for fine reneI,ina Of INVASION. and thew
plainIv announced thot il was the intcn.
lion NJ thc AdmInistrn,ion to take Mill
tow, occrnotion under.thnsa nrntaxfs of
thc who'll Stotn and reiiicc If as ovoweI
hv Gan To-, bin,sclf 70 the cvnct CON.
Gifon Of = Sf 2r III mo ancantanco hp
mo Of thosa io,yoIing terms To,,IJ not
onlv have snllied lie honor of Missouri
bIt would have aroused the in6irnotion
If ovorv braro oiti2on AID nrnci7itotoI
tho very coniiict which il has been INV
aim to nreyent We roCIsnd to ocoade
~ them and Tho conroronco was bro.
ken m
Fellpw.citizors all our afforts towards
conciIiotion have f." rsiIed We can None
for nothina fron, tbn i,stioo and n,odoro.
tion Of tbe onnnts NJ Tho Federal Gov
crnmnnt in ia Stato The oro onor.
ceticalIv bostnn;no the evcc,,;ion of the;r
Hood and raunintinnor, scSnnoas for
the inou",ration Of n civil war in vour