, 1861-09-04
The st. Louis Republican On Gen, Rre.
Msontss FreelA1aAt1oR.

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EFzom the Republican, Sept. adJ
It has has not taken ue hy surprise that mak.
tial 1aH should ba proclaimed in Missouri,
The coufte OF the Eeeessfoaists, headed by
Iackfon, ard the invasion Of the State by arm
sd freops os the Confederate States, With the
ald AID comfort given 10 than By thousands
Of ofmisguldtd, and In other cases, reckless citi-
zers, made it an inevitable necessity. Il has
not come TOO aoon, aud - Gen. Fremont has
1t row In bis power to enfofee his commands,
VIC hope to setitB beneficial effects made mnn-
know that martial law is new thing 10 our
people, and an unpa1ateble thing to many who
do no. stop TO rontiaex the actual conniHon
OF the country. Until NOW, there has never
bEen an Gee? sion for resort to 80 extreme
Measure for the safety Of the State. But it
the matter moment By no act Of the
people Of the State Of Missouri have they,
ct a1y time, betrayed any anxiety to discover
their connection With the United States.
Wien the question has been distinctly put
to than, taseY have, at the polls, and By their
repreee1t atiFes in Convention, declared their
fidelity to the Union-ana this is the position
which they hold at this hour. But Missouri
bRs t&en Invaded BY troops from power en-
gagEd in making war upon the United States,
Of which aEa.i Q member. A large portion Of
her Territory las been overrun and laid WAste;
many Lives have been sacrificed by them. The
appeals CT 9 man WHO had absented himself
from the State, and who had been deposed
f1cm bis position as Governer by competent
authority, have been heard By portion If onr
peoplC-they have taken 4he alternative of
armiIy them selves, and Of p2tting themselves
in hos tile array against the Government Of tt e
United States and OF the State-theY have
committed couAtlsss offences against Law and
order, and III th6- absence Of sufficient 90 ger
in the State to drive ont these invaders aad to
9usf tteee disturbances, the military power
Of tho Emitted States eteps II to punish thes2
outtoges aud to restore peace to the State. No
Nas inevitable and even compulsory on the
part Of the Military Chief Of this Dep.rtm ent.
In nc other way than that suggested By him
can peace be restored.
Martial Law ought to have no teErors fol
good, laT-abiding citizens it is only those
who, in their heazts aud hy their conduct
chow manifest disloyalty to the State aud ia
| the Union, WHO have AM thing to dread from
| it's operation We appeal to ill good cittzans
| of the stat7, whatever may have been thea'
| iuc}inations, at once to submit to the new
| order Of things. 1t Will cave world Of trou
BILE and disaster and bloodahed, all round
The measure Of Injury to the State, in al be-
great interests, Is now within the control O.
Ter Own citizers. We implore them, as the,
value their oHu lives and the security Of thei
! oWn property, to assent to the terms of thl
proclamation, and pence will again be restored
ia ne. Ger. Fremont te11s US that the ont
| ragee Hitherto committed on innocent citl
| zens by at nnciscipliued soldiery Will hereai
| ter be rtFregeed, and, as he will bold the OH
ce1e responsible Tor the act5 OF their men, til
may readily be done, and one great cause Q
! alarm be removed.