The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-14


nadel and that Would thus maintain
strict neutrality in the present unhappy
contest, and preserve the peace of the State !;
and | further proposed that | would, if ne
cessary invoke the assistance of the &. $.
troops to carry out these pledges. All this
! proposed 10 do upon the condition that the
. Federal Government would undertake to
disarm the Home Guards, which it has lille
gaIy organized and armed throughout the
State, and pledge Itself not 10 occupy with
] its troops any localities in the State oecu-
pied by them at this time. Nothing but the
most earnest desire to peryert the horrors
! of civil war from our beloved State could
have tempted me TO propose these humilia-
! ting terms They were rejected by the Fed
eral officers They demanded not only the
disorganization and disarming of the State
militia, and notification of the military
bill, but they refused TO disarm their own
Home Guards, and insisted that the Federal
Government shonld enjoy unrestricted rights
to move and station its troops throughout
the State, whenever and wherever that
might in the opinion of its officers be neces-
sary, either for the protection of loyal SUBJ
jects of the Federal Government, or for the
repelling of invasion. And they plainly
announced that it was the intention of the
Administration 10 take military occupation,
under this pretext Of the whole State and
reduce it, as avowed by Gen. Lyon him
self, to the exact condition of Mary land
The acceptance by me of these degrading /
terms would not only have sullied the honor +
of Missouri, but would have aroused the
indignation of every brave citizen. and
precipitated the very conflict which I
it has been my aim to prevent. We I
refused to accede to them, and the con-
ference was then broken up. Fellow-citi-
zens All our efforts towards concilia-
ton have failed we can hope for nothing
from the Justice or moderation of the agents
of the Federal Government in this State.
They are theoretically Fastening the exc
cutlon of their bloody and revolutionary
schemes for the Inauguration of a civil war
in your midst, of lawless invaders for the
overthrow of your State Government and
for the subversion of those liberties, which
that government has always sought to pro-
tect, and they intend to exert their whole
power to subjugate you if possible to the
military despotism, which has usurped the
powers Of the Federal Government
Now, therefore, |, c. F. Jackson, Govern
or of the State of Missouri, do, in view of
the foregoing facts, and by virtue of the
powers invested by the laws and constitu-
ton of this commonwealth, issue this my
plOtldiudliOuY CuliiuB tue militia OF THIS I
State in the number of $4,000 into active
service of the State, for the purpose of re-
pelling said invasion, and for the protection
OF the lives, liberty and property of the
citizens Of this State, and earnestly exhort
all good citizens Of Missouri to rally under
the flag of their state for the protection of
their endangered homes and iresides, and
fer the defence OF their most sacred rights
and dearest liberties. In issuing this pro-
clamation, | hold it to be my solemn
duty to remind you that Missouri
is still one of the United States that the
executive department of the State Govern
ment does nos arrogate to itself the power
to disturb that relation that power has
been wisely vested in the Convention which
WILL at the proper time, express your
WILL and that meanwhile it is your duty to |
obey all constitutional requirements of the
Federal Government But it is equally my
duty To advise you that your first allegiance
is due to yOur home State, and that you are
under no obligations to obey the unconsti-
tutional edicts of military despotism which
has enthroned itself at Washington, nor to
submit 10 the infamous and degrading sway
Of its wicked minions in this State No
brave and true-hearted Missourian will
obey the one or submit to the other. Rise, !
then, and drive out ANONYMOUSLY the in
vaders who have dared to desecrate the soil
which your labOrs have made beautiful and
which is consecrated by your homes.
(Slgned)
CLAIBORNE F. JACKSON.