Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29
POLL 1f DGAl.
The Proclamation Of Gov. Jackson.
JEFFERSON CITY, June IL, 1861

TO the pcoplc Of Missouri:
A series of unprovokcd and unparalleled
outrages have been inflicted upon the peace
nnd dignity of this Commonwealth, and upon
thc rights aud liberties Of its people, by wick
ed and unprinciplcd men, protesting to act
under the authority of the United States
Government.
The solemn enactments of your Legislature
have been nullifed your volunteer soldiers
have been taken prisoners your commerce
with your sister States has been suspended
your trade with your own fellow citizens has
been, and is, subjected to the harrassng con-
troll of an armed sodicry.
Peaceful citizens have been Imprisoned
without warrant of law unoffcndine defence.
less women and children have been ruthlessly
shot down and murdered, and other unbcara-
lle indignities have been hcopcd upon your
State and yourselves. TO all these outragcs
and indignities you have submitted with pa
triotic forbcarance, which has only encouraged
the perpetrators of these sricvous wrongs to
attempt still boldcr and more daring usurpa-
tions.
1t has been my earnest cndcavor, under all
these embarrassing circumstances, to main
tain the peace Of the State. and to avert, if
possible, from our borders, the dcsoluting eff.
fccts of a civil war. With that object in
view, | authorized Major. General Price, sew
cral weeks ago, to arrange with General IIar-
Ncy, commanding the Federal forces in that
State, terms Of agreement by which the
pence OF the State might be preserved.
They came on the 21st of May to an un-
dcrstanding, which was made public The
State authorities have faithfully laborcd to
carry out the terms of that agreement. The
Federal Government, on the other hand, not
only manifested its strong disapprobation of
1t, by the instant dismissal of the distinguish
"a officer, who, on its part, entered intoit
but it at once began, and has unrcmttinely
carried out, system Of hostile operations in
utter contempt Of that agreement, and in
reckless disregard Of its own pligltcd faith
These acts have lattcry portendcd revolution
and civil war so Enthusiastically, that resolved
to make one further effort to avert these dan
gers from you.
therefore solicited an interview with
Brigadier General Lyon, commanding the
Federal army in Missouri. 1t was granted
on the 10th instant Waving all questions
OF personal or official dignity, | went to ST.
Ions. accompanied by Major Gen. Price
We had an interview on the 1lth inst
with Cen. Lyon and Col T. p Blair. jr., at
which submitted to them this proposition:
That would iisband the State Guard, and
break up its organization that I would dis
arm all companies which have been armed by
the State; that would pledge myself not to
attempt to organize the militia under the mi
lltia bill that no arms or munitions of war
should be brought into the Statc that I
would protect all citizens equally in all their
rights, regardless Of their potical'opini
that l would rcpress oil insurrcctonary move
lnpfc will, kloC Al, 1
all attempts to invade it, from whatever quar-
ter and by wl.Omsocver made, and that |
wonld thus maintain strict neutrality in the
present unhappy contest, and preserve the
peace Of the State and I further proposed
that would, if necessary invoke the assis.
tnncc of the United States troops to carry out
these pledges.
All this proposed to do upon the condi-
tion that the Federal Government would un-
dertake to disarm the Home Guards, which
1t has illegally organized and armed through
out the State, and pledge itself not to occupy
with its troops any localities in the State not
I. occupied by them at this time. Nothing but
the most earnest desire to avert the horrors
OF civil war from our beloved State could have
tempted me to propose these hunilating
terms. They were rejected by the Federal
officers. They demanded not only tho disor-
ganization and disarming OF the State militia
and the notification of the Military Bill, but
they refused to dsarn their own Home Guards,
and insisted that the General Government
should enjoy unrestricted right to move and
station its troops throughout the State, whom
over, land wherever it might in tho opinion of
its officers bc necessary, either for tho protcc-
tion Of loyal subjects Of the Federal Govern,
shent, or for tho repellihg of invasion; and