Newbern weekly progress., 1861-05-28
VOLUME III.

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al Harney to the people of Missouri together
With the accompanying remarks of the New
| York EzprAss The Editor of the Erpre8s, as
the reades will see, is evidently ashamed o.
the company he keeps, bat poor fellow, lie
didn't have the nerve TO keep out OF it and sc
he tries to put the best phase upon the con
duct of his associates he can. If any body
doubts that military despotism prevailes at the
North, let him read:
DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS.
FEDERAL HILL. BALTIMORE. Nav 14fh. 1851
A detachment of the forces of :he Federal Cav
| eminent, under my command, have occupied the
| City of Baltimore for the purpose, among other
things Of enforcing respect and obedience TO the
laws, well fthe State, If reqnlrci thereto by
the civil authorities, of the United States laws
which are being Vi lated within its limits hy some
| malignant and trai nrous men. and i'll order to
| testify the acceptance by the Federal Govern
nent of the fact the city and all the we'll
intentional portion fits inhabitants loyal to
tie Union and the Constitution, and are 10 be so
! regarded and treated by all To the end, there
fore that all misunderstanding of the purposes of
| the Government may be prevented, and t. set at
rest all unfnunded, false and sedtious rumors, to
relieve all apprehensions, II any are felt by the
| well disposed portion Of the community and make
| it thoroughly understood by all traitors their
| aiders and abettors, that their re'.eliuus acts
| must cease ] hereby, by the authority vested
|
polls of which the city of Baltimore forms pars
| do now command. and make known that no loyal
md well disposed citizen will be disturbed in his
| Lawful occupation Or business that private prop
| erty " i'll not be inerfere1 with by the un
| der my command, allowed to be intertered
with ky O: hers except in far it may be use
| to afford aid and comfort to those in rebellion
! against the Government. whether here or else
" here. all of which property, munitions of war,
and that fitted TO aid and supprt the rebellion
will be seized and held subject to coni5cation.
and therefore all manufacturers of and
nitious of a.e hereby requested to report to
me nrthw;th. that the la awfulness of their
cupatiOn may be known aud understood, ami all
nlisconstructicr of their doirgs be avoided. No
transportation from the city to the robtls Of
ticles fitted to aid and support troops in tho field
" Ill be permitted. and the fact of such transpor
ta;ion. after the pubiicalo of this proclamation.
i'll be TAX EN- and received proof of illegal
tention on the part of the cons gDees and will
render the goods lable to seizure and coniisca-
ton.
The Government being ready to receive all
such stores and supplies, arrangements will be
made to contract for them Immediately, and the
owners and manufacturers of such articles Of
equipment and clothing, and munitions of war,
aud provisions arc to put themselves IN comma
nication with the Commanding General, in order
that their workshops may be empI, yed for loyal
purposes, and tho artizans of tie cities resume
and carry on their "onted profitable occuPa
tions.
The acting Assistant Qnartermaster and Com
missary of Subsistence of the United States, here
stationed has been Instructed to procure and fur
nish fair prices. $4,000 ratious for the ofthe
army of the United States, and further supplies
will be draw from the city to the full extent of
its capacity if he patriotic and loyal men choose
80 to furnish supplies.
All assemblages, except tho ordinary police, OF
armed bodies of men. other than those reg
ularly organized and commissioned by the State
of Maryland. and acting under the order of the
Governor thereof for drill and other purp ses,
Il. RI IN 1,EaTf
All officers of the militia of Mary land having
command within the limits Of the depart ment
requested to report through their officers
forth hwit h to the General in command so that he
may be able 20 know and distinguish the
regularly commissioned and loyal troops OF
Mary land from armed bodies who may claim to
be such.
The ordinary operations of the Municipal Gov
errment of the city OF Baltimore aud of the civil
authorities, i'll not be interferet with, but
the contrary, will be aided by all the power at
the command of the general. upon proper Gail be-
ing made and all such authorities cordially
invited to cooperate with the general in command
to carry out the purposes sst forth the pruca-
nation, that the city of Baltimore may be
shown to the country to be what she is in fact
patriotic and loyal TO the Union, the Constitution
and the laws, No flag, banner. ensign device
Of the so-ca!led Confederate States, Or any Of
them. will be permitted to be ra>ed Shown
in this department. and the exhibition Of either
of them by eviI-disPoscd persons. W i'll be deemed
and tai to be, evidence of design to affor.
aid and comfort to the enemies tie country
To make it the more apparen: that the Govern
ment of the United States by far relics up
on the loyalty. patriotism and zeal of the good
citizens of Baltimore and vicinity than upon any
exhibition Of force calculated to intimdate them
into that obedience to the laws which the Gov
ernment doubts not will be paid from inherent
reapecI aud love of ORDER the commanding gen
era has brough to the city with him, of the
many thousand troops in the Immediate neigh
borhood, which might be at once concentrated
here, scarcely more than ordinary guard, and
un'il il fails him. he will continue to rely upon
that loyalty aud patriotism of the citizens OF
Maryiald, which have never yet been found
wanting to the Government in time of need -
The General i'll command desires to greet and
in this part of his Department all the citi
thereof as friends and brothers. having z
common purpose common loyalty and a com
mon country. Amy intractons of tt laws by
The troops under his command, or any dsorderly.
unsO!dIerllke conduct, or any interference with
private property, he desires to hive Immediately
reported to him, and he pledges himself that if
any soldier SO far fOrges himself to break those
laws tina he has sworn to defend and enforce, he
shall be most vigorously punished.
The General believes that if the suggestions
and requests contained in this proclamation are
faithfully carried out by the co-opera ion of all
good and Union loving citizens, ard peace and
quet are thus restored. business will resume its
accustomed channels. trade take the place of dull
ness and inactivity, efficient labor dISpace idle
ness and Baltimore will be in fact here it is
cities of the nation.
Given at Baltimore. the day and year b-rein
first above written BENZ. j F. BU UTLER.
Brig Gen. Comd'g Dept OF Annapolis.
E. G PARKER, 1t. Col. Aid de Camp
ADDRESS OF GENERAL HARNE. TO THE
PEOPLE OF ISSOURI.
ST. Louis, May I4-General carney pub
fishes address to the people of the State, in
which he says the military bill recently passed
by the Legislature is an indirect secession or
dinance, manfestly UNCONSTITUTIONAL and ought
be upheld by good citizens. He says
that whatever may be the term natiun of the pres
-nt condition of things in respect to the cotton
States Missouri mus; share the destiny OF the
Union. and all the power of the government will
be exerted TO maintain her position.
The General says whilst disclaiming all desire
or intention to interfere with the prerogative of
the State of Missouri, with the functions of its
Executive. yet regard ii my plain path of duty
10 express to the people of Missouri. in respect
ful. bat decided language, that within the field
and scope of my command the supreme law must
and shall be maintained. and subterfuges
whatever, in forms of legislative acts othel-