Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-15

THE AB0LIToNIsTs TO BE REPELLED!
MISSOURI TO BE DLSENTHRALLED!
From sc. Louis
ST. LOUIS. June Is The following Proclamation
from Gov. Jackson is received to day:
To The People of Missouri;
A series OF unprovoked and unparalleled out
RACES have been inflicted upon the peace and digni
81 this Commonwealth and upon the rights ana ILL.,
critics of its people, by wicked and unprinciped
men, processing to act under the authority of the
United States Government.
The solemn enactments Of your Legislature have
been null Jice, your volunteer soldiers have been
taken prisoners, your commerce with your sister
States has been suspended. your trade with your
own fellowcitzens has been and is being subjected
TO the harrsssing control Of an armed soldIery
peaceful citizens have been imprisoned without
rant Oflaw. unofending and defenceless men. women
and children have been ruthlessly shot down and
murdered and other UNDESIRABLE indignitieS have
been heapcd upon your State and yourselves.
To all these outrages and indIgnities you have
submitted with patriotic forbearance, which has
only encouraged the perpetrators Of these grievous
wrongs TO attempt still holder and more daring usur-
pations 1t has been my earnest endeavor under all
these embarrassing circumstances to maintain the
peace of the State, and 10 avert, If possible from
our borders the desoatng effects of civil war. With
that object in view, authorized Mslor'Genera'
Pierce, several weeks ago, TO arrange with General
Harvey, commanding the Federal forces in this
State terms of agreement, by which the peace of
the State might be preserved. They came, on the
Dist of May, to an understanding, which was made
public:
The State authorities have faithfully labored to
carry out the terms of that agreement. The Fed
eral Government on the other hand not only mani
tested its strong dsapprobation of it by the instant
dismissal of the distinguished officer who on its
part entered into it, but it at once began and has
unremttIngly carried out system of hostile opera
tons, in utter contempt of that agreement and in
reckless disregard of its own plighted faith
These acts have latterly portended revolution
and civil war unmistal1ably that have resolved
to make one further effort TO avert these dangers
from you | therefore solicited an interview with
Brigadler- General Lyon, commanding the Federal
arms in Missouri 1t was granted, and on the 10Th
inst, waving all questions of personal official digni
IT, went TO st. Louis, accompanied by II lor-
General Price. We had an interview on the llt3
instant, with General Lyon and f. P. Blair jr., at
which submitted to them this proposition:
That would disband the State Guard and break up
its organization; that would disarm all companies
which have been armed by the State; that would
pledge myself not to attempt to organize the militia
undsr the Militia Bill; that munitions of
war should be brought into the State; that would
protect all citizens equally in all their rights, re
gardess of their political opinion; that would re
rress all insurrectionary movements within the
State; that would repel all attempts to invade it
from whatever quarter and by whomsoever made
and that would thus maintain strict neutrality in
the present unhappy contest and preserve the peace
of the State and further proclaim that would, if
necessary invoke the assistance of the U. s. troops
to carry out thesr pledges. All this | proposed TO
do upon the condition that the Federal Government
would undertake to disarm the Home Guard which
it has illegally organized and armed throughout the
State, and pledge itself not 10 occupy with its
troops any localities in the State occupied by them
at this time. Nothing but the most earnest desire
TO avert The horrors of civil war from our State
could have tempted me to propose these humiliat-
ing terms.
They were rejected by the Federal officers. They
demanded not Oaly the disorganizaton of the State
mlita and the qualification of the military bill, but
they refused 10 disarm their own home guards, and
insisted that the Federal government should enjoy
unrestricted right to move and station its troops
throughout the State whenever and wherever they
might, in the opinion of its officers, be necessary.
either for the protection Of loyal citizens of the
Federal Government or for the repelling of inva-
sion; and they plainly announced that it was the
intention of the administration TO take military oc
cupation. under these preteyts of the whole State.
is avowed by General Lyon himself, TO the exact
condition of Maryland. The acceptance By ne of
these degrading terms would not only have sullied
the honor of Missouri, but would have aroused tho
Indignation of every brave citizen, and preeptateG
the very conflict which it has been my aim TO pre-
ference was broken up.
Fellow citizens all our efforts towards concilia-
ton have failed We hope for nothing from
the justice and moderation of the agents of the
ederal Government in this State. They ener-
gecaly Fastening the execution of their bloody and
revolutionary echemes for the inauguration of
civil war in your midst; for the military occupation
of your State by armed bands of lawess invaders,
for the overth row of Your State Governments, and
for the subversion Of those liberties which that
Government has always sought to protect, and they
intend to exert their whole power to subugate you,
if possible. 10 the military despotism which have
usurped the powers of the Federal Government.
NoS. therefore /. c. F. jackson, Governor of the
State of Missouri DO IL view Of the foregoing facts,
and by virtue OF the powers vested IN me by the
Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, issue
this, my proclamation. calling the militia of the
State 10 number of 50 900 into active service for
polling said invasion and fer the protection Of the
lives, liberty and property OF the citizens Of this
State, and earnestly exhOTt all goOf citizens Of
Missouri to rally under the flag of their State for
of their endangered homes and rcsides,
and for the dsfnse Of their most sacred rights and
dearest liberties.
In issuing this proclamation hold it to be my
solemn duty 10 remind you that Missouri is stl
one of the United Sta:es that the executive Depart
ment of the State Government does not 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 sovereign will,
and that meanwhile It is your duty 10 obey all Cons
sttUtional requirements of the Federal Government;
butt is equally my duryto advise you that your first
illegilnce is due to own State, and that you
are undpr no obligations whatever TO obey the un>
icna edicts Of military despotism which
has enthroaed itsdif at Washington, nor TO submit.
TO the infamous and degrading sway Of its wicked
ninicnssin this State. No brave and truehearted
Missourian will obey the one or submit 10 the
other. Rise then AMI drive out ANONYMOUSLY the
invaders who have dared to desecrate the soil which
your labors have made fruitful, and which is con-
secrated by your homes CLAIBORNE F. JACKSON.