The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-02
GENL. FREMONT,R PRocLA-
NATION.
Marshal Law in Missouri !!

St. Louis, Aug. 80.
The following proclamation appears in this
mornings papers:
Circumstances 10 nv judg nent OF sufficient
urgency render it necessary that the com-
handing General OF this department should
sasu ne she ADM nissrasive power Of the State.
Ito disorgApised condition and the helpless
ness of the civil authority. the total inseeu
rity Of life and the devsststion Of property
by baods OF murderers snd marsuders, who
infect nearly avery county IN the State and
avail themselves Of the public misf0rtuncs
end the vicinity OF . hostile force TO crafty
private and Deighborhood vengeance, and
who end N enemy wherever they Ind plum.
der, finally demand the severess measures to
repress the daily increasing crimes and out
RACES which are driving OF tho Inhabitants
and running the State. 10 this condition the
public safety and the success OF our srms
require unity Of purpose without Let or bin
drsnce 30 the prompt administration OF al
fairs. In order therefore TO suppress the
border warfare, to maintain ~ far ~ nov
practicable tho public peace. aad to give -
curity and protection to the psvsoos and
property Of loyal citisens, | do hereby ex
tend and declsrs established marital Law
throughout the State Of Missouri. The liDes
OF the army Of occupation in this State are
for tho present declared to extend from Leav.
enworth BY way Of the posts OF Jefferson
City, kolla, and lronton, BY Cape Girsrdeau
on tho Mississippi river. All persons Who
shall DO taken With arms 10 their hands With.
10 these lines shall be tried BY oours martial
and il found guilty will be shot. The prop
erty, real and personal, Of oil persons in the
State OF Missouri who shall take up arms
against the United States, or who shall b
directly proven to have taken active par,
With their enemies in the 6sld, 10 declared to
be con6scsted to the public use, and thor
slavee, IL any they have, are hereby declared
freemen. All persons who shall be proven
to have DESTROYED, after tho publication oil
this order, railroad tracks, BRIDGE or tels.
graphs, shall suffer the extreme penslty oI
this Law. All persons Engaged 10 treason.
able correspondence, 10 giving or procuring
aid to the enemies Of the United States, il
fomeDsing tupults, in disturbing she publ,
tranquility BY creating and circulating fais'
reports or incendiary documents, are 10 thei
own interest warned thu. they are exposing
themselves to sudden and severe punishme nt
I All persons Who have been led a say from
their allegiance are required to return forth
with so their homes. Any such su66cie
cause viii be held to be presumpsive evidenc
against them. The object OF this declare
sion 10 to place 10 the hands Of the Dilitar!
authorities tho power to give instantaneou
effecs to exciting Laws and 70 supply suoh Do
| 6ciensies ~ the conduct OF the var demands
but il 10 not intended 10 suspend the ordi
nary tribunals Of the country. which will b,
administered BY the civil o6oers IN the usua
userer and With their CUSTOMARY authority
! while the same can be peacefully exercised
The commanding general will labor vigilsnt
" for the public welfare, and 10 bis effort
for their safety hopes TO obtain not only til
scquiescenoe but the active support Of tb
people OF the country.
JIG. FREMONT,
Maj. Genl. Commanding.