Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-08-15

share the destiny of the Union" that the free will of her people should not decide her future, but that ''the whole power of the government of the United States, if necessary, will be exerted to maintain Mis- souri in her present position in the Union," in subiection to the tyranny of the North.
 The acts of President Lincoln have been indorsed by the Congress and people of the Northern States, and the war thus commenced by him has been made the act of the government and nation over which he rules. They have not only adopted this war, but they have gone to the extreme of melting portions of our people to revolt against the State authorities; by intimida- tion they have obtained control ofthe rem- nant felt of convention deriving its pow CTS from those authorities, and using it as a tool they have through it set up an in surrectionary government in open rebellion against the State. No alternative is left us; we must draw the sword and defend our sacred rights.
 By the recognized universal public law of all the earth, war dissolves all political compacts Our forefathers gave as one of their grounds for asserting their independ ence, that the king of Great Britain had "abdicated government here by declaring us out of his protection, and waging war upon us.'' The people and government of the Northern States of the late Union have acted in the same manner toward Missouri, and have dissolved, by war, the connection heretofore existing between her and them.
 The general assembly of Missouri, the recognized political department of her gov ernment, by an act approved May 10th, 1S6l, entitled " An act to authorize the governor of the State of Missouri to sup press rebellion and repel invasion,'' has vested in the governor, in respect to the rebellion and invasion now carried on in Missouri by the government and people of the Northern States and their allies, the l authority " to take such measures as in his | judgment he may deem necessary or proper | to repel such invasion or put down such re- 1 bellion.''
 Noao, Meretore, by virtue of the authori- | ty in me vested by said act, l, I,Clalborne F. Jackson, governor of the State of Mis- souri, appealing to the Supreme judge of tHe WOIIu TOT Ille TeCtlIulc Ol Illy intentions, and firmly believing that am herein carry ing into effect the will of the People of' Missouri, do hereby in their names by and subject at all times to their free and unbiased control, make and publish their authority, and on their behalf, | this provisional Declaration, that by the acts of the people and government of the United States of America, the political connection heretofore existing between said States and the people and government of | Missouri, is, and ought to be, totally dis solved and that the STATE OF Missouri, as a SOVEREIGN, FREE AND INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC, has full power to levy war, con clude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent States may ol right do.
 Published and declared at New Madrid Missouri, this fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
 CLAIBORN F. JACKSON, Governor of Missouri.