Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-08-20
Missouri Militia.

! Below, we give the federal order calling out the militia in Missouri. This is wholesale draft or conscription. It shows that, so far from making descent on Arkansas, they are trem- bling for the safety of Missouri. This order is 1 suggestive of several things. It has been often 1 said that there could be no neutrality in this war, and the man who attempted to side with both parties, would be placed between two fires l There were thousands of men in Missouri who were determined to fight on neither side and who endeayored to conciliate both divisions.-- Now, they are forced into the service, and the character Of that service may be ascertained by the language of the order. These militia are called out to suppress drive of guerrilas, but 10 ' ectsjNetndtG' them. Of course the parti- sans will take 10 prisoners, and for every part- san who does three four militiamen will bite the dust. So that these would be neutras arc forced into the war, and that of the most dread ful kind, war Of externination, in which no quarters will be given or taken. The result of this order is that the tories are running away into Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, while the patri ots are docking to the standard of Mcbride and others.
 Ii will he seen that, besides calling out the militia, the people are disarmed, and all arms and ammunition are to be given up. The North has full supply of arms, and there is no rea- son for disarmlng the people unless it is that the opprsssors sgS N<~ll-sf tAe.s
 HEAD Q'Rs. MISSOURI STATE MILITIA, !
 Adj"fdnt ffenVs oDice, s. Louis,
 July 22l, 1862. GENERAL ORDERS,
 No. l9.
 4n immediate orQdnizdtion of all lie Nliiio
 of Missouri is Hereby oraered, for the purpose
 of erterminatiRy t6e guerriNas hat infest Mc
 .Sfate.
 Erery able bodisd man capable Of bearing arms, and subject to military duty is hereby ordered to repair, without delay to the nearest military post, ard report for duty to the com manding officer. Every man will bring with him whatever arms he may have or can procure, and good horse if he has one.
 All arms and ammunition, of whatsoever kinds and wherever found, not in the hands o the loyal militia, VII be taken possession of by the latter. and used for the public defense- Those who have arms and cannot procure them i'll the sbove manner, will be supplied as quickly ss possible by the ordnance department.
 The militia mon who shall assemble at any post will be immediately enrolled and organized into companies, elect their officers, aud be sworn into service, in accordance with the militia laws of the State, under the immediate superintend- ence of the commanding officer of the post.
 The militia thus organized will he governed by the articles of war and army regulations, and will be subject to do duty under the orders of the commanding officer of the post where they are enrolled or such others of the United States troops or Missouri militia, regularly mustered into service, as may be assigned 10 their con- maud.
 Commanding officers will report from day 10 day b- telegraph when practicable, the pro. gress of enrolment at their posts, and thenum- Der of arms required.
 Six days after tae date of thi. order are al- lowed for every man fit fer military duty to re- port to the commanding officer of the nearest military post, and be enrolled. All person, so cnTo!7d viii be regarded cs belonging to the active militia of the State. until further orders. The commanding officer of post, or any higher commander, is authorized to give fur, Ioughs to such men of this militia force as can not be absent from their ordinary business with ont serious detriment, or such as not need- ed for prcsen. service. Such leaves of absence will in no case be for 2 'onEo- period than ten .;avs .ud mae he i,~~Aod otsspy tiuIe, rc- uewed at their expiration, at the discretion of the officer granting them.
 The same strctsis,ipline and obedience to orders will be enforced among the militia ir service under this order, as among other troops, and commanding officers will be held strictly responsible for ell unauthorized acts of the men. The enrolment and organization of the mi. liia of $. Louis will De under the general di ractou If Col. Lewis Merrill, commanding s.. Louis division who VIII establish rendezvous, appoint enrolling officers and make such regu- .atons as he shall deem necessary.
 By order Of BHlGADTrR-GENERAL ScHoFEELn:
 C. w. MARSH.
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