The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-02-05
BY ELEGRAPH.
Afternoon Report.
ANOTHER ORDER FROM HALLECK

ST. Louis, Feb. 3.
The following general order will be Is
sued in the morning:
Headquarters Department Missouri,
St. Louis, Feb. B, 1863.
The President. Professors, Curators and
other officers of the University of Mis-
souri,, are required to take and subscribe
the oath of allegiance prescribed by the
18th article of the State ordinance OF Oct.
10th, 1861, and to file the same in the
Office Of the Provost Marshal General in
this city. Those who fail to comply with
this order within the period of three days
viii be considered as having resigned their
respective Offices, and if any one who so
fails shall hereafter attempt to obtain pay
FOR perform the functions of such Office he
will be tried and punished for military Of
fence. This Institution having been en-
dowed by the Government of the United
States. its funds should not be used to
teach treason or to instruct traitors. The
authorities of the University should there
fore expel from It's walls all persons who.
by word or deed, favor, assist or abet re-
bellion The President and Directors Of
all Railroads in this State will be required
to take and subscribe the oath of allegi-
ance in the form within the time and I'M
der the penalties prescribed in the pre-
ceding paragraph. They will also be re-
quired to file bonds for such sums as may
be designated by the Provost Marshal
General, that they will employ no conduc-
tors, engineers, station masters or other
officers, agents or employees, who have not
taken the oath Of allegiance, and who are
not loyal to the Union. No contracts
will hereafter be made BY Quartermasters
or Commissioners in this department, who
do not take and subscribe to an oath OF
allegiance similar to that prescribed by
the act Of Congress approved Aug. 9th,
1861. Purchasing officers are prohibited
FROM making purchases Of persons Of
known disloyalty to the Government. =
Where articles necessary for the public
service are held only by disloyal persons
and cannot be purchased Of Union men,
the fact will be reported to these head
quarters, when the proper instructions
will be given. All clerks, agents and
4 civil employees in the service Of the Uni
ted States in this department viii be re-
quired to take and subscribe the oath pre-
scribed by the aforesaid act Of Congress
The attention of military officers is called
to this order, and any one who shall here
4 after keep in the Government employment
persons Who fail to take said oath Of ale
glance, or who announce and advocate
disloyalty to the Union, will be arrested
and tried for disobedience of orders. Il
Is recommended that all Clergymen, Pro
fessors and Teachers, and all other officers
Of public and private Institutions for edu
cation, benevolence, business and trad.
who are in favor Of the Union, voluntari
" subscribe and file the oath Of allegi
.nos prescribed by the State ordinance
in order that their patriotism may be dis.
tinguished from those who wish to cncour
ags rebellion and to prevent peace ant
prosperity to this city and State.
BY order of Maj Gen. Halleck.
1 A. H. McCLUN,
Asst. Adjutant General
i New York, Feb. 3.
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