The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-01-02
PR oCLAMATioN.
HEADQUARTERS DEPr. OF GULF |
New Orleans, December 16.

HEADQUARTERS DEPr. OF GULF |
New Orleans, December 16.
In obedience to orders from the
President have assumed command
Of the Department OF the Gulf, to
which is added, by his special order,
the State OF Texas.
The duty with which I am charged
requires me to assist in the restora
tion of the Government OF the United
Sia'es. II is my desire to secure to
the people OF every class all the priv
ileges Of possession and enjoyment
which are consistent with public
safety or which it is possible for
benefcent and .j1st Government t,
confer In the execution OF the high
trust with which am charged, | re
ly upon the cooperation and counse
o! all loyal and well disposed people
and upon the manifest interest o.
those dependent upon the pursuits OF
peace, as we'll as upon the support
OF naval and lard forces.
My instructions require me TO
treat "a enemies those who are enc.
mics but shall gladly regard rs
friends those who are friends. No
restrictions will he pl ced upon the
freedom Ct individuals, which are
not imperatively demanded by the
consider 'tions of pnblic safety; but
while their claims will be lib rally
considered it is due also to them to
state that all the rights of the Gov
ernment will be unhinchingly m in
tained. Respectful consideration
and a prompt reparaiion will b> nc
corded to all per- ons who Clio wrong.
ed in body or estate by those under
my con mspd. T,o Government,
does NOT Eroi het by the prolonga'
iion OF the civil contest or the pri-
vate or public suffering which attend
il. l's fruits are not equally distrib'
uted. In The disloyal States desc
lstion has empire on the sea and on
the md. In the North, the war j.
An abiding sorrow, but not yet a i
lanity. Its cities and towns are
increasing IN population, wealth and
power. The refugees from tn,
South alone, compensate in grea
part for the terrible decimAtions o
battle.
The people OF this department
who are disposed 10 stake their for
tunes and lives upon r, s;stance tC
the q 'vernment, may wisely reflect
upon the immutable conditions tn Al
surround them. The valley OF thg
Mississippi is the chosen seat OF pop
ulation, product and power on The
continent. ln few years 20 900
1000 OF people, unsurpassed in mate
rial, resources and capacity fol
war, will ewarm upon its fertile riv
ers. Those who assume to set con
Idi'lons upon their exodus to tn,
Gnlf, count upon power not giver
to man. The country washed b,
the waters OF the Ohio, tho Missouri
T and the Missisaippi, can never bt
permanently severed. II one gener
at on bssely bsrters away ts rights
immortal honors win rest upon an
other that reclaims them. L~t /
never be said either that the L 10
and West may be separated. Thir
!, Ity days distance from the market
Of L iropc may sstisfy the wants o
Louisiana and Arkansas bnt It vii
, not apswer the demands OF llinoi,
and Ohio. Tho valley Of the Mis-
ssippi will have it's del,as upon tn,
Atlantic. The physical force of tn,
West will dsbouch upon its shore
I with a power as resistless as the tor
rent OF giant rivers. This couutr,
cannot be permanently divided
ceasoless wars may drain its bloo'
land trea'ure; domestic tyrants o