Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-22
THE TROUBLES IN MISSOURI.
A PROCLAMATION BY raG GOVERNOR

ong 10 produce dsaHectOn towards the State Govern
ment with the ayowed purpose of overhrowng it by VIC
ence, they shall be unable to accomplish their end by
other They eudeavor to attract other citizens to
their support by the circulation Of most unounded state
mens aud Interpretations Among this class OF per-
sons to be found who bear about with them COM
missions from the State Government and many who have
obtained notoriey only by the favor of that
while Others of them have been removed from Office and
still others have been refused Office by that government
80 far the end which they seek be efected by
conforming to the constitution and the through
the expression of the popular WILL objection be
made to any change in the which the people
may desire to make but the proclaimed purpose Of effect
ing it by violence demands that the people should be put
upon their guard against scheme which may resutn the
complete ruin of the State.
In order to excite the public mind they have resorted
the circulation OF the most extraordinary falsehoOds
relation to the purposes and conduct Of the State Govern
ment
They accuse the State Government of dsoyaty to the
United States while they know that the present executive
assumed his functions at time when the authority of the
Federal Government 10 the State in the utmost dan
ger and the lives and fortunes Of its friends were in the
greatest peril.
They know that he called for forty-two thousand men
of the militia to be used against the rebel disturbers of
| the peace of the State.
They know that he fastened to Washington TO obtain
arms and the means OF maintaining the force that
| ed to the call.
They know that directly afterwards he went to Wash
ngton ard effected an arrangement with the President to
raise permanent force serve in the State during the
i war State militia.
They know that he raised that force to several thou
sand men beyond the number Congress would agree to
/ pay, and was therefore compelled to reduce it.
They know that this force rendered valuable service
/ against the rebel enemy in this State.
They know that, under the Constitution and laws he
issued an order for the enrolment and organization of the
entire loyal militia of the State and that be expressly
prohibited the organization of men who disloya
They know that FROM time to time he has called into
bara Ia
the suppression OF the rebellion in this State.
They Know that he ordered the organization of prOv-
siona regiments by detailing companies from the body of
the militia OF known loyalty ard efficiency; while they
have tended to believe that these regiments were de-
signed to be used for some disloya purpose.
They know that they were placed under the command
/ Of the Major General commanding the depa tnent.
They know that when the late Commanding General of
this department called for assistance the Executive gave
HIM ten regiments of mill la to aid 10 repe.ng rebel
/ invasion.
They know that when it became hs duty to communi-
cate to the Legislature of the State certain resolutions
the Legislature Delaware, favorog armistce and
negotiation with The rebels he accompanied them with
massage which was adopted by the Legislature a re-
spouse to the Delaware resOu IONS in which be maintain
cd that under the Const the controversy with the
revolted States could only be settled by the sword.
Other facts equally notorious and equally significant
might be referred to, but the foregoing are sufficient TO
render it impossible that any sane believe the
Executive Of the State dsOyal to the United States.
These men, seiziog upon the desire that has existed
throughout the State for the emancipation of slaves
represented the Executive opposed to the popular will
and hostile to emancipation As he called the late Con-
vention 10 assemble in June last to consider and adopt
plan OF EN- ncpaon they represent his action designed
| 10 thWart the will of the people.
Yet they know that the Senate passed resolution re-
quesng him to call the Convention aud that the Senate
also passed bill for the call Of Convention, provided
the old Convs did not assemble and adopt plan Of
emancipation prior to the first July and that this bill
defeated the House of Representatives by par
| tary tactics
They know that in his message to the Convention he
expressly declined to recommend any particular plan OF
emancipation, but urged the body to harmpnze
practicable upon the difficult points that belonged to the
/ measure.
They know that, as a member Of the Convention, he
ayOwed his determination to have plan Of
/ ton adopted, go far as his Efforts could effect it,
They know that as member, he proposed to terminate
slavery in 1867 and yielding to the wishes Of Others he
supported proposition to terminate it in 1866. They
know that in the Convention he voted against the PROPOSE
! ton to exempt slaves from taxation
Yet with all this knowledge they endeavor to inhame
the public mind against the State Government by falsely
representing the Executive endeavorng to defeat the
| public will by tick and artifce.
They accuse the Executive of sympathy with the guer
rias and bushwhackers, yet they know that the
which he issued for the enrolment Of the militia and
which was published in the papers, made because OF
the existence of gueras and expressly declares that
" the existence OF bands If euerrillas in differ
ent parts of the State who engaged 10 robbng and
numbering peaceabe citizens for other than that
such citizens loyal to the Government der which
they have always lived drs it necessary that the most
stringent be adopted to punish all such crimes
and u destroy such bands Then the order proceeds
direct the enrolment
They know that, while the Executive gave no counte-
nance to the FLOODED murder of upon
pIcon OF being connected with guerras, and while he
always recognised the danger Of leaving the lives Of
armed men to the summary disposition of the soldiery
without investigation lest the innocent and the guilty
should be ndiscrimnatey destroyed yet there has been
no order issued words uttered done by him. with
the intent OF screening real guerras from punishment
While acting thus upon principles Which must regulate
every civilized Government he now represented BY
these couspirators sympaihzng with the very crmi
| mails he was endeavoring to have punished.
These men make industrious efforts to impress upon
the public mind the idea that the present Executive
perssently holds on to power which be has usurped.
They know that the which exercised rests
uDon precisely the foundation that which was
exercised when the Provisional Government was estab
shed which the will of the people, expressed by
their delegates in sovereign convention and If that power
is now usurped it from the beginning Of the Provi
sional Government, and consequently Claiborne Jack
Governor Of the State the day Of his DEATH
and all appointments made by the present Executive are
/ subject to question.
They know so, that the present Executive endeayoed
to dvest himself OF the Office and only consented to retain
it at the request Of the of the people, In
Office when rs would not have gladly given it up IT, in the
opinion Of those whose judgment he bound to respec
he could have done consistently with the public safety
The only design Of this paper being guard the unwary
against being led by the tces Of these de- gning men
into false position in relation TO the State which may
involve them in danger it is impo sibe within any rea
sonable limit to notice the nnumsrabe false accusations
which h,ve daily issued from a corrupt and malignant
press Tor many months past Those which have been no