The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-01-02
Gcw. Ranks Proclamation.
HEADQUARTERS DFrr. OF rnE Gurr,l
New Orleans, Dec. 10, 1869.

HEADQUARTERS DErr. OF TnE GuLr1
New Orleans, Dec. 10, 1869.
In obedience TO orders from the Prcsi.
dent, | have assumed command of the
Department of the Gulf to which is added
by his special order, the State Of Texas.
The du.y With which Dm charged, re-
qnlrcs me 20 nssist IN tho restoration Of
the Government of the United States. II
is my desire TO secure TO the people Of
every class all the privileges Of posses.
sion and enjoy ment which are G, nsisicnt
with public safcty or which II is possible
Tor ben hccnt aud just Government TO
confer. In the execution Of the high
trust with which am charged, | rely up
on the co-operntion and counsel Of all
loyal and well-disposcd people and upon
the manifest interest OF those dependent
upon the pursuits Uf peace, as well as
uoon the support Of naval and land forces.
Ny instructions require me 20 treat ms
euemics tlOse who ara enemies, but ]
shall gladly regard ns friends those who
are friends. No restrictions will be plnc.
ed upon the freedom of individuals, which
s.e MT imperatiyely demanded by the
considerations of public safety ut
while their clnms will b. lihorRlly con.
sidcred, II 10 due also To them 10 state
that all the rights OF the Government wiz
be unninchingly maintained. Respectful
consideration and prompt rrparation
will be &C corded to all persons who are
wronged in body or estate by those under
my command. Tho Government does
not profit by the rrolungaton Of the civil
contest or the private or public suffering
which attend 1t. Its fruits are not equal
ly distributed. In the disluyal States.
d so,ation has empire on the sea ard on
the land. In the North, the war Is un
abiding sorrow. hut not yet a calamity -
Its cities ~ d towns are increasing IN
population, wealth aud power. The re-
ingecs from the South alone, cUmpcn-
sulc in great part for the terrible dccima.
tions OF battle.
The people of this department who orc
disposed to stuks their fortunes and lives
upon resistance to III, Government, may
wisely reflect upon the immut BILE condi.
tionr which surround them. The valley
OF the Mississippi is the chosen seat OF
population, product and power on the
continent. In few years 70 900. 90 OF
pNopl" ",-unsurpassed In material, rcsour.
crs and canuciy forwhr, willswurm up
ON ilsfertile rivers. TiOsewho assume
TO SGT cvnultiUns upon their exodus TO the
Gull, count up, IA power not given Ia
man. Tho county washed by the wa
tors nf the Ohio, tho Missouri and the
Mississippi, can never bo permanently
scoercd. II uno generation bnscly bar
tcrs away it, rights, immortal houors
will rest upon another tha; rccliims them
Let Il nrycr bp said either that the Fast
and West may be separated, Thirty
Gays distance from the markets of Eu.
rope mty satisfy the wants of Louisiana
and Arkansas, but II will not answer the
d,nsnds of Illinois and Ohio, The val.
l.y OF the Mississippi will have its dclt1s
upon Tho Atlantic. The physical fore,
Of the Yves. will dchouch upon is shores
with power as T, sistlcss us the torrents
of its giant rivers. The country cannot
be permanently dv,d,d; ceasrlcss war,
may drain its blood and treasure dumcs.
tic tyrants or foreign foes may grasp the
seeplre OF its power, hut its destiny will
remuin unchanged.
WI eNN w uhNNu hNu h'a oTuulh
cd H. What nvGils, then, the destruction
Of the b'st Government ever devised by
man the seli.adis~ting, self'eorrectini
Constitution Of the United States
People of the Southwest Why moi
accept the conditions imposed by the i'm.
rer'uus necessities OF gcographi-.l con.
hguratiou and &C numerical supremacy ans
re.establis.- yor ancient prosperity snt
r.noyni Why net because The found
,s of States, which ne the cntrepots an,
depo's of your own central and valley,
may stand in the ntiiuence cf their resour
ces without superior aud in the privilege
Of thu people without a peer among The
nations Of the earth !
(Si:ncd) N. p. BANKS,
Mniur-Gcnl COMMANDING