Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-02
HHY THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH.cAR.

ED oina "A Proclamation E-WEERREs Ii is reported
to that many soldiers from the tFeeps Of this Sht
have deserted their eOors and eOLSEes and now ut
ing the woods and mountains of them subSsng
by forcing their friends violate the laws BY aiding then
enraIing shame and oboquy upon themselves and their
pOsterty outragug the laws and the peace Of society,"
damaging the cause of their hard pressed country.
=, And whereas Gen Robert + Les "A Genera MSs
No. S4 Aug, 10th, 1854 has promised to deal enieny
with all who promptly return to duty, though The! nay
have incurred the penalties of desertion BY proOng
Vance, Governor of the State of North Carolina do i
this my proclamation urging most earnestly upon all %
misguided men to wipe out from their once resPess
tn foul stain of desertiOn by promptly reurnI
tn the pOst of duty in accordance with said General Oe
No. 81 promising to all such who voluntarily return
surrender themselves to the proper authorizes fu M
free pardon the infection of ONLY the mldest Pnaa
Of the military law, except those who have been gaIa
capital fclones against the lives and property oil thee
Iens aud this promise shall hold good for thirty days
the date hereof And hereby warn all Euch who r.Ss.
to comply with these terms that the utmost power OIL %
State will be exerted to capture them or drive them %
the borders of country whose high honor and spoHs
renoWn they disgrace by refusing to defend and baI Nv
eItremest penalties of the Law will be enforced Etho
exception when canght as well as against their soe'
abetters in the civil courts simultaneously Win t
proclamation orders will issue to the entire militia o. W.
State to turn out for their arrest and hope BY hneg
submission they will spare the pain of hunting oo
like guilty felons many brave and misguided men VI"
have served their country we'll and could do so agan
Deserters from other States who hide in our words E
assist in giving State bad name can DO b"tbI
but to the errng soldiers Of North Carolina conDos
appeal And earnestly call on all good citizens to s'
me in making this appeal escual both BY ter eIerg
as militia soldiers and their influence men, to take ~
to seek out all deserters of their acquaintance, oI
proclamation in their hands, in the hands of ths -
tives and friends, and urge upon them to return
path of duty which is slone the path Of safety and
If every good and loyal citizen would set about to
or capture one deserer BY every in his POHST,
would succeed and he will have rendered most Is.
and patriotic service to his State and country
istraies alone exhorted to be dgent IN PROF.
against all such violate the statute against
aiding abetng deserers and warning is HEREBY Hin,
that IN all where either civil magistrates OF NJ
or home guard officers refuse or eglect to fa1u r
Form their duty in this respect upon proper S,n
mitted to me- the Executive protection extended rpd
usder acts of Congress shall be withdrawn as nsr
certify that officers civil military, who refuse
form their duties necessary TO the due adminA
Of the laws" which they will not execute ,ofths
Given under my hand and the great SeI "0usL
80 State, at Raleigh, this gath day OIL A"S
1864. IN VANCE
BY the Governor:
A. IL McPHEErrRs, Private Secretary, pro ten; sv
August rs. 1854 Fl Hi "
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