Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-09-15
By THE GOVERNOR or NORTH CAROLYN
A PROCLAMATION.

w HEREAS, IT IS REPORTED 20 Me THAT
W many soldiers from the troops of this State
have deserted their eolors and comrades, and are
now urking in the woods and mountains, some of
them subsistng by forcing their friends TO violate
tIs laws by aiding them and others by violent
depredations upon peaceable citizens, essailing
shame I'd obloquy upon themselves and .heir pos
;erty, out-agins the laws aud the peace of society.
and damaging .he cause of their hard pressed
country; aud, whereas Gen Rubt t. Lee IN Gen
eral OrJer No 54, August 10th, 1864, has pr.uiis>
ed 70 DEAL lenientiy With all who promptly return
10 duty, thongh they may have incurred the PEN
a.tss OF aesertion by prolonged absence without
aurher:iy, ~ s.
Now, ste-efore, I, z.bnlon B. Vance, Governor.
of the State of North Carolina, do issue this my
Proclamation, urging most earnestly upon all such
msgnided men to wipe out from their
respected names the toul stain of desertion, by
promptly returning to the post Of duty IN aceor-
dance with said General Order No. "a, promising
1" all such who voluntarily return surrender
tnenselve the oper aui harties full and Tree
pardon, II lnhiction of only the miidest penal
ties of ST. - !.sary law, except those who have
been ga q. capital eloEies against the lives and
I,.G34ctY u.;iie citizens and this promise SHALL
ho.d god 'or THIRTY DAYS frefa the date here
Ana hereby warn all such who refuse 10
comply with these TERMS that the utmost power
this State will be exerted to capture them or
drivei!,en fro,a I'll. borders of q country whose
hiIl Eonor AMI spotless reHown they dagrace by
refusing to defend, and that the EXTREMIST penal
ties Vt tie law will be enfurc.d wthou, ex ce oon
when caugr,, veil a. against their aiders and
aet;urs III the civil co1.-s. simultaneously with
TIL. E.rcla.aaton, orders will be issued the
tite .aiiit.a III the state, - turn ont tor their
Iest and hope, oy time y Submission, they VIII
spare me the pain OF hnnting down, like guilty
isoas, many brave and misguided men who have
scrvsd t.clr country well and could do again
Deser,srs from other Stt,es w,eilite III woods
did Assist IN giving state y bzd nal,e. / can
I" nothing for, bua To te erriHy soiGlefs OF North
taroliHa,1 eonfe emily appeal Aad earnestly
eaii on al god citizens a. assis. ia making
this appeal effeG ual, both BY their ext rtions
mili.Ix soldiers ant. tie,r Influence nlen take
psLs *eek nns al dsserters ct their atance
ras tl3s iaaca!nation iii their hands, ur in tlss
hands OF their relatives and frienas aud urge upon
shen to return the path OF duty, which also
tie path OF safety aid homer. If every good and
loyal citizen would set about TO reclaim capture
oae deserse by every neans in hts power, he world
sacceed, aud he will have rendered . most valu-
able AID patriotic service to the State and conn:fy
Civil magistrates al also exorted 10 be diigent in
proceeding against all such as violate the statute
sgaihst hareoring. aiding abetting desefters and
warning Is hereby Ii gen in all cases where either
civil magistrates or rillsia home guard officers
in tis respect upon proper evidence snbInitfed 10
| me, tie Executive protection extended TO t,ein
under acts vt Congress shall Js withdrawn, as ]
eannot certify that officers, civil military, who
refuse TO perform their duties "neecssary 20 the
due administrators of the laws" hichl they will
| notexeeute.. 80 gTs s@s @s'1av*f
Gives ynder my ny hand. and the grea. zeal Of fhs
State, at RaIess the a4sh DAY Iss4 :.
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-, NJ Mopass1sss, Private Secretary. pro TEN.