The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-08-31
Proclamation by the Governor.
Executive DEPARTMENT OF ONO,
COLUMBUS, August 20.

COLUMBUS, August %
To The People of tie STATE Of Ohio'
Under the recent call Of the President
for five hundred thousand men, draft is
ordered to take place on tho 9th day Of
September next, for any deficit that may
then exist in the quota Of troops assigned
to tho State of Ohio, This draft is fixed
by tho provisions of tho act of Congress
and must follow in fifty days after the date
of the call of the President Present indi-
cation, are, that portion of the quota Of
this State will bo deficient, and that in at
least some districts draft must take place
TO cover such deficiencies. This need not,
and should MT have been the case. The
exertion that has been made to discourage
and prevent enlistments, II otherwise di-
rectod, would have filed tho quotas Of
of those localities, or left tho def
ciencies very light
However unwilling to bolieve that any
considerable portion Of the people Of this
State would array themselves in spirit
of factous, IL not reasonable, opposition
to the execution Of tho laws of tho land,
there are indications of such spirit in the
State, which, as Chief Magistrate, / may
. not disregard, In appealing to the people
to discard the ouunsels Of wicked and I'M
prinoipled leaders that invite them to fac
tious and fore bic resistance TO tho draft
or any other loyal requirement of the Gov
,ernment, am actuated solely by desire
to preserve IL practicable, tho peace Of the
State, and the welfare of tho erring portion
of our people, aud not from any approhen-
sions of either the determination or ability
of the Government to maintain tho suprem-
acy of its laws. The man who supposes
that either the National or State Govern
ment is unadvised of, or unprepared for,
the threatened emergency, is following the
deception of his leaders to the oonseQuon-
.cos of the most serious character Let me
advise you who countenauce this insurrec
ton to look carefully at the civil and mill
tary penalties yea are mourning. The act
of Congress approved July 3lst, 1854,
=" To define aud punish certain oonspira-
cies," is as follows;
" BE IL eaacisd by tie Senate and House
Of Representatives. ofhs United States Of
Amsriod ia Congress assembled, That If
two or more persons within any State or
Territory OF the United States shall con
spire together to overthrow, or to put
down, or to dosiroy by force, tho Govern
ment of the Uuited States, or 60 levy war
against the United States or to oppose by
force the authority of the Government of
tho United States; or by force, TO prevent,
hinder, or delay the execution of any law
of tho United States or to seize, take, or
possess any property of the United States
against the will or contrary to tho authori-
ty Of the United States or by force, or in-
timidaton, or threat to prevent any per-
son from accepting or holding in olHco, or
trust, or confidence, Under the United
States; each and every person SO offending
shall be guilty Of high crime, and upon
conviction thereof in any district or circuit
court OF the United States, having jurisdic-
tion thereof, or district or supreme court OF
any Territory Of the United States having
jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished 10y
a hne Ret less than than five hundred dol
lars and not more than Ave thousand dol
iarss or by Imprisonment, with or without
hard labor. as the court shall determine,
for period netless than six months nor
greater than six years, or by both such hne
and imprisonment.
This is merely the punishment for con
spiraoyf yet its penalties are not light.
and should not be thoughtlessy incurred.
This follows. too. mere combination or
agreement Of men 10 do an unlawful act,
aud is complete without a resort to arms.
Resistance to the law by bodies Of armed
aneDseenstitute an overt ast of treason, the
punislnnent Of which is death. These are
the civil penalties the military results are
90 be found in tho power of the Gov@n-
ment BY armed forge, TO deal with every