The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22
SENSIBLE ORDERS OF GENERAL
d f.- '' SHERMAN. i-..e
The Country Going to " Anarchy
and the Devil" and How it
Must be Prevented,
HEADQ'Rs MILITARY Div. OF THE Nrss.. ,
-I.r l.. 81 z

| HEADQ'RS MILITARY Div. OF THE MISS, \
In THE FIELD, BIG SHANTY, June 81.
Gen. Burbridge, Commanding Division of Ken
| tucky:
| GENERAI-The recent raid of Morgan, and
| the concurrent acts of men styling themselves
Confederate partiz ms or guerillas call for de-
| termined action on your part.
| Even on the Southern Estate Rights" theory,
| Kentucky has not seeded Her people. by
| their vote and their actions, have adhered to
their allegiance to the national government,
and the South would now coerce her out OF
| our Union and into theirs by the very dogma
of . coercion" upon which so much stress was
laid at the outset of the war, and which carried
! into rebellion the people of the Middle or Bor-
der slave States.
But politics aside, these acts of the so-called
partizans or guerillas, are nothing but simple
| murder, horse-stealing, arson, AMI other we'll
defined crimes, which do not sound as we'll un
der their true name. as under more agreeable
| ones of warlike meaning.
| Now before starting on this campaign, I
foresaw, as you remember. that this very case
would arise, and l asked Gov Bramlette to or
ganlze in each county, q small, trustworthy
| band, under the SheriffS, and at one dash ar
rest every man in the community who was
dangerous to it; and also every fellow hanging
| about the towns, villages and cross roads who
had no honest calling, the material out of
which guerillas are made up; but this sweep
ing exhibition of power, doubtless seemed to
the Governor to be rather arbitrary.
The fact is, in our country personal liberty
has been so well secured that public safety has
been lost sight of in our laws and institutions,
| and the fact is we are thrown hack one hun
dred years in civilization, laws and everything
else, and will 60 right straight to anarchy and
the devil. if somebody don't arrest our down
ward progress. -...
We, the military, must do it, and.we have
right and law on our side. All governments
and communities have right to guard against
real and even supposed danger. The whole
people of Kentucky must not be kept i'm o
state of suspense and real danger, lest a few
innocent men should be wrongfully accused.
LIST. You may order oil your post and dis
trict commanders that Guerillas are not SOL
diers, but wild beasts, unknown to the usages
of war. To be recognized as soldiers they
must be enlisted, enrolled, differed, uniform
ed and equipped by recognized beligerent
power, and must. if detailed from a main ar.
my, be of sufficient strength, with written Or
ders from some army commander. to do some
military thing. Of course we have recognized
| the confederate government as belligerent
power, but deny their right to our lands, ter.
| Iitories, rivers coasts and acknowledgements
| ting the right to rebel and move to some other
country, where laws and customs are more in
accordance with their own ideas and pre-
| JUDGES
2. The civil power being insufficient to pro-
tect life and property, &c necessitafe req to pre-
vent anarchy, (which nature abhors," the
military steps in. and is rightfu, constitutional
and lawful. Under this law everybody can be
made to " stay at home and mind his or her
business )" and if they won't do that. can be
sent away where they must not keep the hon.
est neightors in fear of danger, robbery and
insult. .
8. Your Military Commanders, Provost Mar
shals, and other agents. may arrest all males
| and females who have encouraged or harbored
| guerilas and robbers, and you may cause them
| to be collected in Louisville; and when you
have enOugh--say three or four hundred-I
will cause them to be sent down the Mississippi,
through their guerilla gauntlet, and bya sail.
| ing ship send them to a land where they NAV
take their negroes. and make q colony with
laws aud future of their own. If they wont
| live in peace in such a garden as Kentucky.
why we will send them to another if not a
better land; and surely this would be q kind
ness to them, and Gods blessing to Ken
| lucky.
wish you to be careful that no personalities
are ixed up in this, nor does a full and gen.
| erous love OF country" 'sof the, South" of
their state or country. form a cause of Danish.
| ment but that devilish spirit which will not
be satisfied, and that makes war the pretext
OF murder arson. THEFT in all its grades, penu-
| ry, and all the crimes of human nature.
My own preference was and is that the ci
authorities in Kentucky would and could d
TINS IN That state; but if they will not or can
| not then we must for it must be done. There
must lie an end to strife. and the honest M
du trious people of Kentucky and the whoie
world, will be benefited and rejoiced at Inc
conclusion, however arrived at.
;! Use no concealment in saying that 40 not
object to men or women having what tney
call Southern feelings, if confined 10 rove Q,
even a little family pride, but these become
"crime when enlarged to mean love OF MUIR
der, Of war, Of dssolation, famine and all the
horrid attendants of anarchy. am, with no
w. T. SHERMAN. ,.r,
Major General.