The Placer herald., 1865-02-18

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Dun Run Mcdowell Issues an Order.
On Saturday, last Gen. Mcdowell issued
The following order:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF Pacific,
San Francisco February IL 1865.
fGeneral Order No.
With view TO i'm pede the increase Of
bands Of persons inimical To the United
States, reported to be now assembling in the
Mexican State Of Sonora, with hostile i'm
tentions towards the frontier population and
frontier military posts Of the United States,
and at the same time to interfere the least
possible with the intercourse now maintained
between this country and Mexico, the follow
ing precautions will be taken:
/. No person will be received on board Of
any vessel at this port for any port in Mexico
without bis having previously registered his
name at the Office Of the Provost Marshal,
and received permit to embark.
II. No citizen of the United States will
receive a permit to embark. until he has given
satisfactory assurance that the object of his
journey is legitimate aud peaceful and in
such other measures as i, may be thought
necessary to take he has taken the oath OF
allegiance 10 the United States.
Ill., Citizens or subjects of foreign powers
will receive permits on producing satisfactory
evidence of their nationality.
". Similar precautions TO those prescrlb-
ed for the port of San Francisco will be
taken al all other ports in this department.
By command OF Major General Mcdowell.
+. HAVEN,
Acting Assistant Adju'ant General
The above order has been the subject Of
much attention and remark by the press OF
the State; aud not without reason--as II is
the most singular document that has been
brought to public notice in some time,
although people have become accustomed
to queer things being done under the rule OF
Abraham Lincoln.
We are no. prepared TO say, however,
that this edict is made by order of Mr.
Lincoln or any of the authorities at Wash
ingtcn. On the contrary there is reason to
believe they have not been consulted in The
ma,ter-as telegraphic communication with
the East has been interrupted for nearly
three weeks, and the emigration from this
State 10 Mexico having commenced within
that time-all appearances 60 to show that
this arbitrary order is OF Gen. McDoweI's
own invention.
Tho order assumes that persons are about
leaving California for the purpose OF assem-
bling in the.nor,bern States Of Mexico, with
hostile intent ions towards the Governmen
Of the United States This is certainly news,
for so far as the public has been apprized OF
events in that quarter, the persons under
arms there are the French troops, that have
been subjuga,ing the country to the rule of
Maximian, and the Mexican soldiers OF the
Juare1 Government who are contendino
against them There have been no reports
made public Of Americans rendezvousug in
that country, for the purpose Of armed or
ganization to take part with either Frencl
or Mexicans, or against the United States. -
II Gen. Mcdowell has such information, h
is more successful inquirer than the pres
and all the people of the coast beside. Hi
reference then to persons "inimical to th
United States. reported to be now assem-
bling in the Mexican State OF Sonora" mus
apply to the French army, that tbs las! ar
rivals stated to be concentrating there 10 the
number Of ten or twelve thousand men. In
this view, the order becomes intcligibe-
and only in this view. To deter then, the
French commanders from recruiting men
and strengthening their army, this order is ia
sued 10 prevent men from emigrating to So
nora least they may enlist in the Frencl
.anks. This, at bottom, seems to be th'
anmus of Order No. S. We have no fau!
to fnd with Gen. Mcdowell because he dis
likes to have the French obtain recruits il
California, but we do object 10 his impugu
ing the motives Of all those who have nien
ton TO seek Sonora as a desirable countr,
for themselves and families. That there ar,
many good, substantial citizens contemplate
ing this removal, seems to be true, (fron
newspaper paragraphs) who desire to settle
down and engage in quiet and useful pur
suits; and upon whom Order No. is ser
ous and unjust reflection.
The inquiry is naturally made, why VA;
this order issusdl and the only ready answer
is that Genl. Mcdowell has yielded to the
clamor Of a set OF fierce parlizans, who pos
ssss grea. capacity for mischief and none
for good. 1! would appear as if he was un
able to contend agains. their bsdgering, and
has issued this order, which is both silly and
arbitrary, and speaks little for bis jadgmen
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