The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-09-25

der, the Governor be, and he is hereby, en-
powered to declare martial law in any coun-
tY or counties of the State for the protection
and safety of the citizens thereof, and to
quarter said troops within any county or
counties so declared under martial law, in
such number as may be necessary for the
preservation of peace aud the protection of
the lives Of citizens thereof, and further
more, SIS it is right and proper that the
peaceable and law-abiding citizens of the
State should not be held responsible or suf-
fer loss for the violent acts of such turbu-
lent communities, it shall be the duty ofthe
Governor to assess aud collect sufficient
amount for the full payment of said State
Guards SO employed out of said county or
counties declared under martial law, as pro-
vided for in sections 3 and Of an act pass
ed February 1, 1868, chapter 80, entitled
Gan act to amend an act for the protection
Of sheriffa.' etc.
Sec. 5. Be Il further enacted, That npon
the application of the sworn statement of
ten or more known unconditional Union
men Of good moral character, or three JUS
tees of the Peace of any county 10 this
State, setting forth that the civil laws csn-
not be enforced, and that the law-abiding
| citizens cannot be protected in their rights
and liberty without the aid of the military
authorities, it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to furnish such number Of troops as
may be necessary to enforce the laws and
protect the citizens from violence.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That ali
laws and parts Of laws in conflict with this
act are repealed, and this act shall take ef-
feet and be in force from aud after its pas
sage. -
Now. therefore, 1, William G. BroWnlow,
Governor of Tennessee, in pursuance of the
provisions of the foregoing act, do call up
on the good people, white and oolored, of
every comfy in the State. to proceed with
out delay to raise companies of loyal aud
able-bodied men, and report the same to me
at Nashville. Whether any Of the compa-
nies, white or colored, so organized, will be
actually called into the field, will depend
entirely upon the conduct of the people
themselves in the several counties.
I earnestly hope that there viii be no oc-
cason to call out these. troops, but that the
efforts of all the citizens to preserve and
maintain the peace will succeed, and thus
Obviate the necessity of this stern resort:
but if, unnappily, better councils do not
prevail and order is not restored, and am
compelled to put down armed msrauders
by force, propose to meet them with such
| Numbers and in 8uch manner as the ezigen-
cy shall demand, whatever may be the con-
sequences. 1 will not be deferred from the
discharge of my duty herein by threats of
violence from rebel speakers or rebel news
papers, nor by any other means of intimi-
dation.
When companies are made up and repor-
ted to me, and am compelled by outrage
Gus exhibitions of criminal lawlessness, as
before recited, to put them in the field,
will have competent officer to inspect and
muster them in. The pay ofoficers and men
therefore, will not commence until they are
mustered into service; and here a gain take
occasion to repeat the hope that 1 may not
find it necessary to put into the field a sin
gle company, and earnestly invoke the CO.
operation of all citizens of the State in the
endeavor to maintain the laws and preserve
order without military force.
Claiming the right to select and commits
sion the officers of the State militia, will
say once for all to gentlemen who undertake
to make up the companies that iftheir com
mands are received by noe, and they them
selves are commissioned, I must have sat
isfactory evidence that they are prudent,
thoroughly loyal and competent. The com
panies proposed to be raised shall be infan-
try, and shall consist of not less than eigh-
, ty nor more than one hundred effective men
in each company. Those desiring to form
companies can proceed at once to do so IN.
der the warrant Of this proclamation, with
out other or further correspondence with
me on the subject.
Aware that a pretext win be eagerly
= sought by the rebels, who are bitterly hos
tils to the elevation Of the colored man, Il
avoid all occasion for such pretext, aDt
q not at all as doubling the courage or sol
, dierly abilities of the colored man, I sha
fFst call into the field, IF found necessary
] only white troops, holding the colored com
? panies, where organized, as a reserved corp
! to be called out if it shall be found neces
g sary to suppress inourrection. If the tw,
q shall be found unequal to the work, vii
q call on the United States government to as
sist, until armed resistance against tn
State authorities shall be entirely over
a thrown.
Since writing the foregoing a commilie
. from the Legislature Of Tennessee has ar
rived at Washington and held a conferenc