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tuprema lex e*to" should be his guide ; to him " let 

 the people's welfare be the highest law." Under ex- 

 circumstances it is his clear duty to accept the 

 actual situation of affairs, and simplify the real issues, 

 by making, under the statute above "mentioned, and 

 subject to the future control of the General Assembly 

 aud the people, a provisional declaration, in the name 

 and on behalf of the people of Missouri, that her 

 union with the Northern States has been dissolved by 

 their acts of war upon her, and that she is, and of right 

 ought to be, a sovereign, free, and independent State. 

 The conviction that the_ decision of this question can 

 be safely left to the patriotism of Governor Jackson, 

 and would more properly emanate from the regular 

 executive of the State, is the only ground for my not 

 . exercising the powers of Governor temporarily in me 

 invested, and at once issuing a formal declaration to 

 that effect. But in order that my position, both as a 

 citizen and officer of Missouri's Government, may be 

 distinctly understood, I deem it proper to declare that, 

 disregarding forms and looking to realities, I view any 

 ordinance for her separation from the North and union 

 with the Confederate States, as a mere outward cere- 

 mony to give notice to others of an act already con- 

 summated in the hearts of her people ; and that, con- 

 sequently, all persons cooperating with the expedition 

 I accompany will expect that, in the country under 

 its influence, no authority of the United States of 

 America will be permitted", and that of Missouri, as a 

 sovereign and independent State, will be exercised with 

 a view to her speedy regular union with her Southern 

 sisters. 



He farther states that the forces of the Con- 

 federate States, under the command of Gen. 

 Pillow, had entered Missouri on the invitation 

 of Gov. Jackson, " to aid in expelling the ene- 

 my from the State," and thus adds : 



By virtue of the powers vested in the Governor by 

 the act before mentioned, approved May, 1SS1, en- 

 titled " An act to authorize the Governor of the State 

 of Missouri to suppress rebellion and repel invasion," 

 I do hereby, as acting Governor of Missouri, in the 

 temporary absence of Governor Jackson, authorize, 

 empower, and request General Pillow to make and en- 

 force such civil police regulations as he may deem 

 necessary for the security of his forces, the preserva- 

 tion of order, aud discipline in his camp, and the pro- 

 tection of the lives and property of the citizens. By. 

 virtue of the same act I also extend like authority to 

 Brigadier-General Thompson, from whose militarv' ex- 

 perience and spirit brilliant services are confidently 

 expected, in his command of the Missouri State Guard 

 in this district. THOMAS C. REYNOLDS, 



Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri. 



On the next day, August 1st, Brig.-Gen. 

 Thompson followed with his proclamation to 

 the people of Missouri, of which the following 

 is an extract : 



Come now, strike while the iron is hot ! Our ene- 

 mies are whipped in Virginia. They have been 

 whipped in Missouri. General Hardee" advances in 

 the centre, Gen. Pillow on the right, and Gen. McCul- 

 loch on the left, with 20,000 brave Southern hearts to 

 our aid. So leave your ploughs in the furrow, and 

 your oxen in the yoke, and rush like a tornado upon 

 our invaders and foes, to sweep them from the face of 

 the earth, or force them from the soil of our State ! 

 Brave sons of the Ninth District, come and join us ? 

 We have plenty of ammunition, and the cattle on ten 

 thousand hills are ours. We have forty thousand 

 Belgian muskets coming; but bring your guns and 

 muskets with you, if you have them ; if not, come 

 without them. We will strike your foes like a South- 

 ern thunderbolt, and soon our camp fires will illumi- 

 nate the Merrimac and Missouri. Come, turn out ! 



JEFF. THOMPSON, 

 Brigadier-General Commanding. 



After the State Convention had closed its 

 labors, and previous to the separation of its 

 members, Gov. Gamble and Lieut.-Gov. Hall 

 were inaugurated, and made addresses. This 

 was on the first day of August. On the 3d, 

 Governor Gamble issued a proclamation to the 

 people, in which, after stating that a most un- 

 fortunate and unnatural condition of feeling 

 among citizens, amounting to actual hostility, 

 and leading often to scenes of violence and 

 bloodshed, existed in many parts of the > 

 also, that it was believed many citizens in arms 

 had responded to the call of the Governor in 

 June from a sense of obligation to obey the 

 State authority, <fec., he thus expresses the spe- 

 cial object of his proclamation : 



Now, therefore, I, Hamilton R. Gamble, Governor 

 of the State of Missouri, in view of the foregoing facts, 

 do hereby strictly charge and enjoin upon all sheriff* 

 and other magistrates who are conservators of the 

 peace, to use all the powers conferred upon them by 

 law in arresting and bringing to punishment all per- 

 sons who disturb the public peace, by using violence 

 against any of their fellow-citizens, and especially are 

 you charged to bring to justice all who combine to 

 practise violence against other persons on account of 

 their political opinions ; and if force should be employ- 

 ed to resist you in the discharge of your duties to an 

 extent that you cannot overcome by the means pro- 

 Tided by law, you are charged to make known that 

 fact to this Department, that proper measures may be 

 taken in such case. 



It is enjoined upon all citizens that they perform the 

 duty of giving information of deposits of munitions of 

 war belonging to the State, that they may come to the 

 possession of the State without being captured by the 

 troops of the United States. 



It is further enjoined upon all citizens of suitable age 

 to enroll themselves in military organizations, that 

 they may take part in the defence of the State. 



All citizens who are embodied under the act of the 

 last session of the General Assembly, popularly called 

 the " Military Law," are notified that the law has been 

 abrogated, the troops disbanded, the commissions is- 

 sued under it, as well as the commission under the act 

 of the same session for the appointment of a Major- 

 General, have been annulled, and all soldiers and offi- 

 cers are enjoined to cease action in a military capacity. 



The officers and their troops belonging to the Con- 

 federate States, who have invaded Missouri, are noti- 

 fied that it is against the will of the people of Missouri 

 that they should continue upon the soil of this State, 

 and that their continuance in Missouri will be consid- 

 ered an act of war, designed to bring upon our State 

 the horrors of war, which Missouri desires to avoid. 

 They are therefore notified to depart at once from tbe 

 State. 



Given under my hand as Governor, and under tbe 

 great seal of the State of Missouri, at Jefferson City, 

 this 3d dav of August, 1861. 



HAMILTON R. GAMBLE. 



Since the Governor's proclamation was written the 

 following despatch has been received : 



M. OLIVER, Secretary of State. 



"WASHTSGTOX, Aug. 8, 1S61. 

 To His Excellency, H. R. Gamble, Governor of Jfu- 



souri: 



In reply to your message addressed to the President, 

 I am directed" to say that if, by a proclamation, you 

 promise security to citizens in arms who voluntarily 

 return to their "allegiance and become peaceable and 

 loyal, this Government will cause the promise to be 

 respected. I have the honor to be, Ac., 



SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War. 



Two days after, on the 5th, Gov. Jackson, 



