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Lyon in Command. 261
12th of June, for the purpose of discussing the troubles in Mis-
souri. The parties met at the Planters House, on June llth, name-
ly: Governor Jackson, General Price, Thomas L. Snead, the Gov-
ernor's private secretary; Colonel Frank P. Blair, General Lyon and
his adjutant, Major Connant. Governor Jackson professed a desire
for peace, without troops on either side, and said: "The United
States Troops must leave the State and not enter it, and he would
disband his own troops, and then we should certainly have peace."
General Price held that his course was in perfect harmony with his
and General Harney's conceptions, and that he had made no agree-
ment whatever with General Harney about the enforcement or carry-
ing out of the Military Bill. At tihs point a memorandum was read
by Lyon, in which Harney asks Price to review the features of the
bill and discover some means by which its action may be suspended
until a competent tribunal shall decide upon its validity. Harney
in this memorandum refers to the oath of allegiance to the State
of Missouri, without recognizing the existence of the Government
of the United States, and secondly to the express requirements, by
which troops within the State not organized under the provisions
of the Military Bill, are to be disarmed by the State Guards.
On the bottom of this memorandum was an N.B.-"Read to General
Price in the presence of Major H. L. Turner, on the evening of the
21st of May."
General Price said he did not remember hearing the paper read;
he said Hitchcock and H. L. Turner were to see him, but he did not
see or hear of such a paper. Price insisted further that no armed
bodies of United States troops should pass through or be stationed in
the State, as such would occasion civil war; that Missouri must be
neutral, and neither side should arm, Governor Jackson to give
protection to Union men and to disband his State Troops. To this
General Lyon remarked, that if the government withdrew its forces,
measures would be resorted to for providing arms and perfecting
organizations, which upon any pretext could put forth a formidable
opposition; combinations would be formed to drive out loyal citizens,
which the government could not protect if its forces could not be
brought into the State, and a force could be brought into the State
to carry out the Secession program. The Government could not
shrink from its duties nor abdicate its rights. If the Governor would
earnestly set about to maintain the peace of the State and resist out-
Object Description
| Title | The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861, an historical sketch |
| Author | Rombauer, Robert J. (Robert Julius), 1830-1925 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Missouri -- Militia |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
475 p. : front., illus. (maps, plans) pl., ports. ; 24 cm. St. Louis, Mo. : Press of Nixon-Jones prtg. co., 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1909 |
| Date.Digital | 2004? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civm000005p0261 |
| Description | Lyon in Command. 261 12th of June, for the purpose of discussing the troubles in Mis- souri. The parties met at the Planters House, on June llth, name- ly: Governor Jackson, General Price, Thomas L. Snead, the Gov- ernor's private secretary; Colonel Frank P. Blair, General Lyon and his adjutant, Major Connant. Governor Jackson professed a desire for peace, without troops on either side, and said: "The United States Troops must leave the State and not enter it, and he would disband his own troops, and then we should certainly have peace." General Price held that his course was in perfect harmony with his and General Harney's conceptions, and that he had made no agree- ment whatever with General Harney about the enforcement or carry- ing out of the Military Bill. At tihs point a memorandum was read by Lyon, in which Harney asks Price to review the features of the bill and discover some means by which its action may be suspended until a competent tribunal shall decide upon its validity. Harney in this memorandum refers to the oath of allegiance to the State of Missouri, without recognizing the existence of the Government of the United States, and secondly to the express requirements, by which troops within the State not organized under the provisions of the Military Bill, are to be disarmed by the State Guards. On the bottom of this memorandum was an N.B.-"Read to General Price in the presence of Major H. L. Turner, on the evening of the 21st of May." General Price said he did not remember hearing the paper read; he said Hitchcock and H. L. Turner were to see him, but he did not see or hear of such a paper. Price insisted further that no armed bodies of United States troops should pass through or be stationed in the State, as such would occasion civil war; that Missouri must be neutral, and neither side should arm, Governor Jackson to give protection to Union men and to disband his State Troops. To this General Lyon remarked, that if the government withdrew its forces, measures would be resorted to for providing arms and perfecting organizations, which upon any pretext could put forth a formidable opposition; combinations would be formed to drive out loyal citizens, which the government could not protect if its forces could not be brought into the State, and a force could be brought into the State to carry out the Secession program. The Government could not shrink from its duties nor abdicate its rights. If the Governor would earnestly set about to maintain the peace of the State and resist out- |
| Source | The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000005p0261.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
