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From: Dana Longley <>
Subject: [OLD-MISSOURI-NEWSPAPERS] ENFORCEMENT OF MARTIAL LAW IN THEDEPARTMENT
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:52:19 -0600
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BOSTON DAILY COURIER
Sept. 19, 1863
St. Louis

FROM MISSOURI.
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ENFORCEMENT OF MARTIAL LAW IN THE DEPARTMENT.
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St. Louis, Sept. 18. - Gen. Schofield has issued a General Order, stating that hereafter martial law will be rigidly enforced throughout this Department against all persons who shall in any
manner whatever encourage rioting and insubordination, or endeavor to create disaffection among the troops, and against all persons who shall publish or utter publicly words calculated to
excite insurrection or lawless acts among the people, or who shall publish falsehoods or misrepresentations of facts calculated to embarrass or weaken military authority, or in any manner
interfere with them in the discharge their duties. Any person guilty of either of the offences above mentioned, shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of a Military
Commission, and any newspaper which shall contain publications in violations of this order will be suppressed.



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