Gen. Butler's Proclamation

Baltimore, May 14. General Butler this P. M. issuod the following proclamation : '.■e of an-vai'oi.is, fkdk;:ai. BILL, l BALIU mie, .M.iy 14. ƒ A detaohment of tho forcea of tho Federal governmotit under my cornrannd havo oecupied the city of Baltinrore for tho pnrpde, among olher things, of cnfoicing respect and obodioneo to thé laws, tie wèil oí the State ii requested thereto by the civil authórities, as óf the United States iawe, whiuh are being violakd withiri its limits by somu naligoaot and truitoj-ous mei), and in order to teístií'y the acoeptanoe by the Federal govemment of the fact that the city and all ihe well-intentioned portion of its inhabitants are loyal to the Union and the constitutiun, and are to bo so regarded aud treated by all. To the end, therofore, that all misunderstandiDg of the purposes of the government mny be prevented, and to set at rest all unfounded, falso and eso ditious ruraors - to relieve all sions, ií any are feit by the wel'-disposed portion of the community, and to make it tbüroughly undersioöd by all tr ai tors, their aiders and abottors that thoir robelüous acts must close, - [ hareby, by the authority ve-ted ü me as commander of tbe depurtment of Annapolis, of' vrhioh the city of Iialtimore ionns a part, do now command and rnako known that no loyal and welld Bposed citizen will bo dtsturbed in his hiwful occupatioo or business ; that private property will not be interfered vvith by the men ander my command, or be allowed to bo interfered with by others, ercept in so fur :is it may be UH.ed to aflord aid and comfort to those in rebellion against the govornraont, vvhether here or elsewhere, all of whieb property and munilions of war, and tluit fitced to aid and support the rebel lion, will be seized aod held subject to confiscatiou, and ihcreforo all manufaoturei-s of ariiif. and munition:: of war are horeby requostüd to repurt to me forthwith, 80 üint the lawfoloess of their occupation rnay be known and understoöd, and all misconstruction of their doinofs be avnided, No transportation frorn this city to the rebels of artiules fitted to aid and support troops in the field will be perinitted, and the lact oí' such transportation, after the publication of this pi-oclamation, will-be t;tken and received as prooi of illegal intention on the part of consígneos, and will ronder the goodö liable to seizureand coniiscation. The government being ready to receive all such stores and Hupplies, arrangements will be üiade to contract for thorn imni'edïatëly, and the owners and manufacturera of such articles of equipment and clothicg, and niunitions of war, and provisíóns aro deeired to put thernselves in comrnunicatioLi with the cominanding General, n order tbat thoir workshops may be einployed for loyal purposes, and the arüsans of the city resume and earry on their vvonted The ncting Assistant Qnartermaster and Coniaiiesoj-y of Subsisteace of the United States, here stalioned, lias been Bstructed to procure and furnish at fair price 40,000 rationa for thu use of the army oí the United States, and further supplieg will be drawn froin the city to the tull extenfof its capaoity, ï the loyal and pntriotic men choose to to furnish supplioi. All assemblages, eseopt the ordinary pólice, of armed bodies of men other thun those regularly organized and eornmissioned by the State of Maryland and acting under the orders of the Govornor thereof, for drill and other purpose3, are forbidden within the depuitmcnt. All offkers of the militia of Mnryland, having coinmand within the limite ol the departmeut, are requasted to report, through their ciHcer.s, forthwith, to the General in cjmmand, ho that he may be able to know and distinguish regul;ir!y commissioned and loyal troop of Maryland from armad bodiea who :nay claim to be such. The ordinary operation of the corpo rate govornment ol the city of Baltirnoro and of' the civil authoritiea will not be interfered vvith, but on the contrary will bo aidod by all the power at the comrnand of the General, upon proper cali being made, and all mieh authorities are cordially invitod to co opérate with the (xeneral in oommand tu parry out the pur poses set foi-th in the proelatnation, so that the city of Baltimore may be 8+iown to the country to be what she is in fact, pntriotic and loyal to the Union, tho constitutiaji and the laws. No flag, banner, eusigp or devise of the so called Confedérate States, or any of thern, will perrnitted to be raised or sbowh in tbis department, and the exbibition of eii-her of them, by evil-dii-posed persons, will bo deotned and taken to be evrdence ol a design to allbrd aid and comfort to the enemies of tliü ootintry. 'J'o make ït the moro apparent that the governmetit of the United States relies lar more upon the loyality, [utriotism and zoal of the good citizens ol JJaltimoro and vicinity, that upon auy exhibition of' {orce caluulatcd to intimídate thein into that obedience to the lawa which the government doubta not will be paid froiu iuherent respoct nnd love of' order, the commanding General has brought to the city viitli him - of the rnnny thousaud troops in tho immediate neighboi'hood which might be at once concentrateJ Here - BCHreofy more thun an ordinary guard, and, nntil it i'ail.-t him, be will continue to rely upon that loyality and patriotism ot' the citizons of Maryland, which have oever vet been found wan'.ing to the govei'nment in time of need. The General desires to greot iind treat, in this part of' his do])artment, all tho oitiziiña iliereof as tViends and brotheis, havir.g a common purpose, a cornmon loyality, and a comniön country. Any inlraction of the laws by the troops tinder bis coinmand, or any d'sordcr by utisoldierlike condupt, or any interfererice with private property, hu desires to liave iniinodiately roported to him, finj ho ple Iges hi nself ihüt, if any soldier so lar forgets himBolf is to" break tboéë laws that lic basswoin to delviiid and eiiforce, he shall be ma iJBÏy puninhod. The Gon vos that if tho suggostioius and requo; ! contained in this proclamation ard iailhfully cavritd out! by tb i of all good and qtiiet, and certainty of futuro po::03 and quiet, are tlms rostorod, business will resumo its accustomed channol, triido take the placo of dullness and inaotivity, elficient labor diaplace idleness, and Baltimore will bo in fact what she is ontitled to bo, in the front rank of the commercial cities of tho nation. (8ïgned) B. F BUTLER, Cfcn. Comm&ndiiig Dopnmcut of ,nn Gen. Butler had a Ion interview, prior to issuing the foregoing proclamation, with tho Mayor and sevoral membors of the City Council. It is said that the oonversation ehowed that tho General was tnoro intirnafely acquainted with atfairs here than many supposed.