against you on the other gladly would I fly to your relief with my troops but I fear it would be worse for you, most of them have relations living in this and will not fight against them one of my principal captains of namely and his men have already mutinized and have refused to obey my command I can only say to you gentlemen follow the command of Col. whom I have commanded To disperse all mobs found in or To make them prisoners and bring them before the civil authorities forthwith I wish to be distinctly understood that is vested with power and authority from me to disperse from your midst all who may be found on the side of mobocracy in the county of I deeply regret Gentlemen (knowing as I do the vigilance and perseverence of in the cause of freedom and rights of man) that I could not even be a soldier under his command in quilling the hellish outrages I have witnessed. In conclusion, Gentlemen, be vigilant and persevere and allay every excitement of mobocracy [p. 17]