Gov. Henry T. Clark: “Any attempt to seize the arms of our citizens is directly at variance with the Constitution . . . these agents have no lawful authority to seize your private arms and you will be protected in preserving the means of self-defence"

Gov. Henry T. Clark, “Any attempt to seize the arms of our citizens is directly at variance with the Constitution . . . But while I notify you that these agents have no lawful authority to seize your private arms and you will be protected in preserving the means of self-defence . . . “, May 1, 1862