Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-08-23
Fremont Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. le.
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PROCLAMATION,
By the President of the United States Of
Americd.
Whereas, on the 18th day Of April the
President Of the United States, in view of
an instruction against the laws, Constitu-
tiou and Government of the United States,
which had broken out within the States Of
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Louisina, and Texas; and in
pursuance Of the provisions of an Act enti-
tied, "An Act to provide for calling forth
the Militia to execute the laws of the Un-
ion, suppress instructions and repel iuva-
sion, and to repeal the Act now in force
for that purpose, approved February 2Sth,
1885," did call forth the militia to suppress
said insurection and cause the laws of the
Union to be duly executed, and the insur-
gents have failed to disperse by the time
directed by the President; and whereas
such insurrection has since broken out and
yet exists in the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas; and
whereas the insurgents in all the said
States claim to act under authority thereof,
and such claim is not disclaimed or repudi-
ated by the persons exercising the functions
of the government in each State or States,
or in part or parts thereof, in which combi-
nations exist nor has such Instructions
been suppressed by such States;
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, in pursu-
ance of an Actof Congress, July 9Th, 1861,
do hereby declare that the inhabitants OF
the said States of Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi, and Florida, except the inhabitants
of part of of the State of Virginia, lying
West of the Allegheny Mountains, and Of
such other parts of that State, and other
States hereinbefore named, rs may main
tain loyal adhesion to the Union and the
Constitution, or may be from time to time
occupied and controlled by the forces en-.
gagged in the dispersion of said insurgents
as are in state of insurrection against the
United States, and that commercial inter
course between the same and the inhabi-
tants thereof, with the exceptions aforesaid
and the citizens of other States and other
parts of the United States, is unlawful, and
will remain unlawful until such insurrection
shall cease, or shall have been suppressed
that all goods and chattles, wares and mer-
chandise, coming from any of the said
States, with the exceptions aforesaid, into
other parts of the United States without
the special license and permission of the
President through the Secretary of Treas.
ury, or proceeding to any of the said States,
with the exceptions aforesaid, by land OF
water, herewith, the vessel or vehicle carry
ing the same or conveying persons to and
from said States with said exceptions will
be forfeited to the U. S. aud that from and
after the fifteen days from the issuing Of
this proclamation, all ships or vessels be-
longing in whole Of in part to any citizen
or inhabitant of any of the States, with
said exceptions, found at sea or in any port
OF the United States, will be forfeited t,
the United States, and l hereby enjoin on
all district attorneys, marshals and officer
of the revenue and military and naval for
ces of the United States, to be viligent il
the execution Of said act, and in the enforce
ment of the penalties and forfeitures impos
ed or declared by it, leaving any party whc
may think himself aggrieved thereby, t.
his application to the Secretary of the
Treasury for the remission of any pen
atty or forfeiture which the said Secretary
is authorized by law to grant, if in his judg-
ment the special circumstances of any case
shall require such remission.
In witness whereof l have set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to
be affixed.
Done in the City of Washington on thi:
10th day of August Ammo Domini, 1861
of the Independence of the United States
the seth.
By the President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WIN. H. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.