Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-28

e8esu~s sue 0oWos OVWssUO0SUG -
Government Of tho OaiAsl: eea1ss
which had broken ost withia ~
States Of South Casoliua, 0eor.
gia, Alabama, Florida, Nisisotppi,
Louisiana and Texas. and in pursnsocs
Of the provisions Of the a. sseioDe1
" An oct to provide fbrt the calliae lbeoh
the militia 20 execute the laws Of tho.
Union, suppress instructions, and ~,
pei invasions, and to repeal the act nov
in force for that purpose, !" approved Feb-
ruary %, 1795, did call forth the miiit56
to suppress said insurrection and toe cause
the laws Of the Union to be duly sxecu.
ted, aud the insurgents have failed to
dispersc by the time directed BY, the
President, aud whereas such insurrec-.
ton has since broken ont and yet exists
within the States Of Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas 3 IL
AND WHEREAS, the insurgents in ALL
the said States claim to act under the,
authority thereof, and such claims 10
not disclaimed or repudiated by the.
persons exercising the functions Of gov.
ernmenr in such State or States, or in
part or parts thereof in which such-
combinations exists, nor has such insur-
rection been suppressed by said States );
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln;
President Of the United States, III pur-
suance of an act Of Congress approved
July 16, 1861, o.hereby declare that
the inhabitants of the said. States Of
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia.
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,
and Florida, Except the inhabitants of
that part of Virginia lying west of the
Allegheny Mountains, and of such oth-
er parts of that State and the other
States hercin-before named as may
maintain loyal adhesion to the Union
and the Constitution, or may BE, from
time to time, occupied and controlled
by forces of the United States engaged
in the dispersion Of said insurgents,)
are in state of insurrection against
the United States; and that all COM
mercial intercourse between the same
and inhabitants thereof; with the excep-
tions aforesaid, and the citizens of other
States.and other parts of the United
States, is unlawful, aud will remain an,
lawful until such insurrection shall cease
or has beon suppressed; that all goods
and chattels, wares and merchandise.
coming from any of said States, with
the exceptions aforesaid, into other
parts Of the United States, without the
special license and permission Of the
President, through the Sccretury 1T the
Treasury, or proceeding to any Of said
States, with the exceptions aforesaid, BY
land or water, together with tho vehicle
or vessel conveying the same, or con.
veying persons TO OF from said States,
with said exceptions, will bc forfeited
to the United States; ana that, lrom
and after fifteen days frmn tho issufne
Of THE proclamation,r all ships and YEA.
sells belonging in whole rim part ta
any citizen or inhabitant Of any q eaidA
States, with said exceptions, fu0nd u
sea, OF in any port ofthe United 6tatSs,
will be for6eitcd to tha Uaitsd Stu Dssss
e~ And ! hereby enjein suppN ~ 9istsisA
attorneys, marshals, and ot6ceFs ofthe
revenue and Of tho military and naval
forces Of the United States. u be svik
liant in the execution ofs1id - 6s6s5h
the enforcement of thea psaaleioe ssad'
forfsiturss imposed Or d6cleped - ~
leaving any Ferty Who nay think 1Ns
selfaGEtieve1 tharl y lo hia ppJloo1n9
to the Beesstat3 olt6e 1to1suly ~ ~
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