The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-23
ProclaIno lion by the President.
wAsHIEcToN, FRIDAY, Aug. l6, 1861.
By The Presidcnt Of The Ua,ted Sidtes ct
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W A PROCLAMATION.
Wherras. On tho 18th day Of April, the
President Of tho United States, In view of
an insurrecton against tho laws Constitu.
ton, aud tho Government of tHb United
States, which bad broken out 3ithin tho
Staios of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, aud Texas,
and in pursuance of tho provisions of the
act entitled IAN act TO provide for calling
forth tho militia to execute tho laws oi
"the Union, suppress insurroctions, and
"repel invasions, ond to repeal the act now
sin force for that purpose" approved Feb
%. l705, did call forth tho militia TO sup.
press said insurrectou and cause tho laws
of the Union to bo duly executed, and the
insurgents have failed to disporse by the
timo directed by tho President and phere,
as, such insurrcct on has since brokon OuI
and yOt cxists within tho States Of Virginia
North Carolina, Tonnossoo, and Arkansas
and Wher6da, tho insurgents in all tho said
States claim to act under authority thereof
and such claim is not disclaimed or repu.
dated by tho person exercising tho func
tions of government in each State or States
or in the part or parts thereof in which
combinations exist, nor has such insurreo
ton boen suppressed by said States.
Now, therefore, !, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President Of tho United States, in pursu.
anco of an act of Congress. July .13, 1861
do horeby declare that tho inhabitants OF
tho said States of GGorgia, South Carolina
Virginia. North Carolina. Tennessee. Ala,
bama, Louisiana, Texas. Arkansas, Mississ
ippi, and Florida (except tho inhabitants o
part Of tho State of Virginia lying west o.
tho Allegheny Mountains, and of such othol
parts of hat State, and tho other States
horein before named, ms may maintain q
loyal adhesion to tho Union and tho Con
stitution, or may bo from timo to time oe
cupied and controlled by tho forces en-
gagged in tho dispersion of said insurgents
are in state OF insnrrection against tn,
United States, and that all commercial in
tercocrso between tho samo and tho in
habitants thoreof, with the exceptions aforo
said, and the cilizons of Othoi States and
other parts of tho Uni cd States, is uplaw.
full, and will remain Unlawful until such in.
surrection shall cease, or has been suppress
ed that all goods aud ehattels, wares aud
merchandise, coming from any OF said
States, with the exceptions aforesaid, into
other parts OF tho United States, without
the special license and permission of the
President, through the Secretary of the
Treasury or proceeding to nny of said
States, with tho exceptions aforesaid, by
land or water. together with tho vessel or
vehicle conveying tho samo, or conveying
persons to or from said States with said cx
cep:ions, will be forfeited to tho United
States. and tiiat from and afior fifteen days
from tho issuing of tbs proclamation. all
ships and vessels belonging in whole or in
part to any citizen or inhabitsnt of any
of said Stntos with said exceptions, found
at sea or in any port of tho Unitod States
will be forfeited to the United States, and |
hereby onjoin upon all Observation-Disclosures.
Marshals, and officers of the Revonue and
OF tho Military und Naval sources of the
United States, to be vigilaDt in tho execu-
ton of said act, and in the enforcement of
tho penalties and forfetures imposed or
declared by it, leaving any party who may
think himself aggriovcd thereby to his up
plicaton to tho Secretary of tho Treasury
for tho remission of any penalty or for.
feituro, which tho said Secretary is autEori.
zed by law to grant, il, in his Judgment the
special circumstances OfaBy case shall 4 ro
quro such remission. ... ...
In witness whereof. have borounto set
my hand aud caused tho soal OF the United
Statos to DO affixed. ..... ..s, .... H..
Dono in tho city Of Washington this 10Th
and of the Independence of tho United
States the eighty. sixth. .g.f
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President.
VIM. Ii. SEWARD Secretary Of State.