White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-05
Proclamation Of the President.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l6

WARRINGTON. aug. Ao.
By the President of the U. s.:
WHEREAS. On the Is day Of April the
President of the q. s.. in view of an in
surrsction against the Laws, Constitution
and Governdent Of the United States,
which had broken ont within the States
of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama.
Florida. Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex
as, and in pursuance Of the provisions Of
an act entitled An Act to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute The laws
of the Union. suppress insurrection and
repel invasion and to repeal the act nov
in force for that purpose. approved Feb
rurary 2Sth. 1795. did call forth the militia
to suppress said insurrection and cause the
laws OF the Union to be duly executed.
the insurgents have failed to disperse by
the time directed by the President; and
WHEREAS, Such insurrection has broken
out and yet exists in the States Of Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas;
WHRREAs. the insurgents in oil the said
States claim to act under authority there
of, and such claim is not disclaimed or re-
pudisted by the persons exercising the
functions Of the Government in each State
or States or in part or parts, thereof. in
which combinations exist, nor has such
insurrection been suppressed by such
States; now therefore, .-F
l, Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, in pursuance of an act ol
Congress. passed July 9th, 1861; 10
hereby declare that the inhabitants of the
said States of Georgia. South Carolina,
North Carolina. Virginia. Tennessee. AL
ALBANIA, Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkansas,
Texas and Florida. except the inhabitants
of part Of the State Of Virginia. lying
west Of the Allegheny Mountains, and Of
such other parts Of that State and other
States herein before name,l. as may main
tain loyal adhesion to the Union and
the Constitution, or may be from time to
time occupied and controlled by the forces
engaged in the dispersion Of said insur'
gents, are in state Of insurrection against
the U. s., and that commercial intercourse
between the same and the inhabitants
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 in.
surrections shall cease or shall lnve beer
suppressed: That all goods. and ,chattles
wares and merchadise, coming from any
of the said States. with the exceptions
aforesaid. into other parts Of the United
States without the special license and per
mission of the President through the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, or proceeding t.
any of the said States, with the exceptions
aforesaid, by land or water, herewith th'
vessels or vehicle conveying the same O.
conveying persons to and from said State
with said exceptions will be forfeited t.
the United States from and after Is day
from the issuing of this proclamation
All ships and vessels belonging in who'll
or in part to any citizen or inhabitant o
any Of these States, with said exceptions
found at sea or in any port Of the United
States, will be forfeited to the Govern
ment. And l hereby enjoin on all Dis
tiiCs AttOtucyS, MoiSudiS, nuu OiuCciS v
the revenue, military and naval forces o
the United States. to be vigilant in tn
execution of said act and to be srtict il
the enforcement Of the penalties and for
FIXTURES imposed or declared by it. leavin,
any party who may think himself aggriev
ed thereby to his application to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury for the remission
Of any penalty or forfeiture. which tn
said Secretary is authorized by law T.
grant if in his Judgment the special cir
cumstances of any case shall require sucl
remission. ~ - -.''
In witness whereof have set my hant
and caused the seal Of the U. s. to be at
fixed. 'sa.
Done in the City of Washington, thi
10Th day Of August. A. D. 1861. Of tn
Independence Of the U. s. the 86th.
Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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