Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-04-30
TUESDAY, APRIL 339 8
Proclamation BY President Db
4 Confederate States. 1

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Proclamation By President ID
I. Confederate States.
Montgomery, April 17,-n
lowing proclamation will be Isl
By President Davis tomorrow
| Whereas. Abraham Lincoln, =
President ofthe United States >SSSy
by proclamation, announced bis y
tioiof invadingthis Confederacy /;
an armed force, Tor the Iavowed PUP
pese ofcapturing tue foftresses. and
thereby subverting its independence
and subiecting the free peoplethereof
to ,the,dominion OF a foreiga power /:
and whereas it has thus, become the
duty ofthis governmentto repel any
Threatened invasion, and to defend
the rights and liberties of onr people
by all the means which the laws Of
nations, and usages Of civilized war
fare place atIits disposal now there.
fore. |, Jefferson Davis, President Of
the Contederates States of Ameriea,
do issue this, my proclamation, inYi-.
tug all those whe may wishto be Of
service in private armed vessel on the
thigh seas, It'd aid this Government il
resisting sowanton and wicked an ag-
erosion, To make applications for
commissions or letters of marqne. and
Ireprisas TO Ge used under sealof these
| Confederate States and lido further
notify all persons applying for letters
| of marque to make "a statement in
writing, giving the name and suitable
description Of the character tonnage
land toree ofithe vessel and the name
and place Of residence of the owner
<concerneatlIereins and the intended
nnuber lofthe crew, and TO sign such
statement and deliver the same to the
Secretary of State or the collector tot
any port ofsntry in these Confeder.
ate States, tpbe by. him Transmitted
/ tofthe Secretary Of State and 4 do
further notify all applicants aforesaid
before any commission OF letters Of
marque are ISSUED TO any vessel, the
owner or OWNERS therefor comman-
der will be Ieqaired To give bond to
the Confederate Statas, with atleast
Two responsible snfities not interested
1in<such vessel, in the penal sum OF
50, 900 or i'll such vessel be provided
with more than one hundred and fiji
Ity men then in the penal sum of TO-
600 uponIthe condition that the own
ers, officers and crew who shall be
employedon board such commission!
1 ed vessel shall observe the laws Of
Fthcse Confederate States and5the in
,Estructions given them for the regula-
ltion of their Conduct, that shall salts
/ fl all damages done contrary to the
tenor thereof BY such vessel during
her commission, and deliver up the
same when revoked1b the president
Of the Confederate States. And do
further spcciallyenioin on all persons
holding offices, civil and military,
under the authority of the Confedt
crates State, as they love their count.
ry, as they prize the blessings of free
government, as they feel the wrongs
Of the past, and those nowt threatened
and of an aggressive form, BY those
whose enemity is more implaeable BE-
Icause unprovoked, they exert them;
Fselyes in gpreserving# order, in promo.
Iting conGord, in maintaining the an.
lthority aid. efficacy of the laws, and
in supporting and inyigorating al
the measures which may be adopted
for thec9nlmon defence, and by which
we. may n, hope for a speedy, just and
honorable peace.
]. lii testimony lwhereof, Ihayt
4 [L.s.l hereunto set my hand and sea
H.. this 9Th day#of April 1861.
4 By the President;
i /. MCPHERSON DAVIS. j.
! RobERr TOXINS,
] Secretdfy8of STATE.
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