The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-19
Proclamation by President Lincoln.

Washington, August l6. Whereas, OF
the 18th day of April the President of tn
United States, in view of an instruction agans
the Laws, Constitution and Government of tn,
United States, which had broken out within th
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, ant
in pursuance of the provisions of an act emit
tied san act to provide for calling forth the
militia to execute the laws Of the Union, sup
press instruction and repel invasions. and tt
repeal the act nov in force for that purpose
approved February %, 1885," did call forth
the militia to suppress said instruction anc
cause the laws OF the Union to be duly execu-
ted, and the insurgents have lai'ed to disperse
by the time directed by tho President, and
whereas such instruction has since broken GU
and yet exists within the States of Virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas and
whereas, the insurgents in all the said States
claim to act under the thority thereof, ndsuch
claim is not disciaimed or repudiated by
persons exercising the functions of Government
IN each State or States, or In the part or parts
thereof in which combinations exist, nor has
such nsurrection been suppressed by said
States.
Now, therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent of the United State, in pursuance of an
act Of Congress of July ID, 1861, do hereby dc
clare that the inhabitants of said States of
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Car
DINA, Tennessee Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida-except the
inhabitants of that part of the State Of Vlr-
gina lying west of the Allegheny Mountains,
and such other parts Of that State and other
States hereinbetore named as may maintain
loyal adhesion to the Union and the Constitu-
ton, or may be from time to time occupied and
controlled by forces engaged in the dispersion
of said insurgents-are in a state Of insurtec
ton against the United States, and that all
commercial intercourse between the same and
the inhabitants thereof with the exceptions
aforesaid and the citizens of other States and
other paats of the United States is unlawful,
and will remain unlawful, until such insurrcc-
ton shall cease, OF has been suppressed that
all goods, chattels, wares and merchandise com.
ing from any Of the said States with the ex-
captions aforesaid, into other parts of the Uni
ted States, without the special license and per-
mission Of the President, through the Secretary
OF the Treasury, or proceeding to any Of said
States with the exceptions aforesaid, by land
or water, together with the vessel or yehiclcl
conveying the same, or conveying persons to or
from said States, with said exceptions, will be
forfeited to the United States, and that from
and after Is drys from the issuing of this proc
lamatlon, all ships and vessels belonging in
wlo'e or in part to any citizen or inhabltant Of
any of said States, with the sad exceptions. |
found at sea or in any port Ct the United States,
will be forfeited to the United States, and
hereby onjoin upon all district attorneys,
marshas, and officers Of the revenue and of
the military and naval forces of the United
States, to be vigant in the execution OF said
act, and in the enforcement of the penalties and
forfeitures imposed Or declared by it, leaving
any party who may think himself aggrieved
thereby to his application to the Secretary Of
the Treasury for the remission of any penalty
or forfeiture, which the said Secretary is au
thorized by law to grant, if in his Judgment the
special circumstances Of any case shall require
such remission.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done in the City of Washington, this 10th day
Of August, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and Of
the independence of the United States the
cighty-sixth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President,
WIN. II. SEWARD. Secre tary of State.