Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-08-21
WAsHINGToY, Aug. lG.
Proclamation,
By the President ofhe United States Of
AmericG.

Whereas, on the 18th day Of April the
President of the United States, in view of
an instruction against the laws, Constitu-
ton and Government of the United States,
which had broken out within the States of
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Flori-
da, Mississippi, louisiana, and Texas;
and in pursuance ,f the provisions Of an
Act entitled, IAN Act to provide for call
ing forth the militia to execute the laws Of
the Union, suppress instructions and re-
pei invasion. and to repeal the Act now
in force for that purpose, approved Febru-
ary 2Sth, 1885," did call forth the mill
tia to suppress said instruction and cause
the laws of the Union to be duly execut-
ed, and the insurgents have failed to dis
perse by the time directed by the Presi.
dent; and whereas such instruction has
since broken out and yet exists in the
States of Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nefsee and Arkansas; and whereas the in.
surgents in all the said States claim to act
under authority thereof, and such claim i:
not disclaimed or repudiated by the per-
sons exercising the functions of the Gov
eminent in each State or States, or in part
or parts thereof, in which combinations ex.
list, nor has such instructions been sup.
pressed by such States;
Now, therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States, in pursu
anec of an Act of Congress. July Sth, 1861
do hereby declare that the inhabitants o
the said States of Georgia, South Carolina
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
: b-ma, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mis-
s%issippi, anu Florida, except the inhabit
ants Of a part of the State Of Virginia, ly
ing West of the Allegheny Mountains
and of such other parts of that State, am
other States he~reinbefore named, as may
maintain a loyal adhesion TO the Union
and the Constitution, or may be from time
to time occupied and controlled by the for
ces engaged in the dispersion Of said in,
surgents as are in a state of instruction
against the United States, and that com
mercial intercourse between the same ans
the inhabitants thereof, with the excep
| tons aforesaid, and the citizens of othel
States and other parts of the United States
is unlawful, and will remain unlawful I'm
til such instruction shall cease, or shall
have been suppressed; that all goods anC
chattels, wares and merchandise, comiDs
from any of the said States, with the ex.
ceptions aforesaid, into other parts of tn,
United States without the special licens,
and permission of the President through
the Secretary of the Treasury, or proceed
ing to any Of the said States, with the ex
ceptions aforesaid, by land or water, here
with. the vessel or vehicle carrying tn.
same or conveying persons to and from
said States with said exceptions will b
forfeited to the L. S. and that from an,
after the fifteen days from the issuing o
this proclamation, all ships or vessels be
longing in whole or in part to any citizel
or inhabitant of any of the States, wit
said exceptions, found at sea or in an.
port of the United States, will be forfeite,
to the United States, and l hereby cnioi
on all district attorneys, marshals and Of
feers of the revenue and military and IA
val forces of the United States, to be vigi
liant in the execution of said act, and i
the enforcement of the penalties and for
FIXTURES imposed or declared by it, leavin
any party who may think himself ag
grieved thereby, to his application to tn
Secretary of the Treasury for the remission
of any penalty or forfeiture which the sal
Secretary is authorized by law to grant, i
in his judgement the special circumstance
of any case shall require such remission
In witness whereof | have set my han.
and caused the seal of the United State
to be affixed.
Done in the city of Washington thi
10th day of August, Ammo Donini, 1851
of the Independence of the United State
the seth.
By the President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WM. H. SEWARD, See'ty Of State.