Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-08-30
Proclamation by President
Lincoln.
WASHINGTON, August 16.

Whereas on the 18th day Of April tho
| President Of the United States, in view
of an insurroction against the Laws Con-
sttution and Government of the United
States, which had broken out within tho
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas, and in pursuance OF the provisions
of an act entitled 'An act to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute tho
the laws Of the Union, suppress insurrec-
tion and rcpel invasions, and to repeal tho
act now in force for that purpose, ap-
proved February %, 1882 dill call
forth the militia to suppress said insur-
rection and cause the laws of the Union
to be duly executed, aud the insurgents
have failed to disperse by the time direct
cd by the President, and whereas, such
insurrccion has since broken out 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 au-
thority thereof and such claim is not dis
claimed or repudated by persons excr-
cising the functions Of Government in
each State or States, or III the part or
parts thereof in which combinations cx-
ist, nor has such insurrcction been sup
pressed by said States, Now, therefore,
[, Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
! nitcd States, i'll pursuance Of an act of
Congress Of July Is, 1s6l do hereby de-
clare that the inhabitants Of said States
of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama.
Louisiana. Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Florida-cxccpt the inhabitants of
that part of the State of Virginia lying
west of the Aleghany Mountains, and
such other parts Of that State and other
States hcGcnbcforc named as may main-
tain loyal adhesion to the Inion and
the Constitution, or may be from time to
time occupied and controlled by forces en-
gagged in the dispersion Of SAID insurgents
are in state OF itsurrcction against
the United States, and that all CONNER
cial Intercourse between the same and tho
inhabitants thereof, with the exceptions
aforesaid and the citizens Of other States
and other parts Of the United States is
unlawful, and Will remain unlawtu until
such insirrcction shall cease or has been
suppressed; that all goods, chattcls.
wares and merchandise coming from any
of the said States. with the exceptions
aforesaid, into other parts Of the United
States, without the special license and
permission of the President, through tho
Secretary of the Treasury, or proceeding
to any Of said States, with the exceptions
aiorc said, by land or water, together
with the vessel or vehicle conveying tho
same, or conveying persons TO or from
said States, with said exceptions, will be
forfeited 10 the United States, and that
from and after - days from the issuing
Of this proclamation, all ships and vessels
belonging in whole or in part OF the Uni
ted States, with the said exceptions, found
at sea or in any part Ofthe United States,
will be forfeited to the United States, and
hereby enjoin upon all district attorneys.
marshals, and officers Of the revenue, and
of the military and naval forces Of tho
nitcd States, to be vigilant in the exc.
cution of said act, and in the enforcement
of the penalties and forieitures imposed
VI u'Si'icu ~ ~ le"N i"- ""J l'''y W."
may think himself aggrlcycd thereby to
his application TO the Secretary OF the
, Treasury for the remission ot any penal
ty or forfeiture, which the said Secretary
is authorized by law to grant, if in his
Judgment the special circumstances Of
amy case shall require such remission.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to by affixed.
Done in the City Of Washington, this
10th day of August, in the year of
| our Lord one thousand eight hundred
/ aud sixty one, and of the Independence
Of the United States the eighty-sixth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President,
| WM. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State,