Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-17
MooULLOoH REsURRECTED,
Last Nights Report.
raRrIDRNTs PRoCLAnIATION.

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WAsHNsroS, Aug. 10.
Bv the President Of the United States OF
America
President Of the United States, in view Of an |
insurrection against the laws, Constitution, |
and Government Of the United States, which |
mad broken out within the States OF South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida MiSSis
sinpi Louisiana and Texas, and In pursuance
Of, the provisions Of an act entitled IAN act
for calling forth the militia to execute the
laws of the Union, suppress Instructions,
and rebel invasion, and to repeal the act now
IN force for that purpose, approved February
2sth. 1882 did call forth the militia to !
sunDress said iusurrection and cause the laws
of the Union to be duly executed, and that
the insurgents have failed to disperse BY the
time directed by he President
And whereas such insurrecton mas SINCE
broken ou, and yet exists in the STATES oI
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee ana Ar
kansas, and whereas the insurG eats IN all tne
said States claim to act under authority mere
of and such claim is not disclaimed or repu-
dated by the per. ons exercising the tunc-
| tiops of the Government IL each State or
states. or in part or parts thereof, In which
combinations exist, nor has such insurrec-
tions been suppressed by such States, now,
therefore, r A.
Tinted States, in pursuance of an act OF
Congress. July 9Th, 1861, do hereby declare
,bat the inhabitants Of the said States
of Georgia. South Carolina, Virginia, North
ysrolina Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana
Texas. Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida
sxcent the inhabitants Of part OF the Stat
ot Virginia, lying west of the Aheghany
Mountains and Of such other parts OF tina
II te aud other States herein before name'
; as may maintain loyal adhesion TO tn
: Union and the Constitution or may be iron
lime tn time occupied and controlled by IN
e forces engaged in the dispersion OF ssld IN
: snroents. are in astste ofinsurrection agalns
Y the limited Ststes, and that commercial inter
/ course between the same and the inhabtanl
q hereof with the exceptions aforesaid an
e the citizens of other States and other part
n 81 tbe limited States is unlawful an
q lii reynoin unlawful until such insurreHio
IS shall cease or shall hsve been suppresseu-
e hat all goods and chsttels, wares ana me-
II chaudise coming from any OF the salo oIal'
with the exceptions aforesaid. into oth'
narts of the United States without the sp
cial license and permission Of the PresideI
tbroIuh the Secretary Of the Treasury or pr
lt ceding the army of the said State, with Il
s. executions aforesaid by land or water, her
Win the vessel or vehicle conveying the san
n or conveying persons to and from said state
with the said exceptions, will be forfeited
q the limited States and that from and after q
10 l5'h dav from the issuing ofthis isprocismau'
! all ships and vessels belonging in whole
=, in mart to any citizen or inhabitant oil al
+" " states with said exceptions, found at sea
in any port of the United States, VIII
- forfeited 10 the United States, and hereI
.t epioin on all District Attorneys, Marsha
~ and officers of the revenue and military a
- naval forces of the United States, to 6e vi
= liant in the exscutiapsq4afs afsfes md forfeitur
~ ~ imposed or declared by it, leaving any par
pv who may think himself sggrieved thereby
a. his application to the Secretary OF the Fret
10 ury for the remission of any penalty or Il
ID feiture;which the said Secretary is authoriz
n by law to grant, if in his Judgment the 81
Te cial circumstances of any case shall requ
3, ! such remission In witness whereofl have
ge nv hand and caused the seal OF the Unit
% States TO be affixed. Done in the city
a. Washington this 10th day Of August, An
on Domino 1861. OF the Independence Of
or United States the s6th.
of ABRAHAM LINO0N.
Rv the President.