Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-16
Special Despatch to the Richmond Enquirer.
yIrhIy Important from Washington.

highly Important from "hsnipS'on'
WAsnuxG7as, April 14-Witbin the .ast
twenty fJu7 hours events as important as ever
transpircd in this country have been he7alded
70 all quarters of the Union on the wings Of
electricity.
One of the most important documents that
ever cruanatcd from an incumbent OF the Pr'Sl-
! Dental Chair, is move in the hands OF the prln'
| tiers, and vii! be published in all the e
papers Of this city tomorrow. 1t is a
! Proclamation calling out the militia of the
several States now composing the Union to
war against their brethren of the Southern
Conrcderacv.. 1t also calls for the re. assembling
of Congress on the 4th of July next 1t Is
; generally believed here, however, that the last
Congress Of tue United States has been held.
lave The pleasure of saying to you thai
| General Scott Is not to blame for the course
! which, has been pursued by the Lincoln Cabi-
! ret in their aggrcssions on the South but that,
! being the head o f,he Army, he WAS bound to
| obey orders or resign. As long as possible for
him TO obey orders he has done Soto morrow,
| however, understand. he will send in his re-
Situation as Lieutenant General.
! I have procured n copy of the Presidents
P~rac:ana;inn. IL is rs follows:
RI. I:tc President OF the United States.
: PROCL AVIATION!
WHEREAS, The Laws of the United States
na,c been. .0T same time past, and nOw are op.
! p,.se,i, ard ti.e execution thereof obstructed in
,ne States o! South Carolina, Georgia, Alaba.
! liza. F'ioridn, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas,
by Combinations too powerful to be suppressed
by lL. ordinary course Of Judicial proceedings,
Or hy lI,e powers vested in the Mlrshals by
las: nov, therefore, ], ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
| pr..;,irr; 81 the United States, in virtue Of the
Bower in ..c vested by the Constitution and the
i.ws, t,av, thought tit to call forth, and hereby
do eli: icrt!,, IN. militia Of the several States Of
la: Union, The aggregate number Of seventy
thousand, in order 10 suppress said colnbina-
s@i.:s, AID To- cause the laws to be duly execu-
ted. The details Tor this object will be imme-
.~it.;riy communicated 10 the SUITE authorities
through the War Department.
/ appeal &c I'll loyal citizens to favor, facilitate
and ali iris effort to maintain the horror, the
lllltIIl auI G.pI VI WI 'A'S
Cr.u1, ard ;tlc perpctuity Of popular govern
mcG:. aud to redress wrongs already long
an"us!. endured. | deem it proper 10 say, that
IL. fire: service assigned to the forces hereby
cil!>,i Garth, will probably be to repossess the
for,s. f'accs and property which have been seIz.
I'd from t!eunion; andin every event the utmost
Gaze viii hs observed, consistently with the
oi,irc;s aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any
destruction Of OF interference with the property
or any disturbance Of peaceful citizens in any
oa!G Of the Country. And | hereby command
III" persons composing the combinations alore-
sad, - dispense, and retire peaceably to their
respective abpdes, within tmenty days from
his date.
iItemirS thai the present condition Of pub
iic atIi;rs presents III extraordinary occasion,
| to hereby, i~itvirtueo of the power in me vested
u. :i.c Constitution. convene both houses Of
Congress. Senators and Representatives are,
therefore. summoned to assemble ut their re.
~Sncc!;vc ci!,i!bcrs ut twelve o'clock noon on
Thursday, the 18th day Of July next, then and
there 80 consider and adopt such measures sS
in their wisdn,n the public safety and interest
E,Hy seem 10 demand.
in Witness whereof, ! have hereunto set my
haad and caused the Sea! Of the United States
70 DC affixed. Done az the City OF Washington
this fifteenth day Of April, IN the year @! our
LHrd one thousand eight hundred aad SIXTY
one. ana Of the independence O! the United
States tl!r cl.h!r.lit,h.
.Signei ABRAHAM LiAcolN.
!iy tn: Prcs;'IeHt
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
Secretary OF State.