Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-18
Proclamation by the President.

t..- WASHINGTON, Aug. IT,
By THE PREsrDEsT OF THE UNITKD STATES OF
AMERICA
q, WHEREAS, On tho 18th day of April the
President OF the United States, in view of an in.
surrection against the laws, Constitution and
Government of the United States, which had
broken out within the States of South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Texas, and in pursuance of the pro-
visions of On act entitled an act to provide for
calling forth the militia to execute the laws Of
the Union, suppress instructions and repel in
vasions, and to repeal the act now In force for
that purpose, approved February 26th, 1895, did
call forth the militia to suppress insurrection
and cause the laws OF the Union 20 be duly ex-
ecuted, and the insurgents have failed to dis
perse by the time directed By the President;
and whereas, such insurrection has since broken
out, and still exists in the States Of Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas; and
whereas, the insurgents in all the said States
claim to act under authority thereof, and such
claim ia not disclaimed or repudiated by the
persons exercising the functions of the Govern
ment in each State or States, or in part or parts
thereof in which combinations exist, nor has
such instructions been suppressed by such
States. 7r o.. .'sy ti .-.-,, %.
NOp, Therefore, Il, Abraham Lincoln, Pres.
ident of the United States, in pursuance of
an act of Congress July 9Th, 1861, do hereby
declare to the inhabitants of the said States
of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida,
except inhabitants of q part of the State of
Virginia, lying west Of the Allegheny Noun,
and other States hereinbeiore named as may
maintain loyal adhesion TO the Union and the
Constitution, or may be from time to time oc-
cupied and controlled by the forces engaged in
the dispersion of said insurgents, are 10 state
Of insurrection against the United States, and
that commercial intercourse between the same
and the Inhabitants thereof, with the exception
Aforesaid, and the citizens Of other States and
other parts Of the, United States, is unlawful,
and will remain unlawful until such insurrec-
tion shall cease or shall have been suppressed;
that all goods and chattels, wares aud mer-
chsndise coming from any of the States, with
the exceptions aforesaid, into other parts of
the United States, without the special license
and permission Of the President through the
Secretary Of the Treasury; or proceeding to
any of the said States, with the exceptions
aforesaid, by land or water herewith, the vessel
or vehicle conveying, the came, or conveying
persons 10 aud from said States, with said ex-
ceptions, will be forfeited 10 the United States;
and that from and alter fifteen days from
tne ISSUING Oh TINS proSia%auon, hs al snips and
Vessels oeiohsans ~ Tnv,o ~ ~ Sais !" any
ciuzen vi lnnao'sns " any VI 'ne osaIes' WIN
salu exoepuons, lounu 1, ~ sea or ~ any poTI OF
ted States; and / hereby eDjoin on all district
attorneys, marshals, and officers OF the revenue
sno s min'a,y anu nsxa. iTlces . ol .ae un.ee
states, 70 oe yisnae. IN 'ue eAecatl0n Oh ssid
act, ana IN tne enlorcemens Oh the penslaes
anu iotienures lnPoseu OK aeSiAreu Cy II, ieav,
ing any party Wno may .nlnA n,nsen aggreVea
u. .ner91y 70 n's app'.a.loh s, ~ 'ne secretary OF