Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-17
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SPECIAL PROCLAMATION BY THE
PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Whereas, on the
fifteenth day of April the president of the
United States, in view of an instruction
against the laws, constitution, and government
of the United States, which had broken out
within the states OF South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Louisiana, and
Texas, and in pursuance OF the provisions of
the act entitled "an act 10 provide for calling
forth the militia to execute the laws, to sun.
press Instructions, and repel invasions," and
TO repeal the act now in force for that purpose
approved February 18th, 1895, did call forth
the militia to suppress said Instruction and
cause the laws Of the Union to be duly execut-
ed and the insurgents have failed to dispense
by the time directed by the president, and
Whereas, such Instruction has since broken
out and yet exists within the states of Virgin.
ia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas,
and
Whereas, ins urgents in all said states claim
to act under the authority thereof and such
claim is not discaimed or repudiated by per
sons exercising the functions OF the govern
ment i'll each state or states, or in the part or
parts thereof in which combinations exist nor
has such Instruction been suppressed by said
states,
Now, therefore, l, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, pres
ident of the United States, in pursuance of an
act of congress, July 18th, 1861, do hereby de-
clare that the inhabitants OF said states OF GeOr-
gia, South Carolina, Virginia. North CARROLL
ma, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida, except in
habitants of that part ot the state OF Virginia
lying west of the Allegheny Mountains, and If
such other parts of that state and other states
herein before named as may maintain a loyal
adhesion to the Union and constitution, or
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led by forces engaged in the dispersion of said
insurgents are in a state of insurrection
against the United States, and that all com
merca intercourse between the same and the
inhabitants thereof, with the exceptions atore-
said and the citizens of other states, and other
parts of the United States, is unlawful and will
remain unlawful until such Instruction shall
cease or has been suppressed; that all goods
and chattels, wares, and merchandise coming
from any of said 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 said states,
with the exceptions aforesaid,b by land or water,
together with the vessel or vehicle conveying
the same, or conveying persons to or from
said states, with said exceptions, will be for
teied to the United States, and that from and
after fifteen days from the issuing OF this
proclamation all ships and vessels belonging
in whole or in part to any citizen or inhabitant
of any of said states, with said exceptions
found at sea or in any part of the United
States, will be forfeited to the United States.
And | hereby enjoin upon all district attor-
neys, marshals, and officers of the revenue,
and of the military and naval forces OF the
United States, to be vigant in the execution
of said act, and in the enforcement of the
penalties and torleitures imposed or declared by
it, leaving any party who may find himself
aggrieved thereby to his application to the
secretary of the treasury, for the remission of
any penalty or forfeiture which the said sec.
rotary is authorized by law TO grant, if in his
judgment the special circumstances OF any
case shall require such remission. In witness
whcreol l have hereunto set my hand, and
y caused the seal of the United States TO be af
fixed.
Done in the city of Washington this sixteenth
day of August in the year of our Lord 1861,
and of the independence ofthe United States
the Seth. ABRAHAM LINCoN.
BY the President.
WM H. SEWARD, Sec. OF State.