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The Presidents Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, April n.
Tho nrasident's Proclamation

The Presidents Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, April II.
The presidents Proclamation
says:
WHEREAS, The laws fthe United
States have been and are now op.
posed in several of the States by
Combinations too powerful to be
suppressed in the ordinary way, !
therefore call forth the militia OF
the several States of the Union, to
the aggregate number Of $4,000, to
suppress said combinations and eX-
ccute the laws. | appeal to all 10y
al citizens to facilitate and aid this
effort to maintain the laws. the in
tegrity of the National Union, and
the perpetuity Of popular govern
mcnts, and redress wrongs that
have long been endured. Thctirst
service assigned to the forces will
be to re-possess the forts, places and
property that have been seized from
the Union. The utmost care viii
be taken, consistent with the object,
to avoid devastation and destruction
or interference with property OF
peaceful citizens, i'll any part Of the
country, and I hereby command
persons composing the aforesaid
combinations to dispense within
twenty days from date. l hereby
convene both Houses Of Congress
for the 4th Of July next, to determ-
inc upon measures which the pub
lie safety and interest demand.
[Signed,] ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President.
By W, II. Ssrard, Sec'y Of Var.
The following is the form of call
on the respective State Governors
for troops, issued through the War
Department to-day:
S1R:-Under the act of Congress
for callingout the militia to execute
the laws of the Union, to suppress
instruction, rep,l invasion, &C.,
approved February %, 1875, I have
the honor to request Your Excel
lency to cause to be Immediately
detached from the militia of your
State the quota designated in the
table below, to serve as infantry OF
rifemen forapcriod ofthree months
unless sooner discharged. Your
Excellency will please communicate
to me the time about which your
quota will be expected at its rem.
devious, as it will be met as soon
as possible by an officer or officers
to muster it into the service and
pay of the United States. At he
same time, the oath of fidelity to
the United States will be a1nnini3'
tered TO every officer and man. The
mastering officers will be instructed
to receive no men under the rank
of commissioned officer who is in
years apparently over forty five OF
under eighteen, or who is not in
physical strength and vigor.
The quota to each State is as fol-
lows :--Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Connect
cut, Delaware, Arkansas, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota,
one regiment each; Massachusetts,
North Carolina and Tennessee, two
regiments each New York, seven
teen regiments; Pennsylvania, six
teen regiments; Ohio, thirteen, New
Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, Mis-.
souri,, four regiments each Illinois
and Indiana, six regiments each
Virginia, three regiments.
1t is ordered that each regiment
shall consist, on an aggregate of
officers and men, Of 780. The total
thus to be called out is 1891 men.
The remainder, which constitutes
the $4,000 men under the Presi-
dents proclamation, will be COM
posed of troops in the District OF
Columbia.
Hon. John Covhrane has offered
GOV. Curtin $4,000 of the loan au-
thorized by Pennsylvania to arm
and equip the troops ordered by
that State. A delegation Of Pitts
burg merchants have made a SINH
ia t.nie'.