Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-23
PROCLAMATION BY TIE PRESIDENT.

wHsugAs Oh the 18Th day Of April the presidento Of the
United States 10 view u 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 pfovi-
sons Of an act entitled Fan act provide fpr calling
forth The militia to execute the laws of the Union. SUPP
press Instruction aud pel invasiuns, and TO repeal
he sSt n1 10Y " 9 9t le' purpose approved febru,
Instruction and cause the laws Of the Union 10 be duly
executed and the insurgents have failed 10 isperse by
the time drectcdhy the President. aud vhercaa sueh
nsurrection has since broken vet exists within
the States u Virginia. North Caroline, Tennessee and
Arkansas, and whereas, thc Insurgents In all me said
States claim to act under the authority thereof, ard
such claim Is dsclim'd or rtpudiated by persons
exercising the functions OF Government Ia each state
States, In the part pnts thereof IN which conn
binauons exist, nor has such insuuection been sup
pressed by said States;
Now, therefore, l. Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States in pursuance ofau act OF Congress of July
49, 1861 do hereby declare that the inhabitants Of sad
States Of Georgia, south Carolina. Virginia. North Ca
Mississippi and Florida-cSuept the inh .banis of
that part 1thc State u Virgins lying west Of the Acg-
hany Mountains aud such uth,r paris Of that State aud
other States htrcinhcfore named may maintain loyal
adhesion to the Union and the Constitution, may be
from time 10 time occupied and controlled by forces
gagged 10 the dispersion u said nsutRcntsarc In state
OF insurrtc against the United States. and that all
between the same and the iuhao-
itauts thereof whiho exceptions Aforesaid and the cit
liens ofothr States and other parts ~ the United States
IL unlawful anu will remain unlawful until such iusuf-
feciion shall has been suppressed that all
Hluuht tuAittla MIt7 NfftNtnNkf cunning nom any
" the said STATES with the exceptions aforesaid into oh
parts Of the United States without the special license
and permission NJ the President through the Secretary
OF the Treasury proceeding to any ~ said States with
the exceptions Aforesaid b, land water together with
the vessel vehicle conveying The saHc, or conveying
persons To fufu said States with sid exceptions, viii
be forfeited 10 the United States. and that from aud
aer hccn days frum the issuing VI this proclamation,
all ships and vessels belonging whole or n part 20
citizen inhabtsht ~ any OF said States with the
said exceptions found n any put " the United
States, AID hereby cujuu upon an district attorneys,
mr-hals, AID officers NJ the nue. and NJ the military
and naval forces % the United States. be- ygiiaut ia
The execution of said and n the unurcCncst of the
penalties and fotf iufcs inpn,cd hecaftd by g. leave
ing any party wu may Think himself austcyrd thcrtb
TO his application to the secretary N the Treasury for
the remission N any penalty forfeiture, which the
said Secretary Il authorized By law TO grant, II in bis
judgment the special circumstances n ANY shall
quire such remission.
In witness whereof I have hrrcunio set my hand sud
and caused the seal NJ the United States TO be affixed
Done in the City n Wnshugton this 10Th day Of August
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty and ~ the independence u the United
States the eighy.siNth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Py the President,
WN II SEWARD. Secretary.