Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-25

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Northern Union is absolutely defenceless.
If the Republican party had been thorough
ly in earnest, a vigorous invasion of tho
Southern States might have overpowered
resistance, but there is 20 practical medium
between coercion and passive acquiesence.
-Saturday Reuiew, March 30.
Proclamation of President Davis.
MONTGOMERY, April 1.-THE following
proclamation was issued to-day:
4 Proclamation by the President Of the
Confederate States Of america:
Whereas, Abraham Lincoln, the President
of the United States, has by proclamation
announced the intention of invading this
Confederacy with an armed force, for the
purpose of capturing its fortresses and there,
by subvertiug its independence, and sub.
jectiug the free people thereof to the do
miuion of foreign power and whereas it
has thus become the duty of this Govern
ment to repel the threatened invasion and
to defend the rights and liberties Of the
people by all the means which the laws Of
nations and the usages of civilized warfare
place at its disposal.
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, Pres.
ident of the Confederate States of Ameri.
ca, do issue this my proclamation, inviting
all those who may desire, by service in pri.
vate armed vessels on the high seas, to aid
this Government in resisting SO wanton and
wicked an aggression, to make application
for commissions or letters of marqe and re-
prisal, to be issued under the seal of these
Confederate States. And I do notify all
persons applying for letters of marque, to
make statement in writing, giving the
name and suitable description of the char.
acter, tonnage and force of the vessel, and
the name and place of residence Of each
owner concerned therein, and the intended
number of the crew, and to sign said state
ment and deliver the same to the Secretary
Of State, or to he Collector of any port ot
entry of these Confederate States, to be by
him transmitted to the Secretary Of State
And do further notify all applicants afore
said, that before any commission or letter
Of marqueis issued to any vessel, the owner
or owners thereof, and the Commander fol
the time being, will be required to give
bond to the Confederate States, with at least
two responsible sureties, not interested in
such vessel, in the penal sum of five thous
and dollars; or if such vessel be provided
with more than one hundred and fifty men
then in the penal sum of ten thousand dol
lars; with condition that the owners, officer:
and crew who shall be employed on board
such commissioned vessel, shall observe the
laws of these Confederate States, and the
instructions given to them for the regula
tion Of their conduct that they shall sat
isfy all damages done contrary to the tenor
thereof, by such vessel during her commits
sion, and deliver up the same when revoked
by the President of the Confederate States
And do further specially enjoin on al
persons helding Offices, civil and military
under the authority of the Confederate
States, that they be vigilant and Jealous in
discharging the duties incident thereto
And do, moreover, solemnly exhort the
good people Of these Confederate States, as
they love their conntry, as they prize the
blessings of free Government, as they feel
the wrongs of The past and these now threat
ened in an aggravated form, by those whose
enmity is more implacable, because unpro
voked. that they exert themselves in pre-.
serving order, in promoting concord, in
maintaining tie authority and efficiency Of
the laws, and in supporting and invigora'
ting all the measures which may be adopted
for the common defence, and by which, un.
der the blessing of Divine Providence, we
may hope for speedy, just and honorable
peace.
I6 testimony whereof, [ have hereuntc
set my hand and caused the seal of the
Confederate States to be affixed, this seven.
teeuth day of April, 1861.
By the President.
(Signed,) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
r. TooMBs, Secretary of State.