, 1861-08-17

fhnELAA4TI0N.
WHEREAS, On the 18th day Of April the
President OF the United States, in view Of an
iIau1rection against the laws, constitution
snd Government Of the United States, which
bad broken ont within the States of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Texas, and in pursuance
CT The provisions Of an act entitled 'sAn act
10 provide for calling forth the militia to exc
cute the laws ct the Union, suppress inaur-
rection, and repel invasion, and to repeal the
sct now in force for that purpoae, approved
February 28th, 1885," did call forth the militia
10 suppress said insurrection, and cause the
Laws Of The Cnjon to be duly executed; and
tie Insurgents have failed to disperse
BY the time directed by the President; and
whereas, such nsurrection has since broken
out and get 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 is not discIaimed or repudiated by the
persons exercising the functions OF the Gov
trnment in such State or States, OF in part OF
parts thereof, in which combinations exist tuor
has such irsurrection been suppressed BY such
sta'ee:
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent Of the United States, IN pursuance Of an
act ct Congress, July 6th, 1861, do hereby de-
clare that the inhabitanta OF the said States Of
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Car
olina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
A1kaneas, Mississippi and Florida, except in
habitants Of part Of the Stats Of Virginia 1y-
ing vast Of the Allegheny Mountains, sud OF
such other parts OF that State and other States
herein before named as may maintain loyal
achs sion to the Union and the Constitution,
or nay be from time to time occupied and
controlled by the forces engaged il the dis
persion Of said insurgents in q state OF
lnsur1ection against the United States, and
that commercial intercourse between the
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exceptions Aforesaid. and the citizens of other
States and other parts Of the United States, is
unlawful, and will remain nu!aw nj ntil such
1neurreetions shall cease or shall have been
suppressed; that all goods and chattels, wares
and merchandise coming from any Of the said
Sta1ee, ith the exceptions aforesaid, into other
parts Of the Z. S. without the special license and
permission Of the President through the Sec
1etary OF the Treasury, or proceeding to any
Ct the said States, with the exceptions afore
said, by land or water, the vessel OR vehicle
conveying the came, or conveying persons to
and frcm said States, with said exceptions,
will be forfeited to the United States and
from and after the fifteen days from the is5u
ing of this proclamation, all ships or vessels
belonging in whole OF in part to any citizsn
or inhabitant OF these States, with said excep,
1icns, found at sea or in any port Of the Uni
ted States, Fill be forfeited to the United
States.
And hereby epjoin on all district attorneys
ma1ehals and officers Of the revenue and mil
its1y and raFal forces of the United States, tc
to be yigllant in the execution CT said act, and
in the enforcement Of the penalties and for,
FIXTURES imposed OF declared by it, leaving any
party who may think himself aggrieved there
By to his application 10 the Secretary of TIT
Treasury for the remission OF any penalty Q,
forfeiture which the said Secretary is author
it'd by law to grant, If, in mis- Judgment
the SPECIAL circumstances of any case sha!
require such remission.
In tness whereof have set my hand ani
caused the seal Of the United States to be at
fixed. Done In the City of Washington, thi:
18th OF August, Ammo Domini, 1861, aud Of ths
1biepeIdeuce Of the United States the S6th,
By the President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
VIM. H. SEWARD, Secretary Of state.