The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-08
Gen. Banks issues the Presidents PrOc
IamaAiOn.

GEN. Banks issues the Preside ps PrOc-
IamaAiOn.
New YORK, Jan 2.-The Steamer S. r.
Spaul ding, from New Orleans the gath, has
arrived. Among her passengers are General
Butler and staff, excepting Col Jonas ID.
French and Capt John Clark, who remain.
Gen. Butler, prior to leaving New Orleans,
gave reception at the City Hall, wher hun.
dreds of citi zens and officers called on him.
General Butler also issued farewell address
to the citizens, in which he says he leaves With
the proud consciousness OF carrying with him
the blessings of the humble and loyal under
the cottage roof, and in the cabin of the save,
quite content to bear the sneers OF the salon
or the curses of the rich. he concludes by
saying:
Months of experience and observation have
forced the conviction that the existence OF
slavery is incompatible with the safety of your
selves or the Union.
| The steamer Empire was fired into while
loading sugar at Marengo plantation, by guer-
illas, killing McGill, Assistant Engineer,
and severely wounding W. j. Reed, New
York merchant, and wounding three others.
! On the oath, Gen. Banks issued an addr IS
appended to which is the Presidents procla>
nation of emancipation. In his address Gen
Banks after rehearsing the objects and effect
of the Presidents proclamation, says that 1T
is manifest that the changes suggested by the
| proclamation do not take plsce at any precise
period" and Gen. Banks calls upon all per-
sons citizens or slaves, to govern themselves
accordingly All unusual public demonstr&,
tons Will be for the present suspended, and
provost marshals are enjoined to prevent any
disturbance of the public peace. Slave" are
advised to remain the platatiOns until their
privileges are definitely established, resting
assured that whatever benefits the government
intends will be secured to them.
Gen Banks also iustructs the officers to &C.
cure the strictest discipline in the camps. At
tention is also called to the act of Congress
forbiddng the return of slaves by the. army.
| The war is not waged for the overthrow OF
slavery, but to restore the constitutional relaN
tions between the United States an each of the
States If slavery is to be preserved, the war
! mnst cease, and the former constitutional re-
ations again be established; for no military
man, in the event of continuance Of the war,
will counsel the preservation of SlrvtRy The
continuance of the war will leave no other per-
manent check 10 the reb elton but emancipa
ton. Confess, in public, as In SOCIAL me-
s,rengrbcns and consolidates bro'herly affection
II is baseIess nationality that that has not tested
its strength against domestic enemies Sue
cess of local interest widens the scope of hui
man history and is attended with peace, pros
perty and power. 1t is out of such contests
| that great nations are born.
! Gen Banks concludes thus:
Let us fu Eli the conditions Of this last 9resi
trial, and become natlon, grand Daton, with
sense enough to govern ourselves, and strength
TO stand among the weird united.
Up 10 the sailing of the steamer, nothing
h d tram PRED az TO the intended movements
O + Gen. Banks but it was known thsr q cam
paign had been marked out, with Baton Rouge
as he base of operations.
Moth ing new from Vicksburg or Port Hud-
son
New YORK, Jan. 2,-The steamer George
Wa hin gton has arrived from New Orleans.
On the 25th, Gen. Banks had remved the
restrictions upon the holding of church serv-
ices, giving notice. however, Herewith that
clergy men are subject 20 restrictions imposed
upon all other men. Quite number of poit'
ic al prisoners were ordered released on giving
parole 10 commits no act Of hostility 10 the
United States.