Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-07
KentucIky Placed Under Martial
Law.
WASHINGTON, July s.
BIZ the President Of the U. s. of America:


WASHINGTON, July s.
| BIZ the President Of the U. s.. of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by the proclamation which was
issued on the 18th day of April, 1861. the
President of the United States announced
and declared that the laws of the United
States had been for some time past, and then
were, opposed and the execution thereof
obstructed in certain States therein mem
toned, by combinations too powerful to be
suppressed by the ordinary course of Judi
cial proceedings or by the power vested in
the marshals by law; and whereas, imme-
diately after the issuing of the said procla-
nation, the land and naval forces of the
United States were put into activity to sup
press the said insurrection and rebellion;
and whereas, the Congress of the United
States, by an act approved on the Sd day of
March, 1868, did enact that during the said
rebellion the President of the United States,
whenever in his judgment the public safety
may require, is authorized to suspend the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any
case throughout the United States, or any
part thereof; and whereas the said insurrec-
tion and rebellion still continues, endanger-
ing the existence of the Constitution and the
Government Ofthe United States;and where
are now actively engaged in suppressing said
insurrection and rebellion in various parts
of the States where said rebellion has been
successful in obstructing the laws and pub
lie authorities, especially in the States
of Virginia and Georgia; and whereas, on
the 18th day of September last. the Presi-
dent Of the United States duly issued his
proclamation, wherein he declared that the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus should
be suspended throughout the United States
in cases whereby the authority of the Pres
ident of the United States, the military,
naval or civil officers of the United States,
or any of them, hold persons under their
command or in their custody, either as pris-
oners of war, spies or aiders or abettors Of
the enemy, or officers, soldiers or seamen,
enrolled, or drafted, or mustered, or enlist
ed, or belonging to the land or naval forces
OF the United States, or as deserters there
from, or otherwise amenable to military
law or the rules and articles of war, or the
rules and regulations prescribed for the
military or naval services by authority of
the President of the United States, or for
resisting draft, or for any other offense
against the military or naval service; and
whereas, many of the citizens of the State
OF Kentucky have joined the forces of the
insurgents, have on several occasions en-
tered the said State of Kentucky, i'm large
force, and not without aid and comfort fur
nished by disaffected and disloyal citizens
of the United States, residing therein, not
only greatly disturbed the public peace, but
have nverborno tile civil authorities and
made fagrant civil war, destroying proper
ty and life in various parts of the State,
and whereas, it has been made known to the
President Of the United States, by the Off
GERS commanding the natiopal armies, that
onp hou oH In, cn;I
State of Kentucky, with purpose of in
citing the rebel forces to renew the said op-
eratiOns of civil war within the said State,
and thereby to embarrass the United States
armies now operating in said States of Vir-
ginia and Georgia, and even to endanger
their safety.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President Of the United States, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the Constitu-
tion and laws, do hereby declare that in
my judgment the public safety especially
requires that the suspension of the privi-
lege of the writ OF habeds corpus, so pro-
claimed in said proclamation of the 10th of
September, 1863, be made effectual, and be
duly enforced in and throughout the said
State of Kentucky, and that martial law be
for the present declared therein. do there
fore hereby require of the military officers
in the said State that the privileges of the
writ of habeas corpus be effectually suspend
ed within said State, according to the afore-
said proclamation, and that martial law be
established therein. to take effect from date
of this proclamation; the said suspension
and establishment of martial law to con-
tinue until this proclamation shall be re-
voked or modified, but not beyond the
period when said rebellion shall be suppress
ed or come to an end.
And do hereby require and command
as well military officers as all civil officers
and authorities, existing or found within
said State of Kentucky, to take notice of
this proclamation, and to give full effect to
the same.
The martial law herein proclaimed, and
the things in that respect herein ordered,
will not be deemed or taken to interfere
with the holding of lawful elections, or
with the proceedings of the constitutional
legislature of Kentucky, or with the adj
ministration of justice in the courts of law
existing therein, between citizens of the
United States in suits or proceeding which
do not effect the military operations or the
constituted authorities of the Government
of the United States.
In testimony Whereof l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of
Washington, this 9th day of July, in the
year of our Lord, 1864 and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the SSth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WNt RI SEwApD Secretarv of State