, 1864-07-06

Over. Va A"Au
PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
OFFICIAL.
WAsu:yG7or, July s, 1854.
By the President Of the United Sites Of Amerlc,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS. by the Proclamation which was
1sRued on the 18th day Of April 1s6i the President
Of the United States announceu and declared that
the laws OF the United States had been for some
time past, and then opposed, and the execution
thereof obstIucscd In certain States therein men.
TONED, by combinations too powerful to be sur-
pressed by ordinary courso Of judicial proceedings
or By the power vested in the MarabaIs by law.
and,
WHEREAS, Immediately after the Issuing of the
said proclamation the land and naval forces OF the
United States were put into activity to suppress
said insurrection and rebellion; and
WHEREAS, the Congress Of the United statee, By
an act approved on the Sd day Of March, 1865 did
enact that curing the said rebellion the President
OF the United States, whenever IN his Judgment
the public good may require it. is authorized to
suspend the privilege Of the writ Of Aabeas eorps
In any case throughout the United statez, Or any
part thereof; and
WHEREAS, Said insurrection and rebellion still
confines, endangering the existence Of the Con-
stftution and Government Of the United States,
and
,re mo- .ctiva,, enasnoa ~ eu s'a1ss
;nsnrreetfon ona rehe1,Ion IN s..iars 0.a
States where eafd rnhe,tior has hca,, sneeasss,,
In obstructing the laws and public authorities, es-
peeialIy in the States Of Virginia and Georgia, and
WHEREAS, On the 18th day Of September Last
me PRESIDENT OF the United States duly fasued his
psoc1amanoa, wherein ne declared tia: the prtH-
nen7ed ~ M 1nronnsoa. ths na,t snouo DC sus
] Whereby ne ,n,bo,;tn @ '' -, 'eS, r. III e1 cases
dent of the United States, the military.
naval and civil officers Of the United Stated Or INV
OF them hold persons under their command, O.. IN
tnef CUSTODY either as prisoners OF var. eptes or
maets OF aoe'lofa oi tne enemy Or officers, or SOL
aes s.,u.s " ea, eatoea " u1aiteo, OF mustered
farces of the 1nt.d ststa. ~ .as .aa ~ aasa
from. or oshervise amenah1e n .m,,itsr. 1,
rules Of artfclcs Of wa,. the ,,,e. md r,Ia,,ans
prescribed for the military or naval services hv
authority Of the President Of the United Stntes, or
for reeisting drnfs, Or for any other odsnae
nga,nst mllitafy or naTal service; and
,na 1880" ~ E..,eaa4 ans o.1ens ana omeess command
h.ye been formed IN the s.t1 $40 o.ona ~ M"n.
with purpose Of incitine rebc1 forces to renew
as1d operations Of civil war within said State and
thereby to emb.srass the United States armies
row operating IN said States Of Virginia and Geor-
81 ~ Ah-.hs - T,ana,l nun tnen saiess, therefore,
.t1.es b1 xirne ~ t1s sn,ho-1.s o. W. oatea
the constitution and the laTs N hsreh. ~ ns
that in my Judgment the people Of sa,d st,te ~
Kentucky hare Joined the forces Of the tnsur1ent.
who have on several occasions entered said State
OF Kentucky IN 1afge force. and not without aid
ano oo@toft infnssned by tsafeeted and dialoyal
sluzens ot t0e oaissd STATES residing theFen and
s,e ore-borns nv, @ hne ooenc peaee but
49,, 49, -s..,.'s-, an'tl'les ana maoo naerant
osrts Of thst State '1'Ao37
lat this point the text of the Proclamation ba.
comes tangled, ne Il tho wires had not got oyef the
ssh OF July. and the following postscript closes it
II very unsa''s'actofy manner.-EDs. Ta1n1
Postscript.
,cs,ed n ne Ies1aents rr9elamatIon will be re-
:ltiea west Of Buffalo Observation-Disclosures ~ any
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tdbune.1
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July s, 1861
Mr. Fessenden WIS sworn In and entered /
1pon his duties as Secretary Of the Treasury
his morning. Secretary Fessenden is con.
'ulting with men whose business experience
makes their advice valuable with respect to
he financial policy. He will not decide up.
u the proper course to pursue until
le shal1 have fully weighed their
Some Of the shrewdest
In 1ne ALI 81 l1..1. |