Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-19
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
Law IN KENTUCKY.
wan DErAnTnrrrl
ApJurAsr 0EnEnALs OFFICE,
WAsHIHeTor, July 10, 1884.
General Orders, No. osi.
By ne President Of ne United STATES Of AnsrSes'
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, By Q proclaim stion which was issued |
on the 18th day Of April 1857, the President Of the
unI'edstates announced and declared that the laws
of the United states had been for some time past,
and than wore opposed, and the execution thereof
obstruoted in certain .ates therein mentioned,by
combination, too povs hil to be suppressed By the
ordinary course OF judioise proeeednss, OF py tho
poyers vested in the msrhAh bylswi
And whereas, Immediately after the Issuing OF
the ,.d proci,m stion the land snd naval forces
of the United states we're put into sctivityto sup
pre,. the raid insurree lion and rebellionj
And whereas, the Congress OF the United States,
by an set approved on the "a day OF March, Isss,
dd en.et that durils the said rebellion the Presi
dent Of the United states, whenever in his judg-
ment the public safety may requirs u, IL suthor-
Ied to suspend the privilege Of the writ Of haoso'
corpus in any case throughout the United States,
or In any p,rt thereof ..,@,. OIL.
And whereas, the isid insurreotion and rebel
lion stu continue, tpdangerins the existence Of
the Constitution and Government Of the United
Ststesi ,go.. -S,SS1IIi.-.. .. .. ..
States are now actively snsssed In suppressins
the said insurreeton and rebellion in variou, parts
OF the States whore tho said Rebellion has been
successful In obstrueting the laws and public su-
thoriiss, especially In the states OF vHsiniA and
Georgia. .,. .
And Whereas the ISth day Of september last
the President OF the United state. duly issued his
prodiAmGtion, wherein he declared that the privi
lege OF the writ OF habeos corpus should be sus
pended throughout the United States In the easel
where, BY the suthority Of Me President Of IN,
United States, military, naval, and civil ofhceri
of the United ststes or any Of thsm, hold person.
under their command or In their custody, eithel
as prisoners Of war, spies, or aiders sbettors Of
the enemy, or ON erp, soldiers, seamen enrolled
or drafted or mustered or enlisted in or beonsics
to- the land naval forces Of the United states OF
ns deserters therefrom, or otherwise AZ enable 10
military Law or the Rules and Articles OF War, or
the rules regulations prescribed for the military
or naval services BY authority OF the President oil
the United states, or for resisting drat, or for
any other oifense sGainst the military or naval
service;
AMI whereas, macy citizens ofths State Of Ken,
lucky have Joined the forces Of the insurgenta and
such insurgents have, several occasions entsret
the said stSte Of Kentucky In large FORCE and, mo-
without aid and comfort furnished By diaAneoteS
and disloya citizens OF the United States residinl
therein, have not only greatly disturbed The pub
and made nAsrsnt oivn war, destroying propert!
and Nc In various pArta Of that state,
And whereas, II has been mads known TO IN
President Of the United states BY the ofncers con
handing the rational armiss, that oombinAtion
have been formed In the said STATE Of Ksntuoky
with . purpose Of melting rebel forces 10 rsns,
the said operations Of civil wsr within the sal
state, and thereby TO embarrsss the United State
armies now operating In the said States Of Viz
gina AID Georgia, and even to endanger thei
safety
Now, therefore, l. ABRAHAM LIEeoLs, Presi
dent Of the United States. BY virtue Of the author
ity vested in me by the Constitution and laws, d,
hereby decisre thst, in my judgment, the publ
safety especially requires that tho suspension o
the privilege Of the writ of habess corpus so pro
claimed In The said proelsm st,on OF The 18th o
September, 1851, be made Snectual and bs duly en-
Gorcsd In and throughout the said state OF Ken
tuekV, and, that martial law be for the present O.,
tablished therein. lido, th.rsfore, hereby rsquir,
of tn military onneers In the said stste that tn
privileges OF the writ Of AsAeas corpus be eneetua
suspended within the said state. according 70 tn
Aforesaid proclamation, and that martial Law
established therein, TO take effect IRON the date
this proclamation, the said suspension and esta
lishnent Of martial Law TO continue until tn
proclamation shall DO revoked or modified, but y,
beyond the period whsn the ssid rebellion sha
have been suppressed or come to an end. And
do hereby require and command, a. well all mil
tAry ofieers all civil officers and authorities e.
istins or found within the said state Of Kentuek
to take notice Of this proclamation and to give III
effect 70 the same,
The martlL law hsrein proclaimed, and II
things In that respect herein ord red, will not
deemed or taken TO Interfere with the holding
lawful elections, or with the proceedings OF Il
constitutional Legislature OF Kentucky, or wi
the administration Of justice In the courts OF Ia
existing therein between eltiIsns Of the Unit,
States in suits or proceedings which do not are
the military operations the constituted autho
itits OF the Goyernmspt Of the United stAtes.
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set N
hand and caused the seal OF the Unite
States to bs Affixed. Done at the city
Isl Washington, this nth day OF July, In n
year OF our LORD one thousand eight hui
dred and sixty flour, and OF the indspen
enee oftserglted States the eighty-nint
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President ~ =
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
by order OF the secretary OF War:
K D. TOWNSEND,
auIs Assistant AajutAAt General.