Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-23
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
LAW IN KENTUCKY.

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WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
LAW IN KENTUCKY.
wAR DEPARTMrrT,)
ADJurArr GErEnALs orrIcE, I
WAsHissror, July 10, 1884.
General orders, No. 2sa.
BY Ne Prsstdeni ofhs United Saies Of Anerioa.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by = proclamation which was issued
on the 18th day OF April 1881, the President OF the
Unitedstates announced and declared that me laws
Of the United States had been for some ume past,
and then were, opposed, snd the eseeuion tne.soI
obstructed in certain States therein menuoneu,oy
combinations too powerful to be suppressed BY the
ordinary course Of judicial proeeeulnss' OF py the
powers vested in the msrshas ~ lAwI
Ana whereas. immediately after the Issuing Of
On. 40 nroeI,m alton the land and naval forces
of N. United States were put into activity to sup
nre,, the said Instruction and rebellion
And whereas, the Congress Of the United states,
by AZ set approved on the ID day OF March, iess,
did enact that during the said rebellion the Presl
dent Of the United States, whenever In his judg-
msnt the public safety may require tits author
lied to suspend the privilege Of the writ Of hGbea'
corpus in any case throughout the United Slater,
or In any pert thereof
And whereas, the said insurreetion and rebel
lion still continue, endAngering the existence OF
the Constitution and Government OF the United
stAtesj
And whereas, the military forces Of the United
States sre now setively engaged In supprossing
the said insurrecon and rebellion In various parts
Of the States where the said rebellion has been
successful In obstruotlng the laws and public au-
thoritiss, especially in the states Of virginia and
Georgia;
And Whereas the 18th day OF September last,
the President OF the United states duly issued his
proclamation, wherein he declared that the privi.
less Of the writ Of Aabea, eorPus should be sus.
pended throughout the United States in the case,
where, by the authority Of tho President OF the
United states, military, naval, and civil ofneer,
Of the United States, any Of them, hold person.
under their command or In their custody, eithel
IS prisoners OF war, spies, siders or abettors Of
the enemy or ofnsers, soldiers, or seamen enrolled
or drafted or mustered enlisted In or belonging
70, the land naval forces OF the United States
a. deserters therefrom, or otherwise asensbie 70
military law Or the Rules and Articles OF War, OF
the rules or regulations prescribed for the military
or naval services, by authority Of the President
the United States, or for resisting draft, or fol
any other offense against the military or navA
service;
And whereas, many citizens ofthe State Of Ken
lucky have Joined the forces OF the Insurgents,
such Insurgents have, several occasions, entere
the said state OF Kentucky In large force, and, NO
without aid and comfort furnished by disAffeote
therein, have not only greatly disturbed the pull
lie peace, but have ovsrborne the civil Authoritis
and made fragrant civil war, destroying propert
and life in various parts Of that state;
And whereas, II has been made known to n
President OF the United States by the officers cor
manding the national armies, that combination
have been formed in the said State Of Kentuok
with q purpose Of melting rebel forces to rene
the said operations OF civil war within the sa
state, and thereby to embarrass the United Stat,
armies now operating In the said Slater Of vi
siniA and Georgia, and even to endAnger the
safety
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Pres
dent Of the United States, BY virtue OF the autho
ity vested in me by the Constitution and laws,
hereby deolare that, In my judgment, the publ
safety especially requires that the suspension
the privilege Of the writ Of habsss eorpus, so pr
claimed In the said proclamation OF the 18th
September, 1853, be made efectual and be duly O
forced In and throughout the said State Of Ke
tueky, aud that martial law be for the present Q
tablished therein. I do, therefore, hereby rsqull
Of ths military officers in the said state that Il
privileges OF the writ OF habeas eorpus be effeetuA
suspended within the said State, according " Il
Aforesaid proclamation, and that martial law
established therein, TO take effect nom the date
this proclamation, the said suspension and esta
lishment OF martial law TO continue until tn
proclamation shall be revoked or modified, but n,
beyond the period when the said rebellion aha
have been suppressed or come to an end. And
do hereby require and command, a. well all mil
tAry officers all civil officers and authorities e,
isting or found within the said State Of Kentuek
to take notice Of this proclamation and to give tu
effect to the same.
The martial law herein proclaimed, and Il
things In that respect herein ordered will not
deemed or taken to interfere with the holding
lawful elections, or with the proceedings OF 4
constitutional Legislature Of Kentucky, or wi
the administration Of justice In the courts OF Ia
existing therein between citizens OF the Unit
States In suits or proceedings which do not Ahe
the military operations or the constituted Autho
tiles OF the Government OF the United statea
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sot N
hand and caused the seal OF the Unit,
States to be affixed. Done at the city
lL.l Washington, this fifth day OF July, In Il
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hu
dred and sixty-four, and Of the indepen
snee Of the United states the eiEhty-nint
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War,
K. d. TOWNSEND,
Auls Assistant Adjutant General