Daily national Republican., 1864-08-15
WRIT OF HABEAs coRPus AND MARTIAL
LAW IN KENTUCKY

WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
Law IN KENTUCKY.
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ADJuTANT GnrEnADs OFFICE, \
wAiHNeroS, July 10, 1854.
General orders, No. os,. .. ..
by he Presideni Of he Unasd States cf Amsried'
PROCLAMATION.
Where's, by proclamation which was i,'ued
on the 18th day OF April Issi, the President OF the
Uni'edstates announced sod declared that the laws
of the United States had been for some ume past,
and thsn were, opposed, and the execution thefeoi
obstructed, In certain ststes therein mentioned oy
eombInAtiens too powerful TO ssuppresied py the
Ordinary course Of Judicial proeeedinss, or oy the
mowers vested in the marshals By lsw; . ..l. +.
Ana whereas, immediately after the issuing Of
tho ,.Id proclamation the land and naval forces
of the United states put into activity 10 sup
press the ,ald insurreotion and rebellionI
And whereas, the Congress OF the United states,
By an act approved on the 81 day OF March, Isss,
did nset that dursg the said rebellion the Presi
dent OF the United States, whenever in his JUG.
ment the public safety may require 1t, is anthor-
ired to suspend the privilege Of the writ of ha6a
corpus In any caae throughout the United States,
or In any p,rt thereofi
And whereas, the said insurrection and rebel
lion stIl continue, endangering the existence Of
the Constitution and Government OF the United
States,
anu Wnerehht tne m1ithry iorces Ol tne Onitu
States are now actively engaged In suppressipg
the said insurreoion and rebellion In various part
of the States where the said rebellion has been
successful in obstructlng the laws and public atl-
thoritiss especially In the states OF Virginia and
Georgia;
And whereas, o the 18th day OF September last,
the President Of the United States duly issued his
proclamation, wherein he declared that the prifi-
lege of the writ OF habeas oorpus should be sus-
pended throughout the United States In the cases
where, by the suthority OF the President OF the
United states, military, naval, and civil officers
OF the United States or any Of them, hold PEI sons
under their command or In their custody, either
s priso ers Of war, spies or siders Abettors Of
the enemy or ON ers, soldiers, seamen enrolled
or drafted or mustered enlisted In, or belonging
to, the land naval forces of the United States or
as deserters therefrom, or otherwise Al enable to
military Law or the Rules and Articles OF War, or
the rules regulations prescribed for the military
or naval services, BY authority ofthe President Of
the United States, or for resisting draft sr for
any other otiense against the military or naval
service;
And whereas, many citizens ofthe State of Ken
tucky have Joined the forces OF the insurgents and
such Insurgents have, several oecaaions entered
the haid State OF Kentucky In large force and not
without aid and comfort furnished by disadected
and dlsoyAl citizens Of the United states residing
therein, have not only greatly disturbed The pub
lie peace, but have ovsrborne the civil authoriues
and made isgrant civil war, destroying property
and life in various parts that state;
And whereas, II has been made known to the
President OF the United states by the officers com
manding the nationh armies, that combinations
have been formed In the said State Of Kentucky,
with purpose OF melting rebel forces to renew
the said operations of civil war within the said
state, and thereby 10 embarrsss the United states
armies now operating In the said States Of yir-
gina and Georgia, and even to endanger their
safety;
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PrsSi-
dent Of the United States by virtue OF the author
ity vested in me by the Constitution and laws, do
hereby deelare that, in my judgment, the public
safety especially requires that the suspension Of
the privilege OF the writ OF habeaS eorpuI so pro-
claimed In The said Proclamation OF the 10Th OF
September, 1861 be made etfeetuaI and be duly en-.
forctd In and throughout the said State of Ken
tuck and that martial law be for the present e,-
tablished therein. do, therefore, hereby REQUIRE
OF tn military officers in the said state that the
privileges OF the writ OF habeaI corpus be eectu.y
suspended within the said State, according to the
aforesaid proclamation, and that martial law be
established therein, to take effect from the date Of
this proclamation, the said suspension and estab-
lishnent Of martial law to continue until this
proclamation shall be revoked or modified, but not
beyond the period when the said rsbe. lion sha
Ae'e OeeA suppEesseu Ut oOhe 70 An emu ana /
do hereby require and command, A. well all niIi-
tary officers a. all civil otaoor and authorities ex-
isting or found within the said State of Rentueky,
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 here ord red will not be
deemed or taken to Interfere " It'll the holding Of
lawful elections, or with the proceedings OF the
constitutional Legislature OF Kentucky, or with
the Administration ofjustice in the courts Of law
existing therein between citizens OF the United
States in suts or proceedings which do not affect
the military operations or the constituted author.
iti's OF the Government OF the United stateS
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be afixed. Done At the city Of
tL.s Washington, this hfth day OF July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and aixty-four, and Of the lndepeud.
enoe 1.-THE United states the eiEhty-ninth
BY the President,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary OF state.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War:
K. D. TOWNSEND,
hul3 Alailtant AdIutAnt General