Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-07
8p GelegrapB,
Afternoon Report.
Proclamation by the President.

WAsHIseroN. July 5.-By the President
OF the United States OF America:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, By the proclamation which
was issued on the 18Th day of April, 1861
the President of the U. S. announces and
directs that the laws OF the U. S. had been
declared for sometime past, and then were
opposed, and the execution thereof OBJ
structed in certain states, therein mention
ed, 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, Immediately after the issuing
OF the said proclamation, the land and
naval forces of the o. S. were put into &C
tivity to suppress 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 Q. S.
| whenever in his judgement the public safe
| ~ msyrequire, is authorized TO suspend the
privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus in
any case, throughout the U. s., or any
part thereof; and
Whereas, The said Instruction and re-
beliiOn still continues, endangeFing the ex-
! isteuce of the Constitution and Govern
meut of the United STATES; and,
! Whereas, The military forces Of the U.
| S are now actively engaged in suppress
| ing said insurrection and rebellion in
various parts OF tue states where said re-
| bellion has been successful in Obstructing
| the laws aud public authorities, especially
in the states Of Virginia and Georgia; and
Whereas. on the 10Th day of September
last, the President Of the United States
duly issued bis proclamation wherein he
declared that the privilege of the writ OF
haBsas corpus SHOULD be suspended through
out the United States in cases where by
the authority of the President of the UnI-
ted 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 prisoners of
war. spies, or aiders or abettors of the
enemy, or officers soldiers or seamen en-
rolled or drafted or mustered or enlisted
or belonging to the land or naval forces of
of the United States, or as deserter5 there
from, or otherwise amenable to military
law or the rules ard articles of war, or the
rules and regulations prescribed Tor the
military or naval service by authority Of
the President OF the United States, or for
resisting a draft, or for any other offence
against the military or naval service and
Whereas, many citizens of the State Of
Kentucky have joined the forces of the in
surgents, aud have on several occasions
entered the said State Of Kentucky in large
force aud, not without aid aud comfort
furnished by disafected and disloyal citi
zens OF the United States residing therein,
not only greatly disturbed the public peace
but have overcome the civil authorities
and made fragrant civil war. destroying
property and life 10 various parts Of that
State.
Whereas il has been made known to the
President of the o. 5. by the officer com
handing the national armies that mbi-
nations have been found 10 the said State
OF Kentucky, with the purpose of melting
the rebel forces to renew the said opera
tions of civil war within said State, and
thereby to embarrass the u S. armies now
operating 10 said States OF Virginia aud
Georgia aud even to endauger their safety.
Now, therefore, l Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent of the U. S, by virtue Of the authority
vested 10 me by the constitution and laws,
do hereby declare that in my judgment
the public safety especially requires that
the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus so proclaimed iu said proclamation of
the l5Ih OF September, 1868, be made ct
| fectual aud be duly enforced il and
throughout the said State of Kentucky and
that martial law for the present be declsr-
ed therein. | do, therefore, hereby re-
quire of the military officers 10 the said
State that the privileges OF the writ OF ha-
beas corpus be effectually suspended within
| said State, according TO the aforesaid proc
! lamatiOu aud that martial law be establish
ed therein to rake effect from the date of
this proclamation.
The said suspension aud establishment
| of martial law to continue until this proc
| lamatiOu shall be revoked or modified, but
rot beyond the period when said rebellion
shall have been suppressed or come TO an
end, and do hereby require and command
| all military officers as well as all civil Off
GERS and authorities existing or found
within said State Of Kentucky, to take no.
| tice of this proclamation and to give full
| effect 20 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 ad-
| miuistration OF justice 10 the courts of law
existing therein, between citizens of the
United States, in suits or proceedings
which do not affect the military operations
or the constituted authorities of the gov
eminent of the United States.
| In testimony whereof l have hereuntO
| set nv baud aud caused the seal of the
United States 10 be affixed.
| Done al the city Of Washington this 9th
| day Of July, in the year OF our Lord 1864.
and of the Independence of the United
| States the ssh.
ABRAHAM LrSCOLS.
By the President:
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