The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-07
Washington, July 5.


Washington, July 5.
BY the President Of Me United States-A
Proclamation.
WHEREAs, By the Proclamation which
vas lsssed on the 18th day OF April, 1s6
the President of The Limited States an
nDusced and declred thas The laws Of the
United States had been for some time
past and then we're opposed, and the ex-
ecutiOn tAsrsof cbstructsd n certain
States therein mentioned, By combine.
tions too powerful TO Be suppressed BY the
ordinary course Of Judicial proceedines o.
by power vested in the marshals By iaw :
and,
Whereas, Immediately after the issu.
ing OF the said Proclamation, the land and
naval forces Of the United States were
put into activity to suppress the said in
surrection and rebellion; aud whereas.
the Congress Of the United States, by 90
act approved on the Sd Of March, 1861,
did enact that, during said rsbelIioc, the
President of the United States, whenever
in his Judgment the public .fe,y may re-
quire 1t. Is authorized 70 suspend the pri-
vliege. of the writ of habeas corpus in asy
State throughoat the United S,atss, or sn '
part thereof; aud where's, the said in
surreetion and rebellion still CONTINUES.
endangering the existence Of the Conssi-
tuition and Government Of the United
States.
And whereas, The military forces of
the United States are now actively en-
gagged in supressing the s.id insurrection
and rebelhoa in various parts Of the States
where the said rebellion has been success
ful in obstracting the laws and pablo au-
thorities, especially in the States OF Vir-
ginia and Georgia; and whereas, on the
18th day of September last the President
Of the United States duly issued his proc
lamation, wherein he declared that the
privilege of the writ Of habeas corpus
should be suspended throughout the Uni
ted States In cases whereby The authority
of the President OF the United States. the
military. naval and civil oficen of the
United States, or aoy of then, hold per-
sons under their command on in their
custody, either Is prisoners OF var, sp,es
or aiders or abettors of the eBemv, or ufi-
GERS, soldiers or seamen enrolled or drafted
or mustered or enlisted 10 or belonging TO
the l.ud or naval forces of the United
States. or as deserters therefrom. or 9th
erwise, amenabie to military Law or the
rules and articles of war or the rules and
regulations prescribed for the military or
naval services BY authority of the Presi-
dent OF the United States, or for resisting
q draft or for any other cEense against
the military or naval service.
Aud whereas, Many citizens of the
State of kentucky have joined the forces
of the insurgents; have on several occa.
slons entered the said Safe of Kentucky
in large force and no: without aid and
comfort furnished by disadecsed and dis
loyal citizens Of tl.e United S.ates resid-
ing therein, have 40. only greatly dis
turbed the public peace, ba, have over
borne The civil authorities aud made IA
grant civil war, destroying property and
lise IN various parts o. that State; and
whereas, 1t has been made known to the
President of the United States by the
ofhcers commanding the na. ional armies
that combinations have been formed in
the said State Of Ksuincty with purpose
Of incitlng the rebel forces to renew the
said operations OF ciyn var within the
said Ssate. and thereby to embarrass the
United States armies nov operating 10
the said States oil Virginia and Gevr gia,
and even TO eDdsnger their safety: now,
therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, President
OF the United States, BY virtue OF the au-
thority vested in me by the constitution
and laws. do hereby declare that in my
Judgment the public safety especially re
qusres that the suspension vi the privi
lege Of the writ of habsas corpus. so pro
claimed IN ;hs said proclamation OF the
18th Of September. 1853. 81 msde efFsc-
iual and Be duly enfosced In .ad throagh b.
out the said State OF Kentuck y, and that
martial lav be for the present declared
therein.
l do therefore require Of the military
officer in the said state that the priv
ileges of the writ Of Habsss Corpus be
effecssally suspended within the sald
State according to the aforesaid procla.
nation, and that martial nv b sstab.
lished shereia, ts isks sfect fron the
date q this psoclanasios; the said sus-
pensioa aod ssesblishneat Of mortial lau
to continue nus;l this prpcian,afscn shal]