Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-16
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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WRIT OF HAaEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
LAW IN KENTUCKY.
wAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE, 7
WARRINGTON, July 10, 1884.
General Orders, No. ga.
BY be Prsstdent ofhs United SAFES Of Ameried.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by q proclamation which was issued
the 18th day OF April, 1861, the President OF the
Cni'edstates announced aud declared that the IHw'
of the United States had been for some time pas',
and then we're, oppotei, and the execution theteoI
ohstrueted, In certain States therein menuoneuoy
combination, too powerful to he suppressed oy the
ordinary course Of judicial proceedings or BY the
powers vested in the mar,hsls BY lev
And whereas, Immediately aiter the h,uinB OF
the said procl. nation the land and naval forces
Tho unIted states were put into activity to sup
pre,s thu aid insurreetion and rebellioni
And whereas, the Congress Of the United states,
nv an act ,pproyed on the 81 day OF March, 1869,
did enact that during the sid rebellion the Presi'
dent Of the United States, whenever in his JUG.
nent the public safety may require II, Is author
lied to suspend the privilege Of the writ Of hsbeds
roryus in any case throughout the United States,
or In any p 1T thereof;
And whereas, the said insurrection and rebel
lion stll continue, endsngering the existence of
the Constitution and Government Of the United
St.tes;
And whereas, the military forces OF the United
States are now actively engaged in supervising
the said insurreotion and rebellion In various parts
of the States where the said rebellion has been
successful in obstructing the laws and public au-
thorites especially in the States Of Virginia and
Georgia;
Ard Whereas the 18th day OF September last,
the President Of the United States duly issued his
proclamation, wherein he declared that the privi-
lege OF the writ OF ha6eds corpuS should be sus.
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where, by the authority Of the p esident Of the
United states, military, naval, aud civil ofnoer,
of the United States, or any Of them, hold pei
under their command or In their custody, either
prison ers Of war, spies, or hders abettors oil
the enemy or on erp, soldiers, seamen enrolled
or drafted or mustered enlisted In, belongings
to, the land or naval forces Of the United states
As deserters theretrom, otherwise enable to
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 OF
the United States or for resisting draft, or for
any other offense against the military or naval
servieej
And where's, many citizens ofthe State OF Ken
lucky have Joined the forces OF the Insurgents and
such Insurgents have, several occasions, entered
tho said s,teo Kentucky in large force, and, no,
without aid and comfort furnished by disaffScted
and dtloyAl citizens OF the United States residing
thereto have not only greatly disturbed the put.
lie peace, but have overborne the civil authorities
and made fragrant civil war, destroying property
and life In various parts OF that state;
And whereas, 1t has been made known to the
PreSidsnt Of the United States by the officers com
mAndiug the nA'ion'l armies, that combination
have beea form in the sid State Of Kentucky
with purpose Of ipclting rebel forces to renew
the said operations " civil war within the sait
state, and thereby T. tmbarrsss the United stAteI
srmits now operating In the said states Cf Viz
gin aud Georgia, and even to endanger theii
safetvi
Now, therefore, !, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Prehi
dent tthe United States by virtue Of the author
i;y sted n m by the Constitution and laws, d.
.ghy decla-e that, In m judgment, the public
BNtyty especially r,quir's that the SUSPENSION Of
the IrtVioge OF the writ of habeIs corpus, so pro
Gained In he said proclsmat on Of the 18th oil
scp'emher, 1858, be made effectual and be duly en-
tore d In and throughout the said State of Ken
tuck aud that u, rtisl law be for the present e
tAyIishsd therein. do tn refore, hereby IT gu 7,
OF N military oticers In the said state that tn,
p vlegel Of the writ of habeaI corpus be ensetusi
bpended within the said State, according to tn
Aforesaid proclamation, and that martial law b
established therein, to take eff ct from the date
this proclamation, the said suspension and ests
l.shmcnt of martial law to continue until tn
proclamation shall be revoked or modified, but nj
nry ond the period when the sid rebe lion shA
have been suppressed come to an end And
ID rely ,qIire and command, as well all mil
.tary officers all civil Officers and author titles e.
listing or found W thin the said State OF Kentuck!
tot Ike notice Of this proclamation and to give III
effect t. tie same.
The mArtiAl law herein proclaimed, aud u
things in thAt respect here n ord red, will not
deemed or taken to Interfere With the holding
lawful elections, or with the proceedings OF Il
Constitutional eSislature OF Kentucky, or wi
tho administration OF Justice In the courts OF Ia
ex stirg therein between citizens OF the Unite
States IN suitS or proceedings which do not affe
the military operations or the constituted sutho
III the Government OF the United States.
In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set m
hand and caused the seal OF the Unite
States to be Af1 xed. Done at the city Q
H.. g. Washington, this fifth day OF July, In tn
year of our Lord one thousand eight huI
dred and sixty.four, and Of the indepen'
ence ofthe United states the eighty-nintl
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
D. the President,
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary OF state.
py order OF the Secretary OF War:
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