Daily national Republican., 1864-08-13
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WRIT OF ,HABEAs CORPUS AND MARTIAL
LAW IN KENTUCKY.

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LAW IN KENTUCKY.
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| ADJuTA~T GENERALLY OrTfcE, y
..nl "AuIrsroH, July 10, 1854.
General orders, No. aas. 1r r
BY ne Prestdenf cfhs United Sfdtes Of Amcriea.
A hPRocLamETIos.
| Where's, by q proclamation which was issued
on the 18th day OF April Issi the President OF the
Unitedstates announced aud declared tina the lawi
ofthe United States had been for some time past,
and then were, opposed, and the execution thereof
obstruoted In certain States therein mentioned by
combinations too powerful to be suppressed BY the
ordinary conrse Of Judicial proceedings, or by the
powers vested in the marshals By law,
And whereas, immediately after the Issuing Of
the said PROCLAMATION the land and naval forces
the United States were put into aotivity to sup
press the taid insurreotion and rebellion
And whereas, the Congress Of the United States,
by an act approved on the 81 day OF March, 1864,
did enact that during the said rebellion the Presi
dent Of the United states, whenever in his Judg-
ment the public safety may require II, 10 author-
lied TO suspend the privilege OF the writ Of habeds
corpus in any case throughout the United States,
or 10 any p IT thereofj
And whereas, the said insurrection and rebel
lion stn eontinue, endanserins the existence OF
the Constitution and Government Of the United
States;
And whereas, the military forces Of the United
States are now actively engaged In suppreising
tho said insurreotion and rebellion In various paitI
Of the States where the said rebellion has been
successful In obstruoting the laws and public au-
thorties, especially in the States Of Virginia and
Georgia;
And whereas, on 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 haoeas corpus should be sus-
pended throughout the United States in the cases
where, by the authority Of tho President Of the
United States, military, naval, and civil ofneers
OF the United States, any Of them, hold persons
under their command or In their oustedy, either
az prisoners OF war, spies, or sders or abottors Of
the enemy, or ofsers, soldiers, or seamen enrolled
or drafted or mustered or enlisted in, or belonging
to, the land or naval forces the United states or
as deserters therefrom, or otherwise an enable to
military law or the Rules and Articles OF War, or
the rules or 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 offenss against the military or naval
service;
Ana whereas, many citizens ofthe State OF Ken
tuohy have Joined the forees Of the and
such Insurgents have, several occasions entered
the said state Of Kentucky In large force, and not
without aid and comfort furnished BY dls.hected
and dlsloya citizens OF the United States reading
thereln, have not only greatly disturbed the pub
lie pesce, but have overborne the civil authorities
and made iagrant civil war, destroying property
and life In various parts ofthat State;
And whereas, It has been made known to the
President Of the United States by the officers oom-
mAnding the nAtioaal armies, that combinations
have bean formed In the said State OF Kentucky,
with purpose Of melting rebel forces to renew
the said operations OF oisil war within the said
state, and thereby to embarrass the United States
armies now operating In the said States OF vir-
sinla and Georgia, and evea to endangcr their
safety,
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Presi-
dent OF the United States, by virtue Of the author
ity vested in me by the Constitution and laws, do
hereby declare that, In my judgment, the public
safety especially requires that the susrension of
the privilege of the writ Of habeas corpus, so pro-
claimed In the said proclamation OF the 18th Of
September, 1881 be made effeotual and be duly en-.
forced in and throughout the said State Of Ken
tuck, and that m artial law be for the present e.
tablished therein. lido, tn srefore, hereby require
OF tn military officers in the said state that the
privileges OF the writ Of habeas corpus be efectualy
responded within the said State, acoordog 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-
lishment Of martial law to continue until this
proclamation shall be revoke ed or modified, but not
beyond the period when the said rebe lion shall
have been suppressed or come to an end And
do hereby require and command, as well all mill
tary officers all civil officers and authorities ex-
isting or found within the said State OF Kentucky
to t'ko notice of this proclamation and to give full
effect to the same.
The marital law herein proclaimed, and the
thlngs In that respect herein ord red will not be
deemed or taken to Interfere with the holding Of
lawful elections, or with the proceedings OF the
Legislature OF Kentucky, or with
the administration ofjustice In the courts OF law
exstiug therein between citizens OF the United
States in suits or proceedings which do not affect
the military operations the constituted author
Iti's OF the Goverrmeu Of the United States.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixe Done at the city Of
Il. 81 Washington, this hfth day OF July, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four, and OF the independ-
enee ofthe United States the eighty ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Blythe President,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary OF state.
Nv order of the Secretary of War;