Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-07
THE VERY LATEST
TELE CT AP Ell.
Proclamation by the President.
WasHrxcros. July S.

| WHKRHAs, By the proclamation which
vas issued on the 10Th day Of April
1851, the President Of ths United States
announced and declared that the laws o.
the United States had been for sons
tins pzst and then were opposed, and
the execution thereof DISTRACTED in Ger
tain States therein mentioned, by com
binations too powerful to be suppressed
| By the ordinary course Of Judicial pro-
ceeding or BY the power vested in the
Marshals by law, and
| WHKKEAs. Immediately after the is
suing of said proclsmation, the land and
naval forces of the United States we're
put into activity TO suppress the said in
surrection and rebellion, and -
WHERKAs, The Congress of the United
By an act approved on the Sd day of
March, 1863, did enact that during the
said REBELLION the Pc ident of the Uni
ted States, whenev in bis judgement
the public safety may require it, is ar-
thorized to suspend the privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus in any ease
throughout ~she United States or anv
part thereof And, whereas, the "a d
| instruction and rebellion still continues,
endangeripg the existence of the Co.'S
stitution and Government of the United
States And, whereas, the military forces
Of the United States are now actively
engaged in suPpressing the said insnr-
reetion aud rebellion, in various
parts OF the States where the said
rebsllion has been successful in OBJ
structing the laws aud public
authority especially in the States Of Vir-
ginia and Georgia, and whereas, on the
18th day of Septe mber last, the Presi-
| dent Of the United States duly issued
his proclamation wherein be declared
that the privilege of the habeas corpus
should be suspended throughout the Z.
s. in cases whereby the authority of the
President of the U. 5. she military, ma
val and civil officers os the Z. s., or any
Of them, hold persons under their com
mand or IN their custody, either as pris-
oners Of war, or spies, or aiders or abet-
teFs OF the enemy, or ofhcsrs, or soldiers,
or seamen enrolled, or drafted or mus
tered, Or enlisted in, or belong
ing to the land or naval forces of the
IT, s., or dessrtsrs therefron, or other
wise amszabls to the military law, or
the rules, or other articles of war and
regulations prescribed for the military
and naval service By the authority Of
the President Of the Z. S. or for resist
ing draft, or for any other offences
against the military or naval service,
and, whereas, many citizens Of the State
of Kentucky have joiaed the forces Of
the Insurgents and have on several occa-
sions catered the said State of Kentucky
in large forces, and net without aid and
comfort furnished by disafected and dis
loyal citizens Of ths u. S. residing there
in, hare not only greatly disturbed the
public peace, but have overborne the civil
authorities and made fragrant civil war
destroying property and life in various
parts OF that State and, whereas, il has
been made known TO the President Of
the United States by the ofFisers com
handing the natioaI forces that comb.
nations have been made IN the said State
OF Ksnlusky With purpose OF inciing the
rebel forces to renew the said operation
Of civil war within the State. and there
by to embatrass the United States arm
les now operating in the said depart
ments of Virginia and Georgia, and
even to eHdaDgsr their safety
Now. therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln,
Prasidont Of the United States, BY virtue
Of the authosity vested ia me By the Con-
stitution and laws, do hereby declare
in my judgment, the public safety
especially requires that the suspension
Of the privilege of the writ VI AabsGs cor
ptEs 20 defined in the said proclaim atiun
Of the 18th Of September. 1868, be duly
enforced in and throughout the said
State Of Kentucky, and that martial law
be for the present declared therein
do therefore hereby require Of the mill
tary officers in said State that the privi-
legs Of the writ of hdbeas corpus be ef-
feetually 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 establishment Of military law to con-
tinus till this proclamation shall be re-
voked or modified, but not beyond the pc
riod when the said rebellion shall have
been suppressed or come TO an end, and
| do hereby require and command as
well all military officers as civil officers
and authorities existing or found within
the said State of Kentucky to take no
tice Of this Proclamation and give full
effect to the sane the martial law here
in proclaimed Thethings that will not
be taken 20 interfere with is the holding
OF lawful elections, or with the proceed
ings CT the lawfully constituted Legisla-
tars Of Kentucky, or With the adminis-
tration of justice in the courts Of Law
existing therein between citizens Of the
United States in suits or proceedings
which do not effect the military opera
tons or the constituted authorities Of
the Goverament of the United States.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand aad caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
the City Of Washington this fifth day of
July, in the year of our Lord 1864, and
Of the Iadependence Of the United States
the ssth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the Presidsnt
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