Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-09
Important From South Carolina.
GOV. PERRH's PROCLAMATION.

GOV. PERRY's PROCLAMATION.
PROCLAMATION BT THE PROVISIONAL GOV.
ERNoR OF SOUTH CARorTSA.
wHEREAs, His Excellency, President
johnson, has issued his proclamation,
appointing me (Benjsmin T. Perry Pro.
risioual Governor in and for the State
of South CarchrA, with fun power to
prescribe such rules and regulations as
may be necessary and proper for conven.
ing o convention Of the State, composed
Of delegates 10 be chosen by that portion
Of the people Of said State who are
loyal to the United States, for the pur-
pose OF altering or amending the Con-
stitution thereof, aud with authority TO
exercise within the limits of the State,
ell the powers necessary and proper to
enable such loyal people 60 restore aBid
State to its constitutional relations 10
the Federal Government, and to present
such q republican form Of State Govern
ment IS win entitle' the State TO the
guarantee Of the United States therefor,
andits people TO the protection Of the
United States against invasion, insur-
rection>and domestic violence.
Now, Wherefore, in obedience to the
proclamation of His Excellency, An
drew Johnson, President Of the United
States, /, BENJAMIN f. Perry, Provisional
Governor OF the State of South Carolina,
for the. purpose Of organising Q Provi.
sional Government IL the State Of South
Carolina, restoring, civil AutAority in
said State, under the Constitution and
laws Of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and declare that all civil off,
GERS in South Carolina, who were in
| Office when the civil government of the
State was Suspended, in May last (except
those arrested or under prosecution for
treason), shall, on taking the oath Of
allegiance prescribed in the Presidents o
Amnesty Proclamation Of the 29th day
Of May, 1865, resume the duties Of their
Offices and continue TO discharge them
under the Provisional Government until
further appointments are made.
| And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, thGt it is the duty of ell
good citizens OF tha State OF South
Carolina to promptly 90 forward and
take the oath of allegiance to the United
States, before some Magistrate or mili-
tary officer Of the Federal Government,
who may be qualified for administering
oaths, and such are hereby authorized
to give certified copies thereof 70 the
persons respectively BY whom they were
made. And such Magistrates or officers
are hereby required TO transmit the orig
inals of such oaths at as early day Rs
may be convenient, to the Department
| Of State, in the city of Washington
DC fas549 THROI I
| And / do further proclaim, declare and
make known that the Managers Of Elec
tons throughout the State of South
Caroline will hold an election for mems
hers of State Convention, at their res
pective precincts, on the frat Monday in
September next, according 70 the laws
of Sonth e Carolina, in force before the
secession Of the Stxte, and that Aesci
election district in the. State shall elect
as many members Of the convention al
the said district had members of the
House of Rspresentatives--theb baais o.
representation being population ans
taxation. This viii give ous hundred
aud twenty-four members to the eonven
tien-a number sufficiently large TO rep
recent every portion Of the State mos
fully. sraE .vr8Frs,s,Fsss .sFlgs8 sw.T
Every loyal citizen who had taken tn
amnesty oath, and not within the exespt
ed classes Of the Pgesident,s proelsms
tion, viii be entitled toycte, provided b
was legal voter under the Constitution
as il stood prior to the secession Q
South Carolina. Aud all who are with
in the excepted classes must take thl
oath and apply for pardon, in order 3
entitis them to vote or become member
Of the convention. al sis7ssass .ssao is
The members of the convention thu
elected on the Efst Monday in Septeu
ber next are hereby required to conven
in the city Of Columbia, on Wednesday
the 18th daY of September, 1866, for th
purpose G6 altering or amending th
present Constitution of South Carolins
or remodelirg or making new ont
which will conform 10 the great change
which have taken place in that Stat
"a and DO more Ia accordance With repul
lican principles and equality of repr
sentation. size z sr
And ! do further proclaim and maE
known that the constitution and lava
force in South Carolina prior TO the u
a. cession Of the State are hereby made
". force under the Provisional GoVernmen
OF except wherein they may conflict vii
n theprovisions Of this proclamation. Ar
t. the Judges and Chaneellors Of the Sta
On are hereby required to exercise all Il
duties which appertain TO their respeC
i've ehices, and especially in crimin
n eases. It viii be expected of the -Fe
'rs eral military authorities now in Sou
y. Carolina to lend their authority to 4
Sy civil officers Of the Provisional Cover
NJ ment, for the purpose of enforcing Il
laws and preserving the peace aud GO
order Of the State.
And / do further command and e
ua Join ell good and lawful citizens of {
State to unite in enforcing the laws n
,sr bringing to justice all disordsrly p'
sens, all plunderers, robbers, and \
g. rauders, all vsgrsnts and idle persc
who are wandering about without Q
ployment or any visible means OF 81
g porting themselves. -
- 1t is also expected that all form
~ owners OF freed persons viii be kind
- them, and not turn of the children
. aged to periah; and the frssd men q