Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-15
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Now, therefore, be 1t known that ], An
drew johnson, President of the United
States, do hereby declare that all restric-
tions upon internal, domestic and coastwise
intercourse and trade, and upon the re-
moval of the products of States heretofore
declared in insurrection, reserving and eX-
cepting only those relating to contraband
of war, as hereinafter recited, and also those
which relate to the reservation of the rights
of the United States to property purchased
in the territory of an enemy, heretofore in
closed in the territory of the United States,
east of the Mississippi river, are annulled (;
and do hereby direct that they be forth
with removed, and that on and after the
first day of July next, all restrictions upon
foreign commerce with said ports, with the
exception and reservation aforesaid, be
removed, and that the commerce of said
States shall be conducted under the super
vision of the regularly appointed officers of
the customs provided by law; and such Off
GERS of the customs shall received any cap
tured and abandoned property that may be
turned over to them, under the law, by the
military or naval forces of the United States,
and dispose of such property, as shall be
directed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The following articles, contraband of war,
are excepted from the effect of this procla-
nation: Arms, ammunition, all articles
from which ammunition is made, and gray
uniforms and cloth. .' .t ....
And hereby also proclaim and declare,
that the insurrection, so lar as it relates to
and within the State of Tennessee, and the
Inhabitants of the said State of Tennessee,
as reorganized and constituted under their
recently adopted Constitution and reorgan-
| ization, and accepted by them, is suppressed;
and, therefore, also, that all disabilities and
disqualilications attaching to said State,
and the inhabitants thereof. consequent up
OH any proclamations issued by virtue OF
the fifth section of the act entitled San act
| further to provide for the collection of duties
on imports, and for other purposes" APP
proved the 18th day OF July, 1861, are re-
moved. But nothing herein contained shall
be considered or construed as in any
wise changing or impairing any of the
penalties or forfeitures for treason
! heretofore incurred under the laws OF
| the United States, or any of the
provisions, restrictions, or disabilities
set forth in my proclamation bearing
date the 29th day OF May, 1865, or as i'm
pairing existing regulations for the suspen-
sion of the habeas corpus, and the exercise
of military law in cases where tshall be
necessary for the general public safety and
welfare during the existing insurrection.
nor shall this proclamation affect, or in any
way impair, any laws heretofore passed by
Congress and duly approved by the Presi-
dent, or any proclamation or orders issued
by him during the aforesaid insurrection,
abolishing slavery, whether of persons or
property; but, on the contrary, all such law;
and pIoclamations heretofore made or is
sued, are expressly saved and declared to
be in full force and virtue. "a
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sci
my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
City of Washington this thirteenth day
of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty five
and of the Independence Of the United
States the eighty-ninth.
[Signedl ANDREW JOH NSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.