The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-05
.WIHEREAS His Excellency President
wv Johnson has issued his proclan,a-


State to The guarantee of the United States
therefor, and its~people to protection by tho
United States against invasion, ,insurrectisn
and domestic violence.
clamation OF his Excellency Andrew john
son, President of the United States, /,
BENJAMIN F. PERRY, Provisional Cover
nor of the State of South Carolina, for the
purpose OF organizing q Provisional Gov
eminent In South Carolina, reforming the
| thority in said State under tie Constitution
and laws Of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and declare that all civil officers in
South Carolina, who were in Office when the
Civil Government of tho State was suspend
ed, in May last, Except those arrested OF
under prosecution for treason,) shall, .on
| taking the oath Of allegiance prescribed i'll
the RESIDENTS Amnesty Proclamation OF
the 18th day Of May, 1865, resume tho
duties of their Offices and continue to dis
charge them under tho Provisional Govern
mcnt till further appointments are made.
And DO further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is tho duty Of. all loyal
citizens Of the State of 8. nth Carolina to
promptly go forward and take the oath Of
allegiance to the United States, before some
Government, who may be qualified for.ad-.
ministerlng .oaths; and such are hereby
authorized 70 give certified copies thereof
to tho persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or
ofheers are hereby required to transmit tho
may be convenient to the Department Of
State, in the city Of Washington, D. q.
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers Of Elec-
tlons throughout the State Of Sordh Carroll
ma will hold an election for members of 4
State Convention, at their respective pre-
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP
IEMBER NEXT, according to tho laws Of
South Carolina in force before the secession
OF the State; and that each Election Dis
bers of; the Convention as the said District
has members of the House OF Representa-
tivcs-the basis of representation being
population and taxation. This will give
one hundred and twenty-four members to
the Conventions number sufficiently large
to represent every portion of the.State most
fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the
Amnesty oath and not within the excepted
classes in the Presidents Proclamation,
Will be entitled to vote, provided. he was a
legal Voter under the Constitution as it
stood prior to the secession of South Caro-
lima. And all who arc within the excepted
Classes must take the oath and apply for q
pardon, i'll trder to entitlc them to vote or
become memDers Of the Convention.
The members Of the Convention thus
elected: ON the first Mondaysin September
next, are hereby required to convene III the
city OF Columbia, on WEDNESDAY. the 18th
day Of September, 1865, ior the purpose of
altering and amending the present Consti-
tuition OF South Carolina, or remodelling
to the great changes which have taken
place in THO State, and be more in accord
ance with Republican principles and equali-
ty OF representation.
And l do further proclaim and make
known, that the Constitution and all laws of
force in South Carolina prior to the seces-
sion OF the State, are hereby made Of force
under the Provisional Government. except
they may conflict with the provi-
slons OF this proclamation. And the judges
and Chancellors Of the State are hereby
required to exercise all the powers and per-
lolm all the duties which appQrtain. to their
respective Offices, and especially in criminal
cascs. 1t will be expected of the Federal
military authorities now in South Carolina,
70 lend their authority to the civil officers
pose Of enforcing the laws and preserving
the peace and good order Of the State.
And do further command and enioin all
good and lawful citizens of the State to
lnte in enforcing the laws and bringing to
Justice az disorderly persons, an pfunder-.
md idle persons who are wandering about
without employment or any visibH means
If supporting themselves.
1t Is also expected that all former owners
u Ireed persons Will be kind to them, and
lot t1rn of the children or aged to perish;
md the freed men and women are earnestly
,njoined to make contracts, Just and ;s;r.
or remaining wish their former owner.
In order to facilitate as much as possible
ne application for pardons under the ex-
epted sections of the Presidents Amnesty
, ,rociamatlon, IT IL stated for information
hat all applications must be by petition,
t:aating the exception, and accompanied
nth the oath prescribed. This petition
must be hrst approved by the Provisional
iovcrnor, and then forwarded to the Presi-
ent. The headquarters Of the Provisional
governor will be at Greenville, wherS all
to him must be addressed.
The newspapers of this State will publish
MS proclamation till tine, election for noni-
ers Of the Convention.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set