The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-05
No. az.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION


April one thousand eight hundred and sixtyone, was
declared that the ports certain States including those
of Norfolk in the Stateof Virginia and Fernandina and
Pensacola in the State Of Florida, were for reasons
therein set FORTH intended to be placed under blockade
and whereas the said ports subsequently, bockaded
military possession of the United States it is deemed adj
vsabe that they should DO opened to domestic and foreign
commerce:
President of the United States pursuant to the authority
in me vested by the fifth section of the act OF Congress
approved the 18th Of July 1851 entitled An act fur
ther to provide for the collection of duties imports,
and for other purposes do hereby declare that the block
ade of the said ports Of Norfolk Fernandna and Pensa
cola shall SO far chase and determine from and after the
rst day of December next that commercial intercourse
with those ports except to persons things and nor
nation contraband of war; may from that time be car
ried on subject to the laws Of the United States to the
limitations and in pursuance Of the regulations which
may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury and
to such military and naval regulations as ale now In force
or may hereafter be found necessary.
In witness whereof have hersunto set my hand, and
caused the seal of the United States to he affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth
day of November, In the year of our Lord one
L. 81 Thousand eight hundred and sixy-four, and Of
the Independence Of the United States the eighty
''''' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
mo. 2s.l
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by the act approved July 4, 1854 entitled
San further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
aud calling out the national forces and for other pur
posen it is provided that the President of the United
States may at his discretion at any time hereafter call
for any number of men, volunteers for the respective
terms of one two and three years. for military service
and that in the quota or any part thereof of
town. township ward of city, precinct election dis
trict of any county not subdvided shall not be
filled within the space of fifty days after such CALL then
alo I'M draft fnp
to fill such quota or any part thereof which may be
untitled -
And whereas by the credits allowed u accordance with
the of Congress- the call for five hundred thousand
men, made July 18TH 1861 the number of men to be OBJ
tanned under that call reduced two hundred and
eighty thousand; and whereas the operations of the
enemy In certain States have rendered it mpractcabe to
procure from them their full quotas Of troops under said
CALI and whereas, from the foregoing causes, but two
hundred and forty thousand have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call OF July
49, 1864 leaving deficiency that call Of two hundred
and sixty thousand (26OOOO):
Now, therefore, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President OF the
United States of America in order to supply the afore
said deficiency, and to provide for casualties in the mill
ay and naval service of the United States do issue this
my call for three hundred thousand 300OO0 volunteers
to serve for two or three years The quotas OF the
States districts and subdstric under this CALL Will be
assigned by the War Department through the bureau Of
the Provost Marshal General Of the United States and
in case the quota, or any part thereof of any town.
township, ward Of city, precinct election district
of any county not 30 subdivded shall not be filled" be-
fore the fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and
sixtyve then draft shall be made to fill such quota,
any part thereof under this CALL which may be unified
on said fifteenth day of February, 1865.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal Of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth
day of December in the year of our Lord one
L. thousand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and of
tho Independence Of the United States the eighty.
ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY the President;
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.