The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
Of the BI0cknde "A
Proclamation in Reiaiien 20 An,eri-
cnn Vessel. Of War I'm + Foreign Ports.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE procla-
nation in referepee TO ciOslg the South,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The pr0cli-
nation in referepee TO ciOspg the Sonth-
ern ports is in accordance with the law
passed H. early as 1861. 1t was then n''-
derstood, however, that while ioreieii
powers would respect an effective block
ade of these ports a claim tO exercise lt'
gal authority over them, AZ over other
ports of the United States, would not he
Respected. IL, is believed the hme iias
- ... hnwrvrr. when the United States
government can claim to eNsic'se thp
legal authority over all its ports. whrtf-
er blockade 1 or not. which helongs Ia
every independent sovereign power. A
sufficient IIIui'er OF Southern polis are
left open for legitimate trade aud ih"se
nov prnlaiurd closed viii, il is pre-
sn,i,e,l. he reopcncdl, while bl"ka'le RIM
ming is likely ended. The issuing oiit his
proclamation is understood Ia have been
the business on which Secretary Seward
was about to yisi, City Point to '"nfer
with the President last week ,It.s .r
Another important proclamation Is Is
sued To-day As fellows: ..,
BIZ the President Of The United STATS Il
Proclamation '' @-'' |'a
4 Whereas. for some TIME past, Vessels oi
war of the United States have heeh ie-
fused in certain ports, privileges ana mn
munities to which they Were entitled ny
treaty, public law or the comfy or ma
tions, and the privileges and inilhi'ni'ic9
thus withheld have been enjoyed ihliN
and nninterrapiedly III the ports "I the
United States, which condition of things
has always been respected by the United
States, although on the other hand theN
have not at times failed to protest against
and declare their dissatisfaction WIN Tue
same In the view OF the United STATES
m condition any longer exists 10 lns'ilN
the denial by any Dne,of sahl nations "t
the customary naval rights, winch mas
heretofore been nnnecessarilyperslsted III.
Now therefore, ], Abraham Lincoln,
President Of the United States, d" hereby
make known that it, after u reasonable
time shall have elapsed Tor the 'nteill-
gence of this 40 reach the c"nhtiy th
whose ports THE said privileges and i'm ;.
mnnities shall have been refused as af"rr-
said, and they continue to he 50 refhHeh
then and thenceiOrth the same privileges
and immunities shall he refused Ia the
vessels Of war of such country III the ports
of the United States, or tins refusal
shall continne until the war Vessels oi
the United States shall have been placed
upon an antire equality III the t"rriSn
ports aforesaid with similar vessels "i
Other countries. The United States what
ever claim or pretence may nave tAisled
heretofore, are now, at least, entitled L"
claim, and coucele an entire and tIlendlN
equality of rights and hospitahlies with
ali maritime nations In witness where.
of | have hrrennto set my hanl ANA
caused the seal of the United States Il"
he affiycd
Done at the city of Washington tins
eleventh day of April, A d. eighteen
hundred and siXty-ive and of the ihde
pendence of the United States of Amer
ca the eighty-ninrh.
[Signed] A LINCOLN
BY the President;
VIM II SEWARD,
Sec'y Of State