The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-06-21

therein given, it was declared that GER
tain ports of the United States which
had been previously closed against for
eign commerce should, with cerlain spec
/ fled exceptions, be reopened to such COM
merce ON and after the frst day of July
next, subject to the laws of the United
States, and in pursuance of such regula'
tons as might be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, | am satisfactorily informed
that dangerous combinations against the
laws of the United States no longer exist
within the State of Tennessee; that the
insurrection heretofore existing within
said State, has been suppressed, that
within the boundaries thereof the author
ity of the United is undisputed, and that
such officers of the United States as have
been duly commissioned are in the un-
disturbed exercise of their official func-
tons. Now, therefore, be it known that
/, Andrew Johnson, President Of the
United States, do hereby declare that all
restrictions upon internal, domestic and
coastwise intercourse and trade, and up
on the removal of the products of States
heretofore declared in iusurrection, reserv-
ing and excepting only those relating to
contraband Of war, as hereinafter recited,
and also those which relate to the reserv-
alton of the rights of the United States to
property purchased in the territory of an
enemy, heretofore inclosed in the terri
tory of the United States, east of the
Mississippi River, are alluded; and l do
hereby direct that they be forwilh re-
moved, 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 su.
pervision of The regularly appointed
officers of the Customs provided by law,
and such officers of the Customs shall
receive any captured 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
proclamation: Arms, ammunition, all
articles from which ammunition is made,
and gray uniforms and cloth.
And | hereby also proclaim and
declare, that the insurrection, so far as it
relates TO and within the State Of Tennes
see, and the inhabitants of the said State
of Tennessee, as reorganized and consti~
tuted under their recently adopted Con-
stitution and reorganization, and accepted
by them, is suppressed; and, therefore,
also, that all disabilities and disqualified
tons attaching to said State, and the
inhabitants thereof, consequent upon any
proclamations issued by virtue of the
fifth section of the act entitled "An act
further to provide for the collections Of
duties on imports and for other purposes"
app rovedthe 18th day of July. 1851, are
removed. But nothing herein contained
shall be considered or construed as in any
wise changing or impairing any of the
penalties or forfetures for treason here
tofore 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 impairing existing
regulations for the suspension of the
haSeas corpus, and the exercise of military
law in cases where it shall be necessary
for general public safety and welfare du-
ring the existing insurrection; nor shall
this proclamation effect, or in any way
impair any laws heretofore passed by
Congress and duly approved by the
President or any proclamation or orders
issued by him during the aforesaid in
surrection, abolishing slavery, whether of
persons or property, but, on the contrary,
all such laws and proc oclamations heretofore
made or issued, are expressly saved and
declared to be in full force and virtue.
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 thir-
teenth day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty five, and of the Independence of
United States the eighty ninth.
Signed] ANDREW JOHNSON,
By the President.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.