Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-06
Proclamation by the Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Nau 0riasng. Jttne 10. 1856. ]

New Orleans, June 10, 1860.
To the People Of the Parishes Of st. Tamnany,
Washington, St. Helena, Livingston, West Ba'
ton Rouge, Pointe ConpSe, st msrun, oon cor.
dia, Madison, Carroll, Franklin. st. Mary, East
Feiiciana, West Feicians, Tensss, Vermtiion'
a.. Landry, Lafayette, Oaleasieu, Avoyelles,
Natchitoches, Sabine, Caddo, Ouachita, Desoto,
Rapides, Union, Jackson, Caldwell, Casahonia,
Claiborne, Bossisrs Bienvilie ana Wlnh.t
extend to you my heartfelt congratn-
lstions on your being restored to the pro-
lection Of the flag of our country, the sym
Dol of law, order and freedom, and which
now waves in majestic power over an I'M
divided nation. Our once wealthy and
fertile State, now bankrupt aud desolate
from the ravages of intestine war resumes
her natural relations (Which have been
tenn porarily disrupted within the glorious
Union of the States, united by the bonds OF
universal freedom and ties that can never
be discovered. 1t is not my purpose to
rake up the ashes of the past, by inquiring
who has erred and who has not erred in
the fearful struggle the nation has just
passed through. Whatever may have been
the causes Of the outbreak, and however
bitter may have been the feelings engen-
dered in the hearts Of some, it ia better
that all such matters be buried out OF sight
forever. 1t 10 not the past, but the pres
emit and future we have to deal with.
Great and responsible duties rest upon ev--
cry citizen at this crisis, TO manfuily go to
work and assist in the establishment of
civil government. In thatconDectionit 10
. most cheering sign to see the spirit OF
submission TO the laws, and willingness TO
acquiesce in the result, III anifested by those
so recently engaged IN hostility to the
Government. Even the soldiers return to
sL~s- l. $50 49, ems. hastaw nan rlv
owning to the failure of their experiment,
and al! OK Expressing desire to atone for the
errors of the past by cheerful obedience to
the Government, and glad again to enjoy
It's benifcent rule. You, my friends and
fellow citizens, for esteem it q privilege
TO call you so, must follow in the footstops
of so good an example. You must go to
work to organize civil government in your
respective Parishes. Sheriffs, Recorders,
Clerks of Courts and Police Jurors will
have to be appointed Professionally. until
elections can be held to fill these offices,
90 provided by law. You must confer
among yourselves, and select men of in
tegrlty and capacity to fill these positions.
/ will act on your recommendations ny
appointing the persons named by you, if
they are men Of proper character, and
have taken the oath prescribed in the Bre
sidents Proclamation of the sth of De-
cember, 1858, or that of the 18th Of May,
1854.
This will DO prerequisite in all cases,
the original or certified copy Of which oath
must be transmitted with the application
for appointment. 1t il also my intention
to organize the judiciary throughout the
State by appointing professionally Judges
of the DISTRICT Courts and District Attor-
Ia "a fTba
class of officers are made appointive by the
Executive, under the new constitution, for
o term of six years, and invite recon-
mendstions from you as to who shall fill
those Offices, as also District Attorneys.
cannot urge upon you too strongly the
importance Of your acting promptly and
with unanimity in the matters herein
brought to your notice. If you neglect to
avail yourselves Of the opportunity offered
you shall be compelled to make appoint
ments to Office for your section, from the
best information in my possession, and
you cannot blame me if they are not &C
ceptable to you. Important elections will
DO held this fall. Members Of Congress
and Legislature will have to be elected,
and if each Parish is provided with proper
officers to open the polls, an election for
Governor and other State officers, accord
ing to the new constitution, will take place
at the same time.
While the population Of that portion Of
the State which has been so fortunate as to
enjoy the protection Of the strong arm of
the General Government, sooner than
other sections, and for which they are not
entitled to any merit of their own } in or
der to hasten the restoration Of civil gov
eminent IN the State, have adopted new
- ~. a I Us
which has passed laws, yet I feel author
ICED to say that 1t was with no intention
of forestalling or denying your rights to
participate in the making of the fundamen-
tai, as we'll as all other laws.
In conclusion, assure you that no one
is more anxious to have the whole State
represented in all general elections, and
particularly for the office of Governor,
than myself. j. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of Louisiana.