Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-15

BY the President OF the United states OF
America, procla nation.
WHEREAS, BY my proclamation ofthe Goth
Of April. 1865, all restrictions upon internal,
domestic and commercial intercourse, with
certain exceptions therein set forth, were re-
moved in such parts Of the States of Ten
nessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
and 30 much of Louisiana as lies east Of the
Mississippi river as shall be embraced
within the lines of the national forces: and
WHEREAS, BY my proclamation OF the 22d
Of Nav, 1866, for reasons therein given, it
was declared that certain ports 0fthe United
States, Which had been previously closed
against foreign commerce, should, with Ger.
tain specifications, he reOpened TO such COM
MERGE, on and after the LIST day Of July next.
subject to the laws of the United States and
in pursuance of such regulations ~ might
he prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas.
WnEKEAs, l am satisfactorily informed
that the danger of combination against the
laws Of the United States no longer exist
within the State of Tennessee, that the fnsur-
rection heretofore exciting within said State
has been suppressed, that within the boun-
diaries thereof the authority of the United
States in undisputed, and that such officers of
the United States as have been duly COM
missioned, are in the undisturted exercise
Of their official functions.
Now, therefore, be It known that AN.
DREW JOHNSON, President Of the United
States do hereby declare that all restrictions
upon international, domestic and cOastwise
intercourse and trade in the removal of pro-
ducts OF States heretofore declared in insur-
rection, reserving and excepting only those
relating to contraband of war, as hereinafter
rccitetl, and also those which relate to the
reservation Of rights Of the United States to
purchase in the territory of an enemy. here.
toforc imposed in the territory Of the United
States east of the Mississippi river, are an
nulled
And do hereby direct that they be forth
with removed; that on and after the LIST day
Of July next all restrictions upon foreign
commerce with said ports, with the excep-
ton and reservation aforesaid, be removed,
and that the commerce of said States shall
bc conducted under the supervision Of regu-
larly appointed officials of the customs pro-
videtl by law, and such officers Of customs
shall receive any captured and condemned
property that may he turned over to them
under the law by the military or naval forces
Of the United States, and dispose Of such
property as shall he directed by the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury The following arti
cles cOntraband Of war are exceptions from
the effect Of this proclamation: arms, amInu
milton, all articles from which ammunition
is made, and gray uniforms and clothes.
l hereby also proclaim and declare that
instruction so far as it relates to and with
in the State of Tennessee and the inhabi
tants Of said State of Tennessee rs reorgan-
lied and constituted under the recently
adopted constitution, and reorganization,
and accepted by them is suppressed. and
therefore, also, that all disabilities and dis
qualifications attaching to said State and
the inhabitants thereof consequent upon
my proclamation, issued by virtue OF the
5th section Of the act entitled an act fur
ther to provide for collection of duties on i'm
ports, and for other purposes, approved the
18th day of July, 1864, are removed, but
nothing herein contained shall Ike cOnsid-
cred or construed as in any, wise chang
ing or impairing any of the penalties or
forfciturcs for treason heretofore 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
the excepting regulations for the suspension
Of the haJeas corpus and the exercise Of mil
itary law in cases where it shall he necessa-
nv for the general public safety and welfare
during the existing instruction, nor shall
this proclamation in any way impair any
laws heretofore passed by Congress and
duly approved by the President, or any
proclamation or address issued by him dur
ing the aforesaid insurrection abolishing
slavery, whether Of persons or property,
but, on the contrary, all such laws and proc
lamations heretofore made or issued are ex-
pressly declared to be in full force and
virtue.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set
nv hand and caused the sealsOf the United
States to he affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington, this 18th
day of June, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-dve, and
Of the independence Of the United States
the seth.
(Signed,) ANDREW JOHNSON
BY the President:
WV. II. SEWARD, Sec'y Of State.