The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-04-19
A PrOcIamatiOhb by the E'rcsidS nj
i'm Regard TO Trade yYith SOu-
thern Ports!

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE proclama-
ton in reference to closing the Southern
| ports is in accordance with law pa ,Sed as
! early as 1861. 1t was then understood,
however, that while foreign powers would
| respect effective blockade of these posts, a
claim to exercise legal authority over them
as over the other ports of the United States
would not be respected. /; is believed that
the time has come, however, when the Uni
ted States Goycrnmct can claim to exercise
that legal authority over all its ports, whcth-
or blOckadcd or not, which belongs to every
independent sovereign power. a sufficient
! number Of Southern ports are left open for
legitimate trade, and those now proclaimed
closed will, it is presumed, be re-opened at-
ter time. Meanwhile blockade running is
likely eficctually ended. The issuing of q
proclamation is understood to have been the
business on which 5 Secretary Seward was a.
bout to visit City Point to confer with the
President last week. Another important
proclamation is issued to-day as follows:
By TIE PRESIDENT OF THE u. S. OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, For some time past vessels Of
war of the United States have been refused
in certain ports privileges and immunitics
to which they were entitled by treaty, pub
lie law or the comfy of nations, at the same
time that vessels war of the comfy which
in the said privileges and immunities have
have been withheld, have enjoyed them
fully and uninterruptcdly in the ports OF tie
United States, which condition of things
has not always occn forcibly resisted by the
United States, although, GU the other hand,
they have not at times failed to protest u
ganst and declare their dissatisfaction with
the same to enemies of the United States,
no condition any longer which cap be claim
ed to justify the denial to them by any one
of said nations of the customary naval rights,
which, as has heretofore been 30 unuecessa-
rally persisted in.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do hereby
make known that if, attera reasonable time
shall have elapsed for the Intelligence Of this
Proclamation to have reached any foreign
country IN whose ports the said privileges
and immunlties shall continue to be so re-
fused then and thenceiorth the same privi-
eges and immunities shall be refused to the
vessels OF War of the county in the ports
Of the United States, or this refusal shall
continue Until the War vessels of the L. S.
shall have teen placed upena an entire equal
ity in the foreign ports aforesaid, with SINH
lar vessels Of other countries. The United
States, whatever claim or prctensc may
have existed heretofore, are now, at least,
entitled to claims, and concedc ali entire
and triegdly equality Of rg hts and hospital
tiles with all nlaratne nations.
In witness whereof, ! have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed Done at the City of
Washington this eleventh day Of April,
\, d. 1865, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the seth.
lSigned a. LINCOLN.
by the President: .....
WIN. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.