Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-26
Proclamation by the President
Appointment Of Provisional Gov


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Proclamation by the President Of the United
IS States Of Aflertcd:
WHEREAS, The fourth section OF the
fourth article OF the Constitution Of the
United States declares that the United
States shall guarantee to every state IN the
Union republican form of government
and shall protect each of them against in
vasion and domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States is, by the Constitution, made
Oommander-in-C Chief of the Army and
Navy, as well as chief civil execu-
tive officer OF the United States,
and is bound by solemn oath faithfully to
execute the Office Of President OF the
United States, and to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed; and \ -.
WHBREAs,, The rebellion which has been
waged byI portion Of the people Of the
United States against the properly consti-
tuted authorities of the Government there
Of In the most violent and revolving form,
but whose organized and armed forces have
now been almost entirely overcome, has In
its revolutionary progress deprived the peo-
pie OF the State Of Alabama OF all civil
government; and
WHEREAS, 10 becomes necessary and
proper to carry out and enforce the obliga-
tions of the United States to the people OF
Alabama in securing them In the enjoy
.ment Of a republican torn Of government:
% Now, therefore, In obedience to the high
and solemn duties imposed upon me by the
Constitution of the United States, and for
'1the purpose of enabling the loyal people of
said State to organize State Government,
whereby justice may be established, domes-
)tic Tranquility restored and loyal citizens
protected In all their rights of life, liberty
and property, /, Andrew johnson, PreSi-
dent of the United States and Commander
in-Chief of the Army and Navy OF the
! United States, do hereby appoint Lewis Il.
Parsons, of Alabama, Provisional Governor
f. of the State of Alabama, whose duty It
shall be, at the earliest practicable period,
to prescribe such rules and regulations as
may be necessary and proper for convening
convention, composed of delegates to be
chosen by that portion of the people of said
State who are loyal to the United States,
and no others, for the purpose of altering
and amending the Constitution thereof and
with authority to exercise, within the
limits Of said State, all the powers neces-
nsary and proper to enable such loyal people
i of the State of Alabama to restore said
State to its constitutional relations to the
Federal Government, and to present such
republican form of State government as
will entitle the State to the guarantee OF the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in-i
yasion, insurrection and domestic violence:
Provided, that in any election that may be
held hereafter for choosing delegates to any
State convention as aforesaid, u no personshall
] be qualified as an elector. or shall be eligible
as member of such convention, unless he
shall have previously taken and subscribed
the oath of amnesty, as set forth In the Presi-
dents proclamation of May 20, A. ID. 1866,
and Is voter qualified as prescribed by
o the Constitution and laws of the State
of Alabama, in force Immediately before
the llth day of January, A. ID. 1861, the
date of the so-called ordinance of secession.
And the said convention, when convened, or
the Legislature that may be thereafter as
sembled, will prescribe the qualifications OF
elector and the eligibility of persons to hold
office under the Constitution and laws of
the State-G po,oer the people Of the several
States composing the Federal Union haze right
ly exercised from the origin Of the Government
to the present time. 'yl, - '- -.j .
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Here follow the instructions to the heads
Of the different departments, which are pre-
eisely similar to those provided for the
States of North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas
and Georgia. oil I- - t'I .T.11E1
q In testimony whereof have hereuntos set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of.
Washington this twenty-first day OF June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-five, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the eighty-
ninth. @ ly ~ -. IN
D ,g1iiDn-' ANDREW JOHNSON
BY the President: f.n .it -n.1-
. WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
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