The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17
No. %,
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAM Ma TON

"A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS by my Proclamation of the nineteenth o
April, one thousand eight hundred and sxty-one il
declared that the ports of certain States including thos
Of Norfolk in the Stateof Virginia and Eernandina AM
Pensacola, in the State of Florida, were for
therein set FORTH intended to be placed under blockade
and whereas the said ports subsequently blockade
accordingly but having, for time past been in tn
military possession of the United States it is deemed
visabe that they should be opened domestic and oreg
| commerce.
Now, therefore, be it known that T. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Of the United States pursuant TO the authority
in vested by the fifth section of the act of Congress
approved the 18th of July 1861 entitled aAn act fur
Their to provide for the collection of duties imports
and for other purposes do hereby declare that the block
ade of tho said ports of Norfolk Fernandina and Pensa
COLA shall far and determine from and after the
first day Of December next that commercial intercourse
nation contraband of war; may, from that time be car
ed subject to the laws of the United States thu
limitations and in pursuance of the regulations which
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
to such military and naval regulations as now in force
or may hereafter be found necessary.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand ant
caused the seal of the United States to he Affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth
day Of November, in the year of Lord on
l. S. thousand eight hundred and sxty-fonr and Q
the Independence Of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY the President:
WILLIAM II, SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE.
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
Il PROCLAMATION -.-.
WHEREAS by the act approved July l. 1861, entitled
IAN act further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for other pur-
poses it is provided that the President of the United
States may at his discretion at any time hereafter call
for any number of men, volunteers for the respective
terms Of one two and three years. for military service
and that il the QUOTA any part thereof of any
town. township ward OF CITY, precinct election dis.
ict or Of any county not so subdvided, shall be
filled within the space OF fifty days after such call then
the President shall Immediately order draft for one year
unflled."
And whereas by the credits allowed iu accordance with
the act OF Congress- on the call for five hundred thousand
men, made July 18TH 1854 the number of men TO be oh
tanned under that call reduced to two hundred and
eighty thousand; and whereas the operations of the
enemy in certain States have rendered il mpacticable to
procure from them their full quotas of troops under said
call; and whereas, from the foregoing causes but two
hundred and forty thousand men have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call of July
Is 1854 leaving deficiency that call of two hundred
and sixty thousand (280000l:
Now, therefore l, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States OF America in order 10 supply the afore
said deficiency and to provide for casualties in tho mill
ary and naval service of the United States do issue this
my call for three hundred thousand 3O0OOO volunteers
TO serve for two three years The 1otas Of Tho
States districts and subdsTics under this call will he
assigned by the War Department through the bureau of
the Provost Marshal General of the United States and
80 'Io yuo'a, or any part thereof, OF any town.
township ward Of city, precinct election district or
81 any county not SO su6divided shall not be filled" be-
lore the heenth day of February eighteen hundred and
sxtyye then draft shall be made fill such quota or
any part thereof under this CALL which may be- untitled
on said fifteenth day of February, 1866
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set nv hand
ana caused the seal Of the United States to be axed
Done at the city of Washington this nineteenth
DAY OF December, in the year of our Lord one
l. I'll thousand eight hundred and sixty-four and of
tH the Independence of the United States the eighty.
ninth. e''
By the President: 1'
: WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State