Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-09-14
Restrictions Removed.

Through inadycrtcncc we failed TO notice
as it deserved the proclamation Of President
johnson, issued Of the 18th ultimo, rcmoy-
ing all restrictions upon internal, domestic
and coastwlse intercourse and trade with
those States recently declared in insurrec-
ton. In his proclamation, the President,
referring to pre- existing restrictions, says:
wv lIEREAs, TIE NECESSITY FOR RESTRICT
ING TRADE IN SAID ARTICLES HAS SOW, IN
a GREAT MEASURE, CEASED lT Is HEREBY
ORDERED THAT ON AND AFTER TIE lsT DAY
or SEPTEMBER, 1860, ALI RESTRICTIONS
AFORESAID BE REMOVED, so THAT THE AR
TiCLEs DECLARED BY THE SAID PRocLAMA-
TIoN TO BE CoNTRABAND or WAR MAY BE
IMPORTED INTO AND SOLD IN SAID STATES,
SUBJECT ONLY TO SUCH REGULATIONS AS
TIE SECRETARY or TIE Treasury MAY
PRESCRIBE
! From this it appears that there Icing, in
/ the estimation of Mr.. johnson, no longer
any necessity for further restrictions upon
/ trade with the Southern States on and alter
yesterday lScpt j they were restored to
/ the full enjoyment OF all their former ad-
vantages, 50 far a. trade j. concerned. This,
IN itself, is highly gratifying, and the more
%, because it shows, beyond question first,
that the plan Of paciiication adopted BY the
President has been quite as successful as he
:. had at any time anticipated and secondly,
that, under the inspiration of success he is
unaltclably determined to adhere to the
just and liberal policy inauguratcd by him,
regardless Of the solicitations and threats OF
the Northern radicals. This manly and
timely demonstration is significant. il
shows that the cotton thieves, spcculators
and plundcrcrs have but little to hope fol
from President Johnson-that, knowing the
people OF the South, he has full confidence
in them-and that, as the Executive head
OF the 11h0tc nation, he Is not to be made q
tool OF by any party or clique Of narrow
minded scctiUnalists. Although this is not
exactly Our funeral, we so far sympathizC
with the afflicted friends OF God and hu.
manity, as to condolc with them on account
OF the somewhat dark and discouraring pros
poet before them. They have pipcd unto
they have mourned unto him but he has no
amentcd He has peremptoriy declared
that the disaifcctcd States have never beer
, out of the Mon he is dealing with then
as StdtoS and not as subiugated provinces
, he fully recognizes their right to say whC
shall and who shall not vote; and now tha
, they have laid down thcirarms and renewed
their allegiance to the Federal Government
he hastens to remove all restrictions upol
their commercial intercourse with othe
!, States, thus giving to all sections of GU
| common country the assurance of that bet
f ter time coming, when blood letting wi
cease, and lratcrnal relations, intensified b
past Affections, shall bind all sections togcth
, cr in one grand commonwealth of equ;
privileges and reciprocal obligations Dc
| sirous of giving Mr.. johnson full credit ft
t all his successful cndcavors to restore tt
t Union to peace and harmony, and especial
i for the respect paid by him to the Const
5 tutional Rights and qualified sovereignty
X the States, we tender him the need Of o,
gratitude for what he has thus far done {
is the relief of our still afflicted country.
Plum DeuLer.