Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-16


President johnson has issued proclamation
declaring that, whereas armed resistance to tGa
authority Of the Government in certain st,,es
heretofore declared to be in nsurrechon NAV bs
regarded as virtually Il; an end aud the persons
by whom that resistance as we'll as the ouera.
tons Of the insurgent cruisers were dneeted
are tugitlyes or capuges and, whereas, itisun.
derstood that certain cruisers are still inles ina
the high seas, and others are preparing to can
tnre burn aud destroy vessels OF the Unlted
States, he eDjoins all naval, military and c VII
officers of the Unlted States diligently to en-.
delvor by all lawful means to arrest The said
cruisers and 10 bring them into q port of the
United states, in order that they may DO me.
vented from committing further depredatops
on commerce, and that the p2rgons on board Of
them may no longer enjoy Immunity for tlei,
crimes and he further pr0cl4ns and declan.
that IT, alter u reasonable time shah Eaye't psed
for thls proclamation to become known In the
ports of nations claiming to have been neutral
the said lnsurgenl cruisers and the persons on
board Of them shall continue 10 receive hospital.
lty 10 the SAID ports, this Government will deem
Itself justified IN refusing hospitality to the pub
lie vetsos OF such nations IN ports Of the Uni
ted States, and in adopting such other measure,
as may be deemed advisable toward yIndicaling
the national sovereignty.
The President hts also issued an executy.
order to re-es ablish the authority OF the Uni
led States ana tx scute the laws within the geo.
graphical limits known as the State OF Nrglus
II Is ordered that oil acts nj proceedings Vi the
political, military and civil 0rEal iG4tOns which
have been III d state Vi lusurrec,i0n and rebel.
lion within the Stale Of Virginia against the
authority and laws Of this Unlted state, and Of
which jefferson Davis John Letcher and VII
liam Smith were late he respective chiefs, are
declared bull and void.
AL persJns who shall exercise claim, r.tend
Or attemp. to exercise any political, military or
civil power, authority, jurisdiction or right, by
through or under JeilsrsJn DAVIS, late OF tie
city OF Richmond, aud his conddante, or und.f
John Letcher or William Smith, and their con.
tdants or under any pretended political, mill
tary or civil commission or authority issued BY
them or Of them, since be 18th day Of Ann
| 1861, shall be deemed aud taken as 10 rebellion
against the Unitei States, and shall bo dealt
with accordingly.
The Secretaries OF State, War, Treasury, Ma
w and Interior, aud the Postmaster General
are ordered 10 proceed to pat 10 force all lava
of the Uaited States pertaining to their several
dep .rtments, and the District Judge OF said
district to proceed to hold courts within SAID
states in accordance with the provisions Of tue
acts OF Congress. The Attorney General will
instruct the proper officers . libel and bring to
Judgment, conhscatlon tnd sale, property sub
jecI to couhscAtlon and euiJrcg the admInlstra-
tion Of Justice within said state, Ia ali matters
civil ana criminal within the cognizauce OF the
Federal cour Is to carry into effect the guaran.
tee u the Federal Coast tuition OF a republican
form Of state government and afford the advan.
tage aud security Of domestic laws, as well as
TO complete the REIMBURSEMENT OF the author
Ilty OF the laws Of tho GATED States, and the
luil and complete restoration Of peace within
limits aforesaid. Francis Il. Pierpont, Govern
or Of the State Of Virginia, will be aided by the
Federal Government 80 far as may be necessary
IN the lawful measures Which he may take for
the extension aod administration OF the state
Government throughout the geographical limits
Of said state.