The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-08

GoV. Psrry,s PreeIamatIon.

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Gov. PeFry's Proclamation.
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| Whereas bis Excellency Presiden
Johnson, has issued his proclamation
appointing me Ben Djamin + Perry Pro
Fisi0nal Governor in and for the Stats
Of South Carolina, with full power Z
prescribe such rules and regulations q
may be necessary and proper for con
vening q convention Of The State, com
POSED Of delegates 10 be chosen BY thai
/ portion Of the people Of said State who
are Loyal to the United States, for the
purpose Of sltering or amending
the Constitution thereof. and with
Authority 70 exercise within the
limits Of the State all the powers ne
cessafy aud proper to enable such loyal
people 70 restore said State to is con
I stitutionaa relations 70 the Federal Gov
ernment, and to present such rapub-
iican form Of State government as will
entitle the State 70 the guarantee of
the United States therefor, and its peo-
pie to the protection Of the United
States against invasion, insurreeiion,
and domestic yiolence
Now, therefore, in o5edience to the
proclamation of bis ExceIlcncy Andrew
Johnson, President Of the United
States ], Benjamin F. Perry. Provision
al Governor Of the State of s Carolina,
for the purpose Of organizing a proyis-
ional government in South Carolina,
restoring civil authority in said State,
under the Constitution and laws Of the
United States, do hereby proclaim and
declare that al civil officers in South
Carolina who we're in office when the
civil goyernment Of the State was sus-
pended in May last (except those an
rested er un6er prosecution for trea-
son, shall, on taking the oath Of ale
glance prescribed in the Presidents
amnesty Proclamation of the Goth day
Of Nay, 1865, resume the duties of their
offices and continue TO discharge them
under the provisional government uns
til further appointments are made
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty Of
all lOysl citizens Of the State Of South
Caroline to promptly 60 forward and
take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States, before some magistrate
or military officer Of the Federal Gov
ernment, who may be qualified for ad-
ministering oaths, and such are hereby
authorized to give certified copies there
OF to the persons respectively by whom
they we're made. And such magistrates
or officers are hereby required TO trans
NIT the originals of such oaths, ct as
early a day as may be convenient, to
the Departmental of State, in the city of
Washington, D. C.
And do further proclaim, declare, |
and make known, that the managers of /
elections throughout the State ofSouth |
Carolina will hold an election for
members of State Convention, at their
respective precincts. on the first Mon
day IN September next according to |
the laws Of South Carolina in force be- !
fore the secession of the State, and that |
each election district in the State shall |
elect as many members Of the conyen-
ton As the said district had members of |
the House Of Representatives-the ba- /
sis Of representation being population |
and taxation. This Will give one hun
dred and tWenty-four members to the |
convenhOn--a number sufficiently large |
to represent every portion Of the State |
most fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken |
the amnesty oath, and not within the |
excepted classes in the Presidents Pro /
cIamation, win be entitled to vote, pro- /
vided he was legal voter under the /
Constitution as it stood prior to the se-
.eesaion ofSouth Carolina. And eli who |
are within the excepted classes must
take the cath and apply for pardon,
in order to entitle them to vote or be-
coSae members Of the convention.
The members of the convention thus |
elected on the first Monday in Septem-
Der next, are hereby required to con
vene IN the city Of Columbia, on
Wednesday, the 18th day Of Septem-
Der, 1858, for the purpose of altering OF |
amending the present Constitution of
South Carotna, o. remOdeiing or max /
ing q new one, which will conform to |
the great changes which haVe taken
place in that State, and be more in ae-
cordance with republican principles /
and equality Of representation.
And / do further proclaim and make |
known that the Constitution and laws in |
force in South Carolins prior to the Sc
oession Of the State are hereby made /
of force under the Provisional Govern |
ment, except wherein they may conflict |
with the provisions of this proclama- |
ton. And che Judges and Chancellors /
of the State are hereby required TO ex-
ercise all the powers and perform all |
the duties which apperta u to their re- I
spectiye offices, and especially in crimi- /
nal cases. It will be expected Of the |
Federal military authorities now in
South Carolina 10 lend their authority /
to the civil officers of the Provisional |
Government for the purpose Of enfore-
ing the laws and preserving. the peace
and good order OF the State
And l do further command and en-.
ioin all good and lawful citizens of the
State to unite in enforcing the iaws,and |
bringing TO Justice all disorderly per
sons. All plundereFs, robbers, and ma
rauders, all vagrants and idle persons
who are wandering about without EN-
pIovment or any visible means Of sup
porting themselves.
1t is also expected that allthe former |
owners Of freed persons will be kind 70 1
them, and not turn of the children OF
AGED To perish. and the freedmen and 1
women are earnestly enjoined to make
contracts, Just and fair, for remaining |
with their owners
in order to facilitate as much as pos.
sible the application for pardons under
the excepted sections of the Presidents |
Amnesty Proclamation, il is stated for /
information that all applications must /
be By petition, stating the exception. /
and accompanied with the oath pre- 1
scribed. The petition must be first ap- /
proved By the Provisional Goysrnor,
and then forwarded 70 the President /
The headquarters of tbs Provisional /
Governor viii be at Greenyille, where
all communication must be addressed
The newspapers Of this State will 1
publish this. proclamation until the 1
election for members Of the convention
In testimony. whereof, l have hereun-
to set nnv hand and seal Done ct the
g. town Of Greenville, this 20th
L. s. day Of July, in the year OF our
- Lord, 1865, and Of the inde-
pendence of the United States, the
ninetieth. B + PEREY
Rv the Provisional Governor
Wn1IAM H PERRT,
Private Secretary.
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