American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-07
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Official announcement of Peace.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1865.

President of the United States. by
virtue OF the power vested III him by
the Constitution and the laws, de-
clared that the laws of the United
States were opposed, and the execu.
ton thereof, INSTRUCTED in the States
Of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, by
combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by the ordinary course of
judicial proceedings, or by the pow
er vested III the Marshals by law :
and, whereas, by another proclama-
tien made the 10th of August, in the
same years, i'll pursuance of an act
of Congress, approved July the 18th,
1861, the inhabitants of Georgia,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisi-
ana, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida,
excepting the inhabitants of that
portion of Virginia lying west of
the Allegheny mountains, and of
each other part Of the State, and the
other States before named as might
maintain a loyal adhesion to the
Union and the Constitution, or might
from time to time be occupied and
controlled by the forces of the Uni
ted States engaged in the dispersion
of insurgents who are declared to be
III a state OF instruction against the
United States; and whereas, by an
other proclamation Of the first day of
July, 1862, issued in pursuance of
another act of Congress, approved
June 18th Of the same year, the insur-
rection was declared still to be exist
ing in the States aforesaid, with the
exception of certain specified coun-
ties in the State Of Virginia and,
whereas, by another proclamation
made on the second day of April, 1862,
in pursuance of the act Of Congress
of July 18th, 1861, the exceptions
named in the proclamation of Au-
gust 10Th, 1861, were revoked, and
the inhabitants OF the States of
Georgia, North Carolina, South Car
DINA, Tennessee, Alabama Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Flori-
da and Virginia, except the forty
eight counties Of Virginia deSigna-
ted as West Virginia, and the ports
of New Orleans, Key West, Port
Royal and Beaufort; and whereas,
J3,' Of J,i,. 1880 issnad in nursn.
o a'o If nm act If Gonoress annroved
.Iuna the 10Th, of the same years,
the instruction was declared still to
be existing in the States aforesaid,
with the execution OF certain specifi-
ed counties in the State of Virginia;
and. whereas. by another pr0clama-
tion made on the ID day of April,
1868. in,purSuance of an act Of Con
ereSs of July Is. 1861 the exceptions
named in the proclamation of Au-
rust 1G, 1861. were revoked. and the
Inhabitants of the States of Georgia,
South Carolina. North Carolina, Tex
as, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and
Virginia, except the forty-cight
counties Of Virginia designated as
West Virginia, and the ports of New
Orleans, Key West, Port Royal and
Beaufort, S. C., were declared to be
ia a state Of inSuTCotion against the
United States; and whereas, the
House of Representatives, on the
odd of July, 1861, adopted Tesolu-
tons in the following words, viz:
FeeoIreJ Inv the House Of Rrprc-
spntarivps of the Congress- OF the
limited States. that the present de-
plorablp war hqS been forced upon
tba country hy the disUnionists of
tho Southern States now in rebellion
AGAINST fine Constitutional Govern
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t'J and tl,at in Ais national emar-
nc ronoI,r.s banisbinr all feel
;2,rs Of resentment will do only its
Am, 70 tho whole country. and thar
+biG u.,,. ;spot vooad ON our mart in
mn mini. of onnreseion NOR for any
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