The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-13

t"iihS III ebS JC"NSo oIosscb''S "'a WV 80
ception of certain specified codntiss in
the State of Virginia;
AND WHEREAS, BY another proclama'
ton made on the 2nd Of April 1863, i'll
pursuance of the A, of fongrcSs of July
1861, the exnptluns uamed III the proc-
lama,ion "f August 10Th, 1861, were re-
vokrd, and the iuhah'ants of the States
! OF Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima. Tennessee, Alnb'na, Louisiana,
| Tex s, Ark"nsa,, Mississippi, florida and
Virginia, excep, the iory-tisht counties
of Virginia, designated MS West Vir.:inia,
and the ports Of New Orleans, Key West,
Port ROYAL and Bra' fnit, in Son,h tarn-
lima, were declared to br still in state
Of inslrfrrction against the United Sral.:s;
AND WHEREAS, The House of Rep
resentativrs on he 22d day Of July, 1861,
! adopted re>oIntihn in the words foliow-
: ing, nan"lv:
! Resolred by the HoHse Of Representatives
Of the Congress Of tas United States, Thar
the present d"pI''ra'It civil war has brcu
fnrcr'l upon tie county hy the d >uni"n-
ists of the SuutheIn States, now in revolt
again the Con>titu"nar Government
! and IN arms ainnui t. q Capital.
That, in Ibis nation emergency. Com
grc<s-faris ing all fe iugs of mere pas
: sim or resentment, will recoIlrcl ouly its
duty to the whole country.
That this war is not wag,rl on our part
in any spirit Of oppression, nor fnr any
purpose Of .ovrrlhrowihg or iDprfrriug
with the rights 0, established institutions
If these States, hut TO maintain and d.
MI the supr macy ri the Constitution,
and to preserve the Union. with all lis
digniry, equality and rights Of the several
States unimpnrcd. And ,.'at as sn"l a.
these "ljrrts are accomplished, the war
ought t." cease
And WHEREAS, Th. Senate of IT,"
U tied States, op the 25,h ct July, 1861
adopted rc>olu>inn in The words fulow-
jig. to wiz:
! Resolred. That t.lp present d:.p'orahlc
war has been lore Il upon the country hy
the disuniul,ists of rhe Southern States.
now in revolt against the constitutional
Government, aud III arms arnund the Gap
ital; that this national emergency, Com
grpss, b ni>hing all feeling of mer pas
Si,li or of resentment. W. II rrcollrct only
its duty t" the Whale country; tl.at this
war is no, prosecuted on our part i'll any
-pirll Of oppression, nor for any purpose
Of conquest or subiugalion, u" purpose "i
ovrlthrNiug or interfering with the
right, or established institutions of th s..
Stat, 8. but to trf,n,l and main ain thu -u-
prrnary of The Constitution and all laws
mad' in pursuance thereof and t" PR :
serve tn. Un:ou viii all the dignity,
equality aud ri. hts Of the s'veral States
unmpairrd; that us soon as these OH
are accomplished, the war ought to cease.
AND wuEnEAS, THESE Resolutions,
,h""eh not jint or concurrent i'll form.
a.e substantially V identical and as s,.cl,
may l.c regarded as having expressed the
sense of Congress uinn The subject t'
which they relate;
AND wnAEAs. By my proclamation 81
the 18th day of June last, the insnrrec
tiun in the State If TIE ness"e was DE-
cared to have 5cn supnrrs. ed. The Hi.
thor ty of the Uni,rd States .lI-rrin t,
b" nnlispn,ed, and such United States
nlficrr- as had been du v commissioned
t" hc in the uninterrupted exercise of ,hc:l
official flI ciinus;
AND WHEREAS. There pow Xisi- nr
organized armed resistance of misguided
r;fiZrns nr others tn the authority nf tl,t
| United States. in The Srale- of Grnrgi
South Car"ina. Virginia, North Car H.
M, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, FLORIDA and the laws
can he sustained and enforced til. rein hy
'l,r prop r rcivila authority St'fc or F. der
nj: and the pe"p pl. If the sail States are
wrl anil 'ovaly uisp ser. and have c"u
formed, or will confirm, in their legs.
lation. to the c. di'inn o. affairs growing
nu' Of rh. rn,"nlnrnt ftl'r En sii,ni"u
# the U"il il St.,rr., p"l'iit ng slavery
within III limits an.i nrs'li'ti n "f the
u tied Sra'r>;
:AxD WHEREAS, In view "f the before
rrriret pr mi>cs, it is he man !e'' 'e err
m;nnrion "f the American people that no
Str,r. Of is own will. has the rirIt nr
pnw, to 90 ont of. or pra'r i'srlff ON,
the American Unor; and hat. thrr' tnr',
each State ought to re,nair and c"ns'i
tutc an Integral part m b" Uni'rd States;
ASD WHEREAS. Tile people of the sew
..ral b fore lnrnioncd StaicS have, in The
manner af"reSail. given satisfactory rvl>
dcncp that III Y qn!rsre in the s"rer.
rign and important restoration OF nation
al unity:
AND WHEREAS. A ii j. believed to he
Fundamental principal of Government
hat prnple who have rev"lted. and who
have been nvcrlonr and subtlur.l, must
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