The Southern journal., 1866-04-14


Louisiana and Texas, by combina-
tions too powerful to be suppressed
by the ordinary course OF judicial
proceedings, or by law; and, where
az, by another proclamation, made
the 10th day Of August, in the same
year, in pursuance of an act OF Con-
fress, approvedJuly 18th, 1851, the
inhabitants of Georgia, South Caro-
hua, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Florida, except the
inhabitants of that part Of the State
of Virginia lying west of the Allie
ghany Mountains, of such other parts
of that State and the other States
before named as might maintain a
loyal adhesionito the Union and the
constitution, &c might from time to
time be occupied and controlled by the
United States engaged in the dlsper-
sion of insurgents who were declared
to be in a state OF insurrectlon
againstthe United States; and where
as, by another proclamation OF the
first day of January, 1862, issued in
pursuance of act Of Congress, ap-
proved June 7, in the same year,
the insufF7t ction was declared
TO be still existing in the States
aforesaid, with the exception OF GER
tain specified counties in the State
of Virginia. and whereas, by anoth-
err proclamation made on the second
day of April, 1868, inpursuance of
the act of Congress, of July l3,
1861, the exceptions named in the
proclamation of August l6, 1861,
were revoked, and the inhahtants of
the States ofeSfnUrs ia, South Caro-
lima, NJ h Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabam Jousiana, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi, Florida and Virginia,
except the torty-eight counties of
Virginia designated as Western Vir-
ginia and ports New Orleans, OF Key
West, Port Royal and Beaufort were
declared to be ininsurrection against
the United State; and whereas, by
another proclamation, on the 1st
day of July, 1868, issued in pursu-
ance to an actof Congress, approved
June II, same year the insurrection
was declared to be still existing in
the States aforesaid, with the ex-
ception of certain specified counties
in the State of Virginia; and, where
as, by another proclamation, made
on the I'd Of April, 1868, i'll pursu-
ance of an acti of Congress of July
18th, 1861, thh exceptions named in
the proclamation of August 10th,
1861, were revoked, and the inhabi-
of the Statesof Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkan-
Sas, Mississippi, Florida and Vir-
gnia, except the forty-eight counties
OF Virginia, designated as West Vir-
ginia, and ports of New Orleans,
Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort,
S. c., were declared to be in a state
of insurrection against the United
States; aud whereas the House of
Representatives, on the 22d of July, |
1861, adopted resolutions in the fol-
lowing words, viz:
Rcsolced, By the House Of Represea-
atires Of tie Congress Of the United |
Statss. That tho present deplorable
ciYaNaElhS 9 6EEsl upeasSh
a6uats &sstha d1i s6sf ~ the
5o q Is s.rnstS X - oi .xrss1ilion
against the coMtsttffbha Govern
ment, in arms around the capital;
that in the national emergency Con-
gress, banishing all feelings of re-
sentiment, will lda only its duty to the
whole country; that this war is not
waged on our part in any spirit of
oppression nofSor any purpose of
orsubjugation, nor thepur-
pose Of oyerthDwing or interfering
with the established institutions Of
,hese States, buI to maintain and de-
end the supremacy of the constitu-
ion and preserve the Union with all
he dignity, equality and rights of
he several States unimpaired as
hese objects are accomplished, the
var ought to cease.
And whereas, these resolutions,
hough not Joint or concurrent, form
ne substantially, and may be re-
,arded as havj3 3g expressed the views
f Congress pom the subject, to
which they refate; and whereas, by
ny proclamation of the13th of June
ast the insurrection in the State of
'ennessee was declared to have been
and the authority of the
Inited dS.ates tAerein to be undispa-