Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-04-13
BY THE PREsIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
A PROCLAMATION.

Il
. .-..-, a PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by a proclamation OH the 18th and
tSth OF april, one Thousand eight hundred and
sixty Que, the President Of The Unitedstates, in
virtue OF the power vested in him by tho Constt-
tuition and the Laws, declared that u,e laws of
the United States were opposed and The execu-
| tion thereof obstructed in the States Of South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Florida, Missis-
sppi Louisiana and Texas. by combinations too
powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course
Of Judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested
iii tho Marshals by law; ; and
| whereas. by another proclamation, made OH
| the 18th day Of August, in the same year, in
pursuance OF an act OF Congress, approved July
10 1901. the inhabitants of Georgia, S"ulh Car
DINA, Virginia. North Ca, olna, Tennessee, Ala.
bama, Louisiana. Texas Arkansas, Mississippi
"nd Florida, except the inhabitants of that part
"i tho State of Virginia lying west OF the Allie
| ghany mountaius und of such other part
OF that State and the other States hrreinbefore
| named ~ might maintain loyal adhesion to
| the Union and Constitution. or might be; from
| time to time occupied and controlled by the
forces of the United States engaged il. the dis
person Of insurgents, were declared to be in n
state of iusurrecticn against the United States :;
and
Whereas. by another proclamation of the first
day Of July 1862. issued in pursuance of an
act OF Congress- approved June 7th, in the sume
year. the insurlection was declared to be sl:l
| existing III the States aforesaid, with the excep-
Virginia shd
Whereas, by another proclamation, made on
The 2d of April 1863, in pursuance of net nf
Congress of July 10. 1861. tho exceptions named
| III the proclamation Of August lG, 1851, were
revoked, and the States Of Georgia, South Caro-.
! lima. North Carolina, Tennessee Alabama, Louis.
| lana, ,us, Arkansas. Mississippi, Florida aud
Virginia, except the forty-eight counties of Vir.
| gihin designated as West Virginia and :he por,s
Of New Orleans, Key Vest. Port Ro, and
Benufort. III North Carolina, were declare to
| De III state of insurrecton against the United
| States; and
Whereas, the House OF Representatives, OH
the 22d of July, 1861, adopted resolutions in the
| following words, viz:
Resoiued Gy the House of Representatives of tie
Congress Of the United States That the prcsent
deporabls civil war has been forced upon the
country by tie disunonists of the Southern States
| now In rebellion against the Constitutional Gov
ernmeni in arms around the Capital that in this
national emergency Congress, bauishing all feel
ing OF resentment, will do only its duty to the
whole country; that this war is not waged on
our part in any spirit Of OPPRESSION nor for any
purpose OF Conquest or sutjugation, nor for the
purpose of overlhrowing or interfering with II
established institutions of those States but to
| maintain and defend the supremacy Of the Con-
| stitulioh and preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality and rights of the scv eral States
unimpartd aud, so soon as these objects ar. &C
compiIshed the war ought to cease; and
| Whereas, the Senate of the United States on
| the 25th of July, 1861, adopted q resolution in
the words following, viz.
WHEREAS, The Senate of the United States,
on Inc 25th July, 1861. adopted resolution
IN the words following, viz:
| RcsolUed, That tho present deplorabIe civil
war has been forced Upon the country by the
dIsunionists OF the Southern States now in re-
volt against the constitutions al @ vernment and
IN arms around the Capital; that in this M
!lohal emergency, Congress. banishing all feel
! ings OF mere passion Of resen tment will recol-
iect only iIs duty TO the whole country; that
this wur is not prosecuted Oh our part in any
| spirit OF oppression, nor for any purpose Of
conquest or subjugotion, nor for The purpoas Of
overtnrow'ng or interfering with the rights or
es'aoiished institutions Of those States, but to
defend and maintain the supremacy of the
constitution and oil laws made in pursuance
tnereof and 10 preserve the Union with oil the
dignity. equality, and rights If the several
otates unimpaired; that soon as the objects
are accomplished the war ought to cease and
whereas, these resolutions, though not Joint or
concurrent, fo5m one substantially, and may be
| regarded as having expressed the views Of Com
gress upon the subject to which they relate:
and '
Whereas. by my proclamation Of the 18th of
June last, the insurrection in The State of Tepues
see vas declared 10 huve been suppressed ,nd
the authority of the United States therein TO be
undIsputed, and such United States officers n
had been duly commissioned to be in the updis
puted p exercise of their official functions; and
"nereas: there now exists organized
| armed resistance Of misguided citizens. nor
others, to the authority OF the United States
IN the States of Georgia, South Carolina, Vir.
ginIa,' North Carolina. Tennessee, Alabama
Lou!s,apa Arkansas Mississipri, Texas and
florida, and the laws can be sustained aud
State or Federal; and the penple of the said
States are we'll and Loyalty disposed, and have
| conformed or will conform. in their Leeisln
tures to the condition of affairs growing out Of
| the amended Constitution Of the United Stntes
prohi biting elavery within the limits and juris.
diction of the United States: and
| Whereas, in view of the before recited pre.
misses, it is tho manifest determination of the
American people that no State, Of it's own
will, had the right or power to 60 out Of or
separate itself from, or be separated from the
AMERICAN Union, and that, therefore, each
State ought to remain and constitute an inte.
| gral part of the United States and
Whereas, the people Of the several before
mentioned States have, in tho manner afore-
said, been constantly giving satisfactory evil
essoson! lsss 'asy anS a'que'es in this
Wheress il 10 belevedto be a Fundamental
principle of government that a people who
have revolted and who have been overcome
and subduad must be dealt with 60 as to in
'duce them virtually to become friends, or elso
they must be held by absolute military power,
so as TO- Prevent them from ever again doing
4 harm as enemies WHICH last pamed policy is
aohorrent to humanity and freedom; and z
! Whereas. the Constellation or the United
stases: provides for constitutional Common.
1eaNhs only as States and not as Territories.
ana guarantees protection to them as such;
Where's, such constituted States mus. ne-
eeasarlly os,. and by the cons.i.ution and laws
OF the United Ststes, are nlede e1unls ana:
placed ON like footing a.. to political riobts @
immunities, dignity, and favor with til 4 ssvsrsi
States with which they are united; and ~ :
whereas the observance Of political equal:
esieulssta cay a1'nsp,s o. right ans justice lis well