The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-12
The Peace proclamation.
By the President cftAs United States Of 4merica /:

By the President ofthe United States Of America I:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by proclamations of the tif-
teeuth and nineteenth oi April, one thou
sand eight hundred aud sixty-one, the
President of the Uuited States, in virtue
Of the power vested in him By the Con-
stitu,ion and laws, declared that the laws
of the Uuited States were opposed, and
the execueiap thereof obstructed in the
States of SoutS Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Texas, by combinations too powerful to
be suppressed by the ordinary course of
judicial proceedings, or by the powers
vested in the marshals by law;
And whereas, by another proclamation
made on the sixteenth day of August, ir
the same year, in pursuance OF an act of
Congress approved July thirteen, one
Thousand eight hundred and sixty -oue, the
inhabitants of the States of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, Nerth Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida Except
the inhabitants of that part OF the State
of Virginia lying west Of the Allegheny
Mountains, and to such other parts OF
that State aud the other States befure
named, as might maintain a loyal adhe-
sion to the Union and the Consultation, on
might be from time to time occupied aud
controlled by forces of the United States
engaged in the dispersion of insurgents
were declared to be in state of insurrec-
ton against the United States
And whereas, by another proclamation
of the fist day of July, one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two, issued in
pursuance Of an act of Congress approved
June Z, In The same year, the insurrection
was declared to be still existing in the
States aforesaid, with the exception Of
certain specified counties in the State OF
Virginia; E ~
And whereas, by another proclamation
made on the second day of 4 pril one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three
in pur> >uance of the act OF Congress oi
July thirteen, one thousand eight hundred d
and sixty-oae, the exceptions named ia
the proclamation of August l6, 1861,
were revoked, and the inhabitants of the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, aud
Virginia, Except the torty-eight counties
of Virginia designated as West Virginia,
and the ports of New Orleans, Key West,
Port Royal aud Beaufort, in South Caro-
lina,) were declared to be still in a state
of insurrection against the United States
And whereas, the House of Repre>en-
tativeS, on the 22d day of July, 1861
adopted a resolution in the words follow
ing, namely: ,tg
"Resolced, by the House of representa-.
tiues of the Congress of the United States,
That the present deplorable civil war has
been forced upon the country by the dis
unionsts Of the Southern States, now in
revolt against the constitutional Govern
ment, and in arms around the Capitol ;
that in this pational emergency Congress,
banishing all feelings or mere passion or
resentment, will recollect only its duty to
the whole country that this war is not
waeed on our part In any spirit OF oppres.
sion, nor for any purpose of conquest or
subjugation, nor purpose of Overthrowing
or interfering with the rights or estab-
li,hed Institutions of those States, but to
maintain and defend the supremacy OF
the Constitution and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality, and
rights of the several States unimpaired ;
and that as soon as those objects are
accomplished, the war ought to cease"
Aud whereas, the Senate of the United
States, on the 25th day of July, 1861,
adopted resolution in the words follow
ing, to wit: 2#i a q Fa
"Resolved, That the present deplorable
civil war sheen forced upon the country
by the disunionists ct the Southern States,