The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-04-11


Lspa Military Tribunals, aid tie Suspension
ofMs Prisigsge Of the Writ Of Hadsas corpus
~ 4sss Of Peace, rot to be any longer sanctioned
or al5o~ed.
WASHINGTON, April ., 1885:
By tie President Of the United States:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. By proclamation on the 18th and
1eth of April 1861, the President Of the United
States. in virtue of the power vested in him by
The Constitution and the Laws, declared that the
laws of the United States were opposed, and the
exercise II ereef ebstEuctedin the States Of South
Carcliaa- Georgia, Alabama, florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas, by combination too power
fui % be suppressed By the ordinary course Of
iadiciai proceedings, orby the powers vested in
The Marshals by law; and,
Whereas, By another proclamation made on
the 18th day of August, in the same year, in pur-
suance of an Act OF Congress, approved July 13,
1851, the inhabitants Of Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
I,anisiana. Texas Arkansas, Mississippi and Flori-
Eia. except the iuhabitans Of that part OF the
State of Virginia lying West Of the Allegheny
Mespteins, and 10 such other parts OF that State,
,end the other States before named as might main
~etain loyal adhesion to the Union and the Con-
sfitutiop or might be from time to time occupied,
and controlled BY the forces Of the United States,
engaged in the dispersion of insurgents, we're de-
c!ared 10 be in state Of insurrecuon against the
Emitted States; and,
=. Whereas, By another proclamation on the lst
day of July, 1862, issued in pursuance OF an Act
OF fCongresS, approved June 7, in the same year,
the Instruction was declared to be still existing
in the States aforesaid with the exception OF GER
tain speciEed Counties in the-State of Virginia;
and,
Whereas, By another proclamation made on
the I'd day Of April, 1868, in pursuance OF the
Actof Congress of July 18th, 1861, the excep-
tions named in the proclamation Of August l6th,
1851. were revoked, and the inhabitants Of the
State of Georgia, South Carolina North Carolina,
Tennessee. Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Florida and Virginia, except the forty
eight Counties of Virginia designated as West
Virginia, and the ports of New Orleans, Key
West, Port ROYAL and Beaufort, IN South Caro-
Eaa were declared to be in state ofinsurrection
against the United States and,
Whereas, The House of Representatives. on the
22d day of July, 1861, adopted resolution IN
the words followinr, viz:
issSotueE, BY the House Of Representatives OF
the Congress of the United States, That the
on the country By the diSunionsts of the South
erb States, now in revolt against the Constitu-
tionak Government, and in arms around the
capitalthat in this national emergency Congress,
baEsashing all feelings of mere passion or resent
roent viii recohect only its duty to the whole
country; that this war is not waged on our part
IN any spirit ot-cppression n, nor for any purpose
Gf conquest or subjugation, nor for the purpose
OF oFerthrowing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions of those States, but to
maintain and defend the supremacy of the Con-
stitution, and to preserve the UnIon with al the
dignity, equality and rights of the several States
uniupaired and that, as soon as these objects
are accomplished, the war ought to cease.
Whereas. The Senate Of the United States, on
the 25th day OF July, 1851, adopted TesoIulon
IN the words following, viz:
Resolved That the present deplorable civil war
has been forced upon the country by the dis
uuionists of the Southern States now in revolt
against the Constitutional Government, and IN
arms around the Capital; that in this -nauoaa!
emergency Congress, baniShlng all feelings OF
mere passion or resentment, will FecoAect only It's
tfutF to the whole country that this war IS not
Drosecuted on our part in any spirit of Oppression
nor for any purpose Of conquest OR sa6jugatlon,
nor for the purpose of overthrowing or inter
fering witt, the rights or established institutions
of.those States, but to defend and maintain the
supremacy Of the Constitution and all laws made
IN pursuance thereof, and 10 preserve the Union
with. all the dignity, equality and rights OF the
several States uniaapaired; that as soon as these
objects are accomplished the war ought to- cease,
and - 2>...
Whereas, These resolutions, though not joint
or concurrent In form, are substantially lndentl-
cal, and as such may be regarded as having ex-
pressed the sense of Congress upon the subject
10 which they relate and
Whereas, By my proclamation of the 18th day
ofJune last, the insurrection in the State Of
Tennessee was declared to have been suppressed,
the authoritysof the United : tates therein to be
= nadisputed. ard such United States officers as
had been duly commissioned to be in the unds-
puted exercise of their official functions; and
Whereas, There now exists no organized arm
edresstance of ofmisguided citizens or others tothe
authority of the United States in the States OF
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North CARROLL
ma, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Florida and the laws can be- sus
tained and enforced therein by the proper civil
authoritv, State or Federal, and the people of the
said States, are we'll aid Loyalty disposed, and
have eonforned, or will conform, in their legiSa-
ton. to the condition of affairs growing out OF
the amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, prohibiting slavery within the limits and
jurisdiction of the United States; and
Whereas, In view of the before recited preml-
ses, it is the manifest determination Of the Amer
can people that no State of its own will has the
right or power to go out of, or separate FROM the
American Union, and that therefore each State
ought to remain and constitute an integral part
Of the United States and
Whereas, The people of the several before
mentioned States have in the manper aforesaid
given satisfactory evidence thai they acqaiesee in
this sovereign and important revolution OF the
national unity ; and
Whereas It is is helieyed to be fundamental
principle of government that people who have
reyolted, and who havelbeen overcome and sub
dued, must either be dealt with so as to induce
them voluntarily to become friends, or else they
must be held by absolute military power, or de-
vastated so as to prevent them from ever again
doing harm as enemies which last-nanled policy
is abhorrent to humanity and freedom and
Whereas, The Constitution Of the United States
provides for constitutional communities only as
States and not as territories, dependencies, prov
iiees or protcetoTateS and
Whereas, Such constituent States must necessa-
gily be, and by the Constitution and laws Of the
United States are made equals, and placed on a
like footing as to political rights, immunltles,