The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-08-28
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A PROCLAMATION.


of obstructed Ia the States of South Carroll
ma, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too
powerful to be suppressed by ordinary
course of judicial proceedings, or by the
power vested ia the marshal by law; and
Whereas by another proclamation made
on the 10th day of August, in the same year.
in pursuance OF an act of Congress APPROX
ed July II, 1861, the inhabitants OF the
States Of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida, except
the inhabitants OF that part of Virginia ~
ing West of the Allegheny Mountains, ana
except also the inhabitants of such otler
parts of that State and other States before
named, as might maintain a loyal oosefN-
ance to the Union and the Constitution, OF
might be from time to time occupied anu
controlled by the forces of the United states
engaged in the dispersion OF insurgents
were declared to be in a state of insurrecti0h
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 q, IN
the same wear, the instruction was declared
still existing in the States aforesaid, WIN
the exception of certain specified counties
i'll the State of Virginia; and
Whereas, by smother proclamation made
the second day OF Apr1, 1868, IN pursuance
OF the act of Congress of July IL, 1861, the
exceptions named III the proclamation OF
August TO- 1861, were revoked, and the IN
habitants of the States of Georgia, South
Carolina North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, MlSsis-
sippi Florida, Virginia, except the forty
eight counties of Virginia, designated as
West Virginia and the ports of New Or
leans, Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort,
in North Carolina, are declared to be still IN
a state of instruction against the United
States; and
Whereas, by another proclamation OF the
thirteenth DAY of September, 1908, ana III
pursuance of the act of Congress approved
March 3 1863 the rebellion was declared TO
still exist, and the privilege OF the writ OF
hdbeas corpus was in certain specified cases
suspended throughout the United States,
said suspension tn continue throughout the
duration of the rebellion, or until said pro-
clamation should, by a subsequent one to be
issued by the President of the United States
to he cancelled revoked; and
Whereas the House of Representatives,,
on the 22d day of June, 1861, adopted
resolution in tie words following, namely:
" Resolred by the House Of Representatives.
of the Congress Of the United States, That the
present depIorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disunionists of the
Southern States now III revolt against the
constitutional Government, and IN arms
around the capitoli that IN this national
emergency, Congress, banishing any feeling
| of mere passion or resentment, will recollect
only its duty to the whole country; that the
war is not Waged upon our part III any spirit
| of oppression nor for any purpose OF con-
quest or subiugation, nor any purpose of
overbearing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of these States,
but to defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality, and
rights OF the several States unimpaired; and
as soon as these objects are accomplished
the war ought to ceases" and
Whereas TheSenate Of the United States,
on the 25th day of July, 1861 adopted Il
resolution in the words following, to-wit
| "Re80lred, That the present deplorable
| civil war has been forced upon the country
| by the disuniOnists of the Southern States,
| now in revolt against the constitutional
| Government and in arms around the capital :;
| that in this national emergency Congress,
| baniShing all feelings of mere passion or
| resentment, will recollect only its duty to
| the whole country; that this is not prose
cuted upon our part with any spirit OF OPP
! preston or for any purpose OF conquest or
| subiugation. nor purpose of overthrowlng or
| interfering with the rights or established
| institutions of these States, but to defend
| and maintain the supremacy of the COnsti-
| tuition and all laws made in pursuance there
| of and to preserve the Union, with all the
dignity, equality, and rights of the several
States unimpared; that SO soon as these
| objects are accomplished, the war ought to
cease :" and
Whereas, These resolutions, though not
joint or concurrent i'll form, are substantially
and identically the same, and as such have
hitherto been and yet are regarded as having
expressed the sense of Congress upon the
subject to which they relate and
Whereas, The President of tue United
States, by further proclamation, issued ON
the second day of April, lo6b, dId promui-
| gate and declare that there no longer existed
any armed resistance of misguided citizens
or others to the authority OF the United
States in any or in all of the States before
| mentioned, excepting only the State of
Texas, and did further promulgate and de
| clare that the law could be sustained
| and enforced in the several
States before mentioned, except Texas, by
| the proper civil authorities, state and Federal
| and that the people of the said States, ex-
| cept Texas, are well and loyalty disposed
and have confOrmed or will conform i'll their
| legislation to the condition of affairs grow
ing out of the amendment to the Constltu-
| ton of the United States prohibiting slave
ry within the limits and jurisdiction OF the
United States, and did further declare IN the
same proclamation that it is the manifest
| no State of its own will has the right or
power to go out of, or separate itself from,
or be separated from the American Union,
and that therefore each State ought to re-
main and constitution integral part of the
| United States; and did further declare in
| the same last-mentiOned proclamation that
| the several aforementioned States, except
ing Texas, have in the manner aforesaid
given satisfactory evidence that they ac-
qulesce i'll this sovereign and important res
| Olution of national union; and
Whereas, the President of the United
States in the proclamation did further de-
clare that it is believed to be fundamental
principle of government that the people
who have revolted, and who have been over
| come and subdued, must either be dealt with
| so as to induce them voluntarily to become
friends, OF else they must be held by absO-
| lutte military power, or Invested so as to
prevent them from ever again doing harm
as enemies, which last-named policy is alb
horrent TO humanity and to freedom; and
Whereas, the President did in the same
proclamation further declare that the Con
stitution of the United States provides for
constituent communities only as States, not
as territories, dependencies, provinces, or
protectorates; and, further that such con-
stitutional States must necessarily be, and
by the Constitution and laws of the United
States are, made tequal and placed upon
ike IoOJln9 as TO pOlJlcai rights, lHlmunl-
ties, dignity and power, with the several
States with which they are united; and did
further declare that the observance of po-
litical equality principle of right and
justice is well calculated to encourage the
people of the before-named States, except
Texas, to be and to become more and more
constant and persevering III their renewed
allegiance; and
Whereas. the President did further declare
that standing armies, military occupation
martial law, military tribunals, and the sup
preston of the writ of habeas corpus are
in time of peace, dangerous to public liberty
incompatible with the individual rights of
citizens, contrary to the generous spirit of
our free institutions, and exhaustive of the
national resources, and ought not therefore
TO be sanctioned or allowed except in cases
of actual necessity--for repelling invasion,
Snppressing insurrectlon OF rebellion; and
the President did further, in the same pro-
clamation, declare that the policy OF the
Government of the United States, from the
beginning of the instruction to its over
throw and final suppression, had been con-
Quoted in conformity with the principles in
the last-named proclamation recited; and