The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

.lty, equality and rights OF the
several States unimpared, aud that
as soon as these objects are accom-.
Iplished the war ought to cease.
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| WHEHEAs, Tue Senate Of thu
United states on the 25,h OF July,
1851, adopted y resolution in the
words following, viz. rAbove re !.
lolu;on OF July 29l, 1881 And
/ WuFREAs, These resolutions
ttongh no, joint or concurrent in
form, are substantially Identical.
ta,d as seuh may ba regarded as
Ehaying expressed tho sense Of
Congress upon the subject to which
they re'ate; and
WHEREAS, BY my proclamation
lof the 18Th Of June last, the insur-
rection in the State OF tennessee
Was declared TO have been sup.
lpresscd, tho authority OF the Uni
ted States lhor,in to he undisputed,
and such United States officers "a
had been duly commissioned to ho
in the unlisputed exercise Of their
official functions and
WHEREAI, There now exists nc
Organized armed resistance Of mis-
yutdch citizens or others to tn,
authority OF the United states, i,
the States of Georgia. South Car
DINA, Virginia, North Carolina
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Flcri
ia, and tho laws can dc sue taineC
and enforced therein by proper
court authority, State ur Federal
and the people of the said States
are well and Loyalty disposed, anC
have conformcd or will conform
lin their legislation to the condi
ton of affairs growing ont OF tn
amendment OF the Constitution q
the United States prohibiting sla
very within the limits aud jur
lisdictjon of the United States AM
WHEREAS, In view OF the befur
rected promises, it is the NANTES
determination Of the American
people that no State OF its owl
will has the right or power to q
out Of or separate itself from tn,
American Union, and that there
fore each State ought to remain
and constitute an integral part o
the United States; and
WHEREAS, The people of the sew
cral before mentioned States hav'
: in manner aforesaid given salts
: factory evidence that they acquicu
ced in this sovereign and implr
: tant resolution Of the natlona
,, unity and
WHEREAS, It's believed to b
the fundamental principle of tn
I, Government that the peopel VIII
have rcvolted and who have beef
: overcome aud sudbued, must eth
: er be delt with SO rs TO induc'
{ them voluntarily TO become friends
Z or olse they must bel held by ali
7 solutr military power or deva' tated
as t. prevent tn IN from eve
} again d ing haym as enemiet
=, wuich last unmed policy is ehhel
8 rent to humanity and freedom; an
J. " uEREAs, The Constitution
J. tho United States provides f'
|, constitutional communities only
!, States, and not as territories, d
u penlcncies, provinces or prote
d torates; and
z WuRREEs,c Such constitution
8, States must necessarily he, and !
Ut the Constitution and Laws Of Il
'e United States are made equal an
Al placed ON a like footing us TO Pc
'otfnfcal rights, imuiunities, dignit
u and power with the several State
!, with which they are united; and
"a WHEREAS, The observances
u political equality as u principal
's right and Justice is well calculate
y to encourage the people OF tt
!, aforesaid States TO be and becon
81 more and more campact and pc
r serving in their renewed alleg
: ance; and
= WHEREAS, Standing armie
y military occupation, martial la'
military tribunals and the suspel
z sion ofthe privilege Of the writ
= Habeas Corpus are in time
y &c peace dangerous to public lib. r
- and Incompatible with individu
!" , rights of citizens, contrary to Il
- genius and spiIit OF our free inst
y tutions, and exhaustive OF tho n
=, tional resources and ought II
tI9 therefore to be sanctioned or q
! lawed except in case OF actu
~ netassity Tor repelling Invasion
: snpprcssing insurrection OF rebS
~ lion; and .l orb >. s.u 81
VI WHEREAS, The policy Of d
= Governm Mt of the United State
y from the beginning o the insure
~ tion to its final suppression, b
!, been in conformity with the prl
: ciples here in set forth and enuI
II Grated;
:, Therefore, !, Andrew Johnso
7 President Of the United States,
Ih' hereby proclaim ana declair, III
'o tho insurrectiona which berctofo
q existed in the States of lieorgi
Y South Carolina, North Carolin
y Virginia, Tennessee, AlabaT
- ., Louisiana, Arkansas Mississippi
= and Florada, is at an end I; a.
y hepcetorth TO DO SO regarded.
al In testimony whereof hereun
nd set my hand and cause the seal
N the United States to be affixed.
81. Done at the City Of Washingt
il. this sebopd day OF April, in I
he wear Of our Lord one lrhousal
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