Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-04-11
PEACE Pc A CEll
srANToN's COURTS ABOLISHED.
CIVIL Law RESTORED.
A"MilItary Necessity. Abou, Played Out.
Loyalty Seeking Refuge.

fifteenth and nineteenth of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.one,
the President of the United States, in
virtue Of the power vested in him by
the Constitution and the laws, de-
clarcd that the laws Of the United
States were opposed and the execu-
tion thereof obstructcd, in the States
of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, 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 whereds, By another proclama-
tion made on the sixteenth day of
August, in the same year, in pursu-
ance of an act of Congress approved
July thirteenth, one thousand eight
hundredand sixty-one, the inhabitants
of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, and Florida-eXcept the inhabi-
iants Of that part of tho State Of Vir-
ginia lying West of the Allegheny
Mountains, and to such other parts of
that State and she other States before
named as might maintain loyal adj
hcsion to the Union and the Constitu-
ton, or might be from time to time
occupied and controlled by the forces
of the United States engaged in the
dispersion of insurgents, were declared
to be in state of instruction against
the United States.
And lrhereas, BY another proclama-
ton on tho first day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two,
issued in pursuance of an act of Con-
gress approved June seventh, in the
same year, .he insurrection was de-
clarcd to be still existing in the States
aforesaid, with the exception of GER
tain specified counties in the State of
Virginia.
And ,ohereas, BY another proclama-
tion, made on the second day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, in pursuance ofthe act of Con
gress Of July thirteen, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one, the cx.
ceptions named in the proclamation
Of August sixteen, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-one, were revoked,
and the inhabitants of the States OF
Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee,
\ Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
Mississippi, Florida, and Virginia, ex-
cept the forty-eight counties of Vir.
ginia designated as West Virginia
and the Ports of New Orleans, Key
West, Port Royal, and Beaufort, IN
South Carolina, were declared to be in
a state Of insurrection against the
United States and whereas, the
1 House of Representatives, on the 22d
day Of July, 1861, adopted resolution
IN the rds'following, viz;
"Resoiued, BY the House of Repre-
/. sentativcs of the Congress of the Uni
ted States, that the present deplorablC
} civil war has been forced upon thC
country by the dis-unionists of til,
Southern States, now in revolt agains
the Constitutional government and il
: arms around the capital; that in thii
National emergency, Congress, ban
ishing all feelings Of mere passion ol
resentment, will rccollect only it,
duty to the whole country; that thii
war is not wagcd on our part in any
J spirit OF oppression, nor for any pur
, pose Of conquest or subjugation, MOI
for the purpose of overthrowing OF
interfering with the rights or cstab
lishcd institutions Of those States, bui
to maintain and defend the snprema
cy of the Constitution, and to preserv,
the Union with all the dignity, equal
ity, and rights of the several States
unmpaired; and that as soon as thes,
objects are accomplished the wal
ought to cease
And phereds, The Senate of th,
+, United States, on the 25th day .
! July, 1861, adopted resolution in tn,
words following, viz:
RcSolued, That the present deplora
bic civil war has been forced upon tn
country by the dis.ubionists of tn
Southern States now in revolt agains
), the Constitutional government and il
this national emergency, Congress
d banishing all feelings of mere passion
: or resentment, will recollect only il
s duty to the whole country; that thi
= war is not prosecuted on our part il
1 any spirit of oppression, nor for an,
purpose of conquest or subiugation
> nor for the purpose of overthrowinI
or interfering with the rights or es
tablished institutions of those States
! but to defend and maintain the su
!, premacy of the Constitution and al
f laws made in pursuance thereof, an
to preserve the Union with all tn
dignity, equality, and rights of tn
several States unimpaired that a
}. soon as these objects are accomplishe
|, the war ought TO cease"
And scheredS, These resolution,
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