The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-04-12
O0t-AMATroN of PEACE.
Standby Armies, Military 21tJaaaIs,
Military Law, and the Suspension
OF tie ,cru OF H1beas Corpus
in time Of peace dectdrc2
dangerous TO liberty.
1 PROCLAMATION.

tuition and the laws, declared that
the laws OF the United States were op. |
posed, aud the execution thereof OBJ.
structed in the States of South Carolioa, |
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
louisiana and Texas, by combinations
too powerful to be suppressed by the Or
dinary course ofjudicial proceedings, or
by the powers vested in the marshals by !
law:
And whereas, By another proclamation,
made the 10th day Of August in the
same year, iu pursuance of an act Of
Congress, approved July IL, 1861, the
inhabitants Of the States of Georgia, S.
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas, Mississippi and Florida, except
the inhabitants of that part of the State
of Virginia lying west of the Allegheny
Mountains, and such other parts of that
State and the other States before named,
as might maintain loyal adhesion to the
Union and the Constitution ;or might be
from time to time occupied andcontrollod
by forces of the United States engaged
in the dispersion of the insurgents, were
| declared to be in state insurrection a.
gainst the United States:
And ,rhereas. BY another proclama-
ton of the first day Of July, 1862, issued
in pursuance of an act of Congress ap.
proved June 7, in the same year, the in
surrection was declared to be still exist
ing in the States aforesaid, with the ex.
ception of certain specified counties in
the State of Virginia:
and whcreqs, BY another proclama-
ton made on the I'd day of April, 1868,
in pursuance of the act of Congress OF
July 18th, 1861, the exceptions named
in the proclamation of August l6, 1861,
were revoked. and the inhabitants Of
the states Of Georgia, South Caroline,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi,
| Florida and Virginia, except the forty
eight counties OF Virginia designated as
Vest Virginia, and the ports Of New
Orleans, Key Vest, Port Royal and
Beaufort, iu South Carolina, were de
cared to be still in state of insurrectiou
against the United States;
Ar,d chcreaS, The House of Repre-
sentatives, on the 22d day of July, 1861
adopted resolution in the words fol
lowing namely:
ResoIced, BY the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Congress Of the Unit
ed States, that the present deplorabl,
civil war has been forced upon the
. country by the disunionists OF the South
;, ern States now in revolt against tn,
u constitutional authorities. and in arm
y around the capital that in this nation
y al emergency Congress, banishing al
feelings Of mere passion or resentment
will recollect only its duty to the who'll
country, that this war is not waged on gu
= part in any spirit of oppression, nor an.
purpose of conquest or subjugation, no
purpose of overthrowing or interierin'
y with the rights of established institution
of these States, but to maintain and dc
>. fend the supremacy of the Constitutio
:. and to preserve the Union with all il
= dignity, equality and rights Of the sevc
:, raj States unImpaired and that as soon {
~ ~ these objects are accomplished the wa
oug ht to cease;"
- And Whereas, The Senate Of the Tn
~ ~ ted States, ,on the 25th day of July, 1856
- - adopted resolution in the words tolloy
- ing, to wit : ResolUed, That the pre-
,e ent deplorable civil war has been forct
~ - upon the country bv the disuniouists
r the Southern States now in revolt again
the constitutional government, and
T. arms aroued the capital. That in ii
nt national emergency Congress, banishil
on all feelings of mere passion or reset
r. ment, will recollect only its duty to t
od whole country That this war is I
nd prosecuted on our part in any spirit
We oppression, nor for any purpose Of CT
%; quest or subjugation, nor purpose
he overthrowing or interfering with
rights of established institutions of tn
States, but to defend and mai utain
n. supremacy Of the Constitution, and Ii
Tds made in pursuance thereof, and to pI
ms erve the Union, with all the dien
me equality and rights of the several Sta
his unimpaired. and that as soon as th
an objects are accomplished the war ou
ing to cease"
res And lchereas, These resolutions,
not joint OF concurrent in form, are ;
hat stantially identical, and as such MAJ
regarded as having expressed the Sc
of Congress upon the subject to wi
lree they relate;
.idi- And oohereas, BY my proclamatio
,ery the 18th day of June last, the insur
ton in the State Of Tennessee was
clared to have been suppressed, the
lnty thority Of the nited States therei
for be undisputed, and such United St
heir officers as had commissioned, to be
9TH the undisputed exercise OF their off
A30 tuucrious;
and And whereas, There now exists
organized armed resistance of mis-
K. ded citizens or others to the authC
of the United States Georgia, s.
Carolina, Virginia, North Caro-