The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-04-12
Mistellaau.
PROCLAMATION BY THE
fat3 PRESI DENT. G - =
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The War Declared Ended.

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WHEREAS, By proclamation on the
18th and 10Th Of April, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one, the Pres
idents OF the United States, by virtue of
the power vested in him by the Con
stitution anG thelaws, out Of the United
States were opposed, and the execution
thereof obstructed in the States of
South Carolina; Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex
as, by combinations too powerful to be
suppressed by; the ordinary course of
judicial proceedings, or by the powers
vested in ,Marshals by lawl;, and f.-a
" HEREAs,g By another proclamation
made on the 10th day of August, in the
same year, in pursuance of an act of
Congress approved July 13, 1861, the
inhabitdnts of Georgia, South Caroli-
ia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes
see.. Alabama. Louisiana, Texas, ,Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Florida, except the
inhabitants of thatpart Of the State of
Virginia lying west of the Allegheny
Mountains, and to such other parts Of
that State and the other States before
named, rs might maintain a.l0yal ad-
lIesion to the Union and the Constitu-
ton, or might be from time, to time oc-
cupied and controlled by the forces of
the United States engaged in the dis
persio1i of Insurgents, were declared to
be in a'state ofinsufrcction against the
United States; and
d WHEREAS, by another proclamation
fon the list day of July, 1862, issued in
pursuance ofan. act of Congress, APP
proved June57th, in the same year. the
iinsurrection was declared to be still
existing in, the States aforesaid, with
the, exception of specified counties in
T the. State of Virginia; and ~
WHEREAS, By another proclamation,
made on the Cd day Of April, 1868, in
pursuance Of the act Of Congress of Ju-
ly9l3th, 1861, heaeSccptions named in
the proclamation of August 10th, 1861,
were revoked, and the inhabitants of
| the States of Georgia, South Carolina,
| North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisina, Texas; A Arkansas, Mississippi,
Florida and Virginia, except the forty
eight counties of Virginia designated
fas West Virginia, and the ports of New
Orleans, Key West, Port Royal and
| Beaufort, and ..
WuEKAs, BY another proclamation,
on the 1st day Of July, 1852, issued
| in pursuance ofan act of Congress, ap-
| proved June 18th of the same year, the
insurrection was declared still existing
in the States aforesaid, with the eXcep-
| ton ofScertain specified counties in the
State of Virginia and 8r @
WHEREAS, By another proclamation,
made on the I'd of April 1868, in pur-
suance Of the act of Congress os July
| 18th, 1861, the exceptions named in the
proclamation of August 10th, 1861,
were revoked, and the inability of the
States of Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, Florida, and Virginia, except the
forty -eight.ceunties of Virginia desig-
mated as West Virginia, and ports OF
New Orleans, Key West, Port Royal
and Beaufort, in South Carolina, were
declared to be in state of insurrec-
ton against the United States; and
1 WHEREAS. the House of Representa-
tiYes, on the 22d Of July, 1861, adopted
a resolution in the words following
viz:
! 7ResozcedJy1the House ofRepresentattre}
ofthe Congress- of'hc United States, That
4 the present deplorable civil war has
j been forced upon the country by the
j disunionists of the Southern States
i now in rebellion against the .Constitn-
4 tional government, and in arms arouno
i the capitol, that.in this. national emer-
gency; Congress, banisbing all feelings
Of resentment, will do only its duty tc
\ the whole country that this war is no
waged on our part i'll any spirit of cp
Z preston, nor for any purpose Of con
4 quest or suhiugation nor.fof the purpose
of overtime wing Interfering with The
4 established Institutions ofthose States
but to maintain and defend the supre
macy of the Constitution, and to pre-
serve the Union with all its dignity, ant
the equality and rights of the severa
States unimpaired sandals soon as thest
1 objects. are accomplished the war ough
to cease and .sra l. as {..g.a.x -afa.
d Whereas, these resolutions though
:. not joint or concurrent, form one sub
}. stantially, they may be regarded as hay
ing expressed the sense Of Congress
upon the subject. to which they relate
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I WHEREAS, ntEsiRsEAsi BY my proclamation o
d the 18th of June last, the insurrectiol
in the State Of Tennessee was declared
to have been suppressed, and the ati
thority of the United States therein tt
, beundisputed; and such United States
q Officers as had been duly commissioners
!, to be in the undisputed exercise oftheI
official functions; and igsa~ gs.s Fl
i WHEREAS, There now exists, no or
siganized armed resistance of misguided
: citizens, nor others, to the authority O.
> the United States in the States of Geof
gia, South Carolina, Virginia, Nortf
Carolina, Il Tennessee, Alabama, Louis
lana, Arkansas; Mississippi and Flori
da, and the laws can be enforced there
in by the proper civil authority, Stat'
or Federal, and the people of the sait
States are we'll and Loyalty disposed
) and have conformed, in their Legislation
to the condition of affairs growing ou
of the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States prohibiting SLAYER,
within the limits and jurisdiction OF thu
! United States and ~ 5's
j WHEREAS, In view of the before re
tcited premises, it is the manifest deter