The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-04-12

prohibiting slavery within the !in.9
and jurisdiction Of the United 5tstes
And 1olcrcds, In view Of tie tviow
recited prelnises, it is the mauifest de-
termination of the American peoplu
that no State, OF its own will, has tho
right or the power to go out OF or oepa.
rate itself from. or be separated frou
the American Union and that there.
fore each State ought to remain and
constitute an integral part Of the Unitsi
States;
And ashcrcas, The people Of ths
several before mentioned States have.
in the manner aforesaid given satisfso.
tory evidence that they acqui:sco in
this sovereign and important resolution
Of national unity;
Ind achcrcas, 1t is believed to be
fundamental principle Of government
that people who have revoited and who
have been overcome and |subdued, must
either be dealt with SO as to induce them
voluntarily to become friends or else
they must be held by absolute military
power, Or devastated 50 as to preveus
them from ever again doing harm Ms
enemies, which last named policy is ab.
horrent to humanity and freedom
And ,rhcrcas, The Constitution Of tho
United States provides for constitution.
al communities only as States, and not
as territories, dependencies, provinces
! or protectorates
y IL, .L,,. .lG -
must necessarily be, and by constitution
and laws of the United States are made
equals, aud placed upon like footing,
as to political rights, immunities, digni-
ty, and power, with the several States
! with which they are united;
/ And whcrcas, The observance Of po.
ntica equality, as a principle of right
and instice, is we'll calculated to encour-
age the people of the aforeGaid States to
be aud become more and more constant
aud persevering in their renewed ale
glance
ind ,chcrcas, Standing armies, mill
tary occupation, military law, military
tribunals and the suspension of tho
privileges of the writ of habeas corpus,
are in time Of peace dangerous to pub
lie liberty, incompatible with the indi-
vidual rights of the citizen, contrary 10
the genius and spirit OF our free institu.
tious, and exhaustive to the national
resources, and ought not, therefore to
be sanctioned or allowed, except In
cases of actual necessity, for repelling
invasion or suppressirg insurrection OF
. rebellion:
And vAereas, The policy of the Gov
ernment of the United States from the
, beginning of the iusurrection to its
overthrow and final suppression has
been in conformity with the principle:
herein set forth and enumerated
; Now, therefore, |, Andrew johnson
President of the United States, do here
bv proclaim and declare that the insur
rection which heretofore existed in thu
;. States of Georgia, South Carolina, Vir
o giuia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
!, bama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas
q Mississippi and Florida, is at an end
$ aud is henceforth to be so regarded.
In testimany whereof | have hereun
Il to set my hand, and caused the seal 0
the United States to be affixed.
q Done at the city of Washington tn
r second day of April, in the year of ou
v Lord one thousand eight hundred AM
r. sixty six, and Of the Independence Q
O. the United States OF America the nine
IS tieth.
a. ANDREW JOHNSON.
m By the President;
4. HM IL SEWARD. Sec'Y Of Stata.