The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-03
A PROCLAMATION.

By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
WHEREAS by proclamation on the 18th and
10Th of April, 1861, the President of the Uni
ted States in view of the power vested in him
by the Constitution and the laws, declared
that the laws of the United States were oppos-
ed and the Executive thereof obstructed in
ma, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tex
as, by combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by the ordinary course of judicial pro-
ceedings, or the powers vested in the Marshals
by law, and
Whereas, by another proclamation made on
the 18th day of August in the same wear. in
pursuance of an Act of Congress approved
July Is, 1851, the inhabitants of Georgia, S.
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes-
see, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Florida, except the inhabitants OF
ghany mountains, and to such other parts OF
that State and the other States before named
as might maintain a loyal adhesion to the
Union and Consultation or might from time
to time be occupied and controlled by the for
ces of the United States engaged in the dis
persion OF the insurgents, were declared to be
in state OF instruction against the United
States, and
Whereas, by another proclamation on the
LIST day Of July, 1862 issued in pursuance OF
same va5r tbe insnprection was declared to he
still eyistino in the States aforesaid with the
evcontion IF certain snecified COMMITTEES in the
Stata.of Virginia and -
= Whereas nv another proclamation On the
Oh davnf 4 nril 1853. in unrsuanca IF ON Act
of Conoress of .Julv 18th 1881 tba evoont;ons
named In the nrociamations Of AumSt 1fth
1871 are revoked and the inhah;ta9ts of tho
States of Georgia. South Carolina North Car ar
DINA. Tennessee. Alabama. Louisiana, Teyas
Arkansas. Mississinni. Florida. and Virginia.
excent the 1S Connties. of VIRGINIA ,leS;ona,
ted az West VIRGINIA and the norris of New
Orleans. Kew West. Port ROYAL. and Beaufort
South Corolina. are declared to be in a state
of insurrection against the United States. and
+. Whereas. the House of REPRESENTATIVES, on
the 22d day of july 1861. adopted a resolution
in the words following, viz - '3
Resolved. by the House of REPRESENTATIVES
of the Congress of the United States that the
present deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country BY the disunionists of the
Southern States now in revolt against the con-
stitutional Government. and In arms around
the capital. that in this emergency CONGRESS
banishing all feeling of mere passion or resent
ment wifi recolIect only its ,iutv IN the whole
countrv that this war is NOT waged on o,,r
part in any spirit of oppression or for any
purpose of conquest or subsection. nor for the
purpose of overthrowing or interfering with
the rights or established institutions Of these
States b1It TO maintain and defend the supre
macy OF the Constitution, and preserve tho
Union. with all the dignity, equality and rights
of the several States unimpaired, and that as
soon as these objects are accumulated t;,e
war ought TO cease. And
"a Whereas. the Senate of thesTTnited States
fntion II, the words following VIZ -
: Resolved thai the nresenf' denlorahla civil
war has been forced nnon the conntrv nv tba
disunionists of the Southern States now in re-
VOLT AGAINST the constitutional Govar,noont
and in arms around The CanilaI at th;S not;nr',
n emarpencv Conoress bap;sh;ng ai1 4 sas,;nr
of ,nere nasS;on or recruitment S,;, IL roorI,oaS3
onlv = its lutv to the whole co1ntru.
that tb;s war IL not nrosecntad IN o,,r 1917 l.,
anv shirt of amrebension nor for ~, POI, ,., -,
nosa IF oyarthrny;no or ;ntarcarno a.,;;,, a.,
rights or institutions of those states Int r to to
defend and MAINTAIN the snnremoo, ~ +ho
Const;tntion and ali tbe laws =, sda =, " so
anca tbereof and to nreserve tha ITn;opp ,,,;ti,
al the dionitv ennaj;tv and r;ohIs ~ III
arai States nnimpaireI. that % SooI, S t 49, ~
objects are accommodated the ,vor o',oh bo 90
cease -
Whare.s Tbesa roso,nt;ons tho,,oh -.
Joint or concurrent in form are snh"tsnt;a ILL.,
Identical and &c sncb NOV 10 roo,s ~ al ~
inc EXPRESSED the sense of Como nn aH a.
sn6;ecf m which tbev rela+. e'N ~ utpoi tne
And whereas Rv INV nrool.m.t;on 90 +ho
18Th dav of lime act tba ;ns,,,,aot;o,, :, .ho
state Of Tennessee was declared to have hean
suaIressed. and the a1,toritv Of ths TIni lied
States therein to be undsputed. and such II.
s. officers as had been duy commissioned to
he in the undisputed exercise of their official
functions: and ll f7II
Whereas. here now EXISTS M orranized
armed resistance of miso1,ided citizens or 9th
ers to tbd authority of the JTn;tad Statos IN
States of Georgia. South carolina Vircir,;a
North Carolina. tennessee Alabama, ToniSis
ana. Arkansas. Mississippi and FLORIDA. and
the laws can he sustained and enforced tbsra;,,
hv the nroner civil authority. State or Federal
and the neonle Of said States are vol and Low,
alIv disnosed. and have conformed or will con-
form in their Leoislatures to the condition Of
affairs Growing ont of the amendment tn tba
Constif1,tion of the limited States nrob;hit;n1
slavery within tbe limits a. Jurisdiction of ti,e
United States: and = - '
Whereas. In We've the before rec;tad nro,n-
ises. if is The manifest INSTRUMENTATION IF The
American people that no State of it's own will
have the right or power to 90 ont of or sonar
ate itself from. or he senarafed from the apar.
lcan Union, and that, therefore. each State
ought to remain and constitute an internal
mart Of The United States and !, II-'ss' .
Whereas. The people Of the several before
mentioned States have. in the manner afore-
said. given Satisfactory evidence that thew ar
miesee in the SOVEREIGN and INN ,rtant yeVo-
hilton Of the national unity. and II III
Whereas n is believed to he f,ndon,on+o,
nr;ncinle Of Government that q naonia wTn
have revoIted and who have heep operoon,e
and snhduad must either he dealt with On as
70 indnca them volnntarilv to bacona fr;ends
~ alec thav n1,st he held Tv ahsoI,,te n,;i;to W.
noyer or devastated 80 as to nrevept them
ff,om ever again doing harm asenemies. which
last named noliey is abborent to humanity
and freedom. And
whereas The Gonstitut;on of the TTn;tad
States provides for constitutional communi-
ties only as States and moi as Territories de-
Tendencies, provinces or protectora;es: and
whereas, Such constituent States must ne
cessarily be. and by the CONSTITUTION and Ia VS..
are. made EQUALS. and placed on like footing as
to political rights. immuuities. dignity and now