The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-04-07
by the President Of the United
States.
4 PROCLAMATION.


the execution thereof DISTRACTED, i'll the states
of S5l.h Carolina, Georgia, Alabama.
Florida, Mississippi: Louisiana. AMI Texas,
By combinations too powerful to be suppress
Ell by the ordinary course OF judicial procee
dings, or by the powers vested in the marsh
ais by law, and
WHEREAS, By another proclamation, made
on the 10th day Of August, in the same year,
in pursuance of an act Of Congress approved
July -, 1861, the inhabitants of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Caroline,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, and Florida, except the
Inhabitants of that part of the State Of Nlr>
ginia living ives; If the Allegheny mountains,
and TO such other parts Of that State and the
oth.- States before named Is might MAINTAIN
loval adhesion 70 the Union and The Conatl-
tuition, or might be, from line to time, ucn>
pied and controlled by the forces o. the Uni
led States, engaged in the disposition OF liz
sursents, were declared to be IL state 81
instruction against the United States; and
WHEREAS, By another proclamation, on
the first day OF July, 1852, issued IN. pursu
ance Of an act of Congress approved june
!, in the same year, the Instruction was &c
cared to be still existing ia the States af.r:~
said with the exception Of certain specified
counties in the State Of Virginia; aud
WHEREAS, BY another proclamation made
on the q Of ! -r.l, 1863 In pursuance OF al
act OF Congress Of July IL. 1851, tie excrP
tons named in the proclaim alton OF August
l6, 1861. were revoked, aud tie inhabitants
Of tie States Of Georgia, So1th Car lima.
North Carolina. Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi
Eiori "a and Virginia, except The ttr!y-ei-Ht
couu:ie: Of Virginia designated IS West
Virginia. and the ports Of New Dreams, Key
West Port Ro7al and Beaufort in South
Carolinf were declared To he in 4 state of
Instruction against TIE United STATE ard
WHEREAs. The House Of Representatives,
OH the 22l D! July, 1851, adopted resolution
in the words following, viz:
R-S,I,Isa jy tie House II Representatives. At
tie Cc5,qg ess Of tie Unit! .>taies. That The
present 4ePlorabie civil war has been forced
upon It'd country by the di-uni5uists Of lhe
Southern States. TOW IN revolt against the
constitutional, government Of tie United
States, and in arms around the capital that
IN this national emergency Congress, Danish
Ing all feelings Of mere passion Or restraint.
vii. receol.ect only is duty - the whole
country. that this war IS not waged on our
part in any spirit Of oppression, nor for any
purpose of conquest or subsection, nor for tie
purpose pf over;hrowi.i2 nor interfering VI h
the rights or established institutions Of those
States, but to maintain aud defend the su~
pgemacy OF the Constitution aud preserve the
Union with ali lis equality and the dignity OF
the seTcral States uHimoalred, and that rs
soon as these objects are accomplished, the
var ought to cease and
WHEREAS, The Senate ofthe United States,
On the ooh of July 1851, adoptel - resop>
,tion in the words following, VIZ: same is
above: and
WHEREAS, These resolutions, though ut
Joint or -coucurrent in form, are substantially
identical, and as such may be regarded as
having expressed the sense Of Congress upon
the subject to which-;hev relate AID
WHEREAS, b nv Proclamation q! the 18Th
Of June last the Resurrection IL tie STATE Of
Tennessee WAS Geclar 10 have been sup
pressed. the authority cf the United States
therin t. Re uuGi-pa,e', and such officers a
had been dePu.ei 70 the Unrestricted exercise
: Of their ofiici;, fractions: and
WHEREAS, There Nv exists NJ organized
armed rrSisia &c Of misguided citizens or
others ;P the authority ot the Cnitev States
in The States Of Gc5rssa, Virginia. North
Caro- ina. South Carolina, Tennessee. Alas
! bama, Lou'iaaa, Arkansas. Mississippi,
! Texas and florida, and the iaw5 can be sus-
tanned and enforced thereto by proper civ
authority, State o. Federal. and the people
! of the said States are well and Loyalty DIS
posed. and have coniormed or will conform
in their legislation to the conditoa of affairs
growing out Of the ams ndmeut to the Cons;i-
tuition OF the United States prohibiting slav, ~
within the limits and jurisdiction OF the Unit
et States aid
WHEREAS In consideration ofthese before.
cited premises, i. is the manifest determine,
ton Of the American people thu; no State, 5f
10 - IF
seperate itself, or De separated from the
American Union, aui that therefore each
! State ought 10 remain and constitute an in
tegral part Of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The people OF the several be-
aforementioned State. have, in the manner
aforesaid, piven satisfactory evidence that
they acguIesce in this sovereign anG impor>
tant restoration Of the national unity; and
WurnEAs, Il is believed 10 be the funda-
mental principle Of the Government that the
people who have rcvolted, and have been
overcome and subdued must 50 be dealt with
rs TO Induce them voluntarily to become
friends, or else they mast he held By absolute
miiitary.poscr, or else SO devastated as to for
ever prd vent them from dong harm as ene>
mics, which last named policy is aLhorrent
to humanity and freedom and
WHEREAS, the Constitution Of the United
States provides Tor the constitutional con
munities only as States, and not as Terrific
ri-s, dependencies, or pro,ectorates and
WHEREAS, their consent must necessarily,
and by the Constitution Of the United States
here something Is evidently omitted in
tranxm ission-Ed. RepuLl,canl and placed
! on like footing as to rights, immuuities,
dignity, and power with the several powers
with which they are governed, and which
political policy is the principle Of right and
Justice, well calculated to induce the people
of the said States to become more and more
Instant in their renewed allegiance and
Whereas, Standing armies, military law,
military tribunals, and the suspension of the
writ of ha6eas corpus are, III times of peace,
dangerous to public liberty, and Incompatible
with the individual rights Of persons, and
contrary TO the genius Of our free institutions
aud exhaustive of the national resources. and
! ought not therefore to be sanctioned or allow
/ ed, except in cases of actual necessity for re-
polling an invasion, or for the suppression Of
| treason: and
| WE REAs, The Government of tie United
States, from the beginning Of the instruction
| to its suppression, has been carried on in con-
| tornity with the principles herein set forth and
enumerated; Therefore,,
I.ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the
| United States, Go hereby PROCLAIM AND De
CLARE hat the :isurrection which has here's
| tofore existed in the States of Georgia, South
Caroliua, North Carolina, Virginia. Tennes-
| see, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missis-
| sippi, and Florida is AT AN END, AND HENCE
FORTH TO BE so REGARDED.
J In testimony whereof, have hereunto set