Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-04-11
proclamation By the President.

Hhereas, By proclamaiions OF the 18th
and 18Th OF April, 1861, the President of
the United States, in virtue OF the power
vested in him by the Constitution and the
laws, declared that The laws Of The Unued
States were opposed, and the execution
thereof obstrucled, 10 The States OF Sorlh
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama. Florida, Mis-
sissi2pi, Louisiana and Texas, By comb-
nations too powerful 10 be suppressed by
the ordinary course of judicial proceedings,
or by the powers vesIedain The marshals by
law;
Ani 1aserecs, BY another prociamalioa
made on the 10Th day of August, in the
same year. in pursuance of an act of Con-
gress, approved Jelly 18th, 1861, the inhab-
itanis Of the States OF Georgia, South Car
olina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama. Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mis-
sissiPpi and Fiorida. except The inhabitants
of thai part of The Stale of Virginia lying
stoi tie Alleghenymounlaius, and such
oher parts of that Sia:s aud the other States
before named, as might maintain loyal
adhesion 10 The Uaion and Constitution, or
might be from time to time occupied and
controlled by forces of lhe United States
I engaged in ihe suppression OF The iusur-
gen.s; we're declared to be 10 a state OF in
sareciion against the Unired States
Ane trherlGs, By another proclamation of
The irstday Of July, 1862, issued in pursu-
auce Of an act of Congress, approved Jone
I, in The same year, the iusureclion was
declared 10 be sill existing in the States
aforesaid, wish he exception of certain
specified counties in the Stale of Virginia;
And irhereos, By snoi6er proclamation,
made on the second day OF April, 1853, 10
pursuance of the act of Congress of July
81, 1861, the exceptions named ia procla-
nation OF August 10Th, IS6lswere revoked,
and the inhabitants of The States of Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, Florida and Virginia, except the
or ~ eight counties of Virginia, designated
as West Virginia, and the porls of New
Orleans, Key West, Port Royal and Beau
fort, South Carolina, were declared 10 be
still in slate OF insurreciion against l6e
United States;
And rhereas, The House of Representa-
tiyes on the 22d day Of 5uly, 1861, adopted
a resolution 10 the words following namely:
ResOlUed By The House Of Representatives, of
The Congress Of The Uditcd States, that the
NJ, -senI deploraOIe civil war has been lorc-
al MN The country by The disunionisls OF
,hs Son,he,rn States, now in revolt against
ne cons,i,plio.Hal Government, and in arms
around The Ca ,piiaI that in this National
emergency Congress, banishing all feelings
of mere passion auo resenim snt, will rec
oIIec, only its duty to the Wh ole country
that this war is moi waged on our part IN
any spirit Of oppression, nor for any pur-
pose of conquest or sutiugalioE, nor pur-
pose of overthrowing or interfering with
the rights OF established institutions of these
States, but 10 maintain and defend The sn-
oFeFnacy Of the Constitution, and 10 pre-
sstgs sbs Union with all lhs dignity, equal-
ity. and rights OF the several States uuim-
paired. and that as soon as these objects
are omplished the war ought 10 close
.As,d schereas, The Senate Of the United
S.aiss on the 25ih day Of July, 1881, adopts
ed ) issoluiion in The Wofds following, 10
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