New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-04-13
Ertrnct from, the Peace Procla-
WASHINGTON, 4 pril ..


Whereas, There now exists no or
,nnizad armed resistance of misguided
citizens, or others to the Authority Of
the United States, in the states Of
Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama.
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
ans Florida and the laws can be sus-
tanned and enforced therein by proper
civil authority, state or federal, aud the
people of the said states are we'll and
Loyalty disposed, and have conformsd
or will conform in their legislation to
the condition Of affairs growing out Of
the amendment to the constitution Of
the United States, prohibiting slavery
within the limits and jurisdiction Of the
United States; and,
Whereas, in consideration of these
before cited premises it is the manifest
determination Of the American people
that no state of its own will has right
to 60 out Of, or separate itself, or he
separated from the American union:
and that therefore each state ought to
rem=-in and constitute an integral and
part Of the United States and,
Whereas, The people Of the several
before mentioned states have, in the
manner aforesaid, given satisfactory
evidence that they acquiesce in this
sovereign and important resolution of
the national unity and.
Whereas, 1t is believed to be the
fundamental principle of the govern
,ncnt that the people who have reyo|-
them voluntarily to become friends, or
else they must be held by absolute
military power, or else so devastated
as to forever prevent them from doing
harm as enemies, which last namei
policy is abh'rrent to humanity and
freedom; and,
Whereas, The constitution of tho
United States provides for the constitu-
tlonal communities only as states, and
not as territories, dependencies or pro-
tee crates: aAl,
Whereas, Their consent mus
necessarily be obtained to the consti
tuition of the United States, aud placed
II like footing as to rights, immuni-
'y, dignity and power, with the several
po'ers with which they are governed,
md of which the political policy is the
principle Of right and justice, we'll cal
culased to induce the people of the said
states to become more and more con-
slant in their renewed allegiances;
and,
Whereas, Standing armies, militia
~ occupation, military law, military
tribunals and the suspension of the
writ Of ha6ees corpus, ale in time of
peace, dangerous to public liberty and
incompatible with the individual rights
Of persons, and contrary to the genius
Of our free institutions, and exhaustive
Of the national resource, and not there
fore, to be sanctioned or allowed exc ept
in cases Of actual necessity for repel-
ling an invasion, or for the suppression
of treason; and,
Whereas; The government Of the
United States, from the beginning Of
the instruction to its suppression, has
been in conformity with principles here
in set forth and enumerated;
Therefore, |, Andrew johnson,
president of the United States, Go
hereby proclaim End declare chat the
instruction which has heretofore ex-
listed in the States of Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkan-
sns, Mississippi and Florida is at an
end and hcnceforth to be so regarded.
In testimony whereof | have hercunto
set NY hand aud caused the seal Of