Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-05
Proclamation by the President
THE WAR DECLARED AT AN BED.

THE WAR DECLARED AT AN BHD.
,WAersas, BY proclamation on the 10Th
and 10Th 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
United States were opposed, and the
execution thereof INSTRUCTED, in the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana,
and Texas, by combinations too powerful
70 be opposed by the ordinary course OF
judicial proceedings, or by the power
vested in the Marshals by law; and,
WAwsaS, By another proclamation
made on the sixteenth day Of August,
in the same year, In pursuance OF an act
OF Congress, approved JAY thirteen, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one,
the Inhabitants of Georgia, South Caro-
lima, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes-
see. Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Florida, except the
Inhabitants of that part of the State Of
Virginia lying west of the Allegheny
Mountains and to such other parts of
that State and the other States before
named as might maintain loyal adhe-
sion to the Union and the Constitution,
or might be from time to time occupied
and controlled by the forces of the
United States engaged in the dispersion
of insurgents, were declared to be in a
state of Instruction against the United
States and,
Wh1eaS, By another proclamation on
the first day Of July, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two, issued in pursu-
ance of an act Of Congress approved
June seventh, in the same year, the in
surrection was declared to be still exist
ing In the States aforesaid, with the ex-
eeption of certain specified counties in
the State Of Virginia; and,
WhreaS, BY another proclamation
made on the second day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixtythree,
in pursuance of the act of Congress Of
July thirteenth, one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-one, the exceptions named
in the proclamation of August six
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one, were revoked, and the inhab-
itants of the States OF Georgia, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louis
lana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Flor
ida and Virginia, except the forty-eight
counties Of Virginia designated as West
Virginia, and the ports of New Orleans,
Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort, in
South Carolina, were declared to be In a
state of instruction against the United
States and,
Whereas the House Of Representa-
tives, on the twenty second day of July,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one, adopted resolution in the words
following, viz:
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 constitutional gov
eminent, and In arms around the Capt.
tai: that in this national emergency
Congress, banishing all feelings of mere
passion or resentment, will recollect only
its duty to the whole country; that this
war is not waged on our part in any
, pirit of oppression, nor for any purpose
o conquest or subjugation, nor for the
m srpose of overthrowiDg or interfering
W It'll the rights or established instltu'
tic ms of those States, but to maintain
AM defend the supremacy OF the Consti.
int, on, and to preserve the Union, with
all he dignity, equality and rights OF
the several States unimpairedi and that
as so on as these objects are accomplished
the " rar ought to cease and,
Wh reas, The Senate Of the United
States on the twenty fifth day OF July,
one tn, )usand eight hundred and sixty
one. ad opted resolution in the words
followil V, VIZ ,
R,solg. Il, That the present deplorabe
eiyi, wal has been forced upon the coun-
try nv tn Disunionists of the Southern
States no " in revolt against the constl-
tutional government, and in arms
around tn e Capital; that in this nation
Al emerge 'ncy Congress, banishing all
feelings of mere passion or resentment,
viii recolle ct only it's duty to the whole
eountry; tb at this war is not prosecuted
on our part in any spirit of oppression,
nor for any purpose OF conquest or SUB
iugation, nor for the purpose oil over
throwing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of those
States. but to defend and maintain the
sapre macy of the Constitution, and all
laws made in pursuance thereof, and to
nreserse the Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights of the several States
unimpaired, that as soon as these Oh,
jects are accomplished the war ought to
cease; akd,
WSereas, These resolutions, though
not Joint or concurrent in form, are sub
stantially Identical, and, as such, may
be regarded as having expressed the
sense OF Congress upon the subject to
which they relate and,
Whereas, BY my proclamation Of the
l3th day Of Juse last the insurrectior
in the State of Tennessee was declared
u have been suppressed, the authority
of the United States therein to be undis
puted. and such United States officers as
had been duly commissioned to be In
the undisputed exercise of their Official
functions; and,
R1~s0s, There now exists no organ