Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-20
One Ship, a Bark and 30 Canal
Boats Destroyed.
Recurrence Of Trouble on The
Eastern Shore Of Virginia.
Continuation Of the Races at
Buffalo.
Associated Press Report.
From Washington,


WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The President has
issued a proclamation, in which he recites
the various proclamatiOns issued by his pre-
decessor concerning the existence of an
armed rebellion in opposition to law, sus-
pension Of the habeas corpus, &c. Il con-
eludes as follows:
AND WHEREAS, The President in the said
proclamation of the 18th of June, 1866,
upon the grounds therein stated and here
inbefOre recited, did then and thereby pro-
claim the insurrectiOn which heretofore ex-
isted in the several States before mentioned,
except Texas, was at an end, and hence
forth to be so regarded; and, whereas, sub
sequently to said ID day of April, 1866, the
insurrection in the said State Of Texas has
been completely and everywhere suppressed
and ended, and the authority Of the United
States been fully established in said State OF
InzaE- and --s==, f'ftsfJof
United States officers as have been only
commissioned within the limits of the said
State now in the undisturbsd exercise of
their official functions, and
Whereas, the laws can now be sustained d
in the State of Texas by the proper civil au-
thorities, State or Federal, and the people Of
the State Of Texas, like the people of the
other States before named, are well and
Loyalty disposed, and have conformed, or
viii conform, in their legislation to the con-
dition Of affairs growing out of the amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting slavery within the limits
and Jurisdiction Of the United States, and
Whereas, all the reasons and conclusions
set forth in regard to the several States
therein officially named now apply lawfully
and in all respects to the State Of Texas as
well as to the other States which had been
involved in insurrcction and
Whereas, Adequate provision has been
made by military orders to enforce the exc
cutiOn of the acts of Congress and civil
authorities and secure obedience TO the Con
stitution and laws of the United States
within the State of Texas, if resort to mil
itary force for such purposes should at any
| time become necessary, now therefore l,
Andrew johnson, President of the United
States, do hereby proclaim and declare that
the insurrection which heretofore existed in
the State of Texas Is at an end, and to be
henceforth so regarded in that State as IN
the other States before named when said in
surrectiOn was proclaimed at an end
| by the aforesaid proclamation Of the
| ID of April, 1866; and l do further
proclaim that said insurrection IS at
an end, and peace, and order, and
/ tranquility, and civil authority now exist
and throughout the whole Of the United
/ States of America.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the City o.
Washington the 2Oth day Of August 1866
and OF the Independence Of the United
States of America, the 9lst.
By the President,
ANDREW JoHNsoN.
W. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
In accordance with the Presidents proc
/ lamation of the 18th inst, declaring nul
and void Maximilian's paper blockade o
MatamOras and other Mexican ports, tn,
Navy Department has detached two men @
war 10 be stationed at the mouth Of the Ri,
| Grande. The commander Of the Pacific
squadron has also received orders 70 sent
two men Of war to Mazattan and Guayama:
| to protect the interests of the United State
on the Pacific coast.
| No Cable News.
PoRr HOOP, y. s., August 10, 10. P. M
The Newfoundland Telegraph Line is still
down, and no later dispatches from th'
Cable have been received. 1t IS anticipated
the line will be in working order to-mor
row.