Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-04-11

18th, 1861. the exceptions named in the
proclamation of August 10th, 1861, we're
revoked, and the inhabitants of the Ststes
of Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Tex
as, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida 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 Caro-.
lima, were declared to be still in a state
of insgrrection against the United States
and
Whereas, The House of Representa-.
tives, on the 22d day of July, 1864
adopted a resolution in the words follow.
ing, namely:
Resolrea, by the House Of Representa-
tires of The Congress Of the United States,
That the present deplorable civil war has
been forced upon the country by the
disuhionsts of the Southern States, now
IN revolt against the constitutional GOV
ernment aud in arms around the capital ;
that In this national emergency Congress,
banishiDg all feelings of mere passion or
resentment, will recolect only its duty to
the whole country, that this war is not
Saged on our part in any spirit Of op-
preston, nor for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, nor purpose Of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights or es-
tablished institutions of these States, but
to maintain aud defend the supremacy of
the Constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all its dignity, equality and
rights of the several States uuimpared,
and that as soon as these objects are ac-
, complished the war ought to cease and
Whereas, the Senate Of the United
States, on the 18th day of July, 1861,
adopted resolution in the words follow
ing, to wit:
Resoiced, That the present deplorable
civil war has been forced upon the COUP
try By the disunionists of the Southern
States now in revolt against the constitu-
tional Government and in arms around
the capital; that in this national emer-
gency Congress, banish:ng all feelings of
mere passion or resentment, will recollect
only its duty to the whole country, that
this war is not prosecuted on our part in
any spirit Of oppression, nor for any pur-
pose Of conquest or suhjusation, nor
purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or established institutions
of those States but to defend and main
tain the supremacy Of the Constitution
and laws made IN pursuance thereof and
TO preserve the Union with all the dignity
equality and rights of the several States
unimpaired. As soon as these objects are
accomplished the war ought to cease.
lThereas. These resolutions, though
not j oint OF Occurrent in form, are sub.
stautiaily identical, and as such may be
regarded as having expressed the sense of
Congress upon the subject to which they
relate; and
Hhercas. BY my proclamation of the
18th day of June last, the insurreciion
in the State of Tennessee was declared
to have been suppressed, the authority Of
the United States therein to be undisput.
ed, aud such United States officers as had
been duly commissioned to be in the un.
disputed exercise Of their official fuuc-
tions and
Whcreds, There now exists no organ.
lied armed resistance of misguided citi.
zeus or others to the authority of the
United States in The States of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas
Mississippi and Florida, and the laws can
be sustained aud enforced therein by the
proper civil authority, State or Federal
and the people Of the said States are we'll
and loyalty disposed and have CONFIRMED,
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
Whereus, In view of the before recited
premises, it is the manifest determination
of the American people that no State, of
its own will, has the right or the power
to 60 out of or separate itself from, or be
from the American Union, and
that, therefore, each State ought to re-
main and constitute an integral part of
the United States; and
Whereas, The people of the several
before mentioned States have, in the man.
Der aforesaid. given satisfactory evidanoa