Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-04-06

and the points of New Orleans, Key West,
Port Royal AMI Beaufort, in South Caro-
lima, were declared to be in a state Of insur-
rection against the United States.
WHEREAS, The House of Representa-
tives on the 22nd of July, 1861, adopted
resolution in the words following, viz:
"Resoloed, by the House of Represen-
tatives 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
Government and in arms around the Cap
itol; that in this emergency Congress,
banishing all feelings of resentment, will
recollect only its duty to the whole coun-
try; that this war is not waged on our
part in any spirit of oppression, nor for
any purpose Of conquest or subjugation,
or for the purpose of overthrowing the in
stitutions OF those States, but to maintain
and defend the supremacy of the Consti-
tuition, and preserve the Union with all
its dignity and the equality and rights of
the several States unimpaired, and that as
soon as these objects are accomplished, the
war ought to cease" and
WHEREAS, The Senate Of the United
States, on the 25th of July, 1861, adopted
). resolution in the words following, viz
(The resolution passed by the Senate is
the same precisely as the foregoing House
resolution,) and
WHEREAS, These resolutions, though
not joint or concurrent in form, are sub
stantially indentical, and as such may be
regarded as having expressed the sense OF
Congress upon the subject to which they
relate; and
D WHEKEAs, Ry my proclamation of the
18th June last, the insurrection in the
State of Tennessee was declared to have
been suppressed, the authority of the I'm
tied States therein to be undisputed, and
such United States off 'ers as had been
duly commissioned to be in the undisputed
service of their official functions, there !;
and
WHEREAS, There now exists no organ
lied armed resistance of misguided citi-
zens or others, to the authority Of the
United States in the States Of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina,
Tecnesse>, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Florida, and the laws can
be sustained and enforced therein by proper
civil author tv, State of Federal; and the
people of the said States are well and
ioyalIy disposed and have conformed or
will conform intheir legislation to the con-
dition of affairs growing out of the amend
ment to the Constituton of the United
tates, prohibiting slavery within the Inn
its and Jurisdiction of the United States
and WHEREAS,
The manifpsi determination Of American peo-
pie that not State of its own will have the right
or power to go out of, or separate itself from, OF
be separated from, the American Union; and
that, therefore, each State ought to remain and
constitute an integral part Of the United State ;
and
WHEREAS, the people of the several before
mentioned States have in manner aforesaid,
given satisfactory evidence that they acquiesce
in this sovereign and important revolution ofthe
national unity and
WHEREAS. it is believed to be the fundamental
principle of the Government that people who
have revolted and who have been overcome and
subd1ed, must either be deslt with so as to in
duce them voluntarily to become friends, or else
they must be held by absolute military power,
or devastated SO as 10 prevent them from ever
again doing harm as enemies, which last named
policy is ahhOrrent to humanity and freedom ;
and
WHEREAS, The Contribution Of the Uni'ed
States provides for Constitutional communities
H. c,o& rd Tarriforsoc donopIop-
cies, provinces or protectorstPs; and
WHERKAs, such Constitutional States must
necessarily be aud by the constitution and laws
of the United States are made equal and placed
on like footing as 10 political rights, mmuni-
ties. dignity and power with the several States
with which they are united and
WHEREAS, Tie observance of political equal
ty as principle of right and justice is vel cal
culated 10 encourage people OF aforesaid States
to be and b. come more and more compact aud
persevering in their renewed allegiance and
WHEREAS, Standing armies, military occupa-
iion. martial law, military tribunals and the sus-
pensions of the writ of habeas corpus are in time
of peace dangerous to public liberty, inrompati.
ble with individual rights of citizens, contrary
to the genius and spirit Of our free institutions,
and exhaustive of the national resources, and
ought not therefore to be sanctioned or allowed
except in cases of actual necessity for repeling
invasion or suppressing insurrection or rebellion;
and
WHEREAS, The policy of the Government of
the United States from the begir ming OF the in
>urrertion to its final suppression, has been in
conformity with the principles herein set for b
and enuncaied Theref re. l. Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that the6nsurrection which
heretofore existed in the States of G norgia,
South Carolina North CarOliT a. Virginia Ten
nessce, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, NJ ssis.
sipp and FL rida is at an end, aud henceforth to
he so regarded
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my
hand AID caused the seal ofthe United S stes
to be affixed Done at the city of Washing
ton. on the 81 day of A Ri. in the year Of ON
Lord, 1866 and of TIE independence of the
I'm ted Ststes the nm b.
TSigned1 ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President, WM. Fl. SEWARD,
Src-starv nt S ate.
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