The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-04

authority state or federal, and the people of the
said states are we'll and loyalty disposed, and
have conformed or will conform in their legisls-
ton 10 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 beforecit-
ed premises, it ia the manifest determination of
| the American people that no state, of its own
will, has the right to 60 out of, or separated
itself, or be separated from the American Union,
and that therefore each state ought to remain
and constitute integral 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 restoration of
the national unity; and
WHEREAS, 1t is believed to be the fundamental
principle of the government that the people who
have revolted, and have been overcome and sub
dued, must 80 be dealt with as to induce them
voluntarily to become friends, or else they mus
be held by absolute military power, or else go de
vastated as to forever prevent them from doing
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abhorrent to humanity and freedom and
4 WHEREAS, The constitution of the United
States provides for the constitutional communi
ties only states, and not as territories, depend
encies, or protectorates and .
WHEREAS, Their consent must necessarily, AM
by the constitution of the Emitted State
and be placed on a like footing as to right:
E immunites, dignity, and power with tn
: several powers with which they are gov
i erned, and which political policy is the principl
: of right and justice, we'll calculated to Undue
the people Of the said states to become more an
more constant in their renewed allegiance; an
WHEREAS, Standing armies, military occup'
), ton, military law, military tribunals, and ii
suspension of thew of habeas corpus are
times of peace, dangerous to public liberty, ar
incompatible with the individual rights of pc
10 sons, and contrary to the genius of our free j
sttutions and exhaustive of the national resou
ces, and ought not therefore to be sanctioned
allowed except in cases of actual necessity for
polling an invasion, or for the suppression
treason and
WHEREAS, The government of the Unit
States, from the beginning of the insurrection
its suppression, has been carried on in conform
ty with the principles herein set forth and EMU
Grated Therefore,,
IANDREW JOHNSON, president of the Vi
ted States, do hereby PROCLAIM AND DEcLA
that the insurrection which has heretofore ext
ed in the states of Georgia, SouthCarolina, Nor
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, LOU
~ lana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida is at
~ end, and he',ceforth to be so regarded.
III In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set I
Il hand and caused the seal of the United States
nc be affixed.
'h Done at the city of Washington, this seco
l. day of April, in the year of our Lord 1866, al
u of the independence of the United States of Al
III erica the ninetieth.
Ii ANDREW JOHNSON.
nc By the president:
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