The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30


States are, made equal aud placed upon
like footing as 70 political rights, immuni
ties, dignity aud power, with the scycra
States with which they are united and die
further declare that the observance Of 20
litical equality as u principle of right ant
justice is well calculated 10 encourage III,
people of the hctorc.amcd States, except
Texas, 10 be and to become more and nor,
constant and perseyering in their renewed
allegiance; and
Whereas. the President did further declare
that standing armies, military occupation
martial law, military tribunals, and the sup
preston of the writ of habeas corpus are.
IN time of peace, dangerous 10 public liberty,
! Incompatible with the individual rights of
citizens, contrary TO the generous spirit of
our free Institutions, and exhaustive of the
national resources and ought not therefore
| to be sanctioned or allowed except in eases
of actual necessity-for repelling invasion,
/ suppTssing iusureetou or rebellion: and
! the President did further, ia the same pro-
clamation declare that The policy of the
Government of the United States, from the
beginning of the insurrection 10 its over
throw and final suppression, had been con
Quoted in conformity with the principles in
the last-named proclamation rrcited; and
Whereas, The President in the said proc.
lamation OF the 18th OF June, one thousand
eight hundred and siNty-siX, upon the
grounds therein stated and hereinbefore
reeited, did then and therein proclaim and
declare that the insurrection which hereto
fore existed in the several States before
named, except in Texas, was at an end, and
was hencctorth to be so regarded and
Whereas subsequently to the said 2d day
of April, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-siN, the insurrection in the State of
Texas has been completed and everywhere
suppressed and ended, and the authority of
the United States has been successfully es-
tablishcd in the said State of Texas, and
now remains therein unresisted and undis-
puted, and such of the proper United States
officers as have been duly commissioned
within the limits of the said State are now
in the undisturbed exercise Of their official
functions; and
Whereas The laws can now he sustained |
aad enforced in the said State of Texas by |
the proper civil authority, 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 con-
formed or will conform in their legislation |
to the conditioned affairs growing out OF the
of the Constitution of the nj
ted States prohibiting slavery within the
limits and jurisdiction of the United SUtates
and
Whereas All the reasons and conclusions
set forth in regard 10 the several States
therein specially named now apply equally
and in all respects to the State of Texas, as
well as to the other States which had been
involved IN insurrecti0n; and
Whereas, adequate provision has been
made by military ordersto enforce the cxecu-
ton of the acts of Congress, aid the civil
and secure obedience to the Con-
,ttution and laws of the United States
within the State Of Texas, if resort to mill
AIRY force for such purpose should mt any
lime become necessary:
Now, therefore /, Andrew johnson, preSi-
lent of the United States, do hereby pro-
lain and declare that the insurrecfion
which heretofore existed in the State of
Texas, is at an end aud is TO be henceiorth
egarded in that State rs in the other States
in which the said insurrec-
ion was proclaimed to be at an end by the
Itoresaid proclamation of the 2d of April, !
me thousand eight hundred and siXty-six
md | do further proclaim that the said in- ]
is ut an end, and that peace, order,
and civil authority now exist in
nd throughout the whole of the United
states of America.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
ny hand and caused the seal of the United
tates to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
wentieth day of August, in the year of our
ord one thousand eight hundred and sixty |
tx, and of the independence Of the United
tates Of America the ninety-tirst
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President;
WILLIAM II. SEWARD sec'y of State.