Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-06
P~residcnt,s Proclamall6n declaring
that tho I~nsurreetion HAS ceased.

CHtCA0O, ApEil DIV AoiA0"""o
Presidents Proclamation declaring peace:
Whereas, by proclamation Of the loth
and the 10th April, 1861, the President OF
the United States, in virtue OF the poWe,
vested in him by the Constitution ana
laws, declared that the laws OF the uniteo
States were opposed and the execution
thereof DISTRACTED in the States OF Sou'n
Carolina, Georgia., Alabama, MISSISSIPPI
Florida, Louisiana and Texas, by comoi-
nations too powerful to DO suppressed oy
ordinary judicial proceedings or BY the
power vested in the Marshals by law !; and
whereas. by another proclamation, made
on the 18th Of August Of the same year,
in pursuance of an Act of Congress, ap.
proved July Is, 1851, the Inhabitants OF
Georgia, South Carolins, Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida,
except the inhabitants Of that part Of Viz
ginia lying west Of the Allegheny noun
tains, and to such other parts Of the State
and Of the other States before named as
might maintain loyal adhesion to the
Union and Constitution, or might from
time TO time DC occupied n con'toileS
oy the forces OF me uniteo states ensaseu
IN the dispersion OF the insurgents, VIZ
declared to be in a state of insurrection
against the authority Of the United States
and whereas, BY another proclamation,
on the lst day Of July, 1852, issued in
pursuance oi an ACT Q. spp ~.
proven .une 1'n; VI .ns sa'ro ..;m w.
insurrection was declared 70 % su, IN.
istirg IN inc states a'otesa,o, WIN rs
exception OF CERTAIN sPec'usu eouu -,
the Sta'e OF YHgln'ai anu % ~
another proelamahon, OF tne "a Oh 1Npln,
1868, in pursuance Of. an ACT o. oohgres,
Of July 18TH 1851 the exception nameo
in the proclamation OF to!n, 1901;
were revoked and the lnnsoisantS o.
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Texas, Arkansas Missi'sipPi, FLORIDA ano
Virglnia-except the forty,eisnt countie'
OF virginia oesignatea as Weat virginia
and the ports OF New orleans hey "e'',
Port Royal and Beaufort south Caioilna
were declared 70 d m o state OF insu
rection against the United states; hho
whereas, the House OF Representatives on
the 22d OF July, 1854, adopted q fesoIu'
ton in the words following VIZ ne,
solred, That the present deplolaoie CIV
wal has been forced upon the country oy
di,unionists in the Southern STATES, nc"
in revolt against constitutionai govern
ment OF the United STATES ano IN arm,
around the capital; that IN TINS nationa'
emergency Congress- oanisning 81! ieeling'
OF mere passion or resentment, VIII lecoi'
lect only is duty TO the whole country
that this war Is not waged on our part IN
any spirit OF oppression, mol Tor any Pur'
pose of conquest or subjugation, nor fol
the purpose Of overthrowing nor interior
ing with the rights or established institu.
tons Of those States, but to maintain and
defend the supremacy of the Constitution
and preserve the Union with all III
equality and the dignity OF the seVera
States unimpaired, and that, as soon u
these objects are accomplished, the wal
ought to cease :" and Whereas, the Senate
of the United States, on the goth Of July
1851, adopted resolution in words TIT
same as above; and Whereas, these reso'
buttons, though not joint or concurrent II
form, are substantially identical, n o.
such may be regarded as having expressed
the sense Of Congress upon the SUBJECT ts
which they relate ; and Whereas, BY my
proclamation Of the 18th OF June last, TIT
insurrection in the State Of Tennessee wal
declared to have been suppressed. thu
authority of the United States therein u
be undisputed, and such Stairs - hac
been disputed were In the unrestricted ex'
ercise Of their official functions; whereas
there now exists no organised armed re-
sistapce Of misguided citizens or others Z
the authority Of the United States l,
Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Sonti
Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama Loa,'iana
Arkansas, Mississlppi, lexas ano Fiorioa
the laws can De sustained ana enforced
therein oy the civil authorities OF the Stat'
or Federal Government, 9no ine people .
those states are wen ana ioySiiy o'sPosee
aud have eonformeo or WI! CONFORM u
their iegislation 20 tRe conoiuoh Oh anell'
growing oat Oh tne amenoeo Consti.utiol
OF the United states promoting SLAYER!
wthin tne iIn'ps snu 9ulsa;cion ct Wv
oniteo Statesi anu whereas IN conslaets
ton OF these before stated premises II y
the manifest determination OF the Amer
can people that no state OF i" own &c
has the right 70 separate itset or 90 sep
arated from me American Union, ana tina
therefore each state ouens 20 iemeln On!
CONSTITUTE ah ih.es.ai par .. Ms o ~ &c.
osa.es' anu .neieAo' me peopse
several oelole men.ionea olaec: nave IN !
measure, gwen sas!siae.oiy e.iuenee t no
tney acquiesce IN inc soVeteisn n .n'
portans restoraaon OF lne nauonai eni!y
ana whereas, ~ 10 oei.eVea 70 % . iuna.
mehtal P.incipIe Of .he oo,ein' .n
tue people VINO na'e Ie,oiesa aho nav
been overcome uooueo must so o.
dealt with as 70 inouee them Voiun'atii!
to become trends or else they Ok
held BY absolute military power or else sc
devasted as to forever prevent them from
doing harm as enemies, which last named
policy is abhorrent to humanity and FIRE.
dom !; and. whereas, the Constitution oil
the United States provides for constitut.
inc communities only a. States and not as
Te,,;,orie.. d.nendencies or protectorates
md wharss, ,b.;r consent mu,t necessar.
n. ha Nd hy tbs t,on,t;tp,;on ~ ,he Uni.
,:d S,.,ss =, nisceS On an eonsl footing