The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-09
BY the President of the United States Of Anne
RIGA: \ Proclamation.

Whereas, bv proclamation of the 18th and
10Th of April, l>6l, the President of the United
States, in virtue OF the power vested III nm
by the Constitution apd laws, declared that
the laws of the United States were opposed,
and the execution thereof Distracted, III the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, ana Texas,
by combinations TOO powerful TO be suppressed
by the ordinary course Of judicial proceedings
or ny the power vested i'll the MarshalS by
law;
And whereas, by another proclamation,
MADE on the 18th day of August, i'll the same
wear. in pursuance of IN act Of Congress, APP
proved July 18th, l>6l the inhabitants OF the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, rglnla
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Lou.
isiana Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Florida except the inhabitants of that part of
the State of Virginia lying west OF the ALE
ghany mountains, and TO such other parts Oh
the State, and the other States before named
rs might maintain 4 loyal adhesion 10 the
Union and the Constitution, or might be, from
time to time, occupied and controlled by the
forces of the United States engaged Ill the
dispersion of the insurgents, were declared TO
be i'll Il state of lnSurrecton against the ,hltc"
States:
And whereas, by another proclamation OF
the lst day of July, 1862, issued in pursuance
of an act of Congress, approved June 'th, III
the same year, the inSurrectlon was declared
to be still existing III the States aforesaid with
the exception of certain specified counties III
the State of Virginia;
And whereas, byanother proclamation made
on the I'd of April 1858, in pursuance OF the
ACT of Congress of July 18th, 1851, the eXcep-
lions named i'll the proclamation of August
10Th 1851, were revoked, and the inhabitants
of the States OF Georgia, south Cafollha'
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Lou
isiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, floFlaa,
and Virginia except the forty eight counties
of Virginia designated a West Virginia, ana
the ports of New Orleans, Key West, Port
ROYAL and Beaufort III South Carolina, were
declared TO be still in state OF nsurrcclloh
against the United States:
And whereas the House or Representatives,
on the I'D day Of July, lN6l adopted rcsolu-
ton in the words following, namely:
Reso{red Jy the HtUSe If Representatives. Of ne
f,uoress Of tie United .SttttsS, That the present
deplorable civil war has been forced upon Tue
country by the disunionists of the Southern
States now in revolt against the consiltu-
tional government and IN arms around Inc
Capital. ,,..
banishing all feelings of mere passion or resent
ment, will recollect only its duty 10 the whole
country.
That this war is not waged on our part III any
spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose OF
conquest or subiugation, nor purpose OF over
throwing or interfering with the rights or esta-
blished institutions OF these states, biI 10
maintain and defend the supremacy OF the
Cons titution and TO preserve the Union, with
all its dignity equality and rights of the sere-
rel States unimpaired. And that as soon as
those objects are accomplished, the war ought
to cease.
States, on the 25th OF July, 1861, adopted re-
solution in the words following, 10 wit:
Resolced, That the present dcplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the
dsunionists of the southern States now III re,
volt against the constitutional government ana
in arms around the Capital. that III tnls ma
tional emergency, Congress, banishlng all 1eei-
ing of mere passion or resentment, VIII FtIoi-
lect ONLY its duty 10 the whole country thal
this war is not prosecuted on our part III any
shirt of oppression, nor for any purpose OF
conuuest or Sublugatlon, no purpose OF over
throwing or interfering with the flShls OF cstt
lsned institutions of these States, but 10 de'
r.ud aud maintain the supremacy OF the Con
.,i,n,,nu and all laws made in pursuance
thereof ;au TO preserve the Union WIN aii
The dignity, equality and rights OF the se'era
States unimpaired that as soon rs lhese oo-
,ects are accomplished the war ouSht 10 cease.
And whereas these resolutions, thohSh not
Joint or concurrent in form, are substantially
identical, and us such may he regarded as nav
ing expressed the sense Of Congress upon TIE
subject TO which they relate
And whereas, by my proclamation ol .he
18th day of June last, the insurrectloh III TIC
State of Tennessee was declared TO nave Deer
the authority of the United Sthies
therein TO be undisputed, and such Cnitea
States officers rs had been duly commissioning
to be in the uninterrupted exercise OF their OIL
fetal functions;
And whereas there now exists no organized
armed resistance Of misguided citizens or others
to the authority of the United States III the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, virginia
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Lou
;siana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, and the
Ia ws can be sustained and enforced therein by
the proper civil authority, State or Federai,
. nd the people of the said States are we'll ana
loyaiiy disposed, and have conformed, or VIII
eonfofm, In their legislation 70 the condition