The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-08-20
A PROCLAMATION.

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A PROCLAMATTON
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The f,lIow;no nroo,a,,at;a,a aa =: aug. IL.
pAooiaiha'ioh is III readiness.
r,,o .esioeht OF tne omted States Proc
iaia..on; .l9 ,. e. -. si,s e',,,.
,ott 20 A,y prociamstions OF the 10th and
ed States n ,1;ut iotn lne tresioent OF the Unit
by the Const;tnt;on ol nd Sne power vested IN him
laws Of thn TT;4 aEa Jaws declared that the
ta,, VI vne ted StaVes were opposed, aud
e ~ snereoi obstructed in the States
Mi GaTonna' georgia, Alabama, Florida
t;n.ss LOUISIANA and Texas, by combina
.ions 700 powerful to be suppressed by the ordi-
poM9l Mha weseea ~ IN maIsnals by law: and
the 10th Of August, in the same year in pursu- ~.
anSe osa oI tae act OF Congress- approved July 18TH
South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tex,
az. A1apama, y, tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi
anu = l0Ilua, except the inhabitants of that part
OF tne state OF Virginia lying west of the Ale
gnany Monntalns, and except, also, the inhabi-
tants OF such other States before named AS
might maintain loyal adhesion to the Union
and Constitution, or might be from time to
time occupied and controlled by the forces of
the United States engaged in the disposition of
insurgents, were declared to be in state of in
M oSoa1.cs ZIG ~ oAiteu . Otdtes: anu
Wherads, by another proclamation of the list
DAY 81 July, 1851, issued in pursuance of the
ACT OF congress approved June 7th in the same
veal, the lusurrectioni was declared to be still
existing In the States aforesaid, with the ex-
y Mon VI certain eounues IN the State Of Virgin
Ia: ana q, !. III ssti. s. = a7iss3 $50 (
Mnereds, by another proclamation made on
tne M "a Gay OF April 1868, in pursuance of an
act OF congress of July 18th, 1861, the excep-
ToIs Ie.n ma named IN the proclamation Of August
.psn, . tood, were revoked and the inhabitants Of
the States OF Georgia, South Carolina, North
Sarohna, Alabama, Louisiana Texas, Arkan-
sas, Misslssippi, Florida, and Virginia, except
the forty-elgh counties Of Virginia designated
as WesG Virginia, and the ports of New Or
leans leans Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort, in
NORTH Carolina, We're declared to be still in a
state or lnsurrection against the Unitee States.
ana s}tp a ssa,.s4ssrssr.ssss- .sess..@,
! IEhefeds Dy another proclamation Of the 18th
OF oeptSmDer, 1868, made IN pursuance of the
act OF Congress approved March Sc, 1868, the
reDellon was declared TO be still existing, and
the privileges OF the writ Of habeas corpus was
in certain specified cases suspended through
out the United States, said suspension to con-
Mnue Mrongnout the duration Of the rebellion,
OF unMl said prociamatlon should by a. subse-
Wn..aa. ome % ~, moq1nea M OF revoked: and =
q, wneTeas nsa sne House Of Representatives on
~ 9ne S1a aay oI Jniy. 1861. adopted resolution
IN pl.,', ole Mo,ds IoioWlng named: yIL0Ix
t,a S,s.ssy uy ee hoase OF Representatives OF
ING OohSieSS oi tne United states that the
preseat e ~ aeploraDle clvI war has been forced
SfsttarY ~u Stn.Sy ~ s.e oisunionlsts OF the
Cons4en Eoust;t nsa1es, now IN revolt against the
"n,,,s1 4ia Government. and in arms
a.oulu a Sne Oapltal tnat IN TINS national emer-
0ons,sss, panlsnng az feelings OF pas
to 4ha ,rIoio' oo,, WI rscoIect only It's duty
W W. s sns .s wnoie country; that this war is not
Gagea ~ upon ouf part IN any spirit of ,oppres-
~ oppression, nor 1or any purpose OF con-
4uesI " suDlusa.on, nor for the purpose OF
y ln!erierlng with the rights or
dasand tha OF Snose states but to
ue!enu JUG supremacy OF tne Constltutlon and
70 70 p.eservG tne mon, WIN tne dignity, equal
anJ ,,J tlgats OF 1ne several States unimpar-
,,shoJ LA. % SOON az tnese opJects are accom-
pit111u WIa.aa e,.at IN Sne wal ougnt 70 cease: And
~, UHe. ~ os,, 'nS penste 81 tne onted States
ofann:s a..e 1osn uay OF Jnly 1901, adopted the
iesoiuon " Ihe House OF Eepresen-
~ Wba,ss. 81 tTi.ano aDUve, anu
,n. l.e. Suo, lnese Iesqiuuons are SUBSTANTIALLY
M . 81, ai e. s.l1n nave nitherto Deen and
Gonnsss e "a expIessea tne sense OF
Oh sies' upon 'ne suDJect 70 Wnlch tney relate,
"iu - ,11 ...u. AZ,
H. rMereoS, sne iresiaent 1 OF sne United States
JsoieIed thnt tL =, .ne lo1n OF oune, 1860
Wo Sis'. sl,e lsurrection IN the state OF
a,sth,tsr ~ 9aI ~ eegn suPpIessea ana that the
dsn,,taS d ~ ItS 2Sa!es Inereln was un-
uispueu, anu tnac such OMued states 0thcers
as haG Deen ouly commissioned, were in un-
uis ulssurDeu NJ eAercise Oh theH omclai functions
ana
= WMereds, tne freslaent OF the Y nlted States,
" iuroner a1nc Prociamauon issued on the I'd of
1pr thprn aoGo o, uaa p promagase ana declare that
eeere VI no !9nger existed any armed resistance
VI u ~ Teu OF otners 10 tne autnorl-
~ VI 'ne On!eeu 1tates IN any or all the States
M Teiote n.enc,oieu SAcep1ihg only the state OF
49, a., anu uia ,II M ana decare
IN tha se o, ,aws oStt DG ana enforced
m IN 1,,o seVsIn tl oSa.es ne!ore menuone6 except
T, reaas, ny .ne proper clva autnorlties, state or
.t anu tllaI tne peoPle OF sala otates ex
SoPs ae1aS alS wen anu lcyaIly disposed, ana
~ VI W. IN tnelr Legls
tha 5 sne ~ ~ VI anals growing out
TIo, gIo anne u1 " .no Oons1ltuGion OF Ine
Unted States prombltlng slavery within the
Imits OF Jurisdlcuon OF tne onted states, and
uo M lurtner deciare IN tne same proclamation
tnat ]! Is tne manliest determlnatlon OF the
american people tnat no state, OF Its own, has
ngns 70 70 OUT OF separate 1Iseh rom or pc
separated Hom tne American Union, therefore
each state ought to remain and constitute an
integral part OF the United States; and did
further declare IN the same last mentioned
prociamauon that several OF the afore mention
ed states, excepting Texas, had in the manner
aforesaid given satisfactory evidence that they
acqulesced IN this sovereign and important res
olutl0n OF national unity; and
| Whereds, the resident OF the United States
IN the same proclamauon oio Iurtner declare
enat II " Is tp behesea 70 ne ele t prin
ciple OF tne government tnat the people wh5
have reyoited and been overcome and subdued
must pc either dealt with SO as to induce then
vo4n5arlly 70 become IIlIenas, OF else tney mus
1.s pe neiu oy aDsoluee nnM'ary 1y power, or uevas
S: SaCeu ~ az W ppeven. eIeu 1Loin esel aga,! ~
aoing narm as enemies, Wmcn last named pon
. tl ~ muSy anu ~ ileeuo ane
a. mMeseas, Iae r5esiaen0 aid IN me same PROC
nf tha n;4nd nec.are .aas ..e @ oonsa.oi
we .a.es pIovioes lor conseltuan
r;as dansndnnSss sss .ss;,,as @ - nos a.
res usRenasncles, 1a provinces OF ProtecIories
nacassarlv be ana suH ~, tha n.ates mus
io,,s S tI,s s,;anS ,A ~ .e Sonsttitutiol any
rioced mon 1;i1o Ssa.es are maze equai an
ar,;n;t;eS d;re+n - W PoiaLcal Pi IA rgnts
d;d aao1ar~ VII, I'm shey are unlted and urth
on,,aI;tT os ,,r;1;,oro o os ,a VI pontca
oii uI Nv y. rigns anu usuce
na,sf VEL oras he assJ menIlo4eu States