The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-10

in revolt against the constitutional Govern
ment. and in arms around the Capital that
in this National emergency, Congress ban
lshing all the feelings of mere passion or
resentment, will recollect only it's duty to
the whole country; that this war is not pro-
secuted on our p rt in any spirit of oppres-
sion, nor for the purpose of overthrowing
or interfering with the rights or established
institutions of those States, butt to defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Consti-
tuition, and all laws made in pursuance
thereof, and to preserve the Union with MI
the dignity, equality and rights of the scve-
raj States unimpaired: that as soon ms these
objects arc accomplished the war ought to
cease; and
Whereas, These resolutions, though not
joint or concurrent in form, arc substantial
ly Identical, and, as, such, may be regard
ed as having expressed the sense of Congress
upon the subject to which they relate; and
IPhcrcds, BY my proclamation of the 18th
day of June last the insurrection in the
State of Tennessee was declared to have
been suppressed, the authority of the Uni.
ted States therein to be uDdisputed, and
such United States officers as had been duly
commissioned to be in the undisputed exer-
else of their official functions and,
Whereas, There now exists no organized
armed resistance of misguided citizens or
others to the authority of the United States,
IN the States Of Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala.
bama Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Florida, and the laws can be sustained and
enforced therein by the proper civil au-
thority, State or Federal, and the people of
the said States are we'll and loyalty disposed
and have conformed or will conform in their
Legislation TO the condition of affairs grow :.
ing out of the amendment to the Constitu-
tion, of the United States prohibiting sla.
very within the limits and Jurisdiction of
tha United States; and
Hhereas, In view of the before recited
premises II is the manifest determination of
the American people that no State of its
own will has the right orpower to go out of,
or separate itself from, or be separated from
the American Union, and that therefore,
each State ought to lemain and constitute
an integral part Of the United States; and
Wnereas, The people Of the several be-
aforementioned States, have in the manner
aforesaid, given satisfactory evidence that
they acqniesce in this sovereign and impor-
tant resolution of tho national unity; and
Whereas, 1t is believed to be fundamen.
tai principle of government that people who
have revolted, aud who have been overcome
anu subdued, must either be dealt with so
as to induce them voluntarily TO bece me
friends, or else they must be held by abso.
Lutte military power, or devastated so as 10
prevent them from ever again doing harm
rs enemies, which last named policy is ab.
horrent to humanity and freedom; and
Whereas, The Constitution of the United
States, provides for constitutional commu-
mites only as States, and not rs Territories,
Dependencies, Provinces or Protectorates
and
Whereae, Such constituent States must
necessarily be and by the Constitution and
laws of the United States are made equal,
and placed on q like footing as to political
rights, lmmunities, dignity and power with
the several States with which they are unit
cd; and
Whereas, The observance Of political
equality MS principle of iiig;.o anl Justice
is well calculated to encourage the people
of the aforesaid States TO be and become
more and more constant and persevering in
their renewed allegiance; and
Wheeeas, Standing armies, military occu-
patton, martial law, military tribunals, and
the suspension of the privilege'of of the writ
of hdbeas corpus are, in time of peace dan
gcrous TO public liberty, incompatible with
the individual rights of the citizens, contra.
ry to the genius and spirit of our free insti-
tutions, and exhaustive Of the national re.
sources, aud sought not, therefore. to be
sanctioned or allowed, except in cases of
actual necessity for repelling invasion or
suppressing insurrection or rebellion; and
Wheyeas, The policy Of the Government Of
the United States, from the beginning of
the insurrecti6n to its overthrow and final
suppression, has been in conformity with
the principles herein set forth and enume-
rated
Therefore, /, ANDaEw JOHNSON, President
Of the United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the insurreciion which
heretofore existed in the States of G Georeia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia.
Tennessee, Alabama. Louisiana, Arkansas.
Mississippi and Florida, is at. an end, and
thenceforth to be 80 regarded.
In testimony whereof, I have herenntc
set my hand and caused the seal of the Uni.
9ed States to be affixed. Done OF the City of
Washington, the second day of April, in
theyear Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty six. and of the indepen.
dence Of the United States of America the
ninetieih.
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