Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-03-31
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PIX Il y - 4 n II.
THE WAR DECLARED AT AN. nrp.
HEcsiorasion Of the Sseveremcnt Au-
thOrity.


WAsK1roroN, April 2.-The President
has just issued the following proclamation
BY the Precdeat cftas United Stas.s Of Arsevi.
ca.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY proclamation Of the 18th
and 10th of April, 1901, the President of
the United States, in virtue of the power
vested in him by the Constitution and the
laws, declared that the laws Of the United
States were opposed and the execution
thereof obstructed, in the States Of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama florida, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Texas, by combinations
too powerful to be suppressed by the ordi-
the powers vested IN the marshals by law.
And
| Whereas, BY another proclamation made
on the 10th day of August, in the same
year, in pursuance of an Act of Congress,
approved July 18th, 1851, the inhabitants
Of the States of Georgia. South Carolina,
Virginia. North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
5ama; Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Florida, except the inhabitants
of that part of the State of Virginia lying
west of the Allegheny mountains, and to
such other parts of that State and the other
States before named as might maintain q
loyal adhesion to the Union and the Con.
stltution, or might be from time to time
occupied and controlled by the forces of the
Unised States engaged In the dispersion of
the insurgents, were declared TO be in a
, state of insurrection against the United
States; ana
Whereas, By another proclamation Of the
first day of July, 1852, issued in pursuance
OF an act OF Congress-, approved June 7th,
in the same year, the insurrection was.de-
, ,, ciared to be still existing in the States
,, aforesaid, with the exception Of certain
specified counties in the State of Virginia;
and
Whereas, BY another proclamation made
onrhc I'd day Of April, 1858, in pursuance
! of the act of Congress of July 18th, 1861,
! the exceptions named in the proclamation
! of August 10th, 1861, were revoked, and
the inhabitantsof the States of Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,
/, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mis-
!, sissippi Florida and Virginia, except the
!. forty eight counties of Virginia designated
as West Virginia, and the ports of New Or.
:, leans, Key West, Port Royal, and Beaufort.
in South Carolina, were declared to be stiH
in state OF insurpeotion against the United
States; and
/ Whereas, the House of Representatives, or
i the 22d day of july, 1861, adopted a reso-
C luton in the words following, namely:
o. ResOlosd, By the House Of Representatives. Of
b the Congress Of the United States, That the
present deplorab'e civil war has been forced
d upon the country by the disunionists of the
It Southern States, now in revolt against the
o constitutional Government, aud in arms
o around the Capital
e That in this national emergency, Con-
If gress banishing all feelings of mere passion
# or resentment, will recollect only its duty
. to the whole country.
1t That this war is not waged on our part
q in any spirit Of oppression, nor for any pur-
pose of conquest or subjugation, nor pur-
pose of overthgwing or interfering with
the rights of established institutions OF
these States but to maintain and defend
the supremacy. of the Constitution, and to
preserve the Union, with all the dignity
equality and rights OF the several States
unimpaired. And, that as soon as these
objects are accomplished, the war ought to
cease.
And Whereas, The Senate of the United
States, on the Goth day of July, 1861
It adopted O resolution in the words follow.
c. ing, to wit:
A. Resotred, That the present deplorable civil
!, war has been forced upon the country by
p" the disunionists of the Southern States, now
in revolt against the Constitutional Govern
j. ment, and in arms around the Capital, that
is in this national emergency, Congress, ban.
p, ishing all feeling of mere passion or resent
" ment, will rocollect only its duty to the
te whole country. That this war is not prose.
y cuted on our part IN any spirit of oppres
Il sion, nor for any purpose of conquest oil
&c subjugaton, nor purpose Of overthrowina
r, or interfering with the rights or established
ie institutions of those States, but to defeno
n | anil maintain tho m NV nf tho Nouot;
)" tuition and all laws made in pursuance there
II of, and to preserve the Unlcn with all tb,
Of dignity equity, and rights Of the several
D. States unimpaired. That as soon as thes,
:" objects are accomplished, the war ought Il
II cease.
ID And mhereds, These resolutions, though
&c not joint or concurrent in form, are substan
ID TALLY identical, and as such may be regard
II ed as having expressed the sense of Con
gress upon the subject to which they relate
ne and
n Whereas, BY my proclamation of the 13tl
o. day of June last, the insurrection in tn,
IN State of Tennessee was declared to hav
been suppressed, the authority of the Unite,
States therein to be undisputed, and sucl
United States officers az had been duly com
missioned to be in the undisputed exezcis
Is of their official functions; and
I'd Whereas, There now exists no organize,
K. armed resistance of misguided citizens, O
wv others, to the authorityof the United State,
he in the States of Georgia, South Sarolini
he Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
de bama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi
,e, Florida, and the laws can be sustained an
SO enforced therein, by the proper civil au
lis thority, State or Federal, and the people {
no the said States are we'll and Loyalty -di
on posed, and have eonfermed, or will conform
he in their legislation, to the condition of a
cir fairs growers out of the amendment 20 tn
ta- Constitution of the United States, prohibi
ot- ing slavery within the limits and junisdi
Tvs tion of the United States; and
Whereas, In view OF the before recitc
ew premises, it 10 the manifest determination
mt the American people; that no State, Of i
ne own will, has the right or power TO go OF
of of, or seperate itself from, or be seperate
FL from the American Union and that, ther
nd fore, each State ought to remain and col
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