Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-05
Proclamation,

Is,
ot III" STATE of !conth Caro!iaa.
| INrOkMAFlON has he.m communicated 10
ms Department, hv TIL. Hon. Wiilin:u n
seward Secretary of S;lntc. th, ,t the pr..;!cu,
ct the United States has relieved the Hon.
Benlnm'n +. Perry from tc further ,lisrI,,rre
OF lis dulles a. Provisional Governor of the
Sfnt', and has RENTED the ..carr eu,I cvudi-
ti"n "f the proper affairs "f IA. State 10 ,l,.
| constitutional authorities c!i"scn hy the people
thereof"
/ This intelligence will Lc highly gratifying
ne II Is an important step in The early re- tura
non OF the people to ih" in:m"n. Of NIL their
civi! rights. |, il tie ha,binr"r Of The rc..s-
'nh'lStnt'nt of rh"sc friendly r"latinns in eve
~ section Of the Union, which have been s.,
long nlirnnt-d and .slra,lcc.l.
j." frl'r'nT from his Position Governor Per
" "nrri. with him She ,I,nrLs of the p.,ul,.
ct South Ca,o!nn for the wis .lutn, z.aI, fi.l
lty aud n'''iiiy with which lc i>,harrc,l the
crave delicate nid Important duties of his
office
la entering upon inc duties Of Constitution.
al ''"""in"r. II IL ptrpcr lhn, eiou!I declare
the present a"t"s ni i!- Stat. o I'll" Executive
D"lai tn"nt of III" Federal Gov,ruucnt and
!" III" military nutl,"riirs nciiur un.i-r tn.
Instructions of the Pr.sidicni; gu tla.ih. peo-
l'', kn"w'":- may Yell pro:aIt obedience to
all lawful authority.
The order suSpen,ling the writ of hu5"as cor-
p"s Issued by The President. has ,uL hern
modified or revoked in ih,s State and the
military authority il. therefore, ra,nrnnunt in
all such matters rs they are distracted to take
luri>'i:c'i"n "t AMI az such will lac respected
10y ali orderly nn.i law-nh:iu. rrrnl-
lh' military cnin j';ris lic,io, in all case
"' ''si"; atty !" the Government nn.l re,rac-
lions OF ITS laws: 10 preserve o;.irr and ,1i.yi-
p",e III nnd near their earri-"l-; To alju.!s.
ana determine all controversies in which freed.
'''en 'f 're''i'nc" ard whites nrr r"gr.".l. IN.
ei" ing vioni"ns of State laws ty ire. d,n.u
III All r'"s of wrong or injury ..r,. to i,s .tfi
c"r' anu s"'"i,rs: nnI is nI u,ixilnry in ,I;r,,
treasury nf.:t- t" recover Uui-d Stats
Et" cry. n!I ;l.c Fee! mems i:,lrrau in sn
."'v>'rG c"':irnc's "f labor with f.-..i.rrr
h"""'cr II l.r-"n, Therefore. is arrested H.,
ni'h'a'E authority on either ui the rhuvc
cr"nad+. thy have jnris,!; ton Of ,.e c,s.
M" are 'n' '''nr'ed NJ, to obey nuy writ "f
h"5,G. c"7pnS for the release oi s,.cli p.ra,.,.
,h"rei"r" n'ivi.e and "dnuniei tie people
81 '''iS Siat" not I" allow Themselves to b..
'hr"'Ei"'i or scdurGd hy ba,l ar ulia-uilI mru
ln'" ""iliS;"ns with thc military nnLhuri,i-s
IT ':.e order "i nn "i!i.r j. "ri, :.arv, or rh,
r"""ur: OF "ii:ccr or private il illegal or {, H.
ir"S*ir'., upon p,o!,:r representations T., Ii,,.
District tounl or /" The tlistiul luis!i.d
C"'"'.iahd.r OF the D-rar'r",t nj. ,Ina,, aud
prompt r'r"ss VIII l,c afforded md the ": u:,r
u'"r property punished.
In all c"n'rnscr-rs i-, Tween citizens. arisur
0ui "i wioaLS il jur:eS ,inac lr- ,n.r...;, u;.
Property. nn'i III nii vin atlols "f ln.. p.n,I
"nir lay ciiiz rs. tic la ar. in fI.I ir.:, and
th' courts viii h. oI,"nc.l hcnrrio.! on .y.i,
circuit l." n';;n'ii-icr law nT:: j uni.lI ci iu:,
lh. Vicious, lh'. laws AMI ia" r-,,"rr,.. " iii
specify b. nvri;"k II hy l.s'Ic" an.I ti!.. ma.
l"H'y u! ihe law rc-cs;ahiis!..L AMI vin.;ic,-
ted.
The c"l"r-'l People Of Iii. STAT. VIII, have
E"iii.cr land n", cnp't.l. earnestly u,iiuru.
IL II. ~ 80
the next Year They may lc assure, ,.,.., ,.,.
Government will not give them lands, stock or
agricultural implements, nor will uny food
her"a!' CT he fur" "slcd To- those who nir abb.
I" work. Thos' whJ Will not work will very
r"nn b.. immersed in vice, crime and il, .ruc..
II III" c"."rei Ir"p!I rra " desire, to elevate
their lace nn.i make themselves rt:pcctahlc IT,
can only b~ nIininel ty soblir!y, i:.J,isIy,
economy and hon-.iy.
1t IL th,. dny Of ia" ciizar, as il j. II v j..
policy. tn treat tho ir"-.!nian with kiuiu.s.
hunnnity an: Justice nn, ,., i'm in n..,-iiuraie
and elevate his c"nd'i"n Under SUc! pol
lry. majority Of Them viii l,.L"r ari"nrly
ana faithfully. mnd the eye viii ic rr"rt"i cv-
rrywhere wnh hl""ming feds. iini lul hur-
vests and well fill i grn aries.
Given under my hanl aud The sal Of the
s'tn:". in il:r city Of Golu,nlin. tL,,
IL. S. twenty fifth day OF Decc,ntrr, in the
Year "i our Lord th".lsan.l eight
hundred and sixty-ive and in til.
n'nr'I"Ih year of Tie Independence OF
the United States "f Anne, len.
w.. JAMES J. ORR.
W.: II. lirSrr. Secretary of State. $. G..
All the papers IN til" .S,nir copy once
and send bill t" Executive Oilicr, Columbia.