Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-14
The Peace Proclamation.
wAsurserOs, April 2, 1866

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.s.---A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, By proclamatioDs on the 18th and
10th Of April, one thousand eight hundred and
sixtyone, the President Of the United States, In
virtue of the power vested 10 him by the Con.
stituiion and the laws, declared that the laws OF
the United States we're opposed and the execu-
ton thereof obstructed 10 the States OF South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mssissip
pi, Louisiana, and Texas by combinations too
powerful to he suppressed by ordinary course
Of Judicial proceedings or by the powers vested
10 the Marsbas by law, and -a.Ia. B.
WHEREAS, by another proclamation made on
the 10th day Of August in the same year 10 pur-
suance Of an act Of Congress- approved July
l4th, 1861, the inhabitants Of Georgia, South
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas. Arkansas, Missss.
ipp 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 maiut ain a loyal adhesion TO the Un.
ion and Constitution, or might from time to
time be occupied and controlled by the forces
Of The United States engaged in tn, dispersion
Of the insurgents, were declared to be in a sta,
ofiusurrectiou against the United States; and
WHEREAS, BY another proclamation Of the
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of Congress approved June 7th in the same
Year, the nsurrecton was declared to be still
existing in the States aforesaid, with the excep.
ton of certain specified counties iD the State
Of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, BY another proclamation made %
| the ID day Of April, 1868. 10 pursuance Of the
Act Of July 18Th, 1861 the exceptions named
10 the proclamation of August l6th 1861 we're
! ok sau nd ho ipha af fIa nj ~
Georgia, South Carolina. North Carolina Ten.
nesste, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas.
Mississippi, Florida and Virginia, except the
fortyeight counties of Virginia designated as
West Virginia. and the ports of New Orleans,
Key West Port Royal aud Beaufort. in Sonth
| Carolina, were declared to be in State of in.
surrection against the United States; and,
WHEREAS The House of Repre- sentatiyes on
the 22d of July, 1861, adopted resolution in
the words following viz:
Resolusd By The house Of Representatives. of
Congress ef the United States, That the
present dpplorabe civil war has been forced
upon the country by the di,unionists of
Southern Sta'es now in revolt against the
Constitutional Cove -nment, aud in arms
around tie Capitol; that 10 this emergen
c., Congress will Danish all feelings of re.
sentiment and will recollect only its duty
TO the whole countryj that this war is not
waged on ur part in any spirit Of oppres
sion, nor for any purpose of conquest or
suhjngation, nor Tor the purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions Of those states, but
to maintain and defend the supremacy Of
the Constitution, and preserve the Uuon
with all the dignity, cqnality and rights of
the several States uuimpsired and that a
soon as these Objects are accomplished the
war ought TO cease; and
| WHEREAS, the Senate of the United
States on the 25th of July, 1861, adopted
o resolution in the words following, viz:
Above resolution Of July % |, 1861; and
WHEREAS, These resolutions, though no,
oint or concurrent in form, are substan.
TALLY identical, and as such may be regard
ed as having expressed the sense of Con.
gress upon the su jsct to which they relate
aud
WHEREAS. BY my proclamation of tn,
18th Of June last, the insurrecton in the
State of Tenn. was declared TO have beer
suppressed, The authority of the United
States therein 10 be undisputed, and such
Uuiled States officers as bad been duly
commissioned to be l. the undisputed exer
else OF their official functions and
WHEREAS, There now exists no organ 'zed
armed resistance of misguided ciIiz 'ns in
others to the authority of the United
States in the states of Georgia, S. Car.
olina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, e,
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
and Florids, and the laws can be sustained
and enforced therein by proper cour, au.
tboriy, State or Federal, and the people ol
the said States are well and Loyalty disposed
and have eonformed, or will eouform il
their legislation TO The condition Of affairs
growing out Of the amendment of the cUnsti
tuition Of the United States prohibiting
slavery within the limits aud Jurisdiction o
the Unied States; AMI .'--...
WHEREAS, Ia view of the before recited
premises, it is The manifest deter minatiou
OF the American people that no State of ts
own will, has the right or power 10 go ou,
Of or separate itself from, or be separated
from the American Union, and that there
fore each State ought to remain and consti.
lute an integral part of the United States
and 'r-...'...
WHEREAS, The people Of the several be
fore mentioned States have iu the manner
Aforesaid given satisfactory evidsnce thai
they acquiesced in this sovereign and i'm
por;aut resolution of the national unity
aud ...-. .-.
WHEREAS, 1t is believed to be the fuuda
mental principle Of the Government tha
the people who have been overcome ano
subdue1, must either be dealt with so as tc
induce tben voluntarily to become friends
or ese they must be held by absolute mill
tary power or devastated, so as to preveu
them from ever doing harm as Gu. mics
which last named policy is abhorrent t
humanity and freedom acd
WHERE'S The Constitution Of the Uni
ted States provides for constitutional com
mupities ouly as States, aud not as terri
tories, dependencies, provinces or protee
torates : aud SD. ..........-.
WHEREAS, Such constitutional State
must necessarily be, aud by the Constitu
tion aud Laws Of the United States or
made equal aud placed on like fooling 9
to political rights. immunities, dignity an,
mower with the several States. with Whic