New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
MILITARY RULE ABOLISHED.
RIRmors Of the Removal OF Sec
Rotary StaGfOI.
A National Convention Of Johnson
Soldiers.

TIE following proclamation is il Ite l,ss:
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By dc Frcst5eatlf tio U..fcl S,4tc. 81 -iaer,cq.
4 PROCLAMATION
Wherc7s BY pTool0ra;iors Of Ire l5tt -.cd 10Th Of
April 1871, the President cf The Up,CG STATS il vrtgo
Of The power vested in him by tic Constitution and tLc
laws dc Jared that to laws Of tic CI.;e1 States o
posed and the execution ttUeo: oast-ucicd in
the States Of South Calo..sa, Ceof.a. Alabama
FloTds, Mississippi, Louisiana, @c Dxas, hy
combinations too powerful. to besurrrcssed the orr nary
OF judicial proceedings or by the power VESTED IN
the NlaTetss by Low; and hereas tyaother Vroclama
ton made The 10th day Of August he year. IN
pursuance Of set Of Congress al4rcred july ~ 1861
the iubbaut, O. tho States Of Gco5e south CaTylioe
VEeIi, NoTthC arolina Tennessee, a. tama, Louisiana,
Texas Arkansas MissssiTrj and FloT ca, except The
bsLtan Of ths part Of tho State Of Vuela lying west
III iihc Allegheny Mountain and oz- also The iubGl
ants Of suoh other parts Of that STATE AID Of -he
other States boo name3 IS might maintain iowa nd
hesioa TO tho Union and tic Cousta .dor, nlsl be-
fEom nc time, occupsod and co:soied by tie 7ces
a. uc ned States engaged in The spostoE Of tte liz
surgers declared be IN state OF insure on
sfsinst the United States; and ti1reas, by an her
proclamation Of the LIST DAY of July 1862 issued N q1su
kBee of Act of Congress. approved Jrne IL
the same ear, the resurrection declagod 10
be eth eI sting in the States Aforesaid with
the deception Of certain spec5foa counties II the
Staes Of Virginia. and pcreas ty.anO;her VroCamatOn
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Of Congress Of July 49, 1861, tbe.oxceptons named in
sbe proclamation of August l6 1851 were revoked and
inlabiian Of the States of Gee GA South Carolina
EotbC aroina Tennessee, Alabalns Lonisiara, Texas
Arkansas Mississippi, FloIiGa aad Iia except he IS
counties Of Virginia designated West Virginia alo the
ports Of New-Oeans Key West Pogc Royal and Beaufort,
North C'rona, were declared 10 lie eti1
state Of instruction az inst TIC United St@et and
wyoef by another proclaE alton Of Ee 18th day Of sep
tenteT 1863 made in pursuance ofan sc, Of Congress AZ
proved 1aTch 3St3, the Rebellion declared % 5esun
existing and tho privilege q the writ Of habeas corpus
Was in oe-tain specified suspended Throughout
Dniied Saes said suspense1 20 eontue throughout
duration q the RebeoDof until said exclamation shoai
by a GnbsequeDt one be Tod.fed revoked; aHd
nhercos the Hozse Of Representatives. on the -
Gay Of July, ae6J, ADAPTED resolution in
the verbs following namely Aesolccd ~ the House Of
Representatives of b Congress Of the Uuicd States That
tie present 1eplorabe civil has been forced upon the
country By the dsunionsts Of the SOathor1 States
IN revoi. against the Constitutional Government and IN
Congress bauihng al felin Of passan OF resen;
,nent will recoeet only duty 70 the Whoe country
that this war is Rot waged upon p1rt IN any sp Of
oppression lsr any puOse Of conquest or sutuga
"u for the purpose Of oyerthTowing or nerienns
with the r' established institutions Of these States,
but TO defend and anran nc supremacy Of the Const
sqvsy and rights Il The several States uaimpai-ed and
that these objects are accomplished, the war
ought to cease; and vleeas the Senate Of the United
States, the 2jth dy JAY, 1861, adopted resolution
ID tae words following 10 wit: Rcsolred That the pres
ent deporablc civil var hes been forced upon the .
country ly the disunonists Of fhe Southern States
row in revolt against the constitutional Gov
smment, and in around the capital; that in ihs
national emergency Congoss balishiDg al feelings Of
passion resentment will reeoeet only its daiy to
tie whole country; that this IS lot oecuted upoE
oar part any spirit Of oppression fol any purpose Of
conquest subjugaon, r the purpose Ct overthrow
sne or interfering with the rights established insitu
uOns OF those States but defend and maintain the
supremacy OF the Constitution and all laws made in pur
rnsnee thereof, and 20 preserve the Union with /
al ibe dignity, equality and nights Of the Z
several States unInr.-@d; that as az those /
objects are accomplished the "" ought TO Geo /
ane hlos these resolutions DO; joint OF eoDee,ent in
,oro arc substantially identical and such have hner'o
been and vet regarded having expressed tne sense o
CorcreSs npoa the subject 70 which they rea'ei ana
L,r,as the President The United states by apoeaa-
lion OF the 18th Of june 1865, declared that tue
;iou in the State Of Tennessee had been suppressed III"
that the authority Of the UDit,d states ibcIeh was
updisputed and that such United States otIces az
had heen duly commissioned were in undsturbed ex-
srcise of their official functions: and rAere9' the
President OF the United States, ny llItefi PO0"-
nation issued on the % day Of April, 1866, did promeae
and declare that longer existed any armed resist
spes m misguided citizens Others to the authority oil the
limited states in any or all the States aforementioned
executing only the State Of Texas and did further pro-
,gae ard declare that the laws could be sustained ana
enforced in the several States aforementioned except
Texas by the proper civil authorities, State or iedera
ard that the people Of the said States, eH-
cent Texas, are well aud Loyalty 1sPosea
and have conformed will conform IN theH
lesisiaon the condition of affairs growing out OF The
amendment to the Constitution OF the United States pro
bibitng Slavery within the Limits jurisdiction OF The
United Stses and did further declare in the same proca-
NATION that II the manifest determination OF the Amer
can people that no State Of its will has the night or
10 90 out or separate itself from be Separated
from the American Unon and that thercforeeaeh stat
rr 70 remain and constitute integral part OF the
rnitsd States; and did further declare in the
,spe sr last mentioned proclamation int Inc
,,v,isl aforementioned States excepting IeSSs ne 10
The manner aforesaid gver satisfactory e'dehe 'n"'
fer aeouiesced in tile sovereign ard important iesO
to of national unity, and eheeasS the fresueh' tno
Upjed states in the Sane Proclamation, did further de
clare tbatit is believed TO be Fundamental rnuePe Oh
that the people who have ievolied ana oeen
overcome and subdled must either be dealt win so as 10
ipdpee them voluntarily to become friends q else 'hey
must be hed by absolute military power OF 20 40
% prevent them from again doing barn as eaene'
Which last named policy is aLhoTrcn to humanity and 10
freedom. and acLereas the President ah " the same
reclamation further declare that the Constitution Of the
United States provides for constituent communities chy
A. States and not ss teutores 5eyel<enees pI"'Ae"